KLA Academic Librarians

Call for JSC 2010 Mini-Session Proposals

2009-10-20T15:17:00.006-05:00

This notice has been posted to several lists. Please excuse any duplication.

Proposals for mini-sessions are now being accepted for the 2010 KLA Academic and Special Sections and the SLA Kentucky Chapter Joint Spring Conference. The Conference will take place April 28-30, 2010 at the General Butler State Resort Park. All proposals must be submitted electronically here.

The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30th, 2009. Notification of accepted proposals will take place December 15th, 2009.

We look forward to reviewing your proposal!

--Joint Spring Conference Planning Committee

It's Committee Nomination Time Again!

2009-10-20T13:28:00.005-05:00

KLA's Academic Library Section needs you!

Please complete the online committee preference form and indicate the committees on which you would be willing to serve. Please respond by November 30, 2009. Committee appointments will be announced December 2009.

Thanks for volunteering!

Lesley Jackson
Chair, KLA Academic Section

First Book Contest - Cast Your Vote

2009-09-15T11:02:00.003-05:00

Tell us what book got you hooked and vote for Kentucky to receive 50,000 new books for children in need. Kentucky won in 2008; let's see if we can win again this year! Voting will end September 30th and you can vote once every 24 hours.

http://booksforkids.firstbook.org/whatbook/index.php

The 2009 KLA/KSMA Conference

2009-08-20T09:46:00.001-05:00

The 2009 KLA/KSMA Conference will be at the Galt House Hotel & Suites, Louisville, KY, September 30 - October 3, 2009!

To Download The Complete Conference Program, Click HERE

Click HERE to Register Online.

Applications for KLA Professional Development Grants Now Being Accepted

2009-06-11T08:10:00.000-05:00

Deadline: August 15th, 2009. For more information about how to apply for a grant, please visit the KLA ALS web page at:

http://www.kylibasn.org/alsection442.cfm

Announcement of the award(s) will be made in September 2009.

Survey for Early Career Librarians

2009-05-22T09:14:00.005-05:00

Are you an Early Career Librarian? Have you received your MLS or MLIS within the last 5 years?

If so, you are being invited to participate in a brief survey.

The purpose of this national study is to determine the experience of early-career librarians with professional associations. Specifically, are you attending conferences and meetings, serving on professional committees, participating in formal mentoring programs, and ultimately finding the kinds of opportunities you expected as you began your career? If not, which factors discourage you from pursuing participation in professional activities?

The results of this research will be presented at the upcoming 2009 ALA annual meeting in Chicago and potentially submitted for future publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Please take five minutes to complete the brief online survey that can be accessed at the following URL: http://jmu.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_a3PXI212qcHJgoY&SVID=Prod

Please complete this survey by June 22,2009.Thank you in advance for your willingness to complete the survey! Please feel free to share with your early career librarian colleagues.

With appreciation,
Stefanie E. Warlick
James Madison University

(posting from ALA NMRT listserv)

Email Legislative Day

2009-05-06T21:35:00.003-05:00

Dear KLA Academic Libraries Section members:

Please take FIVE MINUTES of your time TODAY (MAY 7) and help support me and the rest of our Kentucky library legislative delegation as we visit KY's congressmen in D.C. next week. By sending an email through the ALA web site, you can show your support for issues that are important to Kentucky's libraries and give more "umph" to our conversations in Washington next week. I have included instructions and a "copy and paste" message below for your convenience.

Thank you for your time and support.

Jason Vance
Chair, Academic Libraries Section

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HOW YOU CAN HELP
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Email your congressmen using ALA's legislative contact form by visiting:

http://capwiz.com/ala/home/

1) enter your zip code
2) scroll to the red box that says “write your local officials”
3) at the bottom of that box, you will see “Or compose your own message to Federal or State elected officials” click “Federal”
4) use the subject line “Support Kentucky’s Libraries”
5) select “education” for the subject
6) copy the message below (or write your own) and paste it into the text box,
7) enter your contact information
8) send the message

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COPY & PASTE MESSAGE
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Kentucky's school, public, academic, and special libraries are very important, and I want you to support them with your votes on the follow issues:

1. Government Information – allowing regional Federal Depository Libraries flexibility to collaborate, innovate and experiment in order to thrive, given the greatly changing world of government information.

2. Public Access to Federally-Funded Research – supporting enhanced access to federally-funded research through open-access publication and open-data policies.

3. Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Reauthorization – supporting reauthorization of the LSTA with adequate funding to support the doubling of grants.

4. Orphan Works – supporting reasonable orphan-works legislation that will make these copyrighted works more accessible.

5. Copyright: Section 108 – supporting the extension of Section 108 to include museums and other cultural institutions and to facilitate Web archiving, preservation and remote access to copies.

6. Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act – supporting legislation that will remedy those sections of the PATRIOT Act that infringe on the civil liberties of library users.

7. Network Neutrality – supporting legislation to preserve the neutrality of the Internet and ensure that Internet service providers do not discriminate against users.

8. Fair-Use and Anti-Circumvention – supporting exceptions to the anti-circumvention provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to allow fair-use to copyrighted works.

Boards Approve Recommendation For NELINET To Join Lyrasis

2009-04-23T07:56:00.000-05:00

The Boards of Directors of NELINET and Lyrasis approved a resolution to recommend that NELINET join Lyrasis. Together, Lyrasis and NELINET will comprise the largest membership collaborative of its kind serving more than 4,500 libraries and cultural heritage institutions in New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Southeastern United States.

If approved by the NELINET membership, the effective date of the merger will be Fall 2009.

From:
http://www3.nelinet.net/node/535 and
http://www3.nelinet.net/merger-FAQ#G9

2009-04-14T11:23:00.003-05:00

Time to Celebrate--It's National Library Workers Day!

Tuesday April 14th, 2009

http://www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwd.html

Rick Anderson's ppt slides (JSC 2009)

2009-04-08T15:25:00.003-05:00

Several people have written to me asking for Rick Anderson's slides from his April 2nd presentation at the 2009 Joint Spring Conference. Rick has graciously agreed to share them. His speaking notes are also included in the link below.

Five Sacred Cows of Librarianship: Why They No Longer Matter, and Why Two of Them Never Did

FOR MEMBER REVIEW: Proposed Joint Spring Conference Planning Guide

2009-03-09T15:37:00.003-05:00

At our spring Business Meeting on April 2, the Academic Libraries Section needs to vote on the proposed Joint Spring Conference Planning Guide that was tabled at our October 2 meeting. Some members took issue with a few points of the document which I attempted to summarize in the attached "background facts/member concerns" document below. Please take time to familiarize yourself with the following:

background facts / member concerns from Oct 2 meeting (pdf)
proposed Joint Spring Conference Planning Guide:
Table of Contents (pdf) / Guide (pdf)

Feel free to use the comments section below to express your thoughts and concerns prior to our meeting on April 2.

Thanks,
Jason Vance
Chair, Academic Libraries Section

Academic Librarian Section Meeting at Spring Conference

2009-03-04T12:05:00.003-05:00

Save the Date:

The Academic Librarian Section Membership Meeting at the KLA Spring Conference
will be on Thursday April 2, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Barren River Lake State Resort

Joint Spring Conference

2009-02-27T11:02:00.004-05:00

Registration is now open for the upcoming Joint Spring Conference of the KLA Academic Section, the KLA Special Section, and the Kentucky Chapter of SLA!

April 1st - 3rd, 2009

Barren River Lake State Resort Park

Registration Form

Brochure

PALINET & SOLINET Merger

2009-02-06T10:16:00.002-05:00

PALINET & SOLINET merger is approved. A new name has been created for the new organization – LYRASIS. The name was inspired by the constellation of Lyra.

For more information, see:

http://www.mergerupdate.org/

SLA Division of Interest to Academics

2009-02-02T11:53:00.002-05:00

KLA Academic Members,

For those of you looking to get more involved in an international organization, SLA has just launched an Academic Division. SLA is a terrific organization for specialized subject information and is known for its excellent networking opportunities. Now SLA will also offer more programming and counterpart discussions of interest to academic librarians from all subject disciplines. SLA membership includes one division affiliation and one chapter affiliation at no additional cost (incidentally, the Kentucky Chapter is a very active and fun chapter).

The Academic Division is in the early formation stages, and we need your input to make this division the best it can be in serving the needs of academic members of SLA. We will have a round table session at the Annual Conference in Washington D.C. to solicit your input. If you aren't going to the conference but have ideas for the division, send them to jrfoster@tamu.edu. We'll take them with us to the conference and add them to the discussion.

By joining with other academic information professionals, we can help each other succeed in the academic environment. Visit the SLA website for more information about joining.

Survey: Do You Want a Pre-Conference?

