LIS Links

First and Largest Academic Social Network of LIS Professionals in India

Latest Activity

Rohidas Rathod updated their profile
3 hours ago
Rohidas Bhimrao Rathod updated their profile
3 hours ago
Rohidas Bhimrao Rathod updated their profile
4 hours ago
Vinod Kumar Jain posted a status
"Required Library paid Intern @ 8000 PM for 6 Months for “Indexing Database”- in Delhi, 9818180051"
yesterday
Vinod Kumar Jain posted a status
"Required Library Intern for “Indexing Database”- in Delhi"
yesterday
Dr.Stephen.G commented on Dr.Stephen.G's event 'International Conference on Digital and Innovative Advancements for Sustainable Library Services'
yesterday
Dr.Stephen.G posted an event

International Conference on Digital and Innovative Advancements for Sustainable Library Services at Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Computer Applications & Management (BVICAM), New Delhi

August 29, 2025 at 10am to August 31, 2025 at 5pm
yesterday
Dr.Stephen.G posted a discussion
yesterday
Yogesh Kawale updated their profile
Thursday
Peeyush Dwivedi posted a blog post
Thursday
Ravithimmegowda posted a discussion
Thursday
Ashok Singh updated their profile
Thursday
jai prakash kumar posted a status
"What are you up to?"
Jul 1
Abhisekh Chetry joined Dr. Badan Barman's group
Jul 1
Abhisekh Chetry joined Dr. Badan Barman's group
Jul 1
Sidhartha Batsya joined Dr. Badan Barman's group
Jun 29
Sidhartha Batsya joined Dr. Badan Barman's group
Jun 29
Dr. U. PRAMANATHAN posted blog posts
Jun 27
Dr. U. PRAMANATHAN posted an event

Gyanotsav-2025: National Conference on Re-imagining Libraries as Engines of Viksit Bharat at Gyan Mandir at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal.

August 29, 2025 at 9am to August 30, 2025 at 5pm
Jun 26
Dr. U. PRAMANATHAN posted discussions
Jun 26

Nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology

OITP, LITA seek nominations for cutting-edge technology practices

Washington, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) are soliciting nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology.

“Cutting edge” refers to tested and successful implementations of technological advancements used in services such as:

  • Improvements in traditional services and processes by inventing/re-inventing/twisting technology
  • Introduction of new, innovative services that are flexible and responsive to community needs
  • Methods for connecting libraries to their communities
  • Funding initiatives or organizational models that ensure library information technology will remain current
Nominations may be may for work in any of the following sample areas:
  • Application development (apps)
  • Architecture and design
  • Circulation (sorting, remote distribution, materials handling, delivery mechanisms)
  • Collections
  • Community services (to include equity, outreach, programming and assessment of services)
  • Curation
  • E-resources management services
  • Instruction/information literacy
  • Knowledge creation
  • Open source
  • Pathfinders
  • Patron services (to include self-services and privacy protection)
  • Participatory services (e.g., student-created content, community polling, wikis)
  • Professional development
  • Readers’ advisory
  • Reference services
  • Staff management (use of self-scheduling, recruitment and evaluation)
  • Unique missions
  • User interface
  • Web services
  • Other

Nominations should include the following:

  • A description of the project/service
  • An explanation of how the service/procedure is cutting-edge
  • Information about the evolution of the project (identification of need, why it is novel, funding sources/options, challenges, how success was measured, and recommendations)

Applicants may also submit supporting materials in a variety of media, such as Flickr, YouTube, video, audio, blogs, etc.).

Nominations:

  • Must involve the use of technology
  • Must be a novel idea or implementation of a service
  • Must be able to be documented for replication
  • Must be for a library that has been involved in the development of the service or product (can’t just buy something off the shelf) or has enhanced the product for added value

A joint committee of members from the Subcommittee on America’s Libraries for the 21st Century and LITA will review all nominations and may conduct selected interviews or site visits to identify those libraries that are truly offering a best practice or most innovative service.  Libraries or library service areas will be publicized via the OITP and LITA websites, as well as highlighted through ALA publications and programs at the ALA Annual Conference in 2012. 

The nomination form (.docx) is available online and may be emailed or faxed to Larra Clark at lclark@alawash.org or fax 202-628-8419.

Learn more about the program and past winners on the OITP website.

Views: 88

Reply to This

© 2025   Created by Dr. Badan Barman.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

Koha Workshop