July 2nd, 2009
On Friday, July 10 (8:00am-12:00 pm, McCormick Place West-178a), I will be attending a forum on the future of government information entitled “Government Information: A Topic for All Librarians,” and any WSS members in town are encouraged to come. I will be representing the Section, and we’ve been asked to cover four main questions:
1. How do WSS librarians help users find information from all government levels?
2. In what ways do WSS librarians provide and/or organize government information for their users?
3. What training do WSS librarians have/need in government information?
4. What do WSS librarians consider to be government information?
Please leave your comments here for any or all of these questions, and I will compile for the session.
Thanks!
Diana
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July 1st, 2009
An Author among us!
Congratulations Lauren Pressley. Lauren wrote a book, “So You Want To Be A Librarian”
http://laurenpressley.com/library/?p=922
BTW, she will be signing copies at ALA booth 1637, Exhibits Hall,
McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago at 10am, Sunday, July 12, 2009.
Tags: ALA, publications, Research
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June 30th, 2009
Diedre Conkling has set up a Facebook page for the Feminist Task Force. Become a Facebook member and join the FTF!
Tags: Outreach
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June 29th, 2009
The GLBT Round Table has posted some recommended bookstores, restaurants, bars, and community resources of potential interest to attendees of the conference in Chicago. Their newsletter is here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/news/newsletters/summer09.pdf
Tags: ALA, Annual, Chicago, Conferences
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June 26th, 2009
The ACRL Budget and Finance Committee (B&F) has asked individual Sections to consider the following:
“…whether a printed section newsletter is still vital to your section membership. The B &F realize that a number of the sections are already making the newsletter available electronically. One suggestion to trim the budget was to ask sections if having a print fall newsletter and then transitioning to an electronic newsletter in the spring would support section members. Printing and mailing only one newsletter each would save the association about $12,600. “
Please post comments, questions, concerns on this proposal here, or via the WSS-L listserv. We have long published the newsletter electronically as well as in print, but now is our opportunity to provide feedback to the B&F Committee about this issue.
Tags: Newsletter, Outreach, publications
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June 25th, 2009
From ALA:
ALA is paying for WiFi at McCormick Place during the ALA Conference. So it will be available at no charge in the public areas and meeting rooms in the building and the Hyatt Conference Center (not complimentary at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, however).
As WiFi systems are not as reliable as wired we received this message from the building you might want to pass on to whomever you think prudent.
The following applications and Internet activities will NOT function and/or may disrupt other attendee and exhibitor access:
- Audio, Video, Data Streaming
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Net Meeting (inbound or outbound)
- Inbound SNMP
- Inbound Remote Control applications (Citrix, PC Anywhere, Remote Terminal Service, etc)
- Routing Devices
- Virtual Private Networks
- Inbound FTP
- Advanced Instant Messaging (such as whiteboard sharing)
Tags: Add new tag, ALA, Annual, Conferences
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June 25th, 2009
From ACRL:
In May, the leaders of the sections, chapters, and division-level committees reported the activities and programs that their unit carried out from September 2008 through May 2009 in support of the ACRL Strategic Plan 2020. This year, 11 committees, 14 sections, 1 interest group, and 29 chapters completed the report. The sections and interest group reports are now posted in the Communities of Practice Assembly community in ALA Connect at http://connect.ala.org/node/76789. This report should be shared with your leadership teams and distributed to your membership.
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June 17th, 2009
Are you heading to Annual? Interested in adding a service publication to your cv? Help out the Section by reporting on events in Chicago this summer.
The WSS Newsletter editors are looking for people to write on or take photos at the following conference events:
WSS Program/Awards Ceremony
WSS Poster Session
WSS Social
If you are interested in writing on these events, or any other WSS events or issues, please contact Julie Biando Edwards (julie.edwards@umontana.edu) or Margaret Anderson (manderso@lib-gw.tamu.edu) by FRIDAY, JUNE 26.
Tags: Annual, Newsletter, programs, publications
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June 10th, 2009
Are you interested in making the most out of your WSS membership? Would you like to add an important service opportunity to your cv? Does the thought of meeting more of the wonderful members of our Section and helping to keep them up-to-date on and engaged in WSS issues appeal to you? Then look no further — the WSS Newsletter is looking for a new Assistant Editor
WSS Newsletter Editor needed for two year term, beginning with Fall 2009 issue.
Responsibilities:
Serve staggered 2-year term: year one as Assistant Editor and year two as Editor. Editors are non-voting ex-officio members of the Executive Committee and of the Publications Committee. Editors may divide up the editorial
and text inputting tasks as they choose. Camera- ready copy is sent to ACRL for production and mailing. Editors solicit input and news from WSS Officers, committee chairs and members, and may write original copy. At least one editor should be at the following events:
WSS Executive, Publications, and Program
Committee meetings
Membership meetings
Leadership Orientations
ACRL meetings for newsletter editors
Qualifications:
Knowledge of or willingness to learn Microsoft Publisher; interest in increasing one’s knowledge of
how WSS operates; desire to add a national service accomplishment to one’s CV
To apply:
Please send a brief email regarding your interest to Margaret Anderson at
margaretanderson@tamu.edu and Julie Biando Edwards at Julie.edwards@umontana.edu.
Applicants are encourage to attach a copy of current CV.
Tags: Newsletter, Outreach, Service
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May 27th, 2009
Announced recently by ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels:
First the good news: Free WiFi will be available in meeting rooms throughout the convention center, and funds have been made available to prototype a recommendation of the electronic participation task force. Wireless access will also be provided for committee and board meeting rooms, selected conference hotels and/or meeting rooms and the convention center, enabling members to utilize laptop computer applications to provide for remote participation by board and committee members not able to attend.
Now the bad news: The cost of providing wireless in the meeting rooms at the four major conference hotels would be $270,000, which ALA simply cannot afford.
Many ALA members have been pressing for WiFi to enable people who are unable to attend ALA conference to participate virtually, but Fiels said providing internet access at hotel prices “is not sustainable as a model.” ALA will continue to investigate and negotiate for future conferences.
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