ALA Core

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of buildings & operations, leadership & management, metadata & collections, and technology. We host Core Forum, Preservation Week, Interest Group Week, and a wide variety of eLearning opportunities for professional development in library and information science. We also publish the open-access journals Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), Library Leadership & Management (LL&M), and Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS).