We've Moved!

Please note that the SLA-SCC blog has moved to our new website at this address: http://southerncalifornia.sla.org/

Please update your bookmarks.

SLA-SCC Award winners for 2011

The 2011 SLA-SCC Chapter Award winners announced

I would like to present to you the SLA-SCC Award winners for 2011.  Awards were presented at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Dinner which was held Thurs., Nov. 10^th, at the Ports O' Call Restaurant in San Pedro.  The new 2012 SLA-SCC Board members were also introduced.  Photos of the evening are available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34642745@N07/sets

The 2011 SLA-SCC Award winners are as follows:

The 2011 Billie Connor Award, Southern California Chapter, Special Libraries Association: 

JOAN DUBIS for her service to the Chapter over the years in several different capacities.  She was the Publications Chair that oversaw a major overhaul of our website in 2005/06.  She served as Publications Chair in the late 1990's as well.  Joan also served on the Nominations Committee a couple of years ago and was on this year’s Professional Development Committee held at the Boeing facility in Seal Beach.  For this event, she was responsible for all site and logistics coordination.  

The 2011 Meritorious Service Award, Southern California Chapter, Special Libraries Association:

EDWARD VAZQUEZ for his efforts in tracking down and urging reluctant sponsors to follow through with their pledges .

JACKIE PRENTICE for suggesting the idea of using advertising (or sponsorship) as a means of revenue for the Chapter newsletter. Jackie set up the program’s guidelines and procured the newsletter’s initial sponsor.

CHRISTIAN GRAY for helping to put on one of the most successful professional days ever. Christian single-handedly lined up the speakers and did an excellent job as emcee. His efforts in organizing and presenting the Professional Day made the day pleasant, educational and fun.  He is also recognized for assisting Jackie Prentice in implementing the Chapter newsletter sponsorship program.

SUE BREWSAUGH for her role in helping to put on this year’s very successful Professional Day.  Sue saw to the presentation details including providing the host facility and arranging for the catering. Her hostessing and organizational skills helped make the day run seamlessly and effortlessly.

MARIA BRAHME for her tireless efforts the past 2 years to revitalize the mentorship program. She put a lot of energy into personally contacting potential mentors and mentees, even reaching beyond the Chapter in her search for mentors.  She also worked with Chapter President Robin Dodge on last year's mentorship event.

And our new award:

The 2011 Student Meritorious Service Award, Southern California Chapter, Special Libraries Association:

GRACE ROSALES for her role in founding the UNT/CSUN SLA student chapter.  She also served as its President 2009-2011.  She has been a very productive and effective participant in SLA, as well as a representative voice of the organization's student population.

Future 365 is closer than it seems

This week the SLA Board is posting on the Future Ready 365 blog about the new strategic vision and looking for input!

Sara Tompson's post is up today:
http://futureready365.sla.org/11/29/continuously-competent-professionals/

Mary Ellen Bates' on the conference was posted yesterday:
http://futureready365.sla.org/11/28/a-new-vision-enhancing-the-annual-conference/

Please read and comment on all you can, since SLA is us!

SLA award nominations

I’d appreciate if you share this reminder with your unit-lists that the deadline to nominate for SLA Awards is just 2 days away, Thursday 1 December. Nominations received before midnight eastern standard time will be accepted. I’m happy to answer any questions or assist with problems.

Award-descriptions and criteria: http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/index.cfm

Nomination form: http://www.sla.org/content/SLA/awardsrecognition/awardnomfrm2007.cfm

We look forward to recognizing our members’ achievement and dedication at the ‘SLA Oscars,’ as one Hall of Fame inductee called the ceremony last year. The more (nominations received), the merrier!

Digital Family Reunion 2011, December 8th, 6 - 11pm.

