Archive for May, 2009

Michigan Information Literacy Initiative (MILI) June Workshop

May 15, 2009 at 7:04 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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The Michigan Information Literacy Initiative (MILI) a program from the Michigan Library Association, will be held on Friday, June 19, 2009 at Oakland Community College – Orchard Ridge Campus, in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

This one-day workshop features a panel discussion on Faculty/Librarian Collaboration and breakout sessions on Information Literacy Assessment and the First-Year Experience; Promoting Information Literacy in 15 minutes or less; and Insight into Successful Librarian-Faculty Collaborations. Our speakers include faculty and librarians from state of Michigan colleges and universities, and K-12 public and private institutions. For more information, see the flyer.

http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/files/FINAL%2009%20WG%20MILI%20Flyer%205-8-09%20SR.pdf

Registration is $85 for members and $170 for non-members. You can register today at

Link directly to registration at:

http://members.mla.lib.mi.us/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/events/ConferenceList.html?Action=Find_Events&Time=125206546&SessionID=28691203af9qlfq5epx1iznxjok2bu6li8wibvux14dr1kpf41icmdpu9mkluxhw

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SCIL – Food for Thought: SCIL Summer Retreat

May 15, 2009 at 7:03 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Event: Food for Thought: SCIL Summer Retreat

Date: Friday, June 19

Location: Occidental College

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

In a continuing spirit of re-invention, we have decided to forego the Spring Program and instead close out this year and prepare for the one ahead with a summer retreat.

Mark your calendars for Friday, June 19 at Occidental College from 9:00 to 2:00. We promise a time of profound conversation. Talk with and learn from your instructional librarian colleagues from around So Cal.

In deference to contracting or extinguished professional development/travel budgets, we’re keeping registration to the cost of catering breakfast and lunch - $40/person.

Details to follow next week.

On behalf of: Marsha Schnirring, SCIL Vice-Chair/Chair Elect

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LJ Webcast Alert!: Mind, Body, Spirit

May 13, 2009 at 8:22 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009     |   Time: 2–3 PM ET
Register for this FREE webcast today at www.LibraryJournal.com/mindbodyspirit

The firestorm of controversy around Dan Brown’s books; the Dalai Lama’s international and interfaith following; the devoted readership of Marianne Williamson—all these point to a worldwide and inexhaustible appetite for personal spirituality that goes beyond church and shrine, and speaks to the health of the body, the wholeness of the spirit, and the curiosity of the seeking mind.Join us for a 60-minute Mind, Body, Spirit webcast that will feature three leading publishers as they introduce us to the best of their Spring and Fall 2009 titles, as well as important midlist and forthcoming publications. More than ever, in these trying times of “change and decay,” readers are relying on their libraries for books and resources that will nourish them and help them cope. This discussion will provide you with expert and up-to-date information about titles to help you meet the needs of your patrons.

FEATURED PUBLISHERS
Beyond Words–Partners in Transformation
Danielle Marshall, Marketing Manager
Inner Traditions–Books for the Mind, Body and Spirit
Rob Meadows, Director of Content
New World Library–Publishing Books That Change Lives
Georgia Hughes, Editorial Director

MODERATED BY
LJ’s Spiritual Living columnist, Graham Christian, a long-time observer of the religious scene in America, graduate of Harvard Divinity School, and incoming student to the Fall 2009 Simmons College GSLIS program.

Co-sponsored by and
(Baker & Taylor will provide a link to an order form for all the titles featured in this webcast.)

Can’t make it on May 21? No problem!
LJ 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.

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ACRL New Members Discussion Group Call for Presenters

May 13, 2009 at 3:31 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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The ACRL New Members Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for presentation at its meeting at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on Saturday, July 11, 2009.

The ACRL New Members 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 ACRL. Presenters at this meeting have the opportunity to contribute to the professional development of other academic librarians, gain conference presentation experience, and build their CV.

Our meeting topic for the conference is “The Publication Process: Getting Published in LIS Journals.” We are interested in presentations that share personal experiences with the publication process, that will help new and aspiring academic librarians gain a better understanding of the various steps that are involved in this process. We seek proposals for presentations that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to):

  • Planning a systematic research program

  • The publication process: Generating topics, writing up and submitting the manuscript, working with an editor, responding to reviewers, etc.

  • Targeting various journals for publication

  • What to do if your manuscript is not accepted

The ACRL New Members Discussion Group meeting will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presenters should plan to speak for 10 minutes and allow 5 minutes for questions/discussion. There will be three presentations. Following the presentations, we will open the floor for discussion on the topic, or we can answer your questions about getting involved in national activities and/or academic librarianship in general.

