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Quality of Future Librarians – No need to worry!!

Posted on July 12, 2011 | Comments Off

I originally wrote this post in 2005.  I am reposting it because it is even more true now than it was 6 years ago.  I have seen this with the adjunct librarians I have been working with at MYPOW and from the many posts I read via Twitter, Facebook, and now Google+.

 

I am serving on the LITA/SIRSI and LITA/Larew Scholarships Committee. I am extremely impressed with the credentials and motivations of the applicants for the various scholarships. While I will not comment on any individual, the majority of applicants are well qualified and well grounded in an ethic that reflects well on the future of the profession. I am also finding this experience of working on this committee to be very fullfilling and very positive. It is extremely difficult to select from such a strong group of applicants. I am no loonger concerned about our future librarians. We must now strive to make opportunities for them by providing employment and chances for advancement.

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FREE: Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference, November 2-3, – Opportunities to Participate

Posted on July 1, 2011 | Comments Off

Save the Dates – Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference, November 2-3

 

 

 

We are pleased to announce the Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference, November 2 – 3, 2011. The conference will be held online, in multiple time zones, over the course of two days, and will be free to attend.

 

The Library 2.011 conference will be a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Subject strands will include the changing roles of libraries and librarians, the increasing impact of digital media and the e-book revolution, open educational resources, digital literacy, shifts from information consumption to production (Web 2.0), multimedia and gaming spaces, libraries as community centers, the growth of individualized and self-paced learning, the library as the center of new learning models, understanding users in the digital age, assessing service delivery, and defining leadership and information professional careers in a networked and changing world.

 

The conference website will be hosted at http://www.Library2011.net <http://www.library20.com/page/2011-conference> . Please sign up at the site to receive email updates as conference plans move forward. The call for presentation submissions will go out July 5. We are looking for conference volunteers, commercial and non-commercial partners, and conference advisory panel members! You can let us know of your interests when you sign up. Potential partner organizations can contact Steve Hargadon immediately at the contact information below.

 

The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University (http://slisweb.sjsu.edu <http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/> /) is the founding conference sponsor. SLIS offers a nationally ranked Master of Library and Information Science degree, which is fully accredited by the American Library Association. The School’s online delivery model allows students to live anywhere while earning their degree. SLIS also offers a fully online Master of Archives and Records Administration degree for students who are interested in pursuing a career in electronic records management. Additionally, the School partners with Queensland University of Technology to offer a doctoral program in Library and Information Science.

 

SLIS Director Sandra Hirsh is co-chair of the conference. Dr. Hirsh has been a faculty member at several academic institutions, was a librarian in academic and special libraries, and has more than a decade in leadership positions with Silicon Valley’s leading global companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and LinkedIn. She is a recognized advocate for library services, has an extensive record of research in the field, and has been actively involved in leadership roles with professional associations.

 


Steve Hargadon, the founder of Classroom 2.0 (http://www.classroom20.com <http://www.classroom20.com/> ) and the Global Education Conference (http://www.globaleducationconference.com <http://www.globaleducationconference.com/> ), is the founding co-chair of the Library 2.011 conference. Steve hosts the popular FutureofEducation.com <http://futureofeducation.com/>  interview series, and has consulted on social media and education for PBS, Intel, Ning, Microsoft, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, CoSN, MERLOT, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology.

 

We are looking forward to this momentous event, and to your participation!

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Professor and Director

 

School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University

 

 

 

 

Steve Hargadon

 

Web 2.0 Labs

 

 

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NYLA ESRT program: World Refugee Day: An Evening to Raise Awareness, 6/20/11

Posted on June 16, 2011 | Comments Off

NYLA Ethnic Services RoundTable is cosponsoring:

World Refugee Day: An Evening to Raise Awareness of the Refugees in the New York City Area and Throughout the World.

Location: NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library (6th  floor)

455 Fifth Avenue (at 40th Street), New York, NY 10016
 
Date: Monday, June 20, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
 
In 2001, the U.N. General Assembly designated June 20 as World Refugee Day.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on that day in 2010 urged the world to ". . .reaffirm the solidarity and burden-sharing by the international community."  He added that, "Refugees have been deprived of their homes but they must not be deprived of their futures."   A panel of representatives of national and international organizations involved in refugee resettlement will speak and answer questions like: What is a refugee? Where do they come from? Where do they go to, and for how long? What kinds of problems do they have? What kind of help is out there for them? and What do their futures hold?  

John Solecki of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Bob Carey of the International Rescue Committee, and Maria Blaque-Belair of the RIF Asylum Help Center will share information about the issues of refugees and their resettlement. Bushra Perreira, an Iraqi woman living in the U.S. with recently-granted asylee status, will speak about her experiences.

This program is being co-sponsored by the Ethnic Services Round Table of the New York Library Association.  

Everyone is welcome.  Please join us on Monday, June 20 at 6:30PM.
 
 
Fred J. Gitner
Assistant Director for New Americans Program & International Relations
Queens Library
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: 718-990-0892 Fax: 718-990-8626
E-mail: fred.j.gitner@queenslibrary.org

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ALA Washington Office to host roundtable with NTIA on new digital literacy portal

Posted on June 14, 2011 | Comments Off

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office will hold a roundtable discussion about DigitalLiteracy.gov at 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2011, during the ALA’s Annual Conference in New Orleans. DigitalLiteracy.gov is a new online portal that brings together online learning tools, curriculum, job skills training and a host of other resources.

NTIA created the portal in partnership with nine federal agencies to provide librarians, teachers, workforce trainers and others a central location to share digital literacy content and practices. The roundtable discussion will focus on how libraries can use and add content to the portal.

Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the ALA Washington Office, will moderate the discussion. Other participants include Anthony Wilhelm, director of the NTIA’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, and Susan Hildreth, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

The program will include a question-and-answer session. Media and bloggers are encouraged to participate.

WHAT: Roundtable discussion on NTIA’s DigitalLiteracy.gov

WHO: American Library Association Washington Office, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and Institute of Museum and Library Services

WHEN: 12:15 – 1 p.m.; Saturday, June 25, 2011

WHERE: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Networking Uncommons (Lobby Level 1)

Media and bloggers planning to attend should contact Jenni Terry, press officer to the ALA Washington Office at jterry@alawash.org.

via ALA Washington Office to host roundtable with NTIA on new digital literacy portal | American Libraries Magazine [http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/].

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Transforming our Bibliographic Framework (LC initiative)

Posted on May 24, 2011 | Comments Off

From Library of Congress:

The Library of Congress is sharing the statement, “Transforming our Bibliographic Framework,” for the benefit of its external constituents.  Deanna B. Marcum, LC’s Associate Librarian for Library Services, will be leading the initiatives that will drive this transformation process.  The Library is mounting the statement now for early review.  Following the upcoming Annual Conference of the American Library Association in New Orleans, where discussions about the statement will occur, the Library will make further announcements.  A web site has been established for the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative (http://www.loc.gov/marc/transition) and that will be the central place for plans, news, and progress.  It will indicate formal channels established for working with the community, receiving feedback and input from various sources and stakeholders, and how the Library will proceed in this major undertaking.

 

posted by A. Della Porta

Library of Congress

adel@loc.gov

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