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 Teaching interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:50:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://hhsmedia.blogspot.com/2008/02/students-parents-teachers.html Share the experience of reading 30 minutes a day for 30 days, and you could be chosen to win one of two top prizes: a starring role in a Maryland reading video or an Amazon Kindle.For more information, click here or stop by the HHS Library Media Center to pick up your reading calendar today. (Source: Huntingtown High School Library Media Center) Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 823658 http://hhsmedia.blogspot.com/2010/02/celebrate-black-history-month.html February is Black History Month. Test your knowledge of Civil Rights heroes by taking this interactive quiz.To learn more about the contributions of African Americans in history, try these great websites:African VoicesThis Smithsonian online exhibit celebrates Africa's diversity and long history.African American WorldSponsored by PBS, this website features a large collection of classroom resources for teachers and students.Black HistoryHere you can find an interactive timeline, biographies, and a collection of video clips. (Source: Huntingtown High School Library Media Center) Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 819509 http://hhsmedia.blogspot.com/2010/02/celebrate-black-history-month.html February is Black History Month. Test your knowledge of Civil Rights heroes by taking this interactive quiz.To learn more about the contributions of African Americans in history, try these great websites:African VoicesThis Smithsonian online exhibit celebrates Africa's diversity and long history.African American WorldSponsored by PBS, this website features a large collection of classroom resources for teachers and students.Black HistoryHere you can find an interactive timeline, biographies, and a collection of video clips. (Source: Huntingtown High School Library Media Center) Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0100 815254 http://hhsmedia.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-hello.html I am very excited to be joining the faculty of Huntingtown High School as a library media specialist. While I am new to HHS, I feel right at home working in this community. My teaching career started in 1993 at Plum Point Middle School. I taught seventh and eighth grade social studies there for nine years before taking a leave of absence for another rewarding job, motherhood!During my time at Plum Point, I grew to love technology and all the ways it can enhance classroom learning. My students benefited from informational technologies to develop award-winning history fair projects. I loved guiding students through the research process, and decided to obtain a post-Master’s degree in a school library media program while staying at home with my two children.I am looking forward to continuing my professional journey here at Huntingtown High. It would be my pleasure to help you with any research question, large or small. Please stop by to say hello!Proud to be a Hurricane,Rachael Younkers (Source: Huntingtown High School Library Media Center) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 799137 http://hhsmedia.blogspot.com/2009/11/fond-farewell.html Friday, 11.20.09 will be my last day here at Huntingtown High School. I will be taking on a new job which will allow me to explore Open Source Online Learning Management Systems that will let us provide classes for both students and teachers online throughout the state of Maryland. Every school in which I have worked has a special place in my heart, and HHS will be no different. I have learned so much from the HHS staff and students, and for that I thank you! I wish each and every one of you happiness and success in your future endeavors. Don't be afraid to embrace change and sieze opportunities that come your way. Remember that "keywords unlock information," and be a lifetime learner! My email address is the same, so if you need any help, feel free to email me at: voelkerc@calvernet.k12.md.us or follow me on twitter: voelkerc Proud to be a Hurricane,~Ms. Voelker (Source: Huntingtown High School Library Media Center) Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:00:00 +0100 795093 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlaJobline/~3/pA4ko37gsJg/reference-librarian-leslie-frost.html York University Libraries invite applications for the position of a fluently bilingual (French and English) reference librarian in the Leslie Frost Library. The Libraries seek an energetic, service oriented person with strong instructional, web and data skills.York University offers a world-class, modern, interdisciplinary academic experience in Toronto, Canada’s most multicultural city. York is at the centre of innovation, with a thriving community of almost 60,000 faculty, staff, and students who challenge the ordinary and deliver the unexpected. The bilingual Glendon University College offers courses in the social sciences, humanities and international affairs, and graduate programs in French, Hispanic Studies, Public Affairs and Translation.York University Libraries consist of a large central library and three branch libraries, one of which is the Leslie Frost Library on the Glendon campus. The Frost Library serves a population of approximately 2,800 students and faculty.The chosen candidate will provide reference assistance in the social sciences and humanities to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty; instruct library users individually and in groups; provide research support in the use of data; liaise with faculty members; participate in collections development and maintenance, particularly for government publications; participate in the creation and maintenance of web based resources for research and learning; participate in departmental working groups and committees of the Libraries and of the University; contribute to librarianship and scholarship by carrying out professional research and/or scholarly work. Some evening and weekend work is required.The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:An ALA-accredited MLIS or equivalent with a graduation date of 2006 or later. Educational background in the social sciences or humanities. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:12:39 +0100 825655 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=33231 Pew Report: Pre-K Teacher Training a Significant Factor in Improving Children’s School Readiness Source: Pre-K Now (Pew Center on the States) To maximize the benefits of pre-kindergarten investments, states need to create policies that define and support teacher quality, according to a report released today by Pre-K Now, a campaign of the Pew Center on the States. The report reviews research on training for pre-k teachers and concludes that educators with at least a bachelor’s degree coupled with specialized training in early childhood are best able to foster development of the cognitive, social and emotional skills children need to be ready for kindergarten. “A Matter of Degrees: Preparing Teachers for the Pre-K Classroom” also highlights state models for increasing teacher quality and shows how raising qualification requirements can professionalize the workforce and improve student outcomes. + Full Report (Source: Docuticker) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:09:02 +0100 825578 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/8OHJBiZtgIU/david-vilaseca-obituary An exiled authority on Hispanic culture, he homed in on identityDavid Vilaseca, who has died aged 46, after being run over by a skip lorry as he rode his bicycle near his home at London Bridge, was a professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, who specialised in Hispanic studies and critical theory. He wrote two major books and a string of brilliant articles over the course of some 20 years.As an authority on Spanish and Catalan culture, he produced original and innovative studies of a number of writers, mostly gay, and exiles from their native land or language. Himself a proud and openly gay man who had made his life in London rather than his native Barcelona, David clearly had a personal interest in such figures. But as a master in the demanding school of poststructuralist thought, especially psychoanalysis and queer theory, he was an impeccable scholar. His central theme was that identity was unstable and the limits between self and other difficult, if not impossible, to draw. It was a theme he would also explore in a prizewinning novel.David took his first degree in philology in 1987 at Barcelona's Autonomous University before studying for an MA at Bloomington, Indiana, in 1989. I supervised his PhD, awarded at Queen Mary, University of London, in just three years (1992), in spite of the fact that he had a full teaching load as a language assistant. He then returned to teach at his home university. Finding the British system more receptive to his research, he came back to a lectureship at Southampton University in 1994 before moving to Royal Holloway as senior lecturer in 2000 with rapid promotion to professor of Hispanic studies and critical theory in 2003.Salvador Dalí, whose autobiography was written in several, indecipherable hands and in a macaronic mix of languages, was clearly a perfect match for David's deconstructive approach. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:45:26 +0100 825530 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/DggRFapYFww/the-kreutzer-sonata-review Danny Huston stars in another intelligent film transposing Tolstoy to LA. By Peter BradshawBritish-born director Bernard Rose, known as a horror specialist for his 1992 shocker Candyman, is showing some stunning form with his modern adaptations of Tolstoy. After a conventional account of Anna Karenina, Rose brought off a brilliant version of The Death Of Ivan Ilych in 2000; set in modern Hollywood, and entitled Ivansxtc, it starred Danny Huston as Ivan, the agent and Tinseltown power-player, confronting the awful truth about his approaching death. Now Rose has adapted Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer Sonata, again starring Huston, again set in contemporary Los Angeles. The result is bold, brilliant and exhilarating: an intimately horrible, sexually explicit and black-comic portrait of a toxic marriage that is closer to the spirit of the original than any number of costume dramas. It is not merely a study of jealousy and obsession, but a profoundly pessimistic and nihilistic rejection of romantic love and sex itself – which, in a world without God, is the ultimate blasphemy.Huston plays Edgar, a very rich man in early middle age, whose worldly charm and sensuality attract a woman he meets at a party: this is Abby (Elizabeth Röhm), a beautiful and talented classical pianist, who is already in a relationship. Their passionate, clandestine affair leads years later to marriage, but Abby is discontented, having now given up music for children. To appease her, Edgar induces his private charitable foundation to host a benefit concert, so his wife will play Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata to a moneyed private audience, but she must therefore practise long hours with a handsome violinist: Aiden (Matthew Yang King). ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:00 +0100 825531 http://kidslit.menashalibrary.org/2010/03/11/2010-outstanding-science-trade-books/ Selected by the National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council, the books cover grades K-12.  You can visit their website for the books published in 2010 that they consider the best science trade books of the year. I was pleased to see some of my favorites on the list: Life in the Boreal Forest by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Gennady Spirin (my review) Redwoods by Jason Chin (my review) Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart (my review)   Thanks to Chicken Spaghetti for the link! (Source: Kids Lit) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825642 http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2010/03/thursday-thirteen-13-things-to-be-happy.html Have you ever seen the book "14,000 things to be happy about" by Barbara Ann Kipfer? I picked up a copy years ago at a used book sale for $1. She says for 20 years she made notes in her journals, beginning in 6th grade, and then compiled the "little things" for this book. So, for awhile I'm going to recall 13 things that made me happy beginning on the previous Friday, March 5.1) I found a new apple this week, Lady Alice, from Washington state. No one knows where she came from---she just "growed," and since I eat an apple every day I was thrilled to find one to fill in for my favorite, Honey Crisp.2) We had dinner with our friends Rod and Judi at the Worthington Inn. We enjoy their company, and hadn't been to that restaurant in probably 25 years. It was featured also in this month's Capital Style.3) It was sunny for days, 53 degrees on Monday, 58 Tuesday, 61 on Wednesday--warm enough to walk the neighborhood. We're so sunlight deprived in central Ohio, that people are almost giddy when the sun is out. 4) On my walks I picked up trash and replaced pieces of sod--both the result of deep snow being removed by the plows. Found a wheel cover and propped it against a wall so it could be seen--then 10 ft. further I found the emblem from the center of the cover and took it back to the cover and attached it.5) We're in the season of Lent. We're communion servers at our church UALC, which is a wonderful opportunity, and because of mid-week services, we serve more often than usual.6) Not exactly happy--but I did get a good laugh. My husband had scheduled a "paint out" for an art group which fell on our 50th wedding anniversary. He's president of the group. Yes, we've changed it (the paint out, not the anniversary)!7) The mallards are in love, mating and chasing each other around our street. Sort of cute, but you do have to be careful--the chase is slow and they aren't afraid of automobiles. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825414 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14592 Rare Map Curator (Stanford University, California) Stanford University Libraries is seeking an innovative, creative and inventive individual to develop a cutting-edge program combining rare and historic cartographic materials with up-to-date geospatial technologies in support of teaching and research across the campus. You will work with faculty, graduate students and library colleagues to manage, curate, collect and provide high level research support for the cartographic and geospatial materials in an historical Map Room. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825250 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14594 Information Literacy Librarian (with Music focus) (Davidson College, North Carolina) New librarians: start your career at a top-ranked liberal arts college! Do you have a passion for teaching? Do you enjoy working with students and faculty? Help us expand our information literacy program and teach our outstanding students in class and one-on-one. We want your newbie enthusiasm and fresh ideas, and we’ll mentor you in your growth. The Davidson College Library is looking for an enthusiastic, creative, service-oriented librarian to join our team. The successful candidate will participate fully in the library’s information literacy initiatives and work closely with students, faculty, and staff. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825249 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14593 Head Librarian and Bibliographer, Branner Earth Sciences Library (Stanford University, California) Stanford University’s School of Earth Sciences aspires to be a world leader in its field and the Branner Earth Sciences Library exists primarily to support the school’s teaching and research. If you are a subject specialist in an earth sciences discipline, consider joining a stellar team of science librarians at our top-ranked research university. We seek a Librarian to develop and manage collections in support of the four departments in the School of Earth Sciences: Geological & Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Energy Resources Engineering and Environmental Earth System Science. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825248 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14591 Education Librarian (Auburn University Library, Alabama) Auburn University, a land-grant institution with an enrollment of more than 24,000 students, invites applications for a twelve-month tenure-track position as Education Librarian. The Auburn University Libraries belong to the Association of Research Libraries, house a collection of more than three million volumes, and operate with a current materials budget of $5.8 million. Auburn is a small, friendly university town located on the beautiful plains of eastern Alabama, about 50 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama’s capital, and 115 miles southwest of Atlanta, Georgia. Other nearby cities are Birmingham, Alabama (110 miles northwest) and Columbus, Georgia (35 miles east). ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:02 +0100 825247 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6078 Librarian: Full time, Applewild School, kindergarten-gr.9 independent school, Fitchburg, MA Qualifications: An MLS degree or equivalent and emphasis in children's and juvenile literature,experience working with elementary and/or middle school aged children in a teaching a/o school setting, up-to-date technology skills, good communication skills, and the desire to collaborate with faculty in integrating library and subject content curriculum. Duties: As Director of Library Services, manage two separate libraries, maintain book collection, library catalog and online resources, teach library skills classes to grades K-4, teach research skills to grades 3-9 as needed, collaborate with faculty to design curriculum, conduct book talks, maintain library webpage, and coordinate volunteers. Applewild School is a coeducational, K-9 independent day school that prepares able students for success in secondary school. We provide breadth & depth of academic programs, extensive arts offerings in impressive facilities, athletics, and service opportunities within a community that emphasizes respect. The School seeks innovative self- starters who enjoy the challenge of working collegially with like-minded professionals to achieve our mission. Competitive salaries, professional development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits plan, as well as a warm, supportive environment for faculty are all attractions. Applewild School is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty members from diverse backgrounds. Interested candidates should send materials hard copy, attention Jeanne May at Applewild School, 120 Prospect Street, Fitchburg. MA 01420 (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:43:31 +0100 825251 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/10/three-ala-award-winners-announced/ 1) Jennifer Boettcher from Georgetown University has been awarded the Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. Administered by: Business Reference & Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). In choosing Boettcher for this honor, the committee cited her numerous contributions to the field of business librarianship. She has published extensively in the field, including the widely used reference book,“Industry Research Using the Economic Census: How to Find It, How to Use It.” In addition, she has presented at numerous professional meetings and published on topics concerning NAICS, government sources, and scholarly communications. She is very active in the business librarian profession—including past service as chair of RUSA’s Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)—and she has taught business reference for a number of years at Catholic University’s library school. 2) 2010 Haycock Award awarded to Michael Gorman, University Librarian Emeritus, Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno. He’s also a past president of ALA. The Haycock Award is an annual award honoring an individual for contributing significantly to the public recognition and appreciation of librarianship through professional performance, teaching and/or writing. “This award is a fitting acknowledgment of his lifetime contribution toward promoting the profession with dedication, intelligence and passion through many written works and hundreds of spoken presentation,” noted one individual who nominated Gorman. 3) The Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) awards to 2010 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology to Dr. John Willinsky, Khosla Family Professor of Education at Stanford University and founder of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The Public Knowledge Project (http://pkp.sfu. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:27 +0100 825332 http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/03/10/6-elements-every-conspiracy-theory-needs/ Now this certainly looks useful for teaching information literacy and credulity. And, besides, it’s just fun. 6 Elements Every Conspiracy Theory Needs Here are the six elements: First, choose an Event 1. Appeal to precedent 2. Ruling elite 3. Disturbing question 4. Dedicated group of truth-seekers 5. Expert endorsement 6. Suggestion of imminent threat And use it thusly: “Are you kidding me? [ event ] was a total sham! Think about it! Everyone knows that [ appeal to precedent ]. And have you noticed that [ ruling elite ] has started to act very strangely? They obviously don’t want this story getting out. I mean, what would happen if people began asking [ disturbing question ]? Well, they may be able to fool the sheeple, but the members of [ dedicated group of truth-seekers ] aren’t swallowing their story. Look, don’t take it from me; [ expert endorsement ] is convinced as well. But we have to act fast, because [ suggestion of imminent threat ]. I just wanted you to be aware of this, in case I disappear.” Use the Wired Conspiracy Generator in the original Wired post. Just teaching how easy it is to imagine and create a conspiracy theory should make students better evaluators of information. Stephen (Source: Stephen) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:49 +0100 825186 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/10/the-prelinger-library-digital-collection/ First, some background. The other day we linked to an article about Rick and Megan Prelinger from the Prelinger Archives (open to the public) in San Francisco where they work and curate various collections. Perhaps Rick Prelinger is best known as a film archivist and the person who built a massive collection of motion picture content. These days, more than 2,100 of these films are accessible (free) via the Internet Archive. If you’ve never visited, it’s more than worthy your time. Its goal remains to collect, preserve, and facilitate access to films of historic significance that haven’t been collected elsewhere. Included are films produced by and for many hundreds of important US corporations, nonprofit organizations, trade associations, community and interest groups, and educational institutions. You can access the collection (search/browse) here, learn about the history of the collection, and view a tag cloud of its holdings. But Wait! The Prelinger Archives is contains more than just motion pictures and some non-film content is being digitized and made available via the Prelinger Library Digital Collections from the Internet Archive. The collection is home to, “public domain materials in in key subject areas.” You can search for material and also browse by title or author. The Federal Writers’ Project sub-collection is small (but growing) and contains some fascinating reading. From the Stories of New Jersey (1938) to Boston looks seaward; the story of the port, 1630-1940 (1941). If you’re from the New York area or just love NYC New York city guide; a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond ([c1939]) is great to read or browse. It might also be useful for educators. Actually, many titles would be ideal for teachers. The same goes for the films. This is interesting content that must be saved. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:20 +0100 825339 http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/03/10/what-is-in-the-pipeline/ This is a two part series I did for my Pipeline column in Multimedia and Internet@Schools magazine for Information Today. “My wife, Stephanie, will be teaching grade four again next year. In a career spanning 32 years, she has taught every grade from fourth through 13th and has written her fair share of textbooks, books, curricula, and websites. She caught me off guard by telling me that all of the students who will be in her class this September were born in the year 2000. I suppose most people who work with kids would have known this, but the date just caught me by surprise.” Anyway, what surprises will the future hold for them? What Is in the Pipeline? Really! Part 1 Multimedia & Internet@Schools, Sep/Oct 2009 by Abram, Stephen What Is in the Pipeline? Really! Part 2 Multimedia & Internet@Schools, Nov/Dec 2009 by Abram, Stephen I hope you find it useful. Stephen (Source: Stephen) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:55 +0100 825187 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14578 Director of Planning and Assessment (James Madison University - Libraries and Educational Technologies Division, Virginia) The Libraries and Educational Technologies (L&ET) division of James Madison University seeks a chief planning and assessment officer for library programs, services and collections; instructional technology programs, services and infrastructure, and faculty development programs. James Madison University is a public, comprehensive university of approximately 18,000 students located in the scenic Shenandoah Valley, two hours southwest of Washington, DC. The university has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the top-rated public regional Master’s level university for sixteen consecutive years and is consistently named one of the nation’s most wired universities. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0100 825067 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14581 Assistant Director for Research and Instructional Services (University of Pennsylvania Libraries) The University of Pennsylvania Libraries seek an experienced, innovative, and energetic Assistant Director for Research and Instructional Services to develop a user-focused learning and teaching program. The Libraries provide an opportunity-rich environment for a dynamic individual who is skilled at both conceptualizing and implementing research and instructional services across a large, complex, and rapidly changing information landscape. Full job detail and how to apply see: www.library.upenn.edu/employment/professional/asstdirRIS.html Applications will be accepted immediately and until the position is filled. The Search Committee will begin its review in early April. AAE/EOE (Source: Latest ALA Job Listings) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0100 825066 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/nnoJyJ9PRwc/pirates-notes-and-queries Arrrr all film pirates really from Bristol? The secret of a good review; Can scratched glasses be repaired or must they be replaced?What was the regional accent of the stereotypical 17th- and 18th-century pirate? I think you mean, in films, why are all pirates from Bristol? Simply, because they arrrrr!Steven Edgar, BristolFor many people, myself included, the archetypal pirates' accent was that popularised by Robert Newton, who appeared in more than 50 films, most notably as Long John Silver in Treasure Island, a role he reprised on TV in the mid-1950s.Newton was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and spoke with a distinctive West Country accent. Aboard most English/British ships, there were significant numbers of Scots (William "Captain" Kidd), Irish (Walter Kennedy), and Welsh (Admiral Sir Henry Morgan) sailors. It seems, however, that the largest group of sailors came from the south-west of England (Edward Teach, AKA "Blackbeard" was a native of Bristol and Francis Drake was from Tavistock in Devon) than anywhere else, which is unsurprising, given the pre-eminence of Bristol as the main trading port with the West Indies. So Newton's accent may well have been historically accurate.Nader Fekri, Hebden BridgeThe accents must have been diverse. Reference to Black Bart Roberts and The Book of Welsh Pirates and Buccaneers, both by Terry Breverton, shows the birth places of captured pirates in the early 18th century to include Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Greece, Ghent, Liverpool, Antigua, Bristol, Canterbury, Whitby, York, Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire, Berwick, Jersey, the Isle of Man and London.Additionally, substantial numbers of crew members were escaped slaves of African descent from Antigua, and seamen from Sierra Leone. All crew members were treated equally, regardless of race, and shared the spoils. ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:00 +0100 825060 http://lisnews.org/former_librarian_charged_grand_larceny Former librarian charged with grand larceny A former librarian for the Tuxedo School District is accused of embezzling $12,621 from the school district’s Teachers Employee Union. The chief said the investigation began with a complaint filed by union members and that his department was assisted by the Orange County District Attorney’s Criminal Investigation Unit. (Source: LISNews.org) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:40:23 +0100 824911 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://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/0-DLHmYx0e4/digital-licensing-online-ecourse.html Lesley Ellen Harris and ALA Editions have teamed up to offer Digital Licensing Online, a self-paced eCourse which is designed to teach librarians how to read and understand a contract as well as how to negotiate with vendors. Among the many topics addressed are* industry standards in licensing* determining when a licensing policy is necessary* key dimensions of licensing agreements* legal concepts in licensing agreements* step-by-step analysis of the main clauses in a digital licensing agreementThe course includes short quizzes at the end of each of the 27 modules. Each module is designed to take approximately 30 minutes to complete and can be taken whenever convenient, making this eCourse feasible for even the busiest librarian. Also provided is a treasure trove of additional resources, such as sample agreements, an assortment of boiler plate clauses, and links to helpful Web sites (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:28:43 +0100 824893 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6969 State: Nebraska The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries seeks a highly energetic, creative, and knowledgeable, science librarian. This 12-month, tenure-track position follows the scholar-practitioner model providing instruction and reference for the sciences. Both entry-level and experienced librarians are encouraged to apply. The Science Librarian reports to the Chair of Research and Instructional Services and liaises with the department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Food Science and Technology and Entomology. Responsibilities: -Provides reference and instructional services in-person and via electronic means. -Evaluates, selects, and reviews materials and information resources for inclusion in the collection; manage the collection budget in assigned areas. -Participates in departmental, library-wide, and university faculty committees. -Develops strong liaison relationships with faculty and students in the Nutrition and Health Sciences, Food Science and Technology and Entomology departments and other assigned subject areas. -Actively engages in ongoing professional development, scholarship, and service to the profession. -Provides leadership for e-science initiatives on campus. Qualifications: Required: -ALA accredited master's degree in library or information science, or an equivalent combination of a relevant advanced degree and experience. -Academic training or BA/S degree in an agricultural, physical or life science area or equivalent experience. -Ability to work effectively and creatively in a rapidly changing environment. -Demonstrated analytical, organizational, communication, and time-management skills. -Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse population of faculty, staff, students and community members. -Knowledge of the scholarly communication and research processes in the Sciences. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:02 +0100 824777 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://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6978 State: California This is a senior management position in a private academic library. The overall duties include, but are not limited to, overseeing daily operations, programming and administration of reference, instruction, circulation, course reserves; and, researching and evaluating new services. Supervision of 5 FTEs. Requires • MLS/MLIS from an ALA Accredited institution or equivalent • Five plus years of progressively responsible librarian administrative experience in an academic library • Vision and capability to refine and develop the library of the future • Proven library management, budgetary and strategic planning and analytical skills • Reference experience using databases and other print and online sources • Teaching or training experience • Supervisory/management skills for 5 FTE positions • Clear understanding of the evolving role of the academic library in a time of complex transition in the technologies of scholarly knowledge • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Ability to exhibit strong customer service orientation for all levels of college constituencies and members of the public For more information, visit the Mills College website job description at http://tinyurl.com/yb5vu78 AIM Representative, Deb Hunt, is handling the recruitment and all inquiries. For more information, contact Deb at dhunt@aimusa.com or call 510-347-5505. Submitted on 2010-03-05 (Source: SLIS Careers Feed) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:30:02 +0100 824774 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14577 Educational Services Librarian (North Dakota State University Libraries) The Educational Services Librarian provides general and specialized reference and research services for the NDSU Libraries; provides instruction and information literacy services; is responsible for collection development in assigned subject areas; acts as liaison to assigned academic departments; actively engages in professional development and other scholarly activities; and completes other projects and duties as assigned. This position requires: an accredited M.A., M.S, M.L.S., or M.L.I.S; knowledge of computers and information/learning technologies; internet, word processing, database and spreadsheet skills; strong communications skills; teaching skills. To apply for this position, go to https://jobs.ndsu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:50:02 +0100 824705 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://librarychronicles.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html#5497341966328138939 So what will this "task force" do, exactly? Other than get another 30 of Mitch's friends' names on a meaningless but official-looking piece of paper, I mean.Maybe Leslie Jacobs can be on this task force too. (She's already on the "economic development task force") Jacobs has already combined both of these areas of expertise in advocating for a system of education which squeezes the maximum output out of its labor force. Sean Gallagher, Akili's principal and founder, said his teachers are paid to work 50-hour weeks, but often put in 60 or 70, particularly during their first months. He and Stephanie Lyon, the director of curriculum, post about 80 hours a week on a routine basis. In its first year, Akili's salaries ranged from $41,500 for novices to $52,000 for the school's most veteran teacher, who had seven years of experience. Like others at charter schools, Akili's teachers are at-will employees, without the collective bargaining or tenure of teachers in many traditional school districts.With dozens of lesson plans and a year under their belts, the teachers work less now than when they first started. But Gallagher said the school still must do more to make work conditions realistic. Akili, located in Gentilly, opened in 2008 with kindergarteners and first-graders, and plans to add a grade each year."You're going to run out of people willing to work an 80-hour week," he said. "Everyone here is single; no one has a kid. That's just not (replicable). I want us to look like something any school in New Orleans could do. Right now, we're not there."Update: Landrieu's task force has been named and, like the economic development task force, it's a mish mash of established players and stakeholders from the Charters, NOPS, RSD, UTNO, etc. What the Mayor-elect is doing with these task forces, is little more than playing the "bringing people together" game at the start of a new administration. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825116 http://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/SellersLibraryTeens/~3/8pWGh_QX_lM/ironman-by-chris-crutcher.html Synopsis(taken from Chris Crutcher's website)Bo Brewster has been at war with his father for as long as he can remember. Following angry outburst at his football coach and English teacher that have cost his spot on the football team and moved him dangerously close to expulsion from school, he turns to the only adult he believes will listen: Larry King.In his letters to Larry, Bo describes his quest for excellence on his own terms. No more coaches for me, he tells the talk show icon, no more dads. I'm going to be a triathlete, an Ironman.Regulated to Mr. Nak's before-school anger management group(which he initially believes to populated with future serial killers and freeway snipers), Bo meets a hard-edged, down-on-their-luck pack of survivors with stainless steel shields against the world that Bo comes to see are not so different from their own. It's here he meets and falls in love with Shelly, a future American Gladiator, whose passion for physical challenge more than matches his own.My ReviewIronman was a heartfelt story about learning to accept that you can't change who your parents are, but you can stop yourself from becoming them. That was Bo's worst fear, to end up exactly like his dad. To him there was nothing worse in the world. As he struggles along, trying to make sense of the world, Bo works hard to compete in Yukon Jake's triathlon, pushing against anyone who wants him to fail, even his own father. This was about the third time I've read this book cover to cover and it still gets me every time. The raw emotion and the stories that leave to breathless. There are no sunshine and daises in a Chris Crutcher book, you feel the life these kids live and you wonder, that could have been me. Wonderful read. (Source: Sellers Library Teens) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:39:38 +0100 824734 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/LE7w5uPm_qU/sir-kenneth-dover-obituary Distinguished classical scholar and academic who broke new ground with his book Greek HomosexualitySir Kenneth Dover, who has died aged 89, was a towering figure in the study of ancient Greek language, literature and thought. Very few could approach the range and quality of his scholarship, especially his synthesis of philological, historical and cultural acumen. His name became known to a wider public partly for his groundbreaking 1978 book, Greek Homosexuality, and partly for the publication of his controversial autobiography, Marginal Comment, in 1994.Greek Homosexuality treated the topic with unprecedented openness and nuanced definition. The work drew together the evidence of literature (not least a prosecution speech in a sensational Athenian court case); visual art (Dover inspected hundreds of sexually explicit vase-paintings, often in the basements of museums); and history, mythology and philosophy. The result was a compelling picture of the complex web of sexual and social practices that constituted the phenomena now grouped together under the label of Greek homosexuality.The book proved a turning-point in the modern study of ancient sexual cultures, leading to the growth of this field in the 1980s (and not just among specialists – Michel Foucault was among those influenced by it). Later in life, Dover was sometimes impatient that the subject had become an academic industry and that Greek Homosexuality had become the best known of his works, partly occluding what he felt to be his own central achievement as a historian of the Greek language. But the book is deservedly admired for harnessing scholarly sophistication to a shrewd and broad-minded historical imagination. If parts of Dover's argument have been challenged in relation to the kind of weight given to different sorts of evidence, the book remains an indispensable resource.Dover was born in London and educated at St Paul's school and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read classics. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:45:54 +0100 824701 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14570 Reference Librarian (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Comprehensive research university library in exciting, affordable city, seeks candidates with energy, creativity, flexibility, and strong commitment to public service. • Provide reference service and instruction, including one-on-one and classroom teaching, preparation of instructional tools, and liaison to academic faculty. Includes some evenings and weekends. • Participate on team of librarians developing designated subject collections and public services plans, policies, procedures to support the Libraries’ service mission. • Pursue library-supported professional development. Library highlights include an up-to-date multimedia library instruction classroom and an award winning Information Commons/Reference area. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:40:02 +0100 824517 http://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.homerlibrary.org/2010/03/library-events-mar-8th-mar-20th.asp Quick links to:Adults & Seniors | Teens | Kids | More InfoADULTS & SENIORSSenior Tax Assistance -- Wednesday, March 10th & 17th from 9am-noonThe AARP and the Senior Services Center of Will County will be providing free tax services at the Homer Library. Please bring the following items: photo ID, proof of social security number & dependent, all income statements, all deductions to be claimed, last years federal and state returns, and your property pin number. First come, first served, on a walk-in basis only. Can't make it? Tax Assistance days will also be held on March 24th, 31st, April 7th, and 14th.Prairiesmoke Writers Group -- Wednesday, March 10th at 7pmStop by the monthly meeting of the library's writers group! You're invited to discuss your work with other writers and have fun with some group writing assignments. New members are welcome! Writers of all levels are encouraged to attend. Registration is not required.Armchair Travelers: Olympic Cities -- Friday, March 12th at 1:30pmJoin Bill Helmuth as he takes you on a tour of many of the cities where the Olympic Games have been held. You'll also journey through Rio de Janeiro, the site of the 2016 Olympic Games. Light refreshments will be served.How Smart Consumers Select a Remodeling Contractor -- Monday, March 15th at 7pmYear after year, remodeling places in the top five among complaints to the Better Business Bureau. Learn the method for selecting the right company and enjoying a postive remodeling experience.Adult Book Discussion -- Wednesday, March 17th at 7:30pmJoin us as we discuss Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. New members are welcome! Books are available at the library for check out.TEENSTech Feeding Frenzy -- Monday, March 8th at 4pmThe first program for our weeklong celebration of Teen Tech Week! Make brownie iPods and Wii remotes! For teens in 6th grade & up. Registration required. ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825566 http://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2010/03/creative-arts-programs-excel-at-doing-more-with-less.html San Francisco State University is among several Bay Area academic institutions whose resources have been vastly reduced amid California’s fiscal crisis and the recession. A recent rehearsal there was one stop on a survey of artistic endeavors at local schools and universities. Taken as a whole, these works reveal that budget cuts have hardly dampened creative output. Even though the disastrous belt-tightening measures have put tremendous strain on teachers and students, these institutions are continuing to produce remarkable work. Read more at: (Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824546 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/g98CtVP-SDo/dodie-masterman-obituary Versatile artist known for her illustrations of classic novelsThe artist and teacher Dodie Masterman, who has died aged 91, was best known for the illustrations she provided for classic novels, in which she perfectly captured mood and atmosphere. She was born Rhoda Glass in Brixham, Devon, into a family rich in melodrama. Her father was a car dealer, whose Russian-Viennese Jewish parents had arrived in England in the 1890s to escape pogroms. Her mother's affair with a dancing instructor led to a bitter divorce when Dodie was six. She never saw her mother again, and escaped from the trauma into a world of make-believe, constantly drawing. She spent her holidays in the Stroud valley, Gloucestershire, with her maternal grandmother, who introduced her to the Victorian era, a recurrent theme in Dodie's work.Dodie went to the Slade School of Art between 1934 and 1938, winning more prizes than anyone before her. The Slade had, she wrote, a "cult of draughtsmanship of an extremely demanding standard, but remarkably little firm leadership in painting"; the life drawing classes were so stilted and devoid of context that she and a few friends moved their easels into the corridors and painted each other there, set against background. They admired the French post-impressionists and, keen to wear that mood, raided markets for vintage blouses.Vladimir Polunin, who had designed sets for Diaghilev, taught her stage design, and his classes were the most fruitful of her Slade days. She recalled: "His department [known as the Zoo] provided a way to see things as a whole design while being a realm of fantasy." Her early paintings show the influence of the Euston Road School and she was on the fringes of the Bloomsbury group.In 1940 she married Standish Masterman, a scientist who researched rocket fuels until he was transferred to non-secret work in 1954 because he had been a member of the Communist party. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:03:11 +0100 824353 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/ZaVM65Pozz8/ First web copyright crackdown coming http://icio.us/ntafpv # Smoke got in my eyes http://icio.us/ctr1zq # Federal Intellectual Property Enforcement Gears Up http://icio.us/10roe2 # People and Ideas on the Future of Repositories-in-the-Cloud http://icio.us/3pp4is # DigitalKoans Break http://bit.ly/9hqtHe # HighWire Press 2009 Librarian eBook Survey http://bit.ly/beJZTz # Librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning at NCSU http://bit.ly/blD1Cw # "GBS March Madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement" http://bit.ly/bIXDTe # Systems and Electronic Services Librarian at Lebanon Valley College http://bit.ly/bW2B4q # SPARC: Campus-Based Open-Access Publishing Funds http://bit.ly/d5zdDU # Northeastern University Libraries sign SCOAP3 Expression of Interest http://icio.us/j4zxdm # The Ethics of Open Access and Copyright Infringement http://icio.us/ue4fvp # EFF demands FCC close copyright "loophole" in net neutrality http://icio.us/0rysff # Digital Video: Peter Suber on the Future of Open Access http://bit.ly/dvJ2uR # Applications Programmer/Analyst Associate at University of Michigan http://bit.ly/961HjL # Unintended Consequences: 12 Years Under the DMCA http://bit.ly/cUgwo9 # Programmer/Analyst, Digital Library Tools at Indiana University http://bit.ly/c0T97y # DSpace 1.6 Released http://bit.ly/9WlK0l # Supreme Court Sends Tasini Case Back to Appeals Court http://icio.us/kas5b5 # Library Groups Join in Filing Motion on Copyright Appeal http://icio.us/vproo3 # BURO crashes through 9000 items barrier http://icio.us/2sw1jw # Open Access to Research Outputs Institutional Policies and Researchers' Views: Results From Two Surveys http://icio.us/eddeo1 # Aptara Survey Reveals Publishers’ Evolving Response to eBooks http://icio.us/khh3lz # Digital initiative starts http://icio.us/sflmuz # Fighting a Copyright Charge http://icio.us/th1tii # Top 10 Best Security Plugins for Wordpress http://icio. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 824224 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_Advocate_Primary_Sources_America39s_Teachers_on_America39s_--- 2. my classroom library: all levels: 68%, high school: 31%; elementary school 87% 3. public library: all levels: 38% high school: 46% 4. retailers: a (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:32 +0100 824299 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Master_Plans_CFP_-_Teaching_with_Special_Collections Director of Library Services Dickinson College P.O.Box 1773. Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 717-245-1864. In the age of ubiquitous access to informatio (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:30 +0100 824301 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/03/07/last-weeks-digitalkoans-tweets-2010-03-07/ First web copyright crackdown coming http://icio.us/ntafpv # Smoke got in my eyes http://icio.us/ctr1zq # Federal Intellectual Property Enforcement Gears Up http://icio.us/10roe2 # People and Ideas on the Future of Repositories-in-the-Cloud http://icio.us/3pp4is # DigitalKoans Break http://bit.ly/9hqtHe # HighWire Press 2009 Librarian eBook Survey http://bit.ly/beJZTz # Librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning at NCSU http://bit.ly/blD1Cw # "GBS March Madness: Paths Forward for the Google Books Settlement" http://bit.ly/bIXDTe # Systems and Electronic Services Librarian at Lebanon Valley College http://bit.ly/bW2B4q # SPARC: Campus-Based Open-Access Publishing Funds http://bit.ly/d5zdDU # Northeastern University Libraries sign SCOAP3 Expression of Interest http://icio.us/j4zxdm # The Ethics of Open Access and Copyright Infringement http://icio.us/ue4fvp # EFF demands FCC close copyright "loophole" in net neutrality http://icio.us/0rysff # Digital Video: Peter Suber on the Future of Open Access http://bit.ly/dvJ2uR # Applications Programmer/Analyst Associate at University of Michigan http://bit.ly/961HjL # Unintended Consequences: 12 Years Under the DMCA http://bit.ly/cUgwo9 # Programmer/Analyst, Digital Library Tools at Indiana University http://bit.ly/c0T97y # DSpace 1.6 Released http://bit.ly/9WlK0l # Supreme Court Sends Tasini Case Back to Appeals Court http://icio.us/kas5b5 # Library Groups Join in Filing Motion on Copyright Appeal http://icio.us/vproo3 # BURO crashes through 9000 items barrier http://icio.us/2sw1jw # Open Access to Research Outputs Institutional Policies and Researchers' Views: Results From Two Surveys http://icio.us/eddeo1 # Aptara Survey Reveals Publishers’ Evolving Response to eBooks http://icio.us/khh3lz # Digital initiative starts http://icio.us/sflmuz # Fighting a Copyright Charge http://icio.us/th1tii # Top 10 Best Security Plugins for Wordpress http://icio. ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824483 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/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://rabid-librarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-feel-wonky.html So of course the first thing I did this morning (after peeing, of course, doesn't everyone do that first?) was take my blood sugar. It was 155, which is a little above normal, but incredibly low for me in the morning (I was over 300 yesterday morning, to give you an idea). So my body thinks my blood sugar is low. So first things first...I'm eating a couple of tomato basil garden burgers. Obviously the thing with waking up at 8 am didn't work out (it almost never does). But I am raring to go now that I'm starting to function. I had odd dreams, including one of a TV show with a New York lawyer who was having sex with three women (much more graphic than on TV though, and they did a little dance at the end of the segment) on the eve of closing an important case which turned out to be argued in front of second-graders at school, trying to prove that one student did not attempt to murder his teacher with a piano. I'm not sure how the piano fit in--it wasn't dropped on her. Maybe the wire for a garrote? Those were hard-core second graders, I guess. They brought her into court carrying her prone even though she'd survived and was okay. It was just very strange. Okay, I feel almost normal now. I'm going to go tackle the notes. Have a great day. (Source: The Rabid Librarian's Ravings in the Wind) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 825085 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=14559 Reference & Instruction Librarian (California State University Monterey Bay) This entry-level, tenure-track position offers creative opportunities for a forward-looking, pragmatic, motivated individual who seeks experience across a variety of professional responsibilities while developing areas of focus with the potential to take on a leadership role. The successful candidate is able to communicate effectively with colleagues, students, and faculty in collaboratively designing and delivering general education, course-integrated information literacy instruction for lower-division CSUMB students. CSUMB advances its learner-centered information literacy program in a team-oriented, teaching library environment. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823810 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14554 Librarian (Lane Community College, Oregon) To collaboratively develop and implement a program of library instruction, instructional support services, and collections which further the missions of the Library and the College. Collaborates with other faculty librarians to develop and provide an innovative and comprehensive program of information literacy instruction designed to support self-directed, self-sufficient learning in a variety of settings and in a variety of instructional modalities, including the online environment. Required: 2 years professional experience in an academic library; recent experience with instructional technologies; recent teaching experience in information literacy competencies; recent experience in a community college library (preferred). ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823807 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14553 Grateful Dead Archive Project Manager (UC Santa Cruz, California) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ Grateful Dead Archive Project Manager Full-time, $5,000 - $9,000/monthly Initial Review Date: 3/21/10 (OUF) Reporting to the University Librarian, the incumbent provides management of the entire Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant funded project, Virtual Terrapin Station: Blending Traditional and Socially Created Archives for Research, Teaching, and Cultural Enrichment. The Project Manager will be a member of the Grateful Dead Archive team and will be directly responsible for the planning, coordination, design, and execution of the archive exhibition website and community web publishing platform. ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:40:02 +0100 823804 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/seealso/~3/LRozMNM0FUc/can_i_just_say_a_whole_bunch.html Room 31 of the Main Stacks Originally uploaded by Klara Kim About a month ago, I had a fight with my friend and co-worker, Jessy (that would be Library Shenanigans and the History and Future of the Book Jessy). It was a rather polite, librarianly fight over the importance of academic library collection size. At our small private liberal arts college library, when we give tours someone inevitably asks how many books we have. In the last seven years that I have worked at the library, our usual answer was “about five hundred thousand.” At a meeting last month, one of Jessy’s and my colleagues said that she’d done a little investigating in the catalog, and the number she came up with was closer to eight hundred thousand. She didn’t have all the information in front of her, though, so it was hard for her to answer our questions. 800K what? Item records? Non-serials item records? Did that include electronic books? Websites in the catalog? It wasn’t entirely clear. I was in a bit of a Mood that morning, so I came out with something like “we should just say ‘a lot’ and refuse to answer that question. I feel like I could say ‘fifty thousand’ or ‘five million’ and get the same reaction from most people. If it has the books you want, a tiny collection is fine. If it doesn’t have the books you want, an enormous collection is inadequate.” Jessy disagreed strongly. She pointed out that if you are researching a literary figure on the edge of the canon, you will be lucky if our library has a single critical biography, while a large research library might have several published over the last fifty years. She made the case that while sharing and ILL is great, even greater is being able to go to the stacks in your own library to get the books that you need. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:58:12 +0100 825168 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/03/05/games-and-libraries-wendy-leseman-akla10.html started out playing “Just Dance” on the Wii (whoo-hoo!) Wii is a great place to start when you’re ready to learn how to use a Wii, send your 12-year old out of the house because they show you too quickly you can teach yourself to do this (really, you can) why gaming? – connect with patrons who are gamers; they love it when you show an interest in something that’s important to them; it’s good to know about gaming regardless of what type of library you’re in – promote multiple types of literacy – increase traffic – it’s fun applied for ALA’s Gaming, Learning, and Literacy grant with the Verizon Foundation got $5000, $4000 of which was spent on Wiis & DDR for each library in the school district had a few logistical problems but money from the Verizon Foundation was slow in coming, which forced some changes she also loans her equipment out to teachers also exploring having kids create games using Scratch $1000 for gaming at her school — computers, console, and board games kids have become the experts and help each other they do a family fun night at least once a year Wendy sets up DDR and Guitar Hero + Band Hero PS2s aren’t as versatile as the Wii but can still be good to get you started, especially with DDR had trouble finding games that would run on their old computers – used Civilization, a vet game, Star Wars (which is the most popular and is her only T game) gets shy and non-sports kids involved it’s fun to watch them socialize and help each other now we’re playing group Backseat Drawing — awesome! showed some books with game themes they also read a lot of guides and cheats — they do a ton of reading around gaming mentioned “Libraries Got Game” by Brian Mayer and Chris Harris and their alignment of board games with AASL’s standards (much love in the room for this) Wendy was supposed to defend the grant to the school board because they weren’t sure they wanted to accept “gaming” money, but they had ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:59:12 +0100 823912 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=5639 Tried an e-book lately?   How about ” Subject Librarians:  Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment?”  Perfect for academic libarians! Check out the NetLibrary collection of the NN/LM MidContinental Region. The collection consists of more than 90 business and technical books oriented toward use for librarians. If you access the collection through the NN/LM MCR webpage, it’s free, AND you can also print out a handy brochure. Newest titles (and this is one of them!) are highlighted in red. Try it today! See: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/netlibrary.html (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:33:19 +0100 823936 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/03/05/the-mind-of-the-researcher-daniel-russell-akla10.html Daniel Russell, Google Search Quality & User Happiness 2010 Alaska Library Association Conference, opening keynote speaker Lewis & Clark left without a decent map it’s a complicated world out there and you don’t want to end up like the Donner Party (hey, go that way; it looks good) what does the current information map look like? let’s be adventurers but keep our eyes and minds open did a demo of Google Earth cost to put the flyover together = $0 and four minutes of time Google will crawl it within 48 hours when Lewis & Clark published about their trip, it took 10 years we see the world differently, and the library isn’t what it used to be stacks are no longer a core competence — the information landscape has radically changed 1200 exabytes of new content are generated each year (1.2 yottabytes if that helps or 1.2 billion terrabytes) 3.6 zetabytes per person per year (mostly music and video) libraries don’t have to curate and manage that — it stream to you text words per pseron per year = .1% of that total the good news is that the amount of reading per person per year has gone up by 3X since 1980 (primarily due to internet access); happening online, not print so need to develop new skills and new literacies showed Google Books can click on the places in a book and travel to all of them can actually recapitulate Huck Finn’s journey down the river LoC has 10 terabytes of text data or .01 petabytes he has 2 LoCs at home an exabyte = 50,000 years of DVD or 10 billion copies of The Economist (there aren’t enough trees in Alaska to print them all) we’re supporting this renaissance of access to print culture at the same time we’re expanding online content 1. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:23:16 +0100 823913 http://media.libsyn.com/media/oclspodcast/ocls_harlemglobetrotters.mp4 "Hot Shot" Aundre Branch of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters visits the Orlando Public Library to teach the audience a few tricks... and to show off a few of his own! (1:46) (.mp4 video format; iPhone and iPod Touch compatible) (Source: OCLS Podcast (OCLS Events)) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0100 824486 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://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14528 Academic Services Librarian (University of South Florida Libraries) Librarian: The University of South Florida’s Academic Services Department seeks an energetic, creative, and resourceful Librarian to deliver reference, research, and instruction services to faculty and students. The position collaborates with library and teaching faculty. A strong commitment to applying customer service techniques and practices in delivering instruction and reference services is necessary, as well as participation in scholarly research and professional activities. This position reports to the Director of Academic Services. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:01 +0100 823583 http://inseasonchristianlibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/faith-and_05.html Faith and...Part TwoThis set of resources concerned Faith and Art. As you can see from the first title, the focus was on various forms of pop culture as well as the Fine Arts.Anker, Roy.  Catching Light: Looking for God in the MoviesApostolos-Cappadona, Diane, Ed.  Art, Creativity and the Sacred: An Anthology in Religion and ArtDark, David.  Everyday Apocalypse:  The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, The Simpsons, and other pop culture icons.De Borchgrave, Helen.  A Journey into Christian ArtDetweiler, Craig & Taylor Barry.  A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop CultureDupre, Louis.  Symbols of the SacredFinley, Eversole.  Christian Faith and the Contemporary Arts.Jensen, Robin M.  The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian CommunityKapikian, Catherine.  Art in the Service of the SacredL'Engle, Madeleine. Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and ArtMartin, F. David.  Art and the Religious Experience: The "Language" of the sacred:Maus, Cynthia Pearl.  The Church and the Fine ArtsMorgan, David.  The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and PracticeRoncace, Mark & Gray, Patrick, Eds. Teaching the Bible Through Popular Culture and the ArtsSiedel, Daniel A.  God in the GallerySteiner, Wendy.  The Scandal of Pleasure: Art in an Age of Fundamentalism (Source: The In Season Christian Librarian) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824186 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/04/brown-university-digital-initiative-starts/ From the Article: In an effort to support the use of new technologies in teaching, learning and research, the University Library launched the Center for Digital Scholarship in 2009. The center will serve as “a focal point … at Brown for digital humanities and digital library methods and tools,” according to the CDS Web site. The CDS is the result of a merger of three existing programs — the Center for Digital Initiatives, the Scholarly Technology Group and the Women Writers Project. The three programs were already collaborating, and “the convergence (was) natural,” said Massimo Riva, a professor of Italian studies who has worked closely with the CDS. [Snip] In addition to other activities, the CDS provides scholarly grants for faculty members working on a number of different types of projects. This includes endeavors involving digitizing primary source material, making data easily Web-accessible or bringing together research in a digital publication. Access the Center for Digital Scholarship Web Site Source: Brown Daily Herald (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:33:55 +0100 823496 http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/new/index.php/2010/03/04/take-the-national-financial-capability-challenge/ Help high-school students to take control of their financial futures! The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Education have teamed up to launch the National Financial Capability Challenge for 2010, an awards program designed to engage teachers in teaching personal financial fitness, and to increase the financial knowledge of high-school aged students across the country. Encourage your high-school teachers to register for the challenge by visiting challenge.treas.gov prior to March 14th.They’ll receive access to educational materials and a toolkit to help students prepare to make smart financial decisions. An online challenge exam can be administered anytime between March 15 - April 9, and top performers from all schools will be nationally recognized. Spread the word in your community by posting a flier, and ask your teachers to participate in the Challenge! Looking for more information on personal finances for teens? Check out the Teen Finance Series, with information about savings, credit, debt, finding money for college, and more. (Source: What's New) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:26:40 +0100 823538 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/LibraryGarden/~3/6Z7QNefzNQI/ Posted by Emily Knox Not long ago a