Hello! I’ve started this blog as a place to collect and distribute all of the professional development opportunities that cross my desk as the leader of the Staff Development Team at Austin Community College. Feel free to submit any items to ecollier@austincc.edu.
I am not associated with any of these opportunities. Please follow the links in the posts for more information.
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The Oklahoma ACRL subgroup, the Community of Oklahoma Instruction Librarians (COIL), will be having an “unCOILed” workshop.
Think of unCOILed as the usual, quality COIL summer workshop mixed with an unconference like approach.
unCOILed is scheduled for next Friday, July 17th, from 9am to 3:30pm at NSU’s Muskogee campus at 2400 W. Shawnee in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
The registration fee is $15. A light breakfast and afternoon snacks will be included. Lunch will not be included in the registration fee.
Please visit http://okacrl.okstate.edu/coil/registration.html to register online.
Once you have registered for the workshop, we will send you a confirmation email that will also invite you, the attendee, to help direct workshop content via a social network on Ning. Feel free to post questions, comments, etc. for presenters in the presentation description forum so that the presenters can present on what you want to know about their topics on Friday, July 17th!
On-site registration will also be available the day of the workshop.
For more information about COIL, please visit our website at http://okacrl.okstate.edu/coil/ or feel free to email the COIL Chair, Amanda Lemon, at coilchair1@gmail.com
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13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL 2009): Digital Societies
September 27 – October 2, 2009, Corfu, Greece
http://www.ecdl2009.eu
–FINAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED—
We would like to inform you that the final program of 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries is now available. Please visit the Schedule webpage at http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/schedule.php.
–REGISTRATION NOW OPEN / UPDATED DELEGATE INFO–
We would like to remind you that the Registration to the 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries is already open.
You can access directly the registration form by visiting https://www.triaenatours.gr/ecdl.php or first visit the informational page at http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/registration.php.
The deadline for early registration is July 31st.
For your convenience in planning your trip, please visit the Location/Delegate info webpage with valuable information about Greece and Corfu, as well as get informed about the special discount offers from the Official Carriers of the conference (Olympic Airways and ANEK Lines).
More information: http://www.ecdl2009.eu
We are looking forward seeing you in Corfu.
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Hi,
The Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) will take place in Limerick, Ireland on 29th – 31st March 2010.
The themes of the conference will be:
• Measuring Impact
• Developing the IL practitioner
• IL and research
• Making connections
• Innovative practice
The call for papers will be in September 2009.
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Mark your calendar… the third annual InfoCamp Seattle will be October 10 and 11, 2009!
InfoCamp is an unconference for anyone interested in librarianship, user experience, information architecture, user-centered design, information management, or related fields.
It features an egalitarian, community-driven format in which presentations are designed and delivered by participants.
And it’s a lot of fun!
Learn more and find out when tickets go on sale:
http://twitter.com/infocamp
http://facebook.com/infocamp
http://www.infocamp.info
Thanks,
Your InfoCamp Seattle 2009 organizers
infocampseattle@gmail.com
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Join us for this free webinar next Tuesday, July 7: Crouching Tigers, Reading Dragons: Creating a Reading Challenge Program. Ada Con, Diversity Services & Programming Coordinator, Fraser Valley Regional Library (BC) and Mary Palmer, Global Reading Challenge Coordinator, The Seattle Public Library (WA) will share their experiences and expertise with Reading Challenge Programs, that encourage team building, reading for retention, and cooperation between school and public libraries. Using a “quiz bowl” format, the programs have successfully challenged teams of young readers across the continent for over a decade. They will demonstrate how the program can fit into your library’s programming, regardless of size or budget; and how it can be done in one building, between public libraries and public schools, or across state or international borders. The program emphasizes books that reflect a diversity of backgrounds, and encourages 4th and 5th grade students of all reading abilities to engage in the “sport” of reading.
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Now available: the health information literacy tutorial “Prescription for Information: Addressing Health Information Literacy!” Developed by Gail Kouame, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest Region, for MLA’s Health Information Literacy (HIL) Research Project, the tutorial is for health care providers and emphasizes the importance of health literacy and the challenges patients face in understanding medical terminology. It also helps participants recognize the impact that low health literacy has on patient care and learn about health information resources and strategies available to them and their patients. The tutorial also describes health literacy services provided by medical librarians. Based upon the health information literacy curriculum, “Putting Information into Health Literacy,” developed by Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi for the MLA HIL project, the tutorial is free, but requires registration.
