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Registration and Scholarship Information for "On the Front Lines" August 5-7

Submitted by Renee Anderson on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 3:11pm

Registration Now Open for “On the Front Lines” Conference

“On the Front Lines,” a highly acclaimed continuing education opportunity sponsored by the Illinois State Library for “front line” library staff, returns for a ninth time to the University of Illinois Springfield, August 5–7. Participants are eligible to attend from public, academic, school, and special libraries. Registration is now open through L2 at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=14610.

“On the Front Lines” is designed to equip and enlighten front line staff with training, exposure, and the latest technology tools and techniques that will enable them to effectively and efficiently meet the needs of their patrons. There will be approximately 40 concurrent sessions. Topics will include emerging trends related to social media and libraries, E-books, 3D printers, using digital media labs, common core education standards, library apps, and using sign language to promote literacy.

The registration fee is $15 per person, which covers all programs and conference supplied meals. Forty scholarships will be awarded to help defray the costs to attend “On the Front Lines.” A scholarship underwrites the cost of the registration fee and a two-night hotel stay. The scholarship does not cover travel or incidentals. Apply for a scholarship at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/otfl2013.

As seen in E-news from the ISL 3/29/2013.

ISLMA Spring Mini-Conferences

Submitted by Erin Wyatt on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:10pm

Don't miss the upcoming spring mini-conferences. While sponsored by ISLMA, all types of librarians are welcome to attend these professional development events! Links to registration and session descriptions are available at http://www.islma.org

The mini-conferences will be held on Saturday 4/20 at Westfield Middle School in Bloomingdale, IL, and on Saturday 4/27 at Charleston High School in Charleston, IL. 
The conferences will run from 8:30 - 1:00. 
For just $20, you'll get to choose from a wonderful selection of concurrent sessions, participate in a build your personal learning network activity, and enjoy breakfast and a light lunch. CPDUs will be available for attendees.
A great deal for a great deal of professional development! 

Presenters Needed for 2013 ISLMA Conference

Submitted by Renee Anderson on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 9:10am

The theme of the 2013 ISLMA Conference at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield is "School Libraries: The Core of Student Success." The conference will be held October 31 - November 2, 2013. The program committee is looking for sessions that demonstrate the wide variety of ways libraries and librarians help students succeed in both their academic or day-to-day lives.

The deadline for submitting an RFP is April 13, 2013. An acknowledgement will be sent upon receipt of the RFP and detailed information will be provided when the proposed session is accepted. If you have questions or need assistance, please direct your inquiries to islma [dot] conference [dot] program [at] gmail [dot] com. 

The RFP form is available at: www.islma.org/rfp2013.php.

Fall LTA Courses available at ICC

Submitted by Pamela Thomas on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 3:02pm

Fall Library Technical Assistant courses are available for enrollment at Illinois Central College: http://www.icc.edu/classSchedule/course.asp?course=LIB%20%20&coursename=Library%20Technology%20%28LIB%29%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&scheduletype=fall&yr=2013

LIB 110: Introduction to Libraries (3 credits, online)

LIB 111: Introduction to Research (1 credit, online)

LIB 114: Audiovisual Equipment Operation (2 credits, hybrid)

LIB 125: Cataloging and Classification (3 credits, online)

LIB 200: Introduction to Children's/Youth Services in Libraries (3 credits, online)

LIB 216: Introduction to Collection Development (3 credits, online)

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Pamela Thomas, LTA Program Coordinator, pthomas [at] icc [dot] edu or 309-694-5508.

Summer Library Technical Assistant courses

Submitted by Pamela Thomas on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 3:00pm

Summer Library Technical Assistant courses at Illinois Central College are available for enrollment: http://www.icc.edu/classSchedule/course.asp?course=LIB%20%20&coursename=Library%20Technology%20%28LIB%29%20%20%20%20%20%...

LIB 200: Introduction to Children's/Youth Services in Libraries (online, 3 credits)

LIB 111: Introduction to Research (online, 1 credit)

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Pamela Thomas, LTA Program Coordinator, pthomas [at] icc [dot] edu or 309-694-5508.

Booklist Webinar on Nonfiction

Submitted by Renee Anderson on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 12:51pm

A Booklist webinar on, "The Scoop on Series Nonfiction: Spring 2013," will be held April 9, 2013 at 1 p.m. central time. This free, hour-long continuation of the popular series of webinars on series nonfiction for youth will feature presentations from six of the top publishers in this booming field: ABDO Publishing, DK Publishers, Enslow Publishers, Gareth Stevens, Lerner Publishing, and Scholastic Library Publishing. Moderated by Booklist’s Books for Youth senior editor Daniel Kraus.  Register here.

