From dayofthetarsier at yahoo.com Mon Feb 2 07:34:17 2009 From: dayofthetarsier at yahoo.com (Erin Royal) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 07:34:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Libs-Or] a year's worth of Science magazine Message-ID: <843506.2510.qm@web50307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Greetings!? ? I have a nearly complete run of the magazine Science from December 2007 to December 2008 that?I have been hording in my room.? Does anyone know of a school library or small branch library that would be interested in accepting them as a donation?? ? If so, please contact Erin Royal at 971-678-1292 or send an email to Dayofthetarsier at yahoo.com. ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Maureen.T.Cole at ci.eugene.or.us Mon Feb 2 08:47:44 2009 From: Maureen.T.Cole at ci.eugene.or.us (COLE Maureen T) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:47:44 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Extension of tattoo design contest Message-ID: <813A01DF90DA7C4489F0AFC875D996462E07383396@CESRV011.eugene1.net> Hi all: You must have gotten so busy with the holidays and winter that you forgot about this contest. Am I right? Just to ensure that everyone gets a fair shot at this fabulous opportunity, we are extending our deadline to the end of February. But remember-February is a short month so you only have 26 more days to get your audacious design to me. And don't believe the news: Punxsutawney Phil was not looking for his shadow today-he was looking for a new tattoo! Be the one to help him out! To remind you of contest details, here is what I sent out originally, with the date changed: So, you think you can tattoo? Attendees of the WLA/OLA Joint Conference of 2008 will fondly recall the magic of the Past President's Booth, where temporary tattoos were liberally applied to giddy librarians. Yes, it would be hard to top that...but we can try! The event was so successful that we are going for a repeat performance, with a twist: a contest! Who: you and your artistic, graphic-designing friends What: a contest to design a graphic that will be turned into a tattoo and sold at the 2009 OLA Annual Conference in Salem, proceeds of which go to the OLA Scholarship Fund When: must be submitted to Mo no later than February 28. For purposes of actually getting this art work turned into a tattoo, please send your artwork using CMYK defined colors at 300 ppi or better, saved as EPS or TIFF Where: to be premiered at the 2009 OLA Annual Conference Why: to create a pointless need for all conference goers and friends and family of conference goers to sport a tattoo of your design How: very carefully-picture this on someone's body-no don't do that! There is a prize! Besides the terrific honor of having your design turned into a tattoo (think how great that will look on your resume), the first place winner will receive $50, 10 mudflap boy or girl tattoos, and of course, world fame. Runners-up will also get 10 tattoos. Decision will be based on the completely subjective whims of the Past Presidents. For more information, contact Mo at 541.682.8314 or maureen.t.cole at ci.eugene.or.us! Happy tattoo planning! Thanks! 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This data allows public libraries to see how their efforts impact library services to children in Oregon, and serves as a tool for setting local youth service goals. The 2007-2008 grant cycle was the first to benefit from the funding increase to $1 per child and the $1,000 minimum grant. Libraries received a total of $144,871 more funds in 2007-2008 than they did in the previous grant cycle. As a result, the number of libraries using the Ready to Read Grant to fund one or more library youth services best practices increased significantly. Early literacy training increased by 32%, summer reading programs increased by 49%, and outreach to children and caregivers increased by 68%. Each year the State Library staff recognizes several public libraries for their outstanding Ready to Read Grant projects. The criteria for this recognition are: the library adheres to the original intent of the Ready to Read Grant, focuses on one or more of the three Ready to Read Grant best practices, promotes partnerships both in and out of the library, and creates a project that is replicable in other libraries, or enhances current library services. Libraries recognized for their Outstanding Ready to Read projects in 2007-2008 are: Emma Humphrey Public Library (Vale), Lakeside Public Library, Siuslaw Public Library, Scappoose Public Library, Klamath County Library, and Beaverton Public Library. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Feb 2 09:48:22 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:48:22 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] New book donations needed for Library Day at the Capitol Message-ID: <20DA4AC5-DF46-472D-A916-043F7B4FD7E0@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> The OLA Legislative Committee needs donations of new children's books for the display at the State Capitol for Library Day on March 5. Legislators will choose from the donated books on display and sign the book of their choice. Then, the book will be sent to their home libraries. Please send new children's books to Katie Anderson the State Library by March 1. Oregon State Library c/o Katie Anderson 250 Winter St. NE Salem OR 97301 If you have any questions please contact Sara Charlton (scharlton at beachbooks.org). Thank you for the donations! 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Background: at the Oregon IL Summit this fall, a small group of volunteers were tasked with creating a more formal structure for the Summit group. Several parts of that project are in process and we are proud to say we have chosen a name (ILAGO) and have created a listserv. To subscribe, just send a message to ilago-subscribe at ccrls.org - no subject line is needed. The ILAGO website is www.ilago.wordpress.com and if you would like to be included on the membership page, please email me with your name, job title, place of employment and email address (you will still need to subscribe to the listserv). I believe the website and listserv will become strong professional tools for organizing Oregon information literacy work and communicating with our colleagues. If you have any questions about ILAGO and our role in information literacy statewide, or if you have questions about the listserv or website, please call or email. I'm looking forward to hearing from you! Best regards, Michele Burke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michele Burke Reference Librarian Chemeketa Community College Library Office: (503) 365-4711 Reference Desk: (503) 589-7633 mburke2 at chemeketa.edu The ILAGO listserv confirmation email will look like this: This is an automated message from the mailing list manager Somebody (probably you) have requested the subscribe operation for your address If you want to confirm this operation, use the Reply command in your mailer. Check that the Subject of the reply message contains the confirmation ID: 1492472100, the reply is directed to , and the 'From' address of your reply is . If you do not want to confirm the requested operation, simply do nothing -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can keep track of our discussion and add comments at the following: www.myspace.com/rainbow_list http://rainbowlist.wordpress.com/ http://tinyurl.com/bmetcc Nel Ward, Chair ALA GLBTRT/SRRT Rainbow Project nelcward at charter.net -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2009 Rainbow Final List.doc Type: application/msword Size: 73728 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Rainbow Introduction 2009.doc Type: application/msword Size: 27648 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Tue Feb 3 07:18:40 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:18:40 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacoun] CPSIA - update] Message-ID: <49886050.7050702@pdx.edu> FYI Suzanne L. Sager ALA Oregon Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacoun] CPSIA - update Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:13:16 -0500 (EST) From: Linda A. Perkins Reply-To: Linda A. Perkins To: alscboard at ala.org, alacoun at ala.org, alsc-l at ala.org "The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger..." The full notice can be found at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09115.html Linda A. Perkins ALSC Councilor -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It was good to see all of you in person in Denver! *Jim Rettig* University Librarian Boatwright Memorial Library University of Richmond Richmond, VA 23173 Voice: 804/289-8456 FAX: 804/289-8757 jrettig at richmond.edu *President *, American Library Association *President*, American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA ) Any opinion expressed above is mine and should not be construed as a statement made on behalf of the University of Richmond or the American Library Association. -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: psu_signature165x35.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1469 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This Statistics in Brief uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) to examine the number of credits earned by high school students and the relationship between course credit accrual and dropping out. Findings indicate that high school dropouts earned fewer credits than did on-time graduates within each year of high school, and the cumulative course credit accrual gap increased with each subsequent year. The pattern of dropouts earning fewer credits than on-time graduates remained across all examined student and school characteristics (student sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, school location, and sophomore class size). However, the size of the cumulative course credit accrual gap between on-time graduates and dropouts varied within academic years for males versus females, Blacks and Hispanics versus Whites, and students attending city high schools versus students attending suburban, town, and rural high schools. For example, the cumulati ve gap between on-time graduates and 12th-grade dropouts in 2001-02 and 2002-03 was larger for males than for females, indicating that male 12th-grade dropouts were further behind their on-time peers in cumulative course credits accrued than were female 12th-grade dropouts. To view, download and print the report as a PDF file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009035 To obtain hard copy of many IES products as well as hard copy and electronic versions of hundreds of other U.S. Department of Education products please visit http://www.edpubs.org or call 1-877-433-7827 (877-4-EDPUBS). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services, Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 phone: (503) 378-5027 fax: (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us website: www.oregon.gov/osl/ld/index.shtml From RBEERBOWER at cityofsalem.net Tue Feb 3 10:34:40 2009 From: RBEERBOWER at cityofsalem.net (ROBIN BEERBOWER) Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:34:40 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Listen Up! Super Bowl 2009 and Audio Books--Who Knew? Message-ID: <49881DB9.C7C4.00AF.0@cityofsalem.net> Matt Hasselbeck Matt Cassel Ben Roethlisberger Which of the above, according to John Madden, needs the Dewey Decimal System to find the next play to run? If you said Roethlisberger, not only did you see the Super Bowl, but you listened to the commentary. Roethlisberger, however, needed to be able to do more than find the plays for his team to win the Super Bowl; he needed to be able to execute those plays. And like the quarterback, librarians these days need more than the Dewey Decimal System to run the right "plays" in our libraries. And if you are a listener as well as a reader, you have the potential to be a great listeners' advisor. "Playing" books is now as important as reading books for many of our customers. Explore the possibilities. Learn new "plays." Learn about new ways to "play" books. Join us for the OLA preconference "Listen Up: Audio Books in the Library." For more information, go to OLA's conference website, http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=74389 or email me. (Thanks to Carolyn Avery for the above text.) Robin Beerbower PLD Chair rbeerbower at cityofsalem.net 503-588-6089 From Sue.Kunda at oregonstate.edu Tue Feb 3 10:45:04 2009 From: Sue.Kunda at oregonstate.edu (Kunda, Sue) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:45:04 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Last Call for 2009 OLA Conference Showcases Message-ID: <70E057C865187B499856C0D92BCCB31404C4A018@NWS-EXCH3.nws.oregonstate.edu> It's your last chance to join us! Get your proposal in by this Friday, Feb. 6. Does your library have an innovative, unusual, or highly successful program that you'd like to share with your colleagues? Have you recently completed research or grant-funded work that would be of interest and use to the Oregon library community? If so, consider participating in one of the OLA Annual Conference program showcases. Showcases will be held during morning and afternoon breaks and will consist of approximately 15 presenters, sharing a large area, with display tables. Attendees can visit with the presenters one-on-one to discuss their programs, services, and projects. This allows a wide variety of participation from libraries and a more direct, focused interaction from attendees. For the 2009 OLA Annual Conference, we will be hosting showcases on the following three topics: Staff Training and User Instruction Library Outreach Activities Innovative and Grant-Funded Programs Interested in presenting at a showcase? Please submit a completed Showcase Proposal found on the 2009 OLA Conference website (http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=80699&orgId=ola). For questions about the Showcase program, please contact Sue Kunda, 2009 OLA Showcase Coordinator, at sue.kunda at oregonstate.edu or 541.737.7262. All proposals are due by February 6, 2008. 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The purpose of the visits is to: 1. Inform legislators about the importance of school libraries in helping students achieve academically, 2. Show them school library facilities and the learning that takes place in them, 3. Illustrate the new roles that school library media specialists play in teaching, integration of technology, and providing professional development for teachers, and to 4.Advocate for more financial support and state requirements for school libraries and staffing. PSLA has trained "event planners" who are retired PSLA members willing to advise and help working PSLA members with the planning and communication needs of legislator visits. Event planners will be the liaison between the school and the legislator?s office staff and assist with arranging media coverage. These visitations give our state legislators an opportunity to meet constituents and students, observe the learning that occurs in school libraries, and understand current needs of schools and libraries in preparing today?s students. *For More Information* PSLA Website: _http://www.psla.org_ Debra E. Kachel, Chairperson PSLA Legislation Committee Instructor, Mansfield University, School Library & Information Technologies Graduate School _dkachel at mansfield.edu _ 717-393-6205 Michael Dowling Director International and Chapter Relations Offices American Library Association 50 E Huron St Chicago, IL, USA p +1 800-545-2433 ext 3200 f +1 312-280-4392 www.ala.org -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Pre-CINAHL was intended to provide current awareness of new journal articles, and included a rotating file of limited bibliographic information (no subject searching), which was available to searchers only for the time when these articles were being assigned additional indexing. This enabled users to gain access to article citations that otherwise would not have been available. These early article citations are now part of all CINAHL products. This update means that: All of the records you wish to access in Pre-CINAHL can be searched in your subscribed CINAHL product If you wish to exclude these records in your CINAHL product search, you can use the "Exclude Pre-CINAHL" search limiter Therefore, on March 31, 2009 we will discontinue the Pre-CINAHL database as a stand-alone product. On that date, Pre-CINAHL, alone, will no longer be accessible to you. Please delete or change any links you may have created to this product. 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Diana Anderson is the Children's Room Supervisor at McMinnville Public Library where she has worked for the past 10 years. She has a BS in Elementary Education and an MA in Art Therapy. She has worked as a therapist in elementary schools and has taught art in preschools, with autistic children, at a school for the deaf, at an alternative school for teens and has also taught classes for adults. She currently has a show of her mixed media work at the Currents Gallery in McMinnville. ? Also on tap for the day - sharing. Your assignment: come prepared to share one or two great ideas you have for this summer's themes, "Be Creative" and "Express Yourself." Everyone who brings something to share with the group will be eligible for door prizes! In addition, if you have tips and ideas for gameboards, for streamlining sign-ups, ideas for getting sponsors or other "administrative" tasks please share these as well. ? 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URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Tue Feb 3 15:35:40 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 15:35:40 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Action Needed on the Economic Stimulus Package In-Reply-To: <6EEF089FC9523345B836CAACBBD9F2CC0182F10E@alaexch01.alawash.internal> References: <6EEF089FC9523345B836CAACBBD9F2CC0182F10E@alaexch01.alawash.internal> Message-ID: <61ec90900902031535l4b8142ecy6e56bd6f85e3fcf9@mail.gmail.com> Yes, here is some National Legislative action for you to take. It is easy to call Legislators, particularly from Oregon. If you have a cell phone and call them after Washington D.C. regular business hours you don't even have to pay for the call or actually talk to anyone. You can leave a message on their answering system. Of course you can actually call during regular hours and talk with a real person. You can find contact information here: http://capwiz.com/ala/or/home/ and you can use the handy dandy ALA provided form for sending in a written response if you don't want to call. And now to the main part of this message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kristin K. Murphy Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:01 PM Subject: Action Needed on the Economic Stimulus Package To: "Kristin K. Murphy" Cc: Jenni Terry Dear FLLAN members, As you know, I often contact you to request information or to seek your help in reaching out to Members of Congress on key library issues. This time, I'm asking you to get the word out to both your elected officials and to your local paper. For this request, I am asking you to contact your Senators. Please tell them that public libraries need to be included in the economic stimulus package. More and more people are turning to their libraries to build business plans, use free test preparation materials, and take classes to improve their job skills. Please ask them to amend S.1, Page 396, line 13* *to read as follows: *SEC. 1402. STATE USES OF FUNDS.* (b) OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE- The Governor may use up to 39 percent of the State's allocation under section 1401 for public safety and other government services, which may include assistance for elementary and secondary education, public institutions of higher education *and public libraries.* Attached to this e-mail are two different letters that you can customize for your region and submit to your local paper as either a guest column or as a letter to the editor. One is written from the perspective of a librarian, and the other is for a non-librarian. If you feel your local media would be interested in running this piece, reach out to them by calling the newspaper and asking to speak to the editorial page editor or someone in the editorial or opinions department. Once you are on the phone with them, talk about the issue and why their readers would care. Ask if you may e-mail your article, so that the paper may consider it. Feel free to call the ALA Washington Office Press Officer, Jenni Terry, at 202.628.8410 to discuss how you can pursue this. We would be happy to provide additional talking points and assistance. TALKING POINTS *How libraries help Americans struggling in this hard economic time:* - Every day across the country, libraries are meeting the needs of their communities by providing a broad range of services for people of all ages and backgrounds. - The public library plays an even more important role as Americans face tough economic times. Patrons are visiting their library for more than borrowing free books, movies, CDs and attending free reading programs. - Nationwide, recent statistics show that last year, libraries hosted more than 1.3 billion visits and circulated more than 2 billion items. Studies have shown that in times of economic downturn, libraries become even busier. For example, foot traffic at Montgomery County (Maryland) libraries is up 41% for the third quarter of 2008, compared to the same period last year. Participation in library programs for children and adults jumped 24%, from 75,000 to 93,000 last year at the Sacramento Public Library. Internet use at the Nashville Public Library has grown so much that 9 of every 10 libraries in the county have been forced to institute session time limits on their computers to meet demand. - Libraries offer their communities access to computers and the Internet, financial literacy skills, assistance with job searches, and resources to help small businesses. - Libraries across the country are providing free public access to computers and the Internet in some of our most distressed communities. According to a recent report released by the American Library Association entitled, "Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2007-2008," 73% of all libraries nationwide report they are the only provider of free Internet access in their communities. In rural areas, the role of the public library is even more critical as 83 percent of libraries are the only free Internet provider. As a result, many libraries have begun reporting double-digit growth in computer usage in 2008. *The challenges facing libraries:* - As libraries are facing a decrease in funding, they are expected to provide an increase in service to the public. Public libraries are facing severe cutbacks as budget shortfalls hit cities towns and rural areas across the country. Libraries across the country are cutting hours and services, and some are even facing the threat of closure at a time when their support is needed most. - For funding, many public libraries depend on local property taxes, which have gone down roughly 3 percent, according to the National League of Cities. *The need for stimulus funding for libraries:* - Libraries provide an impressive array of services that are critical to the communities they serve, but the underlying support needed to maintain and improve these services has been lagging for many U.S. public libraries. - ALA's recommendation for stimulus funding seeks support for basic library services across the country as well as specialized assistance to help Americans deal with the current economic crisis and get America back to work. *How stimulus funding would be used:* - Develop national license for electronic employment aids, including resume writing and practice certification tests - Expand critical employment activities and services such as resume development, job bank web searches and career planning workshops, and skills training; - Reinstate or supplement evening and weekend hours of operation at libraries to provide the greatest possible access to services; - Acquire additional resources and materials to help keep up with increased demand for economic services nationwide. - Build and renovate library buildings As always, thank you. A strong grassroots effort on the economic stimulus package will increase our chances that libraries receive the necessary funds to continue providing exceptional services to our communities. Best, Kristin ** -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Op ed for nonlibrarians.doc Type: application/msword Size: 25600 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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But do we really understand the impact we have on our community? We will explore the tangible and meaningful ways that libraries are making an impact on their communities, and we will also share methods on how your library can make itself indispensible to your community. We will discuss approaches for defining your community of users, identifying the issues faced by your community, and focus efforts toward interacting with users at all levels and in all areas of the library. The program will also examine partnering with other community leaders and measuring the impact of your efforts. Join your fellow library members and the staff of OCLC Western as we explore these important topics along with other thought-provoking ideas and, of course, our yearly update on the new and exciting directions of the OCLC cooperative itself. For a complete description of the Members Meeting agenda, please visit our Web site . Register today! 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If you are able to help out please drop me a line at (bkelm at willamette.edu ) and I can go into further details. We can also align the equipment with people from your libraries presentations so they get to use their own equipment. Thanks for your support, Bill -- Bill G. Kelm - Systems Librarian Willamette University Library 900 State Street - Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-375-5332 Fax: 503-370-6141 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aldrich3 at u.washington.edu Wed Feb 4 11:13:45 2009 From: aldrich3 at u.washington.edu (Alison Aldrich) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:13:45 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Register now for free online course "From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet" Message-ID: I am forwarding this message on behalf of Nikki Dettmar. Please contact Nikki [ snydern at u.washington.edu ] with questions about the course. --- The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) is pleased to offer the online course: "From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet" beginning on *February 16* and ending on *March 2nd* with a live web conference (details below). Learn how to evaluate health information sites on the Internet using the following criteria: Accuracy, Authority, Bias, Currency and Coverage.More information about the course is available at http://cech.mlanet.org/node/300. You may register for the course at http://tinyurl.com/CERegistration. Instructions on how to be placed on a waitlist will be given at the registration website when the course is full. This course has been offered several times in the past few years and has been very well-received. Participants will receive 3 Medical Library Association continuing education contact hours that can be applied to their Consumer Health Information Specialization - http://www.mlanet.org/education/chc/ Nikki Dettmar - Acting Education and Assessment Coordinator, will be facilitating the course. The course is asynchronous, meaning you can work at your own pace via a private class website, with the exception of a live web conference that will take place on *Monday, March 2nd at 10am* Pacific. An optional final project is available if you an unable to attend the conference... we understand the demands of library scheduling! Best regards, Nikki ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nikki Dettmar, MSIS Acting Education and Assessment Coordinator National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region University of Washington Health Sciences Library Phone: (206) 543-3409 Toll free: (800) 338-7657 Fax: (206) 543-2469 Email: snydern at u.washington.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Wed Feb 4 11:41:20 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:41:20 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] ALA Legislative Scorecard Now Available Message-ID: <61ec90900902041141v208ee2b0h9e930ba4eae2b932@mail.gmail.com> http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1745 ALA Legislative Scorecard Now Available February 04th, 2009 | Category: Government Information, Grassroots Lobbying Ever wonder who votes for libraries? Enhance your advocacy knowledge with the ALA Legislative Scorecard. At a glance, discover how your elected representatives supported library initiatives and legislation. U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate versions provide comprehensive yet simple tables that make it easy for you to pinpoint specific issues that should be emphasized in your advocacy efforts. Did your representative support LSTA Reauthorization? If not, get on the Legislative Action Center and let them know we need their vote. Or, take the new easily printed out pdf version with you to the Hill when you visit your representatives during National Library Legislative DayMay 11th-12th. Need more advocacy tools? Discover the many other grassroots advocacy resources availableat the ALA Washington Office. -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our annual PLD dinner 2009 will include the OLE' award presentation and entertainment by Marc Acito, author of How I Paid for College and The Attack of the Theater People. Marc Acito blows the dust off of the traditional author reading with what he calls a "book singing," rather than a "book signing." Everyone is welcome. See you there! Carol Uhte, Past Chair PLD Multnomah County Library carolu at multcolib.org Carol Uhte Administrator, Woodstock Branch Multnomah County Library 6008 SE 49th Portland, OR 97206 Ph: 503-988-5399 Fx: 503-988-5173 carolu at multcolib.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Fri Feb 6 08:30:18 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:30:18 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [APACOUN ] ALA Salary Survey Invitations Sent to Public and Academic Libraries] Message-ID: <498C659A.2070802@pdx.edu> If you receive this survey, please take the time to fill it out. Suzanne L. Sager ALA Oregon Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [APACOUN ] ALA Salary Survey Invitations Sent to Public and Academic Libraries Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:37:27 -0500 From: Jenifer Grady To: Councilors, please forward this message as appropriate. State chapter leaders have been sent lists of public and academic libraries invited to participate. Thank you for your help. Libraries nationwide receiving ALA-APA Library Salary Survey Invitation CHICAGO -- Library directors and human Resources staff, check your mail. Almost 4,000 public and academic libraries are being asked to participate in the 2009 ALA-APA /Librarian Salary Survey/. This year, the survey asks for salary data for six librarian titles. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 27, for completing the web-based survey. Survey letters with instructions are addressed to the attention of the library director or human resources manager and are in envelopes with the ALA logo. In order to thank participants, all responding institutions that provide contact information will be given 30-day access to the ALA-APA /Library Salary Database/ -- http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/salarysurvey/login/login.cfm - as well as a discount on the printed survey. The public and academic libraries receiving the letter are part of a scientifically selected sample, chosen to reflect the variety of sizes of libraries as well as to ensure that the sample will be statistically significant for state salary data reporting. It is very important that all who are asked to participate respond so that the surveys provide the highest quality information to managers who set and benchmark salaries and for librarians who are in the process of evaluating their career prospects. ALA has collected and published salary information on librarians with ALA-accredited master's degrees since 1982. ALA-APA continues to consult with the ALA Office for Research and Statistics to conduct the survey, which reports data for five public library sizes and three academic library types by region and state. This year's supplemental questions ask about the impact of the economy on library services and recruiting. If you have any questions, please contact the ALA-APA Office at 800-545-2433, ext.2424 or e-mail jgrady at ala.org . ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees is a service organization to the American Library Association and the library community. It has two missions: providing certification in specializations of librarianship and advocacy for salary improvement efforts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get REAL SALARY DATA with the Library Salary Database - http://www.ala.org/cfapps/salarysurvey/salarysurveyform/form.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a CERTIFIED PUBLIC LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR - http://www.ala-apa.org/certification/cplaapplication.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boost your career by reading Library Worklife - http://www.ala-apa.org/newsletter/current.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenifer Grady, MSLS, MBA, CAE - jgrady at ala.org Director, American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611 312-280-2424 (o), 312-280-5013 (f) http://www.ala-apa.org ALA-APA advocates for improving the Salaries and Status of Library Employees Have you contributed to ALA-APA this year? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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February 6, 2009 Closing Dates 2/09/09 Library Project Manager, Portland, OR 2/09/09 Branch Library Associate, Connell, Monroe, & Walla Walla, WA 2/20/09 Information Literacy Project Coordinator, Pendleton, OR 2/20/09 Library Systems and Technical Services Manager, Port Hadlock, WA 2/27/09 Library Assistant II, Lake Oswego, OR Job Announcements **************************************** Posted: 1/9/09 Branch Library Associate Closes: 2/9/09 Connell, Monroe, & Walla Walla, WA The Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library is recruiting for four full-time, permanent Branch Library Associates (Library & Archives Paraprofessional 5) in Connell, Monroe, & Walla Walla. This is a direct employment opportunity and the recruitment announcement may be viewed at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/office/employment.aspx choose Branch Library Associates (08 LAPP5 SLBS). **************************************** Posted: 1/9/09 Library Project Manager Closes: 2/9/09 Portland, OR Multnomah County Library is seeking a full time Project Manager who will work closely with Library stakeholders and County Information Technology staff to research, develop and manage projects to implement new and innovative approaches to library services and service delivery methods, especially those that employ new technological tools. Projects managed by the incumbent will generally be outside the scope and functionality of the integrated library system (ILS) but may interface with the ILS. Requirements: Incumbent must be able to understand, interpret and make decisions to operate within the boundaries of County contract, procurement and finance procedures, of union contracts, personnel rules, county and library policies and procedures and state and federal laws, rules and regulations that apply to library operations. Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Training: Requires the equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable. Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible library or library-related experience including implementation of new programs and services and/or management of projects, especially those that employ new and innovative uses of technology. Pay range: $62,994.96 - $77,569.20 annually Closing date: This announcement will be open until filled. Multnomah County provides an extremely generous and comprehensive benefits program to employees. Family members, including qualified domestic partners, are covered under most Multnomah County benefits programs. An overview of our benefits programs is provided below; however, benefits vary depending on bargaining unit affiliation and employment status. More detailed information can be obtained at Website link: http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dss/benefits/ For complete position description and application instructions, go to www.multcojobs.org and click on Job Opportunities. **************************************** Posted: 1/30/09 Library Systems and Technical Services Manager Closes: 2/20/09 Port Hadlock, WA This leadership position supervises the Jefferson County Library's Technical Services unit, coordinates and implements library technology and telecommunications functions, and administers its SirsiDynix automation system for the Cooperative Libraries Automated Network. Salary range: $53,325-$63,672, plus job security and excellent benefits. The Jefferson County Library is located in rural Port Hadlock, Washington on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. We serve Jefferson County through a main library and a bookmobile. Port Hadlock is surrounded by the Olympic Mountains and the waters of Puget Sound. The area is rich in history, scenic beauty, cultural activities and outdoor recreation. It is 15 minutes from the Victorian seaport community of Port Townsend. For a complete job description and application information visit www.jclibrary.info/about/stsmjob.html. Application packet must be received by the Library Director by 5:00 pm, February 20, 2009. **************************************** Posted: 1/30/09 Information Literacy Project Coordinator Closes: 2/20/09 Pendleton, OR Information Literacy Project Coordinator. $3,400/mo. 16-month, grant funded, contracted position providing library service to teens. Compensation is based on 40 hours/wk or more. May include evenings and weekends. No benefits are associated with this position. Seeking innovative, team player with proven ability working with teens, fresh ideas and an extensive knowledge of the media interests of teens including electronic formats and delivery systems. Two years experience organizing or leading youth literacy or closely related programs and library or teaching credential or related degree required. For a full description and questionnaire, contact Pendleton Public Library: 541.966.0380 or www.pendleton.plinkit.org. Complete applications must be received by Friday, February 20 by 5:00pm. ***************************************** Posted: 2/6/09 Library Assistant II - Circulation Division Closes: 2/27/09 Lake Oswego, Oregon The City of Lake Oswego is seeking an experienced, personable, and customer service-oriented individual with the vitality and energy to work in one of Oregon's most popular libraries. Under limited supervision, the Library Assistant II is responsible for a variety of activities that range from routine clerical duties to moderately complex and difficult para-professional duties. For complete information and instructions to apply, please visit our website. http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/hum-res/current-openings.htm ****************************************** To list a job announcement please provide the following information: Job Title Closing Date City & State Brief description of position Link to the full job announcement. All listings with no closing date mentioned will be removed from Jobline after one month. Email your request to April Baker. Please contact April Baker with any questions or suggestions. To Unsubscribe To unsubscribe from libs-or, send a message to: libs-or-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us. Message: unsubscribe Contacts at the Oregon State Library Technical Assistance: 503-932-1004. Jobline Editor: April Baker, 503-378-2464. Oregon State Library homepage: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL. Libs-or subscription assistance: 503-932-1004. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sager ALA Oregon Chapter Councelor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacoun] We Need Immediate Action Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 14:14:23 -0500 From: Emily Sheketoff To: CC: ALA COL Please, we need everyone to make calls to ALL YOUR Senators IMMEDIATELY to protect $200 million for libraries and community colleges to deploy broadband services in the original language of the Senate stimulus bill, H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. We have just been advised that Senators Kent Conrad (ND-D) and Lindsey Graham (SC-R) are expected to introduce Senate Amendment 501 which would strip funding for libraries and broadband and put it into additional funding the FDIC. If introduced, the vote could take place this afternoon. The message is: keep the $200 million for libraries and broadband in H.R. 1 - defeat amendment 501. Libraries provide information on jobs, employment skills, and all other types of job-seeking information. 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Click hereto read the CPSC press release. http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1825 -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Fri Feb 6 22:18:21 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:18:21 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [APACOUN ] ALA-APA Call for Newsletter Writers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <61ec90900902062218p6ac36958tc8a5efc0ca7608f4@mail.gmail.com> Hey, here is a possibility for those of you who like to write to get something published. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jenifer Grady Date: Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM Subject: [APACOUN ] ALA-APA Call for Newsletter Writers To: apacoun at ala-apa.org, apafund at ala-apa.org, apapublish at ala-apa.org, apaforum at ala-apa.org Please pass this along to any writers you may know. ALA-APA is in need of newsletter article writers for its publication, Library Worklife: HR E-News for Today's Leaders. The electronic newsletter is sent monthly to thousands of ALA institutional members and subscribers. The newsletter informs readers about issues?career advancement, certification, human resources practice, pay equity, recruitment, research, work/life balance?that concern all library employees. We are particularly interested in HR Law, HR Practice Support Staff and Worklife-focused articles. Here are a few possible topics, but feel free to send me your own. If you write three articles in a 12-month period, you receive a free annual subscription. Our guidelines for submissionare on the ALA-APA website. Please email me your topic(s) and your preferred deadline(s). ? Developing a great relationship with your boss ? Finding a job when you're trailing your partner ? Why you would take a lateral career move ? Learning style assessments ? Personality assessments ? Management assessments ? Conflict management in the office ? Explaining why you left an organization or seem to "move a lot" and how to talk about a bad situation without burning a bridge or yourself ? Sloppy speech habits like "uh" ? Developing a personal budget and financial goals ? Great staff development programs ? How to get someone to critique your resume and how not to get caught in the critique cycle ? Business ethics ? Interviewer styles ? How to follow up after an interview ? Asking for a raise during a promotion ? Tips for working from home ? How a career coach can make a difference ? What every library employee needs to keep in/on their desk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get REAL SALARY DATA with the Library Salary Database - http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/salarysurvey/salarysurveyform/form.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a CERTIFIED PUBLIC LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR - http://www.ala-apa.org/certification/cplaapplication.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jenifer Grady, MSLS, MBA, CAE - jgrady at ala.org Director, American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611 312-280-2424 (o), 312-280-5013 (f) http://www.ala-apa.org ALA-APA advocates for improving the Salaries and Status of Library Employees -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There has been no action on the floor since late last night. Good news: From what we can discern without being able to confirm specific language with Senate staffers, amendment 501 was DEFEATED last night. This amendment would have cut, from among other programs, $200 million in funding for libraries and community colleges for broadband deployment. THANK YOU - library advocates. You all generated at least 1,000 calls/messages to senators to help save this funding. It was a tremendous effort in a very few hours - and it helped! Unfortunately, it appears that there have been very troublesome changes to the education/library provisions in the bill. Without being able to obtain the actual language, we cannot confirm with any detail, what specific pieces were cut or eliminated. Supporters - there is still much to do. We now need to generate more messages to ALL senators on the overall library, education and broadband provisions. We ask library supporters to continue to contact each of their senators (email, calls or faxes) between now and Tuesday. Watch here at District Dispatch and other news reports to see if the scheduled vote or other provisions change within the next couple of days.) NEW MESSAGE FOR LIBRARY ADVOCATES TO ALL SENATORS: Keep all library, education and broadband provisions in the stimulus bill. * Broadband is necessary to level the playing field in all communities and for people of all economic backgrounds and will spur economic recovery and promote new jobs. * Libraries provide the public with unique, necessary and affordable information and online services related to job and career development, databases and other online information, and computer literacy training to help people apply for jobs and utilize e-government services, which are now often exclusively online. * Libraries support local small businesses, distance learning and community development. * Libraries are often the ONLY no-fee access to the internet in local communities - especially in rural areas. * Where libraries have access to broadband, communities benefit because the public has access to the applications and services needed to function in the modern knowledge economy. * The important library and broadband provisions of the stimulus bill can: - create jobs to build out fiber and other broadband infrastructure; - create jobs for manufacturers and others to supply broadband technology; - create new markets for affordable broadband; - stimulate jobs in libraries, education and other community entities that will then also help the public find jobs, develop employment skills, etc. No comments Day 4: Economic Stimulus Package Update February 07th, 2009 | Category: ALAWON SENATE WORK ON STIMULUS PACKAGE CONTINUES. THERE ARE RUMORS THE SENATE WILL WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT. OTHER REPORTS SUGGEST THAT A "DEAL" HAS BEEN MADE. WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE COMING HOURS. But - we want to say: Thank you! As you all know, today has been an extremely busy day for library advocates. In the course of two hours this afternoon , over 700 library activists called the Senate to ask them to vote NO on Senate Amendment 501. This doesn't count the other calls, e-mails and faxes that many of you also did. SA 501 was offered by Senators Conrad (D-ND) and Graham (R-SC) this afternoon could remove $200 million for broadband technology and divert the funds to the FDIC. Our work here is not yet done; if you haven't already done so please call your Senator and ask them to vote NO on S.A. 501. The message is: keep the $200 million for libraries and broadband in H.R. 1 - defeat amendment 501. Libraries provide information on jobs, employment skills, and all other types of job-seeking information. More people are using libraries during these difficult times and the demand for broadband is greater than ever. We will continue to monitor the Senate activities tonight and through the weekend if necessary. Debate on the economic stimulus package is expected to last well into the night and could even go through the weekend. Stay tuned; as we've stated before, the situation changes by the minute and the Washington Office will keep you updated on the latest news and alerts. -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066 diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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IMPORTANT - Action Required: If you need to allow access through firewalls, proxies, filtering software or other security features, we ask that you please add these IP addresses (140.234.*.*, and 63.208.197.*) to your firewall exception list by March 1, 2009, to ensure full, unrestricted access to all EBSCO Publishing online products. This FAQ provides complete details of all URLs and IPs to use EBSCOhost and our affiliated products to their fullest extent. Visit EBSCO''s Support Site (http://support.ebscohost.com) to learn about new features, search among thousands of FAQs, download Flash tutorials, Help Sheets or User Guides, or communicate with Technical Support at any time, using the EBSCO Support Form (http://support.ebscohost.com/contact/askus.php). Sincerely, Marcie Brown Technical Communications Manager EBSCO Publishing 10 Estes Street Ipswich, MA 01938 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwhite at cityofsalem.net Mon Feb 9 15:17:15 2009 From: dwhite at cityofsalem.net (Dan White) Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:17:15 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Call for Nominations for the 2009 Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award Message-ID: <499048FC.E097.009C.0@cityofsalem.net> Dan R. White Youth Services, Teen Librarian Salem Public Library P.O. Box 14810 Salem, OR 97309 503-589-2063 dwhite at cityofsalem.net From dwhite at cityofsalem.net Mon Feb 9 15:32:27 2009 From: dwhite at cityofsalem.net (Dan White) Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:32:27 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Call for Nominations for the 2009 Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award Message-ID: <49904C8D.E097.009C.0@cityofsalem.net> Please excuse my earlier message and any cross-posting. It is not too late to submit your nomination for the 2009 Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award! We are seeking nominations of outstanding Oregon authors, librarians or educators who have made significant contributions in the areas of literature and/or library service for the benefit of the children of Oregon. The Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award, presented by the Children's Services Division of the Oregon Library Association at the OLA Annual Conference, is given in memory of the noted Oregon teacher, journalist and author of children's books. Nominations will be accepted until Friday February 20, 2009. To be eligible for the award: The person shall reside principally in Oregon. The award shall be given for personal accomplishments to recognize the individual's contribution and shall not be conferred upon an individual representing the accomplishments of many. Only living persons may be considered for the award. When submitting a nomination please include the following information. Nominee's name Nominee's title, address, and phone (if known) Description of the nominee's significant and lasting contributions over the years that have benefited the children of Oregon Please e-mail or send your nomination to: Dan R. White Youth Services, Teen Librarian Salem Public Library P.O. Box 14810 Salem, OR 97309 503-589-2062 Fax: 503-588-6055 dwhite at cityofsalem.net Dan R. White Youth Services, Teen Librarian Salem Public Library P.O. Box 14810 Salem, OR 97309 503-589-2063 dwhite at cityofsalem.net From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Feb 9 16:00:06 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:00:06 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Archiving Project: Oregon Reads Message-ID: <431AC723-757B-4871-A35B-63642E553122@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Dear Oregon Libraries, Donate your library's Oregon Reads event programs, pamphlets, newspaper articles, invitations, posters, and any other items you are using to promote local Oregon Reads 2009 programs to the archives of the Oregon Library Association (OLA) and the Oregon State Library (OSL). We need 4 copies of each item, 2 copies will go to OLA archives and 2 copies will go to OSL archives. If you have any questions email me at katie.anderson at state.or.us. Some examples include: Eugene Public Library Foundation's invitation to a reception with Lauren Kessler, Multnomah County Library's apple stickers that say "Read Stubborn Twig", and Washington County Cooperative Library Systems Oregon Reads pamphlet. Please send 4 copies of each item to: Oregon State Library c/o Katie Anderson 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 Thank you, Katie Anderson Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 17:45:35 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:45:35 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] Day 5: Get Ready for Major Economic Stimulus Vote Tomorrow In-Reply-To: <2c63070005d9834626dcef4c21106925@www.wo.ala.org> References: <2c63070005d9834626dcef4c21106925@www.wo.ala.org> Message-ID: <61ec90900902091745l57f5896v713d7c7657581dcf@mail.gmail.com> Day 5: Get Ready for Major Economic Stimulus Vote Tomorrow http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1845 February 09th, 2009 As Monday comes to a close, the Senate has just finished its procedural vote to allow a final vote tomorrow, Tuesday, February 10, on the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." If passed on Tuesday, the Senate stimulus bill will go quickly to conference with the House version. These are likely to be tough negotiations between the House and Senate conferees. In the meantime, a major library grassroots effort must continue to maintain library-provisions in the final bill. There are pros and cons to each version of the bill. While the Senate version included the $200 million for broadband funding, it also has an amendment (titled the Nelson-Collins Amendment) that would essentially strip all education funding from the economic stimulus package. The House version, on the other hand, includes funding for a host of programs libraries benefit from including Education for the 21st Century, K-12 Repair and Modernization, Higher Education Repair and Modernization, Rural Community Facilities Program, State Broadband Development, Community Service Employment for Older Americans, National Endowment for the Arts, and Head Start/Early Head Start. There are portions of each bill that benefit libraries and the communities they serve. Tomorrow, after the Senate passes its version of the economic stimulus package and the bill goes to conference, library advocates must be prepared to move quickly to advocate for the library related provisions emphasizing the role that libraries play to help people find jobs, promote small businesses and support training and skill-development for new jobs and careers. GRASSROOTS MESSAGES ? Please continue to contact your Senators and House members. We will publish a list of the conferees as soon as the members are identified. Please call all of your Senators and Representatives and tell them the following sections of each version must be protected: In the Senate version: All conferees should support the broadband funding, including the $200 million designated for libraries and community colleges to deploy broadband. There are other broadband projects in the Senate bill that should help libraries in partnership with other institutions and local governments, especially in rural areas. In the House version conferees are asked to keep in: - Education for the 21st Century - K-12 Repair and Modernization - Higher Education Repair and Modernization - Rural Community Facilities Program - Community Service Employment for Older Americans - National Endowment for the Arts - Head Start/Early Head Start (House version): Thank you for all you have been doing to get our library provisions this far. Because of your overwhelming grassroots efforts, we have successfully protected the $200 million in broadband funding, but more work needs to be done. In the next few days, elected officials in the House and the Senate will be working on blending the two versions of this bill, and compromises will need to be made to ensure the economic stimulus package can pass both houses before being sent to the President. As library advocates, we have our work cut out for us ? let's ensure that libraries receive the funding they need in order to continue providing the exceptional services our communities need. Kristin Murphy Government Relations Specialist American Library Association Washington Office -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jcrump at mercycorps.org Tue Feb 10 09:15:26 2009 From: jcrump at mercycorps.org (Jeff Crump) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:15:26 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Enterprise Search insights needed Message-ID: We are looking into enterprise search solutions for our organization. We need to provide our users with the ability to search our Drupal intranet, a document repository, and a social software site. As a non-profit, we're interested in open source, so we've been looking at Lucene and Solr. If you have undertaken a similar enterprise search project, we'd love to get your insights about your experience (chosen tool, what it's searching, number of personnel involved, major problems encountered, etc.) I'd be happy to summarize for the list if there is interest. Thanks and best regards, Jeff Jeff Crump Digital Librarian Mercy Corps 3015 SW First Ave. Portland, OR 97201 jcrump at mercycorps.org From diedre08 at gmail.com Tue Feb 10 10:47:22 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:47:22 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead Issue Update In-Reply-To: <2e19132d5a70f1bfcef6deaa17dfaf3b@www.wo.ala.org> References: <2e19132d5a70f1bfcef6deaa17dfaf3b@www.wo.ala.org> Message-ID: <61ec90900902101047y3910f986uca3ec232cccad896@mail.gmail.com> Consumer Product Safety Commission: Lead Issue Update http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1850 February 10th, 2009 In discussing this situation with the ALA Washington Office attorney, Nathan Brown, we were advised that ALA's comment letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission offered a statutory interpretation that the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act does not apply to libraries, even if it applies to books. Additionally, members of Congress have been telling ALA the same thing ? the law was not intended to apply to books. We, therefore, believe strongly that the law does not apply to us unless and until CPSC clarifies otherwise by rule. We have urged the CPSC to clarify that our interpretation is correct. In the meantime, if a library is aware of a book possibly containing lead at harmful levels or the statutorily prescribed levels, it should remove that book. As we learn more about this issue, we will continue to post updates on this blog. Jessica McGilvray, Assistant Director ALA Office of Government Relations jmcgilvray at alawash.org -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LMalone at westlinnoregon.gov Tue Feb 10 11:42:43 2009 From: LMalone at westlinnoregon.gov (Malone, Linda) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:42:43 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Reads Update Message-ID: Oregon Reads program evaluation forms are now on the website. Follow this link: https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=5 1981 or just click on "Library Evaluation Form" on the Oregon Reads homepage: http://www.oregonreads2009.org/ Please take the time to give us feedback on your programs to aid in planning future events and to help us fulfill our obligations to our donors. Also, don't forget to check the "Events Calendar" link on the home page for a listing of Oregon Reads author events scheduled throughout the state. If your library has author events not yet listed here, please email the information to Kimberly Willson-St. Clair [willsons at pdx.edu], chair of the Oregon Authors Committee. Linda V. 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I assured the person who made this request of me that I understood this need. The contact person is: Mary Rudd Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners, JV 1165 Union Street NE Ste. 200 Salem, OR 97301 503-587-3656 fax 503-587-2929 Additional information she supplied in her email is as follows: "The selected candidate will be responsible for providing hands-on document control support to the Assistant Project Manager and staff working on the Willamette River Bridge Project. Responsibilities will include addressing issues with EDMS, training others on how to use EDMS and troubleshoot EDMS filing and access issues. In addition to the responsibilities, the position requires a minimum of 2 years experience working with electronic document management systems, document control/records management and Microsoft Excel & Word. Excellent record management and troubleshooting skills are required, as are excellent interpersonal communication skills. Please send resumes for consideration to Mary Rudd who will be the point person in setting up the interviews. If you should have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at 503-587-3656." As most of you know, I work on a contract basis, but prefer either part-time, or short-term full-time projects only. Good luck! Donna Donna L. Cohen, MLIS, MEd, Information Management Consultant D. L. Cohen Information Services Portland, Oregon 503-737-1425 dcohen at dcoheninfo.com www.dcoheninfo.com Managing your organization's information and knowledge. Information is power...if you can find it! 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Tuesday, April 14, 2009; and Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/20/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Digitization and preservation ---------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Content Management Online Course http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W810.htm Monday, April 20, 2009-Friday, May 22, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/24/09) Online Digital Image Quality Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W382.htm Wednesday, April 15, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/13/09) 2:00 pm-4:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Digital Preservation: First Steps for Action Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W819.htm Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/26/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Dynamic Metadata and Data Curation Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W816.htm Wednesday, March 11, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/9/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Essential Disaster Planning for Technology Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W390.htm Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/26/09) 2:00 pm-4:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Introduction to Funding for Digital Programs Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W380.htm Thursday, February 19, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 2/17/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Thursday, April 16, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/14/09) 2:00 pm-4:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Managing Libraries in the Digital Age Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W814.htm Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 2/16/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Overview of Metadata for Digital Programs Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W383.htm Thursday, March 19, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/17/09) 2:00 pm-4:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Risk Assessment and Disaster Planning for Collection Management http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W389.htm SERIES INCLUDES ALL THREE SESSIONS: Wednesday, March 25, 2009; 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Blogs, Wikis and RSS http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W909.htm Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 03/10/09) 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting QuestionPoint Reports for Evaluation and Improvement http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W918.htm Thursday, February 26, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 2/19/09) 9:00 am- 10:00 am WebEx Online Meeting Wednesday, March 15, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 04/8/09) 1:00 pm- 2:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Using NetLibrary eAudiobooks http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W919.htm Tuesday, February 24, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 2/17/09) 10:00 am - 11:30 am WebEx Online Meeting Monday, March 19, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/12/09) 1:00 pm- 2:30 pm WebEx Online Meeting Resource sharing (ILL) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Custom Holdings in WorldCat Resource Sharing Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W825.htm Wednesday, March 25, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/23/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Deflection on WorldCat Resource Sharing Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/w827.htm Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/27/09) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Introduction to the Alaska Group Contract Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W832.htm Thursday, March 5, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/3/09) 10:00 am-11:00 am WebEx Online Meeting Introduction to the Idaho Group Contract Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W833.htm Thursday, March 12, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/10/09) 10:00 am-11:00 am WebEx Online Meeting Local Holdings Foundations Online: Principles and Standards for Local Holdings Records http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W829.htm Tuesday, April 14, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/10/09) 1:00-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Local Holdings Introduction http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W828.htm Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/6/09) 9:00 am-10:00 am WebEx Online Meeting Local Holdings Maintenance I: Basic Serials Local Holdings http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W830.htm Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/17/09) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Local Holdings Maintenance II: Beyond the Basics http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W831.htm Thursday, February 19, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 2/17/09) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/27/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Patron-Initiated Resource Sharing in WorldCat Resource Sharing Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W826.htm Friday, March 20, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/18/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W823.htm Wednesday - Thursday, March 18-19, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/16/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Thursday-Friday, April 9-10, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/7/09) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting WorldCat Resource Sharing Searching Online http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W822.htm Tuesday, March 10, 2009 (Registration Deadline 3/6/09) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Tuesday, April 7, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 4/3/09) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Preservation: First Steps for Action Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W819.htm Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/26/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Dynamic Metadata and Data Curation Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W816.htm Wednesday, March 11, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/9/09) 10:00 am-12:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Essential Disaster Planning for Technology Webinar http://www.oclc.org/western/training/courses/descriptions/W390.htm Tuesday, March 31, 2009 (Registration Deadline: 3/26/09) 2:00 pm-4:00 pm WebEx Online Meeting Keep Up! 