LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Education interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://blogs.cetis.ac.uk/pah1/2010/02/11/are-we-crawlers-walkers-or-runners-when-it-comes-to-business-intelligence-in-higher-education/ I was pleased to attend with JISC colleagues the recent UCISA Business Intelligence event in Bristol In the context of current CETIS work in the support and synthesis project for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Student Life-cycle support project. There were a variety of speakers at the event and a great deal consistency of issues [...] (Source: JISC CETIS News) Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100 818357 http://hhsmedia.blogspot.com/2009/04/virtual-college-campus-tours.html schoolWe will miss our seniors, many of whom will be going off to college next year. For those of you who are starting to think about college, YouTube has launched a new page for you! According to the most recent MICCA (MD Instructional Computer Coordinators Association), the page "...aggregates all the videos from more than 100 institutions of higher education around the United States. The site serves up campus tours, free lectures, research and other college news all in one place. Search queries can be limited to the EDU part of the site as well. The videos could genuinely help young people make informed decisions about what schools to apply to. There’s also a lot of great content on the site for anyone to learn from." Click Here to Visit Web Site (Of course, you'll have to do this from home... sorry!)Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com (Source: Huntingtown High School Library Media Center) Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 +0100 727072 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/kjohnson/2010/03/12/virtual-worlds-best-practice-in-education-conference/ Join me this weekend at the Virtual Worlds Best Practice in Education conference - where more than 5,000 avatars from around the world will be attending some 190 plus events over the 44 hours starting in just under 5 hours or so (1AM US PST ) I'll be presenting on the work I've done so far [...] (Source: Education.au Blog) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:33:27 +0100 825669 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BabyBoomerLibrarian/~3/b3e7Xi8zbeA/tune-in-march-18-clearing-air-on-cloud.html   EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar March 18: Spotlight on Cloud Computing Series—Clearing the Air on Cloud Computing Speakers: John L. King, Professor of Information, School of Information and Vice Provost for Academic Information, University of Michigan Date: March 18, 2010 Time: 1:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. CST, 11:00 a.m. MST, 10:00 a.m. PST). International participants: You may wish to visit this external time-conversion website to calculate the start time in your time zone. More information on this free, hour-long EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar can be found on the event web site, Clearing the Air on Cloud Computing. REGISTER NOW—virtual seating is limited. Technical Requirements Whether you've participated in an EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar before or you're joining us for the first time, please run the Adobe Acrobat Connect Connection Test before the event. View the Adobe Connect technical requirements. About EDUCAUSE Live! Interact with today's leaders in higher education IT while learning about hot issues or emerging trends in the industry. Tune in to EDUCAUSE Live!, a free online seminar series presented by a special guest and your host, Steve Worona. Find archives of past seminars and information about other upcoming events on the EDUCAUSE Live! website. Host a Campus Event Use EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminars as the centerpoint of a collaborative event on your campus. You'll find everything from discussion questions to reflection guides in the Campus Team Facilitator Kit so you can build an event that enables you and your colleagues to dig deeper on this topic. ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:00 +0100 825652 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33272 New GAO Reports and Testimonies (PDFs) Source: Government Accountability Office 11 March 2010 + Reports 1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Fewer Eligible Families Have Received Cash Assistance Since the 1990s, and the Recession’s Impact on Caseloads Varies by State 2. Global Food Security: U.S. Agencies Progressing on Governmentwide Strategy, but Approach Faces Several Vulnerabilities – + Testimonies 1. Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities for the Army to Position Its Ground Force Modernization Efforts for Success, by Michael J. Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, House Committee on Armed Services 2. Space Acquisitions: DOD Poised to Enhance Space Capabilities, but Persistent Challenges Remain in Developing Space Systems, by Cristina Chaplain, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services 3. Joint Strike Fighter: Significant Challenges Remain as DOD Restructures Program, by Michael Sullivan, director, acquisition and sourcing management, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services 4. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Implications of Changes in Participation Rates, by Kay E. Brown, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, House Committee on Ways and Means 5. Global Food Security: Progress toward a U.S. Governmentwide Strategy Is Under Way, but Approach Has Several Vulnerabilities, by Thomas Melito, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations (Source: Docuticker) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:49:09 +0100 825575 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/NSC83Z1uN0A/librarian-holy-cross-cancer-centre-uofc.html HOLY CROSS CANCER CENTRE LIBRARIAN (Full-time, Term Certain)LIBRARIES AND CULTURAL RESOURCESUNIVERSITY OF CALGARYLibraries and Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary invites applications for a full-time health information network librarian for a ‘Term Certain’ specific-term appointment for twelve months beginning May 2010.Duties and Responsibilities:Reporting to the Librarian Tom Baker Cancer Knowledge Centre, the Holy Cross Cancer Centre Librarian is responsible for:Provision of instruction, reference, literature searching and document delivery services as directed through the Tom Baker Cancer Knowledge Centre for the Holy Cross site and throughout southern Alberta Support for researchers completing systematic reviews Management of literature search projects using appropriate databasesProvision of appropriate support for the development of grant applicationsSupport for the dissemination activities of research groupsCreation and management of automated bibliographic update serviceIdentification of electronic collection gaps and assistance in establishing priorities for collection growthDevelopment and maintenance of web pages to support the service and access needs of Tom Baker staffAppropriate scholarship, service and professional development activitiesOther related duties as requiredRequired Qualifications:Master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited program in librarianship or recognized equivalentFamiliarity with web-based instruction and information servicesDemonstrated ability to evaluate and use electronic resources and to incorporate them effectively into instruction and provision of information servicesStrong service orientation Demonstrated ability to work in a team environmentEffective oral and written communication skills Desired Qualifications:Knowledge of health sciences and its research, education, and practice Knowledge of the major health sciences information resourcesA minimum of one year’s experience in an ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:53 +0100 825653 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/WoMVCagn2m0/research-librarian-intern-grant-macewan.html MacEwan University Library is seeking a recent graduate from a Master of Library and Information studies program for a newly created intern position. This entry level position, based at City Centre Campus, offers a unique opportunity for a new librarian who aspires to a career in academic librarianship.Do you have strong research skills? Are you a self-starter who can take the lead on the development of a library service which supports research and scholarly activity at MacEwan? Key responsibilities of the research librarian intern include: developing and promoting library research services which support faculty and senior level students at all four campuses; assisting faculty and senior students with the identification and dissemination of relevant information resources related to their research; providing advice and assistance with literature reviews and with numeric and data set searching; providing education and support in the use of citation management software; and assisting with the development of a framework for an institutional repository of faculty research. The successful candidate will also participate in the provision of reference service. Reporting to the Chair, Reference and Research Services this position will commence May 3, 2010 for a term of up to two years. The incumbent will normally work 35 hours per week with the possibility of occasional evening work required.To be considered for this position, applicants must have graduated with their Master of Library and Information Studies degree or equivalent, from an ALA accredited program within the last six months. Candidates should have an interest in scholarly activity and research and have strong technological skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with a strong customer service orientation. Candidates should be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to work independently as well as collegially. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:32 +0100 825657 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/wQ1S8vYRu3g/library-assistant-st-albert-public.html St. Albert Public LibraryCirculation DepartmentLibrary Assistant II - Full time position (36 hrs/wk)Duties: Use of automated system to circulate materials and register Library patrons. Part of a team providing interlibrary loan services. Participates in the daily ongoing operations of the Circulation Department. Participates in the provision of services to the homebound patrons. Assists in the maintenance of Library shelving. Trains and supervises the volunteers for the Circulation Department.Shift work may be required, including evening, weekend and daytime hours. Qualifications: Experience with Horizon/Dynix Library System preferred. Public Service desk experience essential. Good communication skills needed with problem solving abilities. Computer skills necessary. Minimum Grade 12 with some post secondary education. Annual salary range: $41,860 to $50,926 plus an attractive benefits plan Competition closes: March 31, 2010. Only those to be interviewed will be contacted.Resumes will be accepted at the Circulation Desk in the Library or by writing to:Circulation SupervisorSt. Albert Public Library5 St. Anne St.,St. Albert, ABT8N 3Z9 (Source: FLA Jobline) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:41:37 +0100 825658 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33231 Pew Report: Pre-K Teacher Training a Significant Factor in Improving Children’s School Readiness Source: Pre-K Now (Pew Center on the States) To maximize the benefits of pre-kindergarten investments, states need to create policies that define and support teacher quality, according to a report released today by Pre-K Now, a campaign of the Pew Center on the States. The report reviews research on training for pre-k teachers and concludes that educators with at least a bachelor’s degree coupled with specialized training in early childhood are best able to foster development of the cognitive, social and emotional skills children need to be ready for kindergarten. “A Matter of Degrees: Preparing Teachers for the Pre-K Classroom” also highlights state models for increasing teacher quality and shows how raising qualification requirements can professionalize the workforce and improve student outcomes. + Full Report (Source: Docuticker) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:09:02 +0100 825578 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33229 Optimism Rises among Association Executives as Economy Improves, New Study Reports Source: ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership With the first signs of economic recovery on the horizon, association executives show increased optimism in the operation and financial performance of their organizations, according to a new study released by ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. “Associations and CEOs: A Report on Two Studies During a Down Economy” is the second installment of the association executives study, and fourth in a series that looked at the impact of the economy on the association community. … The key findings of the study indicate that: An increased number of association executives predict their revenues will increase in the coming year (23.5 compared to 11.6 percent in the previous study of association CEOs); fewer believe it will decrease (38.1 compared to 63.9 percent); More than half of respondents believe membership will decrease, an improvement from 66 percent last year; more than twice as many respondents as last year believe membership will increase (11.4 compared to 4.9 percent); A larger percentage of respondents believe revenue will increase from multi-day events, increasing from 6.3 to 33 percent; multi-day education events, 9.2 to 20.9 percent; sponsorships, 13.4 to 27.4 percent; and foundation giving, 11.7 to 20.5 percent. A majority of executives anticipate online tools will provide new revenue streams, although only a third reported such an increase so far; Association leaders successfully predicted how the recession would affect their long-standing core non-dues business activities, such as short-duration education programs and publication sales; Leaders of smaller organizations, which traditionally invest their reserves in liquid investments, are the least confident that their total revenues will increase in the coming year. + Full Report (PDF; 994 KB) (Source: Docuticker) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:06:14 +0100 825579 http://mulford.utoledo.edu/mblog/?p=2064 by Janice Flahiff Thinking of using blogs, Twitter, texting, or other social media to educate, inform, or promote health topics, programs, or services? CDC Social Media Guidlines may help with tips on these and other topics * Button and Badge Requirements *Micro-blogging Guidelines *Text Messaging Guidelines Need assistance with your research or have a pesky information need? Please do not hesitate to contact a Mulford Librarian. (Source: Mulford Library Blog) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:45:15 +0100 825522 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/11/queens-public-library-currently-digitizing-some-of-its-oldest-materials-collection-will-be-available-online/ From the Article: The library has rebranded its Long Island Division at its Central Branch as the “The Archives at Queens Library.” The new name ushers in an online database, set to go live in a few months, which will include digital access to more than 4,000 photographs that date back to the late 19th century. John Hyslop, the digital asset manager for the Queens Public Library, said although the task took many hours and much manpower, it was worth it because the materials will now reach millions of library patrons. [Snip] Photos are not the only items that will be getting the digital makeover. The library said it will also be posting documents online, including the papers of Wilson and Jane Rantus. The black couple collected everything from receipts, bills and letters between 1834 and 1883 and those documents are the only existing records of a minority family living in Long Island at that time. Those who worked on the digitizing process, such as Mary Grace DeSagun, the project’s imaging technician, said handling the archives helped to educate them about the legacy of the borough. Access the Complete Article Source: YourNabe.com (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:35:17 +0100 825631 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/QrJyNpo0bGU/ Ana Maria Allessi, HarperMedia; Mike Robinson, Oxford University Press; John Paris, Time, Inc. Moderator Bob Sacks, mediaIDEAS Robinson: devices have been good for trade market, but for other markets haven’t gained much traction yet (corporate, industrial, education). Market as a whole will expand, but each segment will expand differently and at a different rate. Academic market started to shift to electronic content a few years ago. Leveraged this into trade market. Now looking at content that is electronic content only. Need to re-think the way they do marketing and this is a major focus. The ideal of interacting with consumers is a new idea for them as they traditionally only dealt with wholesalers. Electronic also provides much more information about the consumer and what they are doing. Every segment of the industry will end up having a different business model and publishers will have to be very flexible. This may be a problem in that new business models are generally not captured in author contracts. Dealing with the authors will be hard. Allessi: Kindle popular with the “power reader” but don’t know how devices will be accepted by casual readers. Don’t know yet how much incremental reading will be done on something like an iPad. 2010 is year in which business model for ebooks will probably settle out. Selling directly to the reader is a very different skill set that needs to be developed. Need to entice authors to move to new models and this will probably be a pretty slow process. Paris: see ereaders as huge part of future. Ereaders should be thought of as another printing press. Reading on a laptop or a computer screen is not an immersive experience. Up until now Time hasn’t been very aggressive that is changing. Black and white experience (Kindle) isn’t very interesting to them as a publisher. Excited about color devices coming out. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:55:05 +0100 825605 http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/03/11/survey-of-academic-librarians-use-of-associations-blogs-listservs-conferences-publications-about-libraries/ Survey of Academic Librarians: Use of Associations, Blogs, Listservs, Conferences, & Publications about Libraries ISBN 157440-144-0 The study imparts highly specific data about academic librarian use of library oriented blogs, listservs, publications, association membership and attendance at library conferences. The report includes detail on the percentage of academic librarians who read print publications about libraries, or use library listservs and blogs, as well as the amount of time spent daily on these pursuits. It also includes data on library assocation membership and money spent on library conferences and related expenses. The report’s results are based on a representative survey of 555 full time academic librarians in the United States and Canada. Data is presented in the aggregate and broken out by various characteristics such as gender, age, library work title or field, institutional enrollment, Carnegie class, level of education, USA or Canada and other factors. The 44-page report has approximately 100 tables of data as well as explanatory commentary. Price: $85.00 (PDF) Hmmm. Maybe I should buy this. It looks interesting. Stephen (Source: Stephen) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:50 +0100 825449 http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/03/11/report-measures-librarians-time-reading-job-related-materials/ Hmmm, I’m like under 30 in how I read LIS stuff most of the time, but I’m over 60 on planes, trains and buses. March 5, 2010 Report Measures Librarians’ Time Reading Job-Related Materials by Jill Laster “Librarians spend an average 22 minutes a day reading print publications relating to their job and an average 10 minutes a day reading library-themed blogs, a survey has found. Primary Research Group surveyed 555 full-time academic librarians in the United States and Canada for the report, released this week. Librarians who were at least 60 years old spent the most time reading print publications, at 31 minutes a day. Academic librarians 30 or under spent the most time reading library-related blogs, at 19 minutes a day.” Read more at the Chronicle of Higher Education. Stephen (Source: Stephen) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:12:33 +0100 825452 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14595 E-Archivist (Inter-American Development Bank, District of Columbia) To see the complete job description and to apply to this job please go to: www.iadb.org/vacancies_scholarships/careers-eRecruit.cfm?lang=en Closing date: 03/19/2010 INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Established in 1959, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is today the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice and technical assistance to the public and private sectors of its borrowing member countries. The Budget and Administrative Services Department (BDA) is offering an opportunity for qualified candidates to apply for the position of E-Archivist in the Records Management Section. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:50:02 +0100 825394 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Are_public_libraries_glorified_babysitting_services__LISNews Public libraries have proven they can implement excellent programs to serve this age group. The public education community is struggling to implemen (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:18 +0100 825480 http://blog.njla.org/archives/2010/03/#000693 nj.com By Patricia C. Kelley March 10, 2010, 12:00PM MILLBURN – Imagine a large, new library at the site of the former Saks Fifth Avenue building on Millburn Avenue. That’s what the Millburn Library Board of Trustees imagines and they imagine sharing it with the town of Springfield. Abby Gorin, president of the Board of Trustees along with Township Committee member Jim Suell and Library Director Bill Swinson are meeting with Springfield officials on Thursday, March 11 to discuss a possible merger of the towns’ libraries and relocating them to the Saks site which is located in Springfield. “We’re thinking that long term it would be a terrific use of the site,” Gorin said, explaining that if Springfield officials agreed with the plan it wouldn’t be put into place immediately. “It will be five years down the road,” he said. The site is currently owned by the Dutch conglomerate Royal Ahold which after more than 12 years of court battles won the right to build a super Stop & Shop supermarket on the lot. But it’s been a few years since the court battles ended and no one has heard anything from Royal Ahold. If they still have plans to build there they would have to get approval from Millburn because the proposed use would generate more than 10% of the previous occupant’s business. If the joint library venture is approved by both towns, Springfield would have to condemn the property, Gorin said. Suell and Swinson previously met with Springfield’s mayor and library director who rejected the plan offhand, Gorin said. “We’d like to make our case before the trustees,” he added. Gorin said he hoped to address Springfield officials’ concerns which mainly focused on accessibility. He said that there are many senior citizens who live in the garden apartments across from the Springfield library who walk to the library and students from Jonathan Dayton High School and the Springfield Middle School are also within walking distance. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825496 http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2010/03/personal-perspective-on-the-california-protests.html Last week, I marched in solidarity with people across 17 states calling for well-funded, accessible public education. Younger generations in the U.S. have consistently achieved a higher level of education than the generation that came before. But for the first time since World War II, we are in danger of reversing that trend. Students and educators view education as a public good available to all and will continue mobilizing to restore funding for public education.Read more at: (Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825424 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15938 Nature Methods 7, 87 (2010) / doi:10.1038/nmeth0210-87 / Abstract > Mobile computing platforms such as the iPhone are beginning to make inroads into the laboratory—serious prospect or fairy tale? [snip] ... [The] metamorphosis of the cell phone into a mobile computing platform with voice capabilities is epitomized by the iPhone—one of a new breed of smartphone that is not only popular among the general public but seemingly ubiquitous among scientists. [snip] With a seemingly unlimited number of apps available, the iPhone can be quite a handy tool. An increasing number of apps are targeted to scientists, and lists of must-have apps for researchers have proliferated. There are apps to calculate how to prepare solutions, view restriction enzyme information, search online databases for papers and even store downloaded papers. Well-known product vendors for biological research are also beginning to release laboratory apps for the iPhone. Promega has an app with product information, tutorials, protocols (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825364 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/10/in-the-news-proposal-to-merge-national-library-of-new-zealand-national-archives-of-new-zealand/ A proposal to merge the National Library of NZ and the National Archives of NZ and merge them into the Department of Internal Affairs continues to have opinions published Here are a couple from the past few days: + Archives, Library merger turning back the clock (via NZ Labour Party) “The Government is trying to wind back the clock by putting Archives and the National Library under the control of Internal Affairs, after extensive work was done to separate them only a decade ago,” Grant Robertson said. “The Chief Archivist needs to be in the position to enforce the law that requires other government agencies to keep and deposit their records. That will be compromised with a re-merger into Internal Affairs. “When the National Library was administered by Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Education it struggled to have a voice. The separation allowed protection for the iconic Alexander Turnbull Library, and a place for library users to have a role in its management. None of this can be guaranteed with a re-merger. + If it’s not broken then don’t fix it (via New Zealand Society of Authors) The New Zealand Society of Authors has strong reservations about the proposed merger of Archives New Zealand and the National Library into the Department of Internal Affairs. [Snip] Tony Simpson, President of the Society, comments “Research facilities are not only important to historians and writers of historical fiction, but also to the protection of New Zealand history. It is crucial that the integrity of New Zealand’s research facilities be maintained and we are concerned that through this merger Archives New Zealand will lose its autonomy which would jeopardise its objectives with serious consequences for freedom of speech.” We will continue to monitor and post news and opinion from all sides. (Source: ResourceShelf) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:44:28 +0100 825325 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14592 Rare Map Curator (Stanford University, California) Stanford University Libraries is seeking an innovative, creative and inventive individual to develop a cutting-edge program combining rare and historic cartographic materials with up-to-date geospatial technologies in support of teaching and research across the campus. You will work with faculty, graduate students and library colleagues to manage, curate, collect and provide high level research support for the cartographic and geospatial materials in an historical Map Room. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825250 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14593 Head Librarian and Bibliographer, Branner Earth Sciences Library (Stanford University, California) Stanford University’s School of Earth Sciences aspires to be a world leader in its field and the Branner Earth Sciences Library exists primarily to support the school’s teaching and research. If you are a subject specialist in an earth sciences discipline, consider joining a stellar team of science librarians at our top-ranked research university. We seek a Librarian to develop and manage collections in support of the four departments in the School of Earth Sciences: Geological & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Energy Resources Engineering and Environmental Earth System Science. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825248 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14591 Education Librarian (Auburn University Library, Alabama) Auburn University, a land-grant institution with an enrollment of more than 24,000 students, invites applications for a twelve-month tenure-track position as Education Librarian. The Auburn University Libraries belong to the Association of Research Libraries, house a collection of more than three million volumes, and operate with a current materials budget of $5.8 million. Auburn is a small, friendly university town located on the beautiful plains of eastern Alabama, about 50 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama’s capital, and 115 miles southwest of Atlanta, Georgia. Other nearby cities are Birmingham, Alabama (110 miles northwest) and Columbus, Georgia (35 miles east). ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825247 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/03/10/journalisms-digital-transition-unique-legal-challenges-and-opportunities-conference-at-harvard-49/ “The Berkman Center’s Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic are pleased to announce a one-day symposium and [continuing legal education] program to celebrate the launch of the Online Media Legal Network (OMLN) [called Journalism's Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities]. OMLN is a legal referral service that connects qualifying online journalism ventures and digital media creators with lawyers willing to provide legal services on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis. It supports promising ventures and innovative thinkers in online and digital media by providing access to legal help that would otherwise be unavailable. The program will bring together panels of academics, legal practitioners, and journalists. Topics include the legal issues arising from news aggregation and managing online communities, as well as the question of what comes next for journalism, and how the legal profession can assist (or hinder) journalism’s digital transition.” 4/9/10, 9 am – 6 pm, Harvard Law School $275 ($225 if registration is received before March 22), which includes all CLE/course materials (Source: J's Scratchpad) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:36 +0100 825256 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/10/three-ala-award-winners-announced/ 1) Jennifer Boettcher from Georgetown University has been awarded the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. Administered by: Business Reference & Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). In choosing Boettcher for this honor, the committee cited her numerous contributions to the field of business librarianship. She has published extensively in the field, including the widely used reference book,“Industry Research Using the Economic Census: How to Find It, How to Use It.” In addition, she has presented at numerous professional meetings and published on topics concerning NAICS, government sources, and scholarly communications. She is very active in the business librarian profession—including past service as chair of RUSA’s Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)—and she has taught business reference for a number of years at Catholic University’s library school. 2) 2010 Haycock Award awarded to Michael Gorman, University Librarian Emeritus, Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno. He’s also a past president of ALA. The Haycock Award is an annual award honoring an individual for contributing significantly to the public recognition and appreciation of librarianship through professional performance, teaching and/or writing. “This award is a fitting acknowledgment of his lifetime contribution toward promoting the profession with dedication, intelligence and passion through many written works and hundreds of spoken presentation,” noted one individual who nominated Gorman. 3) The Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) awards to 2010 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology to Dr. John Willinsky, Khosla Family Professor of Education at Stanford University and founder of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The Public Knowledge Project (http://pkp.sfu. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:27 +0100 825332 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33194 Fatigue Endangers Transportation Workers and Passengers Across All Modes, NTSB Chairman Warns Source: National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today encouraged the sleep research and healthcare community to continue their efforts to educate transportation policy makers of the dangers of fatigue in all modes of transportation. Speaking before the annual conference of the National Sleep Foundation in Washington, D.C., Chairman Hersman remarked that fatigue has been a concern for the Board since the creation of the agency in 1967 and it has been an issue on the Board’s Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements since the list was established in 1990. “The work of the National Sleep Foundation and other organizations and individuals is critical to improving transportation safety policy,” said Chairman Hersman. “The NTSB is interested and willing to partner with you in developing a greater awareness of fatigue.” Hersman highlighted a number of accident investigations across all transportation modes that included fatigue as the probable cause or a contributing factor to accidents. As a result, the Board has made safety recommendations that range from deploying fatigue detection systems to reduce the occurrence of accidents to installing electronic on-board recorders that collect and maintain hours of service data on vehicle operators. “We can’t always prove fatigue as a cause of an accident, but the frequency with which we now routinely document the presence of fatigue-related factors in transportation operations is alarming,” Hersman stated. + Full text of speech (Source: Docuticker) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:56 +0100 825293 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/10/new-report-checking-out-the-future-perspectives-from-the-library-community-on-information-technology-and-21st-century-libraries/ From the District Dispatch (ALA Washington Office): The publication, titled Checking Out the Future: Perspectives from the Library Community on Information Technology and 21st-Century Libraries, explores how many library professionals are recognizing the need to evolve during the digital revolution and are driving adaptations designed to ensure that libraries remain an integral part of our society’s commitment to education, equity, and access to information. Authored by Jennifer C. Hendrix, OITP Consultant, Checking Out the Future, is based on a literature review conducted in 2008-2009 on the future of libraries, primarily of publications from within the library community. The associated annotated bibliography is available and will be updated periodically. + Access the Complete Report (24 pages; PDF) + Access the Complete Annotated Bibliography (44 pages; PDF) 44 pages. Very useful! Source: Office of Information Technology Policy, American Library Association (Source: ResourceShelf) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:50 +0100 825335 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/5981 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITYMarch 10, 2010 // Upcoming events and digital media [1] [TODAY 3/10/10] Institute of Politics Forum Event Co-Sponsored by the Berkman Center: "Digital Governance -- From the State House to the White House" with Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO; Ann Margulies: CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Teri Takai: CIO, State of California Event Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2010/03/digitalgovernanceforum) [2] [TUESDAY 3/16/10] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "Cyber-pluralism: Can We Get Along with Each Other in a “Splitting” Internet?" with Donnie, Hao Dong, Berkman Fellow (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2010/03/dong) [3] [REGISTER NOW! 4/9/10] Conference: Journalism's Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities, organized by the Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic (http://www.omln.org/conference) [TODAY] IOP FORUM on DIGITAL GOVERNANCE==================================================================================3/10/10, 6:00PM, JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School Topic: Digital Governance -- From the State House to the White HouseGuests: Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO; Ann Margulies: CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Teri Takai: CIO, State of California Event Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS The Berkman Center will co-sponsor a panel discussion with chief technology officers and information officers from the White House, State of CA, and State of MA. Panelists include: * Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO;* Ann Margulies: CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts;* Teri Takai: CIO, State of California* Event Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS This event will be webcast live; for more information and a complete description, see the event web page: http://cyber.law.harvard. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:12 +0100 825360 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/gputland/2010/03/10/emergent-literacy-the-digital-world-of-yound-children/ At the recent CoSN conference, the launch of the white paper ‘The Digital World of Young Children : Impact on Emergent Literacy’ was released by the Pearson Foundation. This paper by Jay Blanchard and Terry Moore, describes how literacy skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing are sculpted by digital media. The paper is [...] (Source: Education.au Blog) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:37:32 +0100 825161 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14578 Director of Planning and Assessment (James Madison University - Libraries and Educational Technologies Division, Virginia) The Libraries and Educational Technologies (L&ET) division of James Madison University seeks a chief planning and assessment officer for library programs, services and collections; instructional technology programs, services and infrastructure, and faculty development programs. James Madison University is a public, comprehensive university of approximately 18,000 students located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, two hours southwest of Washington, DC. The university has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the top-rated public regional Master’s level university for sixteen consecutive years and is consistently named one of the nation’s most wired universities. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0100 825067 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/kjohnson/2010/03/10/letters-and-numbers-arent-enough/ I’m doing some research into assessment in K-12 education and in looking at formative and summative assessment tools, skimming white papers and reading about the need to fuse the 3Rs and the 4Cs (communication, collaboration, critical thinking & creativity - from http://www.21stcenturyskills.org) I wondered how the report card has evolved. This came to mind because [...] (Source: Education.au Blog) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:41 +0100 825162 http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2010/03/children-and-young-peoples-digital.html Today I attended a one day seminar which is part of the ESRC-sponsored research seminar series Children and young people's digital literacies. There is a web site where they are loading the presentations at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/digital-literacies/index.htm (as I mentioned in a previous post, I gave a talk about my experiences in Second Life at the first seminar in October).The sessions today included Anna Peachey giving a personal perspective on the children's virtual world, Club Penguin; Diane Carr and Andrew Burn (Institute of Education) talking about their projects to do with learning and practice in Second Life and World of Warcraft (the blog/website is at http://learningfromsocialworlds.wordpress.com); and Christopher Walsh talking about an Australian project using games in a number of imaginative ways to develop skills and learning in schoolchildren (see http://learningfromcomputergames.com/ and there is a whole issue of the Australian journal of language and literacy, Feb 2010, devoted to it)Picture by Sheila Webber: This is a 3D version of a framework for Inquiry Based Learning, that I am showing in the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference that runs Friday-Saturday in Second Life (Source: Information Literacy Weblog) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825391 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15937 Hello all, The Library of Congress is seeking a Metadata Specialist for the World Digital Library (WDL). The Metadata Specialist will be responsible for creating, tracking, and managing metadata; researching and analyzing cataloging-related tools and technologies; training internal and external constituencies; and providing leadership in the evaluation and implementation of metadata standards within the WDL. Please note that the official title on the job announcement is "Information Technology Specialist (Data Management)." More information about the job and the application process is here, http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?OPMControl=1839877. Apologies for cross-posting. Michelle Rago Technical Project Director World Digital Library Library of Congress mrag-+hwoy1Po9Oc< at >public.gmane.org http://www.wdl.org/ 202.707.1634 (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825365 http://blogaboutmurphy.blogspot.com/2010/03/natioanl-consumer-protection-week-march.html This week is National Consumer Protection Week (March 7-13, 2010). To highlight the week the the Federal Trade Commission established a blog to educate consumers on such themes as Identity Theft, marketing, privacy and scams. There is even a short video on how to file a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission. (http://consumer.gov/ncpw/tag/federal-trade-commission)The blog is title "Your Ticket to National Consumer Protection Week 2010" and can be found at:http://consumer.gov/ncpw/ (Source: BlogAbout Murphy Library) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825284 http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2010/03/waiting-is-the-hardest-part-for-prospective-students.html This time of year, most high-school seniors have done the grueling work of researching higher education opportunities, and filling out and sending in applications to their college choices. Now comes what is probably the most stressful phase of the college application process -- waiting to hear back. Teens can lose sleep with the pressing uncertainty about the next phase of life: "Will they accept me or reject me? Will I get wait-listed? How do I choose between two schools if they both admit me?" The wait can be especially angst-filled for ambitious students who aim for top Ivy League schools and their equivalents. Read more at: (Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825279 http://litablog.org/2010/03/kilgour-award-recipient-named/ LITA is pleased to announce Dr. John Willinsky as the 2010 winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The award, which is jointly sponsored by OCLC, is given for research relevant to the development of information technologies, especially work which shows promise of having a positive and substantive impact on any aspect(s) of the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information, or the processes by which information and data is manipulated and managed. The awardee receives $2,000, a citation and an expenses paid trip to the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC where the award will be presented on June 27th. Dr. John Willinsky is Khosla Family Professor of Education at Stanford University and founder of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The Award committee chose Dr. Willinsky from a strong field of nominated leaders in the field. The Public Knowledge Project (http://pkp.sfu.ca/) is dedicated to improving the scholarly and public quality of research. It operates through a partnership among the School of Education at Stanford University, the Simon Fraser University Library, the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at Simon Fraser University, and the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. The Award Committee was impressed with the impact that the Project has had in the open access movement and in providing the leading open source software for journal and conference management publishing. The public Knowledge Project has the enviable distinction of having moved beyond R&D to become a highly successful suite of open source software (Open Journals System – OJS; Open Conference System – OCS; PKP Metadata Harvester, and, soon, Open Monograph Press – OMP). Over five thousand scholarly journals, for instance, use the Open Journals System (OJS). Dr. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:44:05 +0100 825516 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14578 Director of Planning and Assessment (James Madison University, Virginia) The Libraries and Educational Technologies (L&ET) division of James Madison University seeks a chief planning and assessment officer for library programs, services and collections; instructional technology programs, services and infrastructure, and faculty development programs. James Madison University is a public, comprehensive university of approximately 18,000 students located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, two hours southwest of Washington, DC. The university has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the top-rated public regional Master’s level university for sixteen consecutive years and is consistently named one of the nation’s most wired universities. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:50:02 +0100 824869 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14584 Chief Technology Officer (Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, North Carolina) The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is a dynamic customer-focused organization. The Chief Technology Officer will manage Charlotte Mecklenburg Library enterprise information technology systems as a leader within the Library and library profession. Ensure that Library Information Technology resources (Systems, Servers & Services) are available to a wide range of business processes in a continuous and consistent manner. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:50:02 +0100 824868 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6076 27 hours/week, includes evenings and Saturdays. YA/Teen Services * Directs, plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates services to teens, including duties essential to the daily operation of the Teen Room. * Delivers reference, reader's advisory, and library orientation services to children, young adults, parents, teachers, and others. Instructs individuals and groups in the use of the library and resources such as the Internet, electronic databases, and emerging technologies. Uses technology to communicate with teens virtually. * Selects, evaluates, purchases, and weeds young adult materials in accordance with the allocated departmental budget, community needs, and professional standards. Analyzes collection use patterns. * Works with Library Director to plan and provide programs that best use the resources of the library, meet the needs and interests of the teen community, and promote library use. * Involves teens in planning and implementing services and selecting materials for their age group through active Teen Advisory Board. Maintains knowledge about the diversity of the teen community. Develops programs and acquires materials appropriate to their needs. * Initiates outreach to schools, youth centers, and other community groups. Establishes contacts and collaborates with these groups, particularly relevant to programming ideas. * Trains library staff in issues related to teens. * Promotes, publicizes, and represents teen services and the library to the community in cooperation with other library departments. * Sets short and long term goals and objectives for teen services as part of the overall library service plan. Analyzes current trends and issues affecting teens and incorporates these findings into overall services to this age group. * Advocates for teens in library discussions of policy, services and budget. May identify and work with the Director in pursuing grant and/or other funding possibilities. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:35 +0100 824871 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/JFMMiF-qpzI/choose-privacy-week-2010.html Choose Privacy Week is a new initiative that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in a digital age. The campaign gives libraries the tools they need to educate and engage users, and gives citizens the resources to think critically and make more informed choices about their privacy - May 2-8, 2010 (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:13:09 +0100 824879 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/kjohnson/2010/03/09/welcome-to-immersed-estate/ In the book “Disrupting Class” - an exploration of what disruptive innovation is and how it could change education - lead author Clayton Christensen (along with co-authors Michael Horn and Curtis Johnson) argues that in education as in business, innovation initially starts out competing against non-consumption. Or,in other words, it’s better than doing nothing. So, [...] (Source: Education.au Blog) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:43:28 +0100 824646 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33145 Spectrum Policy in the Age of Broadband: Issues for Congress (PDF; 325 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) The convergence of wireless telecommunications technology and Internet protocols is fostering new generations of mobile technologies. This transformation has created new demands for advanced communications infrastructure and radio frequency spectrum capacity that can support high-speed, content-rich uses. Furthermore, a number of services, in addition to consumer and business communications, rely at least in part on wireless links to broadband backbones. Wireless technologies support public safety communications, sensors, smart grids, medicine and public health, intelligent transportation systems, and many other vital communications. Existing policies for allocating and assigning spectrum rights may not be sufficient to meet the future needs of wireless broadband. A challenge for Congress is to provide decisive policies in an environment where there are many choices but little consensus. In formulating spectrum policy, mainstream viewpoints generally diverge on whether to give priority to market economics or social goals. Regarding access to spectrum, economic policy looks to harness market forces to allocate spectrum efficiently, with spectrum license auctions as the driver. Social policy favors ensuring wireless access to support a variety of social objectives where economic return is not easily quantified, such as improving education, health services, and public safety. Both approaches can stimulate economic growth and job creation. Deciding what weight to give to specific goals and setting priorities to meet those goals pose difficult tasks for federal administrators and regulators and for Congress. Meaningful oversight or legislation may require making choices about what goals will best serve the public interest. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:47:37 +0100 824947 http://lisnews.org/are_public_libraries_glorified_babysitting_services "My town officials think all we're running here is a babysitting service" a librarian recently shared in a moment of frustration. She went on to mention studies about the proven impact on cognitive abilities when toddlers are actively engaged in library programs like Lapsit versus passively engaged with toys & videos. This was news to me; my how the educational product companies and toy manufacturers had shaped my understanding! I also hadn't thought of toddler programs as educational initiatives. When I've seen adults and toddlers together at the library, I've usually thought "oh, aren't those kids adorable" and "I'm glad people are getting together to have fun". Though it now seems obvious, the educational and literacy component of Lapsit was lost on me. This last point was intriguing, so I did some quick research. I googled "Lapsit" and got plenty of results from library websites around the country. I clicked through to the top 20 (all different libraries, by chance) and searched for the terms literacy and education in the page content, in images or as part of the navigation. 80% made no mention of literacy or education in conjunction with Lapsit 20% contained the term literacy 10% contained the terms literacy and education Clearly these stats don't tell the whole story, but they tell a good one about the help libraries need presenting information to the public. ********* Last month, library consultant Larry T. Nix (a.k.a. The Library History Buff) wrote about libraries' success with early education programs in Little Kids and Public Libraries. The science behind the importance of learning in children ages birth to three is overwhelming. Public libraries have proven they can implement excellent programs to serve this age group. The public education community is struggling to implement four year old kindergarten much less provide programs for this age group. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:10:38 +0100 824917 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/8f4s31gCcJc/jelis-journal-of-education-in-library.html JELIS - Journal of Education in Library and Information Science - Volume 51 Number 1 is now available online (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:53:31 +0100 824889 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/SJ4J_qlebV0/books-overtake-games-iphone-apps In what is predicted to be a pivotal year for ebooks, with next month's iPad launch, the number of books available as iPhone apps now exceeds the number of gamesThe electronic book passed another milestone this month, with the number of books available on the iTunes App Store passing the number of games for the first time. According to data released earlier this month by the mobile phone advertising company Mobclix, there are more than 27,000 books now available as apps. Games lag behind, with 25,400 published this year, followed by entertainment, education and travel.It's a trend that seems to be gathering momentum, with the number of book apps outnumbering games almost two to one over the past month. Next month's launch of the iPad, Apple's new tablet reader, alongside a dedicated book store, is set to accelerate the shift to electronic reading still further."The iPhone has always been perceived as a games-centric device, said Canongate's digital editor, Dan Franklin, "so the idea that books are outranking games is very exciting."Franklin, who moved into digital publishing a year ago, said that his first thought on getting the job was, "When are Apple going to do something?" because "they have form". A move from Apple into the ebook market will "bring new people to reading like they have brought new people to music with the iTunes store", he added."It's a very exciting time," agreed Penguin's digital publisher, Jeremy Ettinghausen. "It's very exciting that people are using iPhones to read books.""I travel on the tube every day," he continued, "and you do see people reading books, reading newspapers and playing games. As publishers we need to be on the things that people are using during that distraction time, that commuter time. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:02:24 +0100 824855 http://lisnews.org/world_without_public_libraries On the whole, I'm not much of a book reader. Most of my reading is done online; I read a handful of books every year, mostly non-fiction, based on various whims. Right now, I'm reading The World Without Us, a captivating exploration about how the world would revert (or not revert) back to a pre-human emergence. Some of these things have been dramatized into a series on the History Channel by a different name, providing the added element of CGI to show how buildings would collapse, infrastructure would fail, nature reclaims the suburbs, and how all that would remain for future archeologists is our stainless steel cookware. For the scientist in me, it's fascinating to see everything humans have made becoming undone by the natural forces of this world. So, in touching upon the premise of the book, I thought, "What would the world be like without libraries?" How would our demise come? Unlike the book, which asks the reader to suspend disbelief and accept the total sudden disappearance of humankind, I cannot propose nor fathom asking the same for libraries. In attempting to avoid hyperbole, I think the mechanisms of the library’s demise have already proven themselves present. It will not come through lack of innovation or adoption of technology or practices; our relevance and willingness to change in this digital information age has certainly been established. No, the end will come as it has for some libraries over the past two years: through budget cuts. Funding for all library types (public, academic, school, and special) has hung in the balance for the last couple of years after budgets tighten and communities and companies look to trim their expenditures. You need go no further than typing in the words “library budget” in a Google News search to see the current toll that is being exacted.  One problem, as I see it, is that the library as a community service does not fit nicely into any government spending niche. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:47:19 +0100 824748 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14576 Associate Dean/Director (Palmer School of Library & Information Science; Long Island University, New York) Associate Dean/Director Palmer School of Library and Information Science; Long Island University The Palmer School, a diverse and dynamic ALA accredited LIS program with over 500 graduate students is seeking an Associate Dean/Director. With locations in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, the Palmer School offers both the MLIS and PhD in Information Studies. Additional specializations include Rare Books and Special Collections, Archives and Records Management, Public Library Administration and the unique NYU/Palmer School dual degree program for Librarian Scholars. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:50:02 +0100 824704 http://librarychronicles.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html#5497341966328138939 So what will this "task force" do, exactly? Other than get another 30 of Mitch's friends' names on a meaningless but official-looking piece of paper, I mean.Maybe Leslie Jacobs can be on this task force too. (She's already on the "economic development task force") Jacobs has already combined both of these areas of expertise in advocating for a system of education which squeezes the maximum output out of its labor force. Sean Gallagher, Akili's principal and founder, said his teachers are paid to work 50-hour weeks, but often put in 60 or 70, particularly during their first months. He and Stephanie Lyon, the director of curriculum, post about 80 hours a week on a routine basis. In its first year, Akili's salaries ranged from $41,500 for novices to $52,000 for the school's most veteran teacher, who had seven years of experience. Like others at charter schools, Akili's teachers are at-will employees, without the collective bargaining or tenure of teachers in many traditional school districts.With dozens of lesson plans and a year under their belts, the teachers work less now than when they first started. But Gallagher said the school still must do more to make work conditions realistic. Akili, located in Gentilly, opened in 2008 with kindergarteners and first-graders, and plans to add a grade each year."You're going to run out of people willing to work an 80-hour week," he said. "Everyone here is single; no one has a kid. That's just not (replicable). I want us to look like something any school in New Orleans could do. Right now, we're not there."Update: Landrieu's task force has been named and, like the economic development task force, it's a mish mash of established players and stakeholders from the Charters, NOPS, RSD, UTNO, etc. What the Mayor-elect is doing with these task forces, is little more than playing the "bringing people together" game at the start of a new administration. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825116 http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2010/03/school-library-websites-wiki.html Another resource I found just while I was wandering around. The School library websites wiki is interesting, though the bias is very American. Examples of Elementary, Middle and High school work. Covers tools, resources, books, reading, twitter, blogs and so on. Worth a look to see what folks are up in across the water. (Source: Phil Bradley) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824918 http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2010/03/why-is-higher-education-subsidizing-students-who-can-afford-more.html I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. His parents clearly cannot afford to pay his way, so how much debt should he incur to get a college education? And how many tax dollars should go toward supporting that education? What seems crazy, however, is keeping the cost of college below market cost. That, in effect, gives discounts to those individuals who can afford to pay.Most individuals, for example, assume that U.C. Berkeley and Stanford are equivalent institutions but the cost of tuition, room and board this year is roughly $25,000 at Berkeley and $50,000 at Stanford. Why should someone who can afford the cost of Stanford get a price reduction for going to school at Berkeley? Read more at: (Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824905 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/WgyFr1FuX_s/blue-ribbon-task-force-report.html Below is a press release that I received via email. The idea of preserving our digital knowledge is something we all know and something that many of us ignore. The fact is that our reliance on digital information means that our knowledge could be lost very quickly, if saving it is not made a priority.Blue Ribbon Task Force Report: Preserving Our Digital Knowledge Base Must be a Public Priority Dollars Won't Do It Alone: Deluge of Digital Data Needs Economically Sustainable Plans Addressing one of the most urgent societal challenges of the Information Age - ensuring that valued digital information will be accessible not just today, but in the future - requires solutions that are at least as much economic and social as technical, according to a new report by a Blue Ribbon Task Force.The Final Report from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access, called "Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet: Ensuring Long-term Access to Digital Information", is the result of a two-year effort focusing on  the critical economic challenges of  preserving an ever-increasing amount of information in a world gone digital. The full report is available online at http://brtf.sdsc.edu/biblio/BRTF_Final_Report.pdf ."The Data Deluge is here.  Ensuring that our most valuable information is available both today and tomorrow is not just a matter of finding sufficient funds," said Fran Berman, vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and co-chair of the Task Force. "It's about creating a "data economy" in which those who care, those who will pay, and those who preserve are working in coordination."The challenge in preserving valuable digital information - consisting of text, video, images, music, sensor data, etc. generated throughout all areas of our society - is real and growing at an exponential pace. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824895 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/03/blue-ribbon-task-force-report.html Below is a press release that I received via email. The idea of preserving our digital knowledge is something we all know and something that many of us ignore. The fact is that our reliance on digital information means that our knowledge could be lost very quickly, if saving it is not made a priority.Blue Ribbon Task Force Report: Preserving Our Digital Knowledge Base Must be a Public Priority Dollars Won't Do It Alone: Deluge of Digital Data Needs Economically Sustainable Plans Addressing one of the most urgent societal challenges of the Information Age - ensuring that valued digital information will be accessible not just today, but in the future - requires solutions that are at least as much economic and social as technical, according to a new report by a Blue Ribbon Task Force.The Final Report from the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access, called "Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet: Ensuring Long-term Access to Digital Information", is the result of a two-year effort focusing on  the critical economic challenges of  preserving an ever-increasing amount of information in a world gone digital. The full report is available online at http://brtf.sdsc.edu/biblio/BRTF_Final_Report.pdf ."The Data Deluge is here.  Ensuring that our most valuable information is available both today and tomorrow is not just a matter of finding sufficient funds," said Fran Berman, vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and co-chair of the Task Force. "It's about creating a "data economy" in which those who care, those who will pay, and those who preserve are working in coordination."The challenge in preserving valuable digital information - consisting of text, video, images, music, sensor data, etc. generated throughout all areas of our society - is real and growing at an exponential pace. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824845 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15926 Melissa, Just out of curiosity, what's the argument that's been put forward to allow comments on every page of the web site? I can see the potential benefit of allowing comments on certain items like a posting about a issue of current interest or a review of a book or a web site. But how is allowing someone to comment on information pages like hours of operations or a library staff directory or similar pages helpful? I would find commentary on such pages to be distracting. Andrew Mutch Library Systems Technician Waterford Township Public Library Waterford, MI -----Original Message----- From: web4lib-bounces-Lfqs8nn97uZKgiwHgTXaBw< at >public.gmane.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces-Lfqs8nn97uZKgiwHgTXaBw< at >public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Melissa Belvadi Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:16 AM To: web4lib-Lfqs8nn97uZKgiwHgTXaBw< at >public.gmane.org Subject: [Web4lib] Academic libs - allowing anonymous comments on your site? Hello. My library is about to engage in an internal debate regarding whether we should enable the a (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824820 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15927 At York U (http://www.library.yorku.ca/) we put the UserVoice feedback tab on the side of all our pages. Anonymous comments and suggestions are allowed, and after about six months there hasn't been a hint of any problems. Not many people use it, but those that do say relevant stuff. (I assume UserVoice is doing some antispam work I don't see, too.) Aside from spam, I think the main problem libraries will have is people saying nothing, not people saying rude things. Bill (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824819 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=5685 Did you know that 61% of American adults go online to find health information? Or that 24% of these “e-patients” have sought out online rankings or reviews of healthcare providers? These and other interesting findings are reported in The Social Life of Health Information (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/8-The-Social-Life-of-Health-Information.aspx). This report, released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, is one of the documents that the RML is using to generate ideas for the next NN/LM contract and we thought you may also be interested. We’d love to hear back from you about what this work means for you and your library. Comments can be left on the MCR Blog at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/. If there is another document that you’d like to recommend that we read, please feel free to provide the information in a comment as well. Happy reading! /ka (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:46:11 +0100 824831 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/XgaqEka3QUo/library-assistant-ambrose-university.html Applications from qualified individuals are invited for the following part time, maternity leave position: LIBRARY ASSISTANT—ACQUISITIONS POSITIONSUMMARYThe Library Assistant-Acquisitions orders all library and archival materials and supplies, maintains acquisitions records, assists the archivist, works as part of the library team. STATUS: This is a part-time (24 hours per week), maternity leave position. The possibility exists that this may become a permanent appointment.QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Experience: Library technician diploma or B.A. preferred; must have a minimum of 2 years post-secondary education. Two years experience in tech services preferred; 2 years administrative experience essential, preferably in a Christian academic institution. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:41:27 +0100 825661 http://theipl.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/the-ipl2-institute-march-15-and-march-16/ Join the ipl2 (Internet Public Library) in Celebration of 15 Years of Innovation, Service, and Research In 1995, it took 35 students 70 days to develop what would become the world’s largest and most recognized free, online collection and reference service in the world: the Internet Public Library. This month, 91,982 reference questions and 40,000 vetted, searchable electronic resource items later, the Internet Public Library celebrates its 15th anniversary. In conjunction with this event, The iSchool at Drexel will be hosting the Institute on the Future of Reference and its Impact on Library and Information Science Education March 15 -16, 2010. The institute is part of the IMLS grant Transforming the IPL into a Virtual Learning Laboratory. Faculty, students and staff from Drexel University , Florida State University, The University of Washington, The University of Illinois, The University of North Carolina, Syracuse University, and the Free Library of Philadelphia are among those participating in the institute. Additionally, two special open presentations have been planned in honor of this moment in the ipl2’s history. You can join the celebration as we reflect on the future of reference and its impact on the future of library and information science education. These presentations will be streamed live on video, with information also reported live on the ipl2 blog, Second Life, and Twitter. [Instructions below the agenda for accessing the conversation on our social networks.] ipl2 – Celebrating 15 years! Monday, March 15, 2010 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. EST Speakers: Mick Khoo: ipl2 Merger Surprises Joyce Valenza: Web 2.0 Reference on the Ground K-12 Special Guest Speaker and IPL Founder Joe Janes: IPL to ipl2: The Past, Present and Future Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:42:54 +0100 824644 http://plablog.org/2010/03/final-slate-of-programs-for-pla-virtual-conference-confirmed.html The final slate of programs for the PLA 2010 Virtual Conference is now confirmed. On March 25-26, 2010 the Public Library Association (PLA) will share a condensed, live and online PLA 13th National Conference with public librarians and public library workers who can’t make the trip to Portland. The Virtual Conference will include many familiar elements of the live conference, including high-quality educational programming, poster sessions and networking opportunities with colleagues. Each day will feature five live programs – the same programs available to in-person conference attendees. During the lunch hour, Booklist editor Donna Seaman will interview notable authors on “Inside the Author’s Studio.” Thursday’s author is Mary Roach, author of “Stiff” and “Spook,” and Friday’s author is Debra Gwartney, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award and author of “Live Through This.” The Virtual Conference programs include: • If You Didn’t Work Here, Would You Come Here? • Cross-Over Advisory: Adult Books for Teens and Teen Books for Adults • LITA’s Top Technology Trends • Marketing as Conversation: How to Interact with Your Community Through Your Website • S.Y.A.S.S. Save Your After School Sanity • Cracking the Code: Beyond Dewey: Words vs. Numbers • Adrift or Right on Target: Perspectives on Floating Collections • Advanced Black Belt Librarians: The Top Ten Security Issues in Public Libraries \ • Books: The Top Five of the Top Five • Shortcuts to Greatness or 10 Things That Great Libraries Know and Maybe You Don’t PLA is offering both individual and group registrations for the Virtual Conference. The group rate allows a single location to host the virtual conference for multiple attendees. Cost is determined by number of attendees. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:53:33 +0100 824691 http://www.librarystuff.net/2010/03/08/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-national-broadband-plan/ GigaOm – “The FCC will deliver its National Broadband Plan to Congress a day earlier than originally scheduled — on March 16. Also on that day, the five FCC commissioners will vote on a “mission statement” intended to represent the spirit of the submitted documents. The plan, which Congress called for as part of the stimulus package passed last year, will recommend ways to provide universal broadband access as well as encourage Congress and industry to use broadband in health care, education and energy efficiency programs.” (Source: Library Stuff) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:30:32 +0100 824574 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/LE7w5uPm_qU/sir-kenneth-dover-obituary Distinguished classical scholar and academic who broke new ground with his book Greek HomosexualitySir Kenneth Dover, who has died aged 89, was a towering figure in the study of ancient Greek language, literature and thought. Very few could approach the range and quality of his scholarship, especially his synthesis of philological, historical and cultural acumen. His name became known to a wider public partly for his groundbreaking 1978 book, Greek Homosexuality, and partly for the publication of his controversial autobiography, Marginal Comment, in 1994.Greek Homosexuality treated the topic with unprecedented openness and nuanced definition. The work drew together the evidence of literature (not least a prosecution speech in a sensational Athenian court case); visual art (Dover inspected hundreds of sexually explicit vase-paintings, often in the basements of museums); and history, mythology and philosophy. The result was a compelling picture of the complex web of sexual and social practices that constituted the phenomena now grouped together under the label of Greek homosexuality.The book proved a turning-point in the modern study of ancient sexual cultures, leading to the growth of this field in the 1980s (and not just among specialists – Michel Foucault was among those influenced by it). Later in life, Dover was sometimes impatient that the subject had become an academic industry and that Greek Homosexuality had become the best known of his works, partly occluding what he felt to be his own central achievement as a historian of the Greek language. But the book is deservedly admired for harnessing scholarly sophistication to a shrewd and broad-minded historical imagination. If parts of Dover's argument have been challenged in relation to the kind of weight given to different sorts of evidence, the book remains an indispensable resource.Dover was born in London and educated at St Paul's school and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read classics. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:45:54 +0100 824701 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/08/new-from-google-labs-an-experimental-data-visualization-tool-for-public-data/ First, a few paragraphs of background. You likely remember when Google began offering a few data of government data (population, unemployment, etc.) on certain results pages if the search query called for it. This feature began last April. The service remains available but we haven’t heard of many other U.S. Government data sets being added aside from selected data from the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Census. What we did learn was that a large amount of information (some of the 800 World Development Indicators from the World Bank) became available November, 2009. Btw, this help page lists what data sets are available from U.S. Government sources and the World Bank. Of course, while Google was doing this Wolfram Alpha was developing and providing some of the same and similar data in different ways. For example, here’s the query “Unemployment Rate California” and the result from Google and Wolfram Alpha. With World Bank data is much the same. One example we found interesting was one hyperlinked directly from Google’s help page: “the world’s life expectancy.” As you’ll notice, at least at this time (things can change quickly at Google), no result with World Bank data is shown. Wolfram Alpha has an answer and a bunch of nuggets surrounding it. So, that’s the background. Today, Google Labs is releasing an experimental data visualization service called Google Public Data Explorer. Using query logs and other tools Google came up 80 most popular, “data and statistics search topics.” They include: + School comparisons + Population + Gross Domestic Product (GDP) + Last names + Consumer price index, inflation + Accidents, traffic violations The list users is based on one week of searches using only U.S. data. You can obtain a complete list of all 80 search topics in this PDF (10 pages). ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:36:20 +0100 824600 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14574 University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian (Coastal Carolina University, South Carolina) Coastal Carolina University’s Kimbel Library invites applications for the position of University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. The Kimbel Library is seeking an energetic, innovative, and service-oriented librarian to provide leadership, planning and management of the newly-formed archives and special collections department. Responsibilities: The University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian will administer all operations of the university archives and special collections. The successful applicant will be responsible for planning and managing all aspects of the university archives, record management or archival materials and digitization of archival materials and special collections. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:02 +0100 824518 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14570 Reference Librarian (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Comprehensive research university library in exciting, affordable city, seeks candidates with energy, creativity, flexibility, and strong commitment to public service. • Provide reference service and instruction, including one-on-one and classroom teaching, preparation of instructional tools, and liaison to academic faculty. Includes some evenings and weekends. • Participate on team of librarians developing designated subject collections and public services plans, policies, procedures to support the Libraries’ service mission. • Pursue library-supported professional development. Library highlights include an up-to-date multimedia library instruction classroom and an award winning Information Commons/Reference area. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:02 +0100 824517 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33113 Amid Calls for More Highly Educated Nurses, New AACN Data Show Impressive Growth in Doctoral Nursing Programs Source: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) According to new survey data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), enrollment in doctoral nursing programs increased by more than 20% this year, signaling strong interest among students in careers as nursing scientists, faculty, primary care providers, and specialists. Final results from AACN’s 2009 annual survey confirm that enrollments in all types of baccalaureate and higher degree programs continue to trend upward. Though nursing schools have been able to expand student capacity, the latest data show that more than 54,000 qualified applications to professional nursing programs were turned away in 2009, including more than 9,500 applications to master’s and doctoral degree programs. + Full Report (PDF: 33 KB) (Source: Docuticker) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:32:19 +0100 824568 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2010/03/08/minority-report-unbreaking-public-education/ Is there anyting more frustrating and heartbreaking that what seems to be happening to public schools? Education — standardized testing, school reform, teacher training — these are all things I’ve followed with a passion beyond that of a book reviewer and concerned citizen, but the zeal of a parent with children in the “system.” The cover story of Sunday’s “The New York Times Magazine,” Building a Better Teacher, focused on the broader angle of teacher training (not aimed at public schools but let’s face it, you don’t hear or read so many complaints about private schools). Last week on National Public Radio, Diane Ravitch, education historian and author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education, was interviewed on Morning Edition on March 2 because of her turnaround from conservative supporter of No Child Left Behind to supporter of public education, a position she’d ardently held some 40 years earlier. On the same day, NPR reported on the massive firings of teachers and staff at a public high school in Rhode Island. The story featured deeply hurt teachers who felt singled out for blame for the decline in student achievement and teary students sorry to see their teachers go. It was hard to listen to, but when failure has been so massive and so long in the making, somebody has to be held accountable. Does the blame reside in poverty and hyper-segregation, lack of parental involvement, too much emphasis on standardized testing, inadequate funding, too many non-English speaking students, poorly trained and prepared teachers, the teachers unions, short-sighted politicians, or any combination and all of the above? I’ve read enough books to know that fingers are pointing in all directions. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:28:20 +0100 825039 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/ihiHWOoB0f8/ Steve Jobs was seen attending the Academy Awards last night (his second company Pixar’s movie Up won Best Animated Feature and Best Score), and the first TV commercial for the iPad was screened twice over the course of the show. iBooks was a fairly large part of the commercial’s focus. A decent commercial, though I couldn’t help but notice the clip from Star Trek during part of a montage of screenshots and images was in full-frame and looked rather cramped. Speaking of the iPad, CNet has an iPad FAQ that sums up what is generally known about the device. A good summary, though not much in the way of new information. And speaking of FAQs, here’s a story I found on Nate’s Ebook News: Educause, a thinktank dedicated to “the intelligent use of information technology” in education, has come out with the latest in a series of articles called “7 Things You Should Know About…” The subject of this article is e-book readers (PDF download). It’s a good basic summary of e-books in education, focusing largely on their utility for holding college textbooks, and their advantages and disadvantages compared to paper books. The Google Books settlement gets another examination in the pages of the Mercury News. The article is a good summation of the key issues of orphan works, privacy, and competition surrounding the settlement, just in case anyone here doesn’t already know what they are by now. And in a follow-up to Saturday’s story about Ubisoft’s consumer-unfriendly DRM, BoingBoing and Slashdot are reporting that Ubisoft’s DRM authentication servers went down yesterday—and had been down for ten hours as of the time the article on The Escapist was posted. That’s a ten hour outage on a weekend, during which time no one who purchased the game legitimately and did not crack the DRM could play even a single-player game of Assassin’s Creed II. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +0100 824589 http://infobib.de/blog/2010/03/08/get-it-loud-in-the-libraries/ The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) presents a toolkit for libraries that want to organize concerts in their rooms. This March sees the national roll-out of Get It Loud In Libraries. The award winning programme of live music in public libraries, which has witnessed incendiary performances from critically acclaimed artists as Adele, Bat For Lashes and Florence + The Machine, reverberate amongst the traditionally quiet bookshelves. Kicking off the month of music will be the talented 16 year old pop starlet, Daisy Dares You, who is seen as the perfect act to launch the UK franchise. Get It Loud In Libraries originates from libraries in Lancashire, where the tiny stage has showcased the talents of The Blackout, British Sea Power and Juliette Lewis. The project was conceived by Stewart Parsons of Lancashire Libraries to allow more relevant cultural access to libraries for young people who love music but don’t necessarily use libraries, and is proving a popular original format for delivering the traditional library brief to entertain, inform and educate. Get it Loud in Libraries encourages everyone to get involved, so if you or your library would like to take part, the Get it Loud in Libraries toolkit offers a step-by-step guide to staging live music events in public libraries. In the Get it Loud guide there’s plenty of information about booking and all the other things a live venue should know about. [Thanks to Peter Alsbjer!] (Source: Infobib) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:46:55 +0100 825221 http://blog.njla.org/archives/2010/03/#000691 SCI-TECH SCENE | Harold Washington's Digital Space goes beyond books to appeal to youth Comments March 6, 2010 BY SANDRA GUY Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Yves Capitaine, a 16-year-old resident of South Chicago, can be found daily on YOUMedia's online community, posting his photography and freestyle poetry and delving into haiku battles with his sister. "My sister [14-year-old Rachelle] and I have more than 100 comments on my poetry blog," Yves said. "It's fun." For adults and children new to technology, the public library offers tutors known as CyberNavigators to show people how to connect the Web and the greater world. CyberNavigators are available at 42 public library locations. Check with your local branch for details. "I get to know people who come from serious sides of the city whom I've never met," said Yves, a junior at Jones College Prep High School. Yves even got into a heated virtual battle with his online peers to claim bragging rights at the top of the "leader board" listing the top YOUMedia content producers. Think YOUMedia is the latest social media teen hangout? It is, and it's housed on the main floor of the Harold Washington Public Library, 400 S. State St., in the Digital Space for Teens. The Digital Space offers eight desktop computers, 96 laptops, two PlayStation 3's with a library of games, and musical keyboards and a recording studio so teenagers can create music, art and poetry, or jump online and talk with peers in the secure, password-protected YOUMedia forum. Select book reviews by teens are also posted publicly at chipublib.org/forteens/teensbookre views/index.php. The teens work with mentors like Erica Neal, who has watched the young people bloom creatively as they come to the Digital Space regularly. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825498 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/nDG6R7mNvZM/statistics-for-changing-world-google.html Last year, we released a public data search feature that enables people to quickly find useful statistics in search. More recently, we expanded this service to include information from the World Bank, such as population data for every region in the world. More and more public agencies, non-profits and other organizations are looking for ways to open up their data and expand global access to this kind of information. We want to help keep that momentum going, so today we're sharing a snapshot of some of the most popular public data search topics on Google. We're also launching the Google Public Data Explorer, an experimental visualization tool in Google Labs.Popular public data topics on GoogleWe know people want to be able to find reliable data and statistics on a variety of subjects. But what kind of statistics are they looking for most? To help us better prioritize which data sets to include in our public data search feature, we've analyzed anonymous search logs to find patterns in the kinds of searches people are doing, similar to the patterns you can find on Google Trends and Insights for Search. Some public data providers have asked us to share what we've learned, so we decided to put together an approximate list of the 80 most popular data and statistics search topics.You can read the complete list at this link (PDF), but here's the top 20 to get you started:1. School comparisons2. Unemployment3. Population4. Sales tax5. Salaries6. Exchange rates7. Crime statistics8. Health statistics (health conditions)9. Disaster statistics10. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)11. Last names12. Poverty13. Oil price14. Minimum wage15. Consumer price index, inflation16. Mortality17. Cost of living18. Election results19. First names20. Accidents, traffic violationsYou'll notice some interesting entries in the list. For example, we were surprised by how many people search for data about popular first and last names. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825243 http://bibliotequices.blogspot.com/2010/03/oscares-2010-e-literatura.html Para as bibliotecas os prémios da Academia para 2010 permitem várias possibilidades na ligação entre o cinema e a literatura. Não foi um ano espectacular pois muitos dos filmes possuem argumento original mas existem algumas obras a considerar. Fica aqui o destaque aos livros que foram adaptados ao cinema:Filme: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by SapphireSapphire (1950-) Push [pseud. de Ramona Lofton][Óscar: melhor argumento adaptado]Filme: The Blind SideMichael Lewis (1960-) - The Blind Side: Evolution of a GameFilme: An Education Lynn Barber (1944-) - An Education (a memoir) Filme: Crazy HeartThomas Cobb (?) - Crazy HeartFilme: A Single ManChristopher Isherwood (1904-1986) - A Single Man (Um homem no singular)Filme: Invictus John Carlin (1956-) - Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation Filme: The Last StationJay Parini (1948)-) - The Last StationFilme: The Lovely BonesAlice Sebold (1963) -  The Lovely BonesFilme: Julie & JuliaJulie Powell (1973-) - Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking DangerouslyFilme: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling (1965-) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter e o Príncipe Misterioso)Filme: Coco avant ChanelEdmonde Charles-Roux (1920) - Chanel: her life, her world, and the woman behind the legend she herself createdFilme: Up in the AirWalter Kirn (1963-) - Up in the AirFilme: Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox (1916-1990) - Fantastic Mr. FoxFilme: CoralineNeil Gaiman (1960) - Coraline Boas leituras!Bibliotequices: http://bibliotequices.blogspot.com (Source: Bibliotequices) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825006 http://bibliotequices.blogspot.com/2010/03/cdu-para-oscares-2010.html Ficam aqui as notações base da classificação CDU para as obras nomeadas este ano (embora alguns tenham de ter mais que uma notação).791.221.25 Comédia negraA Serious Man (2009, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)In the Loop (2009, Armando Iannucci)791.221.4 Melodrama/RomancePrecious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)Up in the Air  (2009, Jason Reitman)Crazy Heart (2009, Scott Cooper) A Single Man (2009, Tom Ford)Julie & Julia (2009, Nora Ephron)The Messenger (2009, Oren Moverman)Nine (2009, Rob Marshall)Faubourg 36 (2008,  Christophe Barratier)791.221.5 Thriller. Suspense. CrimeInglourious Basterds (2009, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Daniels) The Lovely Bones (2009, Peter Jackson) Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009, Michael Haneke) 791.221.5:343.123.12 Filme de detectives Sherlock Holmes (2009, Guy Ritchie)791.221.8  FantasiaThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, Terry Gilliam)Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, David Yates)791.221.8-311.9 Ficção CientíficaAvatar (2009): James CameronDistrict 9 (2009, Neill Blomkamp)Star Trek (2009, J.J. Abrams) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009, Michael Bay) 791.222  Filme de guerraThe Hurt Locker (2008, Kathryn Bigelow)791.224 Filme históricoThe Last Station (2009, Michael Hoffman)791.227 Biografias ficcionadasAn Education (2009, Lone Scherfig)The Blind Side (2009, John Lee Hancock)The Young Victoria (2009, Jean-Marc Vallée) Il divo (2008, Paolo Sorrentino)Coco avant Chanel  (2009, Anne Fontaine)Bright Star (2009, Jane Campion) 791.227.1 Baseados em histórias verdadeiras. Filmes inspirados em.Invictus (2009, Clint Eastwood)791.228 Animação. Banda desenhadaUp (2009, Pete Docter)The Princess and the Frog (2009,  Ron Clements, John Musker)Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, Wes Anderson) Coraline (2009, Henry Selick)The Secret of Kells (2009, Tomm Moore)791.229. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825005 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15922 We have been using Click Manager to track statistics on several of our library resources for the past several years. I have incorporated the character string within the URL, and it tracks the number of times that the link is hit. Recently, I have been experiencing a lot of problems with it, and have discontinued using it. However, I still need statistics (of course, I am a librarian, aren't I?) Is anyone using another product that they would recommend? Preferably free or low cost? Thanks! Valerie L. Reid -------------------------------------------------------- Webmaster / Senior Information Resource Specialist Henry Ford Hospital Sladen Library & Center for Health Information Resources 2799 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI 48202 313/916-5337 Direct Line 313/916-2550 Main Library Line 313/874-4730 FAX vreid1-z2CBzCz8mbE< at >public.gmane.org http://www.henryfordconnect.com/sladen ============================================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email contains infor (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824663 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15923 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN THE TECTONICS OF DIGITAL CURATION: A Symposium on the Shifting Preservation and Access Landscape MAY 25-26, 2010 The Ray and Maria Stata Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA PRESENTED BY the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) HOSTED BY the MIT Libraries THE TECTONICS OF DIGITAL CURATION explores the sustainability of cultural collections created for and maintained on the Web. At this two-day symposium, a diverse faculty of national experts will examine the forces at play in our increasingly networked society. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: divergence and complexity in information networking; digital preservation repositories; electronic copyright and intellectual property; collaborative and commercial preservation models; digital archiving strategies; open access to scholarly communication; the networked self; preservation of CAD models; and preservation of community-built digital creations (video games). WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Librarians, archivis (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824662 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33099 FEC Holds Public Hearing on Coordinated Communications Source: Federal Elections Commission The Federal Election Commission concluded a two-day public hearing Wednesday on alternatives for amendments to rules governing coordinated communications under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act). The hearing was part of a rulemaking process in response to the decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Shays v. FEC, 528 F.3d 914 (D.C. Cir. 2008). The Commission is also considering the potential effect of the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. ___ (2010) on the Commission’s proposals on the coordinated communications rulemaking. The Commission heard testimony from 11 witnesses, including representatives of national party committees, unions, business federations, and nonprofit organizations; representatives of campaign finance education and reform organizations; and other campaign finance practitioners. Testimony focused on how to address the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ view that the Commission’s prior coordination rules — which govern communications made in coordination with Federal candidates, their authorized committees, or political parties, but paid for by others — did not “rationally separate election-related advocacy from other speech.” Witnesses discussed the applicability of the several proposed content standards, including a standard based on whether a communication “promotes, supports, attacks or opposes” (PASO) a candidate and a standard based on the Supreme Court’s test for the “functional equivalent of express advocacy” established in Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC, 551 U.S. 449 (2007) (WRTL). Witnesses also weighed alternatives for timeframes applicable to the conduct standard regarding common vendors and former employees. (Source: Docuticker) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:16:09 +0100 824396 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33087 16 Finalists Announced in Phase 1 of Race to the Top Competition Finalists to Present in Mid-March; Winners Announced in Early April Source: U.S. Department of Education Today the Department of Education announced that 15 states and the District of Columbia will advance as finalists for phase 1 of the Race to the Top competition. Race to the Top is the Department’s $4.35 billion effort to dramatically re-shape America’s educational system to better engage and prepare our students for success in a competitive 21st century economy and workplace. States competing for Race to the Top funds were asked to document past education reform successes, as well as outline plans to: extend reforms using college and career-ready standards and assessments; build a workforce of highly effective educators; create educational data systems to support student achievement; and turn around their lowest-performing schools. The phase 1 finalists are: * Colorado * Delaware * District of Columbia * Florida * Georgia * Illinois * Kentucky * Louisiana * Massachusetts * New York * North Carolina * Ohio * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * South Carolina * Tennessee + Video announcement + Letter to governors + Secretary’s statement (Source: Docuticker) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:53:55 +0100 824401 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/v6pPtsP5uE8/survey-of-academic-librarians-use-of.html Survey of Academic Librarians: Use of Associations, Blogs, Listservs, Conferences, & Publications about Libraries imparts highly specific data about academic librarian use of library oriented blogs, listservs, publications, association membership and attendance at library conferences. The report includes detail on the percentage of academic librarians who read print publications about libraries, or use library listservs and blogs, as well as the amount of time spent daily on these pursuits. It also includes data on library assocation membership and money spent on library conferences and related expenses. The report's results are based on a representative survey of 555 full time academic librarians in the United States and Canada. Data is presented in the aggregate and broken out by various characteristics such as gender, age, library work title or field, institutional enrollment, Carnegie class, level of education, USA or Canada and other factors. The 44-page report has approximately 100 tables of data as well as explanatory commentary. From Primary Research (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:58:04 +0100 824255 http://vivabibliotecaviva.blogspot.com/2010/03/estudos-sobre-mulher-na-ciencia-da.html Adjabeng, A.,  "Las bibliotecas como recurso para Acrecentar y Apoyar el Desarrollo Económico para la Mujer".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/037s_trans-Adjabeng.pdfDescriptores: Mujeres/Bibliotecas/Aspecto económico/Aspecto social/Discriminaión socialResumen: Los asuntos que se centran en la mujer han asumido una dimensión más profunda. Muchas actividades se han llevado a cabo para alarmar a los gobiernos, a organizaciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales, instituciones políticas, sociales y económicas sobre los problemas de la mujer en general. Una de dichas actividades la Década para la Mujer de las Naciones Unidas 1975-1985, un periodo creado por las Naciones Unidas para crear una amplia conciencia en todo el mundo sobre los asuntos centrados en la mujer. Adjabeng, A.,  "Libraries as a source of relevant information to support and enhance economic development for women".  IFLA Council and General Conference, No. 70, 2004. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla70/papers/037e-Adjabeng.pdfDescriptores: Mujeres/Bibliotecas/Aspecto económico/Aspecto social/Discriminaión socialResumen: Issues concerning women have assumed a wider dimension. Many activities have been carried out to alert governments, governmental and non-governmental organizations, political, social and economic and academic institutions about the problems of women in general. One of such activities was The United Nations Decade for Women 1975-1985, a period set aside by the United Nations to create a widespread awareness in the whole world on issues concerning women. Alfaya Lamas, E., Fernández Mariño, P., and Villaverde Solar, D.,  "Análisis de datos mediante observación documental en las noticias de prensa sobre misoginia".  Jornadas Españolas de Documentación, No. 11, 2009, pp. 298-301 . http://www.fesabid. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825058 http://bibliotequices.blogspot.com/2010/03/o-mundo-por-50-oscares.html São 50 estatuetas a distribuir entre 24 categorias. Não há nada de especial para anunciar ao mundo, não há nenhum filme de borla, acontece todos os anos... mas todos os anos não se fala de outra coisa (até há quem diga que a crise económica vai aumentar a audiência).A cerimónia de atribuição dos Óscares de 2010 (ou melhor os Academy Awards, USA 2010)  vai no seu 82º ano e meio mundo vai acompanhar em directo pela TV, média online, etc, etc.Carregue aqui para acompanhar: http://oscar.go.com/Recursos Web Nomeados 2010: www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars/ Dados sobre a cerimónia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Academy_Awards Especiais nos média nacionais (com diverso material multimédia e infografias)Especial PúblicoEspecial iOnlineEspecial Diário NotíciasEspecial Expresso Especial Jornal de NotíciasSe algum alguém dia quiser saber como se promove um evento 8este ano até foi adiada para não coincidir com os Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno), como se faz um site de um evento, etc, já sabe onde ir!Por exemplo, em termos educativos vale a pena visitar o site: www.oscars.org/education-outreach/medialiteracy/index.htmlBibliotequices: http://bibliotequices.blogspot.com (Source: Bibliotequices) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825008 http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-does-public-education-really-cost.html A lot more than you're told. CATO figures the per pupil cost in Washington DC is $28,170, and in Los Angeles $25,208. Those aren't the figures reported, if they are reported at all. Are you getting your money's worth? (Source: Collecting my Thoughts) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824368 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33062 Wasting the Best and Brightest: Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities (PDF; 4 MB) Source: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University Almost half of full time college students binge drink and/or abuse prescription and illegal drugs, according to Wasting the Best and Brightest: Substance Abuse at America’s Colleges and Universities. The landmark report finds that nearly two million full-time college students meet the medical criteria for substance abuse and dependence, two and one half times the 8.5 percent of the general population who meet these same criteria. (Source: Docuticker) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:49:35 +0100 824143 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/hH0op4e_pv8/ SPARC has released Campus-Based Open-Access Publishing Funds. Here's an excerpt from the press release: SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has released a new guide and supporting Web resource exploring campus-based open-access publishing funds. Authored by SPARC Consultant Greg Tananbaum, these timely new resources survey the current North American landscape of open-access funds and explore key emerging questions on how such funds are considered and developed on college and university campuses. Open-access funds are resources created to address article-processing fees (APCs) that may be associated with publishing in an open-access journal. These fees are a source of revenue for many open-access publishers (including the Public Library of Science, Hindawi, and the Optical Society of America), as well as for subscription-based publishers experimenting with "open choice" or "hybrid" options, where individual articles are made freely available with the upon payment of an APC. The new guide, "Open-access publishing funds: A practical guide to design and implementation," and Web resource contain a wealth of background information to inform libraries, authors, administrators and interested others on the practical considerations surrounding open-access funds. The site features up-to-date information on: Active open-access funds (at the University of California at Berkeley, University of Calgary, and several other institutions); FAQ for authors, administrators, and publishers; Considerations in evaluating the launch of a fund; Key policy decisions; Implementation tools; Resource allocation; Fund promotion and reporting and more. To ensure that this resource stays current, readers are invited to contribute their experiences through the online commenting and discussion features that are available. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:01:27 +0100 824230 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14559 Reference & Instruction Librarian (California State University Monterey Bay) This entry-level, tenure-track position offers creative opportunities for a forward-looking, pragmatic, motivated individual who seeks experience across a variety of professional responsibilities while developing areas of focus with the potential to take on a leadership role. The successful candidate is able to communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and faculty in collaboratively designing and delivering general education, course-integrated information literacy instruction for lower-division CSUMB students. CSUMB advances its learner-centered information literacy program in a team-oriented, teaching library environment. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823810 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14557 Dean of Libraries (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Indiana University of PA seeks applications for the position of Dean of Libraries. ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS (or its equivalent), second advanced degree and at least five years of combined progressive leadership in the areas of academic library administration and management required. Candidates must be work eligible and perform well in the interview(s). View full job announcement, including how to apply, at: www.iup.edu/employment. Review of applications begins April 15, 2010. IUP is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is an equal opportunity employer M/F/H/V. (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823803 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=5663 Watch the next College of DuPage online session on March 12, 2010:   Information Literacy Education: A National Overview. March 12, 2010. Free in Nebraska, see Nebraska Library Commission at: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/training/train.asp Free in Wyoming, and Utah, see: Biographical Center for Research. See: http://www.bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html College of DuPage http://www.dupagepress.com/library-learning-network/ And add this to your calendar, too:  Technology Trends in Libraries: Tools, Skills, Staffing, Training. April 9, 2010 All teleconferences are on Fridays from 10:00 – 11:30 Mountain Time, 11:00-12:30 Central Time. (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:23:43 +0100 823933 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=5649 Next Breezing Along with the RML session, Wed. March 17, 10:00 Mountain Time, 11:00 Central Time.  Two great presentations: 1) “Promoting Change” by Heather Brown and Ann Kaste from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Excited by mobile technologies and social media, two librarians presented their ideas to library leadership in a unique way. In this discussion, find out how they did it and what lessons were learned. 2) Rebecca Brown’s presentation will focus on two citation bookmarking services,CiteULike, and Connotea. Both are available at no cost, and are a hybrid of a citation manager and a social bookmarking service. Come learn how to use these tools to save, share, and discover. URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/ Equipment: Connection to the Internet and a phone Login: as a guest with your first and last name Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning available upon request to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:36:51 +0100 823934 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=5625 HIV and AIDS Resources will be the subject of the next Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, presented by Barb Jones, on Wed. March 24.  Tune in at 8:30Mountain Time/9:30 Central Time.   **Note the new starting time! Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. You will need Internet access and a phone.  Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated)  .   Captioning available upon request to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:33:51 +0100 823935 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=5639 Tried an e-book lately?   How about ” Subject Librarians:  Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment?”  Perfect for academic libarians! Check out the NetLibrary collection of the NN/LM MidContinental Region. The collection consists of more than 90 business and technical books oriented toward use for librarians. If you access the collection through the NN/LM MCR webpage, it’s free, AND you can also print out a handy brochure. Newest titles (and this is one of them!) are highlighted in red. Try it today! See: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/netlibrary.html (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:33:19 +0100 823936 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/03/05/the-mind-of-the-researcher-daniel-russell-akla10.html Daniel Russell, Google Search Quality & User Happiness 2010 Alaska Library Association Conference, opening keynote speaker Lewis & Clark left without a decent map it’s a complicated world out there and you don’t want to end up like the Donner Party (hey, go that way; it looks good) what does the current information map look like? let’s be adventurers but keep our eyes and minds open did a demo of Google Earth cost to put the flyover together = $0 and four minutes of time Google will crawl it within 48 hours when Lewis & Clark published about their trip, it took 10 years we see the world differently, and the library isn’t what it used to be stacks are no longer a core competence — the information landscape has radically changed 1200 exabytes of new content are generated each year (1.2 yottabytes if that helps or 1.2 billion terrabytes) 3.6 zetabytes per person per year (mostly music and video) libraries don’t have to curate and manage that — it stream to you text words per pseron per year = .1% of that total the good news is that the amount of reading per person per year has gone up by 3X since 1980 (primarily due to internet access); happening online, not print so need to develop new skills and new literacies showed Google Books can click on the places in a book and travel to all of them can actually recapitulate Huck Finn’s journey down the river LoC has 10 terabytes of text data or .01 petabytes he has 2 LoCs at home an exabyte = 50,000 years of DVD or 10 billion copies of The Economist (there aren’t enough trees in Alaska to print them all) we’re supporting this renaissance of access to print culture at the same time we’re expanding online content 1. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:23:16 +0100 823913 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/05/recently-published-7-things-you-should-know-brief-mobile-it/ From the Summary: The evolution of computer and telecom technologies is resulting in smaller and more powerful portable devices, expanded coverage for wireless and cellular networks, and a flourishing pool of applications that take advantage of these technologies. Mobile IT promises to change the way users interact with resources and applications, moving services away from desktop and laptop computers to devices that increasingly embody a convergence of formerly disparate functions. Moreover, mobile IT affords new opportunities for applications to deliver current, location-specific information. The role of mobile IT will continue to take on new dimensions as technologies mature and converge, and higher education will both guide and benefit from those developments. Access the 7 Things You Should Know Brief…Mobile IT (2 pages; PDF) Source: EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative See Also: Other 7 Things You Should Know Briefs (Source: ResourceShelf) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:23:28 +0100 823895 http://info.pop.psu.edu/2010/03/05/ccd-2006-2008-data-now-available/ Common Core of Data (CCD) 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 data files are now available on SodaPop.  Included are the Local Education Agency (school district) Universe Survey and the Public School Universe Survey. (Source: News from the PRI Library and Data Archive) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:56:36 +0100 823900 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/8tnRTiJ0dnI/summer-reading-program-coordinator.html Leduc Public Library requires a creative and enthusiastic student to organize and deliver this year’s Summer Reading Program. This position requires excellent communication and organizational skills and a passion to deliver programs that encourage children to celebrate the wonders of literacy.This temporary full-time position runs May 17h through August 27th, 35 hours per week, and reports to the Youth Services Coordinator. The bulk of the work will take place during the day Monday through Friday however some weekend or evening shifts may be required. Experience working with children and knowledge of children’s literature will be a definite asset as is enrollment in a MLIS, Library Technician, or post secondary Education program.Salary: $17.00 per hour Duties: Creation and delivery of age appropriate Summer Reading Program activities for 6-12 year olds which includes storytelling, crafts and puppetry.Coordinate summer reading performers and guestsPromotion of Summer Reading Programs (e.g., visits to schools)Supervision and coordination of any teen volunteers (ages 12-15)End of summer evaluation of all programs and activitiesContacting local businesses regarding program donations Ability to lift at least 50 lbsOther duties as assigned Resumes with references should be sent by March 19th, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. local time to:Carla FrybortLibrary DirectorLeduc Public Library#2 Alexandra ParkLeduc, ABT9E 4C4Fax: (780) 986-3462cfrybort@library.leduc.ab.caOnly those applicants that have reached the interview stage will be contacted. (Source: FLA Jobline) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:11:50 +0100 823922 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33021 High School Counselors Get Low Marks from Students on College Advice Source: Public Agenda Most young adults who go on to college believe that the advice they got from their high school guidance counselors was poor or fair at best, according to a recent survey by Public Agenda for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Asked about their experiences with their counselors in high school, nearly half (48%) say that they felt like “just another face in the crowd.” The national study, “Can I Get A Little Advice Here?” compared the responses of 614 individuals aged 22 through 30 who completed at least some college; the survey also included focus groups in five cities. It is the second in a series of reports underwritten by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation describing young Americans’ views on college selection, higher education and college completion. In the eyes of the students themselves, 48% said they felt like “just another face in the crowd” in dealing with their guidance counselor, with 62% rating their guidance counselors as fair or poor with helping them find ways to pay for college (e.g. financial aid and scholarship programs). Over two-thirds give them fair or poor ratings for helping them decide which school to go to, and 60% give their high school guidance counselors fair or poor ratings for helping them think about different careers. “We’ve set up a system that is simply not giving most students the help and attention they deserve. The counselors are often over-worked, and many are under-prepared when it comes to helping students think through the wide variety of college and career choices open to them,” said Jean Johnson, Executive Director of Education Insights at Public Agenda. + Full Report (Source: Docuticker) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:27:37 +0100 823862 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/_ixPTuCC8Rg/ I went into New York yesterday to attend Publishing Point’s Vook meetup. Their presentations have been getting more and more interesting, so if you are in the New York area take a look. The presentation was made by Brad Inman, Vook’s CEO. Basic concept: filmmakers and authors come together. Filmmakers come from a network set up under the name of Turn Here. Feels that Apple will give tools to creators to make new things that go over and above ebooks and enhanced ebooks. Apple already did this with graphic design and music. Very interested in the education area. Can read and watch at the same time. Surveys show that many readers like to do both. Primary sales channel is iPhone: 7 to 1 over the browser and working on an iPad version. Mixed media will be like adding sound to movies, especially with Apple. Have nothing today in devices that emulates the power and utility of the printed book, but something will come along and then things will take off. How they think about growth of Vook: discovery phase, then move on to early adopters, then to proof of concept and then scale up. With the digital work can actually find out what people are doing in each phase. This is not a form that people instantly “get” so getting influencers to advocate it is important for marketing. What they’ve learned: readers want mixed media content, hard for publishers and authors to create mixed media, no in-hose mixed media creative teams, rights roadblocks, no industry scalable technology, video opportunities endless. Good medium to take books out of backlist, update them and turn them into mixed media. Pick right media, very good for serial rights. Thinks that this medium should be a shorter form than “movies”. On web stuff tends to be short and people are used to that. The full presentation will be up on the Publishing Point site if you’re interested. Note the picture. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:10:32 +0100 823640 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14537 Library Director (City of Danville, Virginia) City of Danville, Virginia Human Service Department Library Director The City of Danville is seeking an experienced, dynamic Library Director to take a leadership role in managing, directing and coordinating activities of the City’s Public Library and Public Law Library. The Library serves a population of 48,000 with a collection of over 100,000, an annual circulation of over 230,000 and a staff of 13 full-time (two professional positions) and nine part-time employees. The Library Director reports directly to the Director of Human Services. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:01 +0100 823585 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6721828.html?rssid=190 Now is your chance to show President Obama how important school librarians really are. The White House recently posted the following question on it’s blog: What does a 21st century education mean to you? (Source: School Library Journal Breaking News) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 824052 http://wlaweb.blogspot.com/2010/03/lstaimproving-literacy-through-school.html This week and next begins a time for critical advocacy to support libraries. We need as many members of Congress as possible to sign onto these letters for the following two programs – remember, every other group is doing the same thing we are. If we don’t advocate for libraries and library funding, the money that should be allocated to us could go to other groups who are calling in louder and higher numbers. Please call your members of Congress on the following two issues: LSTA Congress is currently busy drafting up the federal budget for fiscal year 2011. It has never been more important than now that Congress fully funds the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the only annual source for federal funding to public libraries. As Congress writes next year’s budget they need to understand that dollars from the state and local levels are at an all time low and libraries can not continue to do their important work with out this funding. There is a letter circulating around the House of Representatives urging the Appropriations Committee to include $300 million in funding through LSTA in the FY2011 budget. Please go to http://www.capwiz.com/ala/home/ to find out the name and number of your Representative and call his or her office and tell them about work your library does in the community. It is always a good idea to stress what programs and resources your library provide to help build the local economy, help kids with their homework, and so much more. After you have explained how libraries are an incredibly valuable investment, please ask your representative to sign onto the “Dear Colleague” letter supporting LSTA. School Libraries In his FY2011 budget, President Obama consolidated Improving Literacy Through School Libraries with five other literacy programs. This would mean that school libraries will have to directly compete with other programs to receive federal dollars under the President’s plan. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825513 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/su3qbBoHIac/using-twitter-to-change-classroom-dynamics.html There's an interesting article in Mashable that discusses how Twitter can significantly boost class participation. According to the article, "Twitter is an inexpensive solution to the growing problem of increasing class sizes. It is a tried-and-true platform to let conversations... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823745 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/n6MkRQLHWHc/reminder-new-name-new-platform-same-informative-podcasts-law-librarian-conversations-features-lipa-e.html Rich Leiter and Marcia Dority Baker's Law Librarian Conversations (formerly known as The Law Librarian Podcasts) is now being hosted and supported by CALI. Today's program will feature a discussion of developments in preservation with LIPA Executive Director Margie Maes... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823741 http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2010/03/students-protest-across-the-country-against-budget-cuts.html Dissatisfaction, anger and an uncertain future have led professors and students in California and across the country to call for a day of action Thursday to defend education at state colleges and universities. Budget cuts have resulted in canceled classes and class waiting lists doubling or tripling in California. (Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823609