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ACRL Insider » C&RL News - November 2009
The November 2009 issue of C&RL News is now available online and in the mail. Making the transition from K–12 to higher education can be daunting for many students. Academic librarians are exploring new ways to connect with first-year students and improve their research and information literacy skills. At Belmont University in Nashville, librarians aren’t waiting until students enter college ... [Link]
ACRLog » LACUNY Institute Explores The Next Generation Of Library Leadership
Editor’s Note: Here we share a report from the 2009 LACUNY Institute authored by guest poster Sarah Laleman Ward, Outreach Librarian at Hunter College Libraries. We greatly appreciate Sarah’s contribution to ACRLog in which she shares with our readers the highlights from the Institute. The 2009 LACUNY Institute was held October 23, 2009 in New York. The Institute theme was ... [Link]
SLA Blog » SLA Name Change Initiative: A Personal Perspective by Ann Sweeney
This year marks my 40th as a librarian. During that span, I’ve worked in international, federal, bi-state government; quasi-government; academic; solo; company; and public libraries—and have volunteered in elementary and high school libraries. Subject areas with which I’ve dealt include business, transportation, engineering, defense, law, political science, trade, news, and labor. My job descriptions have covered reference, technical services, cataloging, collection ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » New Look for ACRL National Conference!
To better reflect the nature of the ACRL National Conference, we have created a new brand and redesigned the conference Website. And we’re giving you, our valued members, a sneak peak! Our new look will be officially unveiled for the ACRL 2011 National Conference, March 30 - April 2, in Philadelphia and will continue to build recognition for future ACRL ... [Link]
ACRLog » Beware Of Overconfidence
I hope you took some time to take a look at the latest ECAR report on undergraduates and their use of and attitudes about technology. In addition to Barbara’s post and some good discussion over at COLLIB-L, I commented (on the discussion list) that I had brought up some of the same issues in my ACRLog post about the 2008 ... [Link]
SLA Blog » How much of a member benefit?
The recent announcements that the New York Times is cutting 100 newsroom jobs and that Conde Nast is closing Gourmet, Modern Bride, and three other magazines are fresh evidence of the fading fortunes of print publications. Much of the blame for print's decline is attributed to advertisers, who are focusing their messages (and dollars) on social and other interactive media. ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Strategic Knowledge - Defining Moments
[The following is an abridged version of an essay prepared by SMR International President Guy St. Clair in observance of the centenary of Peter F. Drucker's birth. The full essay is published here, at the SMR International site, and at SMRShare, the company's knowledge capture site.]The Drucker Centenary Approaches:Developing, Managing, and Sharing Strategic Knowledge For many who work with strategic ... [Link]
SLA Blog » The SLA Name Change: A View from Germany... by Michael Fanning
I have recently taken over the role of SLA Representative for Germany and like many other colleagues I have been pondering the SLA name change. My thoughts on the matter have grown from being able to fit into a tidy e-mail, so I thought I would pen them as an open letter, which became a brief paper, and share them with all SLA members. (the entire letter/paper ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Member of the Week: Clay Williams
Clay Williams is Acting Chief Librarian of the Hunter College Libraries in New York, NY. Clay has been an ACRL member since 1992 and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Collaborative, fun, curious. 2. What are you reading right now? Morning by W. D. Wetherell and Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos ... [Link]
techMETRO » Digitech Newsletter :: November 2009
Blyberg Addresses the Ecology of Information at Annual Meeting Libraries are uniquely positioned to serve new roles in the communities we serve, but we need to understand and respond to how individuals are creating their own information environments. That was the message delivered to over 160 METRO members by John Blyberg, Assistant Directory for Innovation and User Experience at Darien ... [Link]
ACRLog » Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
A New Courseware Trend? This news item caught my eye. It announces an agreement between Blackboard and NBC in which the former will now offer access to the latter’s content. It states: Blackboard is providing academic users with access to historical multimedia resources from NBC Learn. The two companies today announced that that they’ve inked a deal to make historical ... [Link]
SLA Blog » This Key Unlocks the Door to Our Future...Let's Use It!
If the Alignment were about nothing more than that "others" don't understand what we do and that we just need to try harder to prove value, then the prodigious effort that's gone into it (and continues with the name change brouhaha) would surely be ridiculously oversized for small gains. It's not just a question that "others" don't understand what we ... [Link]
SLA Blog » SLA Recognizes Five Early-Career Information Professionals as Rising Stars
The Centennial year of SLA marks the first time that SLA has given this award. It is an annual association-level award that recognizes new members who show exceptional promise of leadership and contribution to the association and profession and is bestowed only on members who have one to five years of experience as information professionals. To view a video detailing the accomplishments of these ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » ACRL’s 2010 Emerging Leaders
ALA has announced the participants for the 2010 Emerging Leaders program. This year’s three ACRL-sponsored emerging leaders are Hui-Fen Chang, Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian, Oklahoma State University Library, sponsored by ACRL; Wendy Girven, Public Services Librarian, University of Alaska - Juneau, sponsored by the ACRL University Library Section; and Arianne Hartsell-Gundy, Humanities Librarian, Miami University, sponsored by the ACRL ... [Link]
In the Library with the Lead Pipe » [RE]Boot Camp: Share Some. Learn More. Teach Better.
Wordle cloud of participants’ goals Setting the Stage Last fall, as a part of the Texas Library Association’s “Transforming” initiative, my library held its own transforming retreat. Austin Community College (ACC) Library Services has gone through a hiring spurt recently, adding 10 new full time librarians in just the last three years. This retreat brought together all 23 of us ... [Link]
ACRLog » Celebrating Open Access Week
Last week was Open Access Week, and my library hosted an afternoon program for faculty. We started things off with a brief introduction to open access scholarly journal publishing. After a quick review of the origins and history of OA, we discussed the benefits of OA journals for faculty, students, libraries, universities, and the general public. We also demonstrated how ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Four New Preprints Now Available
Article Title: Moving Beyond Citation Analysis: How Surveys and Interviews Enhance, Enrich, and Expand Your Research Findings Authors: Paula M. Storm, Susann deVries, Robert Kelly Accepted: October 23, 2009 Anticipated Publication Date: September 2010 Article Title: External Reporting Lines of Academic Special Libraries: A Health Sciences Case Study Authors: Amy Gleeson Buhler, Nita Ferree, Tara T. Cataldo, Michele R. Tennant ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Opposing the Name, But Supporting Alignment
For those of you who follow my iBraryGuy blog, these reflections will look familiar. My original response to the proposed name was posted there. I have since accepted the invitation to post an opponents perspective to the SLA Blog and have edited my original piece accordingly. SLA, the venerable Special Libraries Association, is my favorite organization for librarians and information professionals. ... [Link]
SLA Blog » Edogun Recognized for Service to SLA
SLA Event Coordinator Akisha Edogun receives special recognition for five years of service to SLA. She was recognized at the recent full staff meeting (pictured here with Chief Policy Officer Doug Newcomb). Many of you know Akisha from the logistics she coordinates for SLA's annual conference, her positive, can-do attitude and ready smile. Staff appreciate Akisha for providing ideas and working on multiple projects beyond ... [Link]
ACRL Insider » Member of the Week: Theresa Liedtka
Theresa Liedtka is Dean of the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga’s Lupton Library in Chattanooga, TN. Theresa has been an ACRL member since 1999 and is your ACRL member of the week. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Patron-focused, energetic, progressive. 2. What are you reading right now? I just finished the most recent issue of The New Yorker. I try ... [Link]