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Or someone who has quietly gone the extra mile to contribute to library service in your community or to the greater library community? It is time to put forward your nominations for the Public Library Division's OLE' award. This year we are using a Member Clicks form. Here is the link: https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=5 3515 If the Libs-OR listserv ends up chopping this very long link, try using this TinyURL instead: http://tinyurl.com/OLA-PLD-OLE The deadline is Feb 15th 2009. The OLE' award is given out at the PLD dinner on Wednesday evening at the OLA conference. Marc Acito, author of How I Paid for College and The Attack of the Theater People, will be doing a "book singing". Come and join us. See you there! Carol Uhte, Past Chair PLD Multnomah County Library carolu at multcolib.org Carol Uhte Administrator, Woodstock Branch Multnomah County Library 6008 SE 49th Portland, OR 97206 Ph: 503-988-5399 Fx: 503-988-5173 carolu at multcolib.org From Dana.Campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us Wed Feb 11 10:46:23 2009 From: Dana.Campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us (Campbell, Dana) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:46:23 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Amelia Bloomer Project Released Message-ID: Pardon the duplicate postings. Here it is. The ALA SRRT Feminist Task Force Amelia Bloomer Project List for 2008. This list features books with strong female characters for ages 0-18. Please take a moment to check it out at our blog! http://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/ Dana Campbell, Youth Services Librarian Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 Monroe Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330 541-766-6784 Fax: 541-766-6915 dana.campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us PNLA Oregon Representative 2008-2010 ALA SRRT Amelia Bloomer Cmmt. 2008-2010 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Wed Feb 11 11:31:13 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:31:13 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Protect Library Funding in the Economic Stimulus Package In-Reply-To: <3364cb09cc0404e65077b6efae7d8da4@www.wo.ala.org> References: <3364cb09cc0404e65077b6efae7d8da4@www.wo.ala.org> Message-ID: <61ec90900902111131h2cf9e282w6a914d02e51306ea@mail.gmail.com> URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Protect Library Funding in the Economic Stimulus Package February 11th, 2009 | Dear FLLAN members, The next 36 to 48 hours is critical to get millions, maybe billions, of dollars for libraries in the stimulus package. We need every single library supporter to start sending messages and calling congressional offices so that we can keep important library provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). As you all know, libraries are a key source of free Internet access to look for jobs and so much more. Our libraries provide essential services that stimulate our local economies, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20009 provides crucial funding for libraries to continue and build upon them. *This week, the Senate and House versions of the economic stimulus package will go to conference to reconcile these pieces of legislation, and your calls and e-mails will help protect this funding*. There are pros and cons of each version of the stimulus, and we need to protect the parts that benefit our communities. In the coming days, you will receive a lot of e-mails from us, and your advocacy will be the key to our success. Last week, Senate Amendment 501 could have stripped broadband funding from their version of the bill but your calls and e-mails to your elected officials defeated this amendment and successfully protected this funding. Now, more than ever, your activism is needed. * Over 1,250 calls went to our elected officials, and now we need even more.* Please call your elected officials and tell them to communicate with the conferees in support of the following parts in both the House and the Senate versions: - Restore education construction funds eliminated from the Senate version of the ARRA. The House version of the ARRA would provide $14 billion for K-12 construction and $6 billion for higher education construction and specifically mention libraries as an allowable use of funds. The K-12 construction funds would create 300,000 jobs. - Restore the money cut from the State Stabilization Fund in the Senate bill to $79 billion to and restore the Governors ability to use a portion of the funds at his or her discretion. - Maintain $8 billion for 'Broadband Technology Opportunities Program' for robust broadband to all of America including "fiber to the libraries for the 21st century." - No less than $200 million that shall be available for competitive grants for expanding public computer center capacity, including community colleges and public libraries. - Open access of networks should be upheld and not include provisions allowing intrusive network management techniques. If your elected officials are one of the following, it is even more critical that you contact them, as they are conferees on this legislation and control what stays in and what will be taken out. Please contact the following and use the same talking points: Appropriations Chairman Obey (D-WI) Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) Commerce Chairman Waxman (D-CA) Appropriations Ranking Member Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Appropriations Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS) Again, the only way our grassroots effort will be successful is with your calls and e-mails. Your efforts have resulted in a stay of implementation on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and a defeat of the amendment that would have cut broadband funding from the Senate version of the economic stimulus act. This is our most important ask yet; without your calls, libraries will be left out of this legislation. Kristin Murphy, Government Relations Specialist Office of Government Relations kmurphy at alawash.org <%20kmurphy at alawash.org> -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027, Newport, OR 97365 541-265-3066 diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michel at up.edu Wed Feb 11 13:46:32 2009 From: michel at up.edu (Michel, Stephanie) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:46:32 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] ACRL Immersion Program Alumni Social - at ACRL Seattle Message-ID: <5DF1314C476B904193CC06A9725FDCD1022AB349@london.campus.up.edu> Hello! Come join us at the first ACRL Immersion Program Alumni Social to chat with fellow Immersion participants over drinks and tapas. The event will take place Saturday March 14, 2009, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Capitol Club, located near the Seattle Convention Center at 414 East Pine St., Seattle, WA 98122 (http://www.thecapitolclub.net/). Refreshments -- Bring cash for drinks and small plates. Tapas prices range from $7-13. Tapas include bacon wrapped dates served on grilled eggplant and drizzled with a balsamic reduction, and the assorted olive platter. See menu at website. Please RSVP by February 27, 2009 to Julie Planchon Wolf at jwolf at uwb.edu. In your RSVP, include your name, institution, address, email, year and track of immersion attended. We hope to see you there! The ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Executive Committee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephanie Michel Reference/Instruction Librarian Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library University of Portland 5000 N. Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97203 503.943.7418 ~ michel at up.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leah.griffith at ci.newberg.or.us Wed Feb 11 14:15:32 2009 From: leah.griffith at ci.newberg.or.us (Leah Griffith) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:15:32 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Time to nominate for OLA Awards Message-ID: <79B197CF58133546BA0D5E19B0AAD1C201321425AA@Mail2007.NEWBERG.local> OLA Annual Nominations OLA's Honors & Awards Committee seeks nominations for the following four awards. Nomination letters (with no more than six letters of support) will be due in 2009. Nominations are due Monday, March 16, 2009. Tell us about those talented, dedicated individuals whose commitment to excellent library service has made a difference. Nominate them for one of OLA's special awards, including the newest award, the Distinguished Service Award. Be sure to read the awards guidelines, which were revised recently. Take a look at http://www.olaweb.org/bylaws/awards.shtml These awards will be presented to recipients at the 2009 OLA Conference: 1. Oregon Librarian of the Year may be awarded to any Oregon librarian who has been working in an Oregon Library for at least two years in a paid professional position. The nominee must demonstrate excellence in library service in his or her community and to Oregon libraries. The nominee must be a member of the association. 2. Oregon Library Employee of the Year may be awarded to any Oregon library staff member who has worked in an Oregon library for at least two years as a paid staff member and demonstrated excellence in library service in his or her community. 3. Oregon Library Supporter of the Year may be awarded to any volunteer, volunteer group, library Friend, board member, government official, or other individual who is not a paid library staff member and who has demonstrated excellence in supporting and promoting Oregon libraries. 4. Oregon Library Association Distinguished Service Award may be awarded to any Oregon librarian or library staff member, who has been in the profession for 15 or more years, has worked in Oregon libraries for at least ten years, and is currently a member of OLA, for exceptional service over a period of years. Your letter of nomination should include the following information, if pertinent, and be as informational as possible: *Provide nominee's current position *Past positions held and summary of major accomplishments *OLA activities: committee appointments, etc. *Brief description of other noteworthy accomplishments *Your name and how you can be reached if the committee has questions Please send nominating letters and supporting letters by Monday, March 16, 2009, to Faye A. Chadwell, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Content Management, 121 The Valley Library, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3453 or faye.chadwell at oregonstate.edu. 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Emily Catholic Ministry Foundation Directory / Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (2003) College Board International Student Handbook (2003) College Board Scholarship Handbook (2002) and (2004) College Board College Cost and Financial Aid Handbook (2000) and (2002) College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No-Need Funding / Reference Service Press (2002-04) Complete Scholarship Book / FastWeb.com (2000) Directory of Financial Aids for Women / Reference Service Press (2001-03) Educational Rankings Annual / Gale Group (2001) Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (2007) Financial Aid for African Americans / Reference Service Press (2003-05) Financial Aid for Study and Training Abroad / Reference Service Press (2001-03) Financial Aid for the Disabled / Reference Service Press (2002-04) Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel and Dependents /Reference Service Press (2002-04) Magazines for Libraries (2008) Middle East and North Africa / Regional Surveys of the World (1995) and (2003) Money for Graduate Students in the Arts & Humanities / Reference Service Press (2003-05) Musical America Worldwide: International Directory of the Performing Arts (2008) Nations of the World: A Political, Economic, & Business Handbook (2006) National Data Book: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006 Oregon Manufacturers Directory (2008) Petersons Guide to Distance Learning Programs (2003) Peterson's Scholarship Almanac (2002) Peterson's Scholarship and Loans for Adult Students (2000) Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide (2008) vols. 1-2 Scholarship Book: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans for the Undergraduate (2004) World Almanac and Book of Facts (2007) Technical Services Library Assistant Shoen Library Marylhurst University 17600 Pacific Hwy (Hwy. 43) Marylhurst, OR 97036 503-699-6261x3373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Feb 11 16:17:21 2009 From: baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:17:21 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon 150 Book List Press Release Message-ID: Please find attached the Oregon 150 Book List Press Release for the Oregon sesquicentennial. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Hulshof-Schmidt, the State Library Oregon 150 Coordinator at (503) 378-5030. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Oregon 150 List Press Release.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 58683 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Thu Feb 12 06:54:01 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:54:01 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacro-l] URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Protect Library Funding in the Economic Stimulus Package] Message-ID: <49943809.8030302@pdx.edu> FYI Suzanne L. Sager ALA Oregon Chapter Councelor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacro-l] URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Protect Library Funding in the Economic Stimulus Package Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:03:34 -0500 From: Don Wood Reply-To: alacro-l at ala.org To: The next 36 to 48 hours is critical to get millions, maybe billions, of dollars for libraries in the stimulus package. We need every single library supporter to start sending messages and calling congressional offices so that we can keep important library provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). As you all know, libraries are a key source of free Internet access to look for jobs and so much more. Our libraries provide essential services that stimulate our local economies, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 20009 provides crucial funding for libraries to continue and build upon them. This week/, the Senate and House versions of the economic stimulus package will go to conference to reconcile these pieces of legislation, and your calls and e-mails will help protect this funding/. There are pros and cons of each version of the stimulus, and we need to protect the parts that benefit our communities. In the coming days, you will receive a lot of e-mails from us, and your advocacy will be the key to our success. Last week, Senate Amendment 501 could have stripped broadband funding from their version of the bill but your calls and e-mails to your elected officials defeated this amendment and successfully protected this funding. Now, more than ever, your activism is needed. *Over 1,250 calls went to our elected officials, and now we need even more.* Please call your elected officials and tell them to communicate with the conferees in support of the following parts in both the House and the Senate versions: * Restore education construction funds eliminated from the Senate version of the ARRA. The House version of the ARRA would provide $14 billion for K-12 construction and $6 billion for higher education construction and specifically mention libraries as an allowable use of funds. The K-12 construction funds would create 300,000 jobs. * Restore the money cut from the State Stabilization Fund in the Senate bill to $79 billion to and restore the Governors ability to use a portion of the funds at his or her discretion. * Maintain $8 billion for ?Broadband Technology Opportunities Program? for robust broadband to all of America including ?fiber to the libraries for the 21st century.? * No less than $200 million that shall be available for competitive grants for expanding public computer center capacity, including community colleges and public libraries. * Open access of networks should be upheld and not include provisions allowing intrusive network management techniques. If your elected officials are one of the following, it is even more critical that you contact them, as they are conferees on this legislation and control what stays in and what will be taken out. Please contact the following and use the same talking points: Appropriations Chairman Obey (D-WI) Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) Commerce Chairman Waxman (D-CA) Appropriations Ranking Member Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Appropriations Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS) Again, the only way our grassroots effort will be successful is with your calls and e-mails. Your efforts have resulted in a stay of implementation on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and a defeat of the amendment that would have cut broadband funding from the Senate version of the economic stimulus act. This is our most important ask yet; without your calls, libraries will be left out of this legislation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.sapon-white at oregonstate.edu Thu Feb 12 08:40:11 2009 From: richard.sapon-white at oregonstate.edu (Sapon-White, Richard) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:40:11 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Announcing the Oregon Books-for-China Project Message-ID: <70E057C865187B499856C0D92BCCB3140488F096@NWS-EXCH3.nws.oregonstate.edu> The letter below was sent out to Oregon library directors yesterday by Jim Scheppke, Oregon State Librarian, announcing Oregon's Books-for-China Project. We would like broad participation in the project from as many libraries (and individuals) as possible. Please join us in this exciting opportunity! Richard Sapon-White, Chair, OLA International Relations Round Table State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 (503) 378-4243 FAX (503) 588-7119 TTY (503) 378-4334 February 11, 2009 Dear Oregon Library Director, I would like to invite your library to be part of an exciting goodwill project between Oregon and our sister province of Fujian. We have an opportunity to ship much-needed English language books to China in a special arrangement coordinated by the Oregon State Library and the Oregon Library Association's International Relations Round Table. It is extremely difficult for Chinese libraries to purchase English language books. Without an import license, they cannot buy books directly from overseas sources; they cannot freely convert Chinese Yuan to foreign currency to pay foreign vendors; and the value of Chinese Yuan is many times less than U.S. dollars. Academic libraries in China would like to fill gaps in their collections with American publications, but many titles are out-of-print. Public libraries would like to support English-language learning in children and young adults, yet cannot buy the desired books from overseas. With help from you and the Books-For-China Fund in New York, we can have a positive impact on the situation with very little expense to Oregon libraries. Our goal is to fill a shipping container with good condition, quality books in the areas of science and technology, humanities and social sciences (titles older than 5 years in these areas are still okay), and books for children and young adults. Public libraries are encouraged to send fiction materials as well as nonfiction that is not outdated even though it is not considered to be "academic" level material. Books may be gathered from sources other than libraries (personal collections, book sale donations, etc.). Multiple copies are fine, but please do not use this project for advocacy of any particular agenda (political, religious, etc.). Please also understand that Chinese libraries are much more conservative in the materials they collect so we ask that you not donate books that include sexually graphic text or images. Also, please do not send outdated software manuals or materials of an ephemeral nature. The books will be shipped later this year, and distributed to academic and public libraries throughout Fujian. The Oregon State Library (OSL) is the Books-for-China collection site. If your library has access to a van or truck, please transport your books to OSL yourself if possible. You may deliver books to OSL Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Please call ahead if you are delivering a large shipment.) For questions about delivering books to OSL, please call Joel Henderson at OSL, 503-378-2814. You may also ship books to: Oregon State Library Books-for-China Project 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 You may also send small shipments through the Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier. Please limit boxes to 1 cubic foot (such as a 19x15x6 standard Baker & Taylor box) and 35 pounds if shipping via the courier. (If delivering books on your own, boxes may be larger, but please not heavier.) There are also limits on the number of boxes you can ship by the courier, so please contact Teresa Landers, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 541-766-6995 if you want to use this method. Please help us reach our goal of sending 1,000 boxes. If every small library in the state sent 4 boxes, every medium-sized library 6 boxes, and large libraries 15 boxes, we would fill the container! Thank you for being part of this exciting international goodwill opportunity. Sincerely, Jim Scheppke State Librarian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: Michigan Plinkit press release.doc Type: application/msword Size: 35328 bytes Desc: Michigan Plinkit press release.doc URL: From Laura_Orr at co.washington.or.us Thu Feb 12 11:18:19 2009 From: Laura_Orr at co.washington.or.us (Laura Orr) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:18:19 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] OLA Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) is Official! Message-ID: <182C4AC24B76C448968FB07F62EF9E69019CC491@Kronos.co.washington.or.us> Greetings: A belated notice about the LRRT: My petition to form an Oregon Library Association (OLA) Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) was approved by the OLA Board on January 15, 2009. Thank you to the more than 60 public and academic librarians who signed the petition (and to the Board for approving it)! The full text of the LRRT Bylaws will be available soon at the OLA website (www.olaweb.org). Here is a pr?cis: "The objectives of this organization [LRRT] shall be to provide a practical framework for information sharing, continuing education opportunities, professional interactions, and a support system to those library workers engaged in providing legal reference services in all types of Oregon libraries. This organization shall aim to share ideas, plan, and improve legal reference services in and among libraries and foster fellowship, cooperation, and professionalism among its members." Any OLA member may join (there are no LRRT dues). The inaugural Business Meeting of the Round Table will be at the 2009 Oregon Library Association Annual Meeting, April 2, 2009, 5:30-6:30 pm (Salem Convention Center - Crosian A). After Legislative Day I will focus on preparing for the LRRT Business Meeting. I think one can join Round Tables out-of-cycle (not just when you join or renew your OLA membership), but will confirm that - and find out how. I have everything else to learn too about Round Tables so feel free to ask questions (or answer them :-) Thank you. Laura Laura J. Orr Law Librarian Washington County Law Library 111 NE Lincoln St Hillsboro, OR 97124 Phone: 503-846-8870 Fax: 503-846-3515 Email: laura_orr at co.washington.or.us URL: http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary Oregon Legal Research Blog: oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LWEIGHT at siuslaw.lib.or.us Thu Feb 12 12:01:04 2009 From: LWEIGHT at siuslaw.lib.or.us (Linda Weight) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:01:04 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Thermal people counter devices Message-ID: The Siuslaw Public Library District is expanding our main branch, and as part of the expansion we plan to improve our people counter equipment. We currently use a SenSource bi-directional product, but are considering thermal counters with the devices mounted above entry doors instead of at the 3 foot level beside doors. Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with thermal people counting devices? Are there any brand(s) you would recommend or not? Please reply off-list to me, Linda Weight lweight at siuslaw.lib.or.us. Please note whether or not your response can be shared if others ask. Thanks. Linda Weight Librarian I Siuslaw Public Library District 1460 Ninth Street Florence, Or. 97439 1-541-997-3132 lweight at siuslaw.lib.or.us From bvss at pdx.edu Thu Feb 12 12:23:45 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:23:45 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] OLA Early Registration Ends Soon Message-ID: <49948551.8090008@pdx.edu> OLA Early Registration Ends Soon Early registration for the 2009 OLA Conference ends February 21, 2009. Online registration is available at: http://www.olaweb.org Registrations received by February 21^st will enjoy the early registration rate, but prompt payment is appreciated! Conference information is available on the website. If you have registration questions, please contact Garrett Trott at gtrott at corban.edu or (503) 589-8116. Reservations can also be made at the Phoenix Grand Hotel either online at http://www.phoenixgrandhotel.com/ or by calling 1-877-540-7800. Rates are $109 for a room with a king size bed or $119 for a room with two queen size beds (plus 10% tax and fees) Be sure to supply the attendee code of OLA2009. The hotel is likely to fill up, so make your reservation soon. The Keynote Speaker this year is Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was also the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals">Oregon Court of Appeals. Roberts' recently published memoir, /With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law/, is the story of her remarkable life, and it describes, first-hand, the hard won accomplishments that have marked the career of one of Oregon's most important leaders. In her keynote session Thursday morning, Justice Roberts will share stories from her career and from the time spent writing and researching her memoir. In honor of her audience, Roberts will introduce us to the intricacies of her research process and the many librarians she met along the way-all the more reason that this session promises to inspire. Do not miss it. In addition, after the morning break on Thursday, there will be an informal and more intimate discussion of /With Grit and By Grace/, which follows Betty Roberts' rise from Depression-era childhood on the Texas plains to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator, candidate for governor, and eventually, Oregon's first woman Supreme Court Justice. In this follow-up to the keynote session, Justice Roberts will lead the discussion and answer questions. Reading the memoir beforehand is recommended, but not required. -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: psu_signature165x35.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1469 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Thu Feb 12 12:54:11 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:54:11 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacro-l] Economic Stimulus Update] Message-ID: <49948C73.7040005@pdx.edu> FYI Suzanne L. Sager ALA Oregon Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacro-l] Economic Stimulus Update Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:00:50 -0500 From: Don Wood Reply-To: alacro-l at ala.org To: Hello, Here is the latest from the ALA Washington Office. Please excuse cross-postings! For the latest information, visit the ALA's District Dispatch for the latest information: http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/ . Stimulus Update: Senate May Vote Today February 12th, 2009 | Category: Funding , Grassroots Lobbying , OGR Just when it appeared Congress was drawing near a conclusion to the negotiations, compromises, and final votes needed to send the economic stimulus on its way to the President?s desk, the matter became a bit more complicated and uncertain. Current speculation is that the Senate will be forced to vote today on the $788 billion agreement because the House passed a resolution requiring a period of 48 hours before a vote so that members may read the bill. At this point, we cannot say for sure what is in the legislation, as the final bill text has not been released. As we learn more about what is or isn?t in the bill in the coming days, ALA?s Washington Office will once again seek out your vital grassroots efforts when needed. In the meantime, the best thing you can do is stay informed through keeping an eye on the news and on the District Dispatch, which we will continue to update as this process continues. Kristin Murphy, Government Relations Specialist ALA Washington Office kmurphy at alawash.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Thu Feb 12 12:57:03 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:57:03 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] Grants Update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <61ec90900902121257u1490c2ecrfc48279181db3971@mail.gmail.com> Some of you may find this helpful: Grants Update February 12th, 2009 | Category: Grants Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Competition This program hopes to improve student reading skills and academic achievement by providing students with access to up-to-date school library materials, advanced school library media centers, and professionally certified school library media specialists. *Funds for Youth Literacy Programs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico *WHO Foundation: Education/Literacy Grant Program The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others supports grassroots nonprofit organizations serving the overlooked needs of women and children in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Foundation's Education/Literacy Grant Program provides support for free after-school programs and other education or literacy programs for low-income children of all ages. Organizations must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior to applying. Preference will be given to organizations with an operating budget of $3 million or less, those not dependent upon government grants, and those with greater organizational program costs than personnel costs. The application deadline is March 17, 2009. Visit the Who Foundation website listed above to download a copy of the application form. *Grants Assist Native Youth Programs* First Nations Development Institute: Native Youth and Culture Fund The mission of First Nations Development Institute is to help Indigenous peoples to control their assets and build the capacity to direct their economic futures in ways that fit their cultures. First Nation's Native Youth and Culture Fund supports projects that incorporate culture and tradition to address social issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, mental health, etc. Funded projects should focus on one or more of the following priority areas: preserving cultural and/or spiritual practices, beliefs, and values; engaging both youth and elders in activities that demonstrate methods for documenting traditional knowledge, practices, and/or beliefs; increasing youth's capacity to lead through integrated educational or mentoring programs; and increasing access to cultural customs and beliefs through the use of appropriate technologies as a means of preserving tribal language, arts, history, or other culturally relevant topics. Instructions for developing letters of interest, which are due February 27, 2009, are available on the First Nations website. Do Something Awards Exceptional Youth Do Something is accepting applications for the annual Do Something Awards. *Awards Recognize Neighborhood Improvement Programs* Bank of America: Neighborhood Excellence Initiative The Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, Bank of America's signature philanthropic program, recognizes nonprofit organizations and individuals working to improve their communities. The focus is on areas such as education, community development and/or neighborhood preservation, arts and culture, and health and human services. The Initiative's Neighborhood Builders category provides grants of $200,000 each to two nonprofit organizations working to promote vibrant neighborhoods in each of the Bank's 45 markets. The Local Heroes category provides grants of $5,000 each to nonprofit organizations selected by each of five recognized individuals in the targeted markets. Applications and nominations must be submitted online by June 30, 2009; early submission is encouraged. 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Best-selling titles are available to library cardholders 24/7 from our website, and are playable on PCs, MP3 players and Macintosh products at home, in the office or from anywhere in the world. If your public library is interested in joining the consortium, please see the attached Procedures for Joining ODLC As of July 1, 2009, fill out a preliminary application form, and return it to me by March 1, 2009. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Jenny Berg ODLC Chair, 2008-2009 ............................................................ Jenny Berg Senior Librarian McMinnville Public Library 503-435-5568 www.maclibrary.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a creative and motivated professional librarian to lead the growth and enhancement of the City's library services after several years of reduced hours and services due to budget constraints. With the formation of a new Library District in the county cooperative network of city libraries in the November 2008 election, funding has been restored and stabilized via a permanent District tax rate. Additionally, the new Director will be expected to lead the planning for constructing a new library building to meet the needs of our community. The Oregon City Library is currently housed in a leased space approximately 13,500 square feet in size. It is estimated that a new facility will be 30,000 to 40,000 square feet in size. Oregon City Library is part of the Library Information Network of Clackamas County (LINCC), a library consortium serving 11 independent public libraries in the county. Clackamas County is located in the south metro area of Portland Oregon and is recognized nationally as one of the most livable areas in the US, extending from the southern edge of Portland to the top of Mt. Hood. Enjoy all the urban amenities of a thriving metropolitan area with countless outdoor recreation prospects of the Pacific Northwest (coast to mountains!). The 11 independent public libraries form a cooperative by sharing a single automation system and centralized bibliographic/electronic resources. http://www.lincc.lib.or.us We are proud of the fact that the working atmosphere in our consortium among the library members and between the libraries and the LINCC Network staff is very collaborative and friendly. LINCC libraries circulate over 6.2 million items a year on their classic Dynix system, but are currently involved in a migration to the new SirsiDynix Symphony product. Education and Experience Requires a Master of Library Science or Master of Library Science and Information Studies from an A.L.A. accredited Masters program and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional library experience, including management and supervisory experience, which demonstrates considerable knowledge in the principles and practices of general administration and supervision, and extensive knowledge of the methods, policies, practices, principles, and procedures of professional library work. Compensation and Benefits Salary: $69,384 (Minimum), $82,632 (Median), $95,844 (Maximum) annually with the median range as the target. The Library Director's position qualifies for the pay-for-performance annual merit incentive program. Benefits Include: * Vacation * Sick Leave * Holidays * Retirement (PERS) * Medical/Vision/RX * Dental * Life Insurance * Long Term Disability * HRA-VEBA * 125 Flexible Spending Account * Employee Assistance Program * Various Voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation Programs Application Process Position will remain open until filled. Qualified candidates must submit the following: 1. A cover letter describing how your education and experience relate to the position and why the job is desirable to you. 2. A current resume. 3. Completed Oregon City Application Candidates may 1) email the application packet (Please state Library Director position in subject line of the email) to: jobs at orcity.org Or 2) fax application packet directly to the Human Resources office at (503) 657-7026 Or 3) mail the application packet to: P.O. Box 3040 Oregon City, OR 97045 - 0304 Attention: Human Resources. Candidate's resumes will be screened against the requirements on the attached job description. Anticipated date to complete first screening is March 30, 2009. The City of Oregon City may request additional information and conduct some telephone interviews. Once applications are reviewed the most qualified candidates will be notified and asked to come in for the first in a series of interviews. First interviews are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday April 14, 2009, with candidates receiving a confirmation letter of the schedule. AA/ADA/EEO Employer Jon Forest, Systems Librarian Library Information Network of Clackamas County 16239 SE McLoughlin Blvd. #208, Oak Grove, Oregon 97267 Email: jon at lincc.lib.or.us. Phone: 503-723-4892. Fax: 503-794-8238. Jon Forest, Systems Librarian Library Information Network of Clackamas County 16239 SE McLoughlin Blvd. #208, Oak Grove, Oregon 97267 Email: jon at lincc.lib.or.us. Phone: 503-723-4892. Fax: 503-794-8238. From mariant at dpls.lib.or.us Fri Feb 13 08:43:03 2009 From: mariant at dpls.lib.or.us (marian thomas) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:43:03 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Career Opportunity--Assistant Library Director, Library Experiences, Deschutes Public Library, Bend, Oregon Message-ID: <396AD432920F5645B8F26ECC47D834430507FFCD@exchange2k.dpls.lib.or.us> Assistant Library Director, Library Experiences, Deschutes Public Library, Bend, Oregon The Assistant Director, Library Experiences, leads a system-wide commitment that results in innovative services, resources, partnerships, entertainment, and community engagement. This key leader is collaborative and plays a significant role in developing and implementing the library's comprehensive vision and strategies for customer-focused library services. If working with a highly dedicated staff who is ready to establish new levels of service is inspiring, then please check out this position and apply. We have a lot of energy and ideas-come along, lead enthusiastically, and create some magic with us. Check our website for more information or contact Marian Thomas at 541-312-1024 for details. The deadline is March 12. http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/employment.asp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Feb 13 09:04:01 2009 From: baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:04:01 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Jobline - 2/13/09 Message-ID: Oregon State Library Jobline An Electronic Jobline from the Oregon State Library....... February 13, 2009 Closing Dates 2/09/09 Library Project Manager, Portland, OR 2/09/09 Branch Library Associate, Connell, Monroe, & Walla Walla, WA 2/20/09 Information Literacy Project Coordinator, Pendleton, OR 2/20/09 Library Systems and Technical Services Manager, Port Hadlock, WA 2/27/09 Library Assistant II, Lake Oswego, OR 3/16/09 LSTA Grant Librarian, Monmouth, OR 3/30/09 Library Director, Oregon City, OR Job Announcements **************************************** Posted: 1/9/09 Branch Library Associate Closes: 2/9/09 Connell, Monroe, & Walla Walla, WA The Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Library is recruiting for four full-time, permanent Branch Library Associates (Library & Archives Paraprofessional 5) in Connell, Monroe, & Walla Walla. This is a direct employment opportunity and the recruitment announcement may be viewed at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/office/employment.aspx choose Branch Library Associates (08 LAPP5 SLBS). **************************************** Posted: 1/9/09 Library Project Manager Closes: 2/9/09 Portland, OR Multnomah County Library is seeking a full time Project Manager who will work closely with Library stakeholders and County Information Technology staff to research, develop and manage projects to implement new and innovative approaches to library services and service delivery methods, especially those that employ new technological tools. Projects managed by the incumbent will generally be outside the scope and functionality of the integrated library system (ILS) but may interface with the ILS. Requirements: Incumbent must be able to understand, interpret and make decisions to operate within the boundaries of County contract, procurement and finance procedures, of union contracts, personnel rules, county and library policies and procedures and state and federal laws, rules and regulations that apply to library operations. Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Training: Requires the equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable. Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible library or library-related experience including implementation of new programs and services and/or management of projects, especially those that employ new and innovative uses of technology. Pay range: $62,994.96 - $77,569.20 annually Closing date: This announcement will be open until filled. Multnomah County provides an extremely generous and comprehensive benefits program to employees. Family members, including qualified domestic partners, are covered under most Multnomah County benefits programs. An overview of our benefits programs is provided below; however, benefits vary depending on bargaining unit affiliation and employment status. More detailed information can be obtained at Website link: http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dss/benefits/ For complete position description and application instructions, go to www.multcojobs.org and click on Job Opportunities. **************************************** Posted: 1/30/09 Library Systems and Technical Services Manager Closes: 2/20/09 Port Hadlock, WA This leadership position supervises the Jefferson County Library's Technical Services unit, coordinates and implements library technology and telecommunications functions, and administers its SirsiDynix automation system for the Cooperative Libraries Automated Network. Salary range: $53,325-$63,672, plus job security and excellent benefits. The Jefferson County Library is located in rural Port Hadlock, Washington on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. We serve Jefferson County through a main library and a bookmobile. Port Hadlock is surrounded by the Olympic Mountains and the waters of Puget Sound. The area is rich in history, scenic beauty, cultural activities and outdoor recreation. It is 15 minutes from the Victorian seaport community of Port Townsend. For a complete job description and application information visit www.jclibrary.info/about/stsmjob.html. Application packet must be received by the Library Director by 5:00 pm, February 20, 2009. **************************************** Posted: 1/30/09 Information Literacy Project Coordinator Closes: 2/20/09 Pendleton, OR Information Literacy Project Coordinator. $3,400/mo. 16-month, grant funded, contracted position providing library service to teens. Compensation is based on 40 hours/wk or more. May include evenings and weekends. No benefits are associated with this position. Seeking innovative, team player with proven ability working with teens, fresh ideas and an extensive knowledge of the media interests of teens including electronic formats and delivery systems. Two years experience organizing or leading youth literacy or closely related programs and library or teaching credential or related degree required. For a full description and questionnaire, contact Pendleton Public Library: 541.966.0380 or www.pendleton.plinkit.org. Complete applications must be received by Friday, February 20 by 5:00pm. ***************************************** Posted: 2/6/09 Library Assistant II - Circulation Division Closes: 2/27/09 Lake Oswego, Oregon The City of Lake Oswego is seeking an experienced, personable, and customer service-oriented individual with the vitality and energy to work in one of Oregon's most popular libraries. Under limited supervision, the Library Assistant II is responsible for a variety of activities that range from routine clerical duties to moderately complex and difficult para-professional duties. For complete information and instructions to apply, please visit our website. http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/hum-res/current-openings.htm ****************************************** Posted: 2/13/09 LSTA Grant Librarian Closes: 3/16/09 (or until filled) Monmouth, OR The primary responsibility of the Grant Librarian will be to produce web based information literacy tutorials. Tutorials can range from a demonstration of an article database to an overview of the research process. The LSTA Grant Librarian will script content, design web based tutorials, produce visual and audible content of the tutorials, participate in review processes with others producing tutorials, and publish tutorials to an open access repository. The Librarian will also assist in publicizing and promoting use of the tutorials within the greater library community and will report to the WOU Dean of Library and Media Services. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment, to support and promote the Cooperative Library Instruction Project (CLIP). CLIP is a partnership between Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, Willamette University, and Chemeketa Community College whose mission is to design and develop open license web based tutorials to assist in library instruction and information literacy. * Review begins February 16, 2009. Open until filled. For more information, go here: http://www.wou.edu/admin/hr/staff/LSTA%20Grant%20Librarian.pdf ****************************************** Posted: 2/13/09 Library Director Closes: 3/30/09 (or until filled) Oregon City, OR The City of Oregon City is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to be its Library Director. The successful candidate will have a passion, and strategic vision for library services. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a creative and motivated professional librarian to lead the growth and enhancement of the City's library services after several years of reduced hours and services due to budget constraints. With the formation of a new Library District in the county cooperative network of city libraries in the November 2008 election, funding has been restored and stabilized via a permanent District tax rate. Additionally, the new Director will be expected to lead the planning for constructing a new library building to meet the needs of our community. The Oregon City Library is currently housed in a leased space approximately 13,500 square feet in size. It is estimated that a new facility will be 30,000 to 40,000 square feet in size. Oregon City Library is part of the Library Information Network of Clackamas County (LINCC), a library consortium serving 11 independent public libraries in the county. The 11 independent public libraries form a cooperative by sharing a single automation system and centralized bibliographic/electronic resources. www.lincc.lib.or.us We are proud of the fact that the working atmosphere in our consortium among the library members and between the libraries and the LINCC Network staff is very collaborative and friendly. LINCC libraries circulate over 6.2 million items a year on their classic Dynix system, but are currently involved in a migration to the new SirsiDynix Symphony product. Education and Experience: Requires a Master of Library Science or Master of Library Science and Information Studies from an A.L.A. accredited Masters program and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional library experience, including management and supervisory experience, which demonstrates considerable knowledge in the principles and practices of general administration and supervision, and extensive knowledge of the methods, policies, practices, principles, and procedures of professional library work. Compensation and Benefits: Salary: $69,384 $82,632 $95,844 annually with the median range as the target. The Library Director's position qualifies for the pay-for-performance annual merit incentive program. Benefits Include: vacation, sick leave, holidays, retirement (PERS), medical/vision/RX, dental, life insurance, long term disability, HRA-VEBA, 125 flexible spending account, Employee Assistance Program, Various Voluntary 457, and Deferred Compensation Programs. Application Process: Position will remain open until filled. Qualified candidates must submit the following: 1. A cover letter describing how your education and experience relate to the position and why the job is desirable to you. 2. A current resume. 3. Completed Oregon City Application. Candidates may 1) email the application packet (Please state Library Director position in subject line of the email) to: jobs at orcity.org Or 2) fax application packet directly to the Human Resources office at (503) 657-7026 Or 3) mail the application packet to: P.O. Box 3040 Oregon City, OR 97045 - 0304 Attention: Human Resources. Questions may be directed to Jim Loeffler, HR Director at (503) 496-1528 or by e-mail at jloeffler at ci.oregon-city.or.us Candidate's resumes will be screened against the requirements on the attached job description. Anticipated date to complete first screening is March 30, 2009. The City of Oregon City may request additional information and conduct some telephone interviews. Once applications are reviewed the most qualified candidates will be notified and asked to come in for the first in a series of interviews. First interviews are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday April 14, 2009, with candidates receiving a confirmation letter of the schedule. AA/ADA/EEO Employer. ************************************** To list a job announcement please provide the following information: Job Title Closing Date City & State Brief description of position Link to the full job announcement. All listings with no closing date mentioned will be removed from Jobline after one month. Email your request to April Baker. Please contact April Baker with any questions or suggestions. To Unsubscribe To unsubscribe from libs-or, send a message to: libs-or-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us. Message: unsubscribe Contacts at the Oregon State Library Technical Assistance: 503-932-1004. Jobline Editor: April Baker, 503-378-2464. Oregon State Library homepage: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL. Libs-or subscription assistance: 503-932-1004. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tstave at uoregon.edu Fri Feb 13 13:20:39 2009 From: tstave at uoregon.edu (Tom Stave) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:20:39 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] American Policy Directory improved and expanded Message-ID: <4995E427.7000605@uoregon.edu> The UO Libraries' Document Center announces an improved and expanded edition of its /American Policy Directory/ . The APD is a directory of websites for the most prominent policy voices in US civil society: 400 think tanks, public interest groups, and policy organizations representing a full spectrum of non-governmental groups that examine and influence American public policy. The organizations are grouped into 20 thematic categories such as Environment, Information Policy, and Health & Nutrition. Each category is equipped with a Google custom search bar, which permits you and your patrons to search all organizations in that category simultaneously. (Hint: for a vigorous workout, search any category using the word ?stimulus?.) The directory has now been enlarged by the inclusion of the organizations listed in /Organizations that Rate Members of Congress on their Voting Records/, produced by the Congressional Research Service. Thanks to Risa Bear and Joshua Kielas for their contributions to this resource. A related resource, the /Oregon Policy Directory , includes over 450 organizations with a specific interest in public policy in Oregon. Tom Stave -- Tom Stave, Head Document Center University of Oregon Libraries Eugene, OR 97403-1299 (541) 346-3060 tstave at uoregon.edu From nhoover at marylhurst.edu Fri Feb 13 13:29:41 2009 From: nhoover at marylhurst.edu (Nancy Hoover) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:29:41 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Marylhurst University Shoen Library Job Announcement References: <5B0B1CC91321DE4F947C03D9238B267EE0753D@cccmail2.chemeketa.network> Message-ID: <2F9ADEDCCE149340BEBB1CF846464319092B1564@mhuexchange.marylhurst.local> Marylhurst University has a job opening in our library. I have provided the link to our website as well as the job announcement: http://www.marylhurst.edu/humanresources/accessserviceslibraryassistant.php JOB TITLE: ACCESS SERVICES LIBRARY ASSISTANT DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: ACADEMICS/LIBRARY REPORTS TO: CIRCULATION MANAGER CLASSIFICATION: NON-EXEMPT PURPOSE OF POSITION: Supports the afternoon and evening operations in Access Services including day to day coverage and operations of the Circulation Desk, enforcing library circulation and reserve policies, working with patrons and helping them use and locate library materials, preparing outgoing consortium borrowing materials, performing all aspects of interlibrary loan processes, overseeing student workers, ordering supplies, keeping signage and communications current. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Circulation Desk Duties: communicating with patrons, enforcing library circulation policies, staffing the circulation desk, provide evening support to patrons, serve as ranking library staff member for evening shift, collaborate with the Access Services Manager on circulation procedure and policy, assist in maintaining patron records. 2. Oversee and direct student workers at circulation; training students in areas of Access Services including Summit and ILL. 3. On Sundays, there is limited staff in the library and this person will need to be able to handle all issues that arise. 4. Maintain signage and library communications across campus for ongoing print and web distribution like hours and gallery shows. 5. Manage hold shelf and general stacks maintenance in coordination with the Access Services Manager. 6. Prepare outgoing materials for Summit borrowing, run routine reports and keep system current, communicate with Summit libraries when necessary. 7. Search, order, receive, and process interlibrary loan materials via OCLC; send and transmit documents via Ariel, fax or USPS; track usage and copyright using CLIO software. 8. Order and distribute supplies; create and track purchase orders, maintain library supply closet including toner for copiers, copier maintenance and troubleshooting. 9. Maintain neat and clutter-free environment for the entire building. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: 1. Bachelor or Associate degree preferred. 2. Experience working in a library required, preferably in circulation. 3. Knowledge of circulation functions of integrated library systems, preferably Innovative Interfaces, Inc. 4. Must be highly organized, able to problem solve, provide excellent customer service, and thrive in an environment of change. 5. Ability to work independently within the framework of a team environment. 6. Excellent PC skills; ability to learn new software and keep current with new technologies. 7. Attention to detail required. 8. Ability to lift up to 30 lbs., tolerate dust, push and pull fully loaded carts, bend, squat, reach, and use step stools. POSITION HOURS: Sunday 10-7; M-Th 1pm - 10pm BENEFITS: Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; two weeks paid vacation; paid sick leave and holidays; tuition waiver program; life and disability insurance; and generous retirement plan. TO APPLY: Send a cover letter and r?sum? to Human Resources by Friday March 6, 2009 to hresources at marylhurst.edu Nancy Hoover University Librarian Shoen Library Marylhurst University Marylhurst, OR 97036 503-699-6261 x3372 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Fri Feb 13 17:49:45 2009 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:49:45 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] What is in the Stimulus Bill for Libraries? Message-ID: Here is an excerpt from informative report we received today from ALA: ******** Here are some examples of provisions included in the $789 billion economic stimulus that can directly benefit libraries: $7.2 billion for broadband to increase broadband access and usage in unserved and underserved areas of the nation, which will better position the U.S. for economic growth, innovation, and job creation. This includes $200 million in competitive grants for expanding public computer capacity at public libraries and community colleges. Additionally, this includes $650 million for DTV, of which $90 million may be used by organizations, including libraries, for education and outreach to vulnerable populations including one-on-one assistance for box installation. $53.6 billion for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, including $39.5 billion to local school districts using existing funding formulas, which can be used for preventing cutbacks, preventing layoffs, school modernization (school libraries will benefit from this), or other purposes; $5 billion to states as bonus grants for meeting key performance measures in education; and $8.8 billion to states for high priority needs such as public safety and other critical services (including public libraries), which may include education and for modernization, renovation and repairs of public school facilities and institutions of higher education facilities. An additional $120 million for the Older American?s Act to provide community service jobs at nonprofit and public facilities including libraries to an additional 24,000 older Americans. An additional $130 million for the Rural Community Facilities Program to provide loans and grants for rural community facilities including libraries. ******** To see the full report: . If you are interested in competitive grant possibilities, I would suggest you call the office of your Congressman to ask for information and assistance. --> Jim Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us From SusanMecklem at dwt.com Mon Feb 16 15:29:27 2009 From: SusanMecklem at dwt.com (Mecklem, Susan) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:29:27 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Portland Downtown Librarians meeting this Wednesday Message-ID: This month's brown bag lunch will be hosted by Deana Brown, librarian at Everest College. We'll meet from noon till one on Wednesday, February 18. Everest College is located at 425 SW Washington, between 4th and 5th. Meet in the main downstairs lobby at noon. If you're late, just walk up the big white steps right across from the Greek Cusina, through the glass doors, down the hall, and to the right. Public transportation is easy - many bus lines stop on 4th or 3rd, and both the Streetcar and MAX are within walking distance. Email me if you have questions. The Downtown Librarians meet for a brown bag lunch on the third Wednesdays of most months. Everyone is welcome! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (136th edition, 2002), 5 volumes +update 3. Encyclopedia of Bioethics, (Reich 1995), 5 volumes 4. Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology (Levinson 1996), 4 volumes 5. Statistical Abstract of the United States (Bernan 1995-1998), 4 volumes (all or your choice) Responses to the first requests. You should be on the courier. Cheers, Greg Martin Adult Services Librarian Wilsonville Public Library 8200 SW Wilsonville Road Wilsonville, OR 97070 503-682-2744 gmartin at ci.wilsonville.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lanamt at gmail.com Mon Feb 16 09:29:42 2009 From: lanamt at gmail.com (lana) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:29:42 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] 2009 PLG Braverman Prize: Call for Submissions Message-ID: <1a1a0cc00902160929v1bb5af07vddf8f2f52b75f59d@mail.gmail.com> *Note: Please forward to relevant listservs (especially ethnic caucuses). CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS* Are you an LIS student interested in *activism* and the *struggle for social justice*? Do you stay awake at night thinking about how your *politics*might inform your professional practice? The *MIRIAM BRAVERMAN MEMORIAL PRIZE,* a presentation of the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG), is awarded each year for the best paper about some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship. Papers related to archivists, archives, and archival work are also eligible. The *winning paper will be published* in the Summer 2009 issue of Progressive Librarian. The winner of the contest will also receive a $300 stipend to help offset the cost of travel to and from the 2009 American Library Association annual conference in Chicago, IL. The award will be presented at the annual PLG dinner. Think you might be interested? Here's the fine print. 1. Contestants must be library and/or information science students attending a graduate-level program in the United States or Canada. 2. Entries must be the original, unpublished work of the contestant, and must be written in English. Entries may not exceed 3,000 words, and must conform to MLA in-text citation style. 3. To facilitate the blind review process, each entry must include a cover sheet providing the contestant's name, full contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address), name of the institution where the contestant is enrolled, and the title of the paper. No identifying information, other than the title, should appear on the paper itself. 4. Entries must be submitted electronically, in Microsoft Word or RTF format, to *bravermansubmissions at gmail.com* . *Entries must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on May 1, 2009.* 5. The $300 stipend is available only to help defray the cost of ALA conference attendance; if the winner of the contest is unable to attend, the money will remain in the Braverman Prize endowment fund and may be donated to a progressive cause at the discretion of the selection committee. Any questions regarding the contest or the selection process can be directed to the chair of the selection committee, Marcel LaFlamme, at * mlaflamme at indycc.edu* . More information about Miriam Braverman and about the Progressive Librarians Guild is available at * http://libr.org/plg* . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sjauregu at BCR.ORG Tue Feb 17 08:02:36 2009 From: sjauregu at BCR.ORG (Stephanie Jauregui) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:36 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] BCR and New Mexico State Library Offer Digitization Workshops in March Message-ID: February 17, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brandie Baumann, communications coordinator 800.397.1552; bcrpress at bcr.org BCR and New Mexico State Library Partner to Offer Digitization Workshops AURORA, Colo. - As part of BCR's efforts to bring digitization training to everyone, the New Mexico State Library and BCR are hosting a series of three workshops, March 24-27, to be held at the state library offices in Santa Fe. Targeted to libraries and cultural heritage institutions, these workshops are designed to guide participants through the planning stages of a new digitization project, including instruction in digital imaging best practices and the creation of Dublin Core metadata. The workshops, taught by BCR's digital initiatives consultant, Leigh Grinstead, are held each of the three days from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mountain time: * March 24 - Introduction to Digital Project Management. An overview of the issues associated with digitization of primary source materials. * March 25 - Introduction to Digital Imaging. Focuses on basic digital imaging techniques using the Western States Digital Imaging Best Practices as the basis for quality control and storage of image files. * March 26 - Introduction to Dublin Core Metadata. Familiarizes participants with the Collaborative Digitization Program's Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices to describe digital objects. Pricing for each workshop is $135 for BCR members and $185 for nonmembers. Western Council of State Libraries members, including New Mexico institutions, are eligible to register at BCR member rates, a substantial savings over nonmember rates. To register for one, two or all three of the workshops, visit the BCR website. For additional information, send an email to training at bcr.org. About BCR BCR brings libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. They offer a broad range of solutions and their hands-on, personal attention to each member enables them to deliver effective and timely solutions that help libraries keep pace with new developments in technology and services. BCR is the nation's oldest and most established multistate library cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, increase productivity and save money. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR.org org or email info at BCR.org. Stephanie Jauregui Training and OCLC Services BCR 14394 East Evans Avenue Aurora CO 80014-1408 p: 303.751.6277 ext 127 800.397.1552 f: 303.751.9787 e: sjauregu at bcr.org www.BCR.org From darci.hanning at state.or.us Tue Feb 17 10:59:26 2009 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:59:26 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] KohaCon 2009: April 16-17, in Plano, TX Message-ID: FYI for those using or interested in Koha, an open source ILS: From: Nicole Engard [mailto:Nicole_Engard at mail.vresp.