The Australian School Library Association Inc. (ASLA) and Pledger Consulting Pty Ltd (LinksPlus/Weblinks) have pleasure in announcing the winner of the 2010 Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year Award – Janice Wilson from Lake Tuggeranong College, Greenway, Australian Capital Territory. => http://bit.ly/aRyFhE
Dr Mihaela Banek Zorica from Croatia has been awarded the IASL School Librarianship Award for her promotion of school librarianship in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania. This award also recognises her active involvement in the training of school librarians and her advisory work for those already employed in the field of school librarianship.
In announcing the award, IASL President Diljit Singh noted that Mihaela is a young professional who demonstrates innovative ideas and practices through her classes, presentations and written work. Her efforts on behalf of school libraries in Croatia and surrounding countries is outstanding.
See http://www.iasl-online.org/events/islm/award2010.htm for the full citation.
For more information about this award see http://www.iasl-online.org/awards/school-librarianship.htm
If you haven't yet participated in one of the online World of Warcraft seminars about gaming in libraries you have another chance next week!
Thursday 4 November 9.30am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) Justin Hoenke, a teen librarian in Maine, who blogs at 8bitlibrary http://blog.8bitlibrary.com/, will talk about his ideas for games and libraries. You can follow him on twitter at http://twitter.com/justinlibrarian
The talks will be held in the Ironforge http://www.wowwiki.com/Ironforge Library, Saurfang realm of World of Warcraft. The talks will last for about 30 minutes, with time for questions and discussion at the end.
About the talks
The talks take place using guild chat.
1. You need an Alliance toon
2. You need to join the guild "Where is the library" , just prior to the talk. Whisper Franticread for an invite - this toon will be online an hour before the seminar. For further information about this please contact ellenforsyth@gmail.com
Transcripts of previous talks are online at:
http://gamesandlibraries.wetpaint.com/page/Edited+transcripts+of+talks
Where can I use World of Warcraft?
If you don't want to install World of Warcraft on your own computer at home (it is a very big file) the easiest option may be to visit your local internet cafe where you are likely to find they already have World of Warcraft downloaded and ready to play.
Project Outcomes and Conclusions – Culture, museums, libraries and young people
This project in the North West of England aimed to give young people a voice on what culture means to them, and what Museums and Libraries should provide for young people. The project used youth work and youth participation techniques. The centre piece of the project was an event attended by 43 young people from a variety of areas across the North West and a small number of key adult decision makers. This event was entirely designed, planned and implemented by a Steering Group of young people working in partnership with youth workers.
=> http://bit.ly/bhlQH6
Washington, D.C. - The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information
Technology Policy (OITP) is once again soliciting nominations for best library
practices using cutting-edge technology.
Last year, OITP's America's Libraries for the 21st Century Subcommittee launched
the "cutting-edge" contest to showcase libraries that serve their communities with
novel and innovative methods and to provide the library community with some
successful models for delivering quality library services in new ways.
Christine Lind Hage, chair of the subcommittee, said the wide response to the 2009
call was so inspiring, the subcommittee knew another contest was in order. Last
year, three libraries were cited for their outstanding work.
"These winners showed that libraries of all sizes can do innovative projects that
are worthy of replication across library types," Hage said.
"With all the creative technological work being done in libraries, I'm sure that
this year we'll see some exciting apps, projects or services that we'll want to
showcase."
Nominations should be sent to the American Library Association, Office for
Information Technology Policy, 1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 1st Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20009 or to ainouye@alawash.org by November 1, 2010. Details for the
nomination process are available on the OITP
website
The subcommittee will review all nominations and conduct selected interviews or
site visits to identify those libraries that are truly offering a best practice or
most innovative service. Libraries or library service areas selected will be
publicized via the OITP website, highlighted through ALA publications, and featured
in a program at the ALA Annual Conference in 2011.
For questions, contact:
Christine Lind Hage, Director
Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Road
Rochester, MI 48307-2043
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Christine.Hage@rhpl.org
Pam Berger
Director of Information and
School Library System
Southern Westchester BOCES
Elmsford, New York 10530
pberger@swboces.org
Do you know of an institution in Australia that has made really innovative use of information technology during the last two years?
*Now* is your chance to nominate it (and it could be your own institution) for the 2010 VALA Award.
Nominations are now invited for the 2010 VALA Award, for applications implemented between July 2008 and June 2010 inclusive - go to our Website at http://www.vala.org.au/vala-award/about-vala-award for more information.
Or perhaps you wonder how people get VALA Travel Scholarships, and whether you should try. Go to our Website at http://www.vala.org.au/travelscholarships/blog and find out more - it's worth up to $13,000!
Applications for both the Award and the Travel Scholarships close on Wednesday 3 November 2010.
Join Library Journal and its partners at the San Francisco Public Library on December 6-7 for an exciting free seminar aimed at helping directors and marketing staff tell the library story in powerful ways that will turn stakeholders into strong library supporters. The Summit will pull in experts from the business, nonprofit, and library worlds who will guide participants in creating marketing plans that will build support for the library from customers, funders, and partners. Register now for this free event.
The recession, funding, staff savvy, and collections with range and depth were among the reasons that some libraries fared better than others. See how they did it.
Read more => http://bit.ly/9ztbOe
Despite pressure from the Sonoma County's civil grand jury, the library has refused to install filters on its Internet terminals for the second year running.
REad more => http://bit.ly/bXv0vq
The Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board has issued a report claiming that the nation's sound history is threatened and digital technology alone will not ensure its preservation and survival.
Read more => http://bit.ly/cztYox
