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...
The ALA 2010 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2010 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect, ALA Treasurer, and Councilor-at-large. The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect, two candidates to run for Treasurer, and no fewer than 50 candidates for the...
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...
Check out this page for a complete listing of ACRL programs in Chicago: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/annual09.cfm
A hearty congratulations to all the winners of the ULS 2009 Elections!! They are: Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Kim Leeder Secretary: Glenda Thornton Members-At-Large: Tinsley Silcox and Tanner Wray Winners have been added to the official 2009-10 rosters at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/resources/leadership/sectioncommittee1.cfm.
Are your library’s databases accessible to people with disabilities? Do they comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act or the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines? How about your other licensed resources, such as ejournals, ebooks, and metasearch engines? Catalogs, chat software, wikis and other web 2.0 applications? There is a...
C. Derrik Hiatt is the new Electronic Resources Librarian for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library of Wake Forest University. He will assist in managing the Library’s subscription based electronic resources. He comes to this position after having served for 6 years as the Assistant Serials Librarian at the Harold B....
Judy Jeng, Head of Collection Services at the Congressman Frank J. Guarini Library of New Jersey City University, has been appointed to serve on the IFLA Standing Committee for Acquisition and Collection Development, 2009-2013. The 2009 IFLA conference will be held in Milan, Italy. Judy also recently published a chapter...
April 2009 marks the launch of an updated, user-centered design of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Web site. The update is the result of an extensive planning and redesign process in order to better serve the information seeking needs of the ACRL membership and general public. The...
In March I was fortunate enough to attend the E-Learning Guild Annual Gathering in Orlando, FL, with a couple of colleagues. As our library is moving away from one-shot face-to-face sessions and more towards scalable online instruction, this seemed relevant. We were the three lone librarians in a conference filled...