Call for papers

The Society for Applied Learning Technology has a call for presentations
Abstracts for presentations from knowledgeable professionals in industry, government, military, and academia are solicited to provide presentations which would be part of a comprehensive conference program on the latest learning technologies as they are being applied to training, education and job performance improvement, including ways to implement technology, descriptions of education and technical skills applications, e-Learning, enterprise management, and instructional systems design, together with Knowledge Management systems.
Abstract Deadline September 30, 2010
Link to brochure http://www.salt.org/docs/call.pdf

New Learning Technologies Conference
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Orlando, Florida
February 23-25, 2011

"Using Library Experts Wisely"

There was a recent post in Inside Higher Ed about "Using Library Experts Wisely" (http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/instant_mentor/weir27) that is interesting. The structure itself isn't innovative. But this might be a good post to link to in order to show professors that we want to partner with exactly what we're talking about and what the rationale and potential are.

Call for papers

BWICH is an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort dedicated to recovering the history of black women as active intellectual subjects. We aim to encourage scholarship on black women's intellectual activities among a diverse and enduring community of senior and junior scholars, whose intellectual exchanges will cross generations and foster a scholarly tradition that outlives this particular project.

Accepted papers will be featured at a conference on the Intellectual History of Black Women in New York City on April 28-30,2011. The conference is sponsored by Columbia University's Center for the Critical Analysis of Social Difference, which will also cover the participants' travel and lodging expenses. Submissions are due no later than October 15th, 2010, and should include a one-page abstract of the projected paper, as well as short C.V. Paper proposals and C.V.s should be submitted by email to: bwhichconference@gmail.com

PROJECT DIRECTORS
Mia Bay, Rutgers University
Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University
Martha S. Jones, University of Michigan
Barbara D. Savage, University of Pennsylvania
For more information see website below
http://www.socialdifference.org/events/call-papers-intellectual-history-black-women

Articles to Publish, Conferences to Attend , Places to Go

Summertime gives us a little window to breathe, reflect and apply .... Check out some of the opportunities below.


Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI)
The editors of the Journal of Library Innovation (JOLI) are accepting submissions of research articles and articles about innovative practices in libraries.
If you have tried out a new program, changed a work flow, connected with patrons in a way different from the way you have done so in the past, please consider sharing your experience by writing about it.
For more Information about the focus and scope of JOLI, along with the first issue, can be found at the journal's website:  http://www.libraryinnovation.org/
If you have any questions, please contact Pamela Jones, Managing
Editor, at pjones@medaille.edu

International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation  ICERI 2010
15th-17th November 2010, Madrid, Spain
The objective of ICERI2010 is to share your experiences in the fields of Education, Research, Innovation, Technology and International Collaboration.
For more information can be found on their website:
http://www.iated.org/iceri2010/registration

NCLA NMRT Networking Breakfast

Mimi's Café , Shops at Friendly,  Saturday, July 31, 2010  at 9:30am
Are you a new librarian or paraprofessional, a library school student or recent graduate?  Are you a seasoned library staffer or new in town and looking to further your professional contacts?  Do you have coworkers, classmates, or friends in the library field who aren't yet NCLA members? Summertime is the perfect time for relaxed networking.   NMRT Networking Events are back in full swing for the summer!  Whether you came to an event last spring or this is your first opportunity to take part, please consider joining us for one of these great events! Drop in for a coffee, a quick bite to eat, or just to say hello.   You may even qualify for a prize! For more information contact Iyanna Sims, iyanna@ncat.edu

ACRL 2011 Philadelphia, March 30 - April 2, 2011

Call for Presentations

November 1, 2010  Deadline for Cyber Zed Shed presentation, Poster Session, Roundtable Discussion, and Virtual Conference Webcast proposals
ACRL Conference Scholarship 

Deadline  November 9, 2010.

Provides opportunities for Librarians five or fewer years of post-MLS experience and Library support staff

Proposals Anyone

5th Annual Information Literacy Conference

Thursday, June 17, 2010
Johnson & Wales University,Charlotte, NC
Call for Proposals    Submission Deadline: 5pm on Friday, April 9, 2010
What is the "5th Annual Information Literacy Conference"?

It is a one-day conference covering the various aspects of Information Literacy in academic institutions, public libraries or K – 12 education.

What presentation/poster topics are you looking for?
Throughout the day the presentations can cover anything from the basics of information literacy, how to write your information literacy program, success stories, tools to assist in the implementation and more! Click here to see what sessions and posters were offered last year.
All topics relating to Information Literacy will be considered. Some sample topics include:
Mobile sites
Virtual library
Sending students off as learners
Teachers & Librarians as partners
NC Wise Owl & NC LIVE

Is there a registration fee reduction for presenters?
Presenters will receive half-price registration.

