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Archive for October, 2008
MaintainIT Cookbook Webinars
The next MaintainIT Cookbook Planning for Success will be coming soon to WebJunction and this week there are some great webinar opportunities to sneak a peek at what’s to come.
Wednesday October 29
Gaming in Libraries 11 am Pacific: Lori Reed will be facilitating a one-hour follow up webinar to this month’s 30 minute WJ/MaintainIT session about Gaming in Libraries. You can view the archive for the earlier session here and join her tomorrow when she’ll share a sneak peek at the Planning for Success which includes a chapter on gaming. Whether you are a gaming pro or novice please join in and contribute to the discussion. The more people who attend and share–the richer the learning experience will be for all.
Tasty Tidbits from the New MaintainIT Cookbook: A Free Introductory Webinar
20 Samples in 20 Minutes:
9:30am-9:50am Pacific Register
10:00am-10:20am Pacific Register
Thursday October 30
Recycling and Refurbishing Old Computers: A Free Webinar for Libraries
9:00am-10:00am Pacific Register
1:00pm-2:00pm Pacific Register
Monday November 3
Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools and Libraries
11:00-12:00 pm Pacific Register
Thursday November 6
Discussing Technology with Library Shareholders
11:00-12:00 pm Pacific Register
From Branding to Library Closures, Learn and Share at November’s Webinars
WebJunction webinars provide not only a free opportunity to learn something new, but also a chance to interact with other attendees and share your own expertise. A diverse set of offerings is scheduled for November.
Are you interested in:
- marketing your library services through the library brand,
- extending your library service hours with “24/7″ digital tutorials,
- learning how to build a technology team,
- better understanding your library’s role in the community, or
- learning why libraries close and what you can do to prevent your own library closure?
You can learn more about all these topics in WebJunction’s November lineup of free webinars.
Branding Libraries and Their Services
We are surrounded by brands in our world—visual representations of a manufactured good or some service that allows a customer/user/patron to quickly identify the product/service. If someone says, “Golden arches,” you immediately think of a certain fast food restaurant. Any business or service can brand itself, for marketing and publicity purposes. But what is a brand? How are they created? What benefits do brands offer? What are the challenges facing a branding project? Can libraries effectively brand themselves and their services? If so, how? Join Michael Leach as he answers these and other questions, while providing a solid framework and background on what brands are and how they work.
Register here: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/attendance.asp?ID=1527
Go Team! Quick Tips to Help You Build a Technology Team in Your Library (MaintainIT)
Join MaintainIT’s Brenda Hough as she interviews Michelle Foster for “Go Team! Quick Tips to help you build a technology team in your library”. Michelle is IT Manager for the Boone County Public Library in Kentucky. This fast-paced and interactive session will introduce the idea of technology teams and libraries. Hear what Michelle has done, share your experiences, and think about what you might want to do in the future. Take 30 minutes out of your day to learn from the experiences of others and get something started. This is a part of the MaintainIT Cookbook webinar series where contributors to the Cookbooks share their insights, their secrets, and what you can do to get started with projects like theirs.
Register here: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/attendance.asp?ID=1531
24/7 Librarianship: Reaching Patrons With Digital Tutorials
Join guest speaker Marcia Dority Baker of Schmid Law Library, University of Nebraska College of Law as she explains how libraries can use digital tutorials to reach customers around the clock. She will discuss how digital tutorials can support learning and instruction as well as provide access to information and educational resources to customers when the doors of the library are closed.
We will explore: what is a digital tutorial, how libraries can use digital tutorials, help brain-storm ideas on how all types of libraries could be creative with limited budget and staff resources, and include tips on free video software librarians could use to get started.
Register here: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1510
Rural Webinar: Your Library’s Role in Your Community
WebJunction and The Association for Rural and Small Libraries presents a free hour-long webinar focused on a topic important to the work of sustaining Rural and Small libraries. This session completes our 2008 focus on trustees and boards. Jim Connor and Pat Fisher will focus on assessing your library’s role in your community—and how to move from the fringe to the bulls-eye.
Register here: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/attendance.asp?ID=1512
Why Public Libraries Close
Join Dr. Christie Koontz, of Florida State University, for an one-hour webinar where she will discuss Why Public Libraries Close, a report she co-authored based on the first systematic nationwide study on the impact of public library closures and facility location. Using staff interviews and demographics analysis using geographic information systems (GIS), the study analyzed impact on library users and potential markets. Koontz will discuss national trends identified during the period of the study as well as guidelines developed that provide recommendations for libraries to prevent closure, measure impact on patrons, and where new library facilities should be opened.
Register here: http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/attendance.asp?ID=1532
Reminder – Immersion ‘09 applications due Dec. 8
Applications are now being accepted for Immersion ’09 Teacher and Program Tracks! December 8, 2008 is the deadline to apply.