Clear your calendars folks, there's parties to attend! After you attend our own holiday party on the 7th, you can keep right on partying the next day. The SLA-SCC has partnered up with the Digital Family Reunion this year to bring you a discounted registration for this fun event. This is a chance to network with colleagues beyond our immediate profession and to do some outreach to people and companies who need to know what we do and how we can help them. I hope you'll consider joining me and representing SLA and the information profession at the Digital Family Reunion.

-Robin
SLA-SCC President, 2011


Digital Family Reunion '11 Holiday Party
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Wokcano Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA
http://www.digitalfamilyinc.com/dfr/2011
   
We are all connected. Plug in. Celebrate.

For the fourth year running, we'll celebrate the connectedness of our vibrant digital media industry in Southern California at the fourth annual Digital Family Reunion. Whether you were there at the beginning, lived through the dot-com era, emerged after the crash or started your career in digital yesterday, you are a part of the Digital Family.

And you are invited to participate in the industry's holiday event of the season, where the most dynamic and well-connected media, entertainment, technology and finance professionals in Southern California gather each year in celebration of our industry and each other.

REGISTER NOW!
http://www.witi.com/regforms/digital_family_registration_form_DFR11.php?id=2768

Tickets: $30 with SLA-SCC discount code DFR47.

Passed appetizers, no-host bar, Entertainment.

For more information visit: http://www.digitalfamilyinc.com

All-School Student Holiday Party, December 1st, 6pm, West Hollywood Public Library

The SLA Southern California Chapter would like to invite you to a very special holiday event, for students by students.
 

Co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County Library and LA as Subject, and organized by and for the student groups of the CSUN/UNT, UCLA, and SJSU library school programs, this party aims to bring together local students of all library, information, and archival programs to mix and mingle and celebrate the holidays together. Alumni and professionals are welcome to attend as well, and you need not be affiliated with the local programs to attend. We welcome students and alumni from any out-of-state or online library, information, or archival program.
 

WHEN: December 1st, 6:00 - 8:30pm
WHERE: West Hollywood Public Library
Dinner and drinks will be provided. Attendees will have exclusive access to the West Hollywood Public Library during the event.
 

Attendance is FREE if you are currently enrolled in a library, information, or archival program or if you've graduated within the last 5 years. Professionals are welcome, and may register for $15. (There is no need to pre-pay. Cash and checks will be accepted at the door).
 

Details:
The evening is for connecting so it will be fairly unstructured. Some options in the planning thus far include the following ideas:
 

-Gathering points for library students and alumni from an institution to find each other. 

-Chats with the consultant who shepherded the West Hollywood Library design and project to completion.

-Speed chat with library professionals - a fun and fast way to meet and chat with some information professionals about their jobs and anything else you want to ask them. Think of it as 'speed dating' for your career investigations and aspirations.

-A learn-more-about-your-colleagues scavenger hunt event.
These are subject to change so you have to show up to find out what happens!
 

Directions:
The West Hollywood Library is located at 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069. (310) 652-5340Three (3) hour validated parking is available in the parking facility on the west side of the library for the first 90 attendees. Enter the parking facility from either San Vicente Blvd or Robertson Blvd. Parking is available nearby as well but read the signs for any street parking restrictions. 

RSVP:

Please RSVP by November 28th to Robin Dodge, rdodge@fidm.edu, 213-624-1200 x3376.

Newsletter September/October 2011

September / October 2011 VOLUME 36 NUMBER 5
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

As the year winds down, I'm looking forward to the holidays, and transitions, and maybe even a bit of rest and relaxation. Well, that last bit probably won't happen any time soon. I'm not a rest-and-relaxation sort of girl, and besides, there's still a few irons in the fire.....

Read the full newsletter.

Joint Holiday Dinner - December 7, 2011

                        SLA/SCC – LACASIS&T JOINT HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Date:           Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Speaker:   Wes Hagen

Wes Hagen is the vineyard manager and winemaker for Clos Pepe Vineyards and Estate Wines, as well as Axis Mundi Wines, Clos Pepe’s second label.  Wes retired from a lucrative career in public education to become a winemaker in 1996.  His early training came from UC Davis’ Extension program, his work in 1996 at Babcock Winery, and from a decade of home winemaking in Southern California.

