From April.M.Baker at state.or.us Thu Apr 1 08:17:48 2010 From: April.M.Baker at state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:17:48 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Letter to Libraries Online - April 2010 Message-ID: <207DC46B-D648-4259-8033-14C30C931AB6@state.or.us> Letter To Libraries Online An Electronic Newsletter from the Oregon State Library.......Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2010 Library Board News STATE LIBRARY BOARD MEETS IN YONCALLA The April 23rd State Library Board meeting will be held at the Yoncalla Branch of the Douglas County Library on April 23rd, beginning at 1:30. The Board will hear recommendations from the Library Services and Technology Act Advisory Council about the use of LSTA funds in 2010 and 2011. Included will be recommendations to license more statewide database resources for libraries and to use LSTA funds to extend services to Oregonians without public library services. Before their meeting the State Library Board will tour the historic Applegate House. The tour and lunch will be hosted by noted Oregon author Shannon Applegate, who is the newest member of the State Library Board. There will be an Open Forum at the Board meeting at approximately 3:00 p.m. Anyone may address the Board at the Open Forum on any topic. FORMER STATE LIBARY BOARD MEMBER NAMED HONORARY LIFE MEMBER OF OLA At the Oregon Library Association annual business meeting and banquet on March 24th, Myrna Yvonne Williams, who retired from the State Library Board last year, was named an Honorary Life Member of OLA. This is the highest award that OLA confers on Oregonians who have made a contribution of outstanding and lasting importance to Oregon libraries. In presenting the award, State Librarian Jim Scheppke noted that Williams, along with her aunt, Lois Sayles, was a trailblazer for librarians of color in the state. She was the first African-American librarian to work at a community college in Oregon, with a career at Portland Community College lasting from 1964 until her retirement in 1997. In addition, Williams served on the first Multnomah County Library Advisory Board after the library transitioned from being operated by the Library Association of Portland in 1990. In 2001 Williams was appointed to the first of two terms as a trustee of the Oregon State Library. She was chair of the Board in 2009 when the Library faced the potential of severe budget cuts due to the recession. Yvonne used her long friendship with Ways and Means Committee Co-Chair Senator Margaret Carter to advocate successfully for the Library's programs and avoid serious budget cuts. Williams retired from the State Library Board in June, 2009. State Library News LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT BRIEF PROPOSALS DUE APRIL 16 Devising a digitization project? Planning an outreach project? The LSTA competitive grant program may be for you. Take a look at the grant guidelines through the LSTA Competitive Grant Program page. A brief three page proposal is due April 16, so apply now. For more information on Oregon's LSTA program, see the Oregon's LSTA Program page. 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. Contact Ann Reed, (503) 378-5027. 2008-2009 READY TO READ ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE The 2008-2009 Ready to Read Annual Report, 2008 -2009 Outstanding Projects, and 2009-2010 Project Descriptions are now on the Ready to Read webpage. The Ready to Read Annual Report is an analysis of the Ready to Read Final Reports submitted to the State Library every December. The State Library has established four metrics that measure the effectiveness of the Ready to Read Grant Program. The metrics provide longitudinal data on public library youth services and public library usage statistics. 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. 2008-2009 OUTSTANDING READY TO READ GRANT PROJECTS AWARDED 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 2008-2009 are: Astoria Public Library, Umatilla County Special Library District, Forest Grove City Library, and Brownsville Community Library. The Ready to Read Grant webpage provides more information about these outstanding projects. TALKING BOOKS PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE VOTER'S GUIDE This spring, the League of Women Voters Nonpartisan Voter's Guide is available in large print and CD thanks to a partnership between the Secretary of State, Talking Book and Braille Services, and the League of Women Voters. To order a copy of the Voter's Guide for a print-disabled paton, just contact Talking Books at 800-452-0292. If the individual is already receiving Talking Books, they may already be on the list to get the Voter's Guide. This guide is available to anyone needing the Voter's Guide in an alternate format in accordance with the Help America Vote Act. Other Library News FUJIAN LIBRARIANS VISIT OREGON IN APRIL Three librarians from Oregon's sister province of Fujian, China, will visit Oregon in April as part of the Horner Library Staff Exchange Project this year. The librarians are Mr. Sheng Chen and Ms. Hui Wang from the Fujian Provincial Library and Ms. Xiaohui Chen from the Xiamen University Library. They will arrive in Portland on April 3rd and spend three weeks visiting libraries and meeting with colleagues in the Portland area, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene and Tillamook. They will also make a three day visit to Seattle to tour libraries there. The purpose of the staff exchange is to share professional knowledge to advance library services in both countries. In October, Brandon Barnett (Multnomah County Library), Nancy Hoover (Marylhurst University Library) and Amy Lee (Fort Vancouver Regional Library) will spend three weeks in Fujian. The Horner Library Staff Exchange is funded primarily by the State Library through a grant to the International Relations Roundtable of the Oregon Library Association. FIRST-EVER NATIONAL STUDY: MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RELY ON LIBRARY COMPUTERS FOR EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION Nearly one-third of Americans age 14 or older - roughly 77 million people - used a public library computer or wireless network to access the Internet in the past year, according to a national report released at the PLA Conference in Portland. In 2009, as the nation struggled through a recession, people relied on library technology to find work, apply for college, secure government benefits, learn about critical medical treatments, and connect with their communities. The report is based on the first, large-scale study of who uses public computers and Internet access in public libraries, the ways library patrons use this free technology service, why they use it, and how it affects their lives. It was conducted by the University of Washington Information School and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The report's findings are based on nearly 50,000 surveys - including 3,176 from a national telephone survey and 44,881 web survey responses - from patrons of more than 400 public libraries across the country. NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT 4% OF OREGONIANS ARE WITHOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES A new report for fiscal year 2008-09 shows that nearly 151,000 Oregonians did not have free public library services last year, equivalent to about 4% of the state population. This figure is down significantly from recent years because the State Library, at the urging of library directors from the Chemeketa Regional Library Services, decided to remove rural residents of CCRLS (comprising Marion Co., Polk Co., most of Yamhill Co. and a small portion of Linn Co.) from the ranks of the unserved. All residents of CCRLS pay a small tax for library service. This entitles children using a CCRLS card to check out as many books as other children served by CCRLS libraries, but adults are limited to only one check-out at a time. The directors persuaded the State Library that it was more accurate to count these rural CCRLS residents as being "served" than being "unserved." The 151,000 "unserved" Oregonians reside in 10 counties. Lane County has the highest number of "unserved' by far (77,382), followed by Linn County (25,068), Clatsop County (16,520) and Columbia County (13,965). The remaining six counties have smaller pockets of unserved population. The State Library Board is considering a plan to extend services to these Oregonians by providing demonstration grants to neighboring libraries and possibly providing a website that informs "unserved" Oregonians of the services that are available to them for free (e.g., L-net) or by paying a non-resident fee to a neighboring library. LSL GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 20TH The 2010 Improving Literacy through School Libraries (LSL) federal grant competition is now open, and applications are due no later than 4:30 pm, Eastern time, on April 20th. Awarded money may be used for school library media centers on books, technology, professional development, and expanded access (like weekend hours) with the goal of improving student reading achievement. There are two eligibility requirements to keep in mind. First, only local education agencies (LEA) may apply, the most common form being a school district. That means schools cannot apply individually. Second, at least 20% of students within the LEA must be from families with incomes below the poverty line. Determining data for this year's competition comes from the 2008 census. Click on Oregon for a chart indicating which districts qualify. Click here for the official application site and helpful information about the electronic application process. If your district qualifies, please consider alerting the grant writers in your district office to this opportunity. For more information, contact Jennifer Maurer, 503-378-5011. DESPITE FLAT BUDGETS, STATE LIBRARY AGENCIES INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Despite the lack of real growth in their budgets in recent years, state library agencies are working strategically to assist library professionals and local libraries to meet patrons' needs, according to State Library Agency Service Trends: 1999-2008, a new research brief by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Over the past 10 years, for example, national real dollar expenditures on statewide database licensing more than doubled, reaching a total of $65.8 million in 2008. P.S. (From the State Librarian) As I write this I am looking forward to a meeting of the Western Council of State Libraries that will take place at the Central Library immediately before the Public Library Association Conference. I am anxious to host about 20 state librarians at Central because it's one of my favorite library buildings anywhere. Central is not the most beautiful public library, or the most architecturally interesting, and it certainly isn't the largest. What I like about Central is that it embodies the notion of sustainability in a number of ways. The mantra of sustainability, that I am sure you have heard by now, is "reduce, reuse, and recycle." That's Central. It's a 1913 library that was extensively remodeled in the mid 90's. You could say it was "reused." Many large cities in the US in the past few decades have chosen not to reuse their main libraries. It seems to me that many of the new main libraries I visit are oversized and usually not as beautiful or well-designed as the buildings that preceded them (I would say this, for example, about the Harold Washington Library in Chicago). Of course if anyone had proposed to abandon the Central Library in Portland library users would have rebelled. There may not be a library anywhere that is as well-loved. Another thing that makes the Central Library an exemplar of sustainability is the eco-roof it got in 2008. Live plants now cover the entire roof, saving energy, reducing rainwater runoff and even extending the life of the roof. The State Library is not the exemplar of sustainability that the Central Library is, but we try to do our best. We recently received our EarthWISE certification from Marion County, indicating our adoption of sustainable business practices. We monitor our energy use (gas and electricity) and try to save what we can. It's hard with a 1939 building, but last year we achieved 0% increase from our use in the year 2000. We try to do the little things, like turning off lights and lowering blinds when you leave a room, powering off everything at night, even turning off your monitor when you are away for lunch. We have a Resource Conservation Committee that is always looking for ways to save and recycle. When you think about it, libraries have always been about sustainability. Our business is to reduce the unnecessary duplication of paper-based resources and to reuse those resources instead. The book Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet by Eric Sorensen has a whole chapter devoted to libraries and how the use of libraries helps prevent climate change. Sorensen says the average library prevents 250 tons of greenhouse gases from being released each year through paper that is not consumed. And someone at Multnomah County Library recently made the point that libraries are the first place that children can learn the values of sustainability and community by borrowing books, caring for them, and returning them to share with others. A wonderful thought! - Jim Scheppke Contacts at the Oregon State Library 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. Government Research and Electronic Services: 503-378-5030, Robert Hulshof-Schmidt. State Librarian: 503-378-4367, Jim Scheppke. LTLO Editor: 503-378-2464, April Baker.Letter to Libraries Online is published monthly by the Oregon State Library. Editorial office: LTLO, Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3950, 503-378-2464, editor: April Baker.Letter to Libraries Online is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form on the publications page at the Oregon State Library's homepage: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Oregon State Library. News items or articles should be sent to April Baker, or mailed to LTLO, Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3950. To unsubscribe from libs-or, either send an 'unsubscribe' message to libs-or-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us, or visit the website: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or/. All materials may be reprinted or distributed freely. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: ALA Special Delivery [mailto:ala at special.ala.org] Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:15 AM To: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Subject: American Libraries Special Delivery American History in Video "Based on content, design, and price, this product is a solid ten. It tops any other similarly themed resource in its field and, at this price, is an amazing deal. . . . This is a product I wish every library in the United States could make accessible to its researchers, from elementary-school children to history scholars, and everybody in between. Resoundingly recommended."-Library Journal Since launching last April, American History in Video has grown to include more than 4,000 titles and 1,000 hours. It will continue to grow to include more than 5,000 complete titles and 2,000 hours of rare newsreels and important documentaries from leading producers such as PBS, The History ChannelR, Bullfrog Films, Media Rich Learning, and California Newsreel. Freely access the entire collection on the Web now through Friday, April 30th by registering at: http://alexanderstreet.com/UShistory.htm No username or password required-enjoy! . A Booklist 2009 Editor's Choice Best Reference . A Library Journal 2009 Best Reference Product Availability Alexander Street online collections are available to libraries worldwide via outright purchase of perpetual rights or annual subscription. Subscriptions start at just $995 per year. If your library would like to request a price quote or extended trial access, please email sales at alexanderstreet.com. For additional information visit our Web site. Alexander Street Press 3212 Duke StreetAlexandria, VA 22314 USA http://alexanderstreet.com start streaming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lerickson at fvrl.org Thu Apr 1 14:59:00 2010 From: lerickson at fvrl.org (Lila Erickson) Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:59:00 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] IT Manager Position Openening at Fort Vancouver Regional Library Vancouver WA Message-ID: <961325d7.1cad1e6.7b64228.29@fvrl.org> Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is NOT your grandmother's library. We're a medium-sized library district in Washington that uses technology to give customers what they want. We provide three counties along the mighty Columbia River with great library service. If you're interested in being part of our success and using your technology and supervisory skills to make a difference, please CHECK OUT our IT Manager position opening announcement on our website http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/jobs.cfm Lila Erickson Human Resources Analyst Fort Vancouver Regional Library From April.M.Baker at state.or.us Fri Apr 2 08:27:05 2010 From: April.M.Baker at state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:27:05 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Jobline - 4/2/10 Message-ID: Oregon State Library Jobline An Electronic Jobline from the Oregon State Library....... April 2, 2010 Closing Dates 04/22/10 Library Assistant 1, Lebanon, OR 04/26/10 Head Librarian, Eugene, OR 04/26/10 On-call Librarians, Corvallis, OR 04/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian, Portland, OR Job Announcements ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Library Assistant 1 Closes: 4/22/10 Lebanon, OR City of Lebanon - Part-time position. Salary: $12.37 - $15.08/hour Duties: Perform various para-professional library and clerical tasks in support of library operations specific to children's program. See application materials for minimum requirements. For application materials: Visit our website at www.ci.lebanon.or.us, call (541) 258-4203, or email bhood at ci.lebanon.or.us Submit complete City of Lebanon application to Becky Hood, 925 Main St., Lebanon, OR 97355. Resumes not accepted in lieu of city application. Closing date: 4/22/10, 5:00 p.m. EOE/M/F/H. ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 Eugene, OR Eugene Bible College is seeking a full-time head librarian with a Master's in Library Sciences degree. Competency in library technology and library management is expected. A clear, well-articulated Christian testimony and vision for biblically-centered education is required. Contact information below - make contact by email or postal mail only. Larry R. Burke, Ed.D. Academic Dean Eugene Bible College 2155 Bailey Hill Road Eugene, OR 97405 Email: larryburke at ebc.edu ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 On-call Librarians Closes: 4/26/10 Corvallis, OR Intermittent, on-call librarians wanted at Oregon State University to occasionally fill in for current employees on leave or vacation. To apply, send a current resume to Victoria Heiduschke at victoria at oregonstate.edu. For more information contact Victoria at 541-737-7275. ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 (or until filled) Portland, OR The Head of Library Technologies Librarian at the Portland State University Library provides a key role in the leadership of the Library's information technology infrastructure and services, including supervision of the Library Technologies team's activities and staff. This position oversees library technology projects and systems, and works with system vendors, programmers, librarians, staff, and public end-users to develop, evaluate, implement, and support a variety of systems. Services and systems currently include: the Library's integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces' Millennium system), the Library's multiple Web sites, servers, and interfaces; major applications for interlibrary loan and course reserves operations, the PSU digital repository, instructional technology, and provision of staff and public computing. This is a full-time, 12-month, unclassified, excluded, tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant Professor. This position reports to the Associate University Librarian, contributes to the profession through professional service and scholarly activities, and participates in faculty governance activities within the Library and University. Salary and Benefits: Compensation and rank are commensurate with experience The salary range begins at a minimum of $61,320, and includes an excellent benefits package including fully paid health care, reduced tuition rates, and a generous retirement and vacation package. Deadlines: Review of applicants will begin approximately March 19th 2010, and will remain open until finalists are identified. To Apply: Send cover letter; resume; and names, address, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references to: Anne Keech, Search Coordinator, Keecha at pdx.edu. Transcripts and background checks will be required for finalists. In cover letter, address how your knowledge and experiences meet qualifications. Electronic application materials are strongly preferred (Word or .pdf documents). However, materials may be mailed to: Portland State University Library - LIBW Post Office Box 1151 c/o Anne Keech, Search Coordinator Portland, OR 97207-1151 Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. For the complete job announcement, click here. ************************************** 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. To Unsubscribe To subscribe/unsubscribe from libs-or, go here. 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. 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(Be sure visit Edgefield's web site for more information about the hotel and accommodations.) http://bit.ly/cnH0db Registration to attend the Summit closes on May 1st. You officially have less than one month to register. Do it now! http://bit.ly/ar2Fgq Connect with us online via our web site: http://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit on Facebook: http://bit.ly/9h58kd or Twitter http://twitter.com/lnetoregon to keep in up to date about what's happening with May 7th's Summit. Best, The Summit Planning Team From nedroj at gmail.com Sat Apr 3 04:08:19 2010 From: nedroj at gmail.com (Jorden Leonard) Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:08:19 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Interlibrary Lush - April 2010 (tax season over) Message-ID: Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Vendetta Street: 4306 N Williams St City/Town: Portland, OR Back to Vendetta to celebrate the end of tax season. Come out, relax. Come early and enjoy the sun setting from the comfort of the heated back patio. 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Thanks! - Jean TERROIR CREATIVE WRITING FESTIVAL CELEBRATES WRITERS AND A SENSE OF PLACE A day of workshops, lectures and readings brings writers together in McMinnville, May 1, 2010 The Terroir Creative Writing Festival, a full day of workshops, readings and book signings, will take place from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the McMinnville Community Center, 600 N.E. Evans St. in McMinnville. Sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County, the Festival will bring together Oregon writers Ursula K. Le Guin, Molly Gloss, Larry Colton, Carlos Reyes, Bill Siverly, Laura Whitcomb, Barbara Drake, Ellie Gunn and Lex Runciman to share their knowledge of writing and publishing poetry, fiction and memoir. Marilyn Worrix will lead a workshop on the craft of making books. Festival information and registration forms are available at the Arts Alliance Web site, www.artsallianceyamhillco.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:31 AM PDT Gale will be celebrating National Library Week with a focus on library advocacy. In the spirit of the celebration, we are providing free access to five highly praised online resources for use by any library throughout the week. The free access is being made available through a widget that libraries can easily download to their library homepage. Free access runs through National Library Week, April 11 to April 17, 2010. Librarians can access the widget by visiting www.gale.com/NLW2010 after April 10. The free resources include full access to five Gale resources - Archives Unbound, Career Transitions, Global Issues in Context, GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources) and Grzimek's Animal Life. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Mon Apr 5 10:06:35 2010 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:06:35 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Seeking Nominations for Positions on the Statewide Database Licensing Advisorty Committee Message-ID: Greetings, On behalf of the LSTA Advisory Council, the Oregon State Library is now accepting nominations for the following three positions on the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee (SDLAC). Terms begin on July 1, 2010 and are for three years: Position #7: Public Library Serving over 100,000 [Term ends 6/30/2013] Position #8: Academic Library from a Private Academic Institution [Term ends 6/30/2013] Position #9: Resource Sharing Network [Term ends 6/30/2013] (Please see the lists at the bottom of this message for libraries and systems staff that qualify for each of these positions). Self-nominations are encouraged -- if you are interested, or know someone who may be, please read further and/or pass this message along. Process and timeline: Nominations are being accepted online only at: http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=721 The deadline for nominations is: Monday, April 26, 2010, 5:00pm (no exceptions). Once each nominee has been confirmed, the information provided in this survey for will be sent directly to the LSTA Councils as-is (no corrections for spelling, etc.). The final slate of nominees will be presented by the State Library staff to the LSTA Advisory Council at the May 21, 2010 meeting. All nominees will be notified regarding the outcome by the State Library as soon as possible after the LSTA Advisory Council meeting. Expectations: In making appointments, the LSTA Advisory Council will seek representatives with experience in database licensing and with the use and/or selection of databases. Involvement in SDLAC will include representing your constituent group through attendance at meetings, participation on a listserv, and providing feedback on the success of the statewide database licensing program. The Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee is currently meeting two to four times a year. Attendance can be in person in Salem or via teleconference. Participation is voluntary and reimbursements cannot be made for travel, parking or substitute staff. If you have any additional questions, please contact MaryKay Dahlgreen, marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us or 503-378-5012. Library staff that qualify for Position #7: Public Library Serving over 100,000 [Term ends 6/30/2013]: Beaverton City Library Deschutes Public Library District Douglas County Library System Eugene Public Library Hillsboro Public Library Jackson County Library Services Multnomah County Library Salem Public Library Libraries that qualify for Position #8: Academic Library from a Private, Non-Profit Academic Institution [Term ends 6/30/2013]: Concordia University Corban College Eugene Bible College George Fox University Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Marylhurst University Mount Angel Abbey Multnomah Bible College National College Of Natural Medicine Library Northwest Christian University Oregon College Of Art And Craft Oregon College Of Oriental Medicine Pacific Bible College Pacific Northwest College Of Art Pacific University Library Reed College Salem Bible College University Of Portland Warner Pacific College Western Seminary Western States Chiropractic College Willamette University Art Institute Of Portland Cascade College Everest College (western Business College) Gutenberg College Heald College Itt Technical Institute Maitripa Institute Pioneer Pacific College Process Work Center Of Portland Walla Walla College System staff that qualify for Position #9: Resource Sharing Network [Term ends 6/30/2013]: CCLSD CCRLS CRSN Gorge LINK LINCC Sage Library System UCSLD WCCLS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Mon Apr 5 10:38:30 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:38:30 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Please cast your vote for Molly Raphael for ALA President Message-ID: <4BBA2016.6080703@pdx.edu> Attention All ALA Members Please cast your vote for Molly Raphael for President of ALA. The last day to vote is April 23 and Molly Raphael believes that voter turnout will be the key to victory in this election. Let's try to have 100% of Oregon ALA members turn out for Molly. It's time we had an Oregonian lead our national Association. Remember that the Oregon Library Association (OLA) Executive Board has unanimously voted to endorse Molly Raphael for ALA President. According to Connie Anderson-Cahoon, OLA's President "it is wonderful to have a local candidate of Molly's caliber and I hope that you will join with me in supporting her candidacy". Molly is recently retired after six years as the Director of Libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon. Some of the reasons you should vote for Molly Raphael are her broad and deep knowledge of ALA and her experience in its governance at all levels; her long record of demonstrated leadership ability and experience; her extensive experience in working with government officials at the local, state and federal levels; her extensive experience with working with the media, both on and off the record; her long record of promoting ALA's core values (open access, intellectual freedom, and privacy) on the frontlines and through ALA; her championed diversity (in hiring, programming and outreach to underserved) and she received the Arthur Fleming Civil Rights Award; and she has built collaboratives across all types of libraries and community organizations. Molly Raphael has truly walked the walk and will make an ideal ALA President. Please take the time to visit her website at http://mollyraphael.org as you seek to make an informed choice. There you will find complete details about her platform as well as her career experience and ALA service. You can also read endorsements of Molly's candidacy from many professional colleagues, including several recent ALA Past Presidents from all types of libraries. Thank you, Suzanne Don't delay, vote for Molly today! -- 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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U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo said at the conclusion of the 42-page opinion filed this week that she struggled to find the right legal balance between competing interests in the case, which was filed by the ACLU of New Mexico on behalf of a John Doe plaintiff in 2008. On one side is the city, which Armijo said unquestionably has a legitimate interest in promoting public safety, while on the other side is a group of individuals that, "no matter how reviled, nevertheless possesses certain constitutional rights." When those rights are burdened or, "in this case, wholly extinguished by an action of government," she wrote, the court has an obligation to closely scrutinize them and ensure that the end result is just. The challenged regulation in the lawsuit brought "amounts to a wholesale ban extinguishing John Doe's fundamental and protected First Amendment right to receive information," Armijo wrote. The city failed to show that there were sufficient alternative channels of communication, she said, thus creating "an unacceptable risk of the suppression of ideas." Because the ban was broadly written rather than finely tailored, it also violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection under law, Armijo found. ACLU Executive Director Peter Simonson said no one questions the city's goal, "but this regulation sacrificed library access for too many people who present no threat to library-goers. "A regulation like this must be narrowly tailored. ... For many people, public libraries are, as one court put it, 'the quintessential focus of the receipt of information.' " Chris Ramirez, spokesman for Mayor Richard Berry, noted that the rule was implemented by the administration of former Mayor Martin Ch?vez. "Mayor Berry will be getting together with his legal team to decide what to do about it," Ramirez said. He said the administration has been focused on pressing budget issues, stalling a closer look at the opinion, which attorneys received Thursday. When Ch?vez banned sex offenders from city libraries, he said the move was intended to keep predators away from children and public computers. "Libraries should be safe havens," he said. Ch?vez said the city received two or three reports over the previous year of adults making inappropriate comments to children at libraries. The city also wanted to ensure that sex offenders couldn't use library computers to contact youngsters online. Assistant City Attorney Greg Wheeler announced plans in March 2008 for police to check the list of people with library cards against sex-offender registries and send criminal-trespass warnings to them, notifying them of potential arrest, fines and jail time for a repeat visit. Armijo's ruling bars police from enforcing the rule. "We did research and determined that other municipalities have banned sex offenders from parks, and there is more of a protected right to have access to parks than there is to a library," Wheeler said at the time. "We believe we're on solid footing." But Simonson warned then that besides being too broad, the ban "misses the mark. Most sex crimes are committed in the home and by someone related to the victim." -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fordem at ohsu.edu Mon Apr 5 13:52:02 2010 From: fordem at ohsu.edu (Emily Ford) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:52:02 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Let us know about your "gem" of a collection! Message-ID: <488FC2848C14E74BAC1E4F7919D107FC0112577FE9@EX-MB01.ohsu.edu> Hello Oregon Library Community, Do you have a ?gem? of a special collection? If you do have a gem, feel free to add it to the online field guide that?s being compiling over on the L-Net web site. The input form is located here: http://bit.ly/d9OWsE For May 7th?s 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit we were hoping to have a session focused on these gems. Anything that you feel is a gem counts-- so share your collection today! (We?ll be sure to share all the entries later?) For more information about the 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit please visit our web site: http://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit Our Facebook page: http://bit.ly/aXjVLT Or follow us on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/lnetoregon Best, The Summit Planning Team -------------------------------------------------- Emily Ford, MLS & MIS Reference Librarian Instruction, Research & Outreach Oregon Health & Science University Library 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97239 E-mail: fordem at ohsu.edu Phone: 503-494-3915 Fax: 503-494-3322 [cid:image001.png at 01CAD4C6.9B51E890] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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One poster has an excerpt from a poem by well-known Oregon poet William Stafford. This poster has a very classic look and feel. The second poster has an excerpt from Oregon poet Garrett Hongo. This poster is a little edgier, and may appeal especially to teens and college students. Both posters are available for you to download and print in color or black & white, and standard printer paper size (8.5 x 11 in.) or poster size (22 x 28 in.). Please go to the Oregon Poetry Collection webpage to download and print your Oregon poetry posters: http://tiny.cc/ouu9r Enjoy, 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 Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 PRESS RELEASE For Release: April 5, 2010 Contact: Katie Anderson, Oregon Center for the Book, 503.378.2528 or katie.anderson at state.or.us Oregon Poetry Collection Expands The Oregon Poetry Collection at the Oregon State Library has recently been enhanced by the acquisition of 159 titles from the estate of the late Vi Gale, well-known Portland poet and publisher, and from the inventory of Great Northwest Books, a Portland independent bookstore that closed last year. This substantial acquisition was made possible by a grant from The Kinsman Foundation. Among the newly acquired books are first editions of poetry collections by C. E. S. Wood, H. L. Davis, Mary Barnard, and other famous past Oregon poets. Many of the books from Vi Gale's estate are signed and inscribed with personal messages. During National Poetry Month, the works in the OPC will be highlighted by a lecture titled "Reading the Rain: 150 Years of Oregon Poetry," to be given by Eugene poet, teacher, and editor John Witte. The lecture is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 7. Admission is free, and attendees are welcome to bring lunch. Box lunches will also be available for purchase on site. In his lecture, Witte will trace the evolution of Oregon's poetry from pioneer letters and diaries and the journals of early explorers to the emergence in the 1940s of the state's first great poems. He will explore the question of whether Oregon's unique landscape and history have left a distinctive imprint on its poetry. Established in 2007, the Oregon Poetry Collection is a joint project of the State Library and the Oregon State Poetry Association. Its purpose is to provide a single, increasingly comprehensive collection of works by poets resident, born, raised or educated in Oregon, and to make these works accessible to all Oregonians. Whenever possible, the collection includes one circulating copy and one permanent copy accessible at the State Library. Oregon residents can borrow circulating volumes directly from the State Library, where they are housed in the Oregon Poet Laureate's Reading Room, or request them through their local public library The idea for such a collection arose in conversations among Lawson Fusao Inada, who has recently ended his tenure as Oregon Poet Laureate, State Library Director Jim Scheppke, and OSPA past President David Hedges. The idea was developed in a Memorandum of Understanding between OSL and OSPA, and the collection opened to the public in April 2008. Its development has been overseen by a joint committee of OSL staff and OSPA volunteers. Except for the recent grant-funded purchase, all the books in the OPC-now over 2,000 items, about 1,150 separate titles-have been donated. The first acquisitions were from private collections that OSPA members had donated to the Association with the intent that they would be made accessible to others. David Hedges culled from them books that met the criteria established for the OPC. Another OSPA past president, Linda Varsell Smith, also donated a substantial number of works by Oregon poets from her private library. OSPA then issued a call to poets in its membership to donate their own books and also sought donations from Oregon publishers of Oregon poetry. This elicited many donations of one or a few titles. Copies in excess of two were offered by OSL to the state's public libraries, which proved eager to have them. Once the collection was established with these donations of private collections and single titles, OSL added to it books already in its possession that met its criteria, including past winners of the Oregon Book Award in poetry, which had been donated to the Library by Literary Arts. The catalog of the OPC can be accessed online at the OSL website, . Oregon poets and publishers of Oregon poetry with books not presently included in the Collection are encouraged to donate two copies of each title, one for circulation and one for permanent preservation. Copies should be addressed to Oregon State Library, Attn: Oregon Poetry Collection, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3950. - 30 - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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These fast, fun lightning talks will give more people a chance to participate and will allow many more ideas to be thrown into our two-day discussion about the future. We want your ideas for lightning talks! Our topic is broad -- nothing less than the future of academic libraries! What do you worry about when you think about our future? What do you hope for? Are you working on a project that you believe represents some of what the future has to offer us? We're looking for a nice mixture of practical, visionary, funny, dire, and inventive. Wherever you are in the library or your career - from library director to library student - you have something to add to this discussion! To submit your idea, please go to https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=76239and fill out the quick form. The proposal process is really informal, just tell us your idea! The ACRL-OR Board will be accepting submissions on a rolling basis until all spots are filled or August 1, 2010. 