Articles, job-hunting advice, professional development opportunities, and other news and ideas on how to further your library career. Compiled by the Library Job People, Sarah Johnson and Rachel Singer Gordon.
February 3rd, 2010 sarah
The Routledge/Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve (JILDDER) has merged with Resource Sharing & Information Networks and is now accepting articles for Summer and Fall 2010 publication. Of particular interest to JILDDER are articles regarding resource sharing, unmediated borrowing, electronic reserve, cooperative collection development, shared virtual library services, digitization projects and other multi-library collaborative efforts including the following topics:
• cooperative purchasing and shared collections
• consortial delivery systems
• shared storage facilities
• administration and leadership of interlibrary loan departments, networks, cooperatives, and consortia
• training, consulting and continuing education provided by consortia
• use of interlibrary loan statistics for book and periodical acquisitions, weeding and collection management
• selection and use of cutting-edge technologies and services used for interlibrary loan and electronic reserve, such as Ariel, Illiad, BlackBoard, Relais and other proprietary and open-source software
• copyright and permission issues concerning interlibrary loan and electronic reserve
• aspects of quality assurance, efficiency studies, best practices, library 2.0, the impact of Open WorldCat and Google Scholar, buy instead of borrow and practical practices addressing special problems of international interlibrary loan, international currency, payment problems, IFLA, and shipping
• interlibrary loan of specialized library materials such as music, media, CDs, DVDs, items from electronic subscriptions and legal materials
• special problems of medical, music, law, government and other unique types of libraries
• new opportunities in interlibrary loan and the enhancement of interlibrary loan as a specialization
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February 10, 2010 for Summer publication or April 5, 2010 for Fall publication. For further details, instructions for authors and submission procedures please visit: http://www.informaworld.com/wild. Please send all submissions and questions to the Editor Rebecca Donlan at rdonlan@fgcu.edu
Editor-In-Chief:
Rebecca Donlan, Assistant Director, Collection Management
Florida Gulf Coast University
rdonlan@fgcu.edu / via uls-l
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February 3rd, 2010 sarah
These articles were just published at LIScareer.com:
- Nelson, Elizabeth. “Collecting Experiences for Your Future Career.”
- Perret, Robert. “So You Want to Prepare a Research Survey?”
Want to write for the site? See the author guidelines.
Also check out our new career consulting services!
Thanks, Priscilla
Priscilla K. Shontz
Library Career Consultant
Editor, LIScareer
http://www.liscareer..com
pshontz@liscareer.com
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February 3rd, 2010 sarah
Dear colleagues,
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for volume
29(3). The submission deadline is April 1, 2010.
B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of
behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians,
libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information
centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
Ethnic Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women’s Studies
And the following areas of focus:
publishing trends
Technology
User behavior
Public service
Indexing and abstracting
Collection Development and evaluation
Library Administration/management
Reference and library instruction
Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources
Please consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your
publication.
The journal’s website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0163-9269&linktype=44
Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu
Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, /Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian/ – via uls-l
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January 30th, 2010 sarah
Greetings Colleagues and Happy New Year!
It’s time to get moving on the next column! The theme will be:
Citation Management 2.0
How are you dealing with the changes brought about by APA 6? What new citation styles are you having to learn and use in your libraries, and how are you getting up to speed? Are you using and particular tools to manage your citations? How do yo teach your patrons about the various styles? Let’s hear about it!
Also, non-themed suggestions are welcome – we want to hear about all of the new sites you’ve been using in your work as a public services librarian.
Please submit site suggestions to me by February 1, 2010, and indicate whether or not you are willing and able to review the site yourself by February 21, 2010, (as opposed to me assigning the site to someone else to review). Preference will be given to those sites submitted by the 8th.
Best wishes!
Nicole Cooke
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Nicole A. Cooke, MLS, M.Ed.
Public Services Quarterly Internet Column Editor
Montclair State University (NJ)
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January 30th, 2010 sarah
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kelcey Wetzel, event coordinator
800.397.1552; bcrpress@bcr.org
*Save the Date for A Reference Renaissance 2010
AURORA, Colo., January 20, 2010 — *A Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing
the Future*, co-chaired by Marie Radford and Rivkah Sass, will be held
August 8-10, 2010, in Denver, Colorado. This exciting event will feature
numerous presentations showcasing the latest reference trends and techniques
that will give you new ideas and tools to better serve your customers. Also
included are vendor exhibits, presentations specifically focused on products
and services of interest to reference and information staff and plenty of
opportunities for networking and sharing with colleagues.
Information about registration and the Call for Proposals for this
conference will be coming soon. In addition to *Virtual Reference*,
conference tracks will include *Meeting Our Users Where They Are* and *New
Roles and Future Directions for Reference Librarians*. We welcome
submissions from public and academic librarians. In addition to more
traditional presentations, lightning round and Pecha Kucha submissions are
also encouraged.
To receive email announcements about the Call for Proposals, registration or
other information about this event, please send an email to
*refren@bcr.org*
For more information about Reference Renaissance and to see the 2008
presentation programs, please visit *
http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance/
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January 25th, 2010 rachel
January 2010 – For immediate release
University of Arizona Digital Information Management (DigIn) graduate certificate program admission is open for Summer 2010. IMLS-funded scholarships are available. Application deadline for Summer 2010 is April 1.
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The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science is pleased to announce that openings are available in the school’s graduate certificate program in Digital Information Management (DigIn), and that IMLS-funded scholarships are available for students entering the program in 2010.
The DigIn program features hands-on experience and focused instruction supporting a wide range of professional careers involving digital systems and data. The certificate includes six three-credit courses designed to build students’ hands-on technology skills, and to help students acquire the advanced knowledge needed to curate digital collections, manage digital projects, and to set policies for access and long-term preservation.
In 2009, the first cohort of DigIn graduates completed their certificate requirements with practical “capstone” field projects in a broad range of professional settings, including the Library of Congress, the Metropolitan New York Library Council, the College of William and Mary, UC Riverside, the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Phoenix Public Library, Cochise County (AZ) Historical Society, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and the Mohave Museum of History and Art. As one 2009 graduate noted:
“DigIn broadened my knowledge of the history, trends, and best practices for digital collections.
It has also given me the practical experience to tackle hands-on projects that require a deeper understanding of technology and information management. My work in the DigIn program is most certainly what led to me landing a job in a technology-heavy environment.”
For information professionals already working in the field, or those considering career changes, the DigIn certificate offers a flexible path for graduate studies. The program is delivered 100% online and has no residency requirements. Students generally complete the certificate in four or six semesters (15 months or 27 months).
Deadline For Summer ‘10 admission: April 1
Deadline for Fall ‘10 admission: July 1
Deadline for Spring ‘11: Nov. 1.
DigIn was developed in cooperation with the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records and the University of Arizona Outreach College. Major funding for the program comes from the U.S.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which has also provided scholarship funding.
Additional details on the program including course descriptions, admissions requirements and application forms may be found on the program website:
digin.arizona.edu
Applicants may also contact the DigIn staff at:
digin@email.arizona.edu
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January 23rd, 2010 rachel
Please excuse cross-posting)
*Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education*
Human Resources Management
February 1 – 28, 2010 (asynchronous online) $250 (Simmons GSLIS Alumni price $200)
PDPs: 15
The goal of this workshop is to provide students with an overview of human resource management functions in libraries and other information agencies. Workshop topics will include:
* Human resource management roles & functions
* Motivation in the workplace
* Recruitment & interviewing
* Orientation to the workplace
* Training & staff development
* Employee supervision
Instructor: Lisa Hussey is an Assistant Professor at Simmons College in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Her teaching focuses on management and related topics; lisa.hussey2@simmons.edu
For more information about our online workshops see
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/continuing-education/faq.php#faq1432
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January 20th, 2010 rachel
Google Book Search in Depth.
Dates: February 1-12, 2010 (Register by January 25).
Instructor: Peter Jaszi, J.D., Faculty Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic and Professor of Law at the Washington College of Law at American University.
Prof. Jaszi’s workshop will consider the various elements of and objections to the Google Book Search settlement — with emphasis on how they affect libraries — including the controversy it provoked, the proposals to settle that controversy, and the objections those proposals have evoked. Moreover, the workshop will analyze the extent that culturally valuable mass digitization projects may be justified under the fair use doctrine.
