From a list:The ALA Committee on Accreditation (COA) invites comment via blog http://www.oa.ala.org/accreditation/ from you and your members and constituents on the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies (2008) and in particular on the recommendations of the Library Education Task Force in their final report issued January 13, 2009 to the ALA Executive Board for
—-From WebJunction! No matter which end of the technology spectrum you find yourself (Core/beginner or Systems & IT/advanced), you can spend 10-15 minutes on this opportunity to assess your level of skill in key library technology areas. You will also be helping WebJunction determine a baseline of skill and needs for improvement for technology competencies so that we can better
Seeking regular contributors:Do you have a story to tell? Come and share it at Library Worklife!Library Worklife: HR E-News for Today’s Leaders is looking for aspiring and experienced writers – library employees and graduate students who have stories to tell about their careers, jobs, research, and pathways to success. Library Worklife is a monthly, electronic newsletter published by the American
With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a multinational group of libraries is developing the design for an Open Library Environment (OLE), an alternative to the current model of an Integrated Library System. OLE Project webcastWhen: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm ESTTopics include an update of OLE activities, community outreach initiatives, reactions to feedback submitted
One of my colleagues posted a question to his facebook wondering what the library of the future would look like. Here is my unedited response which is a little more casual given the nature of fb discussions : In terms of physical space, it needs to be inviting, and adaptive to a variety of users — easily configurable furniture (by
So, every year, we do a video. Each year, the library movie has a different theme (2008 — bmovies). I was part of making this movie, but this isn’t my movie (but I have permission to republish it). Ignore my very bad acting…
http://www.wesleyancollege.edu/Academics/Library/LibraryCat/tabid/184/Default.aspx sad. The link also includes a nice overview of library cats.
The Dynamic Content Group (DYG) of which I am Chair, is mostly just a brainstorming group. We grew out of WAG (the Web Advisory Group) and our charge is to examine how we use Web2.0 technologies and see how we could use them more effectively. To that end, we are currently focusing mostly on “traditional” web2.0 technologies, and we haven’t
ALA INVITES APPLICATIONS TO THE 2009 GOOGLE POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM The Washington Office of the American Library Association (ALA) will be participating again in the Google Policy Fellowship program for the summer of 2009. The first class of fellows worked for ten weeks this past summer at ALA Washington and at other public interest organizations involved in debates on broadband
Doesn’t this sound great? Friday Dec 5 10:00-11:30Simplify your inbox : making RSS work for youWonder how some people always seem to be in the know and up to date on the latest news? Discover free and easy tools to simplify your inbox, your reading lists and more. Lineup is tentative:Explore Pageflakes, Google Reader, Outlook RSS (Robin Fay), Amy Watts