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Submit a star - http://www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwdstarsform.html ? Find an inventive way to advocate for fair pay for librarians and support staff - http://www.ala-apa.org/about/materials.html ? Become a fan on the National Library Workers Day FaceBook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALA-APA-National-Library-Workers-Day/60696516173 ? Patronize the NLWD Store - http://www.cafepress.com/ALA_APA for buttons, stickers, teddy bears and t-shirts for your dog (or cat) ? Throw a party - http://www.ala-apa.org/about/ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celebrate National Library Workers Day on Tuesday, April 13 - Submit a Star at http://www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwd.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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), 312-280-5297 (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? -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. 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Workshop Description: Do you ever feel like you need to be an expert on everything when you staff the reference desk or virtual reference service? Providing good reference service requires up-to-date information on all sorts of ever-changing topics. Come to this workshop for a refresher on these seven important reference areas: search engines; science reference; medical reference; government documents; business reference; legal reference; and copyright law. In this hands-on training, expert librarians will review a few essential resources in their field of expertise, and then provide an update about what is new and important in that field. We've asked our experts to both cover some basics and discuss new developments and resources in their subject area, and maybe share a treasure or two the rest of us might not know about. Schedule Morning (9: 15 a.m. - noon) : * Search engines (Getting the most out of Google, and going beyond it - from Andrew Hamilton, OHSU Library) * Science reference (Earth Portal, Cascadia Scoreboard, Encyclopedia of Life, and more - from Carol McCulley, Linfield College Library) * Medical reference (Consumer health, Terminology, Medical statistics, Drug & Disease information sites, and free resources from the NLM - from Andrew Hamilton, OHSU Library) Afternoon (1:00 - 4:45 p.m.) * Government documents ("Born digital" documents, depository changes in Oregon, and more - from Dena Hutto, Reed College Library) * Business reference (new Gale business databases and more - from Heidi Senior, University of Portland Library) * Legal Reference (Wexis, Legal Zoom, and beyond - from Laura Orr, Washington County Law Library) * Copyright law (Creative Commons, finding copyright-free media, Google books, and more - from Rachel Bridgewater, Reed College Library) Sign up for one session or the whole day. A boxed lunch is available for an extra $10 (sandwiches or wraps - choices will be provided for those who take this option.) Cost: Morning session only: $40 Afternoon session only: $45 All day: $75 All day plus a box lunch: $85 Registration: Register at www.portals.org Presenters: Rachel Bridgewater is the Electronic Resources Librarian at Reed College. Prior to joining the staff at Reed she was Reference Coordinator at Washington State University in Vancouver. Rachel serves as national faculty for Emporia State University's School of Library and Information Management where she teaches web development and information design. Rachel speaks frequently about technology and information policy topics at local, regional, and national conferences. Andrew Hamilton is a Senior Reference & Instruction Librarian at the Oregon Health & Science University Library. Prior to joining the OHSU Library staff in 2002, he was an Online Analyst for six years with the National Training Center & Clearinghouse (NTCC) at the Middle Atlantic Regional Medical Library, where his primary duty was to travel the U.S. and teach PubMed. He has also spent three years as a Clinical Medicine Information Specialist in the Reference Department of the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Andrew has earned two BS degrees in Microbiology and Biology/Genetics from Oregon State University and earned his MLS degree as part of a Drug Information Specialist Double Master's Program, graduating from St. John's University with a dual MS - Pharmaceutical Sciences/MLS degree. Dena Hutto is the Director of Reference & Instruction at Reed College. She has worked with government information since 1993, the year government information first went online with the text-based Federal Register. She was documents librarian and cataloger at Penn State before coming to Oregon and Reed College in 1996 Dena is a former member of the Depository Library Council to the U.S. Public Printer, and she has taught the government information course for the Emporia State University Oregon program. Carol McCulley has been the Reference and Distance Learning Librarian and liaison to the Science Division at Linfield College since 2000. Prior to becoming a librarian, she worked in the Microbiology Department at Temple University Medical School and in the Biochemistry Department at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has an MS in Microbiology, as well as an MLS. Carol recently published an article on accessing Information literacy in the Focus on Assessment issue of Communications in Information Literacy. Laura Orr, the Washington County Law Librarian since 2002, has her J.D. from Temple Law School in Philadelphia and her B.S. and M.L.S. from Indiana University, Bloomington. She has worked for the Free Library of Philadelphia, Multnomah County Library, University of Maryland Law School library, two academic law libraries in Bristol, England, Willamette Law School library in Salem, Oregon, and the Yale Law Library in New Haven, Connecticut. She has published articles and taught classes on American and English legal research and served as coordinator and panelist on various lawyer and librarian programs. Heidi Senior, like many reference librarians, has an educational background in the humanities and social sciences. While in library school at the University of Washington, she received a crash course in business reference by working for nearly two years in the business library. At the University of Portland, where she has worked since 1998, she is the library's liaison to the Robert B. Pamplin School of Business. 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This collection included five components: Student Financial Aid for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students for the 2008-09 academic year; enrollment for fall 2008; graduation rates within 150 percent of normal program completion; graduation rates within 200; and Finance for fiscal year 2008 Other findings include: * Four-year public institutions received 18 percent of their revenues from tuition and fees, compared to 36 percent at private not-for-profit institutions, and 88 percent at private for-profit institutions. * At public 4-year institutions, 26 percent of expenses were for instruction, compared to 39 percent of expenses at public 2-year institutions. * In fall 2008, Title IV institutions in the United States enrolled a total of 19.6 million graduate and undergraduate students; 62 percent were enrolled in 4-year institutions, 36 percent were enrolled in 2-year institutions, and 2 percent were enrolled in less-than-2-year institutions. * During the 2007-08 academic year, 76 percent of the 2.9 million full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates attending Title IV institutions located in the United States received financial aid. To view the full report please visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010152 Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Tue Apr 6 10:31:38 2010 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:31:38 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Contact Senator Merkley's Office to Support Library Funding Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: All of you benefit in some way from the LSTA funds that Oregon receives every year (e.g., Gale databases, L-net, Plinkit, OSLIS, competitive grants). Now is the time to take action to increase LSTA funding in 2011. Contact Caitie Whelan in Senator Merkley?s office and ask her to have the Senator sign the ?Dear Appropriator? letter that Senator Reed is circulating. Senator Wyden has already signed the letter. We need Senator Merkley to do the same. Please call or email Caitie Whelan in Senator Merkley?s office. Tell her what LSTA does for your library and why we need the modest increase that the ?Dear Appropriator? letter asks for. The letter also asks for an increase in Federal funding for school libraries. Tell Caitie to contact Elyse Wasch in Senator Reed?s office who is handling the library funding letter. Contact Caitie today: 202-224-3753 or caitie_whelan at merkley.senate.gov Need more details on this? Read on for the message from the American Library Association... Take?Action! ? The deadline for these "Dear Appropriator" to be received by the Appropriations Committee is April 14, so it is important that you call your senators today and ask them to sign onto a "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around the Senate. This letter will be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and will be asking the committee to support the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL) program in its FY2011 budget. BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAMS AND WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR ? LSTA Congress is currently drafting the federal budget for fiscal year 2011.? It has never been more important than now that Congress fully funds the LSTA, the only annual source for federal funding to libraries.?? As Congress writes next year's budget they need to understand that dollars from the state and local levels are at an all-time low, and libraries can not continue to do their important work without this funding. In this "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around in the Senate, the signatures are urging the Appropriations Committee to include $300 million in funding through LSTA in the FY2011 budget.? Please contact your two senators' offices and tell them about the work your library does in the state and community.? It is always a good idea to stress what programs and resources your library provides to help build the local economy, help kids with their homework, and so much more.? After you have explained how libraries are an incredibly valuable investment, please ask your senator to sign onto the "Dear Appropriator" letter supporting LSTA and Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL). School Libraries In his FY2011 budget request, President Obama consolidated Improving Literacy Through School Libraries with five other literacy programs. This would mean that school libraries will have to directly compete with other dissimilar programs to receive federal dollars under the President's plan.? However, Congress is drafting their own budget for FY2011 right now, and there is no word yet if they will go along with President Obama's recommendation of consolidation.? Congress needs to hear from you NOW about the important role that school libraries play in today's schools. Right now there is a letter circulating around the Senate urging the Appropriations Committee to specifically appropriate $100 million for the ILTSL program.? This amount would make money available to every state, rather than the current competitive grant program.? Please contact your two senators' offices explaining to them how important having a school library can be in a child's education.? Please ask them to sign on to the ILTSL and LSTA "Dear Appropriator". The deadline for the "Dear Appropriator" letter is April 14, so please contact your senators today and urge them to sign on!? Also, please ask your friends and library supporters to contact their senators as well - we need to keep the pressure on our elected officials so these programs receive the funding they need. 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 Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1427 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gandysl at gmail.com Tue Apr 6 12:31:51 2010 From: gandysl at gmail.com (Shawna Gandy) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:31:51 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Save the Date for the Oregon Archives Crawl Message-ID: Please register your institution NOW to be included in the Portland Area Archivists? Oregon Archives Crawl in celebration of Archives Month 2010! Saturday, October 2, 2010 in Downtown Portland 11 am ? 4 pm Walking Tour to the City of Portland Archives, the Multnomah County Library Central Branch, the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, and Portland State Library?s Special Collections & University Archives. Table exhibit spaces will be available for additional participating archives and cultural heritage institutions at the US Bank Room at the Multnomah County Library and in the Pavilion at the Oregon Historical Society. 4 pm ? late Post-Crawl Party at a soon-to-be-announced local dining establishment, including tasty fare, libations, and live music. More details to follow If your institution would like to participate in planning and/or having a table at the Archives Crawl event, or would simply like information about your institution included in our event?s publication, please submit your information by clicking here: ***http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3JN355V *** Questions? 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URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Apr 7 09:17:31 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:17:31 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacro-l] Ask your senators to protect library funding!] Message-ID: <4BBCB01B.2000109@pdx.edu> Apologies for any duplication. FYI, Suzanne L. Sager Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacro-l] Ask your senators to protect library funding! Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:15:51 -0400 From: Don Wood To: *From:* Kristin Murphy, American Library Association [mailto:kmurphy at alawash.org] *Sent:* Monday, March 29, 2010 2:16 PM *To:* Don Wood *Subject:* Ask your senators to protect library funding! Take Action Now Ask your senators to protect library funding! *Call your senators now to support library funding!* _Take Action! _ Please call your U.S. senators in Washington, D.C., today and ask them to sign onto a "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around the Senate. This letter will be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and will be asking the committee to support the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL) program in its FY2011 budget. *_BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAMS AND WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR_* *LSTA* Congress is currently drafting the federal budget for fiscal year 2011. It has never been more important than now that Congress fully funds the LSTA, the only annual source for federal funding to libraries. As Congress writes next year's budget they need to understand that dollars from the state and local levels are at an all-time low, and libraries can not continue to do their important work without this funding. In this "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around in the Senate, the signatures are urging the Appropriations Committee to include $300 million in funding through LSTA in the FY2011 budget. Please contact your two senators' offices and tell them about the work your library does in the state and community. It is always a good idea to stress what programs and resources your library provides to help build the local economy, help kids with their homework, and so much more. After you have explained how libraries are an incredibly valuable investment, please ask your senator to sign onto the "Dear Appropriator" letter supporting LSTA and Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL). *School Libraries* In his FY2011 budget request, President Obama consolidated Improving Literacy Through School Libraries with five other literacy programs. This would mean that school libraries will have to directly compete with other dissimilar programs to receive federal dollars under the President's plan. However, Congress is drafting their own budget for FY2011 right now, and there is no word yet if they will go along with President Obama's recommendation of consolidation. Congress needs to hear from you NOW about the important role that school libraries play in today's schools. Right now there is a letter circulating around the Senate urging the Appropriations Committee to specifically appropriate $100 million for the ILTSL program. This amount would make money available to every state, rather than the current competitive grant program. Please contact your two senators' offices explaining to them how important having a school library can be in a child's education. Please ask them to sign on to the ILTSL and LSTA "Dear Appropriator" by customizing the letter below. The deadline for the "Dear Appropriator" letter is April 14, so please contact your senators today and urge them to sign on! Also, please ask your friends and library supporters to contact their senators as well - we need to keep the pressure on our elected officials so these programs receive the funding they need. To take action, please take the following steps: 1. Please go to http://capwiz.com/ala/ or click on the "Take Action!" button in the upper right hand corner of this e-mail. 2. Customize the sample letter as you see fit - remember, a personal story on how your library benefits your community matters the most! 3. Enter your contact information. 4. Press Send. 5. If you would prefer to call your representative, feel free to dial the Capitol switchboard at 202.224.3121 and ask for your representative. The switchboard will transfer you to their office. If you need to locate your members of Congress, please go to http://capwiz.com/ala/ . 6. Please ask your friends and supporters to call. We need as many signatures as possible on these letters and your grassroots efforts could make the difference. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here . -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. 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Sager Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacro-l] ALA Washington Office Webinar Announcement: Using the Media for Library Advocacy Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:18:23 -0400 From: Don Wood To: *From:* Jacob Roberts [mailto:jroberts at alawash.org] *Sent:* Friday, April 02, 2010 10:08 AM *To:* jroberts at alawash.org *Subject:* [District Dispatch] ALA Washington Office Webinar Announcement: Using the Media for Library Advocacy District Dispatch has posted a new item, 'ALA Washington Office Webinar Announcement: Using the Media for Library Advocacy ' *Space is limited.* Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/717030010 The media can be a powerful ally in promoting your library?s cause. Join the ALA Washington Office for our top techniques for utilizing the media for advocacy. We?ll look at options for finding media outlets, building relationships with reporters, identifying a hook for news stories and becoming the ?go to source? on library-related issues. We?ll also consider appropriate practices for the different media venues, including print, TV, Radio and the Internet and provide real world examples of each. Come prepared to tell your message to the world through the media! *Date:* Monday, April 19, 2010 *Time:* 4:00 PM ? 5:00 PM EDT You may view the latest post at http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4708 You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Jacob Roberts jroberts at alawash.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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Helmer (Orbis Cascade Alliance), jhelmer at uoregon.edu Global Council is meeting in mid-April to discuss this policy so please post comments to the community forum, send e-mail to recorduse at oclc.org, register to attend a webinar, and let your delegates know what you think! -- ________________________________________ John F. Helmer Executive Director Orbis Cascade Alliance jhelmer at uoregon.edu v: 541.346.1835 | f: 541.346.1968 1299 Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Or. 97403-1299 www.orbiscascade.org | summit.orbiscascade.org -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Next-generation policy for WorldCat records--open for community review Date: 07 Apr 2010 08:35:37 -0700 From: OCLC Member Update Reply-To: OCLC To: jhelmer at uoregon.edu View as Web page | Manage e-mail subscriptions | Forward to a friend OCLC. The world's libraries. Connected. OCLC Member Update April 7, 2010 Next-generation policy for WorldCat records---open for community review The OCLC Record Use Policy Council members have been working for the past few months to develop the next generation of a WorldCat use policy, and we are pleased to announce that the draft document, WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative , is open for community review. This Council, convened by the OCLC Board of Trustees last September, has produced a new draft document that incorporates many suggestions raised by the community over the past year. For example, rather than using legal language, we have drafted the new policy as a code of good practices, intended to outline the rights and responsibilities of OCLC members with regard to the use of WorldCat records. We intend for this document to help inform the decision-making process for member library leaders as they seek to innovate around the shared resource that is WorldCat. We have sought to encourage the widespread use of WorldCat data while also supporting the viability and utility of WorldCat and the OCLC network of services. The draft policy is not final. Between now and the end of May, we very much want your feedback. We hope you will take the time to review the draft policy carefully, and let us know your thoughts. You can post comments to the community forum , send an e-mail with your thoughts to recorduse at oclc.org , or register to attend a webinar where you can ask questions and submit feedback to members of the Record Use Policy Council. We will continue to add content to the accompanying FAQ _ _as we get more questions from the community review process. We plan to send a revised version of the draft policy to the OCLC Board of Trustees at the end of May for final review and approval. We anticipate that a final document will be published mid-calendar year 2010. Many thanks are due to all the members and librarians who commented over the past year and whose feedback helped us formulate this new document. We would especially like to thank the members of the Record Use Policy Council: * *ChewLeng Beh,* Global Council Delegate and Chair, OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council; and Senior Director, Singapore National Library Board, Singapore * *Raymond B?rard,* Global Council Delegate and Director, ABES, France * *Karen Calhoun,* Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, OCLC, USA * *Klaus Ceynowa,* Global Council Delegate and Deputy Director General, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Germany * *Christopher Cole,* Global Council Delegate and Associate Director for Technical Services, National Agriculture Library, USA * *Lorcan Dempsey,* Vice President, OCLC Research and Chief Strategist, OCLC, USA * *Nancy Eaton,* Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Penn State University, USA * *Clifford A. Lynch,* Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), USA * *Brian E. C. Schottlaender,* Global Council Delegate and The Audrey Geisel University Librarian, UC San Diego Libraries, USA * *Lamar Veatch,* Global Council Delegate and State Librarian, Georgia Public Library Service--University System of Georgia, USA Why did I receive this message? This message was sent to jhelmer at uoregon.edu because you have previously subscribed to or expressed interest in news from OCLC or because your institution is an OCLC member or participant. Don't want to receive these updates? Unsubscribe jhelmer at uoregon.edu from this list . Ensure delivery of future messages to your inbox Please add oclc at oclc.org to your address book or list of "safe senders." Did a friend forward this message to you? Sign up to receive e-mail updates directly from OCLC. OCLC respects your privacy Read our privacy policy or contact us at privacy at oclc.org . ?2010 OCLC OCLC 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin OH USA 43017-3395 oclc at oclc.org 1-614-764-6000 1-800-848-5878 (USA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson at sou.edu Wed Apr 7 09:39:17 2010 From: anderson at sou.edu (Connie Anderson-Cohoon) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:39:17 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Publishing Opportunity in OLA Quarterly Message-ID: <4BBC52E2.3B95.0081.0@sou.edu> Are you interested in how reference has changed through the years? What are you doing now to better serve patrons? What aren't you doing any more? How have your reference statistics changed over time? Share your experience and get published! The Summer OLA Quarterly issue is dedicated to the theme "Revitalizing Reference". Submit an article proposal (a brief description of article topic) by May 1, 2010 to the Guest Editor, Connie Anderson-Cohoon anderson at sou.edu . The deadline for article manuscripts is May 31, 2010. If you have questions or would like to bounce your ideas off someone, contact me at anderson at sou.edu or 541-552-6820. Thank you! Connie Anderson-Cohoon Reference Services Coordinator Hannon Library Southern Oregon University 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 541-552-6820 (work) 541-488-0799 (home) 541-552-6429 (fax) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pdx05508 at pdx.edu Wed Apr 7 10:08:46 2010 From: pdx05508 at pdx.edu (pdx05508 at pdx.edu) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:08:46 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Encyclopedia Upcoming History Nights Message-ID: <20100407100846.20715944jjpphq8u@webmail.pdx.edu> Greetings from the Oregon Encyclopedia: This spring the Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE) continues its monthly series of History Nights at McMenamins pubs. At each History Night The OE will look back at the seminal people and events that have shaped our communities. Special guests and historic images will be a part of every event. Visit www.oregonencyclopedia.org[1] for History Night locations and more details. Tuesday, April 20, 2010 7:00 pm Libby Provost presents "Forest Park: the Creation of an Urban Wilderness" McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Libby Provost is an independent historian and researcher in Portland. She has a Master's degree in history from Portland State University, and has presented on Forest Park for the Audubon Society and Friends of Forest Park. Provost tells the story of how Forest Park, an urban wilderness of over 5,000 acres, was created in 1948. Listen to how politics, economics, and civic action helped shape one of the most treasured landscapes in Portland. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 6:30 pm Scott Burns presents "From Soil to Cask to Glass" McMenamins Edgefield Theater Dr. Scott Burns, wine expert and professor of geology at Portland State University, explains why the Willamette Valley, one of the top five wine-producing regions in the nation, is an ideal place for growing over 7o varieties of grapes. Join us for history and wine at one of Oregon's homegrown wineries, the McMenamins Edgefield. The evening's presentation will include a wine tasting from the McMenamins' wine cellar. For more information please visit www.oregonencyclopedia.org[2] Tania Hyatt-Evenson The Oregon Encyclopedia Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator 503.725.3990 pdx05508 at pdx.edu Links: ------ [1] http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org [2] http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Digest's primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. Other findings include: * Record levels of total elementary, secondary, and college enrollment are expected through at least 2018. * The status dropout rate--that is, the percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in school and who have not received either a diploma or an equivalency credential -- declined from 13 percent in 1988 to 8 percent in 2008. The percentage of young adults (25- to 29-year-olds) who had completed high school in 2009 was about the same as it was in 1999 (89 and 88 percent, respectively). * Expenditures for public and private education, from prekindergarten through graduate school (excluding postsecondary schools not awarding associate's or higher degrees), are estimated at $1.1 trillion for 2008-09. Total expenditures for education are expected to amount to 7.6 percent of the gross domestic product in 2008-09, about 0.7 percentage points higher than in 1998-99. The Digest of Education Statistics (NCES 2010-013) and the Mini-Digest (NCES 2010-014) are reports from the National Center for Education Statistics of the Institute of Education Sciences. To view the full reports please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010013 (Digest) and http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010014 (Mini-Digest) 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. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ From schroedr at pdx.edu Wed Apr 7 13:19:01 2010 From: schroedr at pdx.edu (Robert Schroeder) Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:19:01 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Call for Submissions and Nominations for PRIMO Message-ID: <4BBCE8B5.1040805@pdx.edu> The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Spring 2010*** Nominations: April 25, 2010 Submissions: May 9, 2010 Additional information about PRIMO, as well as the submission and nomination forms, is available from the following link: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/is/projpubs/primo/index.cfm Site submissions for PRIMO are accepted continually, but are reviewed for possible inclusion twice per year. For further information, please contact committee co-chairs Ken Burhanna at kburhann at kent.edu and Carol Spector at carolsusanspector at hotmail.com . **Important note** All submissions will be acknowledged shortly after the submission deadline. We experienced problems with the database during the last round of submissions and reviews; therefore, if you submitted a project for review and do not receive an acknowledgment after the submission deadline, please contact the PRIMO co-chairs with a request for verification that your submission was transmitted successfully. -- _________________________________________________________ Robert Schroeder Reference Librarian & Coordinator of Information Literacy Associate 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jerry.w.curry at state.or.us Wed Apr 7 14:04:08 2010 From: jerry.w.curry at state.or.us (Jerry Curry) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:04:08 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] 2011 Oregon Readers Choice Award (ORCA) nominees announced Message-ID: <904B28AC-8FA3-4159-AAD3-B4A29173CE74@state.or.us> Hello all libs-or folks, I am forwarding a message from Tuesday, 04/06, from Rebecca Cohen - storyweaver at newportlibrary.org. Please note that the libs-or list will reject posts if you cross-post to many lists at once. That is, by default, the mailman list software will allow a post to the list plus 9 other addresses. Keep the number of addresses in the "to" field to 10 or under. This is a system effort to reduce spam and actually, many mail servers will act in the same way. Just something to be aware about...so, please be advised. I can catch these non-posts occasionally, but I will not see all of them. If I catch them, I'm happy to pass along. Regards, Jerry Curry Oregon State Library ---------------------- Please excuse the cross-posting. We want all Oregon librarians, school staff and booksellers to know about this list. The 2010-2011 ORCA Committee is pleased to announce the nominee list for the first ever Oregon Readers Choice Award books. Winning titles from this list will be voted on by Oregon students next spring. Please forward this to anyone you know that would have an interest in this list. The nominees are: Junior Division (grades 4-6) Broach, Elise Masterpiece Haddix, Margaret Peterson Found: Book 1 of Missing Series Hale, Shannon & Dean Rapunzel's Revenge Kibuishi The Stonekeeper: Amulet 1 Law, Ingrid Savvy Look, Lenore Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things Lowry, Lois The Willoughbys Scieszka, Jon Knucklehead Intermediate Division (grades 7-9) Anderson, Laurie Halse Chains Basye, Dale Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go Connor, Leslie Waiting for Normal Dowd, Siobhan London Eye Mystery Gaiman, Neil The Graveyard Book Pratchett, Terry Nation Smith, Roland Elephant Run Woodson, Jacqueline After Tupac and D Foster Senior Division (grades 10-12) Cashore, Kristin Graceling Collins, Suzanne Hunger Games Doctorow, Cory Little Brother Green, John Paper Towns Hijuilos, Oscar Dark Dude Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Myers, Walter Dean Sunrise Over Fallujah Pearson, Mary E The Adoration of Jenna Fox The 2010-2011 ORCA Committee members are: Rick Samuelson, OLA CSD Chairperson, WCCLS Hillsboro Carol Brown, Oregon Reading Association Eila Overcash, (OYAN) Summit High School, Bend Traci Glass, (OYAN) Eugene Public Library Nina Kramer, (OYAN) Albina Library, Portland Linda Erickson, Oregon Reading Association Gretchen Hamilton, Oregon Reading Association Jackie Partch, (OLA CSD) Multnomah County Library System, Portland Stuart Levy, (OASL) Wood Middle School, Wilsonville Trey Imfeld, (OASL) Albany High School Adrienne Gillespie, (OASL) William Walker Elementary, Portland Rebecca Cohen, (OLA OYAN/CSD & OASL) Newport Public Library (2010-2011 ORCA Chairperson) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Curry Information Specialist - Oregon State Library jerry.w.curry at state.or.us Desk Phone: 503-378-5008 Reference Line: 503-378-8800 Fax: 503-588-7119 Check out our databases & services at: http://library.state.or.us ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mary.Finnegan at ci.corvallis.or.us Wed Apr 7 14:46:25 2010 From: Mary.Finnegan at ci.corvallis.or.us (Finnegan, Mary) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:46:25 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Charging for Interlibrary loans Message-ID: We are considering charging our patrons a fee to borrow materials through our Interlibrary Loan program. I'd like to hear from libraries who charge for this service. How much do you charge and what impact has this had on your service. Have you set any limits on the number of items a patron can borrow on ILL at a time? Or have you limited the formats of materials that you are willing to borrow. Any related information would be appreciated. We are anticipating some budget reductions next fiscal year and are exploring new revenue options. Thanks for any input. 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Competitive grant materials are found via: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/LSTAcomp.shtml. Yours, Ann Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Wed Apr 7 22:21:35 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 22:21:35 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] INFORMATION: Federal court says FCC lacks authority to uphold net neutrality in Comcast v. FCC Message-ID: Federal court says FCC lacks authority to uphold net neutrality in Comcast v. FCC April 07, 2010 ( No Comments) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruledthat the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. The ALA believes the Internet faces major threats as a result of deregulation and has voiced supportfor FCC?s efforts to maintain an open Internet by codifying the principles of network neutrality. The ALA Washington continues to analyze the implications of the court ruling and is planning next steps. The ALA is slated to file comments to FCC tomorrow as part of the Open Internet Coalition in the matter of Preserving the Open Internet Broadband Industry Practices, which are currently due tomorrow. http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4713 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tintin at exchangenet.net Wed Apr 7 23:12:06 2010 From: tintin at exchangenet.net (Jim Knutson) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 23:12:06 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Charging for Interlibrary loans References: Message-ID: <149401cad6e2$6a1c1a20$230aa8c0@bobo8943bf3b68> Charging for Interlibrary loansI was the ILL person (and all of tech services) in a small academic library in Iowa for six years. We never charged anyone for ILL, but I think that is common among academic libraries, eh? More to the point -- I think I remember having to pay, as a patron, like, the postage to a public library for ILLs (what they knew the return postage would be). I can't remember whether they factored in envelope cost, or not. Basic point: seems like the ILL fee was centered around postage cost Just my memory on this question. I'm a Corvallis resident/user of Corvallis Public, so I'm interested in this! Yup. After reading in the local paper about the state of city finances, I'd been wondering how the library was gonna be hit. Public libraries are usually (maybe not in Corvallis) the first services to be dispensed with during money crunches. "It's just a library. They don't need to be open that much. They don't need all those employees." Etc. (Unlike Corvallis, I lived in a city where not one city councilperson had a library card. Whew.) Jim Knutson RE: From: Finnegan, Mary To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 2:46 PM Subject: [Libs-Or] Charging for Interlibrary loans We are considering charging our patrons a fee to borrow materials through our Interlibrary Loan program. I'd like to hear from libraries who charge for this service. How much do you charge and what impact has this had on your service? Have you set any limits on the number of items a patron can borrow on ILL at a time? Or have you limited the formats of materials that you are willing to borrow? Any related information would be appreciated. We are anticipating some budget reductions next fiscal year and are exploring new revenue options. Thanks for any input. Mary Finnegan Adult Services Manager Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 NW Monroe Avenue Corvallis, OR 97330 (541)766-6993 Check out our blog at http://thebestlibrary.net/wordpress/blog/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Libs-Or mailing list Libs-Or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or Hosted by the Oregon State Library. Archives are available at: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Thu Apr 8 09:53:37 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:53:37 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] INFORMATION ALA welcomes Open Government Plans Message-ID: ALA welcomes Open Government Plans By Jenni Terry on Open Government U.S. departments and agencies today released their Open Government Plansin accordance to President Obama?s Open Government Directive issued on December 8, 2009. In his directive, the President stated that ?Each agency shall develop and publish on its Open Government Webpage an Open Government Plan that will describe how it will improve transparency and integrate public participation and collaboration into its activities.? The ALA is excited the open government plans have been released, and we look forward to seeing how they are implemented in the agencies. The ALA will be participating with www.openthegovernment.org in evaluating each open government plan, so look for more information about that soon. Click hereto read more about this initiative on the White House. Jessica McGilvray Assistant Director, OGR http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4718 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Thu Apr 8 10:00:33 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:00:33 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Call your senators now to support library funding! Message-ID: Here is an easy place to find information on legislation affecting libraries and how to contact your Senators and Representatives: http://capwiz.com/ala/or/home/ . Please contact Senator Merkley to sign the "Dear Appropriators" letter supporting library funding and contact Senator Wyden to thank him for signing the letter. -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Thu Apr 8 10:11:19 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:11:19 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Report from the Oregon Library Association meeting & PLA conference Message-ID: Report from the Oregon Library Association meeting & PLA conference Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Barbara Jones *Oregon Library Association meeting* The historic Kells Irish Pub was the festive setting for the Oregon Library Association meeting in Portland last month. I was honored to give a brief talk about my new position as the Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom. I reiterated OIF?s commitment to working closely with such state organizations as the Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse in Oregon. I listened with great interest to the descriptions of the work done by the various award-winners. It was gratifying to hear from Myrna Williams, who received OLA Honorary Lifetime membership for her work in libraries and for the state of Oregon. Ms. Williams began her career as a community college student at Portland Community College, went on to serve on the Board for the Oregon State Library until her retirement last year, and has worked tirelessly to save library funding during the Great Recession. It was also interesting to hear about the political scene from another award winner, Margaret Carter, who has been a state representative from Portland for multiple terms. Both of these women are African-Americans. It was also wonderful to see intellectual freedom stalwart Candy Morgan recognized for her recent well-deserved E.B. McNaughton Civil Liberties Award from the ACLU of Oregon ! I left feeling totally inspired and energized by what one state is doing for the cause of libraries?in spite of all the bad economic news. OLA has formed a tight coalition with lobbyists, politicians, librarians, and the general public to advocate for libraries for lifelong learning and as community information centers. As Oregon?s ?Librarian of the Year? award-winner Mary Ginnane said in her acceptance speech: ?After all, it?s all about the user, isn?t it?? *Public Library Association conference* OIF staff and member leaders participated in a terrific session on privacy at the PLA conference, also in Portland.* *Joan Airoldi spoke of her experience at Whatcom County Library System when the FBI came to visit; Carolyn Caywood spoke of the terrific possibilities for libraries as locations in their communities of deliberative forums involving privacy (and other issues) ? there?s a free upcoming online workshopfor moderating such an event; and OIF staff discussed the legal state of privacy in libraries and resources for libraries to participate in the upcoming Choose Privacy Week , May 2-8, 2010. Other highlights of the PLA conference included a session on social software policy pitfalls, including ensuring First Amendment compliance; a number of programs on sustaining libraries during difficult financial times; and the closing general session featuring the delightful Sarah Vowell. Her take, as a popular historian, on the Texas textbook situation was interesting ? she noted that the great thing about libraries is that they provide information from all perspectives. Despite the whims of political bodies or advocates of all political stripes, Vowell said, libraries are where you can go to discover what *really *happened. Portland itself proved to be a fantastic host. Kudos to PLA for a job well done! http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=933 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Thu Apr 8 10:31:58 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:31:58 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] FTF List of ALA Council Candidates Message-ID: Earlier this week those of you ALA members who have not yet voted should have received a reminder to vote. I meant to resend out this list at that time but time does fly. Here it is again with a couple of additions. Our list can also be found at http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/ALA+Council . *FTF List of ALA Council Candidates* This list of candidates for ALA Council is just that, a list. It is NOT an endorsement of any candidates. This list is based, for the most part, on the information candidates have included in their biographical information: * http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/alaelection/2010/councilors_at_large_.pdf * . It does not include any information from additional websites or other lists. People on this list included past or current membership in at least one of these groups: ACRL WSS, AILA, APALA, BCALA, CALA, COWSL, GLBTRT, REFORMA, SRRT and SRRT FTF. Please read individuals candidate information for yourself before voting so that you are really voting for someone you want to be serving all of us on ALA Council. Remember to only vote for the individuals you most want to be on ALA Council, bullet vote. Your vote counts more if you only vote for a few individuals instead of voting for 34 people. Here is the list: Thaddeus Bejnar - APALA Gladys Smiley Bell - AILA, APALA, BCALA, REFORMA Wanda Brown - BCALA Matthew Ciszek - GLBTRT Roberto C. Delgadillo - REFORMA John DeSantis - GLBTRT Karen Downing - BCALA Diane Fulkerson - ACRL WSS Loida Garcia-Febo - AILA, APALA, BCALA, CALA, REFORMA, SRRT Sol Gomez - REFORMA, SRRT Janice Greenberg - BCALA, REFORMA, SRRT Nancy Sun Hershoff - CALA Florante Peter Ibanez - APALA Julius Jefferson - BCALA Xudong Jin - CALA Charles Kratz - GLBTRT, REFORMA, SRRT Mary Mallory - SRRT Bernard A. Margolis - SRRT Mike Marlin - SRRT Carolyn Neal - BCALA Melora Norman - SRRT Cecilia Poon - APALA, CALA Lauren Pressley ? ACRL WSS, COSWL Cristina Ramirez - REFORMA Larry Romans - GLBTRT, REFORMA, SRRT Doc Roth - BCALA, REFORMA Jacquie Samples - AILA James Teliha - GLBTRT Holly Tomren - AILA Kelvin Watson - APALA, BCALA Tom Wilding - SRRT Richenda Hawkins (Wilkinson) - AILA, COSWL Please send me any additions and corrections and I will send the list out again. I know that it is easy to forget to include a group that is important to you when hurriedly filling out the ALA Candidate forms. ACRL WSS - Women Studies Section - *http://libr.org/wss/* AILA - American Indian Library Association - *http://www.ailanet.org/* APALA - Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association - * http://www.apalaweb.org/* BCALA - Black Caucus of the American Library Association - * http://www.bcala.org/* CALA - Chinese American Librarians Association - *http://www.cala-web.org/* COSWL - Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship - * http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/committees/ala/ala-coswl.cfm* GLBTRT - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table - * http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/index.cfm* REFORMA - The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking - *http://www.reforma.org/* SRRT - Social Responsibilities Round Table - *http://libr.org/srrt/* SRRT FTF - Feminist Task Force - *http://libr.org/ftf/* -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruthmetz at spiretech.com Thu Apr 8 10:55:06 2010 From: ruthmetz at spiretech.com (Ruth Metz) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:55:06 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Library Personnel Continuing Education Project: Regional Meetings, Partial Schedule Message-ID: <8E347E8AC6E946E9B33F3EF1EB8ECF1D@LENOVO2BF327C1> Regional meetings for the Oregon Library Personnel Continuing Education needs assessment will begin next week and continue through May. This is to notify you of the meeting schedule in Coastal Oregon, central Oregon, and the Columbia River Gorge. The meeting schedule is not yet complete for central Oregon; Portland metro, Willamette Valley, and eastern Oregon regions are in the scheduling stage but are not confirmed at this time. As meetings are added, I will post them to libs.or. As previously announced, (March 14, 2010) Portland Community College is the fiscal agent for an LSTA-funded continuing education needs assessment and options study for Oregon library personnel. Donna Reed, PCC Director of Libraries, is the project manager and I am the consultant coordinator for the project. Several regional consultants are helping to gather data in their regions for the needs assessment, including through these regional meetings. Date County Region Facilitator Time Location April 14 Jefferson central Oregon Tim Smith 9:00- 10:30 a.m. Jefferson County Library, Madras April 16 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Bend Library April 16 Lincoln, Coastal Lane coastal Wyma Rogers 10:30 a.m. - noon Newport Public Library April 22 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Bend Library April 23 Hood River, Wasco Columbia River Gorge Ruth Metz 1:00- 2:30 p.m. Columbia Gorge Community College May 18 Clatsop, Tillamook coastal Wyma Rogers 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Manzanita Public Library May 19 Coos, Curry coastal Wyma Rogers 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Coos Bay So that we can plan our meetings well, please register directly with the regional consultant in your region. For your convenience, the locations and other details of the meetings scheduled thus far are posted on the NW Central website. If it is more convenient for you to attend a meeting in a region other than where you live or work, you are welcome to do so. Again, contact the regional consultant for the meeting you wish to attend. Aletha Bonebrake (eastern Oregon, alethaboneb at msn.com) Connie Christopher (Portland metro/Columbia River Gorge, conniechristopher at centurytel.net) Pam North (Willamette Valley, msinfo at comcast.net) Wyma Rogers (Pacific coastal Oregon, wyma at charter.net) Tim Smith (central Oregon, tende7 at hotmail.com) Cessa Vichi (southern Oregon, Cessavichi at yahoo.com) We are very excited about learning from you about your C.E. needs and ideas. Keep in mind that following the regional meetings, we will ask all Oregon library personnel to participate in an e-survey in June. Following the "all library personnel" survey, there will also be a library managers' e-survey, for we want to learn of both individual needs and organizational needs. Finally, we are sensitive to the fact that e-surveys seem to abound. We are being mindful of this in crafting these sequential surveys. Best regards, Ruth Metz Ruth Metz Associates Portland OR ruthmetz at spiretech.com www.librarycoach.com 503-422-8024 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carol.gladstein at ci.mcminnville.or.us Thu Apr 8 14:05:31 2010 From: carol.gladstein at ci.mcminnville.or.us (Carol Gladstein) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:05:31 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Charging for Interlibrary Loans Message-ID: We have experienced a tremendous increase in Interlibrary Loan requests here in McMinnville and are currently looking at ways to streamline our process. Our fee policy for Interlibrary Loans is based on mailing. If the requested item is mailed to us, we have to mail it back so we pass on the mailing fee to patrons. They are charged a flat fee of $3.00 plus any usage fee the loaning library requires if applicable. Patrons currently have a limit of three interlibrary loan requests at a time in the system although we are considering dropping that to one. We do not limit the format a patron can request. Carol Gladstein Reference Librarian/Outreach McMinnville Public Library 503-435-5553 carol.gladstein at ci.mcminnville.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pdeanda at libraryassociates.com Thu Apr 8 16:17:07 2010 From: pdeanda at libraryassociates.com (Patty De Anda) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:17:07 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Job Announcement: Project Manager @ USAID Knowledge Services Center (Washington, DC) Message-ID: <485A9A7E06FE784F80AB65FF3CF56CADACB1608C66@EXVS02.exchangecarrier.net> LAC seeks a Project Manager will oversee a team of approximately 30 staff responsible for the Knowledge Services Center (KSC) at USAID. The Knowledge Services Center is composed the following four teams: Library & Learning Resource Services, Analytic Research Services, Knowledge Management Services and the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC). The DEC team is responsible for the continued management of a legacy system while migrating to a new digital repository with multiple media types for subsequent use in research, analysis and learning. The KSC enables professionals at USAID/Washington and in its overseas Missions to more effectively share resources and collaborate on solutions to meet the Agency's information and knowledge management requirements. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Project leader and single point of contact on all issues related to the project. * Coordinate closely with the Team Leads of each service area to achieve objectives and to meet and exceed service standards. * Plan and implement high quality projects on schedule and within budget. * Strategic communications to ensure activities are aligned with the organizations direction, to maintain effective relationships across stakeholders and to market KSC resources. * Responsible for coordinating and distribution of the following: Monthly performance reports detailing statistics and narrative on accomplishments, contract requests, issues, resolutions etc. of the previous month, monthly financial management report summarizing expenditures of contract funds. * Oversight for all system deliverables, adherence to methodology, risk management, and reporting. * Coordinate with other operating units and vendors to carry out project plans and achieve defined milestones. QUALIFICATIONS: * Master's Degree in information management, information science or related degree. * Ten or more years of experience in project management and managing all aspects of knowledge management programs. * Detailed understanding of project management methodologies, system development lifecycle best practices and risk management concepts. * Demonstrated management skills related to planning, organization, team-building, and follow-up. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. To Apply In order to be considered, please apply via this link: http://bit.ly/ProjectManagerKSC To see all of our open positions please visit www.libraryassociates.com Library Associates Companies (LAC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Patty Patty De Anda Gates Communications & Projects Associate 323.302.9439 - direct 323.852.1083 - main 323.852.1093 - fax Patty on Facebook LAC / Library Associates Companies, 6500 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2240, Los Angeles, CA 90048 Sign up for the LAC Newsletter HERE LAC on LinkedIn | LAC on Facebook | LAC on Twitter | LibGig on Twitter www.libraryassociates.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From April.M.Baker at state.or.us Fri Apr 9 08:09:29 2010 From: April.M.Baker at state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 08:09:29 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Jobline - 4/9/10 Message-ID: Oregon State Library Jobline An Electronic Jobline from the Oregon State Library....... April 9, 2010 Closing Dates 04/14/10 Library Director, Prineville, OR 04/15/10 Youth Services Coordinator, Estacada, OR 04/16/10 Circulation Services Manager, Hillsboro, OR 04/22/10 Library Assistant 1, Lebanon, OR 04/26/10 Head Librarian, Eugene, OR 04/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian, Portland, OR 05/03/10 Collection Development Librarian, Portland, OR Job Announcements ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Library Director Closes: 4/14/10 Prineville, OR The Library Director reports to the three-member Crook County Court and functions as a department of the county. On a day-to-day basis, the director implements policies adopted by the Court-appointed Crook County Library Board of Trustees. The successful candidate for this position will have a masters degree or bachelor's degree, preferably in library science or a related field. Substitution of experience may be allowed in some circumstances. Crook County offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and a 401k contribution. Crook County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion or age, marital status, physical or mental disability or veteran's status. Applications will be accepted until April 14 or until the position is filled. For a full position description, see on-line position description at www.co.crook.or.us. ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Youth Services Coordinator Closes: 4/15/10 Estacada, OR Salary: $12.00 - $16.00/Hour (DOE). Permanent part-time with some benefits. Provides general library services for younger library users including summer reading programs, weekly story times, and other youth and teen programs. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to a Master's of Library Science or related degree with library, education and/or literature credits. Two years experience working in libraries with public library experience preferred. Experience working with children and teens is desirable. Submit application materials to Human Resources, PO Box 958, Estacada, OR 97023. Application materials available online at www.cityofestacada.org or by request at (503) 630-8270. Closes April 15, 2010 at 5:00 PM. EEO. ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Circulation Services Manager Closes: 4/16/10 Hillsboro, OR Brief description of position: Plans, organizes and manages the activities and personnel of the Circulation Services Division of the library; performs directly related work as required. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Jobs/ ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Library Assistant 1 Closes: 4/22/10 Lebanon, OR City of Lebanon - Part-time position. Salary: $12.37 - $15.08/hour Duties: Perform various para-professional library and clerical tasks in support of library operations specific to children's program. See application materials for minimum requirements. For application materials: Visit our website at www.ci.lebanon.or.us, call (541) 258-4203, or email bhood at ci.lebanon.or.us Submit complete City of Lebanon application to Becky Hood, 925 Main St., Lebanon, OR 97355. Resumes not accepted in lieu of city application. Closing date: 4/22/10, 5:00 p.m. EOE/M/F/H. ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 Eugene, OR Eugene Bible College is seeking a full-time head librarian with a Master's in Library Sciences degree. Competency in library technology and library management is expected. A clear, well-articulated Christian testimony and vision for biblically-centered education is required. Contact information below - make contact by email or postal mail only. Larry R. Burke, Ed.D. Academic Dean Eugene Bible College 2155 Bailey Hill Road Eugene, OR 97405 Email: larryburke at ebc.edu ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 (or until filled) Portland, OR The Head of Library Technologies Librarian at the Portland State University Library provides a key role in the leadership of the Library's information technology infrastructure and services, including supervision of the Library Technologies team's activities and staff. This position oversees library technology projects and systems, and works with system vendors, programmers, librarians, staff, and public end-users to develop, evaluate, implement, and support a variety of systems. Services and systems currently include: the Library's integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces' Millennium system), the Library's multiple Web sites, servers, and interfaces; major applications for interlibrary loan and course reserves operations, the PSU digital repository, instructional technology, and provision of staff and public computing. This is a full-time, 12-month, unclassified, excluded, tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant Professor. This position reports to the Associate University Librarian, contributes to the profession through professional service and scholarly activities, and participates in faculty governance activities within the Library and University. Salary and Benefits: Compensation and rank are commensurate with experience The salary range begins at a minimum of $61,320, and includes an excellent benefits package including fully paid health care, reduced tuition rates, and a generous retirement and vacation package. Deadlines: Review of applicants will begin approximately March 19th 2010, and will remain open until finalists are identified. To Apply: Send cover letter; resume; and names, address, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references to: Anne Keech, Search Coordinator, Keecha at pdx.edu. Transcripts and background checks will be required for finalists. In cover letter, address how your knowledge and experiences meet qualifications. Electronic application materials are strongly preferred (Word or .pdf documents). However, materials may be mailed to: Portland State University Library - LIBW Post Office Box 1151 c/o Anne Keech, Search Coordinator Portland, OR 97207-1151 Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. For the complete job announcement, click here. ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Collection Development Librarian Closes: 5/3/10 Portland, OR Brief description of position: Reed College Library seeks a librarian to oversee acquisitions and collection management, and provide reference and instruction services. Send letter of application, resume, and names and adresses of three references to Victoria Hanawalt, College Librarian, Reed College, Portland, OR 97202. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.reed.edu/human_resources/staffsearch ************************************** 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. To Unsubscribe To subscribe/unsubscribe from libs-or, go here. 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This resolution commends the role that libraries play in today?s society, calling them ?part of the American Dream? and ?places for opportunity, education, self-help, and lifelong learning.? A House floor vote is expected on this legislation the evening of April 13. Read the text of this resolution here <%20http:/www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.1222>. You may view the latest post at http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4722 You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Jacob Roberts jroberts at alawash.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 embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Don Wood" Subject: [alacro-l] U.S. House of Representatives to vote on resolution honoring libraries for National Library Week Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:34:34 -0400 Size: 12883 URL: From dknight at cclsd.org Fri Apr 9 15:57:44 2010 From: dknight at cclsd.org (Dolores Knight) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:57:44 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Libs-Or] Charging for Interlibrary loans In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1951.216.110.210.59.1270853864.squirrel@mail.cclsd.org> We have charged for ILLs for many years and last year we raised the fee from $2.00 to $3.00 throughout our library cooperative. The fee's purpose is to recoup the expenses (packaging, postage, and/or courier service). We also limit to ten open ILLs per person county-wide. We have limited staff (but an active library community) and this allows us to balance the needs of all our library users. Dolores Knight, Reference Librarian Coos Bay Public Library 525 Anderson Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-269-1101x222 > We are considering charging our patrons a fee to borrow materials > through our Interlibrary Loan program. I'd like to hear from libraries > who charge for this service. How much do you charge and what impact has > this had on your service. Have you set any limits on the number of items > a patron can borrow on ILL at a time? Or have you limited the formats > of materials that you are willing to borrow. Any related information > would be appreciated. > > We are anticipating some budget reductions next fiscal year and are > exploring new revenue options. Thanks for any input. > > Mary Finnegan > Adult Services Manager > Corvallis-Benton County Public Library > 645 NW Monroe Avenue > Corvallis, OR 97330 > (541)766-6993 > > Check out our blog at > http://thebestlibrary.net/wordpress/blog/ > > _______________________________________________ > Libs-Or mailing list > Libs-Or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or > Hosted by the Oregon State Library. > Archives are available at: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/ > From SusanMecklem at dwt.com Fri Apr 9 16:10:09 2010 From: SusanMecklem at dwt.com (Mecklem, Susan) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:10:09 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] April 21 Portland Downtown Librarians brown bag lunch at the Art Institute of Portland Message-ID: Nancy Thurston, Library Director of the Art Institute of Portland, will be hosting the April brown bag lunch on April 21st from 12-1. The Art Institute is located at 1122 NW Davis, in the Pearl. Public transportation is the best way to get there because parking can be difficult. The meeting will be in a conference room on the first floor. The Institute now has a culinary school, so come hear more about it. Everyone is welcome! If you plan to attend, please respond directly to Nancy at 503-382-4759, or email her at nthurston at aii.edu. Alas, I will be out of town and will miss this meeting, but I hope many of you can attend. Enjoy this springtime weather! Sue Susan Mecklem | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Associate Librarian 1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300 | Portland, OR 97201 Tel: (503) 778-5252 | Fax: (503) 778-5299 Email: susanmecklem at dwt.com | Website: www.dwt.com Anchorage | Bellevue | Los Angeles | New York | Portland | San Francisco | Seattle | Shanghai | Washington, D.C. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orsla.communications at gmail.com Sat Apr 10 12:56:24 2010 From: orsla.communications at gmail.com (ORSLA Communications) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:56:24 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] EVENT: Shifting Your Career Awareness Message-ID: Please excuse cross posting... The Oregon Chapter of SLA (ORSLA) invites you to join us for an upcoming professional development opportunity: *Panel Presentation: "Shifting Your Career Awareness: Sharing Different Perspectives on Work and Current Trends" Date: Wednesday, April 28th Time and Location: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, 1211 SW 5th Ave., Portland Cost: $25 for members; $30 for non-members; $15 for all students* Information professionals and researchers may apply their skills across many sectors of the work force. Find out what professional opportunities and possible career paths may be available to you, and the associations and resources which support these. We will have representatives speak briefly from four different organizations: - Oregon Chapter of SLA (ORSLA) - Oregon Chapter of the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) - Northwest Chapter of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA) - Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) This program presents an opportunity to learn from other professionals in diverse fields about solutions to shared challenges, preferred resources for research and analysis, professional development and emerging trends. You can also expand your network by meeting and speaking to individuals in other associations. We are pleased to offer this opportunity to join colleagues. Pizza and refreshments will be served You may either pay at the door, or submit a check in advance to: ORSLA, c/o Don Oswalt, 216 Kevin Way SE, Salem, OR 97306. Space is limited, so it is important that you *RSVP by Friday, April 23rd*at the link below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RGVSXTM If you have any questions, you may contact Joan Truncali at bjtruncali at aol.com. We hope you will be able to attend, and look forward to having you participate in this special professional development opportunity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jerry.w.curry at state.or.us Sat Apr 10 15:04:22 2010 From: jerry.w.curry at state.or.us (Jerry Curry) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:04:22 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Charging for Interlibrary loans Message-ID: <3FB3DDC1-C366-4BBC-A24C-93021DF73DBB@state.or.us> Forwarding to the list on behalf of the poster. Please remember to send your messages to libs-or, not libs-or-bounces. Jerry ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Curry Information Specialist - Oregon State Library jerry.w.curry at state.or.us Desk Phone: 503-378-5008 Reference Line: 503-378-8800 Fax: 503-588-7119 Check out our databases & services at: http://library.state.or.us ------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Shadle, Debra [mailto:debra.shadle at cityofalbany.net] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:17 PM To: 'libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us' Subject: Attention Mary Finnegan RE: Charging for Interlibrary loans Mary, We charge a $3.00 fee per item for interlibrary loans. We do not limit the number of items a patron can borrow on ILL, however the number of requests we receive from our patrons is relatively low (7-10 a month on average.) We do not limit the formats of materials-however we do let patrons know that many libraries (such as ourselves) will not lend items new to the library, DVD's, Talking books, and Reference materials. Debra-ILL clerk Albany Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Mon Apr 12 08:14:14 2010 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:14:14 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Senator Merkley's Office Needs to Hear From You Today In-Reply-To: <20100412135542.2CF87C00A4@outbound.mailmanager.net> Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: As the list at the bottom of the message from ALA indicates, our Senator Merkley is still a holdout on the library funding letter. That means his office has not gotten enough calls and emails. Do it today ... Contact Caitie Whelan today: 202-224-3753 or caitie_whelan at merkley.senate.gov We need both Oregon Senators to support increased funding for libraries. If your library has applied for an LSTA grant this year, you need to call to make sure we have the funds we need to make the grants. If your library benefits from statewide database licensing, Plinkit, L-net, OSLIS or other programs funded with LSTA funds you need to call today so that we?ll have the money we need to fund these needed programs. Please call or email today! 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 Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. ------ Forwarded Message From: "Emily Sheketoff, American Library Association" Reply-To: "Emily Sheketoff, American Library Association" Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:55:42 -0400 (EDT) To: James Scheppke Subject: Only 72 hours to go! Ask your senator to support library funding! Only 72 hours to go! Ask your senator to support library funding! Call your senators now to support library funding! Take Action! We only have 72 hours to go! The deadline for these "Dear Appropriator" to be received by the Appropriations Committee is April 14, so it is important that you call your senators today and ask them to sign onto a "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around the Senate. This letter will be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and will be asking the committee to support the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL) program in its FY2011 budget. BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAMS AND WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR LSTA Congress is currently drafting the federal budget for fiscal year 2011. It has never been more important than now that Congress fully funds the LSTA, the only annual source for federal funding to libraries. As Congress writes next year's budget they need to understand that dollars from the state and local levels are at an all-time low, and libraries can not continue to do their important work without this funding. In this "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around in the Senate, the signatures are urging the Appropriations Committee to include $300 million in funding through LSTA in the FY2011 budget. Please contact your two senators' offices and tell them about the work your library does in the state and community. It is always a good idea to stress what programs and resources your library provides to help build the local economy, help kids with their homework, and so much more. After you have explained how libraries are an incredibly valuable investment, please ask your senator to sign onto the "Dear Appropriator" letter supporting LSTA and Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL). School Libraries In his FY2011 budget request, President Obama consolidated Improving Literacy Through School Libraries with five other literacy programs. This would mean that school libraries will have to directly compete with other dissimilar programs to receive federal dollars under the President's plan. However, Congress is drafting their own budget for FY2011 right now, and there is no word yet if they will go along with President Obama's recommendation of consolidation. Congress needs to hear from you NOW about the important role that school libraries play in today's schools. Right now there is a letter circulating around the Senate urging the Appropriations Committee to specifically appropriate $100 million for the ILTSL program. This amount would make money available to every state, rather than the current competitive grant program. Please contact your two senators' offices explaining to them how important having a school library can be in a child's education. Please ask them to sign on to the ILTSL and LSTA "Dear Appropriator" by customizing the letter below. The deadline for the "Dear Appropriator" letter is April 14, so please contact your senators today and urge them to sign on! Also, please ask your friends and library supporters to contact their senators as well - we need to keep the pressure on our elected officials so these programs receive the funding they need. To take action, please take the following steps: 1. Please go to http://capwiz.com/ala/ or click on the "Take Action!" button in the upper right hand corner of this e-mail. 2. Customize the sample letter as you see fit - remember, a personal story on how your library benefits your community matters the most! 3. Enter your contact information. 4. Press Send. 5. If you would prefer to call your representative, feel free to dial the Capitol switchboard at 202.224.3121 and ask for your representative. The switchboard will transfer you to their office. If you need to locate your members of Congress, please go to http://capwiz.com/ala/ . 6. Please ask your friends and supporters to call. We need as many signatures as possible on these letters and your grassroots efforts could make the difference. If your senator is on this list, please thank them. They have signed onto the "Dear Appropriator" letter: Reed Snowe Lincoln Wyden Leahy Johnson Brown, Sherrod Bingaman Stabenow Akaka Cardin Menendez Begich Levin Boxer Udall, Tom Kohl Durbin Sanders If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, you can unsubscribe here . ------ End of Forwarded Message -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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More than 223 million Americans feel that because it provides free access to materials and resources, the public library plays an important role in giving everyone a chance to succeed. Don Wood Program Officer Chapter Relations Office American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 dwood at ala.org 1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429 312-280-2429 312-280-4392 (fax) -- 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 embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Don Wood" Subject: [alacro-l] The State of America's Libraries, 2010, is available Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:17:53 -0400 Size: 12319 URL: From pdx05508 at pdx.edu Mon Apr 12 10:56:24 2010 From: pdx05508 at pdx.edu (pdx05508 at pdx.edu) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:56:24 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] The Oregon Encyclopedia is Coming to the Newberg Public Library Message-ID: <20100412105624.10422047khs5arig@webmail.pdx.edu> Greetings from The Oregon Encyclopedia (The OE): The Oregon Encyclopedia is an on-line authoritative resource of Oregon history and culture. On Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. we are hosting a meeting with the Newberg Public Library to gather more Yamhill County history topics to add to the Encyclopedia. The meeting is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. Presentations by the Newberg Public Library and the Yamhill County Historical Society will inform residents of the historical resources available at their institutions that support the research and writing of local history. Barbara Mahoney, historian and OE Editorial Board member, will lead a discussion on how to write an Oregon Encyclopedia entry and will work with participants to identify local topics that should be included in the OE. Please see the attached press release and flier for more details about this partnership. The meeting is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. For more information please contact pdx05508 at pdx.edu -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Current Biography - 46 volumes - 1940-1985 (not listed in Biography Resource Center database) Current Biography Yearbook (continues Current Biography) - 25 volumes - 1986-2009 + Index 1940-1995 (not listed in Biography Resource Center database) Dictionary of American Biography - 27 volumes total - volumes 1-9 parts 1 & 2 (except 6), Supplements 1-10, 2 index volumes through supplement 10 (through 1996) Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists - 1 volume - 1988 Poetry Criticism: excerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature - 56 volumes - volumes 1-55 + Index for vols. 1-53 (1991-2004) Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives - 11 volumes total - volumes 1-7 (1981 through 2005), volumes 1 & 2 Sports Figures (2002), volumes 1 & 2 The 1960s (2003) Rita Rivera Dept. 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Please reply by April 23rd if you are interested. All shipping/transportation is the receivers' responsibility. Thanks for your interest. Current Biography - 46 volumes - 1940-1985 (not listed in Biography Resource Center database) Current Biography Yearbook (continues Current Biography) - 25 volumes - 1986-2009 + Index 1940-1995 (not listed in Biography Resource Center database) Dictionary of American Biography - 27 volumes total - volumes 1-9 parts 1 & 2 (except 6), Supplements 1-10, 2 index volumes through supplement 10 (through 1996) Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists - 1 volume - 1988 Poetry Criticism: excerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature - 56 volumes - volumes 1-55 + Index for vols. 1-53 (1991-2004) CLAIMED Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives - 11 volumes total - volumes 1-7 (1981 through 2005), volumes 1 & 2 Sports Figures (2002), volumes 1 & 2 The 1960s (2003) Rita Rivera Dept. Head Technical Services Cedar Mill Community Library 503 644 0043 X 127 ritar at wccls.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diedre08 at gmail.com Tue Apr 13 12:34:10 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:34:10 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] ACTION: Fwd: [District Dispatch] Call your U.S. Senator to get school librarians into the Keep our Educators Working Act of 2010 Message-ID: Now you have two reasons to call your Senators, the piece I am forwarding below and the request to have them sign the "Dear Appropriator" letter found at http://capwiz.com/ala/home/ 1. Call your senators now to support library funding! The deadline for these "Dear Appropriator" to be received by the Appropriations Committee *has been extended **to April 15*, so it is important that you call your senators today and ask them to sign onto a "Dear Appropriator" letter that is circulating around the Senate. This letter will be sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and will be asking the committee to support the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries (ILTSL) program in its FY2011 budget. *2.* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jacob Roberts Date: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:26 PM Subject: [District Dispatch] Call your U.S. Senator to get school librarians into the Keep our Educators Working Act of 2010 To: district at ala.org FULL POST: http://bit.ly/b8yxkS -- District Dispatch has posted a new item, 'Call your U.S. Senator to get school librarians into the ?Keep our Educators Working Act of 2010?' Legislation is expected to be introduced tomorrow morning in the U.S. Senate that will provide $23 billion in aid to help school districts hire and retain educational professionals. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) will introduce this bill. While librarians are not specifically mentioned in this bill, school librarians will be able to receive some of this funding. However, it has been our experience that if libraries are not mentioned in legislation, they will not benefit. Please call your United States senator?s office today and ask him or her to include libraries into the ?Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010? and then urge him or her to co-sponsor this legislation. Please make sure that when you speak with your senator?s office that you express the important role school libraries play in the education of a child and that if school libraries are ignored in this bill, many schools will lose their librarian. Jeff Kratz Assistant Director, OGR You may view the latest post at http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4738 You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new updates are posted. Best regards, Jacob Roberts jroberts at alawash.org -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. 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URL: From vcampbell at ci.beaverton.or.us Tue Apr 13 17:14:13 2010 From: vcampbell at ci.beaverton.or.us (Victoria Campbell) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:14:13 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Youth Services Summer 2010 Internships @ Beaverton City Library Message-ID: <59F389FFD68A9A4393046FF49692BCFF2F5C3D3007@cobexchange2007> * Please forward this to anyone you think maybe interested. * The Beaverton City Library is pleased to announce that their summer internships are now open for applications. We strive to make our internships teaching internships - allowing observation of service desks, library school exercises and other learning opportunities specifically tailored to the intern's desired career path. Several interns have moved on to become on-call or regular staff at some point after their internship ended. This year we have two new internships for our Family Resource Fair and at our soon to be open branch library, Murray Scholls. You will find a short summary of the positions below. Please visit http://www.beavertonlibrary.org/volunteer/internships.aspx for full descriptions. Summer Reading Internships: Closing Date: April 23rd Time Length: Late May to August 20th (flexible) * Children's Division Summer Internship (2 positions - aprx 20 hours a week) Works directly with teen summer reading volunteers; oversees weekly performers or performs a storytime at a local park; organizes summer reading materials; and much more. * Teen Division Summer Internship (1 position - aprx 12 hours a week) Helps plan summer teen programs; holds weekly prize drawing contests; help with displays, flyers and other projects. * Murray Scholls Summer Internship (1 position - aprx 20 hours a week) Provide support for summer reading at our new branch in all areas (children's, teens, and adult); oversee weekly July children's performers; and much more. Family Resource Fair Internship: Closing Date: Open until filed Time Length: May to October Assist with planning and providing annual Family Resource Fair. Help find donations from local businesses. Help market the fair. Find local non-profit agencies that are important to families. (1 position - aprx 6 hours a week, more in October) ====================================================================== PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE This e-mail is a public record of the City of Beaverton and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Apr 14 09:13:58 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:13:58 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [alacoun] Most Challenged Books of 2009] Message-ID: <4BC5E9C6.1060705@pdx.edu> FYI, Suzanne L. Sager Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacoun] Most Challenged Books of 2009 Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:44:23 -0400 From: carrieif at aol.com To: alacoun at ala.org References: <8CCA9FF44D35803-3E04-A931 at Webmail-d112.sysops.aol.com> Book on text messaging teens prompts most book challenges of 2009 ?TTYL? series tops ALA's 2009 Top Ten list of most frequently challenged books CHICAGO ?Lauren Myracle?s best-selling young adult novel series "TTYL," the first-ever novels written entirely in the style of instant messaging, tops the American Library Association?s (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009. Two books are new to the list: Twilight (series) by Stephanie Meyer and ?My Sister?s Keeper? by Jodi Picoult. Both Alice Walker?s ?The Color Purple? and Robert Cormier?s ?The Chocolate War? return after being dropped from the list in 2008. ?Even though not every book will be right for every reader, the ability to read, speak, think and express ourselves freely are core American values,? said Barbara Jones, director of the ALA?s Office for Intellectual Freedom. ?Protecting one of our most fundamental rights ? the freedom to read ? means respecting each other?s differences and the right of all people to choose for themselves what they and their families read.? For nearly 20 years, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has collected reports on book challenges. A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school, requesting that materials be removed or restricted because of content or appropriateness. In 2009, OIF received 460 reports on efforts to remove or restrict materials from school curricula and library bookshelves. Though OIF receives reports of challenges in public libraries, schools, and school libraries from a variety of sources, a majority of challenges go unreported. OIF estimates that its statistics reflect only 20-25% of the challenges that actually occur. The ALA?s Top Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009 reflect a range of themes, and consist of the following titles: 1. ?TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs 2. ?And Tango Makes Three? by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Reasons: Homosexuality 3. ?The Perks of Being A Wallflower,? by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Anti-Family, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs, Suicide 4. ?To Kill A Mockingbird,? by Harper Lee Reasons: Racism, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group 5. Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group 6. ?Catcher in the Rye,? by J.D. Salinger Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group 7. ?My Sister?s Keeper,? by Jodi Picoult Reasons: Sexism, Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group, Drugs, Suicide, Violence 8. ?The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things,? by Carolyn Mackler Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group 9. ?The Color Purple,? Alice Walker Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group 10. ?The Chocolate War,? by Robert Cormier Reasons: Nudity, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group Seven titles were dropped from the list, including: His Dark Materials Trilogy (Series) by Philip Pullman (Political Viewpoint, Religious Viewpoint, Violence); Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz (Occult/Satanism, Religious Viewpoint, Violence); "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya (Occult/Satanism, Offensive Language, Religious Viewpoint, Sexually Explicit, Violence); Gossip Girl (Series) by Cecily von Ziegesar (Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group); "Uncle Bobby?s Wedding" by Sarah S. Brannen (Homosexuality, Unsuited to Age Group); "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group); and "Flashcards of My Life" by Charise Mericle Harper (Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group). Also new this year is an updated list of the top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of the Decade (2000 ? 2009). Topping the list is the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, frequently challenged for various issues including occult/Satanism and anti-family themes. A complete listing can be found at http://tinyurl.com/top100fcb. For more information on book challenges and censorship, please visit the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom?s Banned Books Week Web site at www.ala.org/bbooks . The Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association?s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries. -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Apr 14 10:45:17 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:45:17 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [chapcoun] ACRL/LLAMA Design Guide for Architects and Librarians] Message-ID: <4BC5FF2D.1040107@pdx.edu> FYI, Suzanne L. Sager Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [chapcoun] ACRL/LLAMA Design Guide for Architects and Librarians Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:28:47 -0400 From: Ann Hamilton To: Dear Chapter Councilors, I'd appreciate it if you'd distribute this message to your chapter lists and any others you deem appropriate. Thanks, Ann GLA Chapter Councilor In 2007, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) joined forces to provide a basic framework for architects, planners, and librarians embarking on the planning and design of libraries for higher education. The Guide provides information about the design of new and renovated library space, and points toward additional resources that can support, inform and enhance the academic library design process. The ACRL/LLAMA Interdivisional Committee on Building Resources is pleased to announce that the wiki has been updated and is available at: _http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/ACRL/LLAMA_Guide_for_Architects_and_Librarians_ The Committee welcomes your ideas. Please direct any comments or suggestions about the wiki to Susan Campbell (_scampbel at ycp.edu_). -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From diedre08 at gmail.com Wed Apr 14 11:35:29 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:35:29 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] House passes resolution honoring National Library Week Message-ID: House passes resolution honoring National Library Week April 14, 2010 ( No Comments) Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.RES.1222 , a resolution to support the goals and ideals of National Library Week. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers* *(MI-3-R), the resolution outlines the many ways libraries of all kinds serve our country. The opening text of the resolution states, ?Whereas the Nation?s school, academic, public, and special libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of people in the United States, today, more than ever; Whereas librarians are trained professionals, helping people of all ages and backgrounds find and interpret the information they need to live, learn, and work in a challenging economy; Whereas libraries are part of the American Dream, places for opportunity, education, self-help, and lifelong learning.? Click here to read the Congressional Record account of the proceedings, including the full text of the resolution and floor speeches. http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4745 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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 Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1427 bytes Desc: not available URL: From fordem at ohsu.edu Wed Apr 14 13:20:47 2010 From: fordem at ohsu.edu (Emily Ford) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:20:47 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] The Young Librarians Task Force Wants Your Input Message-ID: <488FC2848C14E74BAC1E4F7919D107FC0115E84BD6@EX-MB01.ohsu.edu> *** Please Excuse Cross-Postings *** As you may or may not know, the Young Librarians Working Group was put together by ALA President Camila Alire to assess the way the association can better serve its young (under 35) librarians, in order to increase involvement and retention. 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Based on illustrated children's books, PRIME TIME ?now in its 19^th year?is designed to help low-income, low-literate families bond around the act of reading and talking about books. It models and encourages family reading and discussion of humanities topics and aids parents and children in selecting books and becoming active public library users. Statewide organizations, including state libraries, state humanities councils, centers for the book and library associations, as well as library systems outside Louisiana, are invited to apply. Libraries interested in participating in PRIME TIME are encouraged to contact their state library, humanities council, center for the book, library association or system headquarters to initiate an application. Proposals will be accepted through an online application, available through www.ProgrammingLibrarian.org and www.leh.org/html/primetime_neh_expansion.html . *The deadline for applications is Friday, May 28, 2010.* Applications that provide plans for multicultural or bilingual programming will be given preference. Previous PRIME TIME award recipients are eligible to apply. Selected states / systems will receive: * Travel, lodging and most meals to attend a mandatory meeting of state/system project directors in New Orleans on July 22, 2010. * Travel, lodging and most meals to attend the mandatory training workshop in New Orleans July 23-25, 2010 for the state/system project directors, as well as their team of local library coordinators, community organizers/translators, scholars, and storytellers. * Stipends for each site?s scholar, storyteller, community organizer/translator and preschool coordinator (maximum of $2,300 per site). * Stipends for participant transportation (maximum of $600 per site) * Additional program support materials. For more information and to download an application, visit www.ProgrammingLibrarian.org or www.leh.org . Questions about the grant should be directed to Miranda Restovic, LEH, at restovic at leh.org or Angela Thullen, ALA Public Programs Office, at athullen at ala.org . ****************************** ALA Public Programs Office www.ala.org/publicprograms publicprograms at ala.org Are you a Programming Librarian? -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 14 14:50:39 2010 From: reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:50:39 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] LSTA BRIEF PROPOSAL DUE DATE MONDAY APRIL 19 5:00pm Message-ID: <6F3F82D8-96B9-4BA6-BFF8-07E1462922F4@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> LSTA BRIEF PROPOSAL DUE DATE APRIL 19 5:00pm The Oregon State Library is extending the due date for LSTA brief proposals from Friday, April 16, 2010 to Monday, April 19 at 5:00 pm. Budget cuts have forced the State Library to close on April 16. By moving the due date to April 19, we will be able to have staff available to accept your proposal and answer any last minute questions you may have. Competitive grant materials are found via: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/LSTAcomp.shtml. Yours, Ann Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weible_arlene at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 14 14:58:29 2010 From: weible_arlene at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Arlene Weible) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:58:29 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Special gift offering - Smokey the Bear story book Message-ID: The Oregon State Library has an extra copy of a beautifully illustrated bi-lingual government document from the U.S. Forest Service about Smokey the Bear. We would like to see it go to a public library, since it seems like it would be particularly suited for story time reading activities. A description of the document is available at: http://symbols.gov/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=94 Please contact me directly if you interested. Arlene Weible Government Documents/ Technical Services Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-378-5020 Fax: 503-588-7119 Email: arlene.weible at state.or.us From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Apr 14 15:05:50 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:05:50 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Please vote in the ALA Election Message-ID: <4BC63C3E.8040206@pdx.edu> My apologies for any duplication. Attention All Oregon ALA Members. As you can see from the update below, only 14.4% of ALA Members have voted. If you haven't voted, please do so right away. Please cast your vote for Molly Raphael for President of ALA. The last day to vote is April 23 and Molly Raphael believes that voter turnout will be the key to victory in this election. Let's try to have 100% of Oregon ALA members turn out for Molly. It's time we had an Oregonian lead our national Association. Remember that the Oregon Library Association (OLA) Executive Board has unanimously voted to endorse Molly Raphael for ALA President. According to Connie Anderson-Cahoon, OLA's President "it is wonderful to have a local candidate of Molly's caliber and I hope that you will join with me in supporting her candidacy". Molly is recently retired after six years as the Director of Libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon. Some of the reasons you should vote for Molly Raphael are her broad and deep knowledge of ALA and her experience in its governance at all levels; her long record of demonstrated leadership ability and experience; her extensive experience in working with government officials at the local, state and federal levels; her extensive experience with working with the media, both on and off the record; her long record of promoting ALA's core values (open access, intellectual freedom, and privacy) on the frontlines and through ALA; her championed diversity (in hiring, programming and outreach to underserved) and she received the Arthur Fleming Civil Rights Award; and she has built collaboratives across all types of libraries and community organizations. Molly Raphael has truly walked the walk and will make an ideal ALA President. Please take the time to visit her website at http://mollyraphael.org as you seek to make an informed choice. There you will find complete details about her platform as well as her career experience and ALA service. You can also read endorsements of Molly's candidacy from many professional colleagues, including several recent ALA Past Presidents from all types of libraries. Thank you, Suzanne Don't delay, vote for Molly today! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [alacoun] Election Update Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:00:58 -0400 From: Mary Ghikas To: As of 4/13/10, 3:26pm: Of 55,327 eligible voters -- 7,968 (14.40%) have voted. This compares with 4/_14_/09: Of 56,067 eligible voters -- 9.254 (16.51%) had voted. mg -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From weible_arlene at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 14 15:39:02 2010 From: weible_arlene at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Arlene Weible) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:39:02 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Special gift offering - Smokey the Bear story book - TAKEN! Message-ID: <94DF0C3C-304F-43D9-86FE-240905764221@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Smokey has found a good home! Arlene Weible Government Documents/ Technical Services Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-378-5020 Fax: 503-588-7119 Email: arlene.weible at state.or.us -----Original Message----- From: libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Arlene Weible Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:58 PM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Libs-Or] Special gift offering - Smokey the Bear story book The Oregon State Library has an extra copy of a beautifully illustrated bi-lingual government document from the U.S. Forest Service about Smokey the Bear. We would like to see it go to a public library, since it seems like it would be particularly suited for story time reading activities. A description of the document is available at: http://symbols.gov/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=94 Please contact me directly if you interested. Arlene Weible Government Documents/ Technical Services Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-378-5020 Fax: 503-588-7119 Email: arlene.weible at state.or.us _______________________________________________ Libs-Or mailing list Libs-Or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or Hosted by the Oregon State Library. Archives are available at: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/ From diedre08 at gmail.com Thu Apr 15 09:06:44 2010 From: diedre08 at gmail.com (Diedre Conkling) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:06:44 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] INFORMATION: Sen. Harkin pens piece on value of libaries in honor of National Library Week Message-ID: Sen. Harkin pens piece on value of libaries in honor of National Library Week April 15, 2010 ( No Comments) *Source: IowaPolictics.com * *U.S. Sen. Harkin: Enjoying our local public libraries* 4/14/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kate Cyrul / Bergen Kenny April 14, 2010 (202) 224-3254 In Iowa?s Interest: Enjoying Our Local Public Libraries By Senator Tom Harkin This week we observe National Library Week ? a good time to think about the important contributions our libraries and librarians make in our communities. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is an observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. This year?s theme is ?Communities thrive @ your library? ? and I could not agree more. Libraries have always been there for our communities. Today they provide a place for people ? no matter their income ? to access the internet and all the information it provides. And they still serve, as they always have, as places to do in depth research, to discover a new book, to hold discussions or just a place for kids to escape into their imagination. The growth of public libraries in Iowa is a unique story. Between 1892 and 1917 Andrew Carnegie provided funds for 101 community libraries ? 