Positive Responses to Challenging Situations

Submitted by DOM Admin on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 12:03pm

We are sorry to announce that this event has been CANCELLED. We hope you will be able to join us at Dominican University another time! Please visit our website at gslis.dom.edu/newsevents/cpe for a complete list of events.

Business Reference 101 at 2013 ALA Chicago

Submitted by Renee Anderson on Mon, 03/25/2013 - 4:10pm

RUSA BRASS Preconference “Business Reference 101” at 2013 ALA Chicago

Are you new to business reference? Not sure where to find answers to business questions and how to evaluate business resources for your collection? Is licensing of business electronic resources a puzzle for you? The Education Committee of RUSA’s Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) is pleased to present:

     Business Reference 101: Core Competencies for Business
     Librarianship

WHEN:   June 28, 2013, Friday, 8:30 am-4:00
WHERE:   2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (exact location to be announced)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:   New business librarians and generalists who have assumed responsibility for business librarianship in all types of libraries, including public, academic and special libraries.

This full-day interactive workshop will help you develop a framework for business reference process and how to answer most common business reference questions.  Learn about core resourcesand how to apply them to real world situations. The workshop will also examine evaluation of business collections and licensing issues, all the essentials to get librarians new to business
librarianship up to speed.

Learn from our subject experts:
•  Rhonda Kleiman, Economic Development Manager Library System of Lancaster County – Core Resources for Business Reference.
•  Chris LeBeau, Assistant Teaching Professor University of Missouri School of Information Science & Learning Technologies & Research and Liaison Librarian, Management & Public Admin. UMKC University Libraries - Core Resources for Business Reference.
•  Leticia Camacho, Management & Accounting Librarian, Brigham Young University  – Collection Development of Business Resources
•  Jared Howland, Collection Assessment Librarian, Brigham Young University – Licensing Business Products

Register now at http://ala13.ala.org/register-now
Event code RUS1
Conference registration is not required in order to register for this preconference.

     More event information is at:  http://ala13.ala.org/ticketed-events#RUSA
     EARLY BIRD registration ends on April 12.
     COST: Early Bird (ends April 12): ALA member $199; RUSA member $179;
     student member $149; non-member $219

     Advance: ALA member $239; RUSA member $219; student member $189;
     non-member $259

Social Media in Libraries: Platforms, Plans and Practicalities April 6

Submitted by Renee Anderson on Mon, 03/25/2013 - 3:51pm

April 6 Workshop

Facebook! YouTube! Twitter! iPhone! Pinterest! Many people use these and other online tools to communicate with friends, read the news, and play games. Social media focuses around information sharing and community building. Clearly, librarians have a definitive role to play in this confusing and evolving landscape! This workshop will do the following:

  • Explore the concepts of “Web 2.0” and “Library 2.0” and use these to demonstrate how librarians can leverage social media to connect patrons with their libraries
  • Outline the issues around social media policies and privacy concerns for librarians and patrons
  • Provide introductory hands-on experience with developing social media presences for libraries

No prior social media experience is needed to attend this workshop.

Date and time: April 6, 2013, 9 am – 4 pm

Location: Graduate School of Library and Information Science Building, 501 E. Daniel Street, Room 52

Cost: GSLIS students - $30
UIUC faculty, staff and alumni - $45
All others- $60

Workshop leader: Dr. Diane M. Rasmussen (formerly Dr. Diane Rasmussen Neal) is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. She has been teaching social media workshops since 2007, and teaches a credit course about social media and libraries for MLIS students at Western. She is the editor of Social media for academics: A practical guide (Chandos, 2012).

To register, visit http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/cpd/socialmedia

Virtual Conference on EPUB3 in East Peoria April 17

Submitted by Renee Anderson on Mon, 03/25/2013 - 3:36pm

RAILS has arranged for a group viewing of a virtual conference on EPUB3 at 10 a.m. on April 17 at the East Peoria service center. EPUB3 is a standard for interoperable e-books that is rapidly being adopted by the publishing and device manufacturing community. The virtual conference will be available at the East Peoria location only. All are welcome to attend in East Peoria for a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of EPUB3, suggested tools for implementation, barrier issues on the horizon, and the significant improvements in accessibility with EPUB. This is a virtual conference sponsored by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). For a detailed agenda, see http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/epub3. (Note that times are shown in Eastern time.) Registration and a description of EPUB3 can be found on L2 at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=15287.

Please note that RAILS has arranged for a group viewing of this virtual conference at its East Peoria service center. Remote viewing at other RAILS locations will not be possible.