2009 will bring a new structure to the Immersion Program. Teacher Track and Program tracks will continue to be offered together in summer 2009, and for the first time, Intentional Teacher and Assessment tracks will be offered simultaneously in late fall 2009. This new schedule blends Immersion programs with similar formats and lengths to offer a more cohesive Immersion experience. It also allows Teacher and Program graduates to continue their experience by applying for Assessment or Intentional Teacher programs to be held in the fall.
TEACHER TRACK. The Teacher Track focuses on individual development for those who are interested in enhancing, refreshing, or extending their individual instruction skills. Curriculum includes classroom techniques, learning theory, leadership, and assessment framed in the context of information literacy. Participants selected for the Teacher Track will prepare a description of an instructional situation and a related presentation in advance of the Immersion program.
PROGRAM TRACK. The Program Track focuses on developing, integrating, and managing institutional and programmatic information literacy programs. Participants selected for the Program Track will develop individual case studies in advance of the Immersion program. Change dynamics, systems thinking, institutional outcomes assessment, scalability, and the integration of teaching, learning, and technology will be brought to bear on analyzing the various programmatic challenges presented in the case studies. Immersion participants will be expected to develop the case studies into an action plan for implementation at the home institution.
LOCATION AND DATES
Immersion ’09 will be held at the Eckerd College Conference Center and Lodge in St. Petersburg, Florida, July 26-31, 2009.
HOW TO APPLY
Application instructions are online. Acceptance to Immersion ‘09 is competitive to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation. The application deadline is Monday, December 8, 2008.
A limited number of partial scholarships are available for Teacher Track applicants only. Details are available online.
Questions concerning the program or application process should be directed to Margot Conahan at 312-280-2522; mconahan@ala.org.
ACRL invites Cyber Zed Shed proposals – Dec.12 deadline
Are you a tech savvy librarian using new technologies in innovative ways? Adapting existing technologies to reach user needs? Here is an opportunity to share your innovations with your colleagues, library administrators, and others at ACRL 14th National Conference, March 12-15, 2009, in Seattle! Grab your 20 minutes of fame and educate others – submit a proposal for a Cyber Zed Shed presentation.
The ACRL 14th National Conference Innovations Committee is looking for proposals that document technology-related innovations in every area of the library. Whether you are teaching in a classroom, answering questions from patrons; acquiring, cataloging, processing or preserving materials; or providing other services, we’re interested! We invite you to submit your most innovative proposal to help us make Seattle the site of a truly groundbreaking conference!
FORMAT
Cyber Zed Shed presentations are 20 minutes in length, with fifteen minutes to present a demonstration, and five additional minutes for audience Q&A. Presentations should document technology-related innovations in academic and research libraries. A computer, data projector, screen, and microphone will be provided in the Cyber Zed Shed theater. You will be responsible for bringing all other equipment required for your demonstration, except as agreed to in advance.
Cyber Zed Shed presentations will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14 in the Cyber Zed Shed theater, adjacent to the exhibit floor in Seattle.
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Proposals must be submitted via the online proposal form at https://marvin.foresightint.com/surveys/Tier1Survey/ACRL/284. Please have the following information ready at the time you submit your proposal:
- Contact information
- How does this technology make you and/or your library more effective, efficient, or productive? (200 word limit)
- Describe your innovative application of technology as it applies to libraries. (200 word limit)
- What technology will you require for your presentation? Please list all equipment, software, and connections you will need/bring for your demonstration.
- Time slot preference (Friday morning, Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon).
DEADLINE
Proposals must be submitted by Friday, December 12, 2008 (midnight CST).
NOTIFICATIONS
Applicants will be notified via e-mail in January 2009.
Visit http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/seattle/program/cyberzedshed.cfm for complete details. Questions should be directed to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org, or call 312-280-2522.
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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing nearly 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments. ACRL is on the Web at http://www.acrl.org.
LJ/SLJ Webcast Alert: San José State School of Library and Information Science: Conveniently Located Everywhere
| Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Time: 2–3 PM EDT |
Ever think about getting a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science? Or how about a Ph.D.? And what could you do with a Master’s Degree in Archives and Records Administration? |
| Register for this FREE webcast today at www.libraryjournal.com/SJSUSLIS. | |
| Tune in to this 60 minute webcast and learn about the many advantages of obtaining or advancing your degree with the San José State University School of Library and Information Science’s distance learning program. The program offers the flexibility needed to work advanced coursework into an already busy schedule, and SJSU SLIS faculty and alumni are recognized as leaders from around the world in the fields of library and information science.