participant on a listserv that I am on asked if she should consider getting a Ph.D. in library science. The answers were swift and almost all were negative–the poster should get a Ph.D. in anything but library science. Although it’s hard to believe now, this was something I considered before starting my Ph.D. program. Would I be boxing myself in if I studied library science? Should I get a doctorate in an area that is primarily identified by a professional master’s degree? I told that poster that she should get a Ph.D. in an area that interests her. Ph.D.s take so much time and commitment that it is difficult to finish if you start one in an area that doesn’t interest you. According to the Council for Graduate Schools, the average completion rate for all Ph.D.s hovers at around 50%. My area of interest, intellectual freedom and censorship, is a classic field within the library and information science. If this area were part of another discipline, I would be in another department. However, what has been most surprising to me throughout my coursework at Rutgers is how much I love studying libraries. I enjoy thinking about them, researching them, and having arguments with my fellow students about their status in society. Even the information science classes weren’t as bad as I had anticipated since they broadened my understanding of how people interact with data/information/knowledge in the world. I find it disheartening that other librarians think research in our field is only necessary for teaching other librarians and has nothing to say to the wider academic community. We must encourage research in LIS in order to have a stronger voice in academia and to boost the status of libraries throughout the world. If we don’t believe that a doctorate in LIS is as worthwhile as one in another area, who will? (Source: Library Garden) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:21:37 +0100 825149 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/Y-D9Nvnstjs/ From a long article in Knowledge@Wharton, drawing upon comments from a number of Wharton professors. Here’s a bit. Educators and book publishers are also predicting that eTextbooks will change the way teachers teach, students learn and textbook publishers sell their content — often in unexpected ways. Yet while students eagerly anticipate lower costs and lighter backpacks, teachers remain wary and some publishers still question the model. Wharton management professor Daniel Raff, who has studied the book business, suggests that publishers will maintain their grip on the school market. “One expects textbooks to have a certain authority. To the extent they are brands, they would retain [that] authority.” He notes that textbook publishers also have long lasting copyrights along with skills in managing licensed materials. Moreover, it isn’t clear that students are ready to study from an eTextbook. As Stephen Kobrin, editor of Wharton School Publishing (WSP), notes, “we publish all our course packs [collections of customized course readings] digitally. When I ask students how they read them, they say they print them out.” Kobrin estimates that currently 4% to 5% of WSP’s business is digital (via Resource Shelf) Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:28:13 +0100 823480 http://careercenter.sla.org/jobdetail.cfm?job=3314424 US - VA - Richmond, An ALA-accredited graduate degree is required. Experience teaching to a variety of audience levels, the ability to communicate effectively, and experience searching relevant resources such as PubMed, (Source: SLA Career Center Search Results []) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +0100 823406 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14524 Vice President for Information Services (Mount Mary College, Wisconsin) We are seeking an individual to contribute to the realization of our mission through the role of Vice President for Information Services. This is a full time position and the primary role is to uphold and promote the college’s vision for educating women in the context of Catholic higher education by providing leadership in the coordination of the library, information technology, and academic technology to enhance and support the learning environment. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:03 +0100 823261 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14534 Science Librarian (University of Nebraska) The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries seeks a highly energetic, creative, and knowledgeable, science librarian. This 12-month, tenure-track position follows the scholar-practitioner model providing instruction and reference for the sciences. Both entry-level and experienced librarians are encouraged to apply. The Science Librarian reports to the Chair of Research and Instructional Services and liaises with the department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Food Science and Technology and Entomology. Responsibilities: -Provides reference and instructional services in-person and via electronic means. -Evaluates, selects, and reviews materials and information resources for inclusion in the collection; manage the collection budget in assigned areas. ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:30:03 +0100 823260 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://keptup.typepad.com/academic/2010/03/looking-for-a-president-with-clout.html As names of potential candidates for the presidency of the University of Massachusetts surfaced in academic circles, professors and education officials said the university system needs a leader with academic clout and political savvy to push the Commonwealth to bolster higher education funding. Jack Wilson, president of UMass since 2003, announced yesterday that he would retire in June 2011. While many in the system touted Wilson’s ability to raise money through entrepreneurial ventures, research grants, and intellectual property income, some faculty criticized him for allowing state support to erode during his tenure, leading to higher tuition and fees for students but fewer professors to teach them. Read more at: (Source: The Kept-Up Academic Librarian) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 823278 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.comarmsblog.com/2010/03/looking-for-childrens-book-check-out.html By Tony Buzzeo  and Sacheko Yoshikawa Tess has the adventure of her life, from Time Out! When a misbehaving girl finds herself in-charge of a T-rex in the library, she discovers what all of those sayings about 'watching out,' and 'being careful' are for. The art is colorful and playful, and the book gives a lesson without making it seem like its giving one. The story is about the rules of the library, and about all the wonderful things that can be found there. For pre-schoolers and kindergartners. Weezer Changes the World by David McPhail Weezer is a dog who is struck by lightening and is granted the power of great intelligence. He cures diseases and works toward world peace. When he's struck by lightening again, he's changed back into a normal dog. However, his goodness has touched others, and they vow to continue on with Weezer's good works. By Jim Arnosky. The biggest threat to manatees is humans. In this story, a manatee is hurt by a boat. It's saved by humans as well, who rehabilitate the manatee and take care of her and her pup until she is ready to go back in the wild. This story teaches care and respect for the natural world, and the consequences of human actions. It can be a good conversation starter to begin teaching kids about conservation. Check out a list of our new books, by category, HERE. If you have a title or author, try using our online catalog. (Source: CARL Book Beacon) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:15:00 +0100 823239 http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=2437 While some students may be using notebooks or netbooks to read textbooks these days, some experts predict that within the next 10 years, most U.S. college students -- and many high-school and elementary-school students as well -- will probably be reading course materials on an electronic device instead of in a paper book. And that will have a broad impact on students and teachers, not to mention the $9.9 billion textbook-publishing business. (Source: Knowledge@Wharton) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:50:03 +0100 823620 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://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/03/san-jose-state-students-wary-of-sourcing-wikipedia/ From the Article in The Spartan Daily (San Jose St. University): Natalie Sabeh, a junior biology major, has come to realize when using Wikipedia, the information is not always correct. “Sometimes, you see some crazy stuff on there you know is not true,” Sabeh said. Vinh Kha Nguyen, a graduate student in mathematics, said he uses Wikipedia on class assignments and said he knows the information presented on the Web site is not always accurate. “I use it, but I’m still skeptical about it,” Nguyen said. “They can put any information.” Even with incorrect information on Wikipedia’s Web pages, Sabeh said she still goes to the Web site at the beginning of her research process. [Snip] Freshman dance major Nikki Wood said her teachers don’t accept Wikipedia as a source, and she agrees with their decision. “I think its fine,” Wood said. “There’s so many other Web sites.” Wikipedia can be used to find reliable sources, Wood said, with a list of literature cited and external links at the bottom of a topic’s page Access the Complete Article Source: The Spartan (San Jose State U.) (Source: ResourceShelf) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:41:25 +0100 823165 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14529 Education and Research Librarian (Virginia Commonwealth University) Education and Research Librarian, Tompkins-McCaw Library, VCU Libraries The Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position Education and Research Librarian at the Tompkins-McCaw Library. The VCU Libraries seeks an energetic, knowledgeable, and technologically capable individual who will support the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the VCU Libraries. The successful candidate will join a culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber. An ALA-accredited graduate degree is required. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:02 +0100 823041 http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=61&BlogPostID=6501 This is the sequel to Locomotion, continuing the story of Lonnie Collins Motion, but unlike the first book which was written in poems, this one uses letters written by Lonnie to his sister Lili who lives with a different foster family. He's decided that he will write as much as he can about the time before they are able to live together again, as the "rememberer" as Lili called it. One reason for the lack of poems is because his new 6th-grade teacher has told Lonnie that he is not a poet until he has something published. These words not only effect his poetry writing, but his overall school grades as well. But when another teacher takes over for his pregnant teacher, he is once again encouraged to write his poetry. As a backdrop to Lonnie's school troubles, where he is terrible at math, the story of Miss Edna's son Jenkins is brought to the forefront. He has been fighting in a war and is missing. Lonnie thinks a lot about peace and begins to end his letters to his sister with "Peace, Locomotion". Also, Miss Edna's other son, who returned home at the end of Locomotion, is back and studying to become a teacher which makes Lonnie laugh because Miss Edna has told him stories about how bad Rodney was in school as a child. He provides wise words to Lonnie, though, about how kids are really smart but sometimes don't know that they are. A lot of tough issues, including the recovery of Jenkins who has lost a leg, how Lonnie fits into his changing foster family, and the fact that Lili is now calling her foster mother "Mom" are covered in very few words. This book is excellent on CD and won a 2010 Odyssey Honor for recorded books. Highly recommended for grades 4-6. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0100 823016 http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=61&BlogPostID=6506 "Do something every day that scares you." This picture book biography of Eleanor Roosevelt is chock-full of important information about the woman who would become First Lady. Eleanor grew up in a wealthy but unloving household as a shy and unhappy girl, but her world was turned upside-down when she was sent to England to study with a teacher who encouraged her to think for herself. Her marriage to Franklin Roosevelt was a happy one, and it was at the time that she began her own political activities - teaching history and government, giving public speeches, and encouraging women to vote and participate in politics. Her activities increased as First Lady - visiting unemployed workers during the Great Depression, speaking out against segregation, and visiting soldiers fighting in WWII. She was an humanitarian with strong beliefs that others were not always happy to hear. But she never stayed quiet. After her husband died, she went on to work at the United Nations and continued to speak out on subjects in which she believed. It's a strong testament to the achievements of women in politics and introduces a wonderful role-model to young children. The sparse text makes this easy-to-read, although the vocabulary reaches a fourth-grade level. The accompanying illustrations by Gary Kelley show everything the text does not, and each of Eleanor's quotes added on each 2-page spread perfectly complement the topic being discussed. A timeline is included at the end of the book along with additional sources and web sites for further study. Highly recommended for Women's History Month, biography reports, and anyone looking for a strong female role-model. (Source: Children's Books from Wright Memorial Public Library) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0100 823014 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=32929 40,000 Teachers Give Their Views on Education Reform in “Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools” Source: Scholastic Inc. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Scholastic Inc. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools, a landmark report presenting the results of a national survey of more than 40,000 public school teachers in grades pre-K to 12. The survey reveals that, while teachers have high expectations for their students, they overwhelmingly agree that too many students are leaving unprepared for success beyond high school. Primary Sources reveals teachers’ thoughtful, nuanced views on issues at the heart of education reform – from performance pay and standardized tests to academic standards and teacher evaluation. Teacher responses reveal five powerful solutions to raise student achievement. … Due to the size and scope of the study, Primary Sources, which was conducted by Harris Interactive, allows for analysis of teachers’ views by grade taught, urbanicity, income-level, years of experience and more. The report also provides an in-depth look at state-by-state data, revealing significant differences in teacher views from one state to another. + Full Report (Source: Docuticker) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:28:00 +0100 823116 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14516 University Librarian (Yale University, Connecticut) Yale University invites applications and nominations for the position of University Librarian. The University seeks a visionary leader to collaborate with the President, Provost, faculty, staff, and students in positioning one of the world’s premier research universities for global leadership in the 21st century. The Yale University Library is among the world’s leading research libraries, comprising some 13 million volumes in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to printed books and serials to electronic databases. It has particular strength in international collections, featuring holdings in more than 300 languages. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:02 +0100 822909 http://unionlibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/united-teacher-of-los-angeles-protests.html United Teacher of Los Angeles protests School Board approval of RIFs This round of layoffs would increase class sizes (including 29 to 1 in K‐3), increase student‐counselor ratios to 1,000 to 1, and drastically reduce the number of school nurses and librarians. Cuts this deep will severely limit our ability to meet students’ most basic needs. UTLA will not stand by and allow our students’ educational program to be dismantled. The Southland’s largest school district, like many others in the region, is moving forward with teacher layoffs. About half of those notices will go to managers who hold teaching credentials. Most of the rest will go to elementary school teachers, nurses, librarians and counselors. United Teachers of Los Angeles protests School Board approval of RIFs (Source: Union Librarian) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824474 http://unionlibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/save-los-angeles-public-library.html Los Angeles Public Library is facing massive budget cuts! * The Mayor's office has proposed and 11% reduction in staff-- more than any other department. * ONLY the LIBRARY and Recreation & Parks are marked for additional staff cuts by the hundreds over the next 5 years. * The City Council voted to layoff more than 4,000 city workers. This is just the beginningWhat This Means: * Reduced hours * Reduced services * Closed branchesWhat This Really Means: * Fewer books * Limited Internet access * Fewer DVDs, CD,s, Books on CD * Fewer story hours, teen activities, literacy education activities, after-school activities, computer instruction classes, adult programs * Limited assistance for students, job seekers, writers, artists, researchers, entrepreneurs, teachers, recreational readers, armchair learners, and others.Contact the Mayor and your City Council Member Today and Let them Know that: * You don't want the library to be cut * You want your library open * You want programs and service at your library * This is your city, your library and you should be able to access materials and information=Librarians' Guild AFSCME Local 2626 (Source: Union Librarian) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 824473 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://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/bYBI38EGmo8/ This is part 5 of a 5 part interview with  84 year old Ohio author Jack Matthews. See also: Part 1 ,Part 2 , Part 3, Part4. Also: Jack Matthews (an introduction),  Jack Matthews: The Art and Sport of Book Collecting and On Choosing the Right Name for a story character by Jack Matthews.  The mobile phone is emerging as an important way for people to read; indeed, in Asian countries, authors are already writing specifically for phone owners. The challenge is writing in smaller chunks — so the reader is not required to read for extended periods on a smaller screen and can easily resume where he/she left off. For poetry, this isn’t a problem, but what about fiction? Does limiting chapter length to (for example) 400 or 500 words reduce the dramatic or literary potential for the story writer?  I don’t know — I like the rhetorical short jab (Obama mastered it by dropping his voice to briefly pause after every 5 to 15 words, suggesting conclusiveness, authority & mastery of the material, & this unfortunately got him elected). As for the technical modifications: I’m at a loss. I like to tell people that I’m still getting used to electric lights. A touch of hyperbole there, but I also collect antiquarian books. Do you think the ideas that led to your stories (and novels) could have been repurposed into bite-sized chunks for a cell phone? Only in the sense that a story’s or novel’s key situation can sometimes be contracted into one or two sentences. I once wrote a condensed version of Petronius‘ Widow of Ephesus in 200 words (see below). This works beautifully for what it is; for what it is not (i.e., a fully textured narrative), it doesn’t. Sound like double talk? Yes & no. THE WIDOW OF EPHESUS (From the SATYRICON, as retold by Jack Matthews. Read the original version by Petronius). ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:44:55 +0100 822829 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/BkrJStW-TgM/planning-for-a-mobile-website.html Mobile, mobile, mobile.  It’s all we hear these days.  Mobile…it’s the new black.  Mobile…you just GOTTA.  At my library, mobile web browsers have only accounted for .3% of the total site traffic so far this semester.  Taking all the public PCs into account (the default webpage for which is of course the library web page) only takes this up to .5%.  So, should my staff and I still put effort into a mobile library site, just to serve this handful of people? In a word, yes. Yes, there is a lot of hype right now, but nonetheless, this traffic will continue to grow. With some initial planning like that so thoughtfully presented by Beth Ruane, Missy Roser, and Courtney Greene of DePaul University, at the ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston, a mobile-optimized website is within every library’s reach. How does one create a mobile website for one’s library?  There are many resources available for those who want to dig in and get it done.  Creating a mobile version of our website is a goal for this year in my library, so I’ve been focussing professional development efforts on this lately.  At ALA Midwinter in Boston, I participated in a half-day pre-conference workshop sponsored by ACRL, titled “Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device: Developing a Mobile Website for Your Library,” taught by three librarians from DePaul University. This workshop was great for two reasons: the content was excellent, and its delivery was stellar.  In a single afternoon, each participant learned what makes an effective mobile website and left the room with a plan for devising one for his or her home institution. The teachers (for they taught us; they did not merely present to us) meted out the concepts one pearl at a time, giving us time to digest, reflect, and write.  The icing on the cake: we were left with a blank copy of the workshop handouts and an online toolkit with which we can replicate this process in our own library. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:39:21 +0100 822894 http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb/2010/03/02/ecotrack-11-recycled-computers-help-toledo-school-teach-green-technology/ Read the full story from WTOL. Technology is, indeed, a wonderful tool for educators — and it can also help teach students about the efficacy of green initiatives. Realizing this, Toledo Blessed Sacrament School is using recycled computers, once destined for the landfill, to improve its technology standards. (Source: Environmental News Bits) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:36:36 +0100 822889 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/02/usda-portal-zoo-circus-and-marine-animals/ Zoo, Circus and Marine Animals Zoos, circuses, and marine mammal parks are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act and its regulations and inspected for compliance on a regular basis. Wildlife is not regulated unless exhibited to the public or used in research or teaching. News, laws/legislation, guides and guidlines, links to related information. Source: U.S. Deparment of Agriculture (Source: ResourceShelf) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:42:08 +0100 822856 http://www.sla.org.uk/blg-jisc-collections-for-schools.php State-funded and independent schools across the UK can now benefit from nationally negotiated agreements on a choice of over 20 specially selected, high quality online subscription resources. These include copyright-cleared image and video libraries, newspaper archives and general and subject-focused reference databases, which provide support across the curriculum from Key Stage 1 to A/AS level and the International Baccalaureate. Full list of resources link Discounts of up to 75% as well as generous licensing terms have been achieved by JISC Collections for Schools through direct negotiation with publishers and suppliers on behalf of UK schools at a national level. The JISC Collections for Schools initiative, funded by Becta, is an extension of the work of JISC Collections in the Further Education and Higher Education sectors, where 100% of universities and over 85% of further education colleges take advantage of the discounts and terms JISC Collections has negotiated with digital content providers through its well-established central licensing role.Examples of pricing Discounts are available to individual schools but the greatest savings can be achieved by schools subscribing together in a buying group. A growing number of School Library Services, as well as individual school librarians, are taking an active role in coordinating buying groups. Areas where buying groups are under development include the South West, Berkshire, North Yorkshire, Shropshire, Northumberland, Durham and London. Contact Liz Parkin at JISC Collections for Schools ( jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk ) to join an existing group or to propose or coordinate one for your area.Buying groups The resources offered through the JISC Collections for Schools initiative offer a host of benefits to teachers and learners alike. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:13:57 +0100 824320 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6955 State: Florida REPORTS TO: Dean of University Libraries SALARY: Minimum starting salary $122,500; Actual salary will reflect selected applicant’s qualification REQUISITION #: TBD DEADLINE: Search will remain open until the position is filled. Applicant submissions will be reviewed beginning February 28, 2010 REPORT DATE: Preference is for the selected individual to report for duty no later than May 15, 2010. Please note that this posting has specific instructions for the submission of application materials - see our website at: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/careers.htm or the APPLICATION PROCESS section below for further details. Failure to submit all of the required documents may result in the application not being considered. JOB SUMMARY: 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. In all, the Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services coordinates the efforts of 116 staff and faculty with responsibilities for approximately $7,800,000 in appropriated funds for library materials. For descriptions of the units and organizational structure of the Smathers Libraries, please refer to the Libraries’ organizational chart at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/backpage.html. An organizational chart reflecting the Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services’ responsibilities can be found at: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/admin/Smathers_Libraries_draft_org_chart.pdf. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0100 822592 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6962 State: Missouri UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI LIBRARY SERVICES PUBLIC SERVICES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES/BUSINESS LIBRARIAN The University of Central Missouri seeks a team-oriented, enthusiastic, and innovative individual for the position of Assistant Professor of Library Services/Business Librarian whose role is to provide research services to students and faculty seeking information, particularly in the field of business, selecting materials for business disciplines, and serving as the librarian liaison to the departments in the Harmon College of Business Administration. RESPONSIBILITIES: The responsibilities include aiding patrons in identifying, locating, accessing, evaluating and using information in any format, designing and developing instructional products and teaching tools, providing effective library instruction, and promoting and publicizing library activities and resources, especially in the business disciplines. The successful candidate will be involved in analyzing the business-related collection and selecting/deselecting materials to enhance and keep current the library’s holdings. He/she will be able to employ the latest technologies to aid patrons in their understanding and use of information resources and to develop web page content, online tutorials, and other instructional and information delivery tools. The Business Librarian will participate actively in outreach to faculty and students beyond the walls of the library, may schedule, assign, supervise, and monitor the work of paraprofessional and part-time employees within an assigned area, participate in faculty governance and library governance groups and committees, and engage actively in research and publication that relates to professional librarianship. The Business Librarian reports to the Chair of Public Services. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:50:02 +0100 822589 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/9CAdWFKDH6c/don-delillo-writing-fiction Don DeLillo's fierce, complex love of language should inspire all of us who are struggling to write fictionAbout a year ago my wife wrote to Don DeLillo on my behalf, and without my knowledge. I was in that periodic slough of despond familiar to unpublished novelists: that witches' brew of angst, lethargy, self-doubt, self-pity. She asked the greatest American writer of his generation to gift me a few words of encouragement, something to rekindle the creative spark. To my amazement and huge gratitude, he responded. What he wrote is between us; the fact that he wrote is what counts. His letter suffused me with renewed energy and determination; and especially, a belief in the importance, beauty and elemental, intoxicating, limitless power of words. It made me want to write again. Because Don DeLillo, above all else, is a writer. This might sound self-evident; let me explain. I mean, he is defined by the act of writing. He doesn't teach or commentate or critique or appear on TV talking-heads shows. He writes. This is what he does, and this is what he is. If life is an ongoing process of self-actualisation, DeLillo realises his fullest, truest self through the act of creating sentences, paragraphs, spectacular worlds of language. Medium and message are equally important in his work. Of course, he is a deeply serious writer, and there is a rare profundity and thematic ambition to his novels (although there is playfulness, too). His books are broad and complex and fiercely intellectual: mapping the hidden currents and flows of our time; pondering the obliqueness and strangeness of existence; marking those points where individual lives meet grand historical narratives. But more than this, DeLillo is, I think, in love with language, enraptured by the pleasure and potential of the simple process of putting words with words. He himself phrases it beautifully: "Fiction… is a kind of religious meditation in which language is the final enlightenment. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:01 +0100 822737 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6720854.html?rssid=190 Smart words, a rogue editor, and an application that bridges the physical and digital worlds were among the highlights of this year's Tools of Change for Publishing conference (TOC) held February 22-24 in New York. (Source: School Library Journal Breaking News) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 824059 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=14504 Collection Development Coordinator (Atlanta University Center, Georgia) POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT JOB TITLE: Collection Development Coordinator The Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center is an organization undergoing dynamic transformation. Our strategic direction toward building a 21st century learning community includes the strengthening of our digital and information technology initiatives. Our uniqueness among academic libraries is our service to four historically black institutions in the Atlanta University Center – Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, and the Interdenominational Theological Center. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:30:01 +0100 822544 http://bclyaknow.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-fiction-for-march-in-like-lion.html Well, not exactly. Then again, here in the northwest, Spring comes in more like a pussycat anyway. In keeping with that non-conformity, this latest new fiction has shown up like a zombie. And a dead person. And a freak. Mermaid anyone? Take your pick! Of course, there are always more on our New Book shelves in the Teen Room.I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It by Adam Selzer (Fantasy)YA Selzer, AAlgonquin “Ali” Rhodes, the high school newspaper’s music critic, meets an intriguing singer, Doug, while reviewing a gig. He’s a weird-looking guy—goth, but he seems sincere about it, like maybe he was into it back before it was cool. She introduces herself after the set, asking if he lives in Cornersville, and he replies, in his slow, quiet murmur, “Well, I don’t really live there, exactly. . . .” A few more curiosities unfold after they start dating, to which she is of course blinded: he never changes clothes, his head is a funny shape, and he says practically nothing out loud. So, there’s sincere goth, and then there’s zombie! Time to break up! Turns out, zombies aren’t very good at that. At the same time she learns that vampires don’t think much of music critics who make fun of vampires in reviews. . . .Don’t expect Batman to come to the rescue on this one kids!Walk of the Spirits by Richie Tankersley Cusick (Supernatural)YA Cusick, R.Something is cloying at Miranda Barnes. Something lonely and sad and . . . very pressing, which she can't escape. Whispers when she's alone, shadows when no one is there to make them, and a distant pleading voice that wakes her from sleep. Like her grandfather before her, she seems to have a special gift of communicating with spirits who still walk the town of St. Yvette, Lousiana, with its moss-draped trees and above-ground cemeteries. And no matter where she turns, Miranda feels bound by their whispered pleas for help . . . unless she can somehow find a way to bring them peace. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 822926 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/03/01/director-online-library-environment-at-university-of-virginia-library/ The University of Virginia Library is recruiting a Director, Online Library Environment. Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number: 0602481): The University of Virginia Library seeks a creative and flexible leader for the position of Director of our "online library environment," a comprehensive suite of tools and services to provide access to the Library's physical and digital collections. We seek candidates who are interested in pursuing solutions that provide faculty and students a cohesive, innovative environment for accessing information used in research, teaching, and learning. To find out more, please visit: http://www.lib.virginia.edu. . . . The Director of the online library environment is responsible for leading the investigation and implementation of emerging information technologies as well as managing the daily operations for the Library's access and delivery applications. The Director will head a newly formed department of technologists and librarians in carrying out this activity. She or he will have oversight of all aspects of the Library's Integrated System (ILS Sirsi/Dynix Unicorn) and will lead development of an information architecture that provides a cohesive access and delivery environment. She or he will investigate new ways to provide access & delivery and workflow services traditionally provided by an ILS and seek to develop gateways to other information resources such as the Library's electronic resources and institutional repositories. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 822687 http://lisnews.org/biblioburro Luis Soriano is a man with a mission -- to save rural children from illiteracy. He is a primary school teacher who spends his free time operating a “biblioburro,” a mobile library on donkeys that offers reading education for hundreds of children living in rural villages in Colombia. Twice a week he loads 120 books on his two donkeys, named Alfa and Beto, and rides for several hours into what he describes as “abandoned regions” of the country. “In [rural] regions, a child must walk or ride a donkey for up to 40 minutes to reach the closest schools,” he said. “The children have very few opportunities to go to secondary school. . . . There are [few] teachers that would like to teach in the countryside.” The site has a short video showing him with the burros. The little kids are adorable. http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/02/25/cnnheroes.soriano/index.html?hpt=C2 (Source: LISNews.org) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:06:33 +0100 822568 http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/enb/2010/03/01/no-impact-man-environmental-education-curriculum-for-middle-and-high-school-teachers/ Via SEEK. Have you been looking for ways to integrate responsible, “green” lessons into your classroom, family or life? The No Impact Project offers a free secondary-school curriculum focused on earth-friendly living. Divided into five individual lessons, each co-authored by environmental nonprofit leaders, including the Center for a New American Dream, the No Impact Curriculum focuses on consumption, energy, food, transportation, and water. Each multi-media lesson incorporates the “No Impact Man” book and film to encourage middle and high school students to explore the effects that their everyday behavior has on the environment, as well as their health and well-being. The lessons also will challenge students to think about how the systems in our present society influence our lifestyle choices in ways that often are detrimental to the environment. Ultimately, this curriculum will guide students to take action both individually and with others to bring about positive change. For more information or to download the free No Impact Project Curriculum visit, http://noimpactproject.org/educators-middle-high-school-environment-curriculum-html/ The No Impact Project is an international, environmental, nonprofit project, founded in the spring of 2009. It was inspired by the No Impact Man book, film, and blog. (Source: Environmental News Bits) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:45:13 +0100 822634 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/EVTdh4gi1Y0/ This is part 4 of a 5 part interview with  84 year old Ohio author Jack Matthews. See also: Part 1 ,Part 2 , Part 3. Also: Jack Matthews (an introduction),  Jack Matthews: The Art and Sport of Book Collecting and On Choosing the Right Name for a story character by Jack Matthews. I just finished HANGER STOUT, AWAKE  (which you published in 1967, to some acclaim). This simple naive voice plus the subject matter (cars, girls, and an unusual contest) makes me wonder if the ideal reader should be an 8th grade boy. Did you write this with the intention of attracting a younger audience? In a way, an 8th grader could respond to it. Years ago I bought the plates from Harcourt and paid to have 3000 copies printed, which I sold out easily. Most of them sold to colleges and high schools, and I remember doing a phone interview with students at a high school in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In another sense, however, I think someone like Hanger (i.e., any young person) would be far less privileged in understanding the novel. The distance of age is required to understand much of his innocence and brave integrity (cf. McLuhan’s "I don’t know who discovered the ocean, but I know it wasn’t a fish.’) It’s all a matter of perspective. I regard Hanger as more character-driven than plot-driven. But as I read, I had no idea what details were important or what was going to happen next! You finished Hanger at an interesting place — with many things left unresolved. Were you tempted to ratchet up the melodrama or continue the novel past where it ends? Good. I toyed with the idea of doing a sequel, but decided against it. In my privately printed edition, published a decade or so after the novel came out, I wrote that I didn’t know what Hanger was then doing or how he was getting along, but I figured he’d be all right. In short, he is a survivor, to use the fashionable term. ... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:55:54 +0100 822456