49 of which are still in use today ? and seven academic libraries across the state. In fact, Iowa was one of the top beneficiaries of Carnegie?s efforts to promote libraries. And these libraries could not function without the dedication of our librarians. These trained professionals often go un-thanked but really play an important part in preserving our literary history and helping us get the information we need. I am grateful to them for all of their hard work. During National Library Week, we are also reminded of the importance of reading skills in a child?s development. Unfortunately, a wide literacy gap exists between our nation?s disadvantaged children and those with greater resources, but parental efforts to read to and with their children on a daily basis can promote the literacy of all children. Research proves that reading aloud with children is the single most important activity for helping them become successful readers. I fondly remember being read to as a child and reading to my two daughters when they were young. That?s why every week I participate in a program called ?Everybody Wins!? The organization?s mission ? one mentor, one child, one book at a time ? is a testimony to the impact volunteers can have on a child?s life. Many libraries and schools across the country offer a similar program and during this week I encourage everyone to read to the children in their lives and consider participating in a similar program in their community. Libraries all over the county, whether public or academic, are doing their part in bridging the literacy gap this week and all year, often hosting guest speakers and poetry readings, providing library assistance programs, arts and crafts sessions and other programs. I recommend you check out your local library to participate or volunteer or even find out more about getting a library card. For more information on National Library Week, please visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4756 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dcohen at dcoheninfo.com Thu Apr 15 09:53:51 2010 From: dcohen at dcoheninfo.com (D Cohen) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:53:51 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Spring 2010 INFOSCOPE - Website Projects, Update on Healthcare, Audiobooks Message-ID: <6F4D1A5776054C9EB1A51ED311C83F6C@Donna05> Hello all, It's sunny, and later I'll go out to the garden...wait - now it's clouding over. Oh well, this is Portland.... Here is the latest edition of the INFOSCOPE newsletter, focused on: Website Development Project Management Update on Healthcare Reform Resources The "Library2Go" library audiobooks service http://www.dcoheninfo.com/infoscope/2010/2010_2_SpringINFOSCOPE.pdf I'll be using the two website project documents referenced in the newsletter [with links to sample docs] as I begin development next week of a website for a brand new foundation in Oregon. Enjoy! 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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ASHLAND, OREGON 1988 ASTORIA AND SEASIDE: INCLUDING: ASTORIA, HAMMOND, GEARHART, SEASIDE, AND WARRENTON / 1993 BAKER CITY, OREGON DIRECTORY 1993 BEAVERTON (WASHINGTON COUNTY) DIRECTORY 1985-86 Corvallis, Oregon city directory : including Philomath 1991-92 THE DALLES CITY DIRECTORY 1993 Hood River (Oregon) city directory. 1992 KLAMATH FALLS CITY DIRECTORY 1993 La Grande, Oregon city directory. (1993) Medford, Oregon city directory, including Jacksonville, Central Point and White City. 1991 OREGON CITY, GLADSTONE, WEST LINN DIRECTORY 1987 PORTLAND (MULTNOMAH COUNTY) DIRECTORY 1983 Portland east suburban Oregon directory. 1985 VANCOUVER (CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON) DIRECTORY (1981) Catherine Jasper Collection Development Librarian Deschutes Public Library (541) 617-7091 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org Know More. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Terri Washburn, Director Cook Memorial Library 2006 Fourth St La Grande OR 97850 541-962-1335 libdirector at cityoflagrande.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:27:05 -0700 From: "catherine jasper" To: Subject: [Libs-Or] Some Old Polk Directories to Give Away Message-ID: <396AD432920F5645B8F26ECC47D8344305F037AC at exchange2k.dpls.lib.or.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We are removing the following Polk Directories from the collection. If anyone is interested in any, please let me know and we'd be happy to try to get them to you. Thanks and let me know if you have questions. ASHLAND, OREGON 1988 ASTORIA AND SEASIDE: INCLUDING: ASTORIA, HAMMOND, GEARHART, SEASIDE, AND WARRENTON / 1993 BAKER CITY, OREGON DIRECTORY 1993 BEAVERTON (WASHINGTON COUNTY) DIRECTORY 1985-86 Corvallis, Oregon city directory : including Philomath 1991-92 THE DALLES CITY DIRECTORY 1993 Hood River (Oregon) city directory. 1992 KLAMATH FALLS CITY DIRECTORY 1993 La Grande, Oregon city directory. (1993) Medford, Oregon city directory, including Jacksonville, Central Point and White City. 1991 OREGON CITY, GLADSTONE, WEST LINN DIRECTORY 1987 PORTLAND (MULTNOMAH COUNTY) DIRECTORY 1983 Portland east suburban Oregon directory. 1985 VANCOUVER (CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON) DIRECTORY (1981) Catherine Jasper Collection Development Librarian Deschutes Public Library (541) 617-7091 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org Know More. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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April 15, 2010 Closing Dates 04/16/10 Circulation Services Manager, Hillsboro, OR 04/22/10 Library Assistant 1, Lebanon, OR 04/22/10 Public Services Assistant, Tualatin, OR 04/26/10 Head Librarian, Eugene, OR 04/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian, Portland, OR 04/30/10 Senior Librarian, Salem, OR 04/30/10 Librarian, Canyon City, OR 05/03/10 Collection Development Librarian, Portland, OR Job Announcements ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Circulation Services Manager Closes: 4/16/10 Hillsboro, OR Brief description of position: Plans, organizes and manages the activities and personnel of the Circulation Services Division of the library; performs directly related work as required. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Jobs/ ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Library Assistant 1 Closes: 4/22/10 Lebanon, OR City of Lebanon - Part-time position. Salary: $12.37 - $15.08/hour Duties: Perform various para-professional library and clerical tasks in support of library operations specific to children's program. See application materials for minimum requirements. For application materials: Visit our website at www.ci.lebanon.or.us, call (541) 258-4203, or email bhood at ci.lebanon.or.us Submit complete City of Lebanon application to Becky Hood, 925 Main St., Lebanon, OR 97355. Resumes not accepted in lieu of city application. Closing date: 4/22/10, 5:00 p.m. EOE/M/F/H. ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Public Services Assistant Closes: 4/22/10 Tualatin, OR $16.83 per hour includes 6% employee contribution to PERS and a competitive benefits package. This 20 hour per week paraprofessional will work Thursday afternoons, and all day on Fridays and Saturdays. They will monitor and assist customers with public computers, provide ready reference and readers' advisory services, and assist the Public Services Supervisor with maintenance of the library's various collections. Open to applicants with a 4 year college degree and a minimum of two years related experience working in a fast moving, high traffic public library. For complete job information, go here. ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 Eugene, OR Eugene Bible College is seeking a full-time head librarian with a Master's in Library Sciences degree. Competency in library technology and library management is expected. A clear, well-articulated Christian testimony and vision for biblically-centered education is required. Contact information below - make contact by email or postal mail only. Larry R. Burke, Ed.D. Academic Dean Eugene Bible College 2155 Bailey Hill Road Eugene, OR 97405 Email: larryburke at ebc.edu ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 (or until filled) Portland, OR The Head of Library Technologies Librarian at the Portland State University Library provides a key role in the leadership of the Library's information technology infrastructure and services, including supervision of the Library Technologies team's activities and staff. This position oversees library technology projects and systems, and works with system vendors, programmers, librarians, staff, and public end-users to develop, evaluate, implement, and support a variety of systems. Services and systems currently include: the Library's integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces' Millennium system), the Library's multiple Web sites, servers, and interfaces; major applications for interlibrary loan and course reserves operations, the PSU digital repository, instructional technology, and provision of staff and public computing. This is a full-time, 12-month, unclassified, excluded, tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant Professor. This position reports to the Associate University Librarian, contributes to the profession through professional service and scholarly activities, and participates in faculty governance activities within the Library and University. Salary and Benefits: Compensation and rank are commensurate with experience The salary range begins at a minimum of $61,320, and includes an excellent benefits package including fully paid health care, reduced tuition rates, and a generous retirement and vacation package. Deadlines: Review of applicants will begin approximately March 19th 2010, and will remain open until finalists are identified. To Apply: Send cover letter; resume; and names, address, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references to: Anne Keech, Search Coordinator, Keecha at pdx.edu. Transcripts and background checks will be required for finalists. In cover letter, address how your knowledge and experiences meet qualifications. Electronic application materials are strongly preferred (Word or .pdf documents). However, materials may be mailed to: Portland State University Library - LIBW Post Office Box 1151 c/o Anne Keech, Search Coordinator Portland, OR 97207-1151 Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. For the complete job announcement, click here. ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Senior Librarian - Youth Services Section Closes: 4/30/10 Salem, OR This position a Senior Librarian for the Youth Services Section. The Salem Library Department is searching for an experienced and responsible Senior Librarian to deliver solid professional library services to the public. The job involves performing reference and reader's advisory services to patrons; driving Salem Bookmobile and presenting programs for school children; conducting Youth Services collection development and maintenance; delivering program development and presentation for children and teens; delivering workshop presentations for adults, including preparation of PowerPoint programs; preparing booklists; teaching computer instruction classes for youth; conducting workshops for other librarians; and assisting with writing articles for library newsletter and other publications. Link to the full job announcement: www.Cityofsalem.net/jobs ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Librarian Closes: 4/30/10 Canyon City, OR Job Duties: An employee in this classification is responsible for the operations and activities of the County Library; work is performed under the direction of the County Court who review work primarily on the basis of results attained. Supervision is provided to the Assistant Librarian and Library Assistants. Screening Requirements: Master degree in Library Science preferred or three years of progressively responsible library experience preferably supplemented by college level course work in library science; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above described duties. Hours & Days: 32 flexible hrs per wk. Library is open variable hours & days Monday - Saturday from 8am - 9pm Salary/Benefits: $20.55 hourly with ? time County benefits Application Closing Date and Time: April 30, 2010 @ 5pm. To obtain an employment application and complete job description contact the Oregon Employment Department at 120 Washington Street, Canyon City, OR / 541-575-0744. Grant County is an AA/EEOE. ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Collection Development Librarian Closes: 5/3/10 Portland, OR Brief description of position: Reed College Library seeks a librarian to oversee acquisitions and collection management, and provide reference and instruction services. Send letter of application, resume, and names and adresses of three references to Victoria Hanawalt, College Librarian, Reed College, Portland, OR 97202. 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Some things we've learned that I hope you won't mind me sharing are: - Patrons appreciate being able to reach the library in person, by telephone, by e-mail, by live chat, by text messaging, or any way they will choose to communicate in the future. - The typical L-net patron is in middle school, but this doesn't mean that virtual reference is only for kids. Many libraries of all types are seeing a lot of interest in chat and text-messaging reference from their local communities. The L-net Local program (www.oregonlibraries.net/local) lets you use L-net's software to reach your community (for free), and there are other low-cost options as well. - Collaboration really does work. Library staff can answer most patrons' questions even when those patrons are users of other libraries. - Learning new modes of communication has been challenging, but Oregon libraries were up for it. There will be lots of new challenges in the future and I have every confidence that we, as a community of library professionals, are well prepared to meet them. Again, thank you. Caleb Tucker-Raymond Oregon Statewide Reference Service Coordinator Multnomah County Library (503) 988-5438 calebt at multcolib.org AIM/Y!: calebMCL www.oregonlibraries.net From lerickson at fvrl.org Fri Apr 16 14:40:00 2010 From: lerickson at fvrl.org (Lila Erickson) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:40:00 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Position Opening Coordinator Early Learning Services Vancouver, WA Message-ID: <5dc672dd.1caddad.7a2bb8f.29@fvrl.org> How would you like to be part of the exciting, Early Learning Services at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District? If you are an innovative, dedicated Early Childhood Development professional who wants to be part of a team that makes customer service a top priority, look no further. Check out our job opportunity NOW! http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/jobs.cfm First review is May 14, 2010. Please go to our webpage for complete details. Thank you, Lila Erickson Human Resources Analyst Fort Vancouver Regional Library From fmulberry at yahoo.com Sat Apr 17 15:00:12 2010 From: fmulberry at yahoo.com (Faith Mulberry) Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:00:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Libs-Or] Staff Development Day Survey Message-ID: <473443.53969.qm@web45712.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Please excuse cross-posting ? STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY SURVEY ? Please take a few moments to share your staff development day experience(s) with us. This survey has been created by a team of ALA Emerging Leaders, Class of 2010, and your responses will help in the creation of a staff development day handbook. If you are involved at any level with planning staff development day events and have recommendations or materials that others may find helpful or if you have attended a staff development day and have insights, we would like your help!? You can find the survey here http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/StaffDaySuccess ? Sponsored by the ALA Learning Round Table (LearnRT), this handbook will assist libraries seeking to initiate or improve their own staff day events. We appreciate you sharing your ideas and experiences. ? To help thank you for your input, all respondents will have a chance to win a $25 gift card from Amazon! ? If you have additional feedback you can contact us at staffdaysurvey at gmail.com ? Thanks, in advance, for all your help, Team M,? 2010 ALA Emerging Leaders -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Her opponent > is running an aggressive campaign. Let?s not let Molly down. > > To learn more about Molly?s candidacy, visit her website: > http://mollyraphael.org > > > 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 > > Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Libs-Or mailing list > Libs-Or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or > Hosted by the Oregon State Library. > Archives are available at: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/ > -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From ruthmetz at spiretech.com Mon Apr 19 10:03:42 2010 From: ruthmetz at spiretech.com (Ruthm Metz) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:03:42 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Regional Meeting Schedule Update: CE for Oregon Library Personnel Message-ID: <002f01cadfe2$48199700$d84cc500$@com> As promised, here is the latest schedule of regional meetings related to the needs assessment for continuing education of Oregon library personnel. Some of the meetings have transpired; but there are many more to come. Additional Willamette Valley meetings will be finalized soon and will then be posted to an updated version of this schedule. Details of each meeting are provided on the NW Central website events page. If you have questions, please contact the regional consultant, listed in the "Facilitator" column, or with general questions, please contact Ruth Metz, Consulting Coordinator. Contact emails are listed below. So that we can plan our meetings well, please register directly with the regional consultant in your region. For your convenience, the locations and other details of the meetings scheduled thus far are posted on the NW Central website. If it is more convenient for you to attend a meeting in a region other than where you live or work, you are welcome to do so. Again, contact the regional consultant for the meeting you wish to attend. Aletha Bonebrake (eastern Oregon, alethaboneb at msn.com) Connie Christopher (Portland metro) conniechristopher at centurytel.net) Pam North (Willamette Valley, msinfo at comcast.net) Wyma Rogers (Pacific coastal Oregon, wyma at charter.net) Tim Smith (central Oregon, tende7 at hotmail.com) Cessa Vichi (southern Oregon, Cessavichi at yahoo.com) Ruth Metz (Columbia River Gorge) ruthmetz at spiretech.com Date County Region Facilitator Time Location April 14 Jefferson central Oregon Tim Smith 9:00- 10:30 a.m. Jefferson County Library, Madras April 16 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Bend Library April 16 Lincoln, Coastal Lane coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 10:30 a.m. - noon Newport Public Library April 16 Baker/Union eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mad Matilda's April 19 Baker/Union eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Baker County Library April 22 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Bend Library April 22 Harney eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Harney County Public Library 80 West "D" Street Burns, OR 97720 April 23 Umatilla/Morrow eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 1:30-3:00 p.m. Hermiston April 23 Hood River, Wasco Columbia River Gorge Ruth Metz 1:00- 2:30 p.m. Columbia Gorge Community College April 29 Clackamas Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. LINCC Office Meeting Room Oak Grove April 29 Jackson, Josephine southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 10 - 11:30 a.m. Jackson County Library Medford Branch Carpenter Meeting Room April 30 Washington Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Beaverton City Library,, Meeting Room B May 6 Douglas southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 2 - 3:30 p.m. Douglas County Library Headquarters Ford Community Meeting Room May 10 Malheur eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 4-5:30 p.m. MST Ontario Public Library May 11 Lane Willamette Valley Pam North 10:30-12 noon Eugene Public Library, Singer Room May 13 Klamath southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Klamath County Library Youth Services Division May 14 Multnomah Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Multnomah County Library, Central Library, U.S. Bank Room May 18 Clatsop, Tillamook coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Manzanita Public Library May 19 Coos, Curry coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Coos Bay Public Library -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Apr 19 12:43:32 2010 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:43:32 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] FREE Summer Reading Certificates: Pre-order April 29th Message-ID: The winners of the 2010 Oregon Summer Reading Certificate contest are... Children's: Moose (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/srp.certificates/2.kids.moose.pdf) Teen: Surfboard (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/srp.certificates/1.ya.surfboard.pdf) I will take these mock-ups to the State printing office next week where a graphic designer will polish them up for us, add the official State of Oregon logo and the signatures of the State Librarian and State Superintendent of Schools, and print hardcopies that will be distributed to schools and libraries statewide for FREE! We are now taking pre-orders to better estimate how many hardcopies to print. As in the past, digital copies will also be available to download and print on demand. Place your order for FREE hardcopies online at: http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey.php?sid=475 . Teachers, reading specialists, and school librarians may present Oregon Summer Reading certificates to students who read or listen to 10 books over the summer. Children and teens may also get certificates at their public library by completing the library's summer reading program or providing the library with a list of the 10 books they read. The 2010 Summer Reading Program theme is water, the children's slogan is " Make a Splash--READ!", and the teen slogan is "Make Waves @ your library". The children's summer reading art designed by Henry Cole and teen art by Ursula Vernon is used on thess certificate with permission through Oregon public libraries' memberships to the Collaborative Summer Library Program. The Oregon Summer Reading Certificates are made available to libraries, schools, and teachers at no cost thanks to a collaboration between the Oregon State Library, Oregon Department of Education, and Oregon Library Association and is funded by a generous donation from the Oregon Education Association. 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: Katie Anderson [mailto:anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us] Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 2:51 PM To: OASL Subject: 2010 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates--VOTE by April 18th Attention Oregon school and public librarians! For the past 3 years the State Library and Department of Education have provided Oregon Summer Reading Certificates to libraries in Oregon. In the past, I took three or four mock-up certificates to the Spring OLA Children Services Division meeting at which librarians voted to select the one mock-up certificate they wanted to be printed and made available to download. Two things have changed this year: 1) voting will take place via email, allowing both public and school librarians to vote, and 2) this year the State will provide both a children's Make a Splash and a teen Make Waves certificate! To view the 2010 mock-ups online: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/youthsvcs/oregon.srp.certificate.shtml#VOTE_for_the_2010_Certificates If this link does not work, try to cut and paste it in your browser. To vote: Please send an email with the subject heading "Oregon Summer Reading Certificate" to Katie Anderson (katie.anderson at state.or.us) by the end of the day April 18, 2010. The body of your email should include the title of one children's mock-up and one teen mock-up you would like printed and made available this summer. The winning certificates will be announced the week of April 19- 23, 2010 via an email sent out on the kids-lib, OYAN, and OASL listservs. The announcement email will also include link and URL for online ordering of hard copies of the the certificates. Please start thinking now about how many children's certificates in English and Spanish, and how many teen certificates in English and Spanish you will need so you are prepared when online ordering is available later this month. Remember, these certificates are FREE! In 2007 the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon State Library, and Oregon Library Association coordinated their efforts to create a joint Oregon Summer Reading Certificate with funding from the Oregon Education Association. The joint certificate has the national Collaborative Summer Library Program artwork on it and is signed by the State Librarian and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. This effort signifies the commitment of schools and libraries to the education of Oregon's youth. Please let me know if you have any questions. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwetzel at BCR.ORG Mon Apr 19 13:54:41 2010 From: kwetzel at BCR.ORG (Kelcey Wetzel) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:54:41 -0600 Subject: [Libs-Or] Press Release - Registration Now Open for Reference Renaissance 2010 Message-ID: [Apologies for cross posting] For Immediate Release CONTACT: Meg McCroskey Blum Manager of Marketing & Communications, BCR 303.751.6277, ext. 134 mblum at bcr.org Registration Now Open for Reference Renaissance 2010 April 19, 2010 - Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing the Future is now open for registration. The conference will be held August 9-10 in Denver, Colorado and is presented by BCR and LYRASIS. Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing the Future will explore all aspects of reference service and will bring together reference practitioners and scholars to explore the evolving nature of reference. The event is co-chaired by Marie Radford and Rivkah Sass, and will feature presentations and a plenary panel by leading reference innovators. This year's keynote speaker is Andrew Walsh, Academic Librarian at the University of Huddersfield, UK, who will discuss using QR codes to deliver reference help to mobile phone users at their point of need. Plenary panelists will be Stephen J. Bell of Temple University, Wayne Bivens-Tatum of Princeton University, Jean Costello (the Radical Patron) , and Rivkah Sass (Library Journal's 2006 Librarian of the Year). Early bird registration is now available through 7/1/2010 for $250. Standard registration (after 7/1/2010) is $275. Registration includes all sessions on both days (including the keynote and plenaries), access to exhibits, as well as breakfast and lunch on both days. A special hotel rate of $89 (+tax) per night is available for reservations made before July 16. For more information about the hotel and travel, visit the website. Marie Radford, co-editor of the recently published proceedings from the 2008 conference, Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends, will edit the 2010 conference proceedings. Anyone who presents a paper or a report from the field at the 2010 conference may submit their material to her for possible inclusion in the 2010 proceedings. The proposal deadline has recently been extended to April 22 for workshops, reports from the field, papers, panels, and Pecha Kuchas. 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. About LYRASIS Created in April, 2009 by the merger of PALINET and SOLINET and joined shortly thereafter by NELINET, LYRASIS is the nation's largest regional membership organization serving libraries and information professionals. Though large in scale, LYRASIS is known for its local touch - fostering collaboration and cooperation among members and facilitating their success through networking and programming, innovative solutions, and significant cost savings through group purchasing for products and services. For more information, please visit www.lyrasis.org . Kelcey Wetzel Event Coordinator BCR 14394 East Evans Ave Aurora, CO 80014-1408 303.751.6277; 800.397.1552 ext. 101 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susan.gilmont at oregonstate.edu Mon Apr 19 15:56:24 2010 From: susan.gilmont at oregonstate.edu (Gilmont, Susan) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:56:24 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] SSD scholarship money still available Message-ID: Supervisors: the OLA Support Staff Division still has scholarship money available for interested support staff. Do you know of a staff member who is considering going for the ALA-APA certification program? SSD has $200 awards that can be applied to either the application or to classes to satisfy competencies. There are funds for other classes or conference registration. For a full listing, see: http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=61763 . This is an option for cash-strapped libraries and their employees. Please consider it. Susan Gilmont, SSD Chair Guin Library, Hatfield Marine Science Ctr Oregon State University 2030 S Marine Science Dr Newport OR 97365-5296 541-867-0162 susan.gilmont at oregonstate.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Tue Apr 20 10:27:47 2010 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:27:47 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon's Two Greatest Librarians Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: I want to make sure you did not miss John Terry's column in the Oregonian these past two weekends that profiled Mary Frances Isom and Cornelia Marvin Pierce. The fact that Oregon has such great public libraries today owes a great deal to these two librarians who came here at the beginning of the last century and laid the foundation. If you like the articles you might want to send John a thank you email. http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2010/04/wisconsin_librarian_cornelia_m .html http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2010/04/talented_woman_opens_portland. html 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 Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Paynter) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:46:39 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Get your (WorldCat Mobile) Apps On! Message-ID: <4BCE049F.3040909@pdx.edu> **FYI! Robin Paynter, ACRL-Oregon Communications Coordinator ----------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing a pilot service: WorldCat Mobile * Search for library materials---Enter search terms such as keywords, author or title * Find a WorldCat library near you---Enter your ZIP, postal code or location in the Libraries Locator * Call a library---Highlight and click the phone number in a library listing to place a call * Map a route---Find the fastest way to a WorldCat library using the mapping software already on your device Type this URL into your phone's Web browser: www.worldcat.org/m/ Now you can use your mobile phone to find materials in libraries near you ---and help us test this pilot service. Available to people in the the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, France and the Netherlands, the year-long pilot lets you try out mobile search of WorldCat libraries and suggest improvements or additional features. WorldCat has partnered with mobile-technology leader Boopsie and joined its growing array of search "channels" that let you quickly access popular Web applications including Google, Wikipedia and Facebook; look up retail locations such as Starbucks and FedEx; and check news, weather, traffic reports and much more! When you download the Boopsie application to your phone, you get library search plus these additional channels, as well as its "smart prefix" feature that allows you to type only the first few letters of search keywords and view results instantly as you type. Once you've used WorldCat.org on your mobile phone, let us know what you liked and what you'd like to see improved. (We are aware of issues regarding how the application interacts with mapping software on various phones.) Please tell us the details of your experience and suggestions for enhancements at worldcatmobilepilot at oclc.org. Using the Web browser on your mobile phone, navigate to http://www.worldcat.org/m/ to access the WorldCat mobile application. The application is compatible with these phones and mobile operating systems: * Windows Mobile 5.0 (Video tutorial) * Blackberry (Video tutorial) * Palm OS 5.4 or later * Apple iPhone * Nokia (Video tutorial) * MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 Java **From: http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/content/mobile/ -- Portland State University logo *Robin Paynter* Social Sciences Librarian 220D Library Portland State University 503.725.4501 503.725.4524 paynter at pdx.edu http://www.pdx.edu/library/paynter.html "The fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history." -- Marcus Breen (1997) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If so, please e-mail them to Emily Ford (fordem at ohsu.edu), who will see to it that these questions get to the appropriate person. Another concurrent session ?Gems of Oregon? will be highlighting unique resources throughout the state. If you have a ?gem? of a collection you?d like to add or would like to browse the gems we?re compiling visit: http://www.oregonlibraries.net/gems To view the concurrent sessions we have planned visit: http://www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2010/concurrent For the latest and greatest updates about the 2010 Oregon Virtual Reference Summit don?t forget to follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/lnetoregon and/or become a fan of L-Net on Facebook. http://bit.ly/a2xxfp -------------------------------------------------- Emily Ford, MLS & MIS Reference Librarian Instruction, Research & Outreach Oregon Health & Science University Library 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. 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If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Shin, Fay H. and Krashen, Stephen D. Summer Reading Program and Evidence. Pearson: Boston, 2008. 028.55 Shin ISBN 978-0-205-50489-9 "Summer Reading is a timely look at the power of reading in the development of student literacy. It delivers a potent message to administrators, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and librarians to design summer reading programs based on a balanced view of reading instruction." --Sheila Bostrom, Brush Schools, Colorado Inspired by school-established summer reading camps designed to help struggling readers, Dr. Fay Shin and Dr. Stephen Krashen have built a research-based plan to guide schools in replicating this successful strategy. Written by two top scholars in literacy and ESL, Summer Reading: Program and Evidence provides a framework rooted in scientific data supporting how these programs succeed. Moyer, Jessica and Stover, Kaite Mediatore, eds. The Reader's Advisory Handbook. Chicago: ALA, 2010. 025.54 Reade ISBN 978-0-8389-1042-9 Readers' advisory has long ago sprinted past merely suggesting books to patrons; it now encompasses many different formats and means of communication--working with patrons of all types and ages, in and outside the actual library. To help harried librarians handle increased demand, experts Jessica Moyer and Kaite Stover assemble a group of specialists who have created a one-stop resource for all kinds of readers' advisory issues. Here you will find a trove of solid guidance, including: * How to advise patrons on all kinds of media, from fiction and nonfiction to audiobooks, graphic novels and even reference materials * How to provide services to senior citizens, teens and even readers who are incarcerated * How to handle author visits and book groups Covering everything from getting to know a library's materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services immediately without adding costs or training time. Holt, Leslie Edmonds and Holt, Glen E. Public Library Services for the Poor: Doing All We Can. Chicago: ALA, 2010. 