Going to ALA Annual? Join us for the ACRL New Member Discussion Group on Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:30 am – noon, the Hotel InterContinental—Exchange Room, 505 North Michigan Avenue
Our topic is “The Publication Process—Getting Published in LIS Journals.” We will hear the following presentations:
Writing to Write: Kickstarting the Publication Process
Emily Drabinski, Electronic Resources and Instruction Librarian, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Best Practices for Beginners: Getting Published – From Inspiration to Publication
Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Digital Collections Librarian, Yale University
Karen Sobel, Reference & Instruction Librarian, University of Colorado, Denver
Targeting Teaching Faculty for Collaborative Publications
Linda Hofschire, Research Consultant, University of Colorado, Boulder
We will also have time to share experiences and lessons learned, and to discuss your questions about publishing. The ACRL New Member Discussion group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We
meet twice a year–at both ALA conferences–to chat about whatever is on our minds. It’s an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in academic libraries.
Questions? Interested in getting involved? Contact Merinda Hensley, Convener, ACRL New Member Discussion Group, mhensle1@uiuc.edu
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Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | Time: 12:00–1:00 PM EDT
Register for this FREE webcast today at www.LibraryJournal.com/buildingroi
A library’s collection is often its single largest investment. Carefully developed for the specific needs of users, it’s also the library’s unique competitive advantage…until users try to navigate it. Studies point to an increasing level of user frustration in trying to access appropriate library resources and as a result, they’re opting out of the library for their research needs. So, while the vastness and richness of the library’s collection increases year over year, its benefits are contracting as users migrate to more convenient information service providers. What strategy can the University Librarian employ to reverse this trend? How can the library demonstrate a substantial contribution to the institution and strengthen its position at the table?
Join us for an insightful, provocative exploration into the problem that threatens disintermediation of the library from the research process and effective ways to address it.
PANELISTS
Carol Tenopir, Professor at the School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ann Prestamo, Associate Dean for Collection and Technology Services,
Oklahoma State University Libraries
MODERATOR
Jane Burke, Vice President, Serials Solutions, the innovators behind the Summon™ unified discovery service
For expert information and advice, register today!
Can’t make it on June 30? No problem!
Library Journal webcasts are archived for 12 months after the live event. With your webcast registration,
enjoy the ability to access this event on-demand as often as you’d like.
To see Part 1 of the Returning the Researcher to the Library Series: Understanding the Next Gen User, register for on-demand viewing at www.LibraryJournal.com/nextgenuser.
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CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering a wide variety of online learning opportunities in summer 2009 to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. Full details and registration information are available on the ACRL Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/proftools/elearning.cfm.
ACRL offers a variety of timely live Webcasts addressing hot topics in academic librarianship. Webcasts last from an hour and a half to two hours and take place in an interactive online classroom. Group discounts are available for all ACRL e-Learning Webcasts. Summer 2009 Webcasts include:
Text Messaging Reference: Enhancing Reference Services with SMS (July 2, 2009)
Text messaging (also known as SMS) is now one of the most popular ways people connect with friends, family and information. This session introduces and covers the emerging field of SMS reference. It shares practical tips and best practices, as well as the management, technology and assessment considerations for this cutting edge service. Attendees will learn how to choose the best technology for SMS reference at their institution, what the advanced managerial considerations are and what is on the horizon for mobile reference services using SMS.
Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the Libraries Integration into Course/Learning Management Systems (July 28, 2009)
This Webcast will explore the various methods that libraries can employ to further integrate their services and information literacy programs into Course/Learning Management Systems(e.g. Blackboard, ANGEL, eCollege). Using Blended Librarian principles, the Webcast will also explore and examine current ‘case studies’ that demonstrate how to appropriately identify and design library services for a Course/Learning Management System environment both at a course-level and a system-level.
Cyber Zed Shed Webcast Series 1: Facebook, Twitter, and Sprout (August 18, 2009)
Miss the ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle or one of the Cyber Zed Shed presentations? Now is your chance to check out what you may have missed! The first in a series of Cyber Zed Shed Webcasts will be feature 20-minute presentations on Facebook, Twitter and Sprout with ample time for questions and discussion.
Registration for upcoming ACRL e-Learning events is now open. Complete details and registration information is available online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/proftools/elearning.cfm. Contact Jon Stahler at jstahler@ala.org or 
(312) 280-2511
with questions about ACRL e-Learning opportunities.