Wes wears a lot of hats in the wine biz.  He manages the vineyard at Clos Pepe and makes the wine for the Estate and Axis Mundi labels with his wife, Chanda.  Wes also writes a regular column for WineMaker Magazine, and has written for the Burgundy Report, Color and Aroma Magazine and a feature article in the Los Angeles Times Magazine.  Wes has served as a professional wine judge for fifteen years, chairing panels at 4 different International Wine Competitions.  Wes won the central Coast Winegrower of the Year in 2001-2002, and has successfully petitioned the Federal Government for the establishment of two American Viticultural Areas, the Santa Rita Hills and Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA’s, and is working on a third:  Ballard Canyon AVA.  Wes puts in extensive effort in promoting Clos Pepe and the Santa Rita Hills as a premier Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wine growing area.

Wes also loves educating the public on the subject of wine and wine history, and gives tours and tastings by appointment at Clos Pepe.  He is a local industry leader in the use of social networking and web 2.0. Wes can be reached via email at wes@clospepe.com, is on Facebook as Wes Hagen, and has an impressive Twitter following at twitter.com/weshagen .  In his free time Wes enjoys hiking, drinking, photography, creative writing, playing Latin and African percussion, studying Shaolin Kung Fu and playing video games.

Wes will be speaking on the history of Southern California winemaking with a strong emphasis on Santa Barbara.

           

Place:             Historic San Antonio Winery

                       Maddalena Restaurant      http://www.sanantoniowinery.com/

Event:              5:00pm            Tour of Winery (Optional, please arrive by 5:00pm)

           6:00pm               Social with Wine & Appetizers

  Antipasto

  Chardonnay, Riesling, and Cabernet Sauvignon

                           6:45pm               Dinner

  Maddalena Salad

  Chicken Marsala with Penne

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Wild Mushroom Ravioli

  Seasonal Vegetables

  Assorted Desserts

  Pinot Grigio and Merlot

  Iced Tea

                           7:30pm               Speaker: Wes Hagen

Cost:           $50 Students             

                            $75 SLA & ASIS&T Members           

                            $75 Non-Members who register with a SLA & ASIS&T Member

            $90 Non- SLA or ASIST Member

Register Today!  Registration deadline is Monday, November 28, 2011.  Register by mail with the form below or Register online at http://lacasist.org/event/2011/2011-slascc-lacasist-joint-holiday-program.  

No refunds will be given after November 28, 2011.

	SLA/SCC – LACASIS&T JOINT HOLIDAY PROGRAM REGISTRATION FORM

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Make checks payable to LACASIST, and mail check and form to:  Bo-Gay Salvador

Make your check payable to "LACASIST"

Form and check to be received no later than November 28^th to:

LACASIST - Bo-Gay Salvador

P.O. Box 13102

Marina Del Rey, CA 90295

Elected!

Chapter Election Results

Please congratulate the winners of this year's SLA Southern California Chapter elections:

For President-Elect: Drea Douglas
For Secretary: Shawn Stamm
For Communications Director: Michele Fricke
For Director-at-Large: Grace Rosales


Your 2012 Chapter Executive Board will be:

President: William Lee
President-Elect: Drea Douglas
Past President: Robin Dodge
Treasurer: Peter Johnson
Secretary: Shawn Stamm
Communications Director: Michele Fricke
Director-at-Large: Grace Rosales

Thank you for voting, and much appreciation goes to the Nominations Committee members, Teresa Bailey, Alison Becker and Sara Tompson.

And please consider volunteering for an Advisory Board position in 2012 - contact William Lee if you’re interested.

Chapter events updates

We know you're busy, and e-mail is easy to overlook, so here's another reminder of some upcoming chapter events.  

The Annual Business and Awards Dinner 

I took the liberty of reserving a few more spots for the November 10 Annual Business and Awards Dinner, so we can get the best price.  

I kept the price to last year's price so we could all have a good time and have some money to attend the other chapter events.  So come support the chapter, honor our awardees, and network with your colleagues BEFORE the holiday crush begins.   Come enjoy an evening in beautiful San Pedro; it's easy to get there - and there is no 405 construction.  Send in your reservation today, or sooner.   http://sla-scc.blogspot.com/2011/10/2011-business-and-awards-dinner_06.html

NAVAIR China Lake

A few seats have opened up on the $10.00 limo to China Lake.  It's going to be a real fun day and we've worked out a great deal to spare you the driving. 

http://sla-scc.blogspot.com/2011/10/nov-18-navair-china-lake-library-800am.html

So clear your calendar for these events and rsvp now!

IT summit

Information Technology (IT) Innovation Summit Southern California to focus on IT and New Media Jobs and Education for California

Leading Information Technology (IT) and New Media employment experts and education professionals are convening to discuss perspectives on local jobs and how to promote IT and education pathways. The event takes place December 9, 2011 at the LA County Office of Education located in Downey, California. The cost to attend is free but space is limited. To register visit: http://itinnovationsummit.org

Sponsored by WebProfessionals.org and its WhyITNow.org initiative, a grass roots coalition of industry and education professionals, the IT Innovation Summit supporters includes Monster.com, CompTIA, State of California Department of Education, LA County ROP and the California Community College ICT Collaborative. Summit speakers will focus on local jobs, partnerships and innovative strategies and conversations for California. Featured speakers include
• Gary Page, California Department of Education
• Bill Cullifer, WebProfessionals.org
• James Jones, MPICT and the California Community College ICT Collaborative
• Andy Vaughn, Monster.com
• Alan Rowland, CompTIA.

Participants will discuss the growing demand for IT and New Media Jobs, the skills required by employers, the latest survey data collected for California and connecting students with industry jobs in the nation's fastest growing sectors of the economy.

The Summit will include four panel discussions: “What Survey’s are telling us about IT and New Media Jobs," “Building IT Programs that Work for All Students,”"IT Pathways, Articulation and Vision for the Future," “Building Effective Partnerships and Community Relationships."

Vote now for your 2012 SLA-SCC Executive Board officers!

SLA Southern California is holding its elections, October 17 – November 4, 2011, and the nominees to fill the following Executive Board offices in 2012 are:

* President-Elect – Drea Douglas
* Secretary – Shawn Stamm
* Communications Director – Michele McKinnon Fricke
* Director-at-Large – Grace Rosales

The ballot is now open. Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/76Z6S3H to cast your ballot.

The 2011 Nominations & Elections Committee,

Teresa Bailey
Alison Becker
Sara Tompson


Candidate information follows:

Drea Douglas, Candidate for President-Elect
SLA member since: 2004

Candidate statement:
As secretary, I've spent the last two years taking notes on what other people have been doing for the chapter. I've been lucky to be surrounded by people who have the energy and the initiative to create a better community. Consequently, I believe the time is right for me to … what's the best clichéd metaphor I could use at this moment? "Step up to the plate" will speak to the sports fans, "put skin in the game" gets the political animals, and "join the conversation" might grab the academics. I'll leave it to you to decide which one gets the point across best.

My vision is to see more involvement on the part of the members. That's right, I'm asking you to vote me in to office so that I may ask you to do even more - what could possibly go wrong? In this case, not much. All I'm talking about is increasing your visibility in the library community by giving you the chance to have a face-to-face meeting with the people you've been emailing for years. This meeting could be a luncheon, a tour of a library, or perhaps a happy hour - seriously, what could go wrong?

Previous board or committee office or activity in the SLA Southern California Chapter:
2010-2011: Secretary, SLA Southern California Chapter.
2007: Member, Sternheim Scholarship Fundraiser Committee.