027.6 Holt ISBN 978-0838910504 Among public institutions, the library has great potential for helping the poor and disenfranchised. For many, the library is the only refuge for information, literacy, entertainment, language skills, employment help, free computer use and even safety and shelter. Experts Glen and Leslie Holt, with decades of service to inner city communities between them, challenge librarians to do more for poor people. While recognizing the financial crunch libraries are under, the authors offer concrete advice about programs and support for this unique group, showing you how to Train staff to meet the unique needs of the poor, including youth Cooperate with other agencies in order to form partnerships and collaborations that enrich library services to the poor and homeless Find help, financial and other, for your library This ground-breaking work demonstrates how five Key Action Areas adopted by the ALA Council (Diversity, Equity of Access, Education and Continuous Learning, Intellectual Freedom, and 21st Century Literacy) apply especially to this disadvantaged population, and motivates librarians to use creative solutions to meet their needs. For more information, check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) Discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2523 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2251 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For the first time ever, ALA is planning a mass rally of librarians and library supporters on Capitol Hill. Time: Gathering after 10 am with the program beginning at 11 am Location: Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill Transportation: Buses from the Convention Center or take the Metro to Union Station ALA prefers that you register for the event. Here is the website that has lots more information: . If you click ?Register Now? on this website it will take you to a screen asking you for your ALA password and user name. Once you have entered this it takes you to the ALA conference registration page. If you have already registered you?ll want to ?view/modify? your registration to register for Library Advocacy Day (click the ?Add items? button under ?Pending Purchases? then look for Library Advocacy Day under ?ALA? events). If you haven?t registered, be sure to select this event when you register. If all this is too complicated and you plan to be in DC on June 29th, please just show up. We should have a sign for our state, so look for it and rally with your Oregon colleagues. Please let me know if you have questions about Library Advocacy Day. 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 Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1427 bytes Desc: not available URL: From reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 21 11:30:57 2010 From: reed_ann at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:30:57 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] DVD available for interlibrary loan from Oregon State Library - Cataloging: Where are we now? Where are we going? Message-ID: <9B5FE631-809A-43B6-8705-1BA23445A1D8@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Greetings everyone! The following DVD is available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. This is a recording from the Soaring to Excellence series of teleconferences. Recordings of future teleconferences/webcasst from these series will be added to our LIS collection as they become available. Cataloging: Where are we now? Where are we going? - Library Futures: Staying Ahead of the Curve. College of DuPage, February 19, 2010. 025.3 Catal (DVD) Running time 1 hr and 30 min For more information, check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) Discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! If you watch the video, please help us by taking a survey at http://library.state.or.us/services/surveys/survey/php?sid=325 and let us know if was of use to you. This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-5027 fax (503) 378-6439 ann.reed at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. EST. According to the Senate HELP Committee, CSPAN will provide a live online video stream of the hearing; however, C-SPAN has yet to place the hearing on its calendar. Those interested in viewing the hearing should continue to check the schedule on the C-SPAN Video Library website for updates or monitor the District Dispatch, where links to the video will be posted once available. http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4791 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Just (exactly) like, S. 1373, H.R. 5037 requires federal agencies and departments with annual extramural research budgets of over $100 million to make available via the Internet the final articles resulting from research funded by U.S. taxpayers (the public) no later than six months after publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The manuscripts would be maintained and preserved in a digital archive, ensuring the research is available to the public. Essentially, the bill would advance and expand the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy, which requires public access to taxpayer-funded research, to an additional 11 agencies. The ability to search and access the archive of non-classified research of these agencies and departments ? from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Science Foundation ? would provide open online access to research. Undoubtedly, such an archive would allow librarians the ability to better assist library patrons with their information and research needs as well as allow the direct access by the public. Without passage of this bill, taxpayer-funded research will continue to be inaccessible (without a fee) to those already funding it ? the public. Additional information on H.R. 5037 and S. 1373 are available on the ALA website . Please take this opportunity to write to your representative asking her/him to support and co-sponsor H.R. 5037. And, yes, introduction of the bill in the House is indeed a sign of ?good progress ? toward open access to taxpayer-funded scholarly research. http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4795 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bvss at pdx.edu Wed Apr 21 14:43:42 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:43:42 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon ALA Members-Please Vote by Friday, April 23 Message-ID: <4BCF718E.6060104@pdx.edu> My apologies for any duplication. Attention All Oregon ALA Members. As of today, 4/21/10 of 55,330 eligible voters, only 9,875 (17.85%) have voted in the election. This compares to 56,069 eligible voters last year with 11,280 (20.12%) voting. Please cast your vote for Molly Raphael for President of ALA. The last day to vote is April 23 and Molly Raphael believes that voter turnout will be the key to victory in this election. Let's try to have 100% of Oregon ALA members turn out for Molly. It's time we had an Oregonian lead our national Association. Remember that the Oregon Library Association (OLA) Executive Board has unanimously voted to endorse Molly Raphael for ALA President. According to Connie Anderson-Cahoon, OLA's President "it is wonderful to have a local candidate of Molly's caliber and I hope that you will join with me in supporting her candidacy". Molly is recently retired after six years as the Director of Libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon. Some of the reasons you should vote for Molly Raphael are her broad and deep knowledge of ALA and her experience in its governance at all levels; her long record of demonstrated leadership ability and experience; her extensive experience in working with government officials at the local, state and federal levels; her extensive experience with working with the media, both on and off the record; her long record of promoting ALA's core values (open access, intellectual freedom, and privacy) on the frontlines and through ALA; her championed diversity (in hiring, programming and outreach to underserved) and she received the Arthur Fleming Civil Rights Award; and she has built collaboratives across all types of libraries and community organizations. Molly Raphael has truly walked the walk and will make an ideal ALA President. Please take the time to visit her website at http://mollyraphael.org as you seek to make an informed choice. There you will find complete details about her platform as well as her career experience and ALA service. You can also read endorsements of Molly's candidacy from many professional colleagues, including several recent ALA Past Presidents from all types of libraries. Thank you, Suzanne Don't delay, vote for Molly today! -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From dcohen at dcoheninfo.com Thu Apr 22 10:27:38 2010 From: dcohen at dcoheninfo.com (D Cohen) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:27:38 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Botswana, marimba, clouds and rain Message-ID: Hello all, I have just read in the Portland Tribune about Mhembero, a celebration of 17 Portland-area youth marimba bands happening on Saturday. http://buckmanmarimba.com/zim.htm For fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency book series there is a special treat. An appearance by the world famous Maru-a-pula [meaning "clouds and rain" in Setswana] School Marimba Band. Maru-a-pula School is in the capital of Botswana, Gaborone. I'm quite sure it was mentioned in one of McCall Smith's books. Band U.S. tour page: http://maruapula.org/marimba/marimba-band-to-tour-united-states-in-april-2010 Maru-a-Pula School http://maruapula.org/ Here is a wonderful video clip from CBS news about there 2008 tour. http://maruapula.org/marimba/maru-a-pula-marimba-2008-tour Tribune article: http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127188336414296400 The group is also playing on Sunday at Multnomah Arts Center. I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana '92-'96 as a teacher trainer. And, I went to a basketball game at Maru-a-Pula. :-) 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! From bvss at pdx.edu Thu Apr 22 11:46:12 2010 From: bvss at pdx.edu (Suzanne Sager) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:46:12 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [member-forum] Choose Privacy Week video trailer!] Message-ID: <4BD09974.2070402@pdx.edu> FYI, Suzanne L. Sager Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [member-forum] Choose Privacy Week video trailer! Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:29:17 -0400 From: Jonathan Kelley To: , , , "publib" , , "ala-allstaff" Dear Friends: ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom is pleased to share a brand new trailer for our upcoming Choose Privacy Week video! Check it out at http://vimeo.com/10998821. Produced by Laura Zimmer, a fantastic young filmmaker, the full video will be available the week of April 26 for use during Choose Privacy Week (May 2-8, 2010). We hope that libraries and others will share the video online and host events to discuss the issues it raises. In addition to "man on the street" interviews, the finished video will feature individuals like Neil Gaiman, Cory Doctorow, and ALA President Camila Alire discussing privacy. In the meantime, please share the trailer widely via email and online social networking. For more information on Choose Privacy Week, visit www.privacyrevolution.org or contact amaycock at ala.org . jkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjkjk Jonathan Kelley Program Coordinator Office for Intellectual Freedom American Library Association 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 280-4226 (800) 545-2433 x4226 (toll-free) (312) 280-4227 (fax) jokelley at ala.org Read the OIF Blog Follow OIF on Twitter -- Portland State University logo Suzanne L. Sager Library East, Cataloging Portland State University 503-725-8169 503-725-5799 sagers at pdx.edu From kernk at pdx.edu Thu Apr 22 12:19:40 2010 From: kernk at pdx.edu (Kristen Kern) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:19:40 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Fwd: [ALA Connect] Free preservation webinars offered during Preservation Week, May 9-15 (updated) - ALCTS (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services)] Message-ID: <4BD0A14C.3090206@pdx.edu> *Free preservation webinars offered during Preservation Week, May 9-15* The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) announces two free live webinars to be offered during Preservation Week, May 9-15. Archival 101 and Mold Prevention and Remediation are designed for individuals with little or no experience in preservation practices and procedures, including the general public. The webinars are also very valuable for those with a little more experience who wish to pick up some helpful hints. The webinars are presented free of charge as a public service by ALCTS as part the activities of Preservation Week 2010. Libraries are encouraged to make the webinars available to their patrons. Libraries can register for the webinars and show them as part of their events for Preservation Week. No fee is required to attend the webinars, however registration is required in order to receive the link to the presentation. *Archival 101: Dealing with Suppliers of Archival Products * Tuesday, May 11, 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT, 11 a.m. PDT). To register for the Archival 101 session see: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/419803921 [1] *Mold Prevention and Remediation * Thursday, May 13, 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT, 11 a.m. PDT). To register for the session on Mold see: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/731036672 [2] -- Kristen Kern Fine and Performing Arts Librarian Portland State Library P. O. Box 1151 Portland, OR 97207 503-725-5218 tel 503-725-4524 fax kernk at pdx.edu From April.M.Baker at state.or.us Thu Apr 22 16:00:46 2010 From: April.M.Baker at state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:00:46 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Jobline - 4/22/10 Message-ID: Oregon State Library Jobline An Electronic Jobline from the Oregon State Library....... April 22, 2010 Closing Dates 04/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian, Portland, OR 04/30/10 Senior Librarian, Salem, OR 04/30/10 Librarian, Canyon City, OR 05/03/10 Collection Development Librarian, Portland, OR 05/23/10 Early Learning Services Coordinator, Vancouver, WA 05/27/10 Community Libraries Director, Vancouver, WA Job Announcements ************************************** Posted: 3/26/10 Head of Library Technologies Librarian Closes: 4/26/10 (or until filled) Portland, OR Brief description of position: The Head of Library Technologies Librarian at the Portland State University Library provides a key role in the leadership of the Library's information technology infrastructure and services, including supervision of the Library Technologies team's activities and staff. This position oversees library technology projects and systems, and works with system vendors, programmers, librarians, staff, and public end-users to develop, evaluate, implement, and support a variety of systems. Services and systems currently include: the Library's integrated library system (Innovative Interfaces' Millennium system), the Library's multiple Web sites, servers, and interfaces; major applications for interlibrary loan and course reserves operations, the PSU digital repository, instructional technology, and provision of staff and public computing. This is a full-time, 12-month, unclassified, excluded, tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant Professor. This position reports to the Associate University Librarian, contributes to the profession through professional service and scholarly activities, and participates in faculty governance activities within the Library and University. Salary and Benefits: Compensation and rank are commensurate with experience The salary range begins at a minimum of $61,320, and includes an excellent benefits package including fully paid health care, reduced tuition rates, and a generous retirement and vacation package. Deadlines: Review of applicants will begin approximately March 19th 2010, and will remain open until finalists are identified. To Apply: Send cover letter; resume; and names, address, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references to: Anne Keech, Search Coordinator, Keecha at pdx.edu. Transcripts and background checks will be required for finalists. In cover letter, address how your knowledge and experiences meet qualifications. Electronic application materials are strongly preferred (Word or pdf documents). However, materials may be mailed to: Portland State University Library - LIBW Post Office Box 1151 c/o Anne Keech, Search Coordinator Portland, OR 97207-1151 Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Institution and welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. Link to the full job announcement: click here. ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Senior Librarian - Youth Services Section Closes: 4/30/10 Salem, OR Brief description of position: This position a Senior Librarian for the Youth Services Section. The Salem Library Department is searching for an experienced and responsible Senior Librarian to deliver solid professional library services to the public. The job involves performing reference and reader's advisory services to patrons; driving Salem Bookmobile and presenting programs for school children; conducting Youth Services collection development and maintenance; delivering program development and presentation for children and teens; delivering workshop presentations for adults, including preparation of PowerPoint programs; preparing booklists; teaching computer instruction classes for youth; conducting workshops for other librarians; and assisting with writing articles for library newsletter and other publications. Link to the full job announcement: www.Cityofsalem.net/jobs ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Librarian Closes: 4/30/10 Canyon City, OR Job Duties: An employee in this classification is responsible for the operations and activities of the County Library; work is performed under the direction of the County Court who review work primarily on the basis of results attained. Supervision is provided to the Assistant Librarian and Library Assistants. Screening Requirements: Master degree in Library Science preferred or three years of progressively responsible library experience preferably supplemented by college level course work in library science; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above described duties. Hours & Days: 32 flexible hrs per wk. Library is open variable hours & days Monday - Saturday from 8am - 9pm. Salary/Benefits: $20.55 hourly with ? time County benefits. Application Closing Date and Time: April 30, 2010 @ 5pm. To obtain an employment application and complete job description contact the Oregon Employment Department at 120 Washington Street, Canyon City, OR / 541-575-0744. Grant County is an AA/EEOE. ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Collection Development Librarian Closes: 5/3/10 Portland, OR Brief description of position: Reed College Library seeks a librarian to oversee acquisitions and collection management, and provide reference and instruction services. Send letter of application, resume, and names and addresses of three references to Victoria Hanawalt, College Librarian, Reed College, Portland, OR 97202. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.reed.edu/human_resources/staffsearch ************************************** Posted: 4/22/10 Early Learning Services Coordinator Closes: 5/23/10 (or until filled) Vancouver, WA Brief description of position: How would you like to be part of the exciting, Early Learning Services at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District? If you are an innovative, dedicated Early Childhood Development professional who wants to be part of a team that makes customer service a top priority, look no further. Check out our job opportunity NOW! Link to the full job announcement: http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/jobs.cfm ************************************** Posted: 4/22/10 Community Libraries Director Closes: 5/27/10 (or until filled) Vancouver, WA Brief description of position: Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic librarian who believes in excellence in library service and seeking an opportunity to use your strong leadership skills to motivate and inspire others? Then look no further, click on the following link and discover an opportunity to make a difference with the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/jobs.cfm ************************************** 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. To Unsubscribe To subscribe/unsubscribe from libs-or, go here. 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 ztrope at gmail.com Thu Apr 22 22:47:34 2010 From: ztrope at gmail.com (Zoe) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:47:34 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Library Prom - Friday, May 14 - RSVP now! Message-ID: Hello all, I hope you?ve been dusting off those dancin? shoes ? Librarian Prom is just a few weeks away! Who: anyone who works in a library or wants to (this is an inclusive event ? no one will be turned away for lack of librarian street cred, ?tho glasses worn on a chain are encouraged) When: Friday, May 14, 7-10pm Where: Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi Ave (www.pdxqcenter.org) Tickets: $5 in advance or $7 at the door. E-mail *bdorhofe at emporia.edu* to reserve your tickets for $5 each! What to wear? *Whatever you want!* Vintage and retro looks are encouraged, but any formal or semi-formal wear will work just fine. Bonus points for anything with puffy sleeves or a hip bow. Join us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/event.php?eid=378473959988 Want to help advertise? We have a flyer you can post in your library! Just e-mail me to request a copy and I?ll send you the .pdf. Can?t wait to see you at the prom! 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If you have questions, please contact the regional consultant, listed in the "Facilitator" column, or with general questions, please contact Ruth Metz, Consulting Coordinator. Contact emails are listed below. So that we can plan our meetings well, please register directly with the regional consultant in your region. For your convenience, the locations and other details of the meetings scheduled thus far are posted on the NW Central website. If it is more convenient for you to attend a meeting in a region other than where you live or work, you are welcome to do so. Again, contact the regional consultant for the meeting you wish to attend. Aletha Bonebrake (eastern Oregon, alethaboneb at msn.com) Connie Christopher (Portland metro) conniechristopher at centurytel.net) Pam North (Willamette Valley, msinfo at comcast.net) Wyma Rogers (Pacific coastal Oregon, wyma at charter.net) Tim Smith (central Oregon, tende7 at hotmail.com) Cessa Vichi (southern Oregon, Cessavichi at yahoo.com) Ruth Metz (Columbia River Gorge) ruthmetz at spiretech.com Date County Region Facilitator Time Location April 14 Jefferson central Oregon Tim Smith 9:00- 10:30 a.m. Jefferson County Library, Madras April 16 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Bend Library April 16 Lincoln, Coastal Lane coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 10:30 a.m. - noon Newport Public Library April 16 Baker/Union eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mad Matilda's April 19 Baker/Union eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Baker County Library April 22 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Bend Library April 22 Harney eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Harney County Public Library 80 West "D" Street Burns, OR 97720 April 23 Umatilla/Morrow eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 1:30-3:00 p.m. Hermiston April 23 Hood River, Wasco Columbia River Gorge Ruth Metz 1:00- 2:30 p.m. Columbia Gorge Community College April 29 Clackamas Portland Metro Connie Christopher 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. LINCC Office Meeting Room Oak Grove April 29 Jackson, Josephine southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 10 - 11:30 a.m. Jackson County Library Medford Branch Carpenter Meeting Room April 30 Lake eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake Progressive 10 a.m. Christmas Valley 1 p.m. Paisley 4 p.m. Lakeview April 30 Washington Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Beaverton City Library,, Meeting Room B May 6 Douglas southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 2 - 3:30 p.m. Douglas County Library Headquarters Ford Community Meeting Room May 10 Malheur eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 4-5:30 p.m. MST Ontario Public Library May 10 Benton, Linn Willamette Valley Pam North 1:30-3 p.m. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library May 11 Lane Willamette Valley Pam North 10:30-12 noon Eugene Public Library, Singer Room May 13 Klamath southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Klamath County Library Youth Services Division May 14 Multnomah Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Multnomah County Library, Central Library, U.S. Bank Room May 18 Clatsop, Tillamook coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Manzanita Public Library May 18 Wallowa eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Wallowa County Library 207 West Logan Street Enterprise, OR May 19 Coos, Curry coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Coos Bay Public Library May 19 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Bend-LaPine School District, Administration Building in Bend. May 21 Marion, Polk, Yamhill Willamette Valley Pam North 1:00-2:30 p.m. Mt. Angel Abbey Library St. Benedict, OR May 25 Marion, Polk, Yamhill Willamette Valley Pam North 1:00 -2:30 p.m. Newberg Public Library Newberg, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clmcgeeh at co.douglas.or.us Fri Apr 23 08:19:19 2010 From: clmcgeeh at co.douglas.or.us (Carol McGeehon) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:19:19 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] SOLF meeting May 14 Message-ID: The spring SOLF meeting is scheduled for May 14 at the Port Orford public library in Port Orford. Meeting is scheduled from 11 am to 3 pm. For additional information see solf.pbwiki.com. Carol McGeehon Technical Support Manager Douglas County Library System 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd Roseburg, OR 97470 541-440-6005 If you keep your mind sufficiently open, poeple will throw a lot of rubbish into it --William A. 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Maybe you'll tell us about a new technology that will change the way we do business. Or one that just makes it easier for users to reach professional help at the library. Since time is short, lightning talks are fast and fun and require little effort beyond the expertise and experience you already have. And, of course, by including photos or videos you can pack even more information into your presentation. Lightning talks will give more people a chance to participate and will allow many more ideas to be thrown into our two-day discussion about the future of reference. A Reference Renaissance 2010: Inventing the Future will be August 8-10, 2010 in Denver, CO, so when you register for the conference, click the lightning talk participation box and submit a title (or two or four). We want to hear what's new and cool with reference services at your library. What do you worry about when you think about our future? What do you hope for? Are you working on a project that you believe represents some of what the future has to offer us? We're looking for a nice mixture of practical, visionary, funny, dire, and inventive. Wherever you are in the library or your career - from library director to library student - you have something to add to this discussion. Your early submission will help us plan a better conference, but you will also have a chance at the conference to sign up to do a lightning talk. Justine Shaffner, MLS Library Services Consultant - Public BCR 14394 E. Evans Ave. Aurora, CO 80014-1408 p: 303.751.6277 x140 800.397.1552 f: 303.751.9787 e: jshaffner at bcr.org blogging at http://blogs.bcr.org/publiclibraries/ www.BCR.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This has been brought to the attention of public districts as a few have already been the target or alleged 'originator' of such calls. A park and recreation district in central Oregon had their phone number 'used' to make bomb threats to local businesses. Another public official had his personal phone number used to make death threats against himself. Should something of this nature occur with your district, it is important for everyone involved to cooperate with law enforcement. ------------------------------ *Special Districts Association of Oregon* PO Box 12613 Salem OR 97309 Contact: Lisa Stellingwerf Direct: 503-375-8882 Toll Free: 800-285-5461 Fax: 503-371-4781 Web: http://www.sdao.com *** This is an automated response, please do not reply to this message. *** This is a Privileged and Confidential communication. This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the intended recipient's agent or employee, you are hereby prohibited from reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this communication. If you have received this message in error, please Delete it and notify SDAO at 1-800-285-5461 N6954 -- Diedre Conkling Lincoln County Library District P.O. Box 2027 Newport, OR 97365 Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066 Work email: diedre at beachbooks.org Home email: diedre08 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wann_jey_a at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Apr 26 08:30:38 2010 From: wann_jey_a at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Jey Wann) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:30:38 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] DIGOR meeting on Friday Message-ID: A reminder that the Documents Interest Group of Oregon will meeting this Friday, April 30, at the State Library in Salem, 10:30-3:00. We'll have a busines meeting in the morning, and tour the State Archives in the afternoon. Anyone interested in government information is welcome to attend. The agenda, plus directions to the State Library, are on the DIGOR web site, http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=60998. If you have any questions, or would like to add agenda items, please let me know. Hope to see you Friday! -Jey Jey Wann Oregon Documents Depository & Acquisitions Coordinator Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. N.E. Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-5023 fax 503-588-7119 jey.a.wann at state.or.us Oregon Documents Depository Program: http://oregon.gov/OSL/GRES/OrDocs.shtml From paynter at pdx.edu Mon Apr 26 11:04:05 2010 From: paynter at pdx.edu (Robin A. Paynter) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:04:05 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] ACRL 2011 National Conference - Call for Proposals Message-ID: <4BD5D595.2080303@pdx.edu> *ACRL 2011 National Conference March 30th-April 2nd 2011, Philadelphia, PA* Call for Proposals: Contributed Papers *Proposal deadline: Monday, May 10th * The Call for Conference Participation, featuring descriptions of Conference Tracks, Session Formats, Proposal Requirements, and the Online Proposal Submission Form can be found here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/national/2011/program/index.cfm *Contributed Paper Session Format Details* The Contributed Papers Committee invites research and position papers that challenge current assumptions and provoke conference participants to think creatively about issues facing academic and research librarians. Papers may report the results of completed research, describe research in progress, or present a position on a compelling problem or issue in one or more of the conference tracks. Research papers should highlight the problem, results, and conclusions while very briefly touching on method. In an effort to maximize interactivity and to provide more opportunities for participation, papers will be grouped in threes, and each paper must be delivered in a maximum of twelve minutes, with an additional seven minutes for questions (20 minutes total) within a 60--minute time slot for all three papers. Completed papers should be about 2,500 words and should be scholarly, well organized, clearly written, and rigorously argued. Completed papers must be provided no later than December 19, 2010. For more details: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/national/2011/program/sessionformats.cfm Questions about Contributed Paper submissions should be directed to: Marie L. Radford, mradford at rutgers.edu Lisa M. Stillwell, lisa.stillwell at fandm.edu ============================= FYI, Robin Paynter - ACRL-Oregon Communications Coordinator -- Portland State University logo *Robin Paynter* Social Sciences Librarian 220D Library Portland State University 503.725.4501 503.725.4524 paynter at pdx.edu http://www.pdx.edu/library/paynter.html "The fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history." -- Marcus Breen (1997) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From orsla.communications at gmail.com Mon Apr 26 21:35:04 2010 From: orsla.communications at gmail.com (ORSLA Communications) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:35:04 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] ORSLA EVENT: Student Reception Message-ID: ORSLA Student Reception Announcement ** The Oregon Chapter of the Special Libraries Association would like to invite all students and members to our Annual Student Reception this May 15th. * * - Join an invigorating panel discussion featuring local practicing library and information professionals; - Learn the secrets to their success; - Mingle with members of the local library community; - Tour the Rejuvenation Hardware / Arcalus Period Design's rare book collection and gallery; - Enjoy a light dinner at the Daily Cafe, provided by Food in Bloom - Students, make the connections you need to start your career; - Professionals, meet the future of the profession. The Details: Date: May 15th Time: 5:30-8:00 PM Place: Rejuvenation Hardware | The Daily Cafe | Arcalus Period Design: 1100 SE Grand Avenue, Suite 200, Portland OR Cost: Free to students, $10 for members and non-members RSVP at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZWPVGTB Rejuvenation Hardware?s Daily Cafe has seating for 50 people, so be sure to RSVP today!