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PROPN ital-12137 1 18 varnum varnum PROPN ital-12137 1 19 information information PROPN ital-12137 1 20 technology technology PROPN ital-12137 1 21 and and CCONJ ital-12137 1 22 libraries library NOUN ital-12137 1 23 | | ADP ital-12137 1 24 march march PROPN ital-12137 1 25 2020 2020 NUM ital-12137 1 26 https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v39i1.12137 https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v39i1.12137 NUM ital-12137 1 27 as as SCONJ ital-12137 1 28 i i PRON ital-12137 1 29 write write VERB ital-12137 1 30 this this PRON ital-12137 1 31 , , PUNCT ital-12137 1 32 the the DET ital-12137 1 33 members member NOUN ital-12137 1 34 of of ADP ital-12137 1 35 the the DET ital-12137 1 36 association association NOUN ital-12137 1 37 for for ADP ital-12137 1 38 library library NOUN ital-12137 1 39 collections collection NOUN ital-12137 1 40 and and CCONJ ital-12137 1 41 technical technical ADJ ital-12137 1 42 services service NOUN ital-12137 1 43 ( ( PUNCT ital-12137 1 44 alcts alct NOUN ital-12137 1 45 ) ) PUNCT ital-12137 1 46 , , PUNCT ital-12137 1 47 the the DET ital-12137 1 48 library library NOUN ital-12137 1 49 leadership leadership NOUN ital-12137 1 50 and and CCONJ ital-12137 1 51 management management NOUN ital-12137 1 52 association association NOUN ital-12137 1 53 ( ( PUNCT ital-12137 1 54 llama llama PROPN ital-12137 1 55 ) ) PUNCT ital-12137 1 56 , , PUNCT ital-12137 1 57 and and CCONJ ital-12137 1 58 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 1 59 are be AUX ital-12137 1 60 voting vote VERB ital-12137 1 61 to to PART ital-12137 1 62 merge merge VERB ital-12137 1 63 into into ADP ital-12137 1 64 a a DET ital-12137 1 65 new new ADJ ital-12137 1 66 consolidated consolidated ADJ ital-12137 1 67 division division NOUN ital-12137 1 68 , , PUNCT ital-12137 1 69 core core NOUN ital-12137 1 70 : : PUNCT ital-12137 1 71 leadership leadership NOUN ital-12137 1 72 , , PUNCT ital-12137 1 73 infrastructure infrastructure NOUN ital-12137 1 74 , , PUNCT ital-12137 1 75 futures future NOUN ital-12137 1 76 . . PUNCT ital-12137 2 1 this this DET ital-12137 2 2 merger merger NOUN ital-12137 2 3 is be AUX ital-12137 2 4 essential essential ADJ ital-12137 2 5 to to ADP ital-12137 2 6 the the DET ital-12137 2 7 continuing continue VERB ital-12137 2 8 activities activity NOUN ital-12137 2 9 that that PRON ital-12137 2 10 we we PRON ital-12137 2 11 library library NOUN ital-12137 2 12 technologists technologist NOUN ital-12137 2 13 rely rely VERB ital-12137 2 14 on on ADP ital-12137 2 15 . . PUNCT ital-12137 3 1 the the DET ital-12137 3 2 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 3 3 board board PROPN ital-12137 3 4 has have AUX ital-12137 3 5 indicated indicate VERB ital-12137 3 6 that that SCONJ ital-12137 3 7 if if SCONJ ital-12137 3 8 the the DET ital-12137 3 9 merger merger NOUN ital-12137 3 10 does do AUX ital-12137 3 11 not not PART ital-12137 3 12 go go VERB ital-12137 3 13 through through ADV ital-12137 3 14 , , PUNCT ital-12137 3 15 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 3 16 will will AUX ital-12137 3 17 be be AUX ital-12137 3 18 forced force VERB ital-12137 3 19 to to PART ital-12137 3 20 dissolve dissolve VERB ital-12137 3 21 over over ADP ital-12137 3 22 the the DET ital-12137 3 23 coming come VERB ital-12137 3 24 year year NOUN ital-12137 3 25 . . PUNCT ital-12137 4 1 the the DET ital-12137 4 2 merger merger NOUN ital-12137 4 3 will will AUX ital-12137 4 4 enrich enrich VERB ital-12137 4 5 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 4 6 members member NOUN ital-12137 4 7 ’ ’ PART ital-12137 4 8 opportunities opportunity NOUN ital-12137 4 9 . . PUNCT ital-12137 5 1 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 5 2 has have AUX ital-12137 5 3 long long ADV ital-12137 5 4 focused focus VERB ital-12137 5 5 on on ADP ital-12137 5 6 the the DET ital-12137 5 7 library library NOUN ital-12137 5 8 technology technology NOUN ital-12137 5 9 practitioner practitioner NOUN ital-12137 5 10 . . PUNCT ital-12137 6 1 that that PRON ital-12137 6 2 has have AUX ital-12137 6 3 been be AUX ital-12137 6 4 our our PRON ital-12137 6 5 core core NOUN ital-12137 6 6 competency competency NOUN ital-12137 6 7 , , PUNCT ital-12137 6 8 born bear VERB ital-12137 6 9 of of ADP ital-12137 6 10 a a DET ital-12137 6 11 time time NOUN ital-12137 6 12 when when SCONJ ital-12137 6 13 technology technology NOUN ital-12137 6 14 was be AUX ital-12137 6 15 the the DET ital-12137 6 16 new new ADJ ital-12137 6 17 thing thing NOUN ital-12137 6 18 in in ADP ital-12137 6 19 libraries library NOUN ital-12137 6 20 . . PUNCT ital-12137 7 1 we we PRON ital-12137 7 2 technologists technologist NOUN ital-12137 7 3 know know VERB ital-12137 7 4 — — PUNCT ital-12137 7 5 the the DET ital-12137 7 6 entire entire ADJ ital-12137 7 7 information information NOUN ital-12137 7 8 profession profession NOUN ital-12137 7 9 knows know VERB ital-12137 7 10 — — PUNCT ital-12137 7 11 that that SCONJ ital-12137 7 12 technology technology NOUN ital-12137 7 13 is be AUX ital-12137 7 14 no no ADV ital-12137 7 15 longer long ADV ital-12137 7 16 an an DET ital-12137 7 17 addition addition NOUN ital-12137 7 18 to to ADP ital-12137 7 19 a a DET ital-12137 7 20 library library NOUN ital-12137 7 21 , , PUNCT ital-12137 7 22 but but CCONJ ital-12137 7 23 is be AUX ital-12137 7 24 the the DET ital-12137 7 25 way way NOUN ital-12137 7 26 society society NOUN ital-12137 7 27 operates operate VERB ital-12137 7 28 , , PUNCT ital-12137 7 29 for for ADP ital-12137 7 30 a a DET ital-12137 7 31 huge huge ADJ ital-12137 7 32 portion portion NOUN ital-12137 7 33 of of ADP ital-12137 7 34 our our PRON ital-12137 7 35 work work NOUN ital-12137 7 36 and and CCONJ ital-12137 7 37 life life NOUN ital-12137 7 38 . . PUNCT ital-12137 8 1 core core NOUN ital-12137 8 2 reflects reflect VERB ital-12137 8 3 this this DET ital-12137 8 4 evolutionary evolutionary ADJ ital-12137 8 5 change change NOUN ital-12137 8 6 . . PUNCT ital-12137 9 1 similar similar ADJ ital-12137 9 2 evolutions evolution NOUN ital-12137 9 3 have have AUX ital-12137 9 4 taken take VERB ital-12137 9 5 place place NOUN ital-12137 9 6 in in ADP ital-12137 9 7 technical technical ADJ ital-12137 9 8 services service NOUN ital-12137 9 9 and and CCONJ ital-12137 9 10 collections collection NOUN ital-12137 9 11 development development NOUN ital-12137 9 12 areas area NOUN ital-12137 9 13 ; ; PUNCT ital-12137 9 14 those those DET ital-12137 9 15 functions function NOUN ital-12137 9 16 have have AUX ital-12137 9 17 been be AUX ital-12137 9 18 forever forever ADV ital-12137 9 19 changed change VERB ital-12137 9 20 by by ADP ital-12137 9 21 the the DET ital-12137 9 22 wave wave NOUN ital-12137 9 23 of of ADP ital-12137 9 24 technologies technology NOUN ital-12137 9 25 that that PRON ital-12137 9 26 we we PRON ital-12137 9 27 have have AUX ital-12137 9 28 implemented implement VERB ital-12137 9 29 over over ADP ital-12137 9 30 the the DET ital-12137 9 31 past past ADJ ital-12137 9 32 half half ADJ ital-12137 9 33 century century NOUN ital-12137 9 34 . . PUNCT ital-12137 10 1 core core NOUN ital-12137 10 2 brings bring VERB ital-12137 10 3 together together ADV ital-12137 10 4 the the DET ital-12137 10 5 practitioners practitioner NOUN ital-12137 10 6 and and CCONJ ital-12137 10 7 technologies technology NOUN ital-12137 10 8 that that PRON ital-12137 10 9 make make VERB ital-12137 10 10 libraries library NOUN ital-12137 10 11 run run VERB ital-12137 10 12 , , PUNCT ital-12137 10 13 and and CCONJ ital-12137 10 14 combines combine VERB ital-12137 10 15 them they PRON ital-12137 10 16 with with ADP ital-12137 10 17 the the DET ital-12137 10 18 library library NOUN ital-12137 10 19 leadership leadership NOUN ital-12137 10 20 areas area NOUN ital-12137 10 21 that that PRON ital-12137 10 22 many many ADJ ital-12137 10 23 of of ADP ital-12137 10 24 us we PRON ital-12137 10 25 aspire aspire VERB ital-12137 10 26 to to ADP ital-12137 10 27 , , PUNCT ital-12137 10 28 or or CCONJ ital-12137 10 29 end end VERB ital-12137 10 30 up up ADP ital-12137 10 31 taking take VERB ital-12137 10 32 on on ADP ital-12137 10 33 , , PUNCT ital-12137 10 34 as as SCONJ ital-12137 10 35 our our PRON ital-12137 10 36 careers career NOUN ital-12137 10 37 develop develop VERB ital-12137 10 38 . . PUNCT ital-12137 11 1 when when SCONJ ital-12137 11 2 i i PRON ital-12137 11 3 joined join VERB ital-12137 11 4 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 11 5 over over ADP ital-12137 11 6 a a DET ital-12137 11 7 decade decade NOUN ital-12137 11 8 ago ago ADV ital-12137 11 9 , , PUNCT ital-12137 11 10 i i PRON ital-12137 11 11 was be AUX ital-12137 11 12 myself myself PRON ital-12137 11 13 moving move VERB ital-12137 11 14 from from ADP ital-12137 11 15 “ " PUNCT ital-12137 11 16 doer doer VERB ital-12137 11 17 ” " PUNCT ital-12137 11 18 to to ADP ital-12137 11 19 “ " PUNCT ital-12137 11 20 manager manager NOUN ital-12137 11 21 . . PUNCT ital-12137 11 22 ” " PUNCT ital-12137 12 1 now now ADV ital-12137 12 2 that that SCONJ ital-12137 12 3 my my PRON ital-12137 12 4 role role NOUN ital-12137 12 5 is be AUX ital-12137 12 6 largely largely ADV