2009-01-15T08:38:00.001-05:00

Good morning,

The 2009 Joint Spring Conference Committee is hard at work planning a terrific conference, but we need your help. We are discussing whether to offer a pre-conference and would like to know whether this is an option that would be supported. Would you mind taking a moment to fill out the survey at the link below so that we can determine if we should offer a pre-conference, and if so, what type of pre-conference would be the most useful?

This survey is being posted to several lists so please excuse any duplication.

Thank you,

2009 Joint Spring Conference Planning Committee

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=eBM_2b9v2CTJQy85DkzCRz7Q_3d_3d

Veteran's Information @ your library - ALA Wiki

2008-11-07T11:26:00.003-05:00

ALA is featuring a series of library activities during the week of Veteran's Day (Veteran's Day is Nov. 11, 2008) to provide information to help veterans and their families better understand the education benefits available under the new post-9/11 GI Bill.

A wiki has been created as a tool to locate some of the various types of information for veterans. You can find the wiki here:

www.wo.ala.org/veteransinfo

There is a link to a logo as well as to a promotional poster, near the bottom of the wiki, if you want to feature information about this at your library or website.

Seeking Committee Volunteers

2008-11-06T09:59:00.003-05:00

KLA's Academic Library Section needs you!

Please complete the online committee preference form and indicate the committees on which you would be willing to serve. Please respond by November 15,2008. Committee appointments will be announced December 2008.

Jason Vance
Chair, KLA Academic Section

View and Comment on ALS Joint Spring Conference Planning Guide

2008-11-03T14:22:00.002-05:00

A majority of ALS members present voted at its fall KLA conference business meeting, held on October 2, to “Table” further discussion on and consideration of the draft Joint Spring Conference Planning Guide.

Background points of information:
1) The guide was developed by the 2008 ALS and SLS chairs, and SLA KY Chapter President and intended for use and reference by future Joint Spring Conference planners;
2) The policies and procedures were included to formalize the conference planning process and to provide the conference partner organizations with a formal agreement;
3) Both SLS and KY Chapter Executive Boards have approved the policies and procedures/planning guide;
4) ALS Executive Committee found the proposed “equal shares of conference proceeds” plan (page 1 of the document under the heading of “Conference Finances”) to be “unacceptable” and would not sign off on the document until this provision was revised.

Since few members outside of the ALS Executive Committee have had the opportunity to review the planning guide draft, particularly the proposed policies and procedures section, please see the link below for the latest draft , for ALS members’ review and comments.

http://www.geocities.com/academiclibrary90/springconference.html

2008 KLA/KSMA/SELA/ARL Conference - Oct. 1-4, Louisville KY

2008-09-25T15:15:00.003-05:00

The 2008 KLA/KSMA/SELA/ARL Conference is almost here!
For more the most up-to-date information about registering for conference go to the KLA website at:

http://www.kylibasn.org/

Conference Program:

2008 KLA/KSMA/SELA/ARL National Diversityin Libraries Conference (NDLC) Program

Louiville Marriott is located at:

280 West Jefferson
Louisville, Kentucky 40202 USA
Phone: 1-502-627-5045

Kentucky Wins Firstbook.org Contest!

2008-09-23T10:50:00.003-05:00

"Congratulations to the winning state of KENTUCKY, which will receive 50,000 new books for children in need."
http://www2.firstbook.org/whatbook/

Thank you to all who voted this year! You helped KY win!

Free Books for Kentucky!

2008-09-02T09:28:00.003-05:00

Kentucky is in the lead to get 50,000 new books to be given to various schools and organizations helping needy kids. To keep our lead, we need as many votes as possible.

Please vote! It only takes a few seconds and you can vote once every 24 hrs, if you like. Voting closes at midnight on September 15, 2008.

To vote, go to:

http://www2.firstbook.org/whatbook/staff.php

Contest sponsored by First Book. First Book was founded in 1992, when current President, Kyle Zimmer, and two friends joined together to create an organization to deliver books to children in need. In that first year, First Book distributed 12,000 books in three communities. Now in its 16th year, First Book will deliver approximately 8 Million books in 2008.

New ALA Instruction Librarian Mentoring Program

2008-05-15T09:15:00.004-05:00

Thought I would share this information that just came through on the NMRT listserv:

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Calling all Instruction Librarians!

The IS Mentoring Program is happy to announce its debut! The program is designed to contribute to the professional development of academic librarians interested in information literacy instruction and improving teaching skills by pairing librarians experienced in teaching with librarians new to instruction or to the Instruction Section OR by pairing librarians just looking to share ideas. The program creates a forum for learning opportunities, networking, and the exchange of ideas between paired mentors and mentees.