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:55 AM To: HANNING Darci Subject: KohaCon 2009: Free, hands-on learning! Koha Users and Developers to Meet at KohaCon 2009 Three years ago, Koha users and developers from around the world met up to discuss the future of the project. It is now time for us all to meet again, this time on U.S. soil. This conference is not just a great way for Koha community members to put faces with names (and online aliases), but a great way to get the community together to discuss what matters to us and learn from others around the world. Please take a minute to read the press release below and register for the conference ASAP so that we can get an accurate head count. This is a great learning experience - and registration is free - so it's well worth attending! Thanks a bunch, Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime Koha Project Announces KohaCon 2009 February 3, 2009 -- The creators and developers of Koha, the first open source Integrated Library System (ILS), today announced that KohaCon 2009 -- a conference for current and interested users of the Koha Integrated Library System -- will be held in Plano, Texas, April 16 &17, 2009. KohaCon 2009 is the sequel to the first ever KohaCon -- held in Paris, France in 2006 -- which brought together users and developers worldwide. KohaCon 2009 will feature an international slate of speakers (both Koha users and active Koha contributors) conducting presentations and workshops on a diverse range of topics. Topics will include technical information on how to develop for the various modules of Koha, support options, and even panel discussions featuring users of Koha talking about their experiences with the software. "We expect this event to have wide appeal," said Paul Poulain, BibLibre, CEO and Release Manager of Koha 2.x "The conference is for both techies and non-techies. In addition to presentations on the technical side of Koha, the conference will serve as a hands-on introduction to how users and developers around the world collaborate to make the Koha open-source software possible," Poulain explained. "Kohacon 2009 will be huge, everything is bigger in Texas. Plus you get to hear from some of the veteran Koha developers, complete with funny accents. What more could you want?" said Chris Cormack, one of the original authors of the Koha version 1.0, and current Translation Manager for the Project. This is a FREE conference. There is no registration fee, but conference organizers are requesting that all attendees pre-register using the registration form found at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pMSkZuQLLHD_R8MFCGWz4OQ Details (travel, hotels, tentative agenda, etc) can be found on the Koha wiki at: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=kohacon2009 About Koha Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library System (ILS). Gifted by Horowhenua Library Trust and now in use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals. The impressive set of features available in Koha continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. Koha has lived up to its name, which means 'Gift' in the Maori language of New Zealand. To learn more about the Koha project, visit: http://koha.org Press Contact Paul POULAIN http://www.biblibre.com Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08 paul.poulain at biblibre.com -- Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us Ask me about Plinkit! http://www.plinkit.org/ http://oregon.plinkit.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rubick at lclark.edu Tue Feb 17 13:05:16 2009 From: rubick at lclark.edu (Kate Rubick) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:05:16 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] =?windows-1252?q?Oregon_Reads_and_then_reads_some_more?= =?windows-1252?q?=97?= In-Reply-To: <499A0A3D.2050009@lclark.edu> References: <499A0A3D.2050009@lclark.edu> Message-ID: <499B268C.5060803@lclark.edu> In anticipation of the upcoming OLA Conference, ?Oregon Reads: One State, Many Stories,? April 1-3 at the Salem Conference Center, you will want pick up a copy of With Grit and by Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law. This is the remarkable life story of Justice Betty Roberts, our conference keynote speaker. Roberts was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was also the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals. The book tells her amazing story, beginning with her rise from Depression-era childhood on the Texas plains and her very traditional life as a wife and stay-at-home mom. But the real adventure begins when she decides to go back to school to became, first, a teacher, then a lawyer, state legislator, a candidate for governor and, eventually, a judge. Justice Roberts will host a book discussion following the keynote. So read With Grit and by Grace and then join the author, one of Oregon's most prominent leaders, for an informal session to talk about it. Reading the book is not required to attend the discussion, but is recommended. From michel at up.edu Tue Feb 17 16:15:06 2009 From: michel at up.edu (Michel, Stephanie) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:15:06 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Call for Poster Presenters - ALA Annual Conference Message-ID: <5DF1314C476B904193CC06A9725FDCD1022ABDDD@london.campus.up.edu> Call for Poster Sessions: Bringing the Immersion Program Back Home Saturday July 11, 2009 3:30-5:30 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago Alumni of the Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program are recognized as leaders in teaching lifelong learning skills, improving techniques for assessing learning outcomes and in creating environments of discovery. The four Immersion Tracks are: Teacher Track, Program Track, Intentional Teacher Track, and the Assessment Track. The ACRL Immersion Alumni Program Planning Working Group is looking for individuals or groups who have participated in the Information Literacy Immersion Program to submit an application for a poster session. The purpose of the poster sessions will be to provide an informal forum for the exchange of ideas and research related to the Immersion experience. Apply to share your successes and challenges at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference. Poster presenters will have 30 minutes to present after the 60 minute panel session. Application Procedure Poster sessions will be refereed by the Working Group. We encourage alumni to participate; refereed posters aid tenure track librarians with promotion and tenure. Poster session topics might include but are not limited to: * How you applied your Immersion experience to transform your teaching and information literacy programs; * How you sustained momentum and enthusiasm when you got back from the Immersion program; * Significant learning experiences you gained from the program; * Demonstrated student learning outcomes through successful assessment strategies; * Leadership roles you have cultivated in your library and campus community as a result of participation in the Immersion Program. Poster session proposals should include: 1. Name(s) of presenter(s) 2. Poster title 3. Learning outcome(s) for viewers 4. Location(s) and year(s) of Immersion Program attended 5. Summary of poster content (150-200 words) Criteria for refereed poster session acceptance include: * Originality, significance and relevance of the topic; * Development of ideas; * Contribution to Information Literacy research through a theoretical or practitioner framework; -OR- * Implications to research, practice, and/or Information Literacy policy; * Opportunities to interact with the viewers delineated; * Strength of learning outcomes presented in proposal. Poster proposals will be reviewed and selected by the committee. Send proposals as an attached word document to Betty_Braaksma at UManitoba.CA The deadline for submission is April 13, 2009. Peer review of submissions will be completed in April - May and notifications of acceptance will be sent on or before May 11, 2009. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stephanie Michel Reference/Instruction Librarian Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library University of Portland 5000 N. Willamette Blvd Portland, OR 97203 503.943.7418 ~ michel at up.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Wed Feb 18 00:29:08 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:29:08 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] ALA Creates One-Stop Source for Stimulus Information In-Reply-To: <0e22759a87bf0e020cb3ee8d3531cdd5@www.wo.ala.org> References: <0e22759a87bf0e020cb3ee8d3531cdd5@www.wo.ala.org> Message-ID: <61ec90900902180029k2c14d6ffn1b5f53af9d8d2c38@mail.gmail.com> ALA Creates One-Stop Source for Stimulus Information February 17th, 2009 | Completing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a long and arduous process for the Obama Administration and the new Congress. Now that President Obama has signed the bill into law, our nation can begin the journey of restoring our economic stability through the programs and initiatives this law will make possible. Throughout the process of creating this law, the library community demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the American public by working to inform our leaders in Washington about the programs and services libraries across the country are providing to help America get back to work, such as assistance with resume building and online job searching as well as free classes to teach the public 21st century job skills. With many opportunities available to libraries through the stimulus bill, the library community must continue our efforts to educate our elected officials on the benefits of investing in libraries ? focusing now on the state level. Implementing the law will no doubt be as complex a process as creating it, and for this reason the ALA Washington Office has created www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus as a one-stop source with resources on how to make sure libraries benefit from the package and the most up-to-date information on the stimulus. As information becomes available, the ALA Washington Office will post updates on this page with details, such as how funding will be distributed and how to apply. We have compiled a list of the programs that libraries can benefit from included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More information will be posted on each section as it becomes available. *$7.2 billion for Broadband * This includes $2.5 billion for Rural Utilities Service and $4.7 billion for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) broadband grant program to increase broadband access and usage in underserved areas of the nation. This includes $200 million in competitive grants for expanding public computer capacity at public libraries and community college libraries. Additionally, this includes $650 million for DTV, of which $90 million may be used by organizations, including libraries, for education and outreach to vulnerable populations including one-on-one assistance for box installation. *$53.6 billion for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund* This program includes $48 billion in block grants allocated among the states. Out of each state's allocation, 81.8 percent is reserved for education and 18.2 percent is reserved for the governor to use as he or she sees fit. $39.5 billion for education using existing funding formulas, which can be used for preventing cutbacks, preventing layoffs, school modernization (school libraries will benefit from this), or other purposes and $8.8 billion for state fiscal relief for high-priority needs such as public safety and other critical services (including public libraries), renovation and repairs of public school facilities and institutions of higher education facilities. Encouraging state officials to invest the funds they receive from Congress in public and school libraries will be critical. It is also important to note that with the billions of dollars states are receiving, there should be no need for drastic state cutbacks in services. *An additional $120 million for the Senior Community Service Employment Program* This funding will provide community service jobs at nonprofit and public facilities, including libraries, for an additional 24,000 older Americans. The Senior Community Service Employment Program is a community service and work-based training program for older workers. Program participants are placed in a wide variety of community service positions at non-profit and public facilities, including daycare centers, senior centers, governmental agencies, schools, hospitals, libraries and landscaping centers. There are currently 74 grantees. Grant awards are made to 18 national nonprofit organizations and 56 state and territorial governments. In most states, the governor has selected the State Office on Aging to administer the program. The contact information for all existing grantees is available by going to www.doleta.gov/seniors. Click the contacts link on the right and on that page go to grantees PY 2007. * An additional $130 million for the Rural Community Facilities Program* The Community Programs is a division of the Housing and Community Facilities Programs at the United States Department of Agriculture. Community Programs includes the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program, and the Community Facilities Grant Program. These programs help develop essential community facilities for public use in rural areas. These facilities include schools, libraries, childcare, hospitals, medical clinics, assisted living facilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations, community centers, public buildings and transportation. Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director ALA Washington Office esheketoff at ala.wash.org -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise at ccrls.org Wed Feb 18 12:47:36 2009 From: louise at ccrls.org (louise at ccrls.org) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:47:36 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Job opening Message-ID: LIBRARY DIRECTOR POSITION OPENING Jefferson Public Library has an opening for a Library Director, 32 hrs. per week. The person hired will manage all aspects of library operations including supervision of small staff and volunteers, reference, circulation, collection development and maintenance, and programming. High school graduate required, some college and library experience preferred. Experience with computers, especially Millenium or other online library system and experience with children highly desirable. The library, located in the historic Jacob Conser House, serves the population of 2500, and rural south Marion County. Historic Jefferson Oregon is located 15 miles south of Salem, 10 miles north of Albany, just 2 miles off I-5, on the Santiam River. We are members of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library service and have access to the collections of all the 18 member libraries. Some travel to/from meetings is required. $15.94/hr. + shared benefit package avail. Applications may be obtained at Jefferson City Hall, 163 N. Main St., or by calling the City at 541-327-2768, or emailing a request to jeffersonrecorder at peak.org. Closes March 6 From schroedr at pdx.edu Wed Feb 18 15:51:15 2009 From: schroedr at pdx.edu (Robert Schroeder) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:51:15 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Reminder: PAIL Meeting @ PSU Tuesday February 24th, 6:30 -8:30 pm Message-ID: <499C9EF3.4010707@pdx.edu> *PAIL Meeting @ PSU *// /When:/ February 24 from 6:30 -8:30 pm. /Where:/ PSU Millar Library room 160 (first floor) Everyone is welcome -- public, high school and academic librarians, library school students or anyone else interested in information literacy. RSVPs are appreciated (just to get a general head count -- _schroedr at pdx.edu_ ) but feel free to just drop by if you'd like to. On the agenda will be: Portland Public Schools "Initiative for 21^st Century Libraries in all our Schools" - Susan Stone from Portland Public Schools "Info Lit Proficiencies for High School Students going to College -- a Draft" - Anna Johnson, Coordinator Information Literacy Instruction, Mt. Hood Community College "Emotion, Values and Information Literacy Standards" - Bob Schroeder, Coordinator of Information Literacy, Portland State University Hope to see you at this meeting! -- Bob Schroeder *//* A link to PSU's and the Millar Library's locations & parking _http://www.pdx.edu/map.html_ If you're driving Parking Structure #P1 at 6th Ave. and Harrison is a good one to use. Enter from 6th Ave. only. -- _________________________________________________________ Robert Schroeder Reference Librarian & Coordinator of Information Literacy Assistant Professor Portland State University 503.725.4519 phone 503.725.4524 fax schroedr at pdx.edu P.O Box 1151 Portland OR 97207-1151 280F Millar Library Support Collective Bargaining for Portland State University Faculty Invest in Faculty "Recruit, Respect, Retain" Stay Informed @ http://www.psuaaup.net/cbupdates07.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kyle.banerjee at gmail.com Wed Feb 18 17:07:52 2009 From: kyle.banerjee at gmail.com (Kyle Banerjee) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:07:52 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Programming contractor sought Message-ID: <47eed6660902181707x5fa450d2l77e9a60141ac9026@mail.gmail.com> Feel free to forward. Programming Contractor sought: Contractor is responsible for implementing a prototype system that aggregates access to existing digital content stored in digital archives among the 48 members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance and the Northwest Digital Archives. The successful prototype will be used as a basis for securing a large scale grant to build sustainable digital programs. Tasks: * Communicate with administrators of member repositories * Design and test software * Define and implement interfaces with member repositories * Evaluate potential commercial and open-source solutions for repository applications * Maintain/create relevant documentation, * Attend project meetings as needed, Contractor may be required to represent the Alliance at technically-oriented conferences and meetings. The total value of the contract is estimated at $16,500, based on grant funds. We will expect the contractor to commit to half-time from March 1 ? August 31, 2009. Attendance at meetings will be mandatory; meetings possibly held in the Portland, OR area. Travel expenses up to $750 will be reimbursed based on applicable University of Oregon policies. Skills required: * Demonstrated facility with UNIX/Linux, including shell scripting * Proven ability to follow programming specifications, including prioritization * A proven track record with finishing projects on time and at budget * Demonstrated experience with database technology, including MySQL * Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills * Creativity in problem solving to independently resolve technical issues * Two or more years of software development experience * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Science, Library Science, or related field Preferred skills: * Knowledge of library systems, particularly OPACs * Knowledge of library standards, particularly MARC * Experience with IT in a higher education environment * Experience with repository software (such as DSpace, Greenstone, or Fedora). * Knowledge of PHP, Python, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, XML, XPATH, and XSLT * Experience working with version control software * Experience writing and maintaining technical documentation * Demonstrable experience in OAI-PMH, SRU, and OpenURL, * Familiarity with metadata standards, preferably Dublin Core,MARC,EAD, METS, and MODS Review of Contractor materials will begin on February 28; materials received by that time will receive preference. To Apply: Please send Word or pdf attachments via e-mail to banerjek at uoregon.edu and include the following: * Cover letter addressing relevant qualifications for the position * Resume * Names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance banerjek at uoregon.edu / 541.359.9599 From Dana.Campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us Thu Feb 19 07:55:07 2009 From: Dana.Campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us (Campbell, Dana) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:55:07 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] PNLA Quarterly publication opportunity Message-ID: Attention graduates and mentors of the PNLA Leadership Institute! Dana Campbell, Youth Services Librarian Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 Monroe Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330 541-766-6784 Fax: 541-766-6915 dana.campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us PNLA Oregon Representative 2008-2010 ALA SRRT Amelia Bloomer Cmmt. 2008-2010 ________________________________ Have you had experience in providing or receiving leadership training? With PNLA Leads or some other organization? Here is a publishing opportunity for you, right on our own back doorstep. >From the editor of PNLA Quarterly, Mary Bolin: The PNLA Quarterly will be published as an electronic-only journal beginning with the Spring 2009 issue. We would like to feature the PNLA Leadership issue in the first e-only issue. Participants, mentors, and others connected with the 2008 PNLA Leadership Institute are invited to submit articles, photographs, and other materials to be shared with the readers of the PNLA Quarterly. Submit material to Mary Bolin at: mbolin2 at unl.edu . Deadline: March 31, 2009. If you would like to look at earlier copies of issues that came out both in print and online, see the PNLA Web site at http://www.pnla.org/quarterly/index.htm Here's to seeing your name in print! Jan Zauha, Professor Reference Librarian Rm 117C Renne Library Montana State University PO Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 Voice: 406-994-6554 Email: jzauha at montana.edu > Fax: 406-994-2851 A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us. Franz Kafka [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Questions about the group to: Lenora Oftedahl oftl at critfc.org Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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The following items are available: Promotional mailing tubes (each tube contains 1 poster, 10 buttons, and 100 bookmarks) Bookmarks (100 bookmarks per packet) If you would like a mailing tube or a couple packets of bookmarks please email your request with your full name and mailing address to Katie Anderson at katie.anderson at state.or.us. These items are available due to a generous grant from the Starseed Foundation. A special thanks goes to Deschutes Public Library for designing and printing the posters, Multnomah County Library for designing the Oregon Reads graphics and producing the buttons, the State Library for printing the bookmarks, and OLA's Oregon Reads Committee which has worked so hard to make all of this possible. 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Experience with computers, especially Millenium or other library system and experience with children highly desirable. The library, located in the historic Jacob Conser House, serves the population of 2500, and rural south Marion County. Historic Jefferson Oregon is located 15 miles south of Salem, 10 miles north of Albany, just 2 miles off I-5, on the Santiam River. We are members of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library service and have access to the collections of all of the 18 member libraries. Some travel to/from meetings is required. $15.94/hr. + shared benefit package avail. Applications may be obtained at Jefferson City Hall, 163 N. Main St., or by calling the City at 541-327-2768, or emailing a request to jeffersonrecorder at peak.org. This position will remain open until March 5th. From Maureen.Kelly at osucascades.edu Thu Feb 19 12:26:57 2009 From: Maureen.Kelly at osucascades.edu (Kelly, Maureen) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:26:57 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Request by ALA for Usage Stats for Financial Information Message-ID: <70E057C865187B499856C0D92BCCB31403F7622C@NWS-EXCH3.nws.oregonstate.edu> CNN will be airing an piece on how libraries have become a great source of accurate financial information on Feb. 28. Also, CNN may do a second piece so ALA is soliciting your stories about increases in financial material being checked out, attendance at library financial seminars, etc. CNN has collected usage information from New York area libraries and is trying to get more data that would indicate a national trend of more financial resources being used in libraries across the country. Has your library experienced an increase in the past year or so on financial material being checked out/free financial seminar attendance, etc.? If so by how much? If you have the information close at hand, please share it with: Macey Morales Manager, Media Relations/ ALA mmorales at ala.org Thanks, Maureen Kelly Maureen Kelly OSU Cascades Head Librarian & Extended Campus Librarian Campus Lib 214 541-322-3110 phone 541-383-7507 fax IM via AOL/AIM & Yahoo: clibkelly maureen.kelly at osucascades.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Feb 19 13:05:24 2009 From: reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:05:24 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] IMLS Announces Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants Message-ID: <124E4ABF-1363-4B59-9619-D2318C80CBB3@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> -----Original Message----- From: Jeannine Mjoseth [mailto:JMjoseth at IMLS.GOV] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:01 PM To: Jeannine Mjoseth Subject: IMLS Announces Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can be viewed on the agency's Web site at http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/021909.shtm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2009 Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth at imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner at imls.gov IMLS Announces 2009 Award of 23 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants Washington, DC-The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today awarded 23 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants that will be used to create statewide conservation plans for collections held in libraries, museums, and archives. To view the winners of this year's grants, please go to http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/021909_list.shtm. "I applaud these grantees as they take action to combat the crises in collections care that threaten to rob our heritage," said Anne-Imelda Radice, IMLS Director. "They represent a wide array of approaches to planning, from a system of conservation "circuit-riders" in Virginia working with small institutions across the state to the first-ever statewide preservation assessment of material culture collections in Utah." Under the program, 23 states will receive $908,206, matched with $621,073 of non-federal funds to foster partnerships among organizations in a state, commonwealth, or territory to provide safe conditions for its collections, develop emergency plans, assign responsibility for collections care, and marshal public and private support for collections care. Grantees included eight museums and museum associations, five state libraries, two historical societies, five state agencies that oversee museums and libraries, and three universities and service organizations. Funded projects included: * Maine, with its large geographic area and relatively sparse population, will create a collaborative and multi-disciplinary working group that will compile, organize, and analyze the existing collections-based information and create associated databases on a statewide basis. It will also create a feasibility assessment of existing organizations to steward the collections and create a values assessment ranking system to assist institutions in targeting limited resources. * Kentucky will develop and conduct a survey to determine the needs of cultural and heritage collecting institutions in the state. It will develop and execute a pilot project with three to five collecting institutions that will inform the development of a statewide collections management plan. It will also conduct disaster planning and preparedness workshops that will provide instructions and guidelines for writing a disaster plan and inform the development of a statewide disaster response team. * The University of Utah will work with seven partners to develop and implement the state's first formal preservation assessment of museums, libraries, and archives. In keeping with the findings of the Heritage Health Index report, the results from this survey will be disseminated through four preservation forums that will be used to improve preservation-related educational and funding opportunities statewide. This is the second year IMLS has awarded Statewide Planning Grants, an important component of the IMLS initiative, Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action. IMLS launched the initiative in response to the 2005 Heritage Health Index report on the dire state of the nation's collections. According to the report by Heritage Preservation, approximately 190 million objects could be lost in just a few short years without immediate attention. The report also found that 65 percent of collecting institutions report damage to collections due to improper storage and 80 percent did not have an emergency plan for their collections or trained staff to carry it out. Over the next two years, IMLS intends to award a grant to each eligible state, commonwealth, or territory to advance their collective conservation goals guided by the Heritage Health Index recommendations. The next and final deadline for the statewide planning grants is October 16, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/planning.htm. IMLS intends to issue a limited number of implementation grants to statewide planning grantees in 2010. About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov. From Johnette.Easter at co.multnomah.or.us Thu Feb 19 14:08:23 2009 From: Johnette.Easter at co.multnomah.or.us (EASTER Johnette) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:08:23 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Job Opening - Multnomah County Library Message-ID: Director of Libraries Multnomah County Library If you a talented strategic thinker, library systems innovator and collaborative leader with a background in library management or administration in a complex environment, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity to lead one of the most respected library systems in the nation. Multnomah County Library is the oldest public library west of the Mississippi, with a history that reaches back to 1864. Today, the Central Library and 16 (soon to be 18) neighborhood libraries that make up the library system house 480 computer search stations for the public and a collection of two million books and other library materials. In fiscal year 2009, the library budget is approximately $60 million with 477 FTE. Multnomah County residents are well known for their enthusiastic use of library services. Oregon's largest public library ranks first in annual circulation of books and other materials among U.S. libraries serving fewer than two million residents. The next Library Director will have the ability to guide the organization toward a future where resources are maximized, technology is leveraged and services are tailored to the evolving needs of patrons. If you feel that you have the experience, qualifications and motivation to fulfill this challenging role, you are invited to apply for this opportunity immediately. This position is open until a sufficient number of applications are received. For full consideration, please send a r?sum? covering relevant experience and education (including latest salary), a meaningful cover letter detailing your interest and how you qualify for the position and four professional references by the initial screening date of March 11. For complete details or to apply online, please visit our website, www.multcojobs.org. Alternately, packets may be sent via e-mail to library.recruitment at multcolib.org. For additional information, please contact Amy Lippay at 503.988.5015 x24289 or Johnette Easter at 503.988.5015 x26160. Multnomah County is actively recruiting persons from diverse backgrounds to enhance service delivery to our community. Johnette Easter Labor Relations - Human Resources Division Multnomah County - Dept. of County Management 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 400 Portland, OR 97214 (503) 988-5015 ext. 26160 johnette.easter at co.multnomah.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Feb 19 16:14:44 2009 From: baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:14:44 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Jobline - 2/19/09 Message-ID: <7A130417-B386-4331-8BE4-EC4729C3DED8@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Oregon State Library Jobline An Electronic Jobline from the Oregon State Library....... February 19, 2009 Closing Dates 2/20/09 Library Systems and Technical Services Manager, Port Hadlock, WA 2/20/09 Information Literacy Project Coordinator, Pendleton, OR 2/27/09 Library Assistant II, Lake Oswego, OR 3/05/09 Library Director, Jefferson, OR 3/06/09 Access Services Library Assistant, Marylhurst, OR 3/11/09 Library Director, Portland, OR 3/12/09 Assistant Director, Bend, OR 3/16/09 Performing Arts Librarian, Portland, OR 3/16/09 LSTA Grant Librarian, Monmouth, OR 3/30/09 Library Director, Oregon City, OR 4/15/09 Temporary Information Specialist, Portland, OR Job Announcements **************************************** Posted: 1/30/09 Library Systems and Technical Services Manager Closes: 2/20/09 Port Hadlock, WA This leadership position supervises the Jefferson County Library's Technical Services unit, coordinates and implements library technology and telecommunications functions, and administers its SirsiDynix automation system for the Cooperative Libraries Automated Network. Salary range: $53,325-$63,672, plus job security and excellent benefits. The Jefferson County Library is located in rural Port Hadlock, Washington on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. We serve Jefferson County through a main library and a bookmobile. Port Hadlock is surrounded by the Olympic Mountains and the waters of Puget Sound. The area is rich in history, scenic beauty, cultural activities and outdoor recreation. It is 15 minutes from the Victorian seaport community of Port Townsend. For a complete job description and application information visit www.jclibrary.info/about/stsmjob.html. Application packet must be received by the Library Director by 5:00 pm, February 20, 2009. **************************************** Posted: 1/30/09 Information Literacy Project Coordinator Closes: 2/20/09 Pendleton, OR Information Literacy Project Coordinator. $3,400/mo. 16-month, grant funded, contracted position providing library service to teens. Compensation is based on 40 hours/wk or more. May include evenings and weekends. No benefits are associated with this position. Seeking innovative, team player with proven ability working with teens, fresh ideas and an extensive knowledge of the media interests of teens including electronic formats and delivery systems. Two years experience organizing or leading youth literacy or closely related programs and library or teaching credential or related degree required. For a full description and questionnaire, contact Pendleton Public Library: 541.966.0380 or www.pendleton.plinkit.org. Complete applications must be received by Friday, February 20 by 5:00pm. ***************************************** Posted: 2/6/09 Library Assistant II - Circulation Division Closes: 2/27/09 Lake Oswego, Oregon The City of Lake Oswego is seeking an experienced, personable, and customer service-oriented individual with the vitality and energy to work in one of Oregon's most popular libraries. Under limited supervision, the Library Assistant II is responsible for a variety of activities that range from routine clerical duties to moderately complex and difficult para-professional duties. For complete information and instructions to apply, please visit our website. http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/hum-res/current-openings.htm ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Library Director Closes: 3/5/09 Jefferson, OR Jefferson Public Library has an opening for a Library Director, 32 hrs. per week. The person hired will manage all aspects of library operations including reference, circulation, collection development and maintenance, and programming. Historic Jefferson Oregon is located 15 miles south of Salem, 10 miles north of Albany, just 2 miles off I-5, on the Santiam River. High school graduate required, some college and library experience preferred. Experience with computers, especially Millenium or other library system and experience with children highly desirable. The library, located in the historic Jacob Conser House, serves the population of 2500, and rural south Marion County. We are members of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library service and have access to the collections of all of the 18 member libraries. Some travel to/from meeting required. $15.94/hr. + shared benefit package avail. Applications may be obtained at Jefferson City Hall, 163 N. Main St., or by calling the City at 541-327-2768, or emailing a request to jeffersonrecorder at peak.org. This position will remain open until March 5th. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Access Services Library Assistant Closes: 3/6/09 Marylhurst, OR Supports the afternoon and evening operations in Access Services including day to day coverage and operations of the Circulation Desk, enforcing library circulation and reserve policies, working with patrons and helping them use and locate library materials, preparing outgoing consortium borrowing materials, performing all aspects of interlibrary loan processes, overseeing student workers, ordering supplies, keeping signage and communications current. To see full announcement, please visit http://www.marylhurst.edu/humanresources/accessserviceslibraryassistant.php. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Library Director Closes: 3/11/09 Portland, OR If you feel that you have the experience, qualifications and motivation to fulfill this challenging role, you are invited to apply for this opportunity immediately. This position is open until a sufficient number of applications are received. For full consideration, please send a r?sum? covering relevant experience and education (including latest salary), a meaningful cover letter detailing your interest and how you qualify for the position and four professional references by the initial screening date of March 11. For complete details or to apply online, please visit our website, www.multcojobs.org. Alternately, packets may be sent via e-mail to library.recruitment at multcolib.org. For additional information, please contact Amy Lippay at 503.988.5015 x24289 or Johnette Easter at 503.988.5015 x26160. Multnomah County is actively recruiting persons from diverse backgrounds to enhance service delivery to our community. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Assistant Director, Library Experiences Closes: 3/12/09 Bend, OR The Deschutes Public Library is looking for a dynamic leader. The Assistant Director, Library Experiences, leads a system-wide commitment that results in innovative services, resources, partnerships, entertainment, and community engagement. This key leader is collaborative and plays a significant role in developing and implementing the library's comprehensive vision and strategies for customer-focused library services. If working with a highly dedicated staff who is ready to establish new levels of service is inspiring, then please check out this position and apply. We have a lot of energy and ideas-come along, lead enthusiastically, and create some magic with us. Check our website for more information or contact Marian Thomas at 541-312-1024 for details. The deadline is March 12. http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/employment.asp. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Performing Arts Librarian Closes: 3/16/09 Portland, OR Reed College seeks a professional to manage performing arts collections, collaborate in facilities development, and provide reference and instruction services. Full announcement available at http://www.reed.edu/human_resources/staffsearch. Send letter of application, resume, and names and addresses of three references to Victoria Hanawalt, College Librarian, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 97202, by March 16. An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. ****************************************** Posted: 2/13/09 LSTA Grant Librarian Closes: 3/16/09 (or until filled) Monmouth, OR The primary responsibility of the Grant Librarian will be to produce web based information literacy tutorials. Tutorials can range from a demonstration of an article database to an overview of the research process. The LSTA Grant Librarian will script content, design web based tutorials, produce visual and audible content of the tutorials, participate in review processes with others producing tutorials, and publish tutorials to an open access repository. The Librarian will also assist in publicizing and promoting use of the tutorials within the greater library community and will report to the WOU Dean of Library and Media Services. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment, to support and promote the Cooperative Library Instruction Project (CLIP). CLIP is a partnership between Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, Willamette University, and Chemeketa Community College whose mission is to design and develop open license web based tutorials to assist in library instruction and information literacy. * Review begins February 16, 2009. Open until filled. For more information, go here: http://www.wou.edu/admin/hr/staff/LSTA%20Grant%20Librarian.pdf. ****************************************** Posted: 2/13/09 Library Director Closes: 3/30/09 (or until filled) Oregon City, OR The City of Oregon City is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to be its Library Director. The successful candidate will have a passion, and strategic vision for library services. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a creative and motivated professional librarian to lead the growth and enhancement of the City's library services after several years of reduced hours and services due to budget constraints. With the formation of a new Library District in the county cooperative network of city libraries in the November 2008 election, funding has been restored and stabilized via a permanent District tax rate. Additionally, the new Director will be expected to lead the planning for constructing a new library building to meet the needs of our community. The Oregon City Library is currently housed in a leased space approximately 13,500 square feet in size. It is estimated that a new facility will be 30,000 to 40,000 square feet in size. Oregon City Library is part of the Library Information Network of Clackamas County (LINCC), a library consortium serving 11 independent public libraries in the county. The 11 independent public libraries form a cooperative by sharing a single automation system and centralized bibliographic/electronic resources. www.lincc.lib.or.us We are proud of the fact that the working atmosphere in our consortium among the library members and between the libraries and the LINCC Network staff is very collaborative and friendly. LINCC libraries circulate over 6.2 million items a year on their classic Dynix system, but are currently involved in a migration to the new SirsiDynix Symphony product. Education and Experience: Requires a Master of Library Science or Master of Library Science and Information Studies from an A.L.A. accredited Masters program and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional library experience, including management and supervisory experience, which demonstrates considerable knowledge in the principles and practices of general administration and supervision, and extensive knowledge of the methods, policies, practices, principles, and procedures of professional library work. Compensation and Benefits: Salary: $69,384 $82,632 $95,844 annually with the median range as the target. The Library Director's position qualifies for the pay-for-performance annual merit incentive program. Benefits Include: vacation, sick leave, holidays, retirement (PERS), medical/vision/RX, dental, life insurance, long term disability, HRA-VEBA, 125 flexible spending account, Employee Assistance Program, Various Voluntary 457, and Deferred Compensation Programs. Application Process: Position will remain open until filled. Qualified candidates must submit the following: 1. A cover letter describing how your education and experience relate to the position and why the job is desirable to you. 2. A current resume. 3. Completed Oregon City Application. Candidates may 1) email the application packet (Please state Library Director position in subject line of the email) to: jobs at orcity.org Or 2) fax application packet directly to the Human Resources office at (503) 657-7026 Or 3) mail the application packet to: P.O. Box 3040 Oregon City, OR 97045 - 0304 Attention: Human Resources. Questions may be directed to Jim Loeffler, HR Director at (503) 496-1528 or by e-mail at jloeffler at ci.oregon-city.or.us Candidate's resumes will be screened against the requirements on the attached job description. Anticipated date to complete first screening is March 30, 2009. The City of Oregon City may request additional information and conduct some telephone interviews. Once applications are reviewed the most qualified candidates will be notified and asked to come in for the first in a series of interviews. First interviews are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday April 14, 2009, with candidates receiving a confirmation letter of the schedule. AA/ADA/EEO Employer. ************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Temporary Information Specialist Closes: 4/15/09 Portland, OR Ziba is seeking an MLS holder (recent program graduates welcome) to join our Information Specialist team on a temporary basis. From early April through early September, you will help the company maintain excellence in secondary research and analysis, manage internal information flow and execute a pre-planned library move to our new Pearl District location this summer. The position will be full-time or part-time as the workload demands. Link to the full job announcement: http://is.gd/jJaj To list a job announcement please provide the following information: Job Title Closing Date City & State Brief description of position Link to the full job announcement. All listings with no closing date mentioned will be removed from Jobline after one month. Email your request to April Baker. Please contact April Baker with any questions or suggestions. To Unsubscribe To unsubscribe from libs-or, send a message to: libs-or-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us. Message: unsubscribe Contacts at the Oregon State Library Technical Assistance: 503-932-1004. Jobline Editor: April Baker, 503-378-2464. 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The guidance contains a timeline and steps the agencies must take to ensure quick implementation of the ARRA. The guidance is intended to cover only the first phase of implementation of the ARRA. More detailed guidance covering a fuller range of items will be issued in 30-60 days. Go to www.ala.org/knowyourstimulusto learn more. -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Dana.Campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us Fri Feb 20 09:28:14 2009 From: Dana.Campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us (Campbell, Dana) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:28:14 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] FW: [PNLA] LLOPS Professional Development Workshop, April 29, 2009 Message-ID: FYI Dana Campbell, Youth Services Librarian Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 Monroe Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330 541-766-6784 Fax: 541-766-6915 dana.campbell at ci.corvallis.or.us PNLA Oregon Representative 2008-2010 ALA SRRT Amelia Bloomer Cmmt. 2008-2010 ________________________________ From: PNLA-L at yahoogroups.com [mailto:PNLA-L at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Hoffrance, Erin M. Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:55 AM To: PNLA-L at yahoogroups.com Subject: [PNLA] LLOPS Professional Development Workshop, April 29, 2009 Hello, I apologize for any cross-posting but wanted to let you know about the Professional Development Workshop put on by the Law Librarians of Puget Sound (LLOPS). Details are below and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please join us for the 2009 LLOPS Professional Development Workshop where we'll explore a variety of topics designed to update you on the latest technologies and services that won't break the bank. 2009 LLOPS Professional Development Workshop SURVIVE AND THRIVE: EXPANDING SERVICES IN A SHRINKING ECONOMY Wednesday, April, 29, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ~ Center for Urban Horticulture - NHS Hall 3501 NE 41st Street Seattle, WA 98105 Breakfast/Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Morning Sessions: 9:00 a.m. - Noon Lunch: Noon - 1:30 p.m. Afternoon Sessions: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Session I: Assess for Success: Proving Library Value 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Learn how to effectively audit and maintain your collection's value when budgets are strained. * Steve Hiller, Director, Planning and Assessment, University of Washington Libraries Session II: Playing Well with Others: Collaborative Virtual Reference Services 10:45 a.m. - Noon Discover the benefits and challenges of offering virtual reference services. * Nancy Huling, Head, Reference & Research Services, University of Washington Libraries LUNCH BREAK: Noon - 1:30 p.m. with music by Clayton Murray Session III: Network, Collaborate, Market: Work Smarter with Web 2.0 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Technology expert Aaron Schmidt will teach you how to use the best of the web's social networking tools to connect with both patrons and colleagues. For more information about Aaron, see his blog: www.walkingpaper.org > * Aaron Schmidt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, District of Columbia Public Library Session IV: Sailing Through Tides of Economic Change: Lessons from Legal Aid 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. A panel of civil legal aid experts will share their expertise in organizational survival through both boom and bust economies. * Fred Corbit, Northwest Justice Project * Susan K. Donaldson, Founder, Washington Appleseed * Michele E. Storms, Executive Director, William H. Gates Public Service Law Program Registration Fee: In recognition of difficult financial times, we've lowered our registration fees. The fee includes lunch for both half and full-day participants: $15 for students (currently enrolled in a course of study) $60 full day (LLOPS members) | $35 half-day (LLOPS members) $75 full day (non-LLOPS) | $45 half-day (non-LLOPS) To register, please fill out the form below and send it with your check payable to the Law Librarians of Puget Sound, to: Attn: Rick Stroup King County Law Library King County Courthouse 516 3rd Avenue, Suite W-621 Seattle, WA 98104 Registration deadline is April 13, 2009. No walk-up registration. Confirmations will be sent to those providing an email address. You may register for the full day or just the morning or afternoon. To reserve your space, you must pay in advance. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early. No refunds after April 20. Thank you! Registration questions: Email rick.stroup at kingcounty.gov or call 206-296-0940. Name:__________________________________________________________ Institution:________________________________________________________ Phone:__________________________________________________________ Email:__________________________________________________________ Please specify a.m. or p.m. if only attending half day: ___________ Information and registration form will also be available at: http://aallnet.org/chapter/llops/committees/profdev/profdev.asp > Erin M. Hoffrance Reference Assistant K&L Gates LLP 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 Seattle, WA 98104-1158 Phone: 206.370.6807 Fax: 206.623.7022 Email: erin.hoffrance at klgates.com > Website: www.klgates.com > Consider the environment. Think before you print! This electronic message contains information from the law firm of K&L Gates LLP. The contents may be privileged and confidential and are intended for the use of the intended addressee(s) only. 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Deadline is Friday, March 13th @ 5:00 pm. ? Join in the process and offer your great suggestions. ? Krist ? ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Krist Obrist 2009 Summer Reading Chair Childrens / Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us 503.751.0182 ? Oregon Summer Reading oregon.srp09 at yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oregon.srp09 at yahoo.com Sat Feb 21 16:15:01 2009 From: oregon.srp09 at yahoo.com (Childrens Librarians) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:15:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Libs-Or] CSD/OYAN SUmmer Reading Workshop - Free - Sign up now! Message-ID: <356299.31144.qm@web111206.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> ~~ Please excuse cross-posting ~~ ? If you haven't already registered for this free program, it's not too late - do it now! ? ? What:?? CSD / OYAN Summer Reading Club Workshop When:? Friday, March 13, 2009 Where: Salem Public Library, Loucks Auditorium Time:?? 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Lunch:? Bring your own - Brown bag (water, coffee, soda provided) Cost:??? Free! ? Join us on Friday, March 13, 2009 (a lucky day!) for a great day full of learning and sharing. This year we are combining both CSD and OYAN so all ages, kids through teens, will be covered. Our featured presenter will be Diana Anderson who will guide us in our "Be Creative" and "Express Yourself" endeavors with her presentation, "Facing the Blank Canvas: Children, Tweens and Teens - Art Development and How to Encourage Creative Expression." ? Diana Anderson is the Children's Room Supervisor at McMinnville Public Library where she has worked for the past 10 years. She has a BS in Elementary Education and an MA in Art Therapy. She has worked as a therapist in elementary schools and has taught art in preschools, with autistic children, at a school for the deaf, at an alternative school for teens and has also taught classes for adults. She currently has a show of her mixed media work at the Currents Gallery in McMinnville. ? Also on tap for the day - sharing. Your assignment: come prepared to share one or two great ideas you have for this summer's themes, "Be Creative" and "Express Yourself." Everyone who brings something to share with the group will be eligible for door prizes! In addition, if you have tips and ideas for gameboards, for streamlining sign-ups, ideas for getting sponsors or other "administrative" tasks please share these as well. ? To save your spot at this free event please email your RSVP to oregon.srp09 at yahoo.com by Friday, March 6th, include the number of people attending and the name of your library. ? If you have any questions please email Krist Obrist, 2009 CSD Summer Reading Chair, at oregon.srp09 at yahoo.com. ? Look forward to seeing you there! ? Krist Obrist 2009 CSD Summer Reading Club Chair Youth Services Librarian Monmouth Public Library kobrist at ci.monmouth.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pogoids at gmail.com Mon Feb 23 08:17:37 2009 From: pogoids at gmail.com (Renee B) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:17:37 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] INTERLIBRARY LUSH - Librarians Light up the Night @ the Green Dragon Pub in Portland, OR! Message-ID: Hello Portland area librarians, archivists, library workers, MLS students, bibliophiles, etc.! It's that time again... *Please join us this month for the fifth ILL meetup at the Green Dragon Pub - * a large pub with large tables to match and plenty of pinball! Date: Thursday, February 26th Location: 928 SE 9th Ave. Time: 7p [As always...] Interlibrary Lush is an informal monthly gathering for all Portland area librarians and information professionals to come together to share info, indulge in fine [or not so fine] libations, and have an all-around swell time. More information is available via the world wide web at: Myspace: *myspace.com/interlibrarylush* Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/56d4xf And for a larger version of the flyer see: *http://tinyurl.com/d768z8* Questions? Please send an e-mail to interlibrarylush[at]gmail[dot]com. Hope to see all you lovely library folks there! ^_^ Renee Bartley, Library Scientist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bkelm at willamette.edu Mon Feb 23 09:37:13 2009 From: bkelm at willamette.edu (Bill Kelm) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:37:13 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] OLA Conference Technology Needs Message-ID: <49A2DEC9.10405@willamette.edu> The technology committee of the OLA Conference is in need of laptop and data projectors combinations for the upcoming conference in April. We are still in need of three more laptop & data projector combinations. If your library is able to help out, we only need them on Wednesday April 1st, and then will be finished with them on Friday, April 3rd around 4 p.m. We keep them secured at the hotel during the conference, and by being able to get libraries to let us borrow these it saves us roughly $325.00 per each room. If you are able to help out please drop me a line at (bkelm at willamette.edu ) and I can go into further details. We can also align the equipment with people from your libraries presentations so they get to use their own equipment. 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Oregon State Library c/o Katie Anderson 250 Winter St. NE Salem OR 97301 If you have any questions please contact Sara Charlton ( scharlton at beachbooks.org). Thank you for the donations! Sara Charlton Director, Tillamook County Library Coastal Resource Sharing Network 1716 Third Street Tillamook, Oregon 97141 scharlton at beachbooks.org Co-Chair OregonReads 2009 Committee www.OregonReads2009.org www.tillabook.info 503-842-4792 -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Mon Feb 23 14:20:51 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:20:51 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] Seventy-six days until National Library Legislative Day! In-Reply-To: <008df41878510ac469a1dbcd6217cd22@www.wo.ala.org> References: <008df41878510ac469a1dbcd6217cd22@www.wo.ala.org> Message-ID: <61ec90900902231420t4ee3bd99l48a7650add547918@mail.gmail.com> Seventy-six days until National Library Legislative Day! February 23rd, 2009 http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=2052 There are only 76 days until National Library Legislative Day! On May 11 and 12, 2009, come to Washington, D.C. and take part in a historical NLLD ? with a new Administration and a new Congress, now is the time to make history in our nation's capital. Please visit our NLLD Web site to register or for more information . In order to defray travel costs, ALA, in conjunction with the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIST), is offering the WHCLIST award, which provides a stipend of $300 and a two free nights at the conference hotel to help defray the costs for a non-librarian participant to attend National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) May 11th and 12th in Washington, DC. For more information, click here . In addition to the WHCLIST award, ACRL has announced the availability of up to $250 each for 10 individuals to attend NLLD from May 11-12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Individuals applying for the travel grants must be an ACRL Legislative Advocate (application to be an advocate will be accepted simultaneously with travel grant application), be a first-time attendee at NLLD, and apply by March, 20, 2009. Grants will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. 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The morning portion of the pre-conference will focus on issues related to acquisitions (where to buy the games and find reviews), creating a collection development policy (what games and consoles to collect and reasons why you should have a video game collection) and cataloging video games (how-to with hands on experiences). The afternoon portion will focus on public services (creating a circulation policy), publicity/marketing (how to run a game night and publicize your collection), set-up (how to set up the consoles) and staff training (basic knowledge for staff that may not be familiar with video games).? You can register for either the morning session, the afternoon session or both sessions. For further information,?or if you have any questions,?please contact Megan Dazey at mdazey at uoregon.edu Nancy Black -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Feb 24 09:11:57 2009 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:11:57 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Reads promotional materials Message-ID: There are only 3 promotional mailing tube left! The first three people to request them will get them. There are no more packets of bookmarks. Thank you, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 From: libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:20 AM To: (libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Reads promotional materials available There is a limited quantity of Oregon Reads promotional materials available to libraries on a first come, first serve basis. The following items are available: Promotional mailing tubes (each tube contains 1 poster, 10 buttons, and 100 bookmarks) Bookmarks (100 bookmarks per packet) If you would like a mailing tube or a couple packets of bookmarks please email your request with your full name and mailing address to Katie Anderson at katie.anderson at state.or.us. These items are available due to a generous grant from the Starseed Foundation. A special thanks goes to Deschutes Public Library for designing and printing the posters, Multnomah County Library for designing the Oregon Reads graphics and producing the buttons, the State Library for printing the bookmarks, and OLA's Oregon Reads Committee which has worked so hard to make all of this possible. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RBEERBOWER at cityofsalem.net Tue Feb 24 09:55:15 2009 From: RBEERBOWER at cityofsalem.net (ROBIN BEERBOWER) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:55:15 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] LISTEN UP! Fantastic Pre-Conference by PLD Message-ID: <49A3C403.C7C4.00AF.0@cityofsalem.net> Please excuse cross-posting. LISTEN UP! Fantastic pre-conference offered by PLD! The long-distance trucker walks up to the desk, towers over you, and says, "I'm on my way to Dallas (Texas, that is), and I'm out of books. I'm in a hurry. What ya got ?" Smiling up at him, you respond, "Ummm. . . ." Gotcha! You need to attend OLA's preconference "Listen Up: Audio Books in the Library." Learn what's available and how best to use it. Not only will you get valuable information on how to help patrons find just the right audio book but you will also find out more about cutting-edge technology, podcasting, and Overdrive downloadable books. We are also very pleased to confirm that Recorded Books is bringing Johnny Heller to give a presentation! Named Best Voice of 2008 by Audiofile Magazine, Johnny has narrated hundreds of audio books and is also a veteran actor and stand-up comic. It should be a stimulating and fun-filled day. Cost is $95, which includes a delicious lunch and you can register at http://www.olaweb.org . Please contact me for more information. Thanks, Robin Robin Beerbower Outreach/Homebound Services Salem Public Library PO Box 14810 (97309) 585 Liberty SE (97301) Salem, OR 503-588-6089 From Gordon66 at spiritone.com Tue Feb 24 09:57:55 2009 From: Gordon66 at spiritone.com (Gordon Turner) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:57:55 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] UNSUBSCRIBE THANK YOU Message-ID: <9195E39D435C4276A8CE1F516E2A05DF@PC181352565515> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pcox at cu-portland.edu Tue Feb 24 11:34:50 2009 From: pcox at cu-portland.edu (Patrick Cox) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:34:50 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Free to whomever wants them Message-ID: <447FF47A4EB5294286F4B0E6F9813212BDAFDB@hugo.ntdom.cupdx> A couple of free Reference items: Washington Representatives Fall 2007 PDR: Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects, and Indications 2006 ed. Will send on courier. You get to pay if it's through regular mail. Thanks! 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According to Director of Libraries Molly Raphael, "We know that in these tough economic times, people need libraries more than ever. While being recognized as one of "America's star libraries" is wonderful, it's really only a reflection of how frequently people in our community turn to their library for the information and resources they need." The LJ Index of Public Library Services ranks libraries based on four per capita output measures: visits, circulation, program attendance and public Internet computer use. When compared with other large urban library systems in the U.S., Multnomah County Library was ranked #1 in circulation per capita, an honor the library consistently achieves year after year. # # # Penny Hummel, MLIS Marketing & Communications Manager Multnomah County Library 205 NE Russell St. Portland OR 97212 ph: 503.988.5498 fax: 503.988.5441 e-mail: pennyh at multcolib.org www.multcolib.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While quick passage is almost guaranteed in the House, debate in the Senate is expected to be much more deliberate. The current continuing resolution expires on March 6, 2009. The FY 2009 Omnibus appropriations bill contains $171,500,000 for the Grants to State Library Agencies program within the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Please contact your Senators and Representative and tell them to support bill. *The Message:* $171.5 allows for full implementation of a 2003 law to provide a more equitable distribution of state formula grants. In 2003, all of the states and Congress agreed that the base should be doubled to help even the playing field for the small states while ensuring that large states don?t face an undue burden to achieve that. Currently, all funding increases to the state program go to the base, and not to population increases for the large states. -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Tue Feb 24 14:11:58 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:11:58 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] =?windows-1252?q?Are_you_ready_for_March_5_=96_OLA_Legi?= =?windows-1252?q?slative_Day=3F?= Message-ID: <61ec90900902241411q62bb5f0fh59f890c819ec226b@mail.gmail.com> *Are you ready for March 5 ? OLA Legislative Day?* * * * * There are a few days left to make appointments with your State Senators and Representatives for OLA Legislative Day . The big day is Thursday, March 5 at the Oregon State Capital. *Virtual Visits*: If you are unable to come to Salem please make a virtual visit (email) to your Legislators. Send them an email on Thursday, March 5 about how you use Ready-to-Read, your support of school libraries or any other library issues. Take a look at OLA?s Issue Papers for 2009for more ideas. *Please* let us know if you are visiting virtually by putting that information on the schedulein the ?Virtual Visits? column. *In Person Visits*: We should have lots of fun on this day. There will be handouts available for you with talking points in the Galleria at the Capital and at the 9:00 a.m. briefing that is being held at 9:00 a.m. at the State Library, Room 102. There will also be several people around who have been participating in this program for years that will be happy to help you. Legislators will be able to pick out a book for one of their local libraries in the Galleria. OLA and OASL photographers will be visiting legislators to take their photo for a Read Poster. They may also show up in the Galleria, so we will have a photographer there. We will have an informal lunch at Willamette University, Goudy Commons. One room will be set aside for us. You can visit staff of Legislators for who appointments have not been made. *What to do today*: Make an appointment with your Senator or Representative! If you can?t make an appointment with a Legislator then plan on meeting with their staff. Contact information can be found at http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/ . After you make your appointment please put that information on the scheduleor contact me, Diedre at diedrec at charter.net , and I will put the information on the schedule for you. At this moment we have visits scheduled to 17 of 30 Senators and 26 of 60 Representatives. It would be great if we could add many more visits before March 5. It is important that the Legislators on the House Education Committee are contacted about HB 2586 . If one of these people is in your district please contact them and set up an appointment. Rep. Sara Gelser (Dist. 16) ? no appointment yet Rep. Michael Dembrow (Dist. 45) ? no appointment yet Rep. Sherrie Sprenger (Dist. 17) ? Appointment at 11:45 a.m. ? you can join in Rep. Chris Harker (Dist. 34) ? Appointment at 1:00 p.m ? you can join in Rep. John Huffman (Dist. 59) ? Appoiintment at 2:00 p.m. ? you can join in Rep. Betty Komp (Dist. 22) ? Appointment at 3:45 p.m. ? you can join in Rep. Ron Maurer (Dist. 3) ? no appointment yet Rep. Arnie Roblan (Dist. 9) ? no appointment yet Rep. Suzanne VanOrman (Dist. 52) ? no appointment yet We also need to visit Sen. Rod Monroe (Dist. 24) about HB 2586 and no appointment has yet been set with him. Thanks for your help. *See you on March 5.