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depth on specific concepts. Both events also featured interest groups (many of which were formerly discussion groups). The IGs were not official programs, but they allowed people working or interested in specific roles to gather for discussion and/or plan future programming. Outside of conferences, ALCTS also offered online educational opportunities and a series of online discussions via discussion groups.
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ALCTS sponsored the annual
Preservation Week program. ALA encourages libraries and other institutions to use Preservation Week to connect communities through events, activities, and resources that highlight what can be done, individually and together, to preserve personal and shared collections.
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ALCTS created and maintained a wide variety of publications that provided guidelines and policies for the work of its constituents; served as educational resources, and kept the membership informed of current developments and trends with the division and the profession. The guidelines and policy
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Acquisitions (AS) and Collection Management (CMS) Sections emerged over time from the original AS. The Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS) had the longest history, having begun as a section of ALA in 1900. The Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) was a result of a 1994
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ALCTS (pronounced uh-lex) was one of several ALA divisions created in 1957, upon the merger of several ALA units related to technical services. The division was originally known as the
Resources and Technical Services Division (RTSD). The original four sections of the division were Acquisitions,
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Reproduction of Library Materials Section (which started as the Copying Methods Section) and the Preservation of Library Materials Section (which was created in 1980). The Continuing Resources Section (CRS) started as a round table of ALA in 1929, and was renamed in 2007.
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