The deadline for submitting applications to the ALA Emerging Leaders program has been EXTENDED to August 7, 2009. The original due date was this Friday, July 31, 2009.
Details on the program can be found on the ALA web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/hrdr/abouthrdr/emergingleaders.cfm.
ULS will be sponsoring an Emerging Leader this year, so get those apps in!
As you plan your ALA calendar, consider the ACRL-ULS program, Millennials in Graduate School: How do We Support them? on Saturday, July 11th from 1:30 to 3:00 PM in McCormick Place West, W-196c. Millennials, those born between 1982 and 1994, are entering graduate school and doctoral programs. Surveys suggest that these students use libraries heavily and are less than satisfied with the experience. What do these digital multi-taskers want and expect? How can university libraries support their needs?
This program will bring together a panel of speakers to discuss trends in graduate education, the expectations of this cohort and the successful approaches that will engage them. Speakers include Susan Gibbons from University of Rochester, reporting on her latest ethnographic study of graduate students, Joan K. Lippincott from the Coalition for Networked information and Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries at the University of Tennessee. The program will also feature a video montage of graduate students making their case to librarians. All attendees will receive a chance to win an iPod Touch!
Check out this page for a complete listing of ACRL programs in Chicago:
The 2009 ULS Program Committee is very excited about their proposed Program at the Annual Conference in Chicago titled “Millennials in Graduate School: How Do We Support Them?”
Millennials, those born between 1982 and 1994, are finishing college and entering graduate school. Surveys suggest that these students use libraries heavily and are less than satisfied with the experience. What do these digital multi-taskers want and expect, and how can university libraries support their needs? This program will bring together a panel of speakers to discuss trends in graduate education, the expectations of this cohort and the successful approaches that will engage them.
Your feedback is welcome! If you have any comments about the theme or ideas for speakers to include, please contact Cory or comment below.
The following is from Cory Tucker. Contact him for more information.
Program Title:
Subject Librarian 2.0: Emerging Trends and Future Challenges for the Liaison Librarian
Short Description
This panel will take a look into the future to identify new challenges and opportunities for subject liaisons in academic libraries. The panel will outline emerging roles, discuss the skills needed to fulfill those roles, and offer suggestions on developing skill sets appropriate to thrive in this new environment. Topics include interdisciplinary research, technology, scholarly communication, instruction and curriculum design, e-science and more. Presenters: Jim Neal, Karen Williams and Kara Whatley.
Description:
Our profession is experiencing rapid change that creates new challenges and opportunities on subject liaisons in academic libraries. Subject liaisons are experiencing a great deal of uncertainty, and some accompanying anxiety, about how their roles are changing. We propose a panel presentation that outlines emerging roles, discusses the skills needed to fulfill those roles, and offers attendees suggestions for how they may develop new skills and lessen their apprehension.
Specific questions to be addressed through the presentation and audience discussion include the following:
In order to immediately engage the audience and take their “temperature” regarding change, we intend to present them with 5-10 provocative statements about the future of the profession and ask them to respond to those statements using “clicker” technology, which we will borrow from the University of Washington.
We then invite our three panelists to speak for about 10 minutes each about the questions listed above, and to incorporate the audience’s clicker responses as appropriate.
Join your colleagues in Seattle, March 12-15, 2009, at the premier professional development event for academic and research librarians and staff. Registration and housing for ACRL’s 14th National Conference is now open!
The ACRL 14th National Conference will challenge you to explore new ideas, engage in new learning, and extend the collective vision of the future of academic and research libraries. ACRL’s celebrated line-up of keynote speakers include Naomi Klein, award-winning journalist, activist, and author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism; Sherman Alexie, prolific novelist, poet and screenplay writer; and Ira Glass, host and producer of the public radio program This American Life. In addition to program sessions, the conference will provide time to have fun, share informal conversations, network with colleagues, and explore Seattle. ACRL will offer Virtual Conference presentations and embrace Web 2.0 tools such as podcasts, Flickr, blogs, and more to enhance and expand the impact of the National Conference. ACRL 2009 will also implement more eco-friendly practices than ever before and has invited Robin Chase, Founder of Zipcar and GoLoco to speak about her innovative combination of social networking and transportation. Help us reduce the meeting’s ecological footprint by committing to the Green Pledge when you register for the conference. Registration materials are online at www.acrl.org/seattle.
If you have an interest in the ways that European libraries are cooperating now, you will be interested in a program available online from the ACRL West European Studies Section that was presented at the ALA conference in Anaheim. Cooperative Strategies for European Libraries: Access and Preservation highlights cooperative efforts to enhance access to library resources through collaborative cataloging and preservation. The resources can be very useful for finding information in European libraries, including digital collections.
See
http://wess.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Cooperative_Strategies_for_European_Libraries:_Access_and_Preservation
You will notice 2 links for the audio (mp3) and slides (power point) for the first two presenters. By opening the slides first you will be ready to move through them as the audio begins. Open the slides first by right clicking on your mouse and then clicking to open in a new window. Now go back to the original page and open the audio either in the same window or by right clicking to open a new window. The third presentation is only video which you can open in the same window or a new window if you choose.
David Lincove
2008 WESS program chair
Ohio State University Libraries
Technology and electronic social networking are pervasive among today’s college students. Cell phones, iPods, IM, MySpace, and FaceBook are just some of the tools these students use daily. Communicating in a meaningful way and finding teachable moments with these multitasking Millennials can truly be a challenge. In this session, we will learn to navigate the world of digital communication with the help of a panel of leading researchers—and the true experts, a group of Millennial students.
Read more here: http://r.u.communicating.googlepages.com/home