* * Featured Panel Members: - Amy Maule - Information Specialist, CH2M Hill - Diana Banning - City Archivist, City of Portland - Kathy Brost- Corporate Librarian, Mentor Graphics Corporation - Linda Absher - Reference Librarian for the Humanities, Portland State University Questions? Contact ORLSA Membership Directors: Reece Dano, reecedano at gmail.com; Lora Leligdon, leligdon at gmail.com Program: 5:30 PM Doors Open 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM ? Networking and Hors d?oeuvres 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Panel discussions - A panel of librarians representing a variety of local libraries will discuss their work and offer professional advice, followed by Q&A 7:30 to 8:00 PM ? Tour of the Arcalus period design library and gallery, networking Additional info: Arcalus Period Design: http://arcalus.com/ Rejuvenation Hardware: http://www.rejuvenation.com/ ORSLA's homepage: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cor/index.cfm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruthmetz at spiretech.com Tue Apr 27 10:39:59 2010 From: ruthmetz at spiretech.com (Ruthm Metz) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:39:59 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Portland Metro meetings this week: About your continuing education needs Message-ID: <004701cae630$acf868a0$06e939e0$@com> Dear Colleagues: This week, two very important meetings that need you are happening in the Portland metro area. Thursday in Oak Grove and Friday in Beaverton, you will have a chance to have your say about your continuing education needs. Sign-ups from academic, special library, and school library personnel sectors are very few. The meetings are only 1 and a half hours long. Signing up is easy: contact conniechristopher at centurytel.net. Times and exact locations are at: http://www.nwcentral.org/oregon_library_ce A third Portland metro area meeting will be on May 14th at Multnomah County Library. We are very interested in what you have to say about your continuing education needs. The end product will be a recommendation for a CE model in Oregon, something of importance to every library worker in Oregon. The full complement of meetings across Oregon is listed below. You may attend any of the remaining meetings, regardless of where you live or work. Date County Region Facilitator Time Location April 14 Jefferson central Oregon Tim Smith 9:00- 10:30 a.m. Jefferson County Library, Madras April 16 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Bend Library April 16 Lincoln, Coastal Lane coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 10:30 a.m. - noon Newport Public Library April 16 Baker/Union eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mad Matilda's April 19 Baker/Union eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Baker County Library April 22 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Bend Library April 22 Harney eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Harney County Public Library 80 West "D" Street Burns, OR 97720 April 23 Umatilla/Morrow eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 1:30-3:00 p.m. Hermiston April 23 Hood River, Wasco Columbia River Gorge Ruth Metz 1:00- 2:30 p.m. Columbia Gorge Community College April 29 Clackamas Portland Metro Connie Christopher 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. LINCC Office Meeting Room Oak Grove April 29 Jackson, Josephine southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 10 - 11:30 a.m. Jackson County Library Medford Branch Carpenter Meeting Room April 30 Lake eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake Progressive 10 a.m. Christmas Valley 1 p.m. Paisley 4 p.m. Lakeview April 30 Washington Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Beaverton City Library,, Meeting Room B May 6 Douglas southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 2 - 3:30 p.m. Douglas County Library Headquarters Ford Community Meeting Room May 10 Malheur eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 4-5:30 p.m. MST Ontario Public Library May 10 Benton, Linn Willamette Valley Pam North 1:30-3 p.m. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library May 11 Lane Willamette Valley Pam North 10:30-12 noon Eugene Public Library, Singer Room May 13 Klamath southern Oregon Cessa Vichi 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Klamath County Library Youth Services Division May 14 Multnomah Portland Metro Connie Christopher 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Multnomah County Library, Central Library, U.S. Bank Room May 18 Clatsop, Tillamook coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Manzanita Public Library May 18 Wallowa eastern Oregon Aletha Bonebrake 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Wallowa County Library 207 West Logan Street Enterprise, OR May 19 Coos, Curry coastal Oregon Wyma Rogers 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Coos Bay Public Library May 19 Deschutes central Oregon Tim Smith 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Bend-LaPine School District, Administration Building in Bend. May 21 Marion, Polk, Yamhill Willamette Valley Pam North 1:00-2:30 p.m. Mt. Angel Abbey Library St. Benedict, OR May 25 Marion, Polk, Yamhill Willamette Valley Pam North 1:00 -2:30 p.m. Newberg Public Library Newberg, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pdx05508 at pdx.edu Tue Apr 27 10:57:49 2010 From: pdx05508 at pdx.edu (pdx05508 at pdx.edu) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:57:49 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Oregon Encyclopedia on the Road in May Message-ID: <20100427105749.12652128ma9ism8t@webmail.pdx.edu> Calling All Local History Buffs - The Oregon Encyclopedia Needs You! The Oregon Encyclopedia (OE) is a growing online resource produced by local writers, scholars, and historians. Learn about how you can contribute your knowledge of local history and culture to the Oregon Encyclopedia by attending one of the meetings listed below. Each meeting features an overview of the Oregon Encyclopedia and a brief discussion on how to write an entry for the OE. Public library staff at each meeting will showcase their unique local history resources that can assist in the research and writing of local history. Meeting Dates and Locations. May 8, Saturday (10 am ? 1 pm) North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave, North Bend, OR 97459 May 11, Tuesday (5:30 pm - 7:30 pm) Multnomah County Library Holgate Branch, 7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR 97206 May 12, Wednesday (5:30 pm - 7:30 pm) Shaw Historical Library, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 May 15, Saturday (l0:00 am - 12:00 pm) Newberg Public Library, 503 E. Hancock, Newberg, OR 97132 May 22, Saturday (10:00 am ? 1:00 pm) Baker City Public Library, 2400 Resort St., Baker City, OR 97814 These meetings are supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. For more information please contact: Tania Hyatt-Evenson The Oregon Encyclopedia Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator 503.725.3990 pdx05508 at pdx.edu From nicholsjm at hotmail.com Tue Apr 27 11:13:54 2010 From: nicholsjm at hotmail.com (Jane Nichols) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:13:54 -0500 Subject: [Libs-Or] Position Announcement - Oregon Multicultural Librarian - OSU Archives In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please excuse any cross-postings. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Oregon Multicultural Librarian, Assistant Professor, University Archives, Oregon State University Libraries OSU Libraries invites applications for the position of Oregon Multicultural Librarian, a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. The Oregon Multicultural Librarian plays the lead role in collaborative collection development of the Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA), one of the Libraries? key special initiatives. The OM librarian is a member of the University Archives unit within the University Libraries. The University Archives? primary function is to develop the University?s historical records program through the acquisition, arrangement and description, preservation, digitization and display of university records, faculty papers and other OSU related collections. The University Archives also collects and makes available historical materials pertaining to natural resources, especially forestry, and documents the lives and activities of cultural and ethnic groups in Oregon. The Oregon Multicultural Archives comprehensively acquires, preserves, and makes available collections documenting the African American, Asian American, Latino/a and Native American communities of Oregon. The OMA?s diverse collections reflect how these communities have contributed to the identity of the state of Oregon and advance scholarship in ethnic studies and diversity both on the Oregon State University campus as well as on a state and regional level. Working with Oregon?s cultural and ethnic communities, such as the Urban League of Portland and Oregon?s nine federally recognized tribes, the OM librarian will work to strengthen the OMA holdings while expanding its digital presence. Outreach to OSU faculty, students, alumni and organizations is also a key component of this position, supporting university wide efforts to emphasize diversity, cross-cultural literacy, and community engagement. Reporting to the University Archivist, the OM librarian position actively participates in research, creative professional activities, and professional service. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: ? MLS degree from an ALA-accredited library school or foreign equivalent; or M.A. in History with a minimum of 12 credit hours in archives administration. ? Demonstrated knowledge of archival theory and concepts, including metadata schemes used in the development of finding aids in archival collections, such as Encoded Archival Description, Dublin Core and MARC. ? Ability to work with a broad range of researchers in the use and appropriate handling of archival materials. ? Demonstrated knowledge of the preservation of fragile materials. ? Excellent oral and written communication skills. ? Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: ? One to two years of professional work experience in a special collection or archival unit with a focus on cultural and ethnic collections. ? Experience working on digital library team projects. ? Fluency in reading, writing and speaking Spanish. ? Previous supervisory experience. Salary range for this position is $42,000-$52,000 depending on education and experience. A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity is a required qualification. Please visit http://oregonstate.edu/jobs to read the full position description and to submit your cover letter and vita, including three references with complete contact information. Apply to posting #0005583. For full consideration submit documents by Friday, May 28, 2010. OSU is an AA/EOE, and has a policy of being responsive to dual-career needs. For questions about this position, please contact Jane Nichols, Search Committee Chair, at 541-737-7269 or jane.nichols at oregonstate.edu. ************************ Jane Nichols Social Sciences/Humanities Librarian Oregon State University Libraries 121 The Valley Library Corvallis, OR 97331-3411 tel: 541.737.7269 / fax: 541.737.8224 jane.nichols at oregonstate.edu IM: vlibjane (aim, meebo) ************************ _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How can those in libraries use knowledge about searcher behavior to better engage with their audiences? How can libraries, as a key medium for delivering information, adapt with changing audience behavior? And how did Buffy the Vampire Slayer indisputably prove to society the true multifaceted value of librarians?? Read more about Vanessa Fox on the Summit site: www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2010/speakers/ or at Vanessa?s web site: www.ninebyblue.com To come hear this exciting keynote speaker and engage in participatory learning sessions please register for the Summit before the *May 1st* deadline. Register here: www.oregonlibraries.net/summit/2010/register You can always find us on Facebook bit.ly/a2xxfp or Twitter www.twitter.com/lnetoregon. Best, The Summit Planning Team -------------------------------------------------- Emily Ford, MLS & MIS Reference Librarian Instruction, Research & Outreach Oregon Health & Science University Library 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. 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While there are early literacy ideas integrated into this year's Make a Splash manual - the website also has some different ideas that are in a separate location specific to Early Literacy. You must log in or create an account to access the files. To create an account, go to www.cslpreads.org . please click on "create account". Fill out the registration form and click the "register" button at the bottom of the screen. You will now have a username and password to access the members only parts of the website. To access the early literacy section, please click on Learning Tools >Family Literacy. You will also have access to: An online forum to exchange ideas and discuss issues Videos of signing(sign language songs and fingerplays) Rules of Use information Order forms for the tactile SRP materials CSLP booklist with accessibility information for each title Any questions, please contact Esther Moberg - CSD Summer Reading Chair Esther_creslib at centurytel.net 541-895-3053 All Oregon public, volunteer, and tribal libraries are members of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP). CSLP membership dues are paid for by the State Library with LSTA funds. Summer reading manuals are distributed by OLA's Children's services Division. For more information contact one of your CSLP representatives: Esther Moberg CSD Summer Reading Chair: Esther_creslib at centurytel.net Paige Bentley, CSD In-coming Summer Reading Chair: paigeb at dpls.lib.or.us Heidi Weisel, OYAN CSLP Liaison: heidi.weisel at ci.corvallis.or.us Katie Anderson, CSLP Oregon State Representative: Katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vvv at ocom.edu Tue Apr 27 18:14:52 2010 From: vvv at ocom.edu (Veronica Vichit-Vadakan - OCOM) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:14:52 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Cataloging Internship at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Message-ID: The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is now accepting applications for a *Cataloging Intern*. OCOM is currently migrating its catalog to a new integrated library system. The Cataloging Intern will assist in this project in a variety of ways including: - Doing quality control on MARC records; - Conforming fields to authority records; - Assisting with inventorying current collection; - Instructing students and staff on using the new catalog; - Trouble-shooting cataloging software issues. *Qualifications* Education: Minimum of a Bachelor?s degree from an accredited college or university is required. Experience: - Current student or recent graduate of an ALA-accredited library school is preferred. - Cataloging experience, whether professional or academic, is preferred; interest in cataloging is essential. - Familiarity with MARC and/or experience with Innovative cataloging software is desirable, but not essential. - Higher education, non-profit, and/or health care related experience is desirable. - Familiarity with Traditional Chinese Medicine preferred, but not required. *Hours and Stipend* This is an unpaid internship beginning in early June and ending in September. A $250 stipend will be awarded upon successful completion. This position will work approximately 5 ? 10 hrs a week and will complete a minimum of 80 hours of work. *Applying for this Position * Qualified applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, OCOM Systems Librarian, at *vvv at ocom.edu*. The cover letter should specifically indicate relevant experience and skills. Position will remain open until filled. No phone calls, please. *About OCOM* The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine was founded in 1983 and is one of the oldest schools of traditional Chinese medicine in the country. OCOM trains Master?s and Doctoral students, conducts research and treats patients at clinics on campus and in the community. The campus is located in Southeast Portland. The OCOM Research Library has a significant and wide-ranging collection, including books, journals, DVDs, audio recordings, study models, herbs and student and faculty research articles. In 2010, the Research Library will be joining a consortium with other Oregon health sciences libraries which will make OCOM?s collection more accessible to the broader health education community and will allow the OCOM community access to a wider range of health education information and resources. *The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is a non-profit, equal opportunity employer.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From westonc at pdx.edu Wed Apr 28 07:29:57 2010 From: westonc at pdx.edu (Claudia Weston) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:29:57 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Free 2007 Economic Census training sessions Message-ID: <005c01cae6df$4710a890$d531f9b0$@edu> The Portland State University Population Center is hosting two informational sessions led by Census Bureau instructors on the newly released 2007 Economic Census data for Oregon and its communities, as well as other sources of business and economic data. These conferences will be held on the Portland State University campus on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 and are FREE, but seating is limited. Please reserve your space by contacting the PSU Population Research Center at askprc at pdx.edu or 503-725-3922. Provide your name, email address, affiliation, and whether you want to attend the morning or afternoon session. . Morning, 9:00-Noon (registration at 8:30), Cramer Hall Room 1 . Afternoon, 1:30-4:30 (registration at 1:00), Urban Center Room 304 The morning session will be hands-on, with desktop computers provided and laptops welcome (there are more seats than computers). Conference program: . Background on the Economic Census: basic concepts and uses of the data . North American Industry Classification System and Census Geography . 2007 Economic Census products . Working with Economic Census data in American FactFinder . More frequent business data from the Census Bureau For more information, visit http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/www/conferences/ or contact Charles Rynerson at the Population Research Center, 503-725-3922. Claudia V. Weston Portland State University Library 503-725-4542 From JenniferMaurer at oslmail.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 28 10:19:38 2010 From: JenniferMaurer at oslmail.osl.state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:19:38 +0000 Subject: [Libs-Or] FW: oasl-all: Susan Stone appreciation Message-ID: Susan Stone is a librarian acting as a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) helping to oversee libraries in Portland Public Schools. She's the next president-elect of OASL, helped draft the questions for the new library portion of district continuous improvement plans, and is serving on the OLA/OASL Joint Committee, among many other things. Last night she was recognized for her outstanding service at the PPS Board meeting. Congrats to Susan and yeah for the great PR about what school librarians do! Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Library Development Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us To receive the latest news about OSLIS, www.oslis.org, sign up for the listserv, OSLIST, at http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oslist. ________________________________ From: oasl-all at memberclicks.com [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:59 AM To: library-list at mailman.pps.k12.or.us; oasl-all at memberclicks.com Subject: oasl-all: Susan Stone appreciation Hi Library Friends! I want to share the news that our own Susan Stone was honored at the PPS Board Meeting last night in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week. Susan was nominated by Michael Williams, a colleague she works with at the district and I'm quoting his nomination here: What qualities has this nominee demonstrated that sets them apart from other PPS Teachers? Susan Stone is working in a specific field that is vital to the success of students yet is being cut throughout the district. She battles against misconceptions of what a librarian is and does (A librarian is a teacher who plans and delivers curriculum while supporting the needs of teachers and students and maintaining vast resources). In this effort she maintains a positive and active spirit to improve the practice of librarians and classroom teachers throughout PPS. She works tirelessly with district leadership to dispel myths about the roles of librarians in an effort to turn the tide of firing librarians and replacing them with parent volunteers or untrained employees. She also continually works to improve her knowledge and practice with instructional technology, literacy and content standards, and accommodation practices for high achieving and struggling students. She in turns shares this to other curriculum leaders and teachers throughout the district. She is the picture of hope and drive for all PPS teachers and students. What else would you like us to know about this Teacher? Susan is involved in programs at the state level where she participates in expanding her practice and understanding. In these organizations she also leads sessions for others to learn from her. As a result, while she focuses her energy on improving PPS practices, she also has influence across the state. While PPS has many great people working for the district, you will not find a more dedicated, caring, highly skilled employee than Susan Stone. * * * * * This is such a wonderful testament, especially coming from a non-library staffer and well-respected teacher. Please join me in congratulating Susan on this well-deserved recognition. Nancy Sullivan Librarian Madison High School 2735 NE 82nd Ave. Portland, OR 97220 503-916-5220 x79277 503-916-2702 fax nsulliva at pps.k12.or.us pps.k12.or.us/schools/madison/241.htm Investing in school libraries raises student achievement. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Wed Apr 28 13:42:52 2010 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:42:52 +0000 Subject: [Libs-Or] Test--Ignore Message-ID: Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Library Development Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us To receive the latest news about OSLIS, www.oslis.org, sign up for the listserv, OSLIST, at http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oslist. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paynter at pdx.edu Thu Apr 29 12:20:32 2010 From: paynter at pdx.edu (Robin A. Paynter) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:20:32 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] PNLA Leads Leadership Institute - Application Deadline May 8th! Message-ID: <4BD9DC00.4080106@pdx.edu> FYI, Robin Paynter, ACRL Oregon Communications Coordinator ============================================== Just a little over one week remains to submit an application for PNLA Leads, PNLA's premier Leadership Institute! Are you an emerging leader serving in any capacity in a library in the Pacific Northwest? Do you have a desire to network with other leaders and increase your skills in areas of leadership and management to help guide your library in this time of tremendous and constant change? If so, don't miss this Institute! Applications for PNLA Leads 2010 will be available on the PNLA website www.pnla.org until May 8th. Basic information is as follows: *DATES:* Sunday (evening) October 17th through (noon) Friday, October 22nd *FACILITATORS:* Becky Schrieber & John Shannon, Schreiber Shannon Associates *QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICANTS:* Currently employed in a library; five or more years work in any library setting preferred; Current personal member of PNLA or affiliated state/provincial library association but nonmembers are also invited to apply; a completed application; 2 recommendation letters from colleagues or supervisor and 1 letter from sponsoring library which indicates level of support. *LOCATION:* Schweitzer Mountain Resort, 10000 Schweitzer Mountain Road, Sandpoint, ID, 83864. Schweitzer Mountain Resort is nestled at the base of the Selkirk Mountains, in the Idaho panhandle, and overlooks Lake Pend Oreille -- one of the largest freshwater lakes in the West. The resort is 86 miles outside of Spokane, Washington and about 45 miles south of the Canadian border. The retreat atmosphere ensures release from the demands of everyday professional life and guarantees minimal distractions in order for participants to make the most of the week long intensive institute. PNLA Leads participants are expected to attend the week-long institute without family members. Further information about the facility is available at www.schweitzer.com . *COSTS:* Registration fees range between $1100-1300. PNLA personal members of at least two years $1100. Members of Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana and Washington Library Associations $1200-1275 (based on association support). Nonmembers $1300. Registration fee due September 1. Registration includes: lodging, meals, institute materials and activities. Attendees pay own transportation costs. Roundtrip shuttle to Schweitzer from the Spokane airport will be available at cost. For questions about PNLA Leads or the application process, please contact Leads Coordinator Mary DeWalt: mdewalt at adalib.org -- Portland State University logo *Robin Paynter* Social Sciences Librarian 220D Library Portland State University 503.725.4501 503.725.4524 paynter at pdx.edu http://www.pdx.edu/library/paynter.html "The fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history." -- Marcus Breen (1997) -------------- 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 crea at fernridgelibrary.org Thu Apr 29 12:53:53 2010 From: crea at fernridgelibrary.org (Colin Rea) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:53:53 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] End Panels - You want 'em, you haul 'em! Message-ID: We've got a number of Tennsco end panels, never used, that could use a new home. The details WDP9020 End Panel 21.5w X 90.25h. Color: TechFurnBeige 14 still in the box (2 per box) 2 loose WDP4224 End Panel 25.5w X 42.2h. Color: TechFurnBeige 12 still in the box (2 per box) 4 loose These are big and heavy, but nary a scratch to be found. The most economical way to move them is probably just coming to haul them away. First come, first served! Colin M. Rea Director, Fern Ridge Library District PO Box 397 88026 Territorial Road Veneta, OR 97487 541.935.7512 fax 541.935.8013 www.fernridgelibrary.org What I'm Reading: The Passage by Justin Cronin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1637 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Oregon Humanities invites applications through May 31 for program requests that fall between July 1 and October 31. Any Oregon nonprofit is eligible to request a program. The catalog, instructions for host organizations, and downloadable application form are available at oregonhumanities.org. For more information about the Conversation Project program and how to apply, please contact Oregon Humanities Program Coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543, ext. 116, or a.dubinsky at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that transform communities. More information about our programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Teacher Institutes, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, Responsive Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust. From fordem at ohsu.edu Thu Apr 29 13:24:47 2010 From: fordem at ohsu.edu (Emily Ford) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:24:47 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] May 2010 Oregon Health Go Local E-Newsletter Message-ID: <488FC2848C14E74BAC1E4F7919D107FC0116111901@EX-MB01.ohsu.edu> *Please excuse cross-postings!* Oregon Health Go Local E-Newsletter May 2010 In this Newsletter: ? Phasing Out Oregon Health Go Local ? Thank You ? Consumer Health Information Services from the OHSU Library ? Article about Oregon Health Go Local to be published in Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet ? Volunteer Accomplishments ? Staffing Announcements Phasing Out Oregon Health Go Local As you know, the National Library of Medicine has decided to phase out all MedlinePlus Go Local projects, including Oregon?s. You can read more about this decision here. While the decision was a hard one for the NLM to make, OHSU fully supports the NLM in this decision. The Oregon Health Go Local web page will be removed from the web on June 3rd, 2010. Although OHSU cannot support and sustain Oregon Health Go Local without the NLM?s help, OHSU can provide some tools to assist the public in finding health services. To this end, we have created a Health Services in Oregon page within the OHSU Library?s Consumer Health Information portal. This page lists resources such as directories, information and referral services, and licensing boards for health agencies in the state. Please replace your bookmarks for Oregon Health Go Local with the following URL. http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/research-assistance/consumer-health/health-services.cfm We had a good run, and we?re excited to continue serving Oregon by providing this information. Thank You ?Silent gratitude isn?t very much to anyone.? Gertrude Stein We?ve said it many times but we?d like to say it again: Oregon Health Go Local could not have existed and thrived without the support and assistance of many individuals and organizations. Pivotal in the success of Oregon Health Go Local were volunteers who assisted in inputting and editing data, our partners at the National Library of Medicine who provided expertise and support, the University of Washington?s Regional Medical Library and the Oregon State Library, which provided grant funding and support. There are countless others who contributed to Oregon Health Go Local by donating data, helping with word-of-mouth marketing, using the resource on library web sites, and generally supporting the project. Thank you. Consumer Health Information Services from the OHSU Library Did you know that the OHSU Library provides help for the general Oregon public? The public can peruse our web site for consumer health information, or even ask us for help. One of Oregon Health Go Local?s dedicated volunteers, Joan Truncali, will be working to update our consumer health web pages in the coming months. To ask an OHSU librarian for health information the public may send us postal mail, e-mail, or call us. For more information please visit our Health Information by Mail page. Article about Oregon Health Go Local to be Published in Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet Emily Ford, Oregon Health Go Local Project Director, and Todd Hannon, Oregon Health Go Local Principal Investigator co-authored a paper titled: Oregon Health Go Local: A Retrospective Look, forthcoming (date TBA) in the peer-reviewed Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. The article discusses Oregon Health Go Local?s unique model of using volunteer efforts to work on the project as well as marketing and promotion, and the challenges and successes we encountered while building the resource. Volunteer Accomplishments Please join me in congratulating two Oregon Health Go Local volunteers. Sequoia Campshure and Mollie Good are both earning MLS degrees this summer. Sequoia will graduate from the University of Washington iSchool in June and Mollie from Emporia State University in August. Sequoia plans to stay in Portland upon graduation, and Mollie will be returning to her home state, Alaska, this May. Both Mollie and Sequoia worked to help index Oregon Health Go Local records for naturopathic physicians and chiropractic doctors. Congratulations and good luck to you both! Staffing Announcements With Oregon Health Go Local phasing out, Emily Ford will be transitioning to new duties at the OHSU Library effective July 1, 2010. She will be working half-time at the OHSU Library as a Scholarly Communication Librarian. In this role she will work to promote the OHSU Library?s scholarly communication program, consult with research authors about the NIH Public Access Policy, and more. To learn more about scholarly communication, you might find the Wikipedia article on the topic helpful. -------------------------------------------------- Emily Ford, MLS & MIS Reference Librarian Instruction, Research & Outreach Oregon Health & Science University Library 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97239 E-mail: fordem at ohsu.edu Phone: 503-494-3915 Fax: 503-494-3322 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ATT34129 1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 17215 bytes Desc: ATT34129 1.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ATT08150 2.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2902 bytes Desc: ATT08150 2.jpg URL: From burgessj at reed.edu Thu Apr 29 15:13:50 2010 From: burgessj at reed.edu (Joanna Burgess) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:13:50 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] This Sat. May 1 - Support women, kids, and literacy! Message-ID: <4BDA049E.8030204@reed.edu> First Book of Portland invites you to support us this Saturday! On May 1st, Global Sistergoods is donating 20% of their online and in-person sales to First Book of Portland. Global Sistergoods offers fair-trade, handmade crafts made by women around the world. First Book of Portland is an entirely volunteer-run local chapter so ALL sale proceeds will go to support community literacy programs serving children from low-income families in the Portland tri-county area. Use this link to shop online: http://globalsistergoods.com/index.php/gifts-that-give-back/first-books-portland-donation.html Or, visit our booth at the May Daze Bazaar in Sellwood: Sellwood Community Center 1436 S.E. Spokane St Sat, 9am-1:30pm Happy May Day! First Book of Portland http://www.firstbook.org/site/c.kqLLIYOEKnF/b.4467505/k.BDF3/Home.htm http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=270679702914 -- Joanna Burgess Digital Assets Librarian Reed College Library 503-517-7629 From patrick at jcld.org Thu Apr 29 16:32:56 2010 From: patrick at jcld.org (Patrick Goodman) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:32:56 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] May Day bookmarks Message-ID: Hello everybody, In anticipation for May Day 2010, I've attached a Publisher and PDF file of some easily printable bookmarks for your patrons. I've kept the background white this year so colored paper could be used if desired. Remember to change the top of the bookmark to your own library's logo. Happy May Day. May all of your wildest preservation dreams come true. Regards, -- Patrick L. Goodman Youth Services Coordinator Jefferson Co. 