Guest chatters include:
-Brandon Badger, M.A., Product Manager, Google Inc.
-Jonathan Band, J.D., PLLC.
-Pamela Samuelson, J.D., Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, and Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley Law School.
-Jeffrey Cunard, J.D., Managing Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Detailed Description & Course Objectives: http://tinyurl.com/yzjo56h.
SIGN UP TODAY: http://tinyurl.com/nuw58g [Secured Server].
Upcoming Workshop:
Fred von Lohmann, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is the instructor of the next workshop titled P2P File-sharing on Campus: Legal Controversies and Emerging Solutions which runs from March 1-12. This workshop will bring you up-to-date on the legal issues surrounding peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, emerging solutions (such as the music industry’s Choruss licensing offers), and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/yzkbtoj.
Copyright Certification:
Advance your career with the new certification program Copyright Leadership in Higher Education. Certification begins with the core course Foundations in Copyright Management and Leadership, which will be offered March 29 – May 21, 2010. Participants in the certificate program also take one elective workshop. Register for certification today and receive either upcoming workshop as your elective at no additional charge. Learn more at http://www.cipcommunity.org/certification.
SAVE THE DATES!
CIP Symposium: June 22-24, 2010, Washington, DC.
Hybrid (c): Sustaining Culture in Copyright.
Come to the symposium for the latest on copyright & stay for the ALA Annual Conference (June 24-30).
Register now at http://www.umuc.edu/cip2010.
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January 20th, 2010 rachel
Alliance Library System and LearningTimes Offer Handheld Librarian 2!
More people than 2000 people attended the first ever Handheld Librarian Conference in July 2009 which featured a wide array of collaboration, learning and networking activities focused on Mobile Library Services! The Handheld Librarian 2 will continue the dialog with a 2-day online conference scheduled for February 17-18, 2010 and is now accepting registrations at http://www.handheldlibrarian.org. The program — sponsored by Alliance Library System, and LearningTimes — will include a series of wonderful keynote and featured speakers collection of available resources, discussions boards, and access to the recording of all live events for one year after the conference. More people than ever are using mobile devices for a wide variety of purposes including communication, internet access, text messaging, and entertainment. It is important that libraries provide mobile services as handheld use increases.
The conference will feature four exciting keynote talks:
- Joan K. Lippincott from the Coalition for Networked Information speaking about “Mobilizing Libraries for Today’s Students”
- Joe Murphy from Yale University speaking about “This is Now: The Mobile Library”
- Alison Miller, Internet Public Library, “Mobile Trends and Social Reference”
- Tom Peters of TAP Information Services, addressing “Morphing with Mobile”
Registration for the conference is $69 per individual or $119 for a group. LIS students can register for $29. LIS students need to contact Lori Bell, Alliance Library System, at lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com for a coupon code to register for the $29.
“With the avalanche of new mobile devices and applications, the Handheld Librarian 2 online conference will be a golden opportunity for library land to cost effectively learn how to reach a whole new audience,” said Kitty Pope, ALS Executive Director.
For more information on the conference, go to the conference site at http://www.handheldlibrarian.org. If you have questions, please contact John Walber at LearningTimes at john@learningtimes.net or Lori Bell at Alliance Library System at lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com.
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January 20th, 2010 rachel
ICADL 2010 Call for Papers
** Apologies for Cross Postings **
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ICADL 2010 CALL FOR PAPERS
12th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL)
Gold Coast, Queensland, June 21-25, 2010
http://www.icadl2010.org/
In conjunction with the 10th ACM/IEEE JCDL (Joint Conference on Digital
Libraries).
Conference Overview
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ICADL welcomes submissions in the areas of computer science, library and
information science and knowledge management involving applications to
environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities and museum studies.
Submissions associated with the ICADL 2010 theme, of “Digital Libraries
in a Time of Global Change”, as well as case studies and practical
implementations are particularly welcome.