Previous board or committee office or activity in SLA, including Divisions:
N/A

Current or previous employment:
2003-present: Librarian, Holland & Knight LLP.
2001-2003: Librarian, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
1997-2001: Information Specialist, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.


Shawn Stamm, Candidate for Secretary
SLA member since: 2009

Candidate statement:
I come to librarianship as a career changer who has served 18 years in the pastoral ministry handling the teaching and administrative needs of different volunteer organizations. I am a people person who looks forward to the opportunity to serve SCC SLA and I am from the first graduating class of the Cal State Northridge / University of North Texas cohort.

Previous board or committee office or activity in the SLA Southern California Chapter:
8/2011 Gersten-Sternheim Scholarship Event Planner

Previous board or committee office or activity in SLA, including divisions:
N/A

Other association activity outside of SLA:
2/ 2010- 8/2011 Founding President: Los Angeles Library and Information Sciences Student Association
All School Day Career Fair
April 2, 2011 Glendale Public Library Auditorium
“Archiving the Future” Star Trek/Mission Inn networking event. November 28, 2010 Riverside Metropolitan Museum
Resume/Mock Interview Event. October 30, 2010 Oviatt Library Presentation Room
All School Day.“Exploring your opportunities: What’s at the end of the rainbow? May 22, 2010 Glendale Public Library Auditorium
11/2009-7/2011 Member: UNT/CSUN SLA Student Chapter
Organized and promoted guest speaker event for Dorothy McGarry
Designed Special Libraries Association UNT Student Chapter Logo

Current or previous employment:
6/2011 to Present
Substitute Librarian: Los Angeles Public Library
Personal website or blog (URL):
Website: http://www.shawnstamm.com/Library
Book Review Blog: http:/www.shawnstamm.com


Michele McKinnon Fricke, Candidate for Communications Director
SLA member since: 2009

Candidate statement:
I would like to contribute to building effective and strong communications, collaboration, and community within our SLA Southern California Chapter. I am a newcomer to the Los Angeles area from Portland, Oregon. I enjoy exploring the region, learning about SoCal art and history, and renovating a 1921 house.

Previous board or committee office or activity in the SLA Southern California Chapter:
N/A

Previous board or committee office or activity in SLA, including divisions:
First Five Year Ambassador, 2011
Participant, SLA Annual Conference, Virtual Component, 2010

Other association activity outside of SLA:
Member, California Library Association & ALA, Society of American Archivists, Society of California Archivists.
Attended PLA National Conference 2010, SCA Conference 2011, Western Roundup 2010, NW Interlibrary & Resource Sharing Conference 2010, Online NW 2010.
President (2009-2010) & Secretary (2004-2009), Association of Professional Genealogists, Oregon.
Chair & Member, various organizations supporting Beaverton School District activities, 2003-2009.
Educator & Docent, Portland Art Museum, 2001-2009.

Current or previous employment:
Temporary Library Specialist, FIDM, 2011.
Previous Library & Archival Internships with Natural History Museum, The Huntington Library.
California State University Dominguez Hills, and Oregon Historical Society, 2009-2011.
Library Assistant, Cedar Mill Community Library, 2007-2010.
Beaverton School District, Education & Campaign Management, 1993-2009.
Previous work in Corporate Human Resources.


Grace Rosales, Candidate for Director-at-Large
SLA member since: September 2009

Candidate statement:
I am a research professional with over 15 years experience in the legal industry working primarily with law firms. I received my BA in Speech Communications from Cal State Long Beach, Paralegal Certificate from UCLA and a J.D. from Whittier Law School. I currently work as a Research Librarian for DLA Piper, a global law firm. I worked full time while I finished my MLIS degree with a focus on Legal Informatics and a Graduate Academic Certificate in Advanced Management. I graduated in May 2011 as part of the first graduating class from University of North Texas/Cal State Northridge (UNT/CSUN), a new cohort which started in August 2009. Our graduation ceremony was held on August 27, 2011 and I was honored to be nominated to give the commencement speech.

