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EDUCATION LIBRARIES, Winter 2009 Issue Now Available The Winter 2009 issue of Education Libraries, a peer-reviewed journal from SLA's Education Division, is now available via the URLs below. Published since 1975, the journal made to the move online format in 2005. Please keep in mind that we are always looking for submissions and book reviewers. All the best, Jacqueline Snider ... [Link]
ACRLog » Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
Best Time to Write Occasionally someone will ask me about my writing routine. How do I manage to write regularly? The most immediate thing that comes to mind is having something that really inspires you or gets you thinking, and that you feel compelled to write about it so you can share your ideas with colleagues. Having a steady stream ... [Link]
SLA Blog » How a Name Change Could Spell Success
"I am not opposed to a name change. It may be necessary, but it will never be sufficient on its own. If we change our name and change nothing else, it will be simply cosmetics. We need an attitudinal change that results in changes in the way we perceive our profession and our role." - Eugenie Prime, from a conversation with ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Go mobile @ ACRL Midwinter Workshops - Dec. 4 reg deadline
ACRL is offering two professional development workshops focusing on mobile technology and libraries in conjunction with the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting held Jan.15-20, 2010 in Boston. Complete workshop details including registration materials are available online. December 4 is the advance registration deadline. Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device: Developing a Mobile Website for Your Library (Friday, Jan. 15, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m) ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » ACRL OnPoint Chat December 2: Job Seeking in a Tough Economy
Join us for the next free ACRL OnPoint chat: December 2, 2009: Job Seeking in a Tough Economy (11 a.m Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern) Aspiring academic librarians may find job seeking difficult in today’s economy, given budget cuts and hiring freezes at many colleges and universities. Join this month’s chat whether ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Commitment
by Dan Trefethen I posted something to the Solo Librarians discussion list that got me thinking about commitment. It is true what they say, until you have made a commitment to something, you will remain troubled in your mind, vacillating over the decision and not wanting to settle down. On the Solo list, I made the glib connection between the ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » November C&RL Available Online
College and Research Libraries November 2009, Vol. 70, No. 6 Table of Contents Abstracts Editorial (PDF) Full-text Articles The full-text of these articles are available to current ACRL members only. You will need your password to access them. The 3 Directions: Situated Information Literacy James T. Nichols PDF version Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: A Study of University Library Directors and ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » New Pre-print Now Available!
Article Title: A Longitudinal Assessment of Graduate Student Research Behavior and the Impact of Attending a Library Literature Review Workshop Author: Hannah Gascho Rempel Accepted: November 15, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: November 2010 [Link]
ACRL Insider » Sparky award contest brings new voices, momentum to final weeks
Three new sponsors have thrown their support behind the 2009 Sparky Awards, joining ACRL and others who believe in reinforcing the importance of new media and student voices in the global discussion on access to research. The three groups — the New Media Consortium, the Center for Social Media, and the Open Video Alliance — add new momentum to the ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Library Copyright Alliance files comments regarding works for the blind and visually impaired
Today the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), composed of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries, filed comments on behalf of LCA, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) to the Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding the ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Library Copyright Alliance releases issue briefs on international copyright and libraries
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), of which ACRL is a member, announces a new series of issue briefs on current topics relating to international copyright and libraries. Written by Janice Pilch, Association of Research Libraries visiting program officer on international copyright and LCA international copyright advocate, the five issue briefs address key international legal and policy issues affecting libraries and ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Your comments needed on principles for traditional cultural expression
ALA is working to establish a set of principles addressing the management and protection of traditional cultural expressions and is seeking broad input on the document Librarianship and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Nurturing Understanding and Respect. Traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) have an impact on library services such as digital preservation, collection access and the development of relationships with local communities seeking ... [Link]
SLA Blog » SLA Alignment Project Chat in Second Life: Tomorrow!
Presented by Jill Strand , Libby Trudell, David Shumaker, Cara SchatzWhen: November 17 2009 - 5pm PT/SLTWhere: Info Island Auditorium, Second LifeSLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20~ This session is in Second Life, please get a Second Life avatar and the client software here: http://www.secondlife.com There will be avatars in SL to greet you.Have you been wanting to find time to understand the research ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Clarification and Perspective on Name Change by Ruth Wolfish
A few points to consider regarding the vote to change the name of SLA to Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals Voting will take place today (16 November) through 9 December The vote is YES or NO to change the name from SLA to Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals. The vote is on the full name, there is not an acronym. ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Stop Dancing with a 'Default' Name & Partner up with a New One! by Ty Webb
One hundred years ago, John Cotton Dana admitted that our name was chosen "in default of a better." Even though we have talked about changing it ever since then, we continued to use it. The idea of changing it was scary, so we kept on going. Well, let's stop our 100-yr-old superstitious dance with a "default" name and partner up ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Vote YES on Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals by Daniel Lee
The proposal to change our name has encouraged debate and deliberation in all corners of this association. It has also forced us to focus our attention on the results of the Alignment Project, an effort to adapt to a changing world in which we are not alone. This proposal has been 100 years in the making and now is the time ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » New book from ACRL!
ACRL is pleased to announce a new book by Dr. John Budd. In Framing Library Instruction, Budd addresses the philosophical and practical implications of cognition and information and the practice of library instruction in the light of those implications. Undergraduate students are faced with innumerable challenges as they enter a world with new and different academic demands. Their success, to ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Member of the Week: Lisa N. Johnston
Lisa N. Johnston is Associate Director of Libraries at Sweet Briar College’s Mary Helen Cochran Library in Sweet Briar, VA. Lisa has been an ACRL member since 1989, and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Curious, energetic, eclectic. 2. What are you reading right now (or listening to on your iPod)? Currently I ... [Link]
ACRLog » Faculty Blog Round-Up: PowerPoint
Among academic bloggers, yet another battle is raging in the PowerPoint wars. Margaret Soltan, English professor and the venerable curmudgeon of University Diaries, links to a student’s blog to show how PowerPoint enables and encourages shoddy teaching. Fellow English professor Alan Jacobs agrees, pointing to students’ sense of entitlement that results from PowerPoint. Jonathan Rees, professor of history, puts the ... [Link]
ACRLog » Encouraging Engagement
Right now we’re in the midst of our busiest time in the semester for instruction at my library. I coordinate our information literacy program so instruction is always a big part of my job, but it looms even larger for me at this time of year. If I’m not teaching a class, I’m probably thinking about the classes I teach. ... [Link]