The conferences welcome contributions from all fields associated with
Digital Libraries including:
* Information Visualisation
* Search, retrieval and browsing interfaces to all forms of
digital content
* Data mining/extraction
* Distributed information systems
* eScience/eResearch data and knowledge management
* Managing Collaborative Collections
* Cultural Heritage Preservation
* Studies of information behaviour and user needs and modelling
* Insightful analyses of existing systems
* Novel library content and use environments
* Electronic publishing
* Preservation systems and algorithms
* Social Networking and Information Systems
Paper Submission and Publication
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Authors may choose between two formats: full and short papers. Both
formats will be rigorously peer reviewed.
Full papers report on mature work or efforts that have reached an
important milestone. Full papers must not exceed 10 pages.
Short papers report on significant results that do not require the full
paper length for exposition. Short papers might highlight exciting early
results or can present theories or systems that can be described
concisely in the limited space. Short papers must not exceed 4 pages.
All papers must be original contributions and not previously published
nor currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Papers must
be written in English. All accepted papers will be published in the
Conference Proceedings as part of Springer Verlag’s Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS) series. All submissions should be made through
this website and should conform to the LNCS formatting instructions.
Submission instructions are available at:
http://www.icadl2010.org/submitformat.php
Important Dates
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Paper submission opening: Dec 20, 2009
Paper submission deadline: Jan 25, 2010
Poster and demonstration deadline: Jan 31, 2010
Tutorial, Panel and workshop proposals: Jan 31, 2010
Decision notification: March 15, 2010
Camera ready version: March 31, 2010
Conference: June 21-25, 2010
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Call for Papers
Joint Conference on Digital Libraries JCDL 2010
June 21-25, 2010 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
http://www.jcdl2010.org/
Sponsored by ACM SIGIR, ACM SIGWEB, ASIS&T, and IEEE-CS TCDL
The ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) is the major international research forum focused on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term “digital libraries”, including (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions; operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, distributing, and evaluating digital content; and theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing. Digital libraries are distinguished from information retrieval systems because they include more types of media, provide additional functionality and services, and include other stages of the information life cycle, from creation through use. Digital libraries can also be viewed as an extension of the services libraries currently provide.
The theme of JCL 2010 is “Digital Libraries – 10 years past, 10 years forward, a 2020 vision”. This theme reflects the fact that the context in which digital libraries were originally conceived has significantly changed in the context of new information models embodied in Web 2.0 and popular social networking applications. In this spirit, we are especially interested in papers that address and demonstrate new models of collaborative, participatory information interaction increasingly ubiquitous in the Web 2.0 context.
JCDL 2010 invites submissions of papers and proposals for posters, demonstrations, tutorials, and workshops that will make the conference an exciting and creative event to attend. As always, the conference welcomes contributions from all the fields that intersect to enable Digital Libraries. Topics include, but are not limited to:
· Collaborative and participatory information environments
· Cyberinfrastructure architectures, applications, and deployments
· Data mining/extraction of structure from networked information
· Digital library and Web Science curriculum development
· Evaluation of online information environments
· Impact and evaluation of digital information in education
· Information policy and copyright law
· Personal digital information management
· Retrieval and browsing
· Social networks and networked information
· Social-technical perspectives of digital information
· Studies of human factors in networked information
· Systems, algorithms, and models for data preservation
· Theoretical models of information interaction and organization
· Visualization of large-scale information environments
Important Dates
· All papers are due Monday, January 25, 2010 at 5 PM EST.
· Demonstration submissions are due Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5 PM EST.
· Tutorial proposals are due Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5 PM EST.
· Poster submissions are due Monday, February 8, 2010 at 5 PM EST.
· Workshop proposals are due Monday, February 15, 2010 at 5 PM EST.
· Notification of acceptance to authors by March 15, 2010.
· Doctoral consortium abstracts are due Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Submission and Formatting Instructions are available at:
http://www.jcdl2010.org/submitformat.php
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January 20th, 2010 rachel
Seeking essays by and about librarians in public, school, and academic libraries who have experienced challenges to remove material from library collections.
These essays should be no more than 2500 words in length, and should provide details of a full challenge experience, from initial contact through ultimate resolution. Essays can be a first person narrative or a case study description. We will also welcome short descriptions of interactions that may not have ended in a formal challenge or request for reconsideration. These anecdotes should reflect the concerns of either the patron or the librarian or both. Sad, funny, scary, confusing, misunderstood, groundless, highly-charged, low-key – somehow, the reader should be able to identify with the event.
