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PLA @ ALA Midwinter: schedules and bloggers
The Midwinter meeting in Philly is fast approaching! If you’d like the 411 on committee meetings, visit the handy chart on the PLA web site, sorted alphabetically by committee name.
We are also still recruiting bloggers for the conference. No experience is required, but great writing skills are desirable. Drop us a line [...]
Taking the PLA Blog “Audience” to “Community” level?
Monday morning I attended Social Media Breakfast 4 in Boston, the brainchild of Bryan Person, a local new media and networking rock star. Social Media Breakfasts are a chance for local media folks (fans, PR people, users, programmers, librarians, the audience is diverse) to get together over some morning nosh and talk about what’s [...]
ALA Midwinter 2008: Call for bloggers!
Are you going to the Midwinter meeting in Philly? Looking for an interesting new way to document your conference experience and share your thoughts? Consider volunteering as a conference blogger for the PLA Blog. No experience is necessary! We even a practice blog to get you acclimated before you head off [...]
Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
SPECTRUM DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: LEADERS WANTED!
Interested in a dynamic career in library and information science (LIS) education, research, or executive level administration? The Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship program is currently accepting applications for students beginning doctoral studies in the Fall of 2008. The deadline to apply is January 18, 2008. More information and application materials can [...]
Online CE Freebies: Web 2.0 & Security
10 Ways to Make Your Library Great in 2008—via Web 2.0
1/16/08 11 AM-12 PM PT / 2-3 PM ET (registration is optional)
Excellent note: WebJunction’s webinars are now closed captioned in real time as well as in the recorded archive.
As you think about your resolutions for the New Year, why not resolve to make your library [...]
PLA 2008: Tours On the Town
As you gather up the travel guides from the 910s to research your trip to PLA 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, definitely take a look at the Restaurants and Nightlife, Arts and Culture, Don’t Miss, and Resources in the On the Town section of the conference site. You’ll find up to the minute information on [...]
PLA 2008: Kevin Nealon & more fabulous speakers
Kevin Nealon, notable actor, comedian and writer, will present the keynote address at the Closing General Session of PLA 2008 on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in Minneapolis. End a fun conference on a funny note by attending this session!
In other speaker news, the speakers have been announced for the ever-popular author lunches. Just [...]
Prison Librarian Seeks Donations
Posting this on behalf of Melanie Kimberly, Media Resource Specialist/Scott State Prison in Harwick, Georgia:
I am the Media Resource Specialist for Scott State Prison (Georgia Department of Corrections)in Hardwick, Georgia. We are in desparate need of up-to-date Health/Medical books, as well as any fiction books in the African American Interest genre and Spanish Language Fiction [...]
From the President: What Would You Change If You Could?
Republished from Jan Sanders’ September/October Public Libraries “From the President” column.
Welcome to autumn — my favorite time of the year! As a child, I loved fall, as it signaled the coming of three wonderful events: 1) the hot, dry days of summer on a dusty farm in Missouri were coming to a close; 2) school [...]
Get a free copy of the ALA-APA Library Salary Survey
The American Library Association Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) will give up to five people/institutions a free copy of:
Librarian: Public and Academic 2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey — ($70 value)
or
2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey — Non-MLS: Public and Academic ($100 value)
In exchange for the free reports, recipients agree to write one article (maximum 1200 words) on a [...]