* -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For information on how to apply to be a volunteer, contact Emily Papagni, emilyp at multcolib.org The training is free, but space is limited and advance registration is required. If you would like to attend, contact Emily Papagni, emilyp at multcolib.org If you're interested in the training, but unable to attend on this date, please contact me. I'm continuing to schedule additional trainings around the state. Emily Emily Papagni L-net Partner Support Librarian Multnomah County Library 503.988.5433 emilyp at multcolib.org www.oregonlibraries.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Feb 25 07:35:14 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:35:14 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Early Registrations Ends Soon for the 2009 OLA Conference Message-ID: <49A56532.7050805@pdx.edu> Early Registration Ends Soon for the 2009 OLA Conference Early registration for the 2009 OLA Conference ends February 28, 2009. You won't want to miss this year's Conference as there will not be a traditional conference in 2010. This is because the Public Library Association's National Conference will be held in Portland March 23-27, 2010. Watch for announcements of OLA Business and networking opportunities during 2010. Online registration is available at: http://www.olaweb.org Registrations received by February 28^st will enjoy the early registration rate, but prompt payment is appreciated! Conference information is available on the website. If you have registration questions, please contact Garrett Trott at gtrott at corban.edu or (503) 589-8116. Reservations can also be made at the Phoenix Grand Hotel either online at http://www.phoenixgrandhotel.com/ or by calling 1-877-540-7800. Rates are $109 for a room with a king size bed or $119 for a room with two queen size beds (plus 10% tax and fees) Be sure to supply the attendee code of OLA2009. The hotel is likely to fill up, so make your reservation soon. The Keynote Speaker this year is Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was also the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals" Oregon Court of Appeals. Roberts' recently published memoir, /"//With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law"/, is the story of her remarkable life, and it describes, first-hand, the hard won accomplishments that have marked the career of one of Oregon's most important leaders. In her keynote session Thursday morning, Justice Roberts will share stories from her career and from the time spent writing and researching her memoir. In honor of her audience, Roberts will introduce us to the intricacies of her research process and the many librarians she met along the way-all the more reason that this session promises to inspire. Do not miss it. Suzanne Sager -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. 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Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR 97283 (503) 943-7685 (Technical Services) Dull at up.edu Items for Exchange 2/26/2009 AHA Hospital Statistics. 2008 ed. Chicago: Health Forum, 2008. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. 2003 ed. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2003. Atlas of Global Development. Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 2007. Berger, Arthur Asa. Ads, Fads, & Consumer Culture. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2004. Bersoff, Donald N. Ethical Conflicts in Psychology. 3rd ed. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2003. Casey, Bernadette et al. Television Studies: The Key Concepts. New York: Routledge, 2002. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Ed. Saul B. Cohen. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. 3 vol. Davidson, Donald. Problems of Rationality. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Glasse, Cyril. The New Encyclopedia of Islam. New York: AltaMira Press, 2001. Marx, Kar. On Society and Social Change. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. Mitchell, Susan. American Generations. 4th ed. Ithaca, NY: New Strategist Publications, 2003. Mitchell, Susan. American Generations. 5th ed. Ithaca, NY: New Strategist Publications, 2005. Moore, John A. Science as a way of Knowing: The foundations of modern biology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1993. NCAA Cross Country and Track and Field 2008 Men's and Women's Rules. Indianapolis: NCAA, 2008. NFBA 101: Life Safety Code. 2006 ed. Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. Plant, Richard. The Pink Triangle. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986. Ray, Deborah S. and Ray, Eric J. Visual Quick Start Guide: Unix. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2003. Slemrod, Joel and Bakija, Jon. Taxing Ourselves: a citizen's guide to the debated over taxes. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004. Teacher Learning in Small-Group Settings: Teacher Education Yearbook XVII. Ed. Cheryl J. Craig and Louise F. Deretchin. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2009. [GIFT BOOK] Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World. 10th ed. New York: Random House, 1999. Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World. 11the ed. New York: Random House, 2005. VHS: Bugs for Breakfast: Food and Culture Amadeus Secretos del Corazon Henry V (with Kenneth Branagh) New DVD: Douglas Sirks' La Habanera. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 4306 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Feb 25 10:17:34 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:17:34 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] OLA conference posting Message-ID: <49A58B3E.7000701@pdx.edu> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I'm attending Thursday and Friday sessions at OLA in April and plan to stay in the conference hotel. I am looking for another female non-smoker who has a room to share for Wednesday and Thursday nights. Alternatively, I can get a room and share with someone else. As the room block tends to fill up fast, I'd like to hear from someone ASAP. Thanks, Joyce Zimmerschied Preservation Unit, Library East Portland State University Branford Price Millar Library Portland, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Feb 25 11:06:39 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:06:39 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] 2009 OLA Preconference-Emotional Intelligence Message-ID: <49A596BF.1060603@pdx.edu> Online registration is available at: http://www.olaweb.org Registrations received by February 28^st will enjoy the early registration rate, but prompt payment is appreciated! -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. 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Name: psu_signature165x35.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1469 bytes Desc: not available URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Wed Feb 25 12:53:30 2009 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:53:30 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] ALA sends letter to Congress urging reauthorization of Library Services and Technology Act In-Reply-To: <8aa9888fddaeb5aaeb53ab4ee3fd6e87@www.wo.ala.org> References: <8aa9888fddaeb5aaeb53ab4ee3fd6e87@www.wo.ala.org> Message-ID: <61ec90900902251253ubf47f61icc5e290d13be205a@mail.gmail.com> ALA sends letter to Congress urging reauthorization of Library Services and Technology Act February 25th, 2009 http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=2107 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2009 Contact: Jenni Terry 202-628-8410 *WASHINGTON, D.C.* ? The American Library Association (ALA) today sent a letter to every member of Congress, urging reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology Act. On January 28, the ALA Council passed a resolution in support of the reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) during the ALA 2009 Midwinter Conference in Denver, Co. The resolution states that the ALA urges the U.S. Congress to reauthorize LSTA in a timely manner. LSTA, the only federal funding program exclusively for libraries, was reauthorized as part of the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 (H.R. 13) and signed by former President Bush on September 25, 2003 (P.L. 108-81). LSTA is up for reauthorization in 2009. The letter states that all around the country, knowledgeable librarians use the flexible LSTA funding to help patrons access essential information on a wide range of topics. They offer training on r?sum? development, help on Web searches of job banks, workshops on career information, links to essential educational and community services, assistive devices for people with disabilities, family and youth literacy classes and services, homework help and mentoring programs, access to government information, a forum for enhanced civic engagement, summer reading programs and much more. Click here to view the letter to Senate; the letter to the House of Representatives can be viewed here . -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandi.ritchey at mtangel.edu Wed Feb 25 13:10:43 2009 From: sandi.ritchey at mtangel.edu (Sandi) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:10:43 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Free Books Message-ID: <6178516CED5D4A19AC7BA47D5117A52C@Sandi> The following are free gift books needing a good home. If you are not on the courier, please reimburse postage. These are ex-library copies with the usual markings; pockets removed. Pages are clean and tight. Contemporary Authors: the International Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Authors and Their Works. Gale Research Company * The Book Tower* Detroit, Michigan Volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-6, 7-8, 24-32, 97-100 Contemporary Authors: Permanent Series, Volumes 1 + 2 Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series: Volumes 13 + 101 Contemporary Authors: Cumulative Index, 1997 ---- Sandi Ritchey Library Assistant/Interlibrary Loan Mgr. of Mount Angel Abbey Library 1 Abbey Drive St. Benedict, OR. 97373 sandi.ritchey at mtangel.edu Ph#503.845.3317 Fax#503.845.3500 From Western at oclc.org Wed Feb 25 11:22:29 2009 From: Western at oclc.org (Western) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:22:29 -0500 Subject: [Libs-Or] Have you registered yet for the 2009 OCLC Western Members Meeting in McMinnville, Oregon? Message-ID: <85055FA347C14043835BD64615F1238F1AEF72@OAEXCH2SERVER.oa.oclc.org> Have you registered yet for the 2009 OCLC Western Members Meeting in McMinnville, Oregon? If not, register now! The meeting is free and open to all, however space is limited, so please register soon. Held on March 23, 2009 at Linfield College, the meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. local time and conclude around 3:30 p.m. A brief description of this informative one-day event is below; a full agenda is on our Web site . The High Impact Library: Creating Value That Matters In a changing world libraries continue to create value for their users and their communities through high-impact service delivery. From our perspective inside the library, it is easy to assume that our services are an indispensible part of the community we serve, whether we define that community as an academic institution, a city or county, a company, or a special community of users. But do we really understand the impact we have on our community? We will explore the tangible and meaningful ways that libraries are making an impact on their communities, and we will also share methods on how your library can make itself indispensible to your community. We will discuss approaches for defining your community of users, identifying the issues faced by your community, and focus efforts toward interacting with users at all levels and in all areas of the library. The program will also examine partnering with other community leaders and measuring the impact of your efforts. After registering, you will immediately receive a confirmation message and further information via e-mail as details are confirmed. We look forward to seeing you soon! -The staff of OCLC Western -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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By joining the Shelf2Life program, CU Boulder Libraries is bringing its collection of pre-1923 U.S.-published monographs back into the public domain, along with other unique collections that have had limited or no access due to age, condition or scarcity. CU Boulder Library's initial Shelf2Life collection is focusing on western history, followed by collections on railroads and mining. The books will be available as print-on-demand through hundreds of online retailers. James F. Williams, II, Dean of the University of Colorado Libraries, Boulder, said, "The University of Colorado Boulder Library sees this program as an opportunity to bring our hidden collections to researchers, students and general readers regardless of where they are located. Making these titles available as print-on-demand and as ebooks allows delivery to all types of information seekers and provides an invaluable return-on-investment for these types of information resources." "I'm pleased that the University of Colorado Boulder is the first to join BCR's Shelf2Life," said BCR's President and CEO Brenda Bailey-Hainer.? "They bring not only a rich and varied collection to the program, but also a spirit of leadership in identifying new and innovative ways to share their materials throughout the world." When completed, CU Boulder Libraries' collection of travel diaries, novels, biographies, poetry and more will be brought to light, revealing the lives of the individuals and groups who were the recorders of this period of westward expansion. Through this unique program, CU Boulder Libraries will meet its mandate to share its collections with new audiences as well as provide faculty, staff, students and researchers access to important content as never before.? Formerly buried in the University Library, newly republished books such as "History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634" or "Starr King in California" are now easily accessible. Discover how the Northwest was once thought to extend as far as the territories of the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, or learn about a part of California's history that has been obscured by the veil of time. BCR's Shelf2Life program wants to help libraries and cultural heritage organizations share their collections with new audiences. By helping libraries digitize and widen access to their collections, BCR's Shelf2Life program helps libraries increase the visibility, use and recognition of their important collections.? The program helps researchers, collectors and readers by putting these editions within easy reach - in print-on-demand or electronic format. About CU Boulder Libraries The University of Colorado at Boulder's University Libraries has a threefold mission.?First, to be central to the University community's discovery, communication and use of knowledge by providing materials, information and services that support the University's mission.? Second, to serve as a research resource for Colorado residents through support for individual, business, cultural, educational, governmental and other information needs.? Third, to share resources with the national and international higher education community.? In order to continue to meet this mission and their high level of service to the University, research, higher education, local, national and international communities, the CU Boulder University Libraries continually strive to innovate and adapt their collections and delivery options.? About BCR BCR brings libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. They offer a broad range of solutions and their hands-on, personal attention to each member enables them to deliver effective and timely solutions that help libraries keep pace with new developments in technology and services. BCR is the nation's oldest and most established multistate library cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, increase productivity and save money. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR.org or email info at BCR.org. ************************************************************************* Brandie Baumann Communications Coordinator BCR 14394 E. Evans Ave. Aurora, CO 80014-1408 p: 303.751.6277 ext 110 ??? 800.397.1552 f:? 303.751.9787 e: bbaumann at bcr.org www.BCR.org ? From pogoids at gmail.com Thu Feb 26 08:50:48 2009 From: pogoids at gmail.com (Renee B) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:50:48 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] REMINDER: Interlibrary Lush @ The Green Dragon in Portland, OR - TONIGHT Message-ID: Hello Portland area librarians, archivists, library workers, MLS students, and so on! This is just a quick reminder that tonight [February 26th] the Interlibrary Lush meetup will take place. *Please join us at the Green Dragon Pub *to drink drinks and meet new folks! Date: Thursday, February 26th Location: 928 SE 9th Ave. Time: 7p For all your Web 2.0 needs please see: Myspace: *myspace.com/interlibrarylush* Facebook group: *http://tinyurl.com/57uhzw* Questions? Send an e-mail to interlibrarylush[at]gmail[dot]com. Hope to see all you lovely librarians there! ^_^ Renee Bartley, Library Scientist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Thu Feb 26 10:53:27 2009 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:53:27 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Open Source Bridge: Accepting Proposals / Registration Open Message-ID: <98A218C4-5EC3-44CE-BF55-F5FB55A8E2B8@state.or.us> Greetings! I thought this might be of interest to those involved in or wanting to learn more about open source software: Open Source Bridge, the conference for open source citizens, will be hosted in Portland, OR, June 17-19, 2009. Website: http://opensourcebridge.org/ What is an "open source citizen"? Read more here: http://dyepot-teapot.com/2009/02/17/open-source-citizenship/ Cheers! Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us Ask me about Plinkit! http://www.plinkit.org/ http://oregon.plinkit.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The lists are available here: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/docs/booklist.pdf (PDF) and here: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/docs/booktext.doc (Word) More information can be found here: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/OR150.shtml For libraries would who like to add this information to their library websites, you can use this image: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/docs/logo.JPG and have it link back to: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/OR150.shtml You may also download/host the book list files (see above) on your library website or link to them directly. Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us Ask me about Plinkit! http://www.plinkit.org/ http://oregon.plinkit.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Oregon Library Association invites you to drop by the Galleria between 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 5. Choose a children?s book from dozens of wonderful books on display. The Oregon Library Association will donate the book to the public library or school library of your choice. We?ll put a bookplate in your selection indicating that you selected it. See you Thursday, March 5, in the Galleria! For more information about this special Oregon Library Association event, call Nan Heim, (503) 703-9358 or Amy Goodall, (503) 508-8512. -- Diedre Conkling diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7856 bytes Desc: not available URL: From burgessj at reed.edu Thu Feb 26 18:22:48 2009 From: burgessj at reed.edu (Joanna Burgess) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:22:48 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Teaching with Digital Collections Symposium at Reed College, May 21-23, 2009 Message-ID: <49A74E78.6030101@reed.edu> Please join us for Teaching with Digital Collections in the Liberal Arts Curriculum A Symposium at Reed College, in Portland, Oregon May 21-23, 2009 There is no conference fee, but registration is required. Space is limited so please register early. What does it take to launch a digital asset management system that improves access and helps integrate digital materials into the curriculum? Through funding from the Keck and Booth Ferris Foundations, Reed College has been investigating this question in the arts & humanities curriculum. The culmination of this project will be a two-day symposium to be held on the Reed College campus. We invite you to come together with your colleagues to learn and share your experiences working with digital collections in the liberal arts context. This event is recommended for IT, library, and visual resources staff, teaching faculty, and anyone interested in support for teaching with digital collections, particularly images. Full program details, registration, and local travel information are available at: http://web.reed.edu/digital_asset_mgmt/symposium/ -Reed College Digital Asset Management Workgroup -- Joanna Burgess Digital Assets Librarian Reed College Library 503-517-7629 From bvss at pdx.edu Fri Feb 27 08:33:31 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:33:31 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Early Registration for 2009 OLA Conference ends February 28 Message-ID: <49A815DB.5090908@pdx.edu> Tomorrow is the last day to register for the 2009 OLA Conference and still enjoy early registration fees! After February 28, the cost is $30 higher so don't wait! Online registration is available at: http://www.olaweb.org Registrations received by February 28^st will enjoy the early registration rate, but prompt payment is appreciated! Conference information is available on the website. If you have registration questions, please contact Garrett Trott at gtrott at corban.edu or (503) 589-8116. Reservations can also be made at the Phoenix Grand Hotel either online at http://www.phoenixgrandhotel.com/ or by calling 1-877-540-7800. Rates are $109 for a room with a king size bed or $119 for a room with two queen size beds (plus 10% tax and fees) Be sure to supply the attendee code of OLA2009. The hotel is likely to fill up, so make your reservation soon. You also won't want to miss the President's Banquet Thursday evening with Joe Raiola. Since joining the Theatre Within Workshop in New York in 1979, Joe Raiola has worked as a solo performer, comedy writer, producer, director and speaker on first amendment issues. He is now the Artistic Director of Theatre Within and the creator of their /"//Annual Lennon Tribute"/, the longest running such tribute in the world. Joe is also MAD Senior Editor, a title he insists means nothing since I work at the only place in America where if you mature, you get fired. His solo performances include "/Almost Obscene"/ and the program he will perform during the banquet dinner called "/The Joy of Censorship"/. In this long-running, nationally acclaimed program, Raiola takes an illuminating, satiric and at times disturbing look at America's most hotly debated First Amendment issues, including the dramatic effect of 9/11 on free speech. You will not want to miss this engaging and hilarious presentation. The Keynote Speaker this year is Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was also the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals" Oregon Court of Appeals. Roberts' recently published memoir, /"//With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law"/, is the story of her remarkable life, and it describes, first-hand, the hard won accomplishments that have marked the career of one of Oregon's most important leaders. In her keynote session Thursday morning, Justice Roberts will share stories from her career and from the time spent writing and researching her memoir. In honor of her audience, Roberts will introduce us to the intricacies of her research process and the many librarians she met along the way-all the more reason that this session promises to inspire. Do not miss it. -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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February 27, 2009 Closing Dates 2/27/09 Library Assistant II, Lake Oswego, OR 3/05/09 Library Director, Jefferson, OR 3/06/09 Access Services Library Assistant, Marylhurst, OR 3/06/09 Central Library Administrator, Portland, OR 3/11/09 Library Director, Portland, OR 3/12/09 Assistant Director, Bend, OR 3/16/09 Performing Arts Librarian, Portland, OR 3/16/09 LSTA Grant Librarian, Monmouth, OR 3/27/09 Youth Services Librarian, Carson City, NV 3/30/09 Library Director, Oregon City, OR 4/15/09 Temporary Information Specialist, Portland, OR Job Announcements ***************************************** Posted: 2/6/09 Library Assistant II - Circulation Division Closes: 2/27/09 Lake Oswego, Oregon The City of Lake Oswego is seeking an experienced, personable, and customer service-oriented individual with the vitality and energy to work in one of Oregon's most popular libraries. Under limited supervision, the Library Assistant II is responsible for a variety of activities that range from routine clerical duties to moderately complex and difficult para-professional duties. For complete information and instructions to apply, please visit our website. http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/hum-res/current-openings.htm ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Library Director Closes: 3/5/09 Jefferson, OR Jefferson Public Library has an opening for a Library Director, 32 hrs. per week. The person hired will manage all aspects of library operations including reference, circulation, collection development and maintenance, and programming. Historic Jefferson Oregon is located 15 miles south of Salem, 10 miles north of Albany, just 2 miles off I-5, on the Santiam River. High school graduate required, some college and library experience preferred. Experience with computers, especially Millenium or other library system and experience with children highly desirable. The library, located in the historic Jacob Conser House, serves the population of 2500, and rural south Marion County. We are members of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library service and have access to the collections of all of the 18 member libraries. Some travel to/from meeting required. $15.94/hr. + shared benefit package avail. Applications may be obtained at Jefferson City Hall, 163 N. Main St., or by calling the City at 541-327-2768, or emailing a request to jeffersonrecorder at peak.org. This position will remain open until March 5th. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Access Services Library Assistant Closes: 3/6/09 Marylhurst, OR Supports the afternoon and evening operations in Access Services including day to day coverage and operations of the Circulation Desk, enforcing library circulation and reserve policies, working with patrons and helping them use and locate library materials, preparing outgoing consortium borrowing materials, performing all aspects of interlibrary loan processes, overseeing student workers, ordering supplies, keeping signage and communications current. To see full announcement, please visit http://www.marylhurst.edu/humanresources/accessserviceslibraryassistant.php. ****************************************** Posted: 2/27/09 Central Library Administrator Closes: 3/6/09 Portland, OR The Multnomah County Library seeks a full-time Central Library Administrator for its beautiful Central Library in downtown, Portland, Oregon. We are a dynamic and rapidly evolving organization that values visionary thinking and the skills that translate vision into real achievements. This position reports to the Central Library Director. The incumbent will work closely with other members of the Central Library administration and staff to set direction for the Central Library and to continually assess and respond to changing service needs. Each of the four Central Administrators manages 2-3 work groups and is responsible for one of the 4 functional areas: Reference, Programming, Outreach and Collections. This position will manage the Humanities and Periodicals teams, and be responsible for the librarians who do Adult Outreach for Central Library. Experience: Three years increasingly responsible library management experience as well as experience in the areas of information services and outreach. Three years of direct supervision of library staff is preferred. Training: A Master's Degree from an American Library Association accredited college or university with major course work in library science. Salary range: $57,511 - $80,517 annually. For complete job announcement information and application procedures, go to www.multcojobs.org ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Library Director Closes: 3/11/09 Portland, OR If you feel that you have the experience, qualifications and motivation to fulfill this challenging role, you are invited to apply for this opportunity immediately. This position is open until a sufficient number of applications are received. For full consideration, please send a r?sum? covering relevant experience and education (including latest salary), a meaningful cover letter detailing your interest and how you qualify for the position and four professional references by the initial screening date of March 11. For complete details or to apply online, please visit our website, www.multcojobs.org. Alternately, packets may be sent via e-mail to library.recruitment at multcolib.org. For additional information, please contact Amy Lippay at 503.988.5015 x24289 or Johnette Easter at 503.988.5015 x26160. Multnomah County is actively recruiting persons from diverse backgrounds to enhance service delivery to our community. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Assistant Director, Library Experiences Closes: 3/12/09 Bend, OR The Deschutes Public Library is looking for a dynamic leader. The Assistant Director, Library Experiences, leads a system-wide commitment that results in innovative services, resources, partnerships, entertainment, and community engagement. This key leader is collaborative and plays a significant role in developing and implementing the library's comprehensive vision and strategies for customer-focused library services. If working with a highly dedicated staff who is ready to establish new levels of service is inspiring, then please check out this position and apply. We have a lot of energy and ideas-come along, lead enthusiastically, and create some magic with us. Check our website for more information or contact Marian Thomas at 541-312-1024 for details. The deadline is March 12. http://www.dpls.lib.or.us/employment.asp. ****************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Performing Arts Librarian Closes: 3/16/09 Portland, OR Reed College seeks a professional to manage performing arts collections, collaborate in facilities development, and provide reference and instruction services. Full announcement available at http://www.reed.edu/human_resources/staffsearch. Send letter of application, resume, and names and addresses of three references to Victoria Hanawalt, College Librarian, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 97202, by March 16. An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. ****************************************** Posted: 2/13/09 LSTA Grant Librarian Closes: 3/16/09 (or until filled) Monmouth, OR The primary responsibility of the Grant Librarian will be to produce web based information literacy tutorials. Tutorials can range from a demonstration of an article database to an overview of the research process. The LSTA Grant Librarian will script content, design web based tutorials, produce visual and audible content of the tutorials, participate in review processes with others producing tutorials, and publish tutorials to an open access repository. The Librarian will also assist in publicizing and promoting use of the tutorials within the greater library community and will report to the WOU Dean of Library and Media Services. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment, to support and promote the Cooperative Library Instruction Project (CLIP). CLIP is a partnership between Western Oregon University, Oregon State University, Willamette University, and Chemeketa Community College whose mission is to design and develop open license web based tutorials to assist in library instruction and information literacy. * Review begins February 16, 2009. Open until filled. For more information, go here: http://www.wou.edu/admin/hr/staff/LSTA%20Grant%20Librarian.pdf. ****************************************** Posted: 2/27/09 Youth Services Librarian Closes: 3/27/09 (or until filled) Carson City, NV Definition: This is an exempt, full-time position, in which the employee performs a variety of duties related to library youth services. Examples of Duties: The following is a partial description of job duties and is not all inclusive: . Plans, directs, and executes youth services and programming at the Carson City Library including story times, services to teenagers, tours, outreach to schools and the summer reading program. . Manages a budget for materials and programming and is expected to pursue grants and external funding sources for youth library services. . Assists and coordinates technology for the library including the web page and public access computing. . Oversees two part-time youth assistants. Minimum Qualifications: . Master's degree in library and information science from an accredited college or university. . Library experience working with children and/or youth services coursework in a master's program preferred. . Technology skills including web page development, PC management and social networking language and experience. . Ability to work a varied schedule including nights and weekends. Annual Pay Range: $39,685 - $55,560. If offered employment, the candidate must successfully complete a pre-employment background check screening. Inability to meet this requirement will preclude the applicant from further consideration for employment. Special note: Carson City employees may be requested to perform emergency work during disasters or large scale emergencies, as directed by their supervisors. This work may involve overtime, nights, weekends, or holidays. Carson City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Persons requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act must advise the Human Resources Department prior to the start of employment. We encourage diversity. For further information please contact: Carson City Human Resources Department CCHR at ci.carson-city.nv.us Or apply online at: www.carson-city.nv.us Questions should be directed to Sara Jones, Library Director at 775-887-2244 or sfjones at clan.lib.nv.us. ****************************************** Posted: 2/13/09 Library Director Closes: 3/30/09 (or until filled) Oregon City, OR The City of Oregon City is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to be its Library Director. The successful candidate will have a passion, and strategic vision for library services. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a creative and motivated professional librarian to lead the growth and enhancement of the City's library services after several years of reduced hours and services due to budget constraints. With the formation of a new Library District in the county cooperative network of city libraries in the November 2008 election, funding has been restored and stabilized via a permanent District tax rate. Additionally, the new Director will be expected to lead the planning for constructing a new library building to meet the needs of our community. The Oregon City Library is currently housed in a leased space approximately 13,500 square feet in size. It is estimated that a new facility will be 30,000 to 40,000 square feet in size. Oregon City Library is part of the Library Information Network of Clackamas County (LINCC), a library consortium serving 11 independent public libraries in the county. The 11 independent public libraries form a cooperative by sharing a single automation system and centralized bibliographic/electronic resources. www.lincc.lib.or.us We are proud of the fact that the working atmosphere in our consortium among the library members and between the libraries and the LINCC Network staff is very collaborative and friendly. LINCC libraries circulate over 6.2 million items a year on their classic Dynix system, but are currently involved in a migration to the new SirsiDynix Symphony product. Education and Experience: Requires a Master of Library Science or Master of Library Science and Information Studies from an A.L.A. accredited Masters program and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional library experience, including management and supervisory experience, which demonstrates considerable knowledge in the principles and practices of general administration and supervision, and extensive knowledge of the methods, policies, practices, principles, and procedures of professional library work. Compensation and Benefits: Salary: $69,384 $82,632 $95,844 annually with the median range as the target. The Library Director's position qualifies for the pay-for-performance annual merit incentive program. Benefits Include: vacation, sick leave, holidays, retirement (PERS), medical/vision/RX, dental, life insurance, long term disability, HRA-VEBA, 125 flexible spending account, Employee Assistance Program, Various Voluntary 457, and Deferred Compensation Programs. Application Process: Position will remain open until filled. Qualified candidates must submit the following: 1. A cover letter describing how your education and experience relate to the position and why the job is desirable to you. 2. A current resume. 3. Completed Oregon City Application. Candidates may 1) email the application packet (Please state Library Director position in subject line of the email) to: jobs at orcity.org Or 2) fax application packet directly to the Human Resources office at (503) 657-7026 Or 3) mail the application packet to: P.O. Box 3040 Oregon City, OR 97045 - 0304 Attention: Human Resources. Questions may be directed to Jim Loeffler, HR Director at (503) 496-1528 or by e-mail at jloeffler at ci.oregon-city.or.us Candidate's resumes will be screened against the requirements on the attached job description. Anticipated date to complete first screening is March 30, 2009. The City of Oregon City may request additional information and conduct some telephone interviews. Once applications are reviewed the most qualified candidates will be notified and asked to come in for the first in a series of interviews. First interviews are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday April 14, 2009, with candidates receiving a confirmation letter of the schedule. AA/ADA/EEO Employer. ************************************** Posted: 2/19/09 Temporary Information Specialist Closes: 4/15/09 Portland, OR Ziba is seeking an MLS holder (recent program graduates welcome) to join our Information Specialist team on a temporary basis. From early April through early September, you will help the company maintain excellence in secondary research and analysis, manage internal information flow and execute a pre-planned library move to our new Pearl District location this summer. The position will be full-time or part-time as the workload demands. Link to the full job announcement: http://is.gd/jJaj To list a job announcement please provide the following information: Job Title Closing Date City & State Brief description of position Link to the full job announcement. All listings with no closing date mentioned will be removed from Jobline after one month. Email your request to April Baker. Please contact April Baker with any questions or suggestions. To Unsubscribe To unsubscribe from libs-or, send a message to: libs-or-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us. Message: unsubscribe Contacts at the Oregon State Library Technical Assistance: 503-932-1004. Jobline Editor: April Baker, 503-378-2464. 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Jenn (Clackamas County Law Lib) and I are invited speakers on March 18th and hope to keep the temperature up and the pace fast while talking about all things Legal Research. Laura Laura J. Orr Law Librarian Washington County Law Library 111 NE Lincoln St Hillsboro, OR 97124 Phone: 503-846-8880 Email: lawlibrary at co.washington.or.us URL: http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary Oregon Legal Research Blog: oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com ________________________________ From: Sandra D. Hatch [mailto:shatch at Barran.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:54 PM To: Laura Orr; Jennifer Dalglish Subject: PNPA Legal Alliance Dinner Seminar 3/18/09: On & Off The Grid Legal Research (It's Not All Online!) ___________________________________ Law librarians Laura Orr and Jennifer Dalglish team up to present a legal research program at our next dinner seminar. The registration form is attached in .pdf format. It is also posted on PNPA's web site, www.pnpa.org or www.pnwpa.org. Space is limited so please remember to send in your registration before the 3/12/09 deadline. As always, you are invited to forward this notice to colleagues and interested parties. Remember to reserve time on your calendars for PNPA's Annual Seminar & Membership Meeting on in Salem on Saturday 4/25/09, which will feature Business Succession Planning and Specialty Law Updates. Please contact me if you have any questions. ___________________________________ Sandra D. Hatch, CP Certified Paralegal President PACIFIC NORTHWEST PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION Direct: 503-276-2114 Fax: 503-274-1212 CONFIDENTIAL: This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. The use, distribution, transmittal or re-transmittal by an unintended recipient of any communication is prohibited without our express approval in writing or by email. 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Name: 090318_dinner_sem.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 217496 bytes Desc: 090318_dinner_sem.pdf URL: From baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Feb 27 08:43:04 2009 From: baker_april_m at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:43:04 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Letter to Libraries Online - March 2009 Message-ID: <96677019-EE6E-4606-A471-B657D091518A@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Letter To Libraries Online An Electronic Newsletter from the Oregon State Library.......Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2009 Library Board News STATE LIBRARY BOARD ADOPTS ADMINISTRATIVE RULE REVISION At their meeting on February 20th, the State Library Board unanimously adopted a revision to the Oregon Administrative Rules that will allow the Board, in the future, to collect funds from larger public and academic libraries to partially support the L-net e-reference service. In adopting the rule the Board decided to delay implementing it until the 2010-11 fiscal year. The delay will address the difficulties some libraries face in the current recession and the uncertainties that all libraries are facing. The Board will decide in October how much funding to seek from public and academic libraries in 2010-11. Before making their decision, the Board heard the results of a survey that Library staff sent to all public and academic library directors in the state. The survey showed that 51% of the respondents moderately or strongly supported the plan to recover some costs of L-net and 49% opposed the plan. Academic libraries showed more support for the plan than public libraries in the survey. Only 27% of academic library respondents did not support the plan, as compared to 56% of public libraries. The Board also received many written comments from the survey and written testimony in response to the public hearing. In the Board's deliberation on the rule revision, they discussed the value in having L-net not be totally dependent on LSTA funding in the future. They also believe that libraries will value L-net more, and promote its use more effectively, if they are asked to partially support it. SCHOOL LIBRARY BILL ENDORSED BY THE STATE LIBRARY BOARD House Bill 2586 received a unanimous endorsement by the State Library Board at their February 20th meeting. The bill was introduced by State Representative Peter Buckley of Ashland at the urging of constituent Anne Billeter, a past-president of OLA. Buckley's staff worked with Portland school librarian Nancy Sullivan who leads an effort called "Fund our Future Oregon" to improve school libraries in the state. The bill is also endorsed by the Oregon Association of School Libraries and the Oregon Library Association. OLA lobbyist Nan Heim worked with Representative Buckley's office to get 22 co-sponsors from both political parties in the House and the Senate. The bill would add school libraries as potential beneficiaries of an existing Oregon Department of Education grant program that supports improved student achievement. It would also require all school districts to adopt plans for a strong school library program. It's expected that the fiscal impact of the bill will be negligible, and for this reason it might have a good chance of passing, even in a difficult budget year. The bill will have its first hearing in the House Education Committee, chaired by Representative Sara Gelser of Corvallis. At press time a hearing had not been scheduled. State Library News EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE HEARS STATE LIBRARY BUDGET The budget for the State Library in 2009-11 recommended by Governor Kulongoski was heard in the Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee on February 3rd and 4th. The Governor is supporting the current programs and staffing at the Library, including continuing to fund the Ready to Read Grant program at $1 per child per year. The Governor's budget also would fund more positions in Library Development Services with state funds, shifting the funding from Library Services and Technology Act funds. This is necessary to come into compliance with limitations on the use of LSTA funds for administrative costs. Currently only one of six positions in Library Development Services is funded with state funds. The Governor's budget funds 2.5 positions with state funds to comply with federal law. Much of the testimony at the hearing dealt with the effectiveness of the Ready to Read Grant program. State Librarian Jim Scheppke testified that participation in summer reading programs increased dramatically in 2008, due in part to more Ready to Ready Grant funding of these programs around the state. On the second day of the hearing OLA Lobbyist Nan Heim and three youth services librarians gave strong testimony on the need to continue funding Ready to Read grants at $1 per child. Deeda Chamberlain (Woodburn Public Library), Pam Pugsley (Stayton Public Library) and Heather McNeil (Deschutes Public Library) gave compelling testimony on the effectiveness of the program in promoting early literacy and summer reading. The Subcommittee adjourned the hearing after two days and does not plan to call a work session to deliberate on the Library's budget for several months. ACCESS OREGON TRAIL EMIGRANT RESOURCES AT THE STATE LIBRARY Willamette Valley Genealogical Society and the State Library have a long history of working together to provide Oregon citizens with research support in the area of genealogy and state history. Now WVGS volunteers Evelyn Gatlin and Sandy Graham have compiled a bibliography of resources, from the State Library collection, that contain names and personal accounts of the thousands of emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail. This resource will be very helpful to anyone who is researching Oregon history or genealogy. The bibliography lists 160 resources and includes manuscripts, journals, diaries, interviews, family histories and other resources. Check the online catalog of the State Library for availability of any the resources. Items that circulate can be ordered via interlibrary loan. LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT GUIDELINES AVAILABLE FOR FFY2010 GRANT CYCLE Got a great idea for a collaborative automation project? Outreach program? An innovative application of technology? The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program may be for you! The application packet for FY2010 grant proposals is available on the web through the LSTA Competitive Grant Program page. The LSTA program uses a two-step grant process. Short proposals are due April 10. Ideas need to support the Oregon Library Services and Technology Act Five-Year State Plan 2008-2012. Feel free to check out the proposals from past years, as there may be a project you wish to replicate! We welcome calls to talk over grant ideas, or find out about similar grants that may have been made in previous years. Contact Ann Reed at (503) 378-5027. BROWSING THROUGH OREGON'S HISTORY & CULTURE Patrons of the State Library have a new collection to browse when they visit the second floor Reference Room. In addition to genealogy resources, newspapers from across the state, the Oregon Poetry Collection and current periodicals there is now an Oregon History & Culture Collection. This collection, created in honor of Oregon's 150 birthday celebration, brings a small fraction of the library's Oregon books from behind closed stacks into a space where visitors can browse the shelves. Topics include state and county histories, local art and architecture, ethnic groups, travel and photography. The next time you visit the State Library, please stop by the Reference Room and browse the new circulating collection. TALKING BOOK AND BRAILLE SERVICES CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR COMMUNITY READING PROGRAM Talking Book and Braille Services, along with libraries across the state, are heading into the final months of the Oregon Reads 2009 community reading project. So far, TBABS has been able to satisfy nearly 700 requests for Stubborn Twig, Bat 6 or Apples to Oregon in Braille or cassette format for print-disabled Oregonians throughout the state. As you start planning for your next local community reading program, please add TBABS to your resource checklist. TBABS can help your library by serving the print-disabled people in your community and ease the burden on your audio book resources. For more information, contact Elke Bruton in TBABS. Other Library News PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAKES PLAN TO IMPROVE SCHOOL LIBRARIES Of the 85 schools in Portland Public School District, only 27 have a certified librarian, and eight have no library staff at all, including two high schools. Some of PPS's librarians decided to take action to improve that situation. Representing the group, Susan Stone met with the newly appointed Superintendent, Carole Smith, in January 2008. Next they rallied the support of school board member, Ruth Adkins. After hearing research on how school librarians positively affect student learning, the Board created a position to assess the library situation and make recommendations on improving it. Susan Stone was hired in August 2008 as a TOSA, or teacher on special assignment, to lead the investigation. In the fall of 2008, Suzie Baier, an assistant superintendent who supports this cause, presented to the Board a memo which became the 21st Century School Library Initiative. Its two primary goals are preparing students for postsecondary education by developing information literacy skills and fostering an appreciation of reading. The focus is on creating information literacy standards for the district, getting the proper staffing in libraries, and building solid collections. Their 5-year plan begins in 2009-10 and aims to have all schools meeting library standards, as defined in the plan, by 2015. There was a public hearing on the plan in January and another school board presentation in February. Currently the plan is being evaluated by a budgeting subcommittee of the school board. For more information, contact Jennifer Maurer at (503) 378-5011, or Susan Stone. MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY EARNS FIVE STARS In a new assessment of public library performance, the Multnomah County Library earned a five star rating, along with four other major urban libraries in Columbus and Cleveland (OH), Charlotte (NC), and Hennepin County (MN). The LJ Index of Public Library Service used national public library data from 2006 to determine the top performers in four categories of library output measures. Libraries were assessed against their peers in categories determined by the level of library expenditures. The output measures were library circulation per capita, visits per capita, program attendance per capita, and Internet computer use per capita. Library output measures for every library were compared to the average for their peer group and awarded scores. In the top category that Multnomah County Library competed in, five stars were given to the top five libraries, four stars to the next five and three stars to the next five. In the lower expenditure categories five stars were awarded to the top ten, and likewise for the next two groups of ten. No other Oregon libraries came close to earning stars. Not all Oregon libraries were assessed, because some Oregon libraries do not collect all four performance measurements. Library Journal plans to continue to publish the LJ Index of Public Library Service annually as national data on public libraries is released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which collects the data from Oregon and other states and the District of Columbia. IMLS AWARDS PLANNING GRANT TO OREGON The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded 23 statewide planning grants, including one to Oregon, to be used to create statewide conservation plans for collections held in libraries, museums and archives. The $39,000 Oregon grant was awarded to the Oregon Museums Association which is collaboratively working on the project with the Library Preservation Round Table of the Oregon Library Association, Northwest Archivists, the Oregon Heritage Commission, the Oregon Historical Society, the Oregon State Archives, the Oregon State Library, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, and other partners. The grant is part of an IMLS initiative, Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action. IMLS launched the initiative in response to the 2005 Heritage Health Index report on the dire state of the nation's collections. According to the report by Heritage Preservation, approximately 190 million objects could be lost in just a few short years without immediate attention. The report also found that 65 percent of collecting institutions report damage to collections due to improper storage and 80 percent did not have an emergency plan for their collections or trained staff to carry it out. P.S. (From the State Librarian) I hope it has come to your attention that we are once again collecting surplus books from Oregon libraries to send to our sister province in China. We did this once before in 1993 and had a lot of fun with it. I'll never forget the 20-foot ocean-going container parked right outside the front entrance to the State Library loaded with boxes of books we received from about 100 libraries, large and small, throughout the state. Amazingly, we had just about exactly the right number of boxes to fill the container right to the brim. The official sponsors of what we are calling the Books-for-China Project this year are the State Library and the International Relations Roundtable of OLA. Included are a number of librarians like Frances Lau and Rosalind Wang who were involved with our previous effort. The primary motivation for this year's collection drive came, however, from the "coolest librarian in Fujian." I am quoting Teresa Landers, one of the Oregon librarians who went on the Horner Library Staff Exchange in 2007. That's her description of Dehong Xiao who is the Director of the Xiamen University Library, the largest and best university library in our sister province of Fujian. Dehong made a visit to Oregon last fall and spent several days visiting libraries here. He met with Deborah Carver to begin to work out a sister library relationship between UO Libraries and his library. We all found him to be a very cool guy indeed - energetic and gregarious and humorous and full of ideas about how we might strengthen our ties with libraries in Fujian. He talked to a number of us about a second book donation effort and we were all very taken by his enthusiasm for the project. When he got back to China he began to work to receive special permission to be able to waive the usual customs processes so that our books could be shipped directly to his library without the need for us to make an item-by-item inventory. His library will distribute the books to libraries throughout Fujian It took several months to work this out, but now he has, and we are ready to begin the project. I hope your library is planning to contribute at least a few boxes of surplus books to the effort. One more thing about Dehong: he's a big NBA basketball fan. When he was here, as luck would have it, the Blazers were playing the Houston Rockets whose star center is Yao Ming, the best NBA player yet to have come from China. Several of us took Dehong to the game. At the end of the game it looked like Yao had hit the game-winning basket. I kidded Dehong about bringing Yao good luck. But then Brandon Roy hit a long three-pointer with one second left to win the game. Dehong was not disappointed. He went crazy like the rest of the Rose Garden. He's a very cool guy. - Jim Scheppke Contacts at the Oregon State Library Technical Assistance: 503-932-1004. Library Development: 503-378-2525, MaryKay Dahlgreen, Mary Mayberry, Darci Hanning, Ann Reed, Jennifer Maurer, Katie Anderson. Talking Book and Braille Services: 503-378-5389, Susan Westin. 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Best wishes, Mary Ginnane OLA President ________________________________ From: oasl-all at memberclicks.com [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.com] On Behalf Of Mike Weidlich Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:56 PM To: oasl-all at memberclicks.com Subject: oasl-all: Need 6 volunteers to help moderate Reg. 4 OBOB battles Hi: We're getting ready to run the second annual Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB), and if you live in the metro area, and have a free Saturday to donate to student literacy, we could use your help for a few hours. We need six moderators to read the questions to the teams. Training begins @ 8 a.m. @ West Orient Middle School, 29805 SE Orient Drive in Gresham, Oregon, this Saturday, Feb. 28th. The moderators would be needed until around 11 a.m. Thank you for considering this request. Mike Weidlich Region 4 OBOB Coordinator -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimc at multcolib.org Fri Feb 27 10:05:13 2009 From: jimc at multcolib.org (CARMIN Jim) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:05:13 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Historical Society Research Library closure Message-ID: There's a piece in today's Oregonian about the impending sudden closure of the research library at the Oregon Historical Society. Anyone concerned about the future of this critically important library for the study and understanding of Oregon history should read this and actively voice your opinion as I have as a private citizen to legislators and to the OHS director and librarian. I think its closure will produce a hole in our understanding of what Oregon has been, what its problems were and how solutions were found to solve those problems. Without this research library, it will not be just students, scholars and citizens who visit the collections who will lose; the entire state will suffer from its closure as access to much of our heritage, our pitfalls and our triumphs will be curtailed. ------------------------------------------------------------ "Oregon Historical Society slashes staff" by D.K. Row Online here: http://blog.oregonlive.com/visualarts/2009/02/oregon_historical_society_ slas.html -------------------------------------------------------------- More info at: http://ohsu-hca.blogspot.com/2009/02/oregon-historical-society-library.h tml Jim Carmin John Wilson Special Collections Librarian Multnomah County Library 801 SW 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97205 jimc at multcolib.org jhc4631 at gmail.com 503-988-6287 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Fri Feb 27 12:57:52 2009 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:57:52 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] Early Registration for 2009 OLA Conference ends tomorrow Message-ID: <49A853D0.4010701@pdx.edu> Tomorrow is the last day to register for the 2009 OLA Conference and still enjoy early registration fees! After February 28, the cost is $30 higher so don't wait! Online registration is available at: http://www.olaweb.org Registrations received by February 28^st will enjoy the early registration rate, but prompt payment is appreciated! Conference information is available on the website. If you have registration questions, please contact Garrett Trott at gtrott at corban.edu or (503) 589-8116. Reservations can also be made at the Phoenix Grand Hotel either online at http://www.phoenixgrandhotel.com/ or by calling 1-877-540-7800. Rates are $109 for a room with a king size bed or $119 for a room with two queen size beds (plus 10% tax and fees) Be sure to supply the attendee code of OLA2009. The hotel is likely to fill up, so make your reservation soon. You also won't want to miss the President's Banquet Thursday evening with Joe Raiola. Since joining the Theatre Within Workshop in New York in 1979, Joe Raiola has worked as a solo performer, comedy writer, producer, director and speaker on first amendment issues. He is now the Artistic Director of Theatre Within and the creator of their /"//Annual Lennon Tribute"/, the longest running such tribute in the world. Joe is also MAD Senior Editor, a title he insists means nothing since I work at the only place in America where if you mature, you get fired. His solo performances include "/Almost Obscene"/ and the program he will perform during the banquet dinner called "/The Joy of Censorship"/. In this long-running, nationally acclaimed program, Raiola takes an illuminating, satiric and at times disturbing look at America's most hotly debated First Amendment issues, including the dramatic effect of 9/11 on free speech. You will not want to miss this engaging and hilarious presentation. The Keynote Speaker this year is Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was also the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals" Oregon Court of Appeals. Roberts' recently published memoir, /"//With Grit and By Grace: Breaking Trails in Politics and Law"/, is the story of her remarkable life, and it describes, first-hand, the hard won accomplishments that have marked the career of one of Oregon's most important leaders. In her keynote session Thursday morning, Justice Roberts will share stories from her career and from the time spent writing and researching her memoir. In honor of her audience, Roberts will introduce us to the intricacies of her research process and the many librarians she met along the way-all the more reason that this session promises to inspire. Do not miss it. -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can really see the motivation for reading that OBOB engenders. It's great to see parent support, and the spirit of the kids is very contagious--it's a happy event! Best wishes, Mary Ginnane OLA President ________________________________ From: oasl-all at memberclicks.com [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.com] On Behalf Of Mike Weidlich Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:56 PM To: oasl-all at memberclicks.com Subject: oasl-all: Need 6 volunteers to help moderate Reg. 4 OBOB battles Hi: We're getting ready to run the second annual Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB), and if you live in the metro area, and have a free Saturday to donate to student literacy, we could use your help for a few hours. We need six moderators to read the questions to the teams. Training begins @ 8 a.m. @ West Orient Middle School, 29805 SE Orient Drive in Gresham, Oregon, this Saturday, Feb. 28th. The moderators would be needed until around 11 a.m. Thank you for considering this request. 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Also, if you haven't already, please join our Facebook group. This group site is avaiable here. (Note: You'll need to login to Facebook to join.) We'll be using this site to connect virtually and announce upcoming events and meetings. The Portland Radical Reference Collective meets at the Independent Publishing Resource Center in downtown Portland on the 1st Monday of the month at 7pm. Upcoming meetings will feature speakers from the community. For more information on the group check out our wiki . Hope to see you there! Lana -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lanamt at gmail.com Sat Feb 28 15:27:33 2009 From: lanamt at gmail.com (lana) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:27:33 -0800 Subject: [Libs-Or] On-Call Library Assistant Wanted at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (Portland, OR) In-Reply-To: <1a1a0cc00902261642y3e41727cy95b613112e69b60f@mail.gmail.com> References: <1a1a0cc00902261642y3e41727cy95b613112e69b60f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1a1a0cc00902281527x4b1b513jc4bd70d29a3867f0@mail.gmail.com> The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine seeks a dependable and flexible, * On-Call* *Library Assistant* to support access to the library and provide additional assistance as directed by the College Librarian. The On-Call Library Assistant serves as a substitute for circulation/information desk shifts when OCOM workstudy employees, the College Librarian, or the Lead Library Assistant cannot work his/her scheduled shift. The duties performed support access to the college library and include: staffing the library at requested times and performing all circulation/information-desk duties. This position may also asist with special projects at the request of the College Librarian. *Areas of Responsibility:* ? Staff the library at requested times and perform circulation/information-desk duties (hours may include evenings and weekends, and emergency coverage may be requested). ? Assist library users with requests and/or questions. ? Check materials in and out, and shelve incoming materials. ? Assist patrons with library computers. ? Handle overdue fines, printing fees, petty cash, and perform shelf-reading assignments. ? Assist the Librarian with special projects, as needed. *Qualifications: * Education ? Minimum of a bachelor?s degree from an accredited college or university is required. Experience ? 1 - 2 years of prior experience in an academic library is preferred, but not required. ? Higher education, non-profit, and/or health care related experience is desirable. ? Familiarity with Traditional Chinese Medicine preferred but not required. *Salary and Hours:* This paraprofessional position pays $11/hour and is not eligible for benefits. This position is on-call and will work approximately 0 ? 10 hrs a week. Please note: All applicants must pass a criminal background check and prove authorization to work in the United States at the time of position offer. *To apply for this position: * Qualified applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Lana Thelen, College Librarian, at librarian at ocom.edu. The cover letter should specifically indicate relevant experience, skills, and schedule availability. *Position will remain open until filled. 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