Tips on writing: Explain the situation and how you were involved. How was the issue resolved? What lessons were learned? If you experienced this situation again, what would you do differently? What resources did you draw upon (don’t list resources; tell us about the resources and why they were helpful)? Had you received any training on handling challenges prior to the situation you describe? Have you received any since? Did your library have a procedure in place? If not, does it have one now?
Writers should include the facts of the challenge. If this is information based on a personal experience, please share your thoughts and feelings about the confrontation, dealing with administrators, and dealing with the public.
Email submissions to: nyebarco@gmail.com
Your submissions should be submitted with the following information:
1. Title your essay.
2. Include a 100 word biographical statement.
Your submissions should follow these formatting rules:
1. Text should be attached as a .doc or .rtf (please do not send .docx documents).
2. Your Name should be the document label (example JaneSmith.doc)
3. If you have questions about style, please consult The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, as your general guide to punctuation, capitalization, quotation, abbreviation, source citation, use of italic, etc.
Submitting an essay does not guarantee publication. If you have questions about your essay and/or topic, please contact us.
Contributors will be asked to sign an ALA Writer Agreement before publication. Compensation: a complimentary copy of the final publication and a discount on additional copies.
Deadline for submissions: March 31, 2010.
Val Nye & Kathy Barco
nyebarco@gmail.com
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January 20th, 2010 sarah
Colleagues,
Registration for this upcoming workshop ends on January 25.
Google Book Search in Depth.
Dates: February 1-12, 2010 (Register by January 25).
Instructor: Peter Jaszi, J.D., Faculty Director of the Glushko-Samuelson
Intellectual Property Law Clinic and Professor of Law at the Washington
College of Law at American University.
Prof. Jaszi’s workshop will consider the various elements of and
objections to the Google Book Search settlement — with emphasis on how
they affect libraries — including the controversy it provoked, the
proposals to settle that controversy, and the objections those proposals
have evoked. Moreover, the workshop will analyze the extent that
culturally valuable mass digitization projects may be justified under
the fair use doctrine.
Guest chatters include:
-Brandon Badger, M.A., Product Manager, Google Inc.
-Jonathan Band, J.D., PLLC.
-Pamela Samuelson, J.D., Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology,
and Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley Law School.
-Jeffrey Cunard, J.D., Managing Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Detailed Description & Course Objectives: http://tinyurl.com/yzjo56h.
SIGN UP TODAY: http://tinyurl.com/nuw58g [Secured Server].
Upcoming Workshop:
Fred von Lohmann, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, is the instructor of the next workshop titled P2P
File-sharing on Campus: Legal Controversies and Emerging Solutions which
runs from March 1-12. This workshop will bring you up-to-date on the
legal issues surrounding peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, emerging
solutions (such as the music industry’s Choruss licensing offers), and
the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Learn more at
http://tinyurl.com/yzkbtoj.
Copyright Certification:
Advance your career with the new certification program Copyright
Leadership in Higher Education. Certification begins with the core
course Foundations in Copyright Management and Leadership, which will be
offered March 29 – May 21, 2010. Participants in the certificate
program also take one elective workshop. Register for certification
today and receive either upcoming workshop as your elective at no
additional charge. Learn more at
http://www.cipcommunity.org/certification.
SAVE THE DATES!
CIP Symposium: June 22-24, 2010, Washington, DC.
Hybrid (c): Sustaining Culture in Copyright.
Come to the symposium for the latest on copyright & stay for the ALA
Annual Conference (June 24-30).
Register now at http://www.umuc.edu/cip2010.
Steve Petersen
Center For Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD 20783
(240)684-2865 office
(240)684-2961 fax
spetersen@umuc.edu / via uls-l
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January 20th, 2010 sarah
Editors of the forthcoming ACRL publications book Embedded Librarians: Moving beyond one-shot instruction, to be published late 2010, seek proposals for chapters from skilled librarians who have researched and/or implemented an embedded librarian program. The book will provide an overview of embedded librarianship within higher education. Chapters are sought about strategies for and experiences of creating a long-term embedded presence in multiple non-library settings, both online and in-person.