ital-12137 12 7 project project NOUN ital-12137 12 8 and and CCONJ ital-12137 12 9 personnel personnel NOUN ital-12137 12 10 management management NOUN ital-12137 12 11 , , PUNCT ital-12137 12 12 the the DET ital-12137 12 13 skills skill NOUN ital-12137 12 14 and and CCONJ ital-12137 12 15 conversations conversation NOUN ital-12137 12 16 i i PRON ital-12137 12 17 seek seek VERB ital-12137 12 18 for for ADP ital-12137 12 19 personal personal ADJ ital-12137 12 20 growth growth NOUN ital-12137 12 21 are be AUX ital-12137 12 22 often often ADV ital-12137 12 23 found find VERB ital-12137 12 24 in in ADP ital-12137 12 25 other other ADJ ital-12137 12 26 parts part NOUN ital-12137 12 27 of of ADP ital-12137 12 28 ala ala PROPN ital-12137 12 29 , , PUNCT ital-12137 12 30 and and CCONJ ital-12137 12 31 beyond beyond ADP ital-12137 12 32 . . PUNCT ital-12137 13 1 yet yet ADV ital-12137 13 2 , , PUNCT ital-12137 13 3 the the DET ital-12137 13 4 focus focus NOUN ital-12137 13 5 — — PUNCT ital-12137 13 6 the the DET ital-12137 13 7 core core NOUN ital-12137 13 8 , , PUNCT ital-12137 13 9 if if SCONJ ital-12137 13 10 i i PRON ital-12137 13 11 may may AUX ital-12137 13 12 — — PUNCT ital-12137 13 13 of of ADP ital-12137 13 14 what what PRON ital-12137 13 15 i i PRON ital-12137 13 16 do do AUX ital-12137 13 17 is be AUX ital-12137 13 18 still still ADV ital-12137 13 19 in in ADP ital-12137 13 20 the the DET ital-12137 13 21 center center NOUN ital-12137 13 22 of of ADP ital-12137 13 23 the the DET ital-12137 13 24 venn venn PROPN ital-12137 13 25 diagram diagram NOUN ital-12137 13 26 of of ADP ital-12137 13 27 technology technology NOUN ital-12137 13 28 , , PUNCT ital-12137 13 29 people people NOUN ital-12137 13 30 , , PUNCT ital-12137 13 31 and and CCONJ ital-12137 13 32 data datum NOUN ital-12137 13 33 . . PUNCT ital-12137 14 1 i i PRON ital-12137 14 2 voted vote VERB ital-12137 14 3 to to PART ital-12137 14 4 support support VERB ital-12137 14 5 core core NOUN ital-12137 14 6 and and CCONJ ital-12137 14 7 hope hope VERB ital-12137 14 8 that that SCONJ ital-12137 14 9 all all PRON ital-12137 14 10 of of ADP ital-12137 14 11 you you PRON ital-12137 14 12 who who PRON ital-12137 14 13 belong belong VERB ital-12137 14 14 to to ADP ital-12137 14 15 lita lita PROPN ital-12137 14 16 , , PUNCT ital-12137 14 17 alcts alct NOUN ital-12137 14 18 , , PUNCT ital-12137 14 19 and/or and/or CCONJ ital-12137 14 20 llama llama NOUN ital-12137 14 21 , , PUNCT ital-12137 14 22 will will AUX ital-12137 14 23 do do VERB ital-12137 14 24 the the DET ital-12137 14 25 same same ADJ ital-12137 14 26 . . PUNCT ital-12137 15 1 sincerely sincerely ADV ital-12137 15 2 , , PUNCT ital-12137 15 3 kenneth kenneth PROPN ital-12137 15 4 j. j. PROPN ital-12137 15 5 varnum varnum PROPN ital-12137 15 6 , , PUNCT ital-12137 15 7 editor editor NOUN ital-12137 15 8 varnum@umich.edu varnum@umich.edu NOUN ital-12137 15 9 march march PROPN ital-12137 15 10 2020 2020 NUM ital-12137 16 1 https://core.ala.org/ https://core.ala.org/ PROPN ital-12137 16 2 mailto:varnum@umich.edu mailto:varnum@umich.edu PROPN