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Our limited understanding of such a system is that each day a person on staff is designated as the PIC, and that the PIC fields issues that may arise such as; who to call when there's a mess in the bathroom, what to do/say when someone is smoking too close to an entryway, how to handle patron conflicts, emergencies, etc. We understand that the PIC rotates on a daily or weekly basis and is not necessarily a member of management. If your public library uses such a system, would you be willing to share how it works, if it works and any other key pointers? Additionally, if your library uses a PIC did those staff undergo any special training to equip them with PIC skills? If you are able to provide any insights, I would be most grateful if you would e-mail me your thoughts on this subject. cdavis at co.klamath.or.us Christy Davis Adult Services Klamath County Library Service District -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From april.m.baker at state.or.us Fri Apr 30 08:22:46 2010 From: april.m.baker at state.or.us (April Baker) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:22:46 +0000 Subject: [Libs-Or] Letter to Libraries Online - May 2010 Message-ID: <4B77CBB77F52BF41BEE2C397760565BD197DF3@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Letter To Libraries Online An Electronic Newsletter from the Oregon State Library.......Volume 20, Issue 5, May 2010 Library Board News STATE LIBRARY BOARD APPROVES PLAN TO LICENSE MORE DATABASES At their April 23rd meeting in Yoncalla, the State Library Board approved a plan developed by the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Council to purchase two new statewide database licenses. The State Library will license the Opposing Viewpoints database from Gale Cengage Learning. The Library will also license online test preparation and skill building resources. The Opposing Viewpoints database can be licensed without a procurement process as an addendum to the license the Library already has with Gale. The online test preparation and skill building resources will have to be procured working with the State Procurement Office. Opposing Viewpoints should be available in early May. The Library hopes to make the online test preparation and skill building resources available in September. PLAN TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICE TO THE UNSERVED MOVES FORWARD In other action at their April 23rd meeting, the State Library Board approved using LSTA funds to provide more services to the approximately 150,000 Oregonians without public library service. The Board has had a subcommittee working on a plan to make progress on Oregon Benchmark #38 that measures the percentage of Oregonians with access to library services. There are two parts to the plan that the Board approved in April. The Library will use LSTA funds to offer competitive grants to public libraries in counties with unserved population to extend their services to the unserved. It is the hope that some libraries will undertake demonstration grants that can eventually be sustained with local funds. The Board is especially interested in projects that would extend library services to children and low income families. The other component of the plan is a "virtual public library" that would be created in partnership with Oregon State University Libraries using LSTA funds. The web portal, called The Library of Oregon, would bring together all the resources that are already available to unserved Oregonians, such as statewide database licenses, L-net, the Oregon School Library Information System, and digital library collections to make them easier to access. The portal would also provide information on how to purchase a non-resident library card and other information about Oregon libraries. Other features, like a statewide library catalog, could be added in the future. The Board also approved three other LSTA Advisory Council recommendations for the use of 2009 LSTA funds. The Library will make a grant to Josephine Community Libraries, Inc. for consulting assistance to create a feasibility plan for a library taxing district. The non-profit group is planning to be on the ballot in 2012 to create the new district to support the Josephine County Library that was closed for a year, but has since reopened with limited hours. The Board also approved supplementing the grant that the Board made last year to Eastern Oregon University for the Sage Open Source ILS project. Lastly, the Board approved spending $30,000 to fund an evaluation of early literacy services in Oregon public libraries. State Library News STATE LIBRARY ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ENERGY TRUST OF OREGON In the next several months, Energy Trust of Oregon will launch the Check Out Energy Savings program in partnership with the State Library. The program will begin to provide public libraries in the Energy Trust electric service territory with Kill A Watt devices for libraries to circulate to library users. Kill A Watts can be connected to a household appliance, allowing users to see exactly how much energy each appliance uses. The Eugene Public Library has had a very successful Kill A Watt lending program for the past two years and the Check Out Energy Savings program is based on Eugene Public Library's project. About 100 libraries in Energy Trust's electric service territory will be given the opportunity to apply for the program in May. Energy Trust will then select libraries to be included in a pilot project. Once the pilot is completed, Energy Trust hopes to work with all the public libraries in its electric service territory. Participating libraries will receive Kill A Watts in quantity to check out, instructions on how best to use them, energy saving tips, and publicity materials to make their communities aware of the program. FREE OREGON SUMMER READING CERTIFICATES COMING SOON Oregon Summer Reading Certificates are made available to libraries, schools, and teachers at no cost thanks to a collaboration between the Oregon State Library, Oregon Department of Education, and Oregon Library Association and is funded by a generous donation from the Oregon Education Association. Teachers, reading specialists, and school librarians may present Oregon Summer Reading certificates to students who read or listen to ten books over the summer. Children and teens may also get certificates at their public library by completing the library's summer reading program or providing the library with a list of the ten books they read. This year we are pleased to offer a children's and teen certificate, both in English and Spanish. You may view the draft versions of the 2010 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates on the Summer Reading website. Libraries who placed pre-orders by April 29th should receive their certificates the first week in June. If you did not a place a pre-order, you may order hard copies while supplies last by emailing Mary Mayberry with the subject "Summer Reading Certificate Order." ANNOUNCING THE OREGON SUMMER READING SWEEPSTAKES The Oregon 529 College Savings Network, Oregon State Library, and Oregon Library Association are partnering to present the first Oregon Summer Reading Sweepstakes. Children and teens 0-18 years old who participate in their local public library's summer reading program are eligible to enter a drawing to win a $1,000 Oregon 529 College Savings Plan. Fifteen winners will be selected statewide; three from each congressional district. Libraries identified on winning entries will receive $500 for their next summer reading program. Contest materials will be distributed to public libraries by June 1, 2010. Materials include a cover letter explaining more about the sweepstakes, an information sheet to post by circulation and reference desks, a poster, bookmarks, entry forms, and an order form for additional quantities. All materials are free. Libraries may distribute entry forms in whatever way works best with their local summer reading program. FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT INSTITUTE: SAVE THE DATE The biennial Focus on Children and Young Adults Institute will take place September 26-29, 2010, at the Menucha Retreat Center. The Focus Institute is an opportunity for library staff who do not have a Masters in Library and Information Science to obtain professional development in library youth services. For details and registrations information, please visit the State Library website. LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE AWARDS CELEBRATION The Letters About Literature Awards Celebration on April 19 was a great success. 12 of the 15 honored students attended and read their award-winning letters. The students read aloud personal letters they had written to authors about changes in themselves or the way they view the world to an audience of approximately 50 people. State Representative Michael Dembrow and author Pamela Smith Hill joined the student's families, friends, librarians, and teachers to celebrate their achievements. More information about this annual reading and writing contest is available on the Letters About Literature website. NATIONAL PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICAL COOPERATIVE APPROVES NEW QUESTIONS AND CHANGES TO FORTHCOMING PUBLIC LIBRARY SURVEY Oregon coordinates key questions in our annual public library with other states through the Public Library Statistical Cooperative. Most of Oregon's survey is comprised of these national questions or data elements. Among new data elements that will be appearing in the survey are separate counts of physical and downloadable audio and video items. Several questions are moving down to the branch or outlet level including number of weeks open in a year (in case of natural disasters), hours open, and internet connection data. The count of electronic serials will be deleted. COMMUNITY-WIDE READS PROGRAMS AND TBABS Talking Book and Braille Services has just wrapped up another successful season of Community-Wide Reads events. This year TBABS assisted eight libraries across the state with serving print-disabled Oregonians. From Kathryn Stockett's The Help to The Ghost Map to The Whistling Season, TBABS filled over 100 individual requests for audio books. TBABS can help serve all of the patrons in library service areas with books for library programs. When it comes time to plan a Community-wide Reads program, please contact TBABS. We will do our best to make sure we have selected titles on hand. TBABS will send letters to all mutual patrons notifying them of events and direct them to library websites and contact information. TBABS will then compile a list of interested patrons in the area and make sure all mutual print-disabled patrons have a copy of the Community-Wide Reads program book in time for the event. Other Library News OREGON LIBRARIES WILL GET FREE TRIAL MEMBERSHIP IN LYRASIS On April 5th, BCR announced that it was joining forces with LYRASIS, the nation's largest regional library organization. LYRASIS was formed in 2009 when SOLINET merged with PALINET and NELINET. BCR will bring 11 more Midwestern and Western states to the consortium. Oregon has been a BCR member since 2001, so Oregon libraries will be included. Oregon libraries will become members of LYRASIS effective October 1, 2010. Unlike BCR, LYRASIS relies on individual library memberships. However, the agreement between BCR and LYRASIS provides that BCR libraries will not be asked to pay membership fees to LYRASIS until July 1, 2011. This will give Oregon libraries the opportunity to experience the benefits of LYRASIS membership before having to make decisions about whether to join. "I applaud BCR and LYRASIS for coming together to offer Oregon libraries even more services and more buying power," commented State Librarian Jim Scheppke. "I hope Oregon libraries will discover that being a member of LYRASIS can provide them with discounts, training, and other services that are well worth the cost of being a member." For more information about the transition of BCR members to LYRASIS, go to the transition website. OASL EXECUTIVE BOARD CREATES HB2586 RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS HB 2586 became law in January, and one requirement is that school districts must plan for a "strong school library program" as part of their Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP). In response to this, members of the Oregon Association of School Libraries Executive Board created three documents to assist school administrators in addressing the library portion of the CIP. At the end of April, a letter, position statement, and list of resources were mailed to every superintendent and principal in Oregon with the encouragement to ask questions of their library staff or any OASL member. The resources are also available on OASL's website. HORNER EXCHANGE BRINGS THREE CHINESE LIBRARIANS TO OREGON In April three librarians from Oregon's sister province in the People's Republic of China visited Oregon for three weeks. The visit was sponsored by the International Relations Roundtable of the Oregon Library Association as part of the Horner Library Staff Exchange Project. The project, funded by the State Library, brings Chinese librarians to Oregon every three years. Later this year, three Oregon librarians will be hosted by Fujian libraries for three weeks. The librarians from China were Mr. Sheng Chen, Deputy Director of the Fujian Provincial Library, Ms. Xiaohui Chen, Deputy Director of the Xiamen University Library, and Ms. Hui Wang, Head of Serials at the Fujian Provincial Library. During their time in Oregon they visited libraries and consulted with professional colleagues in the Portland area, Salem, Corvallis, Eugene and Tillamook. They also took a trip to Seattle and visited the Seattle Public Library, King County Library and the East Asia Library at the University of Washington. NWCENTRAL UPGRADES -RENEW YOUR RSS FEEDS NWCentral has been busy behind the scenes with a major Drupal update. Now the site is stronger than ever and the Oregon library community is invited to use the site to find or share library continuing education events and resources. During the upgrade RSS feeds were disabled, so everyone is asked to please take a moment and re-subscribe to your favorite RSS feeds. We apologize for the inconvenience. RSS feeds are a great way to learn about upcoming library trainings in your region and new resources for your job, so everyone is invited to take advantage of this service. Send questions or comments to admin at nwcentral.org. P.S. (From the State Librarian) It's a good thing that the Public Library Association only holds their national conference about once a decade in Portland. If they held it more often the Oregon Library Association would go broke. It's tough on OLA to have to forego the revenue they normally get from their spring conference. But there would be no way to compete with PLA. Fortunately, PLA allowed OLA to organize two dynamite preconferences featuring local talent like Sara Ryan, Traci Glass and Aaron Schmidt, and to keep the proceeds. That will help, but it still will make for some tight budget years for OLA. That being said, hosting PLA is a thrill because we get to show off our great state to a national audience of librarians who tend to be the kind of people who appreciate what Oregon has to offer. I probably got the most comments on Portland's wonderful mass transit system, that began for conferees with a $2.30 fare from the airport on the Red Line to their hotel. And if that wasn't good enough, how about riding back and forth from your hotel to the convention center for free. It made me proud to be an Oregonian. Coming back from one of my meetings I ran into a state librarian, who will go unnamed, who was riding the streetcar just for the joy of riding around a civilized city. Other highlights of PLA for me included selling "Socialize Reading" bumper stickers at the OLA booth, a benefit for the OLA Scholarship fund. The OLA banquet was a treat, especially getting to surprise my recently retired State Library Board chair, Yvonne Williams, with a much-deserved Honorary Life Membership in OLA. The following night I got to share in the spotlight with the Baker County Library as they received their finalist award in the Best Small Library in America contest from Library Journal and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation always knows how to throw a good party, and it was great hanging out with Perry Stokes and his staff, library director emeritus Aletha Bonebrake, and Doug Henrichs from the State Library Board. I haven't mentioned any programs at PLA, but there were some great ones. Library Consultant Sandra Nelson's program on how public libraries need to change, starting now, to continue to be viable in the 21st century was worth the price of admission. But the peak experience for me at PLA came when I was selling bumper stickers and I spotted a grandmother and her two grandsons in the foyer in front of our booth. The two young boys were holding signs they made that said "Thank You Librarians," and they were all handing out half-page messages that they had printed themselves to conferees. The message read (in part): "The last few years have been very tough for our country. Thank you for your cheerful service, commitment to reading and education, and wise penny-pinching to get the most out of every dollar. You are our heroes! Blessings to you for all that you do - A Portland family of library patrons." How great was that? - Jim Scheppke. Contacts at the Oregon State Library 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. Government Research Services: 503-378-5030, Robert Hulshof-Schmidt. State Librarian: 503-378-4367, Jim Scheppke. LTLO Editor: 503-378-2464, April Baker.Letter to Libraries Online is published monthly by the Oregon State Library. Editorial office: LTLO, Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3950, 503-378-2464, editor: April Baker.Letter to Libraries Online is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form on the publications page at the Oregon State Library's homepage: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Oregon State Library. 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April 30, 2010 Closing Dates 04/30/10 Senior Librarian, Salem, OR 04/30/10 Librarian, Canyon City, OR 05/03/10 Collection Development Librarian, Portland, OR 05/07/10 Library Assistant II, Salem, OR 05/07/10 Part-Time Library Assistant, St. Helens, OR 05/14/10 Technology Manager, Salem, OR 05/23/10 Early Learning Services Coordinator, Vancouver, WA 05/27/10 Community Libraries Director, Vancouver, WA 05/27/10 Library Director, Prineville, OR 05/30/10 Collection Management Librarian, Port Angeles, WA 05/31/10 Librarian, Eugene, OR Job Announcements ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Senior Librarian - Youth Services Section Closes: 4/30/10 Salem, OR Brief description of position: This position is a Senior Librarian for the Youth Services Section. The Salem Library Department is searching for an experienced and responsible Senior Librarian to deliver solid professional library services to the public. The job involves performing reference and reader's advisory services to patrons; driving Salem Bookmobile and presenting programs for school children; conducting Youth Services collection development and maintenance; delivering program development and presentation for children and teens; delivering workshop presentations for adults, including preparation of PowerPoint programs; preparing booklists; teaching computer instruction classes for youth; conducting workshops for other librarians; and assisting with writing articles for library newsletter and other publications. Link to the full job announcement: www.Cityofsalem.net/jobs ************************************** Posted: 4/15/10 Librarian Closes: 4/30/10 Canyon City, OR Job Duties: An employee in this classification is responsible for the operations and activities of the County Library; work is performed under the direction of the County Court who review work primarily on the basis of results attained. Supervision is provided to the Assistant Librarian and Library Assistants. Screening Requirements: Master degree in Library Science preferred or three years of progressively responsible library experience preferably supplemented by college level course work in library science; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above described duties. Hours & Days: 32 flexible hrs per wk. Library is open variable hours & days Monday - Saturday from 8am - 9pm. Salary/Benefits: $20.55 hourly with ? time County benefits. Application Closing Date and Time: April 30, 2010 @ 5pm. To obtain an employment application and complete job description contact the Oregon Employment Department at 120 Washington Street, Canyon City, OR / 541-575-0744. Grant County is an AA/EEOE. ************************************** Posted: 4/9/10 Collection Development Librarian Closes: 5/3/10 Portland, OR Brief description of position: Reed College Library seeks a librarian to oversee acquisitions and collection management, and provide reference and instruction services. Send letter of application, resume, and names and addresses of three references to Victoria Hanawalt, College Librarian, Reed College, Portland, OR 97202. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.reed.edu/human_resources/staffsearch ************************************** Posted: 4/30/10 Library Assistant II Closes: 5/7/10 Salem, OR Brief description of position: The Salem Public Library is searching for an excellent, part-time career (.50 FTE) Customer Service Representative II to provide remarkable customer service to the public. Job duties entail assisting patrons in the use of the library by giving standard information in person or by phone; assisting in the processing of library materials for circulation; entering information for borrower's cards into on-line automated system for registration; retrieving inside and outside bookdrop; preparing items for check-in and check-out; checking library materials in and out following standard control procedures; processing book reserves; collecting library fees and fines; arranging and organizing the circulation desk for operation, checking materials returned to the library for damage; and arranging materials for re-shelving. Minimum Qualifications: Completion of two years of college; Experience in library clerical work preferred; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities. Excellent customer service skills, the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully while providing courteous service to library patrons and the public; understands and follows instructions; learn related clerical and library tasks; possess skills for handling cash, knowledge of POS systems and PC Keyboarding, word processing and other software programs; learn proper accurate shelving of books according to the Dewey Decimal System, and ability to learn and understand the Millennium library computer system. The job requires prolonged periods while standing and walking; lifting up to 25 pounds; pushing book trucks up to 75 pounds; lifting stacks of books and placing them on both overhead and floor level shelves. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Link to the full job announcement: www.cityofsalem.net ************************************** Posted: 4/30/10 Part-Time Library Assistant (Temporary) Closes: 5/7/10 St. Helens, OR Temporary Part-Time Library Assistant: The St. Helens Public Library is looking to hire a flexible individual with excellent customer service skills to fill a temporary part-time position in the library. This position performs various duties within the Library requiring general knowledge of library operations. Terms of Employment: Temporary; as little as two and as much as six months in length. 20 hours per week; including evenings and weekends. $12.00 per hour. A City employment application and supplemental questionnaire is required. You may obtain an application in person at City Hall, 265 Strand Street, St. Helens; or by phone: (503)366-8217; or you may download an application online at www.ci.st-helens.or.us. The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check as well as a drug test. Applications must be received at City Hall by 5:00 pm on Friday, May 7, 2010. ************************************** Posted: 4/30/10 Collection Management Librarian Closes: 5/30/10 (or until filled) Port Angeles, WA Job Title: Collection Management Librarian Closing Date: Open until filled. First consideration given to applications received by May 7th. Library: North Olympic Library System Description of position: Performs collection management activities and coordinates and oversees collection management activities system-wide. Secondary responsibilities include programming and providing direct customer service in reference and readers advisory. For complete position description and application procedures visit http://www.nols.org/about-nols/employment.html. ************************************** Posted: 4/30/10 Technology Manager Closes: 5/14/10 Salem, OR The Salem Public Library is seeking a professional Librarian to oversee the Technical Services division, the A-V Center, and the Computer Lab. This manager will participate on the Library management team and provide leadership in the pursuit of innovative technology solutions that ensure excellent customer service. This position oversees a staff of nine employees; is responsible for overseeing the cataloging of all library materials; serves as the primary liaison between the regional cooperative and the Salem Library regarding the Integrated Library System; presents division needs and concerns to library administration and helps to plan for overall library operations and future growth; supervises, hires, trains and assigns duties, appraises performance and oversees scheduling of assigned staff; and other related work as required. The Division Librarian will prepare and monitor division budget including staffing needs, capital expenditures and supplies, while simultaneously monitoring trends in services to ensure innovation and creativity throughout the library's programs. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.jobaps.com/Salem/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=10&R2=0307&R3=01 ************************************** Posted: 4/22/10 Early Learning Services Coordinator Closes: 5/23/10 (or until filled) Vancouver, WA Brief description of position: How would you like to be part of the exciting, Early Learning Services at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District? If you are an innovative, dedicated Early Childhood Development professional who wants to be part of a team that makes customer service a top priority, look no further. Check out our job opportunity now. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/jobs.cfm ************************************** Posted: 4/22/10 Community Libraries Director Closes: 5/27/10 (or until filled) Vancouver, WA Brief description of position: Are you a dynamic, enthusiastic librarian who believes in excellence in library service and seeking an opportunity to use your strong leadership skills to motivate and inspire others? Then look no further, click on the following link and discover an opportunity to make a difference with the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Link to the full job announcement: http://www.fvrl.org/aboutus/jobs.cfm ************************************** Posted: 4/30/10 Library Director Closes: 5/7/10 Prineville, OR Crook County Library Library Director $43,404 - $48,172 DOE Full-time with benefits Closes: May 7, 2010 at 5:00 pm General Announcement: The library serves a population of approximately 25,000 residents and has approximately 15,000 registered patrons. The library is operated as a general fund department of Crook County. The library is heavily utilized for reading enjoyment, Internet and database access as well as general circulation. In addition, two meeting rooms in the building are popular public meeting facilities for the community. The library sponsors numerous on-going programs and has a very active children's program. The library currently provides school and community- outreach programs, including an in-classroom storyteller, and the operation of a bookmobile serving rural communities and underserved populations. The library director reports to the Crook County Court and the library functions as a department of the county. On a day-to-day basis, the director implements policies adopted by the Court-appointed Crook County Library Board of Trustees. This position requires a Masters of Library Science, with at least three years in a supervisory capacity managing library staff and budgets is preferred. A Bachelor's degree (preferably in library science or related field) and at least one previous position as a library director will be accepted. Candidates not possessing a bachelor's degree may substitute 10 years experience in a library supervisor's position, including at least one posting as a library director. The position requires knowledge of principles and practices of rural library administration; demonstrated ability to manage a library, staff and budget. Please apply at the Crook County Treasurer's/ Tax Office at 200 NE 2nd St. Prineville, OR 97754, Phone: 541-447-6554. Please visit our website at www.co.crook.or.us for full description details. ************************************** Posted: 4/30/10 The David and Nancy Petrone MAP/GIS Librarian Closes: 5/31/10 Eugene, OR Responsibilities: This endowed position has primary responsibility for the library's Map and Aerial Photography Collection, and for implementation of the Library's GIS program. The GIS program consists of data collection and dissemination, development of the Library's GIS website, collaboration in campus-wide GIS activities, and relevant user education services. As subject specialist in the fields of Geography and Cartography, this position is responsible for developing the collections in those fields, and for liaison with the university's Geography Department. This position reports to the Head of the Document Center, and participates in providing reference service in that department's areas of coverage: maps and air photos, government information, and business information. Library faculty members develop curricula and teach credit courses and non-credit workshops in their areas of expertise and for general library instruction. The position supervises 1.0 FTE support staff member and various student employees. Qualifications: Required: American Library Association-accredited master's degree, or relevant master's degree; knowledge of map librarianship; knowledge of GIS services and experience with GIS software such as ArcView?; high degree of computer literacy and interest in new technologies and their applications in academic libraries; excellent communication skills and potential to excel as an instructor. Preferred: degree in a discipline that emphasizes spatial data, such as geography, earth sciences, or land use planning; demonstrated professional development activity; previous supervisory or lead work experience. The successful candidate will support and enhance a diverse learning and working environment. Salary & Benefits: Salary commensurate with education and experience. The UO offers a generous benefits package, which may be found at: http://hr.uoregon.edu/benefits. Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; applications received by May 31, 2010 will receive priority consideration. To Apply: Send Word or PDF attachments via e-mail to Ms. Laine Stambaugh, Director, Library Human Resources, libapps at uoregon.edu, and include the following: cover letter addressing your qualifications; r?sum?; list of names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references [one of whom must be indicated as your most recent supervisor]. For complete announcement, see: http://hr.uoregon.edu/jobs/unclassified.php?subtype=administrative. ************************************** 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. To Unsubscribe To subscribe/unsubscribe from libs-or, go here. 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 willsons at pdx.edu Fri Apr 30 12:17:26 2010 From: willsons at pdx.edu (Kimberly Willson-St. Clair) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:17:26 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] Portland State Library acquires Arno Schmidt Collection Message-ID: <4BDB2CC6.9020102@pdx.edu> The Portland State Library is pleased to announce the acquisition of a unique collection of some of the works and career mementos of German avant-garde author, Arno Schmidt (1914-1979). Comprised largely of first editions of his own writings and translations as well as a wide array of newspaper clippings, radio-program guides, publisher blurbs, magazine articles and other materials, Schmidt sent these items over a period of 30 years to his older sister, Lucy Kiesler, who lived in the United States. Arno Schmidt is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and important German avant-garde writers of the latter half of the 20^th century. His oeuvre is the object of extensive research in contemporary literary criticism. Schmidt's gift of his published writing and career memorabilia to his sister Lucy is the tangible evidence of his life-long, heartfelt gratitude. Lucy and her Jewish husband emigrated from Hitler's Germany to the United States in the late 1930s. After WWII, Lucy's frequent care packages assured her brother's survival in famine-stricken and devastated post-war Germany. It was through his sister's aid and his own efforts translating English works into German that Schmidt and his wife garnered the means to survive these difficult times---the extremity of which is starkly illustrated by the recycled materials he used to craft the simple packaging used to send books and mementos to his sister. Generously donated to the Portland State Library by Lucy Kiesler's daughter-in-law, Dr. Eve Winer, the Lucy Kiesler Collection, with its personal history of Arno Schmidt, is the only one of its kind in the world. The collection's value for Schmidt scholarship and research lies in the potential for philological investigation into the nature of his work. The family history of the collection also may provide resource material for a future, comprehensive biography of Arno Schmidt. The Portland State Library extends its appreciation to Timm Menke, professor of German at Portland State University, for facilitating the acquisition of this important gift. For more information about Special Collections at Portland State Library, contact Cris N. Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist, at paschild at pdx.edu. -- Portland State University logo Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, MA, MS Public Relations Coordinator & Reference Technician Portland State University Library (503)725-4552 willsons 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 cd_df_morgan at msn.com Fri Apr 30 14:26:26 2010 From: cd_df_morgan at msn.com (Candace Morgan) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:26:26 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] ALA Election Message-ID: Molly Raphael has been elected ALA President-elect! The vote count was 5,857 to 4,399. 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Duties include updating, maintaining, and troubleshooting software and hardware for computers, printers, scanners, and multimedia instructional technology; teaching the correct use of the equipment to faculty, students and staff when necessary. The position requires a high-degree of technical competency with Windows and Mac OS, the ability to work both independently and as a team member, and great communication skills. For further details and to apply, please log on to http://linfieldjobs.iapplicants.com/searchjobs.php -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mwerner1 at uoregon.edu Fri Apr 30 16:20:10 2010 From: mwerner1 at uoregon.edu (Michael Werner) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:20:10 -0700 Subject: [Libs-Or] [Etude] The spring 2010 issue of Etude is here Message-ID: <6BEA3F94-CAF5-4713-9B3D-C6AEF575882A@uoregon.edu> The spring 2010 issue of Etude: The Journal of Literary Nonfiction is here http://etude.uoregon.edu In this issue? AMANDA PEACHER chronicles the challenges of adopting a special needs child. THOMAS FRANK profiles a multi-tasking maestro. ISOLDE RAFTERY offers glimpses into the expanding world of an octogenarian. JAMIE LAY delves into the therapeutic power of horses. KIRSTEN GIEBUTOWSKI travels across the Ukraine by rail. In LISTEN UP, our audio feature, SUZANNE MOORE, designer and lettering artist, talks about the book as a work of art. In WIDE ANGLE, our multi-media feature, we present a documentary by LORIE ANNE ACITO about Cottolengo Filipino, an orphanage in the Philippines for poor andabandoned children with disabilities. Plus? Legendary political reporter ROBERT SAM ANSON sits for an interview with Thomas Frank. LISA HEYAMOTO sounds off about the narcissism of modern-day stunt journalism. LAUREN KESSLER refuses to write about the iPad. Our thoughtful reviewers comment on eleven new literary nonfiction books on topics ranging from trains to taxidermy, literary obsession to love. Etude is published quarterly by the Literary Nonfiction program at the University of Oregon?s School of Journalism and Communication. As always, we encourage and invite your comments. Use the ?contact us? link on the magazine?s website. Look for our SUMMER 2010 issue on July 31. All back issues are archived at our site. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Also, it is possible that these > organizations may contact your libraries, as they are official > partners. > > Oregon Red Cross: > www.oregonredcross.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=663B0ID44V > US Army Corps of Engineers: www.usace.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx > > > 2. TeachingBooks.net is now available to CSLP Members for free during > the summer. This site provides instant access to online resources > that support the the 2010 Summer Reading Program, including: > - Author interviews in video, audio & written formats > - Audio booktalks with authors and illustrators > - Book discussion and activity guides > - Audio recordings of author name pronunciations > - Links to author and illustrator websites > > To access these resources, click on the following links: > Youth resources: www.teachingbooks.net/cslp > Teen resources: www.teachingbooks.net/cslpt > For further information, contact Nick Glass at nick at teachingbooks.net > or call (800) 596-0710. > > > 3. Saroj Ghoting, an Early Childhood Literacy Consultant, has > provided Summer Reading information on her website that includes tips > to encourage parents to sign up babies and todders as well as activity > ideas for Summer Reading Programs for young children. > www.earlylit.net/summerreading/index.html > > > 4. Johnson County Library [Kansas] has a wide collection of finger > play videos on their website: > www.jocolibrary.org/templates/JCL_InfoPage.aspx?id=14515 > > > All Oregon public, volunteer, and tribal libraries are members of the > Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), and receive a free summer > reading manual. To get the most out of your membership, create an > account on the CSLP website (http://www.cslpreads.org/) and you will > be able to access additional summer reading resources. CSLP membership > dues and manual fees are paid for by the State Library with LSTA > funds. Summer reading manuals are distributed by OLA's Children's > Services Division. > > For more information, contact one of you CSLP representatives: > > - Esther Moberg, CSD Summer Reading Chair: > Esther_creslib at centurytel.net > - Paige Bentley, CSD In-coming Summer Reading Chair: > paigeb at dpls.lib.or.us > - Heidi Weisel, OYAN CSLP Liaison: heidi.weisel at ci.corvallis.or.us > - Katie Anderson, CSLP Oregon State Representative: > katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: