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Fellowship Opportunities at University of Illinois

bdoylewi — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:11:56 +0000

Fellowships Now Available for Doctoral Study: Information in Society

The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science is recruiting a select group of doctoral students interested in pursuing the study of information in society, including policy, economic, and historical dimensions. Your interests may lie in any part of the emerging field of information studies, such as practices of information organization, library history, the political economy of information, or community information systems; your academic background may be in library and information science, history, law, communications or other fields—as long as you share our commitment to engaging deeply with the processes that structure information in society. Fellowship recipients should be seeking to prepare for careers as faculty members in schools of library and information science.

Apply by January 1, 2008 to begin study in Fall 2008

Contact: Professor and Associate Dean Linda C. Smith:(217) 333-7742 |Email: lcsmith@uiuc.edu

Visit the website at http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/phd/

ALA Library Workplace Survey

bdoylewi — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:06:30 +0000

CHICAGO - The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is encouraging library employees to participate in its Library Workplace Wellness online survey. The survey provides an important opportunity for library employees to share information about the availability of, and their participation in, work/life options in libraries around the nation. The online survey will be available through Dec. 14. “Like many other professions, we know that library workers experience stressors of doing more with less, increasing expectations from users and information overload,” said ALA-APA Director Jenifer Grady. “We publish articles in Library Worklife about how employees can help themselves achieve work-life balance, but we want to know what library administrations and employees themselves are doing to help staff improve their health and reduce stress.” (more…)

Libraries urged to participate in national study of Internet use in libraries

judah — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:23:30 +0000

October 16, 2007

CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) is encouraging public libraries to participate in the 2007-2008 Public Library Funding and Technology Access online survey. The survey provides an important opportunity for libraries to share information on computer and Internet resources and infrastructure, as well as funding, technology training and other uses of public libraries, such as providing public access technology centers in their communities. The current year’s online survey, available at http://survey.pnmi.com, will be available through Nov. 25, 2007.
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Building Bridges - North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries 2007

judah — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:33:13 +0000

NAHSL (North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, the New England chapter of the Medical Library Association) is holding its 2007 meeting, Building Bridges, in Woodstock, Vermont, October 28-30, 2007.
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Deadline extended for National Library Week Grant

judah — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:28:49 +0000

The deadline for the Scholastic Library Publishing National
Library Week grant has been extended to Monday, October 15, 2007.

U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for a $5,000 grant that will be awarded to the best public awareness campaign that promotes the theme “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library” during National Library Week (April 13-19, 2008). Application forms and guidelines are available on The Campaign for America’s Libraries Web site http://www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/nlwgrant
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Next Generation Library Catalogs

judah — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:26:56 +0000

Come and hear more about the “next generation” of library catalogs from some folks on the front lines.

This free program is sponsored by the Five College Library Directors, with support from Simmons College G.S.L.I.S. West.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
1:00 – 4:00pm
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Campus Center Auditorium

Registration required: http://snipurl.com/nextgen (more…)

Bringing Picture Books Alive

jessamyn — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:10:16 +0000

Bringing Picture Books Alive; Learn to use music and movement to enhance storytime! October 25, 2007, 9:30am - 3:00pm, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier, VT.

Peter and Mary Alice Amidon will share the many ways of enhancing story time with music, movement, and storytelling in this lively workshop aimed at librarians, teachers, and others that provide book-rich environments for children. For more information about the Amidons, visit their website at www.amidonmusic.com. This is a rare opportunity to work with these amazing professionals in a hands-on, invigorating workshop.

Cost is $25.00 for VLA members and $35 for non-members. Lunch not included - brown bag your own or eat out in delicious downtown Montpelier!

Contact: Megan Allison, mallison@moretownschool.org, 223-3794.

Reserve your spot by October 18th, please. Send contact information and a check made out to the Vermont Library Association to:

Megan Allison
PO Box 565
Moretown, VT 05660

VLA Partners with Ken Burns WWII Project

judah — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:51:29 +0000

Ken Burns’ epic new series The War is accompanied by an unprecedented national community engagement campaign to collect and preserve the stories of WWII veterans and their families. VLA has become a partner in this initiative, which involves (more…)

Focus on the Customer conference

jessamyn — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:01:03 +0000

Focus on the Customer, November 3, 2007, 9:30 am-3:00 pm (coffee at 9:15), Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St., Barre,VT Annual statewide conference for trustees and their librarians sponsored by the VLA’s VLTA section, with help from the Dept. of Libraries. Speakers will focus on three topics important to serving public library communities today: customer privacy, customer and staff safety, and branding / marketing. Speakers will include Robin Lane of Champlain College, Trina Magi - VLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, Rob Geiszler - Dept. of Libraries, and Liz Schlegel of Spike Advertising.

Registration is $16 for VLA members, $20 for nonmembers. Deadline is October 29. Email, call or write: Marianne Kotch, Dept. of Libraries, 578 Paine Tpke. N., Berlin, VT 05602, 802-828-2320.

SALSA Reference Round Table

jessamyn — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:56:49 +0000

SALSA Reference Round Table - August 22, 2007, Middlebury College Library.
Meeting of VT academic librarians to discuss Online and Print Reference Resources. Topics include budgeting; selecting; duplication between print and online; weeding vs. archiving older print resources; advertising resources and increasing use; assessment.