Proposals are due by June 8, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be made by June 15, 2009. Please include the following information in your proposal:

  1. A cover sheet with your name, title, institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and email address.

  2. A second sheet that contains no identifying information and includes the title and a 200-300 word description of your presentation. The description should clearly identify the topic of your presentation, your personal experience with this topic, and how your presentation will contribute to new and aspiring librarians’ understanding of the publication process.

  3. Keep in mind that there will be no use of technology for these presentations. Feel free to bring handouts if you’d like to provide a list of further reading, etc.

Please submit proposal by email to Merinda Hensley (ACRL Convener) at mhensle1@illinois.edu.

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Announcing May 21 Blended Librarians Webcast: Becoming an Educational Change Agent

May 12, 2009 at 8:43 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Steven Bell and John Shank, co-founders of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community and their guests, Josh Kim and Barbara Knauff, invite you to join the next webcast, “Becoming an Educational Change Agent” On Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 3 pm. EDT.

Event Description:

In this session, we’ll explore the changing role of academic teaching and learning “support” staff. How has it evolved over the past decade, and where are our job descriptions going? How much of our work is reactive, and how much of is advocacy for changes in instructional paradigms? How are the roles between instructional designers and librarians demarcated, and where are they beginning to shift or merge? Is learning technology itself an emerging academic discipline? We’ll begin with a brief presentation on these issues by Josh Kim and Barbara Knauff, Senior Learning Technologists at Dartmouth College (see their recent Educause Review column on these issues, “Business Cards for the Future“), but the majority of the session will be given over to a participant discussion of these issues.

Please prepare for the session by reading the Educause column, and by thinking about the shifts in teaching and learning support at your own institutions. We look forward to a lively discussion!

Although this event is free, advance registration is required to reserve a virtual seat. If you are already a member of the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community here is a link into the Learning Times Network that will get you to our Community and the registration page:

http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=2198642

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. 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).

4. 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.

5. Please plan on allowing yourself sufficient time to log in to the webcast on May 21, 2009. 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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Digital Reference Section, Library of Congress, Offers Monthly Orientation to Web Site

May 12, 2009 at 6:38 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Hello Everyone,

This is an announcement for a monthly service that we offer.  We have spaces available for tomorrow’s session, so if you are interested, please register. The price is right (free).
Judith Graves

The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with more than 134 million books, recordings, photographs and prints, maps, music items, and manuscripts.  Collected in more than 470 languages, the materials range from rare cuneiform tablets to born digital materials.  Through its Web site (www.loc.gov), the Library makes available its resources, services, and more than fifteen million of its items in American history and culture.

How can you access the wealth of information available on the Library’s Web site?  What resources and services can assist you? The Digital Reference Section (DRS) conducts a free, one-hour orientation monthly, on the second Wednesday at 11 a.m. – noon, Eastern time, via Web conference.  Throughout the program, DRS staff provide opportunities to ask questions, learn strategies for online access of the materials, and sample the collections and resources provided to facilitate your research.

The next session will be May 13, 11 a.m. – noon, Eastern time.  To register for the Orientation, use the Participant Registration Form, available from  http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/orientation_form.php. Confirmation, log on instructions, and the handout will be sent via email.  Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.  For more information or to request the Orientation for a group, contact the Digital Reference Section via the Ask A Librarian form at http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-digital.html.

Judith K. Graves
Digital Projects Coordinator
Digital Reference Section
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4604

Email:  jgrav [at] loc [dot] gov
(v)202/707-2562; [f]202/252-3116
Virtual Programs & Services: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/
Library of Congress:  http://www.loc.gov/

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REMINDER: May 29 deadline to apply for Immersion Program

May 12, 2009 at 6:30 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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ACRL announces the invitation to apply for its Immersion ’09 Program.  2009 will bring a new structure to the Immersion Program.  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.

Applications are being accepted for Immersion Assessment and Intentional Teacher tracks.  May 29, 2009 is the deadline to apply.

ASSESSMENT TRACK. This program is intended for experienced academic librarians (5+ years teaching experience) active in teaching and learning and those with leadership roles for information literacy (IL) program development who want to improve their knowledge and practice of both classroom and program assessment.  This program will approach assessment from a learning-centered perspective; participants will emerge with a broader understanding of assessment and how to use assessment as an important tool to guide evidence-based classroom, curriculum, and program development.

