Redirecting
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by
Laura Bush’s Librarian Grant Program Accepting Applications
Posted on September 19th, 2008 by
| Interested in becoming a librarian or furthering your education in the profession? Applications are now being accepted for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant program, launched in 2003 by the First Lady to “recruit a new generation” of librarians and boost the small number of people entering the profession.
Administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), since its inception the program has funded 3,220 master’s degree students, 186 doctoral students, 1,256 pre-professional students, and 26,186 continuing education students. read more… |
Garner wins Premier’s Literary Award
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by
Acclaimed Melbourne author, screen writer and journalist Helen Garner has taken out the top prize at this year’s Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards.
Garner won $25,000 for her novel The Spare Room at a ceremony in Brisbane last night. (more…)
Cultural Acquisitions - Where from and what for?
Posted on September 16th, 2008 by
The ALIA Acquisitions Committee invites you to our annual one day Seminar in Canberra on Friday, October 17th, 2008.
Theme: Cultural Acquisitions - Where from and what for?
The all-day seminar will be held at the National Archives of Australia, Canberra <http://www.naa.gov.au/>
Program
Roxanne Missingham, Parliamentary Library, Canberra
Cultural Acquisitions - an overview
Dr Dawn Smith
Philanthropy in Australia
Michael Richards - Old Parliament House, Canberra
Using eBay as an Acquisitions tool
David Wells - Bradman Museum, Bowral
The Bradman experience
Neil Eckerman, Albox Australia
Storage Solutions
Dr Ian Coates, Acting Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program, National Museum
The National Museum of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Program
Jane Greagg, Collections Support and Access Section, CGP
The Cultural Gifts Program and the value of collections
Pam Balfour, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Saving the Statistics: How the ABS preserves Australia’s data for future generations.
Paul Koerbin, National Library of Australia
Collecting and storing digital archives.
Visit the ALIA Acquisitions webpage
<http://www.alia.org.au/groups/acqnat/acquisitions/2008/> for more information and to locate the Registration Form
<http://www.alia.org.au/groups/acqnat/acquisitions/2008/Registration.Form2008.pdf>
Postal Registrations will close on Thursday, 9 October, 2008
Marjorie Cotton Award 2008
Posted on September 14th, 2008 by
Winner: Melinda McNaughton, Sutherland Shire Libraries, NSW
Melinda coordinates children and youth services across this large library service with 7 libraries. She is passionate about offering services to children and teenagers and is always looking for ways to improve services as well as expand and introduce new programs. She is committed to the training of both new and existing staff and provides a mentoring role to many staff.
Melinda is a member of the National Simultaneous Storytime Committee; NSW Child Safe, Child Friendly Public Libraries Working Group; presents regularly at the annual Pre-bookweek extravaganzas in Sydney where her team present a unique range of items that is inspiring to the rest of the profession as we search for ideas to use for Book Week; coordinated and presented at two staff training days presented by the Public Libraries Metropolitan South East - Children’s Librarians; participated in the Working Committee for the local Starting School Fun Days coordinated by Families NSW. Melinda has also written many articles that have been published in Public Library News.
For more information about the Marjorie Cotton Award please see: http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/marjorie.cotton/
Call for papers from public libraries - IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section conference
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by
Partnerships for print disabled people: publishers and public libraries
IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section conference, Belgium/Netherlands, 17-20 August 2009
This conference will highlight the importance of delivering library services for print disabled people and show you how to improve your services through co-operation and partnership. On the second full day of the conference, we will focus on public libraries and plan to feature many short examples of best practice in supporting print disabled people.
Have you developed and delivered an innovative service for blind, partially sighted, dyslexic or other print disabled people? Why did you do it? What was different about it? Who was involved? What happened? Could you inform and inspire an international audience in just 15 minutes?
If you’re interested in participating in this session, please e-mail a summary of your project, in English, answering the questions above in max. 300 words, to Helen Brazier helenv dot brazier at rnibdot org dot uk by 30 October 2008. Please supply your name, contact details and brief credentials.
Proposals will be evaluated by the conference steering group and successful applicants will be informed by 31 December 2008. There will also be opportunities to participate in workshops and a poster exhibition.
Regrettably we cannot offer to pay expenses although there are usually some grants available to support delegates from developing countries.
Some notes on the State Library of Queensland and libraries in general
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by
State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Donovan Hill / Peddle Thorpe, plus some notes on libraries in general
Some notes on the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) in Brisbane, designed by Donovan Hill / Peddle Thorp (2007), on top of the original scheme by Robin Gibson (1988). The best public library I’ve seen anywhere.
The Link Between Public Libraries and Early Reading Success
Posted on September 5th, 2008 by
Is there a positive relationship between public library services and early reading success?
By Keith Curry Lance and Robbie Bravman Marks
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Also in this article:
Looking at the data |
Storytimes, lap-sit programs, and other services for young children area major part of most public libraries’ missions. And, according to children’s librarians, these services play a significant role in preparing children for success as readers. But is that really true? ( more…)
Fall 2008 Second Life CE Courses
Posted on September 5th, 2008 by
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois and the Illinois Alliance Library System are pleased to announce our fall 2008 courses on librarianship and education in Second Life. These courses are open to anyone interested in SL. We welcome international participants.
NEW COURSE: Setting up Your Library in Second Life
In this course participants will be given their own plot of land during the course to build their library.
Instructors: Matt (Krull Aeon) Sanderson, Roberta (Daisyblue Hefferman)Zerrahn and Sonja (Sonja Morgwain) Plummer-Morgan
Section One: Wednesdays, September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 4:00-6:00 pm SL (US Pacific)
Section Two: Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10 from 4:00-6:00 pm SL (US Pacific)
Second Life 101
Instructor: Barbara (Puglet Dancer) Galik
Mondays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 from 5:00-7:00 pm SL time (US Pacific)
Virtual World Librarianship
Instructors: S. (Hypatia Dejavu) Thompson, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Bill (Rocky Vallejo) Sowers and JJ (JJ Drinkwater) Jacobson
Thursdays, September 11, 18, 25, October 2 from 6:00-8:00 pm SL (US Pacific)
Working with a Class in Second Life
Instructor: Dr. Bryan (Bryan Mnemonic) Carter
Section One: Mondays, September 15, 22, 29, October 6 from 4:00-6:00 pm SL (US Pacific)
Section Two: Mondays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 from 4:00-6:00 pm SL (US Pacific)
Technical Skills for Virtual World Librarians
Instructors: Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks and HVX Silverstar
Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28 from 6:00-8:00 PM SL time (US Pacific)
Setting Up an Educational Presence in Second Life
Instructors: Lori (Lorelei Junot) Bell, Rhonda (Abbey Zenith) Trueman, Tom (Maxito Ricardo) Peters
Sundays, November 2, 9, 16, 23 5:00-7:00 pm SL time (US Pacific)
For detailed course descriptions and to register:
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/
Open Source: dollars and sense
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by
ALIA INFORMATION SCIENCE SA and the University of South Australia Library
Presents
“Open source: dollars and sense”
Get the real sauce on Open Source!!
Speakers include:
Steve McPhillips – National Library of Australia
John Banbury – Network Librarian, Flinders University
Gawain Letheby, Library, Records & Senior Privacy Officer
UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide
Jenny Quilliam, University of South Australia
DATE: Tuesday 30th of September 2008
TIME: 1:30pm for 1:45pm start to 4:30pm
VENUE: H6-12 (Hawke Building), City West Campus University of SA
COST: $20 ALIA members
$35 non ALIA members
$10 Students/non-waged
Refreshments available
RSVP: Sarah Hayman sarah dot .hayman at internode dot on dot net or mobile 0413 604 384 by Friday 26th of September