As this is the inaugural year for the program, the committee seeks ACRL/IS members for participation as either a mentor or mentee. Participation is primarily virtual, though there will be opportunities to meet in person at ALA Annual and midwinter conferences. Mentoring pairs will be matched after the Annual conference this summer. Deadline for applications is June 20, 2008.
Participants must be ACRL/IS members.

Sign up and see more information about the program at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees/webpages/mentoring/ismentoring.cfm
(http://tinyurl.com/427r62 )

We hope you will join us in fostering professional relationships within the section by sharing your experience and ideas through the new Mentoring Program.
Please contact the committee chair, Caroline Barratt (ismentoring@gmail.com) with any questions.

Presentation link

2008-05-01T12:20:00.003-05:00

For slides of the presentation, below, please follow the link:

To See Ourselves as Others See Us - Unity of Purpose: In Concord with Those We Serve Cumberland Falls State Resort, April 24, 2008. George Needham, Vice President, Member Services, OCLC

ACRL Update - April 16, 2008

2008-04-16T08:39:00.001-05:00

1. Reminder – Vote in ALA/ ACRL elections
2. Legislative advocates sought
3. ACRL/ LAMA registration deadline approaching
4. Become an IFLA representative
5. Section 108 Study Group report chat

1. Reminder – Vote in ALA/ ACRL elections
Polls in the 2008 ALA/ ACRL elections close at 11:59 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 24. Information on the election is available on the ACRL elections web page at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/election.cfm. Remember to get out and vote for the candidates of your choice!

2. Legislative advocates sought
ACRL is looking to expand our group of legislative advocates and invites you to join. Are you interested in federal legislation and policy affecting libraries, connected in your campus community, and willing to work with your members of Congress for change? Read more about the responsibilities and duties of legislative advocates at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/washingtonwatch/acrladvocates.cfm and apply online by July 11, 2008.

You can learn more about the program in to an interview with Jonathan Miller, Director of Olin Library at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., and part of the inaugural group of ACRL Legislative Advocates. The podcast is available at http://blogs.ala.org/acrlpodcast.php?title=continued_commitment_to_grassroots_legis.

Also, please join us in welcoming Michael McLane as ACRL’s new visiting program officer. McLane is director of libraries at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and will be helping recruit new ACRL legislative advocates, plan training, and assess the program.

3. ACRL/ LAMA registration deadline approaching
April 21 is the registration deadline for the ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute, "Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions.” The Institute, offered by ACRL and the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), will be held April 29-30, 2008.

The Institute will feature live, interactive webcasts and asynchronous online poster sessions, allowing for convenient scheduling and flexibility. Programs will address issues of management and leadership, including developing library professionals, inspiring change, interim appointments, library 2.0 transformation, innovation and more. All institute programs will be archived for viewing on-demand after the institute. Additional information and registration materials are online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/springvirtualinstitute.cfm. Send questions to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org or 312-280-2522.

4. Become an IFLA representative
ACRL invites applicants to serve as ALA representatives to IFLA standing committees for the 2009 – 2013 term. There is currently one vacancy each in the following IFLA Standing Committees:
Art Libraries
Information Literacy
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Science and Technology Libraries
Social Science Libraries
University Libraries and other General Research Libraries

Becoming an ALA representative to IFLA is easy. Simply apply through the chair of the ACRL Section that nominates representatives for the IFLA standing committee on which you wish to serve. Your application should reach your Section Chair no later than end of April. The ACRL International Relations Committee will be reviewing applications and making recommendations to the ACRL Board at ALA Annual in Anaheim. Detailed information, including section contacts, is available on the ACRL Insider blog at http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/2008/04/14/become-an-ala-representative-to-ifla/.

5. Section 108 Study Group report chat
The second ACRL OnPoint chat, covering the recently released Section 108 Study Group report, will be held starting at 1 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, April 29. Join conveners Becky Albitz, Electronic Resources and Copyright Librarian at Penn State and ACRL Copyright Committee Chair; and Jim Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University and a member of the U.S. Copyright Office Section 108 Study Group for a lively discussion of the advocacy and educational roles and responsibilities of librarians as changes to Section 108.

Visit the OnPoint website at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/OnPoint/onpoint.cfm for additional details including access information and an archive of last month’s chat on the NIH public access policy.