ALA Tech Lists 2025

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Edi and Neal's Book Club kicks off spring 2025 with ALA Tech Lists, its first technology and technical services mini-conference!

Beginning Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM PST, the free afternoon on Zoom will feature list format presentations by author-experts on the following topics:

• Ways to stay apprised of the latest technology for library workers and professionals in training broadly, presented by Robin Hastings, author of the forthcoming Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff, Seventh Edition (10:30 to 11:00 AM)
• How the new RDA impacts serials cataloging, presented by Ed Jones, author of RDA and Serials Cataloging, Second Edition; and EDISJ-centered cataloging tips, presented by Amber Billey and Rebecca Uhl, authors of Inclusive Cataloging: Histories, Context, and Reparative Approaches (11:00 to 11:50 AM)
• Navigating artificial intelligence in school libraries, presented by Delandrus Seales, whose new book will soon be announced; and Ways that AI will impact the future of learning and the library as a workplace, presented by Chris Rosser and Michael Hanegan, whose book is also to be announced (11:50 to 12:40 PM)
• Digital and creative technology for academic libraries, presented in two parts by Anna Neatrour and Jeremy Myntti, authors of The High-Impact Digital Library: Innovative Approaches for Outreach and Instruction; and Vanessa Rodriguez, Eric Johnson and Emily Thompson, authors of the forthcoming A Complete Guide to Creative Technology Spaces in Academic Libraries: Media Labs, Makerspaces, and More! (12:40 to 1:30 PM)
• Best practices for making your library's online presence accessible, presented by Carli Spina and Rebecca Oling, authors of The Digital Accessibility Handbook for Libraries (1:30 to 2:00 PM)

Each presentation will allow time for audience Q&A, with a few minutes of break time built into each segment. Start and end times are approximations. Register for the full event to access any and all parts.

This webinar is presented by ALA.