SJSU SLIS knows that your first job title in the field may not be “librarian.” It could be metadata specialist, community outreach coordinator, e-branch manager, or perhaps digital reference selector. SJSU SLIS will prepare you for a career in not only the library of today, but also for the library of tomorrow. |
| For expert information and advice, register today! |
| (Professional development hour certification now available on registration and proof of attendance) |
Can’t make it on November 12? 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.
ACRL OnPoint Chat Thursday, Reviewing and Negotiating Licenses
Join us for the next installment of the ACRL OnPoint chat series, Reviewing and Negotiating Licenses, at 1:00pm CDT on Thursday, October 30. Negotiating licenses for electronic content remains a dynamic process. While librarians responsible for these activities share many concerns, they take different approaches based on the norms at their institutions and the needs of their user communities.
During the chat, convened by Becky Albitz, Electronic Resources and Copyright Librarian at Penn State and ACRL Copyright Committee Chair, participants may choose to discuss issues such as how to clarify ownership, access, and liability in the negotiation process; balancing the needs of users with the conditions set forth by vendors; conveying the terms and limitations to end users and frontline staff who work with them; and new models, such as SERU, that provide an alternative to the current process of customer-by-customer, bi-laterally negotiated formal legal contracts.
ACRL OnPoint is a live series of informal monthly chat sessions that provide the opportunity to connect with colleagues and experts to discuss an issue of the day in academic and research librarianship. All ACRL OnPoint chats are free and open to the public. Sessions are unmoderated, one hour in length and take place in a Meebo chat room. For additional information, including suggested readings, access information and archives of past sessions, visit the OnPoint website at www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/proftools/OnPoint/onpoint.cfm.
Join us for future ACRL OnPoint chats, including:
· Find your niche in ACRL (November 2008);
· Student learning outcomes, the culture of assessment, and accrediting agencies (January 2009); and
· The new Congress, library issues, and you (February 2009).
Second Call for Papers and Invited Session Proposals
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November 26th, 2008 is the new deadline for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2009 http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/EISTA (Orlando, Florida, USA. July 10th-13th, 2009)
Authors Notification: January 28th, 2009
Camera ready, full papers: February 18th, 2009
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November 26th, 2008 is the new deadline for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 7th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2009 http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/EISTA (Orlando, Florida, USA. July 10th-13th, 2009)
Authors Notification: January 28th, 2009
Camera ready, full papers: February 18th, 2009
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All Submitted papers will be reviewed using a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI) (http://www.j-sci.com/Journal/SCI/).
Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference will have access to the reviews made to their submission so they can accordingly improve the final version of their papers. Non-registered authors will not have access to the reviews of their respective submissions.
All accepted papers where at least one author is registered in the conference will be included in the hard copy and the CD versions of the conference proceedings.
For submissions or Invited Sessions Proposals, please go to the conference web site or directly to: http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/EISTA/organizer.asp
The best paper of each invited session will also be published in JSCI at no additional cost for the author. Invited session organizers will be co-editors of the proceedings volume where their session’s papers are to be included, and they will be guest editors of the Journal issue where the best paper presented at their invited session has been included.
Awards will be granted to the best paper of those presented at each session. The best 10%-20% of the papers presented at the conference will be selected from these session’s best papers, and will also be published in Volume 7 of JSCI Journal, with no additional cost for their authors. Libraries of journal author’s organizations will receive complimentary subscriptions to at least one volume (6 issues).
Best regards,
EISTA 2009 Secretariat
Registration closing soon on upcoming webcast
Registration will be closing soon on the upcoming webcast “Life-Work Balance” featuring author Melanie Hawks. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today!
Life-Work Balance
Format: ACRL Live Webcast
Date: October 28, 2008 (11 a.m Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
Presenter: Melanie Hawks
Description:
Personal and professional commitments can collide at any career stage. What does a healthy life-work balance look? How should you use limited resources in the face of limitless possibilities? How can you accomplish your goals, fulfill your obligations, and still get a decent night’s sleep?
This webcast will provide you with tools you can use to:
* Define what “balance” means to you
* Explore your assumptions about what you should (and shouldn’t) be doing with your time
* Set clear priorities and maintain them, even under stress
Registration fees are as follows:
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40
Group*: $295
* Webcasts take place in an interactive, online classroom environment with one user/one login. If you select the group rate, one person must register, login, and keyboard during the event. A group registration allows an institution to project the Webcast to participants in the same location.
For more information on this event as well as registration, please visit the event page at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/proftools/courses/lifeworkbalance.cfm. Registration for this event is limited, so reserve your seat today!
SLA Certificate in Copyright Management
Earlier this year the SLA Certificate in Copyright Management was offered for the first time to great success! If you are interested in being part of the graduating class for the Certificate in Copyright Management in 2009, register now at: www.clickuniversity.org.
For further info about this and other copyright initiatives for special librarians, see: www.copyrightlawscom.blogspot.com.
Lesley
Lesley Ellen Harris
www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com