What if I have other questions?
Send questions to Cheryl Ann Coyle, 2010 Metrolina Library Association President, at metrolina.library@gmail.com

Troubleshooting tip for PDFs

A troubleshooting tip that might come up when working with PDF files. Lately, sometimes when I encounter PDF files, they don't have all of the buttons I want in the toolbar. Sometimes the "select" and "snapshot" tools (used for copying and pasting) aren't there. Other times basics like the "save" button or the "hand" for scrolling are missing! It's wierd.

To add buttons that are missing:

• Right click an unoccupied part of the Acrobat toolbar
  
• Make sure the important groups (usually "File" and "Select&Zoom") have checks by them. If not, click to put on a checkmark
  
• Go to "More Tools"
  
• Scroll down and click to check the checkboxes for the tools you need.
  

That's it! Play with the right-click menu on the next PDF document you're looking at if you have time, so you can get a feel for it.

LibGuide Cover art without Amazon links!

Did y'all notice that here's a new buttons in the "Books from the Catalog" entry screen? Instead of just Amazon you can now get cover art from Syndetics. Which means no link to take people off to Amazonland!

I only noticed it today, but maybe it's not news. Has anyone else seen this nifty thing?

ACRL Immersion '10 Program

Friday, December 11 is the application deadline for the ACRL Immersion '10 Program. Complete program details and application materials are online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/professactivity/iil/immersion/immersion10.cfm.


The ACRL Immersion ’10 Program provides four-and-a-half days of intensive information literacy training and education for academic librarians. Applications are being accepted for Immersion ’10 Teacher and Program tracks, to be held at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt., July 25-30, 2010

E- book readers

Grant to purchase e-book readers to loan out to our students, faculty, and/or staff.
Need your recommendation....
Suggested products to look at include, but are not limited to: Kindles, Nooks, the Sony Digital Readers, and others that we may run across.

Somethings to keep in mind....
Amazon Kindles  -Kindle 2 and Kindle DX
Sony Readers- Reader Pocket Edition and  Reader Touch Edition

ALA 2010 Annual Conference

The American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference

June 24-29, 2010

Washington Convention Center

801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Harvard Graduate School of Education APA 6th

An online tutorial developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education School to teach the fundamentals of APA style now reflects 6th edition changes to APA’s Publication Manual

ACRL Proposals for 2011 in Philadelphia

Proposals are now being accepted for the ACRL 2011 National Conference to be held March 30 - April 2, 2011, in Philadelphia. Contributed paper, panel session, preconference, and workshop proposals are due May 10, 2010. Cyber Zed Shed presentation, poster session, roundtable discussion, and Virtual Conference Webcast proposals are due November 1, 2010. Submit proposals via the online form.

APA Replacing incorrect first printings ...

... but the jury is still out on who, when, where, and how this will get accomplished.

Keep your eyes and ears open on your various listservs.

Original story: Chronicle

Errors in our APA 6th book

I checked our copy of the Publication Manual of the APA and we do have the earlier version of the 6th edition with errors .
Look at the sample one-experiment paper (figure 2.1) page 41 . The words “Running head:” in the header is at the top of every page, this is the the wrong version.
This is the correct version:

http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf

Here is a link to the Reprint Corrections

http://supp.apa.org/style/pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf

We'll have to go shopping or see if funds are available now.

APA 6th for EndNote

EndNote has posted definitions for the new APA 6th edition styles, but they have to be downloaded from the Endnote support page and loaded separately into EndNote.

You can get them two ways:
1) Directly. The link is http://www.endnote.com/support/enapa6thstyle.asp
2) In EndNote go to the Help menu and choose Web Support and look for the APA 6th link.

I've placed links on the libguides for Counseling and for Psychology. Any suggestions for other places it should go?

NEW Interlibrary Loan process

ILL procedures have changed.

I asked Octavious to send us a notice and instructions

First Day Information

Things I found out today... Fall 2009

Class locations ...UNST 140 MWF 12noon TBA = Gibbs 216
Dance 210 MTWT 6pm TBA= Need to see Dr. Eleanor Gwynn in GCB 322A

Problem : Request Book Allowance

I had a student who was trying to request their book allowance Friday. She had instructions however, they were not correct. I corrected the sheet, it is at the reference desk.

So...... follow the instruction sheet at the Ref. desk to number 8 and click on "sitemap" and look for "student accounts" from here, students can do both book allowance and parking permit.

Amusement

While I think eBooks are cool I also found Monday's "Unshelved" comic strip on books versus eBooks entertaining: