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 Personnel/HR/Jobs interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:51:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThoughtsAndExperiments/~3/sUhMv1au5xM/ Over the last four or five hours I have listened to presentations that stimulate ideas. When does it make sense to virtualize desktops How to provide access to specialized software Identification of strategic vs. tatical Making the decisions to optimize the resources to align with the strategic. Managing expectations by communicating what the organization does or does not Attacking work through the lens of play and learning Consideration of the next steps in career   (planning vs taking advantage of opportunities that present) Currently, I am in a session on career planning.  The focus of this session is about the non-technical skill set of the IT manager.    People who know the business of IT, the academy, priority setting, understanding of constituent needs, and balancing the demands of the situation. The presenter’s words of advise Know theyself – Figure out what you are good at, what are you struggle at, etc.. What are other’s impression of your strengths and weaknesses Establish goals to work through Know your community do not forget that there is business mixed among all this technology know the academy learn how to get things done  in a timely way and use the limited resources hone your project management skills and be good at identifying opportunity costs learn how to talk, listen, write, present, and generally tell a story of projects, tasks, work, etc.. Learn Excel – it is the language of business/organization Presentation is 80% of acceptance   – when the story is told well… Respect time – particularly when it is other people’s time make a point of sticking to agenda when you are done be done even if there are 20 minutes remaining when talking to executives remember the true value is your interactions with them not the words that come from your mouth. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:53:03 +0100 825036 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33160 Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy (PDF; 582 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new peace process consisting of bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon achieved mixed results. Milestones included the Israeli-Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Declaration of Principles (DOP) of September 13, 1993, providing for Palestinian empowerment and some territorial control, the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty of October 26, 1994, and the Interim Self-Rule in the West Bank or Oslo II accord of September 28, 1995, which led to the formation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to govern the West Bank and Gaza Strip. However, Israeli-Syrian negotiations were intermittent and difficult, and postponed indefinitely in 2000. Israeli-Lebanese negotiations also were unsuccessful, leading Israel to withdraw unilaterally from south Lebanon on May 24, 2000. President Clinton held a summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at Camp David on final status issues that July, but they did not produce an accord. A Palestinian uprising or intifadah began in September. On February 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon was elected Prime Minister of Israel, and rejected steps taken at Camp David and afterwards. On April 30, 2003, the United States, the U.N., European Union, and Russia (known as the “Quartet”) presented a “Road Map” to Palestinian statehood. It has not been implemented. Israel unilaterally disengaged (withdrew) from the Gaza Strip and four small settlements in the West Bank in August 2005. On January 9, 2005, Mahmud Abbas had become President of the PA. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:12:36 +0100 824938 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://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://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/09/awesome-new-comprehensive-online-database-of-ansel-adams-photographs-now-online/ This is one superb database (and digitization effort) that will be interest and use to many. We can’t wait to spend some serious time with it. The content–Ansel Adams photos–are simply amazing (understatement). According to the Ansel Adams Gallery Blog, the database contains more then 2600 digitized images including several rare ones. The database homepage begins with a brief bio of Ansel Adams and also includes info about copyright and the database itself. The Ansel Adams Archive at the Center for Creative Photography includes more than 2,500 fine prints, along with correspondence, interviews, unpublished writings, memorabilia, publications, negatives, transparencies, work prints, photographic equipment, and files documenting his commercial projects, exhibitions, affiliation with the Sierra Club and Friends of Photography. The Center provides digital scans and facilitates permissions in collaboration with The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, which holds copyright to all works by Ansel Adams. See http://www.creativephotography.org/rights/ for more information. Users will need to register (it’s free and fast) to see large size images. You can either browse or search to find imagery. To browse and find images of Old Faithful we began with the letter “O” and found several. We also looked under the letter Y and found several more. So, if necessary try different letter/words. To view a large size image, click the small image found with every entry and if you’re logged-in, it should appear in a matter of seconds. Yes, all of this takes a bit of guessing but on the way to finding the image you’re looking for you’ll come across material that’s likely new to you. Serendipity still works. You’ll also be “learning” the database that will over time help to make retrieval easier. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:58:04 +0100 824997 http://www.teleread.org/images/softskullinterviewRichardNash.mp3 I know this sounds a bit loony but…. Last summer, Richard Nash proposed a talk about the Novel in 2050  for South by Southwest (SXSW).  As usual, the geeks at SXSW voted it down (this happens to many worthy panel ideas).   Then I thought, these questions are good; why not have the same session anyway and have it in some room somewhere at South by Southwest?  Even if Richard Nash isn’t there to run it, I’m sure there will be enough literary geeks at SXSW to keep a good discussion going. So I wrote a little announcement about it.  If any readers plan to make it, you may run into some familiar names on Teleread. Richard Nash has a prior commitment, but he says he will show up anyway.  (Read Chris Meadows’ article about  Richard Nash here  and an audio interview David Rothman did with him last year). It will be on Sunday March 14 at 2:00 PM at South by Southwest. Location TBA. It could be awesome, or it could totally suck. South by Southwest attracts more people in web design/multimedia/politics than in publishing, but a lot of literary/freelance types end up showing up.  SXSW will have  a handful of interesting panels, including one or two about the iPad. See also: Chris Meadows about whether ebook conferences create a kind of  ebook elite.  Also, some artists have started to do live illustrations of SXSW panels which can be stunning to look at. See these panels and Honoria Starbuck’s amazingly fun abstract drawings.  (The picture you see was for last year’s Aristotle on Twitter panel). Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:01:18 +0100 824961 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33164 Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians (PDF; 128 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Secrecy News/Federation of American Scientists) This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen. Casualty data of U.S. military forces are compiled by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), as tallied from the agency’s press releases. Also included are statistics on those wounded but not killed. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as records are processed through the U.S. military’s casualty system. More frequent updates are available at DOD’s website at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/ under “Casualty Update.” A detailed casualty summary of U.S. military forces that includes data on deaths by cause, as well as statistics on soldiers wounded in action, is available at the following DOD website: http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) does not post casualty statistics of the military forces of partner countries on the ISAF website at http://www.isaf.nato.int/. ISAF press releases state that it is ISAF policy to defer to the relevant national authorities to provide notice of any fatality. For this reason, this report uses fatality data of coalition forces as compiled by CNN.com and posted online at http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/oef.casualties/index.html. Casualty data of Afghan civilians are reported quarterly by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:18:21 +0100 824946 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/iNr50AOpMuM/punk-islam-tacwacores-cinema The Taqwacores is really a film about individualism – but attention is likely to focus on the music and its sexual contentThe Taqwacores, a film directed by Eyad Zahra based on the novel of the same name by Michael Muhammad Knight, is playing at the media and music extravaganza South by South West (SXSW) in Austin this March. It's exciting to imagine who will be watching at a festival that features guests such as Spike Lee, Chuck D and Devo.I had the pleasure of seeing the film at a sold-out screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah last month.Author and screenplay writer Michael Muhammad Knight and I first began communicating in 2005, when he originally reached out to me to play the character of Jehanghir in an adaptation he was scripting with a Brooklyn-based film-maker named Cihan Kaan. Budgeting issues proved fatal for that iteration, and Mike went through a few other directors before I left our fledging Taqwacore scene in America for Lahore.It's been surreal to come back to the US three years later to a complete film and cast. In an interview, the celebrated director of Night of the Living Dead George Romero mentioned how Hollywood vetoed his first script for Diary of the Dead because it had a non-white lead.I was reminded of Romero's words when I saw the vibrant, all-minority cast of Eyad's film. In many ways the book The Taqwacores should have been an impossible adaption to produce, with no major white characters, and its heavy ruminations on Islamic theology. In America and the UK, white audiences are not only unresponsive to minority leads, but overexposed to Muslims in particular.The odds are stacked against the film. Eyad has taken Knight's book and trimmed it into a clearer narrative – one that begins and ends with the main character Yusef, played faithfully by Bobby Naderi. The movie follows Yusef on his safari through punk rock in America, which will likely surprise audiences. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0100 824851 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6973 State: Illinois The John Marshall Law School Library is accepting applications for the newly created position of Emerging Technologies Librarian. This person will play an important role in leading the library with innovative, technology-based services by creating, promoting, and facilitating use of electronic resources and services. The Emerging Technologies Librarian will be an enthusiastic user of technology who enjoys exploring the cutting edge and applying it in a library setting. We are looking for someone who has the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment, takes initiative, is self-directed, and is committed to innovation and creativity. A detailed job posting is available online at: http://www.jmls.edu/library/pdf/eslibnpost.pdf To apply, send resume, cover letter including links to web-based projects, and contact information for three work references to: Christopher Bevard, John Marshall Law School Library, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago IL 60604 or fax to his attention at (312) 427-8307. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2010. Submitted on 2010-03-04 (Source: SLIS Careers Feed) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:02 +0100 824776 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6974 State: Indiana Three openings: Assistant Professor of Library Services To best serve our students, faculty, and staff at Valparaiso University, Library Services seeks three innovative and dedicated librarians to join our newly-created Public Services team. Reporting to the Director of Public Services, this four person team collaborates to support the day-to-day public services activities of the library, teach in the curriculum-based information literacy program, and create programming for outreach activities. Each position includes a subject liaison emphasis for collection development and information literacy activities. One position will be responsible for the health sciences (nursing, human biology); other positions will cover areas such as fine arts, government information, or social sciences. Candidates should possess an ALA-accredited Master’s Degree; a commitment to student success, excellent customer service, and thoughtful teaching; and the potential to attain tenure and promotion through job performance, service, and research. Early career librarians are encouraged to apply. Additionally, Library Services values creativity, professional initiative and leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in the team environment. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. More information about benefits and the Public Services Department can be found at www.valpo.edu/library/jobs.html. Send position-related inquiries to Trisha Mileham, Director of Public Services: Trisha.Mileham@valpo.edu. With expected start dates of July 1, 2010, review of applications will begin immediately; those received before March 29, 2010, will receive full consideration. Review will continue until suitable candidates are identified for each position. All application materials must be submitted electronically. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:02 +0100 824775 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://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kkJF/~3/TyNLyJ_e0rE/het-rolex-learning-center-een.html Wie het Rolex Learning Center, dat onlangs in het Zwitserse Lausanne werd geopend, voor het eerst ziet, vermoedt niet meteen dat hij of zij naar een bibliotheek kijkt. Toch is dat wel degelijk zo. Een citaat uit de perskit: The main library, containing 500,000 printed works, is one of the largest scientific collections in Europe; four large study areas can accommodate 860 students with office space for over 100 EPFL and other employees; a state-of-the-art multimedia library will give access to 10,000 online journals and 17,000 e-books, with advanced lending machines and systems for bibliographic search; a study centre for use by postgraduate researchers will provide access to the universityʼs major archive and research collection, and there are teaching areas including 10 ʻbubblesʼ for seminars, group work and other meetings and a Language and Multimedia Centre and associated administration offices. Het gebouw ziet er wonderbaarlijk uit en is zonder twijfel een knap staaltje architectuur, maar toch heb ik het gevoel dat er iets ontbreekt. Warmte? Uitstraling? Ik ben er nog niet helemaal uit. Als ik de video en foto's bekijk voel ik weinig enthousiasme in ieder geval. Van enthousiasme is ook niet meteen sprake als ik het artikel The battle of Britain's libraries lees, in The Guardian. Dat artikel gaat over een paar 'superbibliotheken' en dan vooral over de door Nederlanders ontworpen nieuwe bibliotheek van Birmingham. Het lijkt wel alsof groot en protserig de nieuwe norm zijn geworden. Het artikel bracht me wel op het spoor van een interessant onderzoek naar de toekomst van bibliotheken, uitgevoerd in opdracht van Margaret Hodge, de Engelse Minister van cultuur. Volgende week zal zij de resultaten van dat onderzoek publiceren. De verslaglegging van de interviews met experts is nu al te downloaden. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:28:00 +0100 824763 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://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/08/david-foster-wallace-archive-acquired-by-harry-ransom-center/ From the Announcement: The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of writer David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), author of “Infinite Jest” (1996), “The Broom of the System” (1987), “Girl with Curious Hair” (1988) and numerous collections of stories and essays. The archive contains manuscript materials for Wallace’s books, stories and essays; research materials; Wallace’s college and graduate school writings; juvenilia, including poems, stories and letters; teaching materials and books. [Snip] Wallace’s publisher Little, Brown and Company is donating its editorial files relating to the author to the Ransom Center. Wallace worked with Little, Brown and Company beginning in 1993. “Little, Brown and Company is happy to donate all of our correspondence and internal memos relating to ‘Infinite Jest,’ ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men’ (1999), ‘Oblivion’ (2004), ‘A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again’ and ‘Consider the Lobster’ to the Ransom Center,” said Michael Pietsch, Little, Brown and Company’s executive vice president and publisher and Wallace’s longtime editor. “David’s letters are delightful to read in themselves, and we hope that scholars will benefit from finding his notes to his editors and copy editors in the same archive with his draft manuscripts, journals and other correspondence.” The announcement also includes: + From A to Z: Circled words in Wallace’s dictionary + See the inside of some of Wallace’s books + Journey of an Archive: How the Wallace archive came to the Ransom Center + Several Other Features. Look in the Right Column. Source: Harry Ransom Center (Source: ResourceShelf) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:13:29 +0100 824765 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PegasusLibrarian/~3/gInQ7NBlEB0/how-big-is-my-library.html Image by the CCAC North Library: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccacnorthlib/3554627894/ I’ve been mulling over Steve’s latest post about some of the ways in which knowing the number of books in your library is either impossible or not very meaningful. And I imagine that for most of the parents on these college tours this number really isn’t very meaningful at all. For it to be meaningful you need to know how that number compares to other libraries, and what the collection’s strengths are. I freely admit that I really haven’t a clue how many “books” we have in our library. I think of it as a medium-sized college library. I know that we have one of the strongest collections of “big name” critical editions of renaissance scores in the state. I know we have almost nothing in our collection about topics that aren’t actively taught on campus. “Number of volumes” is one of those standard measures that libraries use to describe themselves, and I started wondering what was useful and what wasn’t about that measure. Like Carol in Steve’s comments (and actually like Steve says in his last non-bulleted paragraph), I think that there’s more to having more books than simply having more books. It makes lots of kinds of things possible that simply aren’t possible with smaller collections. On the other hand, when that’s the number that we give to people who are, in effect, asking “how good is your library,” I think we’re missing the boat. And when the parents of prospective students ask “how many books do you have” they are actually asking you “how good is your library.” It’s a classic compromised question (for those of you familiar with the reference interview). ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:46:34 +0100 824778 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.docuticker.com/?p=33124 2008 Report To Congress on Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives (PDF; 5 MB) Source: Office of Personnel Management In 2008, 47 agencies paid 39,512 recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives to employees worth more than $284 million. This reflects an increase of more than 21 percent in the total number of incentives paid and an increase of more than 37 percent in the total incentive cost between 2007 and 2008. As evidenced by the information in this report, recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives are important human resources tools that help agencies attract and retain employees for a model civilian workforce. (Source: Docuticker) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:19:12 +0100 824563 http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2010/03/08/an-amazing-journey/ Gail Collin’s very readable account of the last fifty years of American women’s history, When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from the 1960’s to the Present, begins with a woman not allowed to pay for a ticket in a government building because she was wearing pants, and ends with the historic presidential candidacy of Hilary Clinton, whose wardrobe consisted exclusively of pantsuits. Over 50 years, Collins covers changes for women that are much more substantial than wardrobe issues, and also shows the many things that have not changed in women’s lives. Collins documents events with stories from individual women, some famous and some not.  Included are interviews with many familar women, such as Rosa Parks, Gloria Steinem, Billie Jean King, and Sandra Day O’Connor.  There are also many less well know interviewees: flight attendants, factory workers, and housewives.  These interviews provide personal and first hand perspectives. The first sections are the most interesting.  During the pre-Betty Friedan era middle class women were expected to stay at home (many of them expressed their frustrations at their limited options).  Single women were expected to quit their jobs when they got married, flight attendants were regularly weighed, there were no sports for girls, and there were many male only venues.  The few women who did graduate with advanced degrees were expected to take jobs as secretaries.  Sandra Day O’Connor had many frustrating experiences in the workforce after her graduation from law school.  The Civil Rights Era is also thoroughly covered.  Rosa Parks did not randomly sit down on the bus; she was carefully chosen for her role and the event was carefully orchestrated.  There were strong women leaders behind the ministers who did most of the public speaking. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:59:22 +0100 824594 http://www.cla-net.org/weblog/2010/03/register_now_fo_2.php Fling yourself into Spring with the California Library Association's 2nd Annual Professional Development and Networking program series. This year's Spring Fling programs include workshops, cultural and social events, as well as panel discussions. Events take place online in addition to eight cities, ranging from San Diego to Sacramento. While attending CLA's Spring Fling programs you will meet new people, learn new skills, and spend time with colleagues and friends who share your interests. Visit the Spring Fling website to find the program that's right for you! Discounts on registration are available for CLA members while further savings have been made for library students. On behalf of CLA's staff and volunteers, we hope to see you at a Spring Fling program! List of 2010 CLA Spring Fling Programs March Betwixt, Befuddled and Be"Tween" April The Internet Public Library: Opportunities for Participation Religion & Public Libraries: Do You Dewey 200? SCCTP Basic Serials Cataloging & Holding Workshops May Best Practices for Successful Computer Literacy Workshops for Adult Spanish Speakers Angel Island Immigration Station Tour Baby, Preschool, Bilingual and Spanish Storytimes Showcase! Career Development Workshop: Embracing the Past, Celebrating the Future New Developments in Cataloging Practices June Will LIS Graduate Students Accept Coursework in 3D Immersive Spaces? Taking Charge of Your Career: Resume Writing, Interview Skills, and Finding a Job that's Right for You (Source: CLA Weblog) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:25:22 +0100 824695 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33111 New Congressional Budget Office Reports (PDFs) + Preliminary analysis of the President’s budget request for 2011 projects growth in public debt to $20.3 trillion, or 90% of gross domestic product, by 2020 (PDF; 596 KB) + Monthly budget review for March: Federal government budget deficit estimated at $655 billion for the first 5 months of FY 2010 + Estimated costs of H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act + Information on the President’s proposal for a financial crisis responsibility fee (Source: Docuticker) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:28:26 +0100 824570 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://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/08/transcripts-academy-awards-speeches-backstage-interviews/ One more Academy Awards item today. The following resources might be useful at the reference desk not only today but throughout the year. Particularly, the final item, a searchable database. On this page you can find complete transcripts of the speeches award winners gave onstage as they received their Oscar AND also access the transcripts of the press conferences that take place backstage with each winner or winners, minutes after an award is presented. These transcripts are for the awards presented last night. Transcripts of hundreds of onstage speeches from many years of award shows can be found in this searchable database (free) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Some entries also include video clips. Source: AMPAS (Source: ResourceShelf) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:05:52 +0100 824611 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=-_Research_Proposal_The_new_school_librarian_Library_2-0_Escapades I would like to include some possible interviews with school librarians who identify with this newer form of library/information science and look at (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:23 +0100 824432 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JohnBattellesSearchblog/~3/1WXLxOJomxc/tuesday_signal_the_internet_is_a_human_right_and_spending_is_up_yippee.php Well, it's Monday night, but I'm in NYC, and I am pretty sure Tuesday is going to be a blur. So here are the links I read on the plane out here (love that Wifi). Expect news from me soon on the themes and lineup for FM's annual CM Summit (this week I hope) as well as the annual Web2Summit. Meanwhile: Internet Access Viewed as Fundamental Human Right (AllThingsD) Our culture is coming to a conclusion that makes a lot of sense to me - connection is a human right. Time To Take The Internet Seriously | David Gelernter | Edge | 4 March 2010 (Edge) Hard to follow, but the fundamental argument is one he's made for years: Lifestreams are coming, the old web structure is ... old. CMOs to Ramp Up Hiring, Budgets; Double Social Media Spend (MarketingProfs) Are you kidding me? What's not to like about this story? How Do You Keep Mass Influencers Engaged? An Example from TripAdvisor (Forrester) Ya'll know I love case studies. All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement (EFF) I am not feeling warm and fuzzy about the business constraints Apple places on its own ecosystem. It's rather like the Patriot Act. Open up, Apple. Open = more profits in the long run. Don't Blame Your Community: Ad Blocking Is Not Killing Any Sites (TechDirt) A counterargument to the Ars post I noted yesterday. TechDirt is an FM author and the programs he notes are FM programs. Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs (Google Blog) Google creates a visualizer for public data. Do more of this, pretty please, Google. MediaForge Ads Charge Only When People Interact And Buy (ClickZ) Interesting model. Good luck with that.... (Source: John Battelle's Searchblog) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824741 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32769 Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Hate Crime: a London Case Study Source: European Muslim Research Centre In this report we introduce empirical evidence that demonstrates tangible links between Islamophobia or anti-Muslim bigotry in both (i) mainstream political and media discourse and (ii) extremist nationalist discourse and anti-Muslim hate crimes. That is to say the report provides prima facie and empirical evidence to demonstrate that assailants of Muslims are invariably motivated by a negative view of Muslims they have acquired from either mainstream or extremist nationalist reports or commentaries in the media. Moreover, the evidence is clear that the major motivating factor for violence against Muslims is a negative and false belief that Muslims pose a security or terrorist threat. The evidence arises from compelling and original primary data: interviews with victims, perpetrators and witnesses of hate crimes in London. Muslim Londoners face a threat of violence and intimidation from three arenas. Firstly from a small violent extremist nationalist milieu that has broadly the same political analysis as the British National Party (BNP) and the English Defence League (EDL). BNP influence is significant but so is the influence of mainstream political commentators. Moreover, whereas the experienced London based Searchlight monitors of this same milieu focus on the BNP and the dirty water it swims in as racist and anti-Semitic, this report highlights new tendencies towards anti-Muslim bigotry that have hitherto been understated. Secondly from London gangs who have no allegiance with or affinity to the BNP or the violent extremist nationalist milieu that surrounds that party. Thirdly from ordinary Londoners and visitors to London who have become convinced and angry by negative portrayals of Muslims as terrorists and security threats. + Direct link to document (PDF; 2 MB) (Source: Docuticker) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:19:26 +0100 824394 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/toews.mp3 Several sources including TeleRead remind us that Read an E-Book Week 2007 begins today. Canada’s Rita Toews is the organizer of this special week long event. Steve Jordan Writes: Rita Toews has been working her butt off, interviewing for periodicals and blogs, contacting and drawing in new participants and promoters and twittering until her fingers are hoarse! As the list of partners and promoters of e-books has grown, the number of participating authors and publishers has increased enormously. On Smashwords, over 3,000 authors will participate in the promotional event. Blio, QBook, Diesel E-Books and Sylvan Dell Publishing have joined most recently. The event has been mentioned as far away as Poland and England and as close to home as the Huffington Post. And the exposure to e-books being created by the soon-to-be-released iPad is drawing even more interested parties in. Links e-book Book Store (Access Content to Download) A Librarian Speaks: Interview with Head of Reference, Wright State University Libraries, Sue Polanka Writer and Photographer, Sara Rosso, Shares Her Views on the Advantages of E-books. Much More Content on the Web Site Keep Current with the E-book Week Twitter Feed (Source: ResourceShelf) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:00:56 +0100 824290 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/lV3SmasPmLU/ The Gadgeteer is reporting on the release of a bunch of new cases for the Nook and Kindle. Some of them look pretty neat, especially the ones with the built-in stand for propping the reader up. Big Think has an interview with Yale Professor of Computer Science, David Gelernter, expressing some rather silly opinions of the paper book. “Abolishing the book is like abolishing the symphony”. Google Magazine Archive has now incorporated 40 years of IDG Publishing. This includes InfoWorld and Network World and some issues of Computerworld. Check Resource Shelf for details. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:15 +0100 824279 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/B4cyBvU2mqk/ Read an E-Book Week has begun for 2010, and this year promises to outdo all previous years by an order of magnitude.  Rita Toews has been working her butt off, interviewing for periodicals and blogs, contacting and drawing in new participants and promoters and twittering until her fingers are hoarse! As the list of partners and promoters of e-books has grown, the number of participating authors and publishers has increased enormously.  On Smashwords, over 3,000 authors will participate in the promotional event.  Blio, QBook, Diesel E-Books and Sylvan Dell Publishing have joined most recently. The event has been mentioned as far away as Poland and England and as close to home as the Huffington Post.  And the exposure to e-books being created by the soon-to-be-released iPad is drawing even more interested parties in. (Selfless promo: I am offering my novel, Chasing the Light, free for the download on my site.) This is your chance as well, to get out there and promote e-books to those who may not have tried them, or wonder what the hoopla is all about.  If you have a reading device, show it off.  If someone has questions about how and where to buy, elucidate them.  If someone is looking for new reads, tell them about some of the independents you’ve discovered, or the classics you’ve rediscovered, through e-books.  And, of course, find some new authors and reads of your own! For more information about REBW10 and what you can do, visit www.ebookweek.com. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:58:41 +0100 824280 http://monitorlinks.typepad.com/newbooks/2010/03/avionics-weapons.html Test and Evaluation of Aircraft Avionics and Weapons Systems This unique book serves as both text and practical reference for all personnel involved in avionics and weapons system evaluation and testing, in the air and on the ground. Whether you... (Source: Monitor Links) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:44:28 +0100 824412 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://www.affordance.info/mon_weblog/2010/03/culture-documentaire-et-folksonomies.html Article "de commande", pour la revue "Documentaliste, sciences de l'information", à paraître fin Février 2010. La version ci-dessous est celle de soumission, non encore revue et corrigée pour publication définitive. La version définitive sera déposée en archives ouvertes au moment de sa parution.Culture documentaire et folksonomies. L’indexation à l’ère industrielle et collaborative. Des folksonomies aux hashtags, quelles cultures informationnelles ? A L’INDEX. Il a déposé des photos de ses vacances sur FlickR ; recherché une vidéo d’un extrait de colloque sur YouTube ; partagé des signets sur Delicious ; publié un article sur son blog ; bavardé sur Twitter à propos d’un événement récent ; consulté des photos ou des profils de ses amis sur Facebook. Dans chacun de ces cas de figure et dans bien d’autres encore, l’usager a, en sus de son activité de dépôt, de recherche, de publication, de consultation ou de simple conversation, été invité à pratiquer une indexation libre. Une indexation sur ses propres traces informationnelles ou sur celles produites par d’autres. Une indexation qui traverse nos espaces numériques publics, privés et intimes, désormais réunis en une même sphère d’indexabilité. Une indexation à l’unisson de la cinétique des traces auxquelles elle s’attache : synchrone, instantanée, fragmentaire, plurielle. Enfin, une indexation parfois collaborative et le plus souvent, transparente aux autres, à tous les autres. C’EST EN FORGEANT QU’ON DEVIENT FORGERON ET C’EST EN INDEXANT ... QU’ON FINIT SUR TWITTER.Communauté. Wikipédia définit la « folksonomie » comme : « un processus de classification collaborative par des mots-clés librement choisis, ou le résultat de cette classification. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824977 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-new-and-how-to-stay-current.html First, the  Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) are now publishing a joint newsletter called "What's New".  The second issue was released this month.  This replaces the DCC's monthly Curation News Round-up and the DPC's quarterly bulletin 'What's new in Digital Preservation?'  I don't see an RSS feed for the site, so I hope this is something they will add, since having content delivered is better than going out to find it.Second, each time I teach a semester-long course in digitization, I have my students interview someone who is currently involved in a digitization project/program.  These interviews are educational for the students, since they get to hear what practitioners are doing and thinking. They are also educatinal for me, because I get a quick peak into many programs.  What I always find interesting from the interviews is how people learned about digitization as well as how they keep up with what's going on. Many practitioners learned about digitization by doing it, rather than from classes, etc.  Rarely do my students find someone who took extensive formal training, even though that traning exists.Most people stay up-to-date through email discussion groups, newsletters and conference sessions. Only a few people talk about anything formal that they do in order to stay current.  In looking at where people do go for information, there is no central location that everyone visits.  We all go in different directions.  That could mean that we're all not tripping over important information that could help us in our programs. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824343 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/i7HVxhZ3QtY/joanna-trollope-chase-the-dream The bestselling novelist has turned songwriter in pursuit of her next bookWhat's your routine? When and where do you write?These days, I'm better in the morning, and definitely substandard creatively by the evening, but stick rigorously to my weekly word target. At last, after years of kitchen tables, I have a study and a desk in a proper, grown-up manner.How long does it take you to write a book, from conception to completion?Anything from 18 months to 20 years! The actual writing usually takes about as long as a pregnancy.Does being known for writing bestsellers have an effect on what you write? Only in so far that it gives me confidence and encouragement, but in no way does it influence what, or how, I write.Where do you get ideas from?Daily life; eavesdropping on public transport; diligent reading and watching the media; asking questions; and people-watching.Are you working on your next book? It is almost finished. I have a superstition about revealing work in progress, but I can tell you that it's utterly different and will be published next February.You've recorded a song, "Chase the Dream", with Jason Kouchak, to tie in with your new novel. How was that?It grew naturally out of the book because the dead hero was a musician whose breakthrough song was called "Chase the Dream". It was fascinating writing lyrics, and I have no idea whatsoever where this will take me, if anywhere!Joanna Trollope's latest book is The Other Family. To hear 'Chase The Dream' go to www.joannatrollope.comJoanna Trollopeguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Books) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:10:03 +0100 824113 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/3-NMPxFdiE4/overdrive-formula-1-in-the-zone-review The truth about out-of-car experiences is revealed in this fascinating bookRacing drivers drive as fast as they can. An obvious statement, perhaps, but for a driver at the highest level, finding a tiny bit extra makes the difference between winning and finishing second. When a driver reaches that outer limit, he is in "the zone". It is an area almost beyond understanding but, once inside it, a driver – or any sports person – experiences a sense of calm and ease of action that comes close to euphoria.Explaining how it happened is much more difficult, if not impossible. And because, say, a Formula One driver knows he has entered unfamiliar and therefore disturbing areas of the astrophysical and neurological, there is a reluctance to talk about it in case the listener thinks he is either mad or out of control when supposedly in charge of a vehicle capable of 200mph.Ayrton Senna broke new ground when he described, without prompting, an "out-of-car experience" when claiming pole position for the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix. Senna said the McLaren-Honda was going faster and faster and with such apparent ease that the Brazilian reached the point where he appeared to be above the car, looking down on it. Such an admission from a highly respected driver prompted others to confess that, very occasionally, they had experienced similar inexplicable feelings.The full extent of this phenomenon has become startlingly apparent in Overdrive. Formula 1 In The Zone, a paperback book that thoroughly investigates the subject. The author, writing under the pseudonym Clyde Brolin, clearly has impeccable contacts and the respect of the racing community, judging by 100 interviews with top drivers and riders.Brolin spreads his inquires to rallying (Sébastien Loeb), Le Mans (multiple-winner Tom Kristensen) and motor bikes (Valentino Rossi), but it is the F1 drivers who provide the meat for a revealing book on a fascinating subject. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:10:01 +0100 824114 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/Fhrup2zjY6U/dave-eggers-zeitoun-hurricane-katrina Author, publisher and literary trendsetter: Dave Eggers is all those, and he's fast becoming the conscience of liberal America too. Here he tells how he went from 'staggering genius' to the man who gives a voice to the downtrodden and dispossessedI'm a little nervous of meeting Dave Eggers. On the way to San Francisco, where he lives and runs his groovy and influential publishing empire, McSweeney's, I consider his reputation. When Eggers published his first book, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, he mostly refused to do interviews except by email, and then his answers were spiky and oblique, and occasionally just a joke. He once railed against a journalist who he said had quoted him off the record with a fury that seems to me to have been just a touch disproportionate. Sure enough, before I leave London, I get an email from an assistant warning me that he will only talk about his new book, Zeitoun, and that it will drive him nuts if I ask him "what he had for dinner the night before last" (I reply that I have never asked anyone, ever, what they had for dinner the night before last and I certainly would not dream of flying half way round the world to pose such a question). As for his human rights work and many charitable projects, these things are so intimidating. Faced with such abundant goodness, I furtively examine my conscience and find it wanting.As it turns out, though, I am wrong. Entirely wrong. Granted, he is not big on self-revelation. But he is neither difficult nor mean. McSweeney's is in the Mission district of the city: it's like Camden only with wider roads and more second-hand bookshops. When I arrive, I'm led past the desks of half-a-dozen bright young things and into his office, which is small and gloomy and womb-like. Time to break the ice. You hate doing interviews, don't you? I ask, sitting down (there is no desk; he works on an old sofa). "No, not at all," he says. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:08:07 +0100 824118 http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2010/03/innovative-job-hunting-strategy-become.html On Real Lawyers Have Blogs, Kevin O'Keefe wrote earlier this week about Georgetown law student Mike Sacks's strategy for finding a job as a lawyer:"The third-year writes First One @ One First, chronicling his attempt to be the first one in line to hear all major arguments before the Supreme Court [of the United States] this term (...)""Bigger than winning the prime spot in line, of course, is Mike's desire to leverage 'stunt journalism' into broader recognition for his writing portfolio on the blog. Alongside the photos snapped on his phone while waiting, he provides analysis of the cases and why they matter, interviews with the other attendees, and links to other relevant articles and blog posts on these cases."His job search strategy may seem a little obsessive. But it certainly is original and he has my vote. (Source: Library Boy) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824177 http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/023680.html Roger Ebert - The Essential Man: "It has been nearly four years since Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw and... (Source: beSpacific) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824137 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/Y3jvqvAVvoY/ DigitalKoans weblog postings will resume on 3/22/10. Related Posts DigitalKoans Break DigitalKoans Break DigitalKoans Break DigitalKoans Break DigitalKoans Break (Source: DigitalKoans) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:06:47 +0100 824225 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/03/05/digitalkoans-break-10/ DigitalKoans weblog postings will resume on 3/22/10. Related Posts DigitalKoans Break (Source: DigitalKoans) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:06:13 +0100 823990 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14546 Science Librarian (Furman University, South Carolina) Furman University is seeking applicants for the position of Science Librarian. The Science Librarian manages the operations of the Science Library and provides reference assistance, library instruction, and oversees circulation and collection development. Candidates are required to have a Master of Library Science from an ALA accredited library school and have at least an undergraduate degree in a natural science. Knowledge of science resources, familiarity with library information technology and enthusiasm for teaching are required qualifications. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823811 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14549 Instructional Resources Center Librarian (Delta State University, Mississippi) Delta State University seeks applications from energetic, service-oriented individuals who can provide leadership for our Instructional Resources Center. Supervises two employees and student assistants. Requirements: MLS from an ALA-accredited program; excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; 12-month position with faculty rank and tenure & promotion policy for librarians. Salary: $43,000. Application materials received by April 5th will receive priority consideration (electronic submission preferred). Send letter of application, resume, and the contact information of 3 professional references to: Department of Human Resources, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733 or via email to DSUHRjobs@deltastate.edu. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823805 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://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/05/how-librarians-can-save-the-world/ It’s NPR.org this time with a review of Marilyn Johnson’s book, This Book Is Overdue. We don’t think we’ve ever seen a book about librarians and libraries get this kind of mainstream press attention. Heller McAlplin Writes on NPR.org: If librarians are finders, archivists are keepers. Johnson addresses questions of what’s worth saving — she seems to feel that everything is — and, as crucial, how to avoid “the looming nightmare of lost digital data.” Do we really need librarians when we can just do a Google search ourselves? Oh yes, Johnson writes, citing multiple examples of librarians who “could wring things out of Google” that ordinary mortals can’t begin to find. Her book offers a compelling case that even — or especially — in these tough times, librarians are “invaluable and indispensable” and “a terrible thing to waste.” An overdue tribute, indeed. This review also contains an excerpt from the book. It’s about two librarians in Deadwood, South Dakota. Source: NPR Instead of repeating what we’ve already said about the book on ResourceShelf along with an interview with Marilyn Johnson, here are links to other posts. You’ll find them here, here, and here (interview). (Source: ResourceShelf) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:01:40 +0100 823885 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://jobs.nasig.org/?p=709 Technical Services Coordinator Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL OPENING Available Summer 2010 POSITION: Library Technical Services Coordinator, full-time, twelve month, tenure-track faculty appointment in a collective bargaining unit. Position reports to the Associate University Librarian for Systems, Technical and Access Services. SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision benefits, 24 days vacation and participation in the Illinois State Universities Retirement System. RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinates technical services functions and staff in a broad range of activities related to acquisitions, cataloging and the management of electronic resources. Participates in the management of library systems related to technical services. Performs complex original and adaptive cataloging of all formats. Assists in the development and oversight of unit processes for OPAC authority control, database maintenance, and other catalog enhancements. Participates as part of the collective Technical Services Team in the ongoing assessment of policies and procedures across all technical services units. Supervises and trains 7.0 FTE technical services staff. May serve as subject specialist in designated area. Participation in professional organizations, service in library and university governance, and appropriate research/creative activities are expected and required for tenure. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: ALA accredited MLS degree and a second master’s degree. Evidence of 5+ years progressively responsible experience in technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, serials and e-resource management. Recent supervisory experience managing one or more technical service units. Demonstrated knowledge of current standards, best practices and emerging trends in technical services. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:01:55 +0100 823930 http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/how-to-talk-about-your-blog-in-public/ A basic Google search will turn up all kinds of blogging and podcasting advice.   How to get bonus Google Traffic using SEO tips.    How to write great content.   How to monetize.   How not to become a viral ad for social media marketing douchebags.   What to Tweet and What Not to Tweet. What seems to be missing is what happens when you talk about your blog or podcast in actual public.    But, the way that Twitter and Foursquare seem to encourage ‘meet-ups’ and the popularity of large-scale unconferences such as Podcamp Toronto make it more necessary to remind bloggers that the people who read your blog are also the people who are going to try and meet with you in public.   They may never ever tell you that they read your blog or listen to your podcast, but that does not mean they do not have a dialogue in their head about what they like or do not like about your web presence. Enter case study #1 – I’m at a bar mingling with a whole group of people with common interests in social media.    I’m excited to meet so may new faces.    I join in to a conversation half-way through and a woman is talking about her blog or podcast.   She’s bragging about the huge response she gets from her readers claiming , somewhat disingenuously, that she does not know why they bother to follow her.    Then comes the punch line:   “Maybe they only read my blog because I’m a girl.” I couldn’t help it – it’s part of my east coast blood to knock anyone just a little off their high horse.   I mean no malice nor do I wish to give an air of arrogance, but I reply: “Actually, I am almost convinced that everyone reads my blog because I’m a boy.” What followed was a pre-rehearsed tirade of insults for my ’sarcasm’ that I wasn’t able to hear because the music in the bar was too loud. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:20:19 +0100 824369 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://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14545 Information Services Librarian (Fond du Lac Public Library, Wisconsin) 2006 Wisconsin Library Association Library of the Year Fond du Lac Public Library seeks an outgoing, creative, Information Services Librarian to be part of an innovative library team. The successful candidate must demonstrate an ability to create lasting connections between the library and the public within a dynamic environment. Patience and a sense of humor are critical. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:01 +0100 823584 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2010/03/05/3658 Endlich mal eine Umfrage, die meine Vermutungen bestätigt , insbesondere über nicht zeitgemäße DRM-Geschäftsmodelle á la Elsevier oder UTB. HighWire Presents Findings from eBooks Librarian Survey. 138 Bibliothekare aus 13 Ländern wurde von HighWire über ihre Meinung zu Onlinebüchern befragt. Die 5 wichtigsten Ergebnisse: Simplicity and ease of use seem more important than sophisticated end-user features. (siehe dazu auch unsere Umfrage zu Mehrwertbüchern) Users tend to discover ebooks through both the library catalog and search engines. While users prefer PDFs, format preference will likely change as technology changes. DRM seems to hinder ebook use for library patrons; ability to print is essential. The most popular business model for librarians is purchase with perpetual access. Warum macht HighWire sowas? “We don’t think there’s enough concrete information out there to advise our publishing partners as they form their strategies in ebook publishing,” says HighWire’s Director, John Sack. “Many have tried a number of different distribution avenues and are now looking to have more hands-on control of their ebooks programs. We are working to help them find the best means of doing that.” Wie geht es weiter? HighWire is also conducting one-on-one interviews with students and faculty to determine their needs and expectations. Through a series of interviews, surveys and data collection activities throughout 2010, HighWire will continue to help their scholarly publisher customers understand the evolving needs of libraries and individual readers. Umfrage im Volltext [via liblicense] Related posts Wie entwickelt sich der Markt für Lehrbücher? Lehren aus den USA (0) Springer White Paper on eBooks in Libraries (0) Elsevier’s StudentConsult II (0) What we achieved by promoting our E-Books (0) What do faculty and students really think about e-books? (0) (Source: medinfo) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:24:37 +0100 824872 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Association_of_Research_Libraries__March_2010_E-News The final report of this study analyzes responses of 160 interviewees across 45, mostly elite, research institutions in seven selected academic field (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:31 +0100 823672 http://www.takomapark.info/library/books/archives/002164.html Alicia Afterimageby Lulu Decacre reviewed by leila "Alicia Afterimage" is by Lulu Delacre and it is a true story about a teenager, named Alicia, who is killed in a car accident by a friend who was speeding and had hit a pole. Lulu Delacre had interviewed everyone who was touched by Alicia and they had their own part in the book to explain their feelings and emotions after the crash. One thing I liked about "Alicia Afterimage" is that Delacre had used the characters' real names because it's very rare that that ever happens. Something that I didn't like was that it was short and there weren't enough details. People who have lost a friend would like this book. Lulu Delacre wrote this book after her daughter died in a car accident, and she herself plays the character Mamì. "Alicia Afterimage&quot is a very touching story and you have to have some sad books in your life, don't you? This book is best for teens because of how sad it is. (Source: Book Comments) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824499 http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2010/03/gao-reports.html The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week GAO investigated Iran sanctions, food safety, the Recovery Act, and other topics. GAO also launched a podcast series called "Watchdog Report". If you would like to know more about GAO, check out the library's guide.ReportsCybersecurity: Progress Made but Challenges Remain in Defining and Coordinating the Comprehensive National Initiative. GAO-10-338, March 5.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-338Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10338high.pdfForest Service: Information on Appeals, Objections, and Litigation Involving Fuel Reduction Activities, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2008. GAO-10-337, March 4.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-337Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10337high.pdfIran Sanctions: Complete and Timely Licensing Data Needed to Strengthen Enforcement of Export Restrictions. GAO-10-375, March 4.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-375Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10375high.pdfRecovery Act: One Year Later, States' and Localities' Uses of Funds and Opportunities to Strengthen Accountability. GAO-10-437, March 3.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-437Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10437high.pdfThe Federal Government's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: January 2010 Update. GAO-10-468SP, March 2.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-468SPState and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook: March 2010 Update. GAO-10-358, March 2.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-358Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10358high.pdfFinancial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008. GAO-10-399, March 1.http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-399Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10399high.pdf Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Actions Are Needed to Strengthen Enforcement. GAO-10-203, February 19.http://www.gao. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823786 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/04/new-report-highwire-presents-findings-from-ebooks-librarian-survey/ From the Summary (2 pages; PDF): The survey was conducted as part of HighWire’s ongoing exploration of the fast-growing scholarly ebook market. The results and accompanying analysis draw together the input of 138 librarians from 13 countries. The responses underscore the significant growth librarians expect in ebook acquisitions and point to their current preferences and possible trends in this evolving area. The survey data was analyzed by Michael Newman, Stanford University’s Head Biology Librarian, and the report presents his perspective on what his librarian colleagues had to say about ebooks + Simplicity and ease of use seem more important than sophisticated end-user features. ? Users tend to discover ebooks through both the library catalog and search engines. ? While users prefer PDFs, format preference will likely change as technology changes. ? DRM seems to hinder ebook use for library patrons; ability to print is essential. + Users tend to discover ebooks through both the library catalog and search engines. + While users prefer PDFs, format preference will likely change as technology changes. + DRM seems to hinder ebook use for library patrons; ability to print is essential. + The most popular business model for librarians is purchase with perpetual access. HighWire is also conducting one-on-one interviews with students and faculty to determine their needs and expectations. Through a series of interviews, surveys and data collection activities throughout 2010, HighWire will continue to help their scholarly publisher customers understand the evolving needs of libraries and individual readers. Access the Full Text of the Report (38 pages; PDF) Source: Highwire Press Hat Tip: Gerry M. (Source: ResourceShelf) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:38:50 +0100 823492 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/04/gao-launches-%e2%80%9cwatchdog-report%e2%80%9d-podcast-series/ GAO Launches “Watchdog Report” Podcast Series As part of its ongoing efforts to utilize emerging technologies to help carry out its mission, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an audio podcast series titled “GAO’s Watchdog Report.” These five-minute audio files feature interviews with GAO officials on significant issues and new reports, and are easily downloadable for listening on computers or mobile music devices. … To date, GAO has released five episodes of the Watchdog Report: March 3, 2010: On GAO’s latest review of the use and accountability of Recovery Act funding and how jobs created or retained by the Act are being reported, featuring an interview with Chris Mihm, Managing Director of Strategic Issues February 26, 2010: On how the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are handling sexual assault prevention and response efforts, featuring an interview with Brenda Farrell, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management February 3, 2010: On key challenges facing NASA, featuring an interview with Cristina Chaplain, Director of Acquisition Sourcing and Management January 6, 2010: On the 2010 Census, featuring an interview with Robert Goldenkoff, Director of Strategic Issues January 6, 2010: On the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service, featuring an interview with Phil Herr, Director of Physical Infrastructure Users can listen to all episodes of GAO’s Watchdog Report podcast and subscribe to receive future episodes from a feed at GAO’s website (http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog.xml). The Watchdog Report is also available free through Apple’s iTunes store. Source: Government Accountability Office (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:55:57 +0100 823495 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33005 New GAO Reports, Correspondences and Testimonies Source: Government Accountability Office 4 March 2010 + Reports 1. Iran Sanctions: Complete and Timely Licensing Data Needed to Strengthen Enforcement of Export Restrictions 2. Food and Drug Administration: Improved Monitoring and Development of Performance Measures Needed to Strengthen Oversight of Criminal and Misconduct Investigations 3. Forest Service: Information on Appeals, Objections, and Litigation Involving Fuel Reduction Activities, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2008 – + Correspondences 1. Warfighter Support: A Cost Comparison of Using State Department Employees versus Contractors for Security Services in Iraq 2. Update on the Status of the Merchantable Timber Contracting Pilot Program – + Testimonies 1. Medicare Part D: CMS Oversight of Part D Sponsors’ Fraud and Abuse Programs Has Been Limited, but CMS Plans Oversight Expansion, by Kathleen M. King, director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 2. Recovery Act: Factors Affecting the Department of Energy’s Program Implementation, by Patricia Dalton, managing director, natural resources and environment, before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 3. Nuclear Security: DOE Needs to Fully Address Issues Affecting Protective Forces’ Personnel Systems, by Gene Aloise, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senate Committee on Armed Services (Source: Docuticker) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:43:44 +0100 823451 http://www.hsdl.org/hslog/?q=node/5413 Start: 04/21/2010 - 07:45 End: 04/21/2010 - 15:00 Timezone: US/Eastern The Harford Country Sheriff’s Office and MAGLOCLEN will be hosting a conference Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Current Trends & Officer Safety in Bel Air, Maryland on April 21, 2010. This conference is open to criminal justice personnel only. “This course will provide an overview of current activity & trends in the area & officer safety when dealing with Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members & their associates.” (Source: HSDL Weblog - On the HomeFront) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:46:01 +0100 823384 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/04/gaos-new-watchdog-podcast-series/ The GAO (General Accountability Office) is now doing the “podcast” thing. The series of podcasts is titled, “GAO’s Watchdog Report.” From the Announcement: These five-minute audio files feature interviews with GAO officials on significant issues and new reports… To date, GAO has released five episodes of the Watchdog Report: + March 3, 2010: On GAO’s latest review of the use and accountability of Recovery Act funding and how jobs created or retained by the Act are being reported, featuring an interview with Chris Mihm, Managing Director of Strategic Issues + February 26, 2010: On how the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are handling sexual assault prevention and response efforts, featuring an interview with Brenda Farrell, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management + February 3, 2010: On key challenges facing NASA, featuring an interview with Cristina Chaplain, Director of Acquisition Sourcing and Management + January 6, 2010: On the 2010 Census, featuring an interview with Robert Goldenkoff, Director of Strategic Issues + January 6, 2010: On the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service, featuring an interview with Phil Herr, Director of Physical Infrastructure Users can listen to all episodes of GAO’s Watchdog Report podcast and subscribe to receive future episodes from a feed at GAO’s website (http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog.xml). The Watchdog Report is also available free through Apple’s iTunes store. Source: GAO (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:16:37 +0100 823507 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/ZtOFyNvHICI/director-provincial-library-literacy.html Director, Library Planning and Administration - MAN001181 Employment Type: Permanent Full-timeLocation(s): Regina and Area-ReginaMinistry: 005 EducationMonthly Out-of-Scope Salary Range: $7,108 - $9,239Grade: MCP.09.Provincial Library & Literacy Office requires a dynamic, highly motivated professional librarian to oversee the development of a multitype library system and lead the development of library financial policy and accountability processes. You will be results-oriented, with excellent communications skills and the capability of working in a diverse team setting. Reporting to the Provincial Librarian, you will be responsible for leading the management of Provincial Library & Literacy Office's operating and grant budget of $12.2M, and coordinating Provincial Library & Literacy Office's strategic planning; overseeing the province-wide multilingual collection and service; overseeing the library grants program; and, developing financial management and accountability policies for public library systems. Typically, a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science and knowledge of public library legislation and financial policy development is required for this position. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.We are committed to workplace diversity.Competition Type: OpenHours of Work: M - Monthly Out of ScopeShift: Day JobCriminal Record Check Requirement: The successful candidate shall be subject to a Criminal Record Check as a condition of employmentNumber of Openings: 1Closing Date: 03/31/2010Questions about this competition? Contact StaffingTeamF@gov.sk.caNote: This competition has been posted on our new Career Centre. Please go to www.careers.gov.sk.ca and apply online. The online application process replaces the need for a paper application or resume. (Source: FLA Jobline) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:18:37 +0100 823923 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/6-ILX7E5S_c/assistant-dean-client-services.html Tenure - Track PositionThe University Library at the University of Saskatchewan provides tremendous opportunities for professional growth and development in a dynamic and flexible work environment. We operate within a supportive campus community focused on innovation, collaboration and engagement. The library is strategically aligned with the University’s vision, focusing on: the teacher-learner experience; researcher, scholar and practitioner interaction; and building broad relationship and engagement opportunities. The library continually seeks to improve operational effectiveness with a strong focus on employee engagement.OverviewReporting to the Associate Dean, the Assistant Dean (Client Services) leads the planning, co-ordination and development of services to library clients delivered through the seven branch libraries. This is a new position, resulting from organizational restructuring at the University Library. The Assistant Dean will collaborate with diverse groups within and external to the Library. The ideal candidate will bring a successful record as a leader, manager and mentor, and will have a strong commitment to quality client services and relationship building with diverse client and stakeholder groups.The Assistant Dean is supported by a team of branch heads who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of services delivered through branch libraries. Working in close collaboration with branch heads, the Assistant Dean ensures the soundness of library educational programs, the quality of library services to clients, and the effective management of human and physical resources assigned to the client services portfolio.The Assistant Dean functions in a highly demanding environment that requires constant scanning for issues, challenges, and opportunities against multiple priorities and demands on limited resources. The work is of high volume and is complex. Decisions ranging from the mundane to critical are required on a routine basis. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:13:46 +0100 823924 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/GzNPiv1G53Y/barbara-bray-obituary Translator, critic, script editor and partner to Samuel BeckettBarbara Bray, who has died aged 85, was one of the most significant links between British and French literature in the 20th century. She was the principal translator and an early champion of Marguerite Duras, who was her close friend, and also translated the work of Jean Genet, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Anouilh and Alain Robbe-Grillet. As a young and influential script editor at the BBC in the 1950s, she fostered the work of many writers including Harold Pinter and, perhaps most importantly, Samuel Beckett, who became her personal and intellectual partner for more than 30 years.An identical twin, she was born into a lower-middle-class family in Maida Hill, west London, and raised in Harrow. She attended Preston Manor county grammar school, in Brent, and went to Girton College, Cambridge, where she took a first in English. She married John Bray, an Australian-born RAF pilot, after they both graduated from Cambridge. She spent three years with him teaching English in Cairo and Alexandria before returning to London and landing a job, in 1953, as script editor in the drama department of the new BBC Third Programme, one of a handful of women then in positions of responsibility there.Working under Val Gielgud, Donald McWhinnie and John Morris, she was at the spearhead of a risky enterprise to introduce the postwar British public to avant-garde 20th-century drama. She was involved in recommending, commissioning and translating work by Duras, Robert Pinget, Ugo Betti and Luigi Pirandello. Bray supported Pinter in particular, assuring him a steady flow of commissions after the failure of his London theatre debut, The Birthday Party. Pinter wrote A Slight Ache, A Night Out and The Dwarfs initially as radio commissions for her, and remained grateful to her throughout his life for this crucial early support. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:01:59 +0100 823399 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/372XXbtACyc/manager-of-library-services-ministry-of.html Manager of Library Services - LIB000181Employment Type Permanent Full-timeLocation(s) Regina and Area-ReginaMinistry 005 EducationHourly In-Scope Salary Range $31.189 - $39.085Grade SGEU.11The Provincial Library and Literacy Office of the Ministry of Education requires a creative and goal-oriented professional librarian to manage the Library Services unit and to lead in the development of strategic directions related to province-wide resource sharing among libraries.The successful candidate will be responsible for: supervision of 4.5 permanent staff engaged in interlibrary loans and circulation activities; working with provincial, national and international library organizations on resource sharing policies, standards and procedures; and leading the public library community in the planning and development of resource sharing services, including resource discovery, and implementation of automated solutions. This will include working with a committee of the Saskatchewan Library and Information Services (SILS) consortium to develop policies and practices regarding lending within and beyond the public libraries.The successful candidate will also administer a budget; acquire, promote and manage the library science collection, to ensure access to professional literature for members of the library community; and participate in branch and library community initiatives as part of the Management Team. The knowledge and abilities required for this position would be obtained through the completion of a Masters degree in Library Science.We are committed to workplace diversity.Competition Type: OpenHours of Work: A - SGEU Office 36 - one day off every two weeksShift: Day JobTravel: NoCriminal Record Check Requirement: The successful candidate shall be subject to a Criminal Record Check as a condition of employmentNumber of Openings: 1Closing Date: 03/19/2010Questions about this competition? Contact StaffingTeamF@gov.sk. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:00 +0100 823925 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/ZY_5eiGXJCs/ Do word choices matter? Do word choices misspelled matter? Is there a difference between break and brake? Not if you read some of the ebook novels I have read recently! Yes, I’m complaining about authors who don’t see the value in hiring a professional editor, authors who think they can both write a compelling story and either self-edit it or hire the next door neighbor to give it the editorial once over, and the publishers that encourage this type of thinking. Professional editors do serve a purpose and the more I read fiction ebooks, the more concerned I become about what will happen to readability, understanding, and literacy in the Age of eBooks.I do not intend to rehash the difference between types of editing (see Editor, Editor, Everywhere an Editor) or the difference between an amateur and a professional editor (see Professional Editors: Publishers and Authors Need Them (Part 1) and Professional Editors: Publishers and Authors Need Them (Part 2)). Nor do I intend to rehash the link between declining publishing standards and declining literacy (see Parallel Decline: Publishers & Educators). You can revisit those posts if you want. Instead I want to focus on the unfounded assumption by many ebookers that authors can do it all themselves — writing, designing, editing, marketing, selling, and whatever other “ing” is needed — in the ebook world, thereby doing away with publishers and other middlemen, yet increasing quality and decreasing cost and price. Let me be clear: It is not that the author cannot do all these tasks; rather, it is that few authors can do each task well and few authors either have the financial resources to hire these services directly or, if they do have the resources, the willingness to gamble their own money on the success of their book. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:30 +0100 823472 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/lH_6dcAdAqw/ Microbe Magazine has an interesting article and an audio interview about two ways people are using mobile devices and social networking to help monitor hand washing compliance and track infectious diseases.    The first method they describe is an iPhone app called iScrub (free and available on iTunes App Store) which was developed to “automate the monitoring of hand-hygiene practices in health care settings.”  Originally developed for hospital settings, the article states the app could be as a “stealth app” to be used in other non-hospital environments where hand hygiene is important such as food handling.  The second method they describe is using Twitter to track infectious diseases.  The article states Alessio Signoroni and Philip Polgreen used the 2009 H1N1 outbreak to test Twitter as method for tracking disease outbreaks.  They started in April 2009 and by June they had collected 950,000 tweets containing terms such as H1N1, swine, flu, or influenza.  And you thought iPhone apps and Twitter were just for fun and had no real world value?  While I know there are practical applications for these tools, I have to admit I would have never thought about creating a hand washing app or tracking tweets.  It will be interesting to see how these and other things like them pan out. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:28:31 +0100 823353 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/nlKvcXehOe8/ Simon Owens’ Bloggasm has an interview with John Hilton, a doctoral candidate who recently coauthored a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Elextronic Publishing, entitled The Short-Term Influence of Free Digital Versions of Books on Print Sales. Here’s the abstract of the study: Increasingly, authors and publishers are freely distributing their books electronically to increase the visibility of their work. A vital question for those with a commercial stake in selling books is, “What happens to book sales if digital versions are given away?” We used BookScan sales data for four categories of books (a total of 41 books) for which we could identify the date when the free digital versions of the books were made available to determine whether the free version affected print sales. We analyzed the data on book sales for the eight weeks before and after the free versions were available. Three of the four categories of books had increased sales after the free books were distributed. We discuss the implications and limitations of these results. Check out Simon’s site to see what the author, pictured above, has to say about his publication. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:24 +0100 823312 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14535 Cataloger Needed (Multi-Cultural Books and Videos, Michigan) Cataloging Librarian for Multi-Cultural Books and Videos Multi-Cultural Books and Videos is the one of the leading sources of foreign language material in North America. We are looking for a cataloging librarian who will join our team to provide libraries and educational institutions bestselling books, popular movies and chart topping music. We will be at the 2010 PLA Conference in Portland, OR (Booth 747) for interviews. Duties: - The Cataloging Librarian is responsible for the creation of original and adaptive Library of Congress MARC cataloging records for books and media. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:03 +0100 823258 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14533 Assistant Director for Public Services (Carroll County Public Library, Maryland) The Carroll County Public Library seeks a talented, innovative and energetic leader with proven collaborative management skills to serve as Assistant Director for Public Services. Located in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, Carroll County Public Library (CCPL) has six branches serving a community of 170,260 residents spread over 449 square miles. Since 1994, CCPL has had the highest per capita circulation in Maryland. In 2009, customers made 1,042,619 visits to CCPL library branches. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:03 +0100 823257 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6001 The Monson Free Library and Reading Room Association, a private non-profit organization located in Monson, MA, a small community of fewer than 10,000 residents is currently seeking an energetic and resourceful Library Director. The library director will be responsible for all operations of the library. The library director will collaborate with the library Board of Directors and Association to develop short and long range plans for the library. He/she will also partner with diverse library, school, town, and community groups to cultivate and deliver programs that promote reading, cultural awareness and life long learning. The library director's responsibilities include: planning and supervising the operations of the library programs and procedures, overseeing and monitoring staff, assigning personnel and developing work schedules, maintaining personnel records, and conducting house training of staff and volunteers. In addition, he/she will be accountable for preparing and monitoring the library budget, overseeing payroll and payment of bills, as well as organizing and writing grants for library funding. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:23:56 +0100 823264 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/4lpXTBKP-Ck/best-advice-writers-read Reading is essential for writers – it instructs, inspires and offers a blissful escape from the blank pageIn an interview last year, the Portuguese Nobel prize winner Jose Saramago was asked about his daily writing routine. His answer was, "I write two pages. And then I read and read and read."Saramago didn't say how long it took him to write those two pages, but he did emphasise the reading part of his routine and it made me wonder: do most writers devote more time to reading? Or do they write more than they read? In today's world, unless a person is serious about writing and dedicated to reading it can be difficult to find the time to do either. People today have many commitments and the world offers many distractions. Once a commitment to writing is made it can be a long time before a person starts writing anything of quality and, as a consequence, young writers often spend years escaping into other people's fiction in lieu of writing themselves. Then, magically, they might develop a talent for expressing their ideas in language; their ideas might not be any good, but the practice of constructing sentences around those ideas becomes far less painful. At this point, a writer might start writing more and more each day, and reading a little less. I was talking about this recently with the American novelist Elise Blackwell. She said, "I think heavier reading is essential for young writers, but, like you, I moved into more writing than reading. The balance of my reading and writing shifts across the year, and I suspect I'd read four hours a day if I didn't have a day job. In the summer, when I'm not teaching, my reading and writing very nearly even out at four and four. When I'm teaching though, both are reduced – the reading by a much larger amount. The pattern also varies by where I am in writing a novel. I tend to read very little when combing the final draft and of course much more right after I've finished. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:30:01 +0100 823250 http://www.affordance.info/mon_weblog/2010/03/appel-%C3%A0-communications-document-num%C3%A9rique-et-soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9.html Appel à communications  A la suite de Fribourg (2006) et de Paris (2008), la troisième conférence « Document numérique et société » se donne pour objectif d’approfondir les transformations de la dimension politique du document et plus largement des contenus dans le contexte numérique. Deux axes sont proposés et voudraient couvrir au sens large les contenus numériques (documents, données, informations) dans une diversité de secteurs d’activités. Les  reconfigurations des politiques, des pouvoirs, des autorités sur les contenus Le numérique a renouvelé le contexte de production et de diffusion des documents dans les espaces publics, privés et professionnels. Il s’agira d’éclairer la renégociation des autorités, le poids des nouveaux acteurs et les évolutions des processus de décision qui cadrent le cycle de vie des documents, des contenus numériques ; il sera également intéressant de pointer les tensions qui se sont installées dans cette économie numérique en réseau remettant en cause l’organisation et les finalités des processus liés aux documents. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824981 http://libeducation.blogspot.com/2010/03/most-used-portion-of-our-medical.html The most-used portion of most academic library collections is digital. This means that we as librarians are acting more as lost baggage claim agents than connectors of information. Hypothetical situation: Customer: "Why can't I open this full-text document? I could yesterday." Librarian: "Well, it seems that the vendor did not forward our check to the document supplier, so they now consider us former subscribers and have cut off our access to the 10 year collection of articles. Please enter your information on the document delivery request [formerly known as interlibrary loan request-th], and you should receive it within 2 business days."I predict that academic librarians that are furloughed because of library closures or drastically reducing budgets could easily transfer into lost baggage claim agent jobs. We are used to dealing with angry, confused people asking questions about what they were led to trust would happen did not, in fact, happen when they needed it most. A library customer, who really needs a full-text document in order to get their paper done by Friday, accessing the library's online journals collection only to be denied access and told that someone would search for it and deliver within 2 days, can be compared to an airline customer who really needs their suit for tomorrow's interview and is told that they are denied said suit until someone searches for it and delivers within 2 days. Neither customer is fully served, but both have paid in money, time, and lost trust. (Source: User Education Resources for Librarians) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824175 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/cMycCF2TD50/cahn-and-carbones-red-families-v-blue-families-legal-polarization-and-the-creation-of-culture.html On Concurring Opinions, Dan Solove interviews the authors of Red Familes v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture (OUP, March 8, 2010), Naomi Cahn (GW Law School) and June Carbone (U. Missouri at Kansas City). Here's a... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823750 http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/03/thursday-thirteen-13-things-not-on-my.html A bucket list supposedly contains things to do before you die (kick the bucket). I don't have one. But if I did, these would NOT be on it.1. A primitive camping trip with no privy, hot showers, decent coffee or restaurant within miles.2. Join the Peace Corps, Americorp or Vista or any other government based volunteer effort. 3. Attend a workshop on self-esteem, or any "do-over" workshops for that matter.4. Update my resume and go back to work.5. Publish a novel (writing it maybe, but not publishing).6. Plant, hoe and harvest a garden.7. Read the complete works of any author.8. Public speaking.9. Win the lottery. 10. Bathe the cat.11. Ride a ferris wheel or roller coaster.12. Appear on "What not to Wear" for $5,000 worth of new clothes.13. Get a sun tan, or do anything sweaty. (Source: Collecting my Thoughts) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823376 http://epist.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/e-book-for-the-classroom-of-the-classroom-and-by-the-classroom/ Today I had my mental model* of the e-book completely shook up. I went to a brown bag presentation here on the UIUC campus called “Encounters with E-Texts“.  Catherine Prendergast from the Undergraduate Rhetoric Program talked about the adoption of an in-house developed e-textbook for the freshman composition classes.  Here’s the description that went out to campus listservs: “Cathy Prendergast discusses the process of adopting an e-text from preliminary research and implementation to student evaluation and feedback. Join us for a peek between the pages of teaching with e- textbooks.” My notes below from the brown bag might not be entirely accurate, so please keep a look out for the video of the talk which will be up on the brown bag website eventually. The Undergraduate Rhetoric Program: 4,000 students per year 65 Teaching Assistants (graduate students) 27 Adjunct Instructors new paper textbooks every 3 years, roughly students usually have to pay about $130 for the paper textbooks Prendergast devoted a year and collaborated with several campus departments to develop a UIUC-centric textbook that would work better for the Rhetoric Program, be accessible, be cheaper for the students, be more flexible and allow more creativity. Now, when I first saw the brief description for this brown bag, I imagine the kind of e-books I’m used to reading on my iPhone:  basic epub files that I downloaded from Feedbooks.com or Project Gutenberg, mostly fiction that doesn’t have any fancy formatting, looks pretty much just like a paper book. The e-textbook for the Rhetoric Program, however, is a different animal altogether.  The keywords here are *flexible* and *interactive*.  I don’t mean the old-fashioned “ooo, we have hyperlinks” interactive. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:08:48 +0100 824189 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32939 Reporting on first sexual experience: The importance of interviewer-respondent interaction Source: Demographic Research Survey methodologists typically seek to improve data on sensitive topics by standardizing surveys and avoiding the use of human interviewers. This study uses data collected from 90 never-married young adults in rural Malawi to compare reports on first sexual encounters between a standard survey and an in-depth interview. A significant fraction of young women who claimed in the survey to have never been sexually active affirmed sexual experience during the in-depth interview, fielded shortly thereafter. Two elements of the in-depth interview, flexibility and reciprocal exchange, foster trust and more truthful reporting. The findings contradict the long-standing presumption that face-to-face interviews are inherently threatening when the topic is sex. + Full Report (PDF; 1 MB) (Source: Docuticker) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:51:59 +0100 823111 http://www.babsonlibrary.org/?p=819 Babson Library will change it hours during the college’s Spring Break from March 12 – March 21, 2010. The library’s hours will be as follows: Friday, March 12 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 13 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 14 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, March 15 – March 19 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 20 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 21 12:00 noon – 12:00 mid. Regular semester hours will resume on Monday, March 22nd at 7:30am. Have a safe, happy and healthy Spring Break! Diane M. Walsh Patron Services Specialist (Source: Babson Library News) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:33:28 +0100 823473 http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=2441 The conventional wisdom on the campuses of elite universities used to be that the nonprofit sector could never compete for top job seekers against big-name firms that promised a meteoric career path. But that was before the rise of Teach for America (TFA), a nonprofit that recruits some of the nation's best minds to spend two years right out of college in the most challenging urban and rural school districts. At a recent gathering at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government, executives from some of the nation's more established, traditional nonprofits discussed how they might re-create some of TFA's recruiting magic for their own organizations. (Source: Knowledge@Wharton) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:50:03 +0100 823614 http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=2446 Last fall, after losing previous bids, Rio de Janeiro -- Brazil's second-largest city -- won the approval of the International Olympic Committee to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. According to Carlos Roberto Osorio, secretary general of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, this time around, Rio had learned from its earlier failed bids and had the success of hosting the 2007 Pan American Games under its belt. That, combined with Brazil's "special circumstances" of economic stability amid the global downturn, helped it to beat out rival cities. In an interview with Wharton professors Felipe Monteiro and Ken Shropshire, Osorio discussed the winning bid and the challenges that lie ahead. (Source: Knowledge@Wharton) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:50:03 +0100 823612 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14527 Librarian II (Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Maryland) The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System is looking for a librarian with supervisory experience, the dedication to provide high quality customer service in a generalist branch, and outstanding organizational skills. This librarian will provide quality customer service in circulation and information functions. Position Title: Librarian II Location: Accokeek Branch, 15773 Livingston Road, Accokeek, Maryland Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week). All schedules include a combination of daytime, evening and Saturday hours. Salary: $43,583 and a generous benefits package To Apply: Visit www.pgcmls. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:02 +0100 823043 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14526 Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services (University of Florida/George A. Smathers Libraries) POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida is seeking an experienced, skilled, and dedicated individual to serve as the Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services. The Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services is responsible for the administration of the scholarly resources and research services of the Smathers Libraries, exclusive of the Health Science Center Libraries which reports directly to the Dean of University Libraries. The five branch library Chairs report directly to this position. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:02 +0100 823040 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/03/anne-rice-releases-her-first-vook-book-plus-multimedia-today/ From GalleyCat: Bestselling novelist Anne Rice launches her inaugural vook today, a multimedia version of her 1984 vampire story, “The Master of Rampling Gate.” To find out more, we caught up with Vook CEO Brad Inman–who said the company has more than 500 titles planned for 2010. According to Inman, the company shot between six and eight hours of footage for the Rice vook, including a New Orleans tour with her son, Rice interviews, and expert commentary. Inman added some advice about video length: “While I think that video content and length will always depend first and foremost on the text, it seems that, generally speaking, shorter videos are better suited for our vooks. 1 to 2 minute videos are long enough to provide context or illustration to the text while still being short enough to keep the reader’s attention and interest. A Few More Notes via the Vook Blog: + The new Vook by Anne Rice is regularly $4.99 but for a limited time you can purchase/download for $.99 cents. + Additional content includes seven videos about vampires, the black plague, gothic style, and Rice herself. + It’s for sale at the iTunes store or an online version on the Vook website. Source: The Vook Blog (Source: ResourceShelf) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:14:40 +0100 823170 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/1R_makhBIQk/ A few months ago, I answered a questionnaire for John Hilton III, who was writing a journal article about motivations for creating Creative Commons-licensed derivative works. He was interested in interviewing me based on the version of Cory Doctorow’s book Content that I marked up for eReader. Now Hilton has gotten the paper published in First Monday, and here it is. He starts out by explaining what derivative works are, reasons for allowing them to be made from one’s own works, and that the study focuses on derivative works of the sort meant to extend the audience of the original rather than new creative efforts based on it. Hilton finds that there are two reasons people create derivative works: to make the work more accessible to others (e.g. converting into an audiobook for the blind), and to make the work more useful to oneself (e.g. converting into an eReader file for one’s PDA). The average time spent creating such a work, Hilton says, is 19 hours. Participants were on the whole glad they had created their derivative works, and had several ideas for encouraging the creation of more such works. I found this to be a decently-written study, even if the results did not exactly surprise me. It’s good that the Creative Commons is getting more attention. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:06:00 +0100 823124 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2010/03/03/david-carnoy-self-publishing-is-minor-league-and-thats-good/ Way back in December 2008, I wrote about an article by David Carnoy, called “Self-Publishing a Book: 25 Things You Need to Know.” An editor at CNET, he was sharing useful lessons he’d learned while self-publishing his novel, Knife Music. I checked in with him the following month, asking about his experience purchasing a book review from Kirkus Discoveries, and meant, throughout 2009, to check in again to see how his experiment was going. At some point last fall, I noticed that his book had been taken down from Amazon–which, I assumed, meant that he had sold it to a traditional publisher. I was proven right when, last week, I saw a galley for Knife Music, to be published in July by Overlook Press, in the offices of Booklist. There’s still some experimenting going on–Carnoy and Overlook are allowing readers to vote on the new cover. (If you’d like to weigh in, you can do so on Facebook.) Thinking that Carnoy might have useful insight into the relationship between self-publishing and traditional publishing, I fired off the following questions via e-mail, and the obliging Carnoy fired his answers right back. How long did it take before a traditional publisher offered to publish your self-published novel? Were there other offers besides the one from Overlook?   About four months. NY1 (a local TV station in NY that also syndicates its content nationally) did a piece on the book (”Self-Publishing Is Not a Last Resort for Authors“) and it sparked some interest from publishers (there’s nothing like the power of TV to validate success). I was in the somewhat unique position of already having a major agency, Trident Media, behind the book. My agent was in discussions with other publishers, but Overlook was the first to make an offer. It was a two-book deal, which was appealing. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0100 823229 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/E10KATTnWq8/library-technician-rockeyview-schools.html Chestermere Lake Middle SchoolAre you an individual who exemplifies outstanding communication,interpersonal and teamwork skills? Do you demonstrate understanding of and commitment to learning within a 21st century education system? Are you an individual who is highly organized, a self-starter, and possesses a high degree of flexibility and confidence? Do you possess advanced technological abilities as well as sound judgment on document sensitivity and matters of confidentiality? The preceding qualities are considered as essential to become a strong, contributing member of our Rocky View Schools.As the successful candidate you must have graduated from a two year post secondary library technician program or currently enrolled in the program. You have excellent knowledge of library practices and skills.You have the ability to establish a rapport with students as well as maintaining effective working relationships with school personnel.We seek candidates who possess the following:● Familiarity with audio visual equipment, the use of computer technology and applications used in library environments● Experience in a school environmentRocky View Schools is presently seeking applications from qualified individuals for a permanent part-time (17.5 hours per week) Library Technician position at Chestermere Lake Middle School in Chestermere. Chestermere Lake Middle School, located in Chestermere is home to 563students from grades 5-8. Information regarding the school may be found at: http://plone.rockyview.ab.ca/chestermd.If you are the successful candidate, you will also be required to submit a current Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check.Submit your application, quoting Job #2565 to applytoeducation.com by March 7, 2010. Please attach your resume, cover letter and names/contact information of three professional references.Rocky View SchoolsHuman Resources“Engage Enrich Empower”http://www.rockyview.ab. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:45:41 +0100 823926 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32924 Jobs Bill Available on GPO’s Federal Digital System (PDF; 41 KB) Source: Government Printing Office The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made available the U.S. Senate’s jobs bill, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, in electronic form. The authentic, electronic version is available on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys), named by Government Computer News as one of the Government’s best Web sites. GPO authenticated the document by digital signature. This signature assures the public that the document has not been changed or altered. A digital signature, viewed through the GPO Seal of Authenticity, verifies the document’s integrity and authenticity. + Full Document (PDF; 289 KB) (Source: Docuticker) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:37:24 +0100 823118 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/RRAUNbHIHFo/ryszard-kapuscinski-story-liar Critics of Ryszard Kapuściński's books miss the point – there is no sharp frontier between literature and reportingRyszard Kapuściński kept two notebooks when he was on the road. One was for his job as an agency reporter, haring about the world, meeting deadlines and battling to file stories whose transmission was paid for out of the pittance of worthless communist currency he received from Warsaw. The other was for his calling as a writer, making reflective, creative, often lyrical sense out of what he was experiencing. To mix the two notebooks up is to miss the point of him. Artur Domoslawski's book, from what is reported about it, suggests that Kapuściński was a dishonest reporter who made up stories about events he hadn't seen, and invented quotes. This is to confuse his journalism with his books. Almost all journalists, except for a handful of saints, do on occasion sharpen up quotes or slightly shift around times and places to heighten effect. Perhaps they should not, but they – we – do. A few of us go beyond the unwritten rules of what is tolerable, and send our papers eyewitness accounts of events we never saw because we were somewhere else. That, in the profession's general view, is right off the reservation – not on. But this is not the problem with Kapuściński's journalism. None of the doubts, as far as I can see, are about the despatches and features he sent to newspapers, or to the Polish Press Agency. They are about his books. The adventures and encounters he describes in his books are on a different level of veracity. Like his friend Gabriel García Márquez, Kapuściński used to talk about "literary reportage". You're meant to believe what you are being told, but not in every literal detail. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:13:51 +0100 823033 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/3T72Sf0zcMg/shakespeare-and-company-bookshop Long after Hemingway and the Beats, the Shakespeare and Company bookshop is still encouraging Paris to read and writeI've been to Paris many times. But, while I invariably wind up at La Belle Hortense for a browse over a glass of red, I'd yet to sample the charms of legendary English bookshop Shakespeare and Company. The first Shakespeare and Company, run by Sylvia Beach at rue de l'Odéon, was the base for Hemingway, Fitzgerald and the gang, but closed in the second world war. In 1951 George Whitman opened his own shop, Le Mistral, in a former 17th-century monastery overlooking Notre Dame. It became the base for Beat generation writers such as Burroughs and Ginsberg. He changed the name after Beach's death in 1962.I stand outside. Its Seine-side location is idyllic, even on a freezing February morning, with workmen on ladders outside its bottle-green facade, mending the electricals, and a skeletal tree wreathed in a string of bulbs. Summer must be wonderful here: there are empty garden chairs strewn between trays of hardy books. 28-year-old Sylvia Whitman, George's daughter, has agreed to show me round. Signs at the entrance marked "Beat" and "Lost" are a reminder of both stores' heavyweight associations. A wishing well, around which a handful of customers shuffle, glistens with pennies.Her father, Sylvia says, hoped to work until he was 100 but, forced to retire at 93, now lives on the second floor. He no longer gives interviews. We wander past shelves devoted to fiction, biography, art and French interest. "It's more organised that it looks," she says, with a laugh. Paperbacks line red wooden steps leading upstairs to what Sylvia calls the "non-commercial" floor: a library in which you could lose yourself, with one rule: books mustn't leave the premises. Here, as on the ground floor, single mattresses lurk between the shelves, and, in the children's section, a bunk bed. It's on these that young authors sleep each night. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:30:01 +0100 823034 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14514 County Librarian (County of Fresno, Personnel Services, California) Fresno County Librarian Salary: $115,000 + DOQ Status: Full-Time Posted: 03/01/10 – 03/30/10 Fresno County is offering an excellent and challenging career opportunity for a motivated, innovative, and experienced professional to provide leadership, direction, and strategic guidance for the development, implementation, and evaluation of plans, programs, activities, and operational policies and procedures for the Fresno County Library. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:02 +0100 822906 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14522 Assistant Dean, Director of Development - University Libraries (University of Maryland - University Relations) ASSISTANT DEAN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT (UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES) (100263) Duties: The Assistant Dean/Director is responsible for developing, implementing and managing a comprehensive fundraising program and strategy to meet campaign goals in support of the University Libraries and the I-School through the identification, cultivation and solicitation of major and leadership level prospects as well as corporations and foundations. S/he will be responsible for managing a pool of approximately 250 prospects for the University Libraries and the I-School rated as major prospects (capable of gifts $50,000 or more) and directing the strategies developed with the assistant director. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:02 +0100 822905 http://bibliotequices.blogspot.com/2010/03/leia-em-papel-sai-mais-barato.html A "nova" colecção da Porto Editora de resumos de obras literárias para telemóveis vem mostrar os erros da edição de e-books em Portugal. Sendo que o maior erro é a quase inexistência pelo que esta iniciativa deve merecer a nossa atenção.No caso desta colecção, as mesmas obras estão disponíveis em papel há muito tempo e com assinalável sucesso comercial pois em 64 páginas resume-se a obra de leitura "supostamente" obrigatória no ensino secundário e se fica com um conhecimento superficial da mesma. Infelizmente é assim que muitos alunos se preparam para os exames nacionais do 12º ano de Português!Com este cenário é fácil perceber que os baixos custos de produção da obra estão há muito cobertos, constituindo apenas um produto que contribui para o merecido lucro da empresa pela sua ideia (e naturalmente dos autores pelo seu trabalho).Surge assim como um produto ideal para testar estratégias de edição digital já que as perdas por más opções não representariam custos insuportáveis nem afectariam a sobrevivência dos autores (argumentos falaciosos que já todos ouvimos sobre a publicação de livros digitais).A nova versão desta colecção em formato digital, reformata os textos para os novos suportes e vem agora acompanhada de narração áudio (2 horas).A surpresa? O elevado número de erros estratégicos! Vejamos algumas:E-books exclusivamente orientados para o mercado dos telemóveis mas só da Apple. E os outros leitores não Apple (é compatível com iPod Touch e iPad)? E os computadores?Percebe-se que o mercado alvo são os alunos do 12º ano, mas acreditam que todos têm Apple iPhone? É que nos outros tipos de telemóvel os problemas colocados pela Porto Editora são caricatos.A versão para telemóveis Nokia (disponível apenas para alguns) corre em sistema Java. Mas alguém ainda anda na pré-história dos e-books?! E por simples 2 euros (cobrados por SMS) consegue aceder a todo o livro ... ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825021 http://ksulib.typepad.com/talking/2010/03/you-are-a-tv-detective-investigating-a-crime.html Some days I have ideas. Some days my ideas are absolute genius. Here's my latest one: in a few weeks, all of the Public Speaking classes are coming to Hale Library for Library Days. We explore basic research concepts like moving from a topic ("Word of mouth marketing is like the flu") to keywords that can be searched in a database--and how to discover new keywords when the first ones you try don't work. I have a great snowball fight analogy that I'll share if you ask me.We also play with some of the relevant databases (Credo, CQ Researcher, ProQuest Research Library, maybe LexisNexis) and demonstrate the awesomeness that is the Get It button and the Cite This link available for many articles in many of our databases.OK, here's the genius idea: you need to approach a research topic like you are a detective on a t.v. show (I've never seen a detective work in real life, so won't presume to say this is how they work.) That is, you are solving one case, but you will be interviewing a lot of different people to learn as much information as you can because the prosecutor and/or judge won't just take your word on it...you need evidence. If you have ever caught an episode of Law & Order, or The Closer, or The Wire, or Veronica Mars,  or ...you get the point... then you know that t.v. detectives never ask everyone the same question, because everyone they talk to has a different perspective or relationship to the crime/victim/suspect.Your case is something like, "Why having a GTA with an accent can benefit your education." (That's right, let's take that age-old gripe about teachers with accents and turn it on its head.) You'll definitely want information about the benefits of diversity or multiculturalism in the new world economy. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823648 http://bhplnjbookgroup.blogspot.com/2010/03/19th-wife-by-david-ebershoff.html This Friday the morning book group will discuss David Ebershoff's novel, The 19th Wife, which alternates between two narrators. Ann Eliza Young was one of the fifty-something wives of the Mormon leader Brigham Young, and after her divorce in 1875, she went on a national lecture tour to denounce polygamy. Ebershoff based his fictional memoir partly on Ann Eliza's own memoir, Wife No. 19, which you can read here.The other narrator of The 19th Wife is Jordan Scott, who grew up in the present day in a polygamist cult which closely resembles the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints*. When Jordan was a teenager, he was excommunicated from his church and left alongside a highway to fend for himself. When Jordan's mother is wrongly jailed for shooting her husband to death, Jordan decides to return to Mesadale to investigate.*If you are interested in the true stories of women who escaped from FLDS, try Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall or Escape by Carolyn Jessop, both available at BHPL. (Anne reminded me that I've overlooked Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, which is about Mormon fundamentalism.)This is the third historical novel the book group has read with a 19th century feminist protagonist (purely by chance, I think). I wish we could invite Mamah Borthwick (from Loving Frank), Isabella Beecher Hooker and Victoria Woodhull (from Harriet and Isabella) as well as Ann Eliza Young to our meeting. Maybe when Google gets that time travel thing worked out?Discussion questions for The 19th Wife are available here. The author also has a several of his interviews posted on the book's website, but the best one's on the Random House site. (Source: Berkeley Heights Public Library Book Blog and Buzz) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823381 http://www.cla.ca/divisions/cacul/regenerations/2010/03/ambassador-visit-to-slis.html This week, I was fortunate to convene an ambassador visit organized by CACUL's Re:Generations committee (thanks Christina and Dale!) at the University of Alberta's School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS). Our thanks go out to LISSA (SLIS's Library and Information Studies Student Association) for providing bagels and other snacks which were greatly appreciated over the course of the lunch hour!On the panel, we were fortunate to have two librarians representing the University of Alberta Libraries, as well as a librarian from MacEwan University and King's University College. The strength of the panel was the breadth of the experience, from new librarian to experienced librarian to library director. Also, the diverse natures of the academic libraries the panel represented, including large research university, medium size and small college environments, gave the students present a wide range of opinions to consider. Our hour long session was structured as an informal Question & Answer session. The students were eager to ask questions, and the range of questions differed as much as the range of experience on the panel!A popular topic was current academic library trends, and the panel discussed issues such as the:state of the post-recession job market increasing emphasis placed on user experienceshift from library as a place for books to a place of social gatheringincreasing importance of information literacy instructiondelivery of library services and programs to students who are already technically savvyThe panel also discussed doing research and obtaining tenue - the extend of which differently greatly depending on the institution. All librarians stressed the importance of marketing the library to and nurturing relationships with faculty. Also mentioned were possible conferences to attend (don't forget about ALA!), professional development opportunities and training provided to new-hires. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823373 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/03/02/recruitment-2-0/ It’s March. Soon the doors of universities and colleges will be flung open, and a stream of students will emerge. Somewhat pasty, a little dazed from the efforts of final exams and papers, they have only one thing on their minds – JOBS. The University of Toronto’s i-School has already had its job fair. Governments are starting the hunt for summer students, and new grads are looking for that first job. It’s a heady time for students and employers alike. I thought it would be appropriate to offer some reflections and tips for job hunters and employers. Are you in it for the long or short term? Job seekers: Think about what you’re looking for. Are you joining the organization looking for stability? Learning opportunities? Promotions? There are no wrong answers to this question, but you should give it thought before you walk into an interview. It’s very likely that you’ll be asked. Employers: It’s easy to assume we’re always looking for someone we can train and keep forever, but this isn’t always true. The impending retirement of a significant portion of the labour force means that succession planning is (or should be) top of mind. Are we looking for someone we can develop and build into a management role, or someone that we can count in that position for years to come? Is it realistic to think that every applicant is looking to put down roots? It is important to ask the applicants how they see the position fitting into their career strategy. You may not be their ultimate destination, but perhaps you can offer a quality learning experience, while benefiting from their energy and ideas. Get yourself known Students have many opportunities to get their names before employers – practica, co-op placements, involvement in student government can all be excellent ways for the profession to find you. Librarianship is more about your ability to make connections than it is about your ability to study. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:57:05 +0100 824459 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/yDsfOqz8f8U/ Dr Michael Stephens delivered the Dr Laurel Anne Clyde Memorial Keynote Address at the ASLA XXI Biennial Conference, held in Perth, Western Australia, from 29 September to 2 October 2009. Reprinted with permission from the Australian School Library Association Inc. (ASLA) Access 2010 24(1): 5. The evolving Web is an open and social place. The Web has changed everything. Its impact on every facet of our lives — home, work and school — would be difficult to measure but the ‘always on, always available’ Internet is certainly a game changer. Can you recall the first time you realised that the Internet would change your job? Your school? Your students? Dr Laurel Anne Clyde recognised the power and potential for emerging technologies in schools and spent time exploring the implications. As technology evolved, so did her research. Her work examining weblogs was one of the first scholarly endeavours with emerging Web 2.0 tools. Now many of us study and move in a world of hyperconnected spaces: Facebook, WordPress Multi- User Blog communities (WordPress MU), Flickr and any number of socially enabled sites. What a world Dr. Clyde would see today! Sadly, this world includes the fact that many libraries are suffering financial setbacks. The recent news that Australian school libraries are in dire need of support all too well illustrates that changes are needed. The press release from the Australian School Library Association (ASLA 2009) detailed the findings of a 2007 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), including: That means ensuring there are enough qualified teacher librarians as well as maintaining and improving infrastructure. Having a new or refurbished school library is important, but the full potential of these resources cannot be realised without a qualified teacher librarian in place as well. This fact cannot be ignored. Schools need qualified librarians. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:09:41 +0100 822933 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/x6sNQCGSBCU/ Alexandria Digital Literature, one of the earliest e-book stores (though the store portion of the site is now defunct), has gotten its collaborative filtering literature recommender, Hypatia, up and running again after a while of being down, and is accepting new accounts. Hypatia is a unique system that is still entirely unmatched on the web today. To use it, you go in and spend time rating books and stories. You might rate a book you truly love as “Fabulous”, one that you enjoyed a whole lot but doesn’t quite reach the level of “love” as “Excellent,” and so on. Once you have rated a sufficient number of books, Hypatia will compare your tastes to those of thousands of other patrons on file, see which ones are the most similar to yours, and then display a list of books they loved that you haven’t read yet. This gives you a great basis for making out your next check-out list at the library or searching for e-books. Back in Alexlit’s heyday, I discovered many of my current favorite authors through the recommender. Perhaps you can do the same. One caveat: Alexlit currently runs on a trial version of a database server that allows only five simultaneous users, so it is possible the site might hit capacity fairly quickly. If that happens, just try again in a few hours. For more information on Alexlit, check out this summary of the podcast interview I did with its founder, Dave Howell, three years ago. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:59:03 +0100 822827 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32914 NASA Should Strengthen Suborbital Program Source: National Research Council NASA’s suborbital program — which conducts research using aircraft, balloons, and rockets — enables cutting-edge research in areas such as climate science and astrophysics and is vital in developing technologies and training personnel, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report recommends that NASA reorder its priorities to increase funding for the program and create a new leadership position to coordinate it. Read full report for free online. (National Academies Press) (Source: Docuticker) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:35:55 +0100 822812 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/03/02/the-torys-llp-iphone-app/ Remember Steve Matthews‘  Web Law Predictions for 2010? Mobile Web Becomes Important: The mobile web made some major inroads in 2009, but I expect it to become a priority in 2010. By year’s end, expect to be sick of iPhone application launches from the legal industry – both from vendors and law firms. Also expect an increase in law firms launching mobile versions of their website, mobile friendly extranets, and hopefully in all this – something innovative and useful! Earlier today Torys LLP launched a free app for iPhones and iPads: get our latest news read our publications on current legal issues access our directory and profiles of lawyers, IP agents and paralegals view and share our videos find us via GPS and receive live directions to our offices In conjunction with their videos which have proved to be an international hit, this might be the first move of its kind by a major Canadian law firm as far as I can tell. The GPS features might be useful for visitors to Toronto, or the hapless OCI student trying to find their way to an in-firm interview. The app might even be useful for that cocktail party where you know the lawyer across the room works at Torys, and quite embarrassingly cannot remember their name.  We actually pulled that stunt last night (with a different firm). I’m not sick of these apps yet, so keep them coming. (Source: Slaw) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:33:19 +0100 824460 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/02/integrity-under-attack-the-state-of-scholarly-publishing/ From an Article by Douglas N. Arnold (4 pages; PDF) Scientific journals are surely important. They provide the most effective means for disseminating and archiving scientific results, and so are a key part of an enterprise on which our health, security, and prosperity ultimately depend. Publications are used by universities, funding agencies, and others as a primary measure of research productivity and impact. They play a decisive role in hiring, promotion, and salary decisions, and in the ranking of departments, institutions, even nations. With big rewards tied to publication, it is not surprising that some people engage in unethical behavior, abuse, and downright fraud. Still, when I started to look at the issues more closely, I was appalled by what I found. In this column, I give a few troubling examples of misconduct by authors and by journals in applied mathematics. One conclusion I draw is that common bibliometrics—such as the impact factor for journals and citation counts for authors—are easily manipulated not only in theory, but also in practice, and that their use in ranking and judging should be curtailed. Access the Complete Article (4 pages; PDF) Source: SIAM News (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Hat Tip: Pete W. (Source: ResourceShelf) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:19:20 +0100 822852 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14513 Librarian II - 3 Positions (Circulation/Access, Coll. Dev. & Spec. Coll.) (Prairie View A&M University, Texas) Three Positions: Prairie View A&M University (1) Librarian II (Head, Access Services & Circulation): Primary duties consist of, but are not limited to, the administration and management of all access services and circulation operations; including library privileges, interlibrary loan, reserves, desk schedules, av/media, and development of circulation policies; subject liaison; collection development; and supervision of library assistants. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:02 +0100 822748