Crafts and Games Night
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Join us for our first Crafts and Games Night, Saturday, February 6th, 4:15 (after classes) at the Thirsty Mind Cafe in the Village Commons. Bring your knitting, bring a board game, bring a friend!
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Conference Round-Up, Vol 1.
Comments Off Several spring conferences to mull over, including two in Amherst!
New England Archivists Spring Meeting: The Open Archives: From Doors to Data, March 19-20 at UMass Amherst. For questions, or to get involved please contact GSLIS instructor Danielle Kovacs at dkovacs@library.umass.edu .
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Digital Commonwealth’s Fourth Annual Digital Conference and Vendor Fair, Thursday, March 25th at Holy Cross in Worcester. Discounted registration until 2/25.
*Want to come free? DigiComm offers free registrations to three people who will blog the conference. Each blogger will cover the keynotes and one of three breakout tracks: 1) Getting Started with Digital Commonwealth; Metadata 1; the Role of Print Permanence, 2) Bringing the Past to the Future; Get your Grant Here; and Reaching Your Patrons: Online Outreach 3) >From Artifact to Digital; Fix It or Sleeve It?; Metadata II. Interested? Email cnoah@cmrls.org . Please use DigiComm blogger as the subject line. Include your name, position, institution and your blogs URL. Please indicate whether youd prefer track 1, 2, or 3.
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New England Technical Services Librarians Spring 2010 Conference: Crosswalks to the Future, April 15th, at Holy Cross in Worcester.
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Art Libraries Society of North America 2010 Conference: Revolution and Innovation: At the Hub of Discovery, April 23-26, Seaport Hotel in Boston.
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Massachusetts Library Association Conference: From Meek to Mighty: Reinventing Libraries in Challenging Times, April 28-30, Hyannis Resort and Conference Center.
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Journal of Information Technology and Politics 2010 Conference: The Politics of Open Source, May 6-7 at UMass Amherst.
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Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter Spring 2010 Conference: Embracing Our Electronic World: Challenges and Promises for Academic Libraries. Friday, May 14, 2010 at Holy Cross in Worcester.
Spend a day discussing the impact of our shifting information landscape, the evolving roles of academic libraries and librarians in a networked world, and the opportunities for innovation that come with rapid change. The conference will feature speaker, Lisa Hinchliffe (Vice-President/President-elect of ACRL), presentations sponsored by our ACRL/NEC Special Interest Groups (http://www.acrlnec.org/sigs/index.php), and will offer opportunities to network with your colleagues and discuss the latest library products and services with our sponsoring vendors.
Registration Fees:
$55 Chapter members
$55 NELA members
$80 Non-members
$25 Students
$5 Social hour
Several travel and registration scholarship opportunities are also available.
Librarian Libations 1/26
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Join us for drinks on Tuesday, January 26th from 7-9pm
at The Northampton Brewery, 11 Brewster Court, Northampton.
Fortify yourself for the coming semester!
Further Libations, Tuesday 11/17
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Join us for drinks and informal networking on Tuesday, November 17th, 7-9PM
at Northampton Brewery in Northampton.
Rumor has it, another library-themed drink…
Librarian Libations 11/7
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Join us for drinks after class on Saturday, November 7th
at Johnny’s Bar and Grill in the Village Commons.
Meet fellow students, kvetch about classes, try our library-themed drink special!
Get Your Money’s Worth…
Comments Off The deadline for professional development reimbursement is this Friday, but there’s still an easy way to take part in the program: Join a professional organization! Here are, off the top of my head, links to twenty-two professional organizations for you to check out, as well as all of the forms and procedures necessary to getting your refund.
1. American Library Association
2. Massachusetts Library Association
3. Connecticut Library Association
4. New England Library Association
5. Association of College and Research Libraries- New England Chapter
6. American Society for Information Science and Technology
7. Special Libraries Association
8. Massachusetts School Library Association
9. Society of American Archivists
10. New England Archivists
11. American Association of Law Libraries
12. Medical Library Association
13. Visual Resources Association
14. Art Libraries Society of North America
15. Reference and User Services Association
16. Music Library Association
17. American Society for Indexing
18. Library and Information Technology Association
19. Public Library Association
20. ALA’s Associations of Ethnic Librarians
21. Young Adult Library Services Association
22. Association for Library Service to Children
Ensuring Equitable Access to Knowledge
Comments Off (Announcement from the Friends of the Smith College Libraries website)
“Ensuring Equitable Access to Knowledge: The Role of Academic Libraries in the 21st Century”
by Eszter Hargittai 96
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
Neilson Browsing Room
Smith College
Eszter Hargittai will discuss her research into skill differences and the digital-social divide in Internet use among students. Hargittai is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University where she heads the Web Use Project. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University in 2003. Her dissertation, How Wide a Web? Inequalities in Accessing Information Online won the National Communication Associations G.R. Miller Dissertation Award in 2004. Hargittai continues to conduct research on the Internet and the social and policy implications of information technologies. She has also studied the evolution of search engines and the organization and presentation of online content, political uses of information technologies, and how IT are influencing the types of cultural products people consume.
Spring 2010 Courses
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LIS 407 – Reference and Information Services
LIS 414 – Organization and Management of Corporate Libraries
LIS 415 – Information Organization
LIS 422 – Literacy Services to Underserved Populations: Issues and Responses
LIS 440 – Archival Access and Use
LIS 458 – Database Management
LIS 469 – XML – eXtensible Markup Language
LIS 471 – Photographic Archives and Visual Information
LIS 483 – Young Adult Literature
LIS 488 – Technology for Information Professionals
LIS 495 – Apprenticeship (preK – 12)
LIS 498 – Practicum (preK – 8 )
LIS 499 – Practicum (7 – 12)
LIS 500 – Independent Study
Free, Online Conference on Fundraising
Comments Off The Art of Fundraising and Grant Writing: An Online Conference
In these tough economic times, libraries are relying more and more on fundraising and grant writing. Alliance Library System and Learning Times are co-sponsoring The Art of Grant Writing and Fundraising on Thursday November 19 as an online conference to help libraries meet the challenge of finding funding in these tough times. The program will offer a number of programs for beginners through intermediate and advanced levels of all aspects of grant writing and fundraising. Sirsi-Dynix is sponsoring this conference. The day will kick off at 10 am central time/11 am Eastern time and run through 4:30 pm central/5:30 pm Eastern.
Keynote speakers include Peter Pearson who is President of the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library in Minnesota. This organization is unique in that it is both a Friends Group and a Foundation. The organization has assets of approximately 12 million dollars at its disposal. Pearson recently spoke at ALA and will discuss how the economy is or isnt affecting fundraising and basics to keep in mind for success at fundraising. Kitty Pope, Executive Director of the Alliance Library System, is the second keynote speaker. She will speak on grant writing and how in todays world, it takes a team to plan and implement successful grant writing and projects. No longer is grant writing done by one person; now successful grant projects require the support of the entire organization and staff on all levels with various expertise to see a successful grant from start to implementation of and reporting on the project.
Other speakers include:
Lisa Valdez from San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science
Chuck Thomas, IMLS
Stephanie Gerding and Pam McKellar, authors of the grants for libraries blog
Tari Hughes, Nashville Public Library Foundation
Tom Peters, TAP Information Services
Allison Miller of the Internet Public Library
and a varietyof other highly qualified speakers.
For more information on this conference, check out http://www.fundraisingconference.org. The cost of the one day online event is $69.00. For a group, the price is $99.00. If this registration fee is a hardship, please contact Lori Bell at lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com for a discount coupon of $20 off registration price. Library students can attend for free contact Lori Bell for information.
Other Program Highlights:
*Winning Grants for Libraries 101*: Discover the confidence and knowledge you need to successfully win library grant funding. Find out where to easily locate grant opportunities, learn a step-by-step method for writing grant proposals, and hear about real library grant success stories. Stephanie Gerding and Pam MacKellar _, _experienced on both sides of the grant process and authors of books and articles on library grants, will provide practical advice, ideal for librarians who are new to grants.
*Strategies to Secure Private Sector Grants*: Lisa Valdez will talk about how to develop a grant seeking strategy for your library that includes private sector grants. How can you find private foundations and corporate giving programs that are interested in libraries? How can you identify funders that may be interested in your project? What are the first steps you need to take in approaching a private funder? What makes a grant proposal more compelling to a private funder? How can you tailor each application to target the funders specific interests? If youre intimidated by the grant seeking process or wonder how to get started with private sector grants, this workshop will provide ideas and encouragement.
*Individual and Planned Giving Strategies*: Chris Watkins will provide a program The program will take a step-by-step approach to building a giving pyramid, starting with your broadest base of support and narrowing to your strongest donors. Strategies for engaging your board, expanding your giving circle, building an annual fund, and cultivating planned gifts will be discussed, with examples of successful practices and suggested additional resources.
*Project Management*: Alison Miller will share methods and ideas on project management from project start up through project sustainability and evaluation. She will also share information that will help with project success and identify some obstacles and solutions for project fluency.
*Fundraising in Libraries a Panel Discussion:* Join experts from academic and public libraries across the country for a discussion of issues relating to fundraising for libraries. Panelists will discuss
issues libraries face when developing and implementing fundraising campaigns and programs; sustaining library fundraising initiatives; how library fundraising differs from other fundraising; tips for successful programs; library fundraising in difficult economic times, etc.
*Current IMLS Grant Opportunities For Libraries:* Chuck Thomas will provide an overview of IMLS grant programs and categories of funding for libraries. The presentation will include information on eligibility, the review process, highlights of some recently funded projects, and current trends and areas of emphasis in the competitive discretionary grants programs. Time will be reserved for questions from the audience.
*Evaluating Grant-Funded Projects and Writing Final Reports*: Tom Peters will discuss strategies, tips, and pitfalls of evaluating grant-funded projects and writing final reports. The strategy for evaluating a grant-funded project should be formulated as soon as possible. Try to determine which data sources, both quantitative and qualitative, will be need to assess the success and impact of the grant-related activities, outputs, and outcomes. Speak with as many members of the project team, the users, and other stakeholders as possible. The final report should focus on the project, its successes and shortcomings. If appropriate, draw conclusions and make recommendations that highlight how the grant-funded project sits within the broader environment of associated problems and opportunities.
More programs and speakers coming! Watch the program website at http://www.fundraisingconference.org for program information as it develops.
LISSA West Events Survey
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Team LISSA has been hard at work planning this semester’s line-up of educational programming and social events. We had the First Day Breakfast, there’s Pizza and Party Girl this Saturday, and there’s much more in the works. Please take a moment to fill our our quick and painless survey to give us some feedback on potential events. Your participation is greatly appreciated, and will provide a momentary break from whatever scintillating textbook you happen to be reading.
To take the survey, just follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=h7ogu14_2bekloHWPPeEKiwg_3d_3d
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