Potential topics include:
Defining “embedded librarianship”
History and background of embedded librarianship
Embedding in the first year experience
Embedding within departments
Collaborating across departments to encourage embedded projects
Embedding in online course management systems
Embedding in the enterprise
Assessing the success of embedded projects
Future opportunities in embedded librarianship
Prospective authors should email a brief CV, a writing sample, and a one-page proposal for their chapter to ckvenild@uwyo.edu or kcalkins@uwyo.edu . Proposals are due by January 30, 2010.
Kaijsa Calkins
English Reference & Instruction Librarian
University of Wyoming Libraries
Coe Library, 304-F
(307) 766-6553
kcalkins@uwyo.edu / via nmrt-l
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January 20th, 2010 sarah
| Blended Librarians Webcast:
Does Information Literacy Make a Difference for Pre-College Students?: Researching a Big Question |
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| Steven Bell and John Shank, co-founders of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community and their guest, Debra Gilchrist, invite you to join them for the live webcast, “Does Information Literacy Make a Difference for Pre-College Students?: Researching a Big Question” which will take place on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 3 pm. EDT.
Event Description:
Does information literacy make a contribution to overall learning and transition to college for pre-college students? Join us for a discussion of how this research question has brought together many of the community and technical college librarians in Washington state in an effort to answer it. This session will discuss the approach to the research, the role of librarians in assisting our colleges/universities with retention efforts, the unique characteristics of pre-college students, and the collaboration between librarians and Basic Skills faculty to achieve results.
Guest Presenter Bio:
| Debra Gilchrist is Dean of Libraries and Institutional Effectiveness for Pierce Colleges, a community college district in Lakewood and Puyallup, Washington. She is responsible for leadership and management of the library and media services for the multi-campus district. She was an inaugural faculty member for ACRL’s Institute for Information Literacy Immersion program, and has served on the faculty since 1998. Debra has given presentations and published in the areas of library instruction, outcomes assessment, the teaching library mission, and faculty/librarian collaboration. She is currently facilitating the implementation of an information literacy requirement that is based on student outcomes and focused on measuring library effectiveness based on student learning. |
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http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=2282498
| If you need to join the Blended Librarians Online Community in order to register (no fee to join): |
1. Go to the Blended Librarian website at http://blendedlibrarian.org
2. Click on the “Join” button on the home page of Blendedlibrarian.org and follow the instructions.
3. When you reach the screen that asks for the “invitation key” enter the word: blended
4. After you receive confirmation of your Learning Times account you can return to this email message and use the link above for registered members of Learning Times. Click on the link, and then register on the next page (you may need to scroll down to see the register button).
5. We recommend that those participating in the webcast obtain a microphone or headset in order to make use of the VoIP technology that allows conversation between the speakers and participants. A microphone or headset is not required to participate.
6. Please plan on allowing yourself sufficient time to log in to the webcast on Jan. 28, 2010. If it is the first time attending a Learning Times event it may take a few extra minutes to log on to their Elluminate webcasting software. Once you have registered for the event you may wish to try the “test room” to make sure your computer is set up and ready to go the day of the webcast. |
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Steven J. Bell
Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services
Temple University Libraries
Paley Library (017-00)
1210 West Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6088
215-204-5023(v) 215-204-5201(f)
bells@temple.edu http://library.temple.edu (via collib-l)
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January 20th, 2010 sarah
Have you registered yet for Computers in Libraries 2010?
We are pleased to present the 25th annual Computers in Libraries— the most comprehensive North American conference and exhibition on all aspects of library & information delivery technology. Although the tools and technology available to libraries & information services have changed over the years, the excellent quality and range of both topics and speakers at Computers in Libraries 2010 remain the same.
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Conference Program & Speaker Information
The Computers in Libraries program presents hundreds of opportunities for librarians and information professionals to learn and develop cuttingedge skills, highlighting exciting new online initiatives and innovations in all types of information enterprises.
Our theme, Information Fluency: Literacy for Life, encompasses all of the challenges, solutions, technologies, and practices that those working with computers in libraries or libraries in computers are dealing with today.
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