INTENTIONAL TEACHER TRACK. This program is aimed at the experienced academic librarian (5+ years teaching experience, in a library or other setting) who wants to become more self-aware and self-directed as a teacher.  This program facilitates the process of critical reflection through peer discussion, readings, and personal reflection as a pathway to professional growth and renewal. The program offers a mixture of structured and co-constructed learning segments, such as peer discussions, individual reading and reflection times, and participant-led communities of practice.

CURRICULUM

Visit www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/index.cfm (Click “Immersion ‘09”) for complete details, including curriculum, learning outcomes, and more.

HOW TO APPLY

Application instructions are online at www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/index.cfm (Click “Immersion ‘09”).  Acceptance is competitive to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation.  The application deadline is Friday, May 29, 2009.

LOCATION AND DATES

Immersion Assessment and Intentional Teacher tracks will be held in Nashville, December 2-6, 2009.

Questions concerning the program or application process should be directed to Margot Conahan at 312-280-2522; mconahan@ala.org

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Podcasting for Libraries

May 8, 2009 at 6:34 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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Live Webcast
June 2, 2009
11 a.m Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern

1.5 hours

Registration is now open!

Webcast description:
Podcasting is like an Internet radio show, or a blog with audio.  It uses the power of RSS syndication to automatically deliver new episodes to listeners.  There are millions of podcasts available, covering nearly any topic imaginable.  Any library can produce a podcast using free software and inexpensive hardware.  If you can post to a blog and talk into a microphone, you can create a podcast.  How can your library use podcasting as a tool for teaching, promotion, outreach and programming?

This session will explore:
• What a podcast is and isn’t
• How RSS makes a podcast work
• Free and cheap hardware and software for podcasting
• Recording and production
• Publishing and sustaining a podcast
• How libraries can use podcasting
• Finding the right voice to reach your audience

Presenter:
Jason Puckett is the Instruction Librarian for User Education Technologies at Georgia State University in Atlanta.  He earned his MLIS via online distance education from Florida State University and has a BA in English from GSU.  He is the co-chair for the Teaching Learning and Technology committee of ALA’s Library Instruction Roundtable and a member of the LITA BIGWIG social software interest group.  He produces a library podcast for GSU students and co-produces the Adventures in Library Instruction podcast for teaching librarians, which is available at http://adlibinstruction.blogspot.com/. He blogs at jasonpuckett.net.

Registration fees:
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.

Registration is now open!

Register with Credit Card

  • You will need to log in with your ALA ID & password. If you do not have an ALA ID & password, you will be asked to create one in order to register.

Register by PO

  • Download and complete the PO registration form.
  • Submit the form along with your actual PO to ALA registration (fax or mail; see form for details).
  • You will not be considered registered for the course until both your PO and the registration form have been received and processed by ALA registration.

Member rates apply to personal memberships only. Want to join ACRL or ALA? Complete the online membership form, available on the ALA Web site. If you join ALA/ACRL within five days of registering, we will adjust your fee (please fax a copy of your completed registration form to ACRL at 312-280-2520).

Payment may be made by credit card or purchase order (PO) only.
If paying by PO, the PO number is required at the time of registration.

Class size is limited to 60 participants. Full refunds will be granted up to 14 days prior to the start of the seminar.

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More on OLSSI 2009

May 8, 2009 at 6:32 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute, has opened registration for OLSSI 2009. The title is fun: “The Superheroes of YOUR Library: SUPPORT STAFF!” (Having just read the paperback compilation of the 12 Watchmen stories, I am back into superheroes. Or maybe I’m just reliving my youth…)

Anyway, the conference will be held August 2 – 4, 2009, on the beautiful campus of Denison University in Granville, Ohio.

OLSSI has added a discounted Early Bird Registration Rate of $200 until May 15th. And their scholarship contest is still open for first-time attendees.

This is a great opportunity to build skills in your front line and behind the scenes staff, and expose them to some new ways of thinking about libraries. As Alan Kay said, “Point of view is worth 80 IQ points!”

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Webinar: Spanish Language Outreach Success

May 8, 2009 at 5:48 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Register today for a free webinar on May 13 featuring real-world examples of successful outreach to Spanish-speakers. Three Montana librarians, Amy Ling (North Valley Public Library), Marie Habener (Dillon Public Library) and Molly Ledermann (Missoula Public Library) will present the work they have done to sustain the momentum of WebJunction’s Spanish Language Outreach project, and discuss their ongoing strategies to assess community needs, make their libraries more welcoming, develop programming, and foster connections with Spanish-speaking communities. Montana librarians became involved with Spanish Language Outreach through participation in workshops in seven Montana communities. Since then, they have used the MTSLO blog to showcase those who continue to provide outreach activities, services and programs for Spanish Speakers in their communities.

Register for the webinar

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