Shortly after UNT/CSUN cohort started, I founded the SLA Student Chapter for UNT/CSUN. I served as President from 2009-2011. Almost half of our 50 students are now SLA Student Members. In our first year the UNT/CSUN Student Chapter won the Merit Award for Outstanding Leadership from SLA SAAAC in 2010. In addition, I am the recipient of the following awards and grants:

SCALL Scholarship Recipient, 2010
AALL & Thomson West / George A. Strait Minority Scholarship Recipient, 2010
AALL Educational Scholarship Recipient, 2010
SLA Travel Grant Recipient, Legal Division, 2010
PLL Travel Grant Recipient, 2010
SCALL Travel Grant Recipient, 2010
TRIPLL Conference Invitee, 2010
RIPS-SIS AALL Grant Recipient, 2011
PLL-SIS AALL Grant Recipient, 2010 and 2011
Phi Beta Phi Honor Society, 2011
Beta Phi Mu Honor Society, 2011

Though I am fairly new in librarianship I have enjoyed the camaraderie formed with librarians especially those with our Southern California Chapter of SLA from my involvement as a student member. I would like to be able to continue to stay involved as a Director-at-Large and help increase membership especially amongst newer librarians and library students.

Previous board or committee office or activity in the SLA Southern California Chapter:
Student Liaison for Chapter newsletter - 2009
Holiday Event committee – 2010
First Five Years Ambassador - 2011

Previous board or committee office or activity in SLA, including Divisions:
Legal Division 2009-present
Co-chair SLA Legal Division – Student Relations 2010-present

Other association activity outside of SLA:
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 2007-present
Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL) 2007-present
American Libraries Association (ALA) 2009-present
California Libraries Association (CLA) 2009-present
Asian Pacific American Library Association (APALA) 2009-present
American Bar Association (ABA) 2007-present
SCALL Bibliography Subcommittee - 2010

Current or previous employment:
Research Librarian – DLA Piper - April 2011-present
Independent Consultant – DLA Piper - November 2010-April 2011
Reference Librarian – Howrey LLP - July 2007 -August 2010
Legal Assistant – Howrey LLP – January 2001-July 2007

Gold Coast Library Network (GCLN) Professional Development Day

From Bare Bones to a Sustainable Future: Sources of Funds (and Inspiration) for Gold Coast Libraries
(ALL ARE WELCOME!!!)

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
November 3, 2011 9AM - 2PM

9:00 AM Registration and Morning Refreshments
9:30 AM Welcome and Announcements
10:00 AM Speaker: Grant Writing with Dr. Cindy Mediavilla
10:40 AM Speaker: Fundraising with Gay Larsen
11:20 AM Speaker: Friends & Foundations with Kenley Neufeld
12:00 PM Luncheon
1:15 PM Tour SBMNH

Register online at www.goldcoastlibraries.org

California Privacy Protection Law

This week California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that will extend privacy protections currently in place for library records to book purchases, including e-books. Read about it on the State Library Blog:
http://blog.library.ca.gov/

ALA Webinar

Tactics for Library Job Hunting in a Tough Market
Monday, October 10, at 10am Pacific Time
Hone your job-hunting skills in a free interactive webinar with Jeannette Woodward, author of A Librarian’s Guide to an Uncertain Job Market (ALA Editions). A seasoned administrator with experience in both academic and public libraries, Woodward will focus on the application package, the interviewing process, and the distinguishing features of how libraries recruit.
Register at https://alapublishing.webex.com/

Legal Webinar

Save the Date for a Professional Development Webinar sponsored by the SLA Legal Division: Business Communication Skills for the Special Librarian: Reporting Up in the New Normal Economy
Sponsored by BNA, Inc.

When: Thursday, October 20th, 1:00-2:30 Eastern Time

WHERE: Webinar - Register at http://www.bna.com/business-communication-skills-w12884903497/

What: As the latest job reports continue to disappoint, we're all wondering how to improve or simply solidify our standing in this new normal economy. The focus of this program is to provide all types of special librarians with business and reporting concepts, terminology, and business communication soft skills to help them stand out and stand strong within their organizations. Topics covered by panelists include:
· What is the new normal economy and how to align the library with the organization's goals.
· Communicating and connecting with people above you.
· What organizational directives are changing the direction of the library?
· Choosing the right format and understanding your audience when presenting information.

Cost:
SLA Members $15
Non-Members $20
Site License for SLA Members (4+ attendees) $60
Site License for Non-Members (4+ attendees) $75

For more information, please contact:
Carolyn Trask - ctrask@haslaw.com or 617.378.4380
Adria Harris - adriaharris@cozen.com or 215.665.4689
Jill Strand - jillstrand@gmail.com or 612.672.8235

National SLA Election Results

The 2011 election for the Special Libraries Association's (SLA) Board of Directors drew to a close on Wednesday, 28 September, with 2393 SLA members casting their votes. The voting resulted in five new members being selected to the association's governing body:
• President-Elect: Deb Hunt
• Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect: Debbie Schachter
• Division Cabinet Chair-Elect: Ann Koopman
• Directors: Marilyn Bromley and Hal Kirkwood

Nominations Sought for Cutting-Edge Technology in Libraries

The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) are soliciting nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology.

The application process is very simple and attempts to showcase libraries that are serving their communities with novel and innovative services and provide the library community with some successful models for delivering quality library service in new ways. The key factors is the use of technology to provide a service and something that can be replicated by other libraries.

A committee of practicing librarians will review all nominations to identify those libraries that are truly offering a best practice or most innovative service. Libraries or library service areas selected will be publicized via the OITP and LITA websites, highlighted through ALA publications, and featured in a program at the ALA Annual Conference in 2012.

More information and nomination forms can be found at www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/cuttingedge/2012.cfm

Academic Library Survey input

The process is underway to reintegrate the Academic Library Survey (ALS) into the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey, starting with the 2013 data collection year. Initial discussions were held in New Orleans at the annual meeting of the Academic Library Survey Advisory Committee meeting. Tom Weko, Associate Commissioner, Postsecondary Studies Division, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provided procedural background information and proposed steps for the reintegration process, comparing data elements in the existing Academic Library Survey with the various IPEDS components. The two main reasons are to improve the quality of the data and decrease the collection burden.

In August a two-day Technical Review Panel brought together experts in the field for a comprehensive discussion of existing ALS data elements and the possible inclusion as part of the reintegrated survey. The panel discussed every aspect of the existing ALS, including eligibility requirements, staffing, funding and services. A report from Technical Review Panel #35, Reintegrating the Academic Libraries Survey into IPEDS, is available on the IPEDS TRP Web site: https://edsurveys.rti.org/IPEDS_TRP/Index.aspx

The report is open for public comments by October 18, 2011. This is the time to review the proposed changes and submit your responses for consideration. Pass along this invitation for comments to appropriate colleagues and constituencies who have an interest in academic library statistics, data collection, and research.

Free Webinar on Tech in Academic Libraries

Join us at the Technology & Libraries Lightning Round-Up!

Free webinar on topics in technology in academic libraries, presented by the ACRL-ULS Technology & Libraries Committee

Not attending Internet Librarian? Or don't have time to go to all the sessions you want to? This post-conference web-based alternative will provide you with an overview of some of the best presentations, workshops, and exhibits related to technology affecting university libraries.

The live webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, October 26th, 11am-12pm PDT/2-3pm EDT. Speakers from a variety of university libraries will present overviews of what they learned at the conference in a lightening-round fashion. Register for the webinar at http://forms.library.okstate.edu/view.php?id=53.