March 2011 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts Elizabeth Guarino
by Thomas Surprenant 10 Mar '11

10 Mar '11

We just received this bad news. We will certainly miss Liz who was a example for us all. The School will be sending out a condolence card which we will make available to anyone who knew her to sign. It will be in the GSLIS office. Good Morning- It is with a great sadness that I tell you that Elizabeth Guarino passed away in the late evening on February 25. She was proud to be a student of the GSLIS department at Queens College and spoke of you all often. Graduating as a Librarian was one of the proudest and happiest moments of her life. Some part of her spirit will always be there with you. Again I am sorry to let you know in this fashion. If there is anyone else you think should be advised, please let them know. I behalf of our family, and Liz, I thank you for your kindness, support and friendship. Love, Dan Guarino

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Recommendations needed on outstanding Hispanic students
by Thomas Surprenant 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Dear All, Several times a year the Spanish-language edition of the Queens Courier newspaper approaches us for a referral on an outstanding student of Hispanic heritage whom they can profile for the paper. Past subjects have been Liliete Lopez, Erica Rodriguez and Erika Matos. Can you recommend a similarly outstanding student for us to put forward for the next issue? I'd need to have a few names to consider by April 15 in order to meet their deadline. Thanks very much, Maria Matteo _________________________________________ Maria Matteo, Assistant Director News Services | Office of Communications Queens College, The City University of New York (718) 997-5593 | (718) 997-5592 fax Maria.Matteo(a)qc.cuny.edu -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Actually Going to Class, for a Specific Course? How 20th-Century
by Thomas Surprenant 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

http://chronicle.com/article/Actually-Going-to-Class-How/126519/ -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Adjunct Handbook
by Thomas Surprenant 07 Mar '11

07 Mar '11

Hi guys, Please see the attached Adjunct Handbook that was put together by a group of our faculty. I would particularly like to thank Elizabeth Basileo and Izabella Taler for their hard work. Please feel free to make any suggestions for future editions and, of course, if there are errors we will need to correct them. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fall Adjunct budget.
by Thomas Surprenant 05 Mar '11

05 Mar '11

The Chairs have just been informed that there will be an additional 5% adjunct budget cut for the Fall. I have put together a draft course schedule but it looks like there will be major consultations with the Dean. I will keep you posted as things develop. -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Speed Dating in the Library [NYTimes]
by Thomas Surprenant 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/fashion/03dating.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=one%2… -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor & Acting Chair/Director Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Editing assistance offer from a valued Alumna
by Claudia Perry 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Dear Faculty, Please consider encouraging promising students to take advantage of Etta's very generous offer! Many thanks in advance, Claudia Begin forwarded message: > From: Claudia Perry <c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com> > Date: March 2, 2011 6:00:52 PM EST > To: glisann(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu > Cc: Henrietta Thornton <hthornton(a)mediasourceinc.com> > Subject: Editing assistance offer from a valued Alumna > > Dear Students, > > A lovely offer has been made on your behalf by one of our valued > alums, seeking to give back to the school: > > Etta Thornton-Verma (GSLIS 2000) recently contacted the school to > offer her services as an editor for students who are trying to have > their work published. This graduate, who is an associate editor at > School Library Journal, explained that publishing while she was in > library school at Queens College was instrumental in her being hired > at School Library Journal. She expressed the desire to help a school > that enabled her, a recent immigrant, to quickly climb the > professional ladder, and particularly wished to aid library school > students who are emerging into a very tough job market. > > This is not limited to those writing about Library Media Centers, > but to any aspect of librarianship. > > Ms. Thornton-Verma notes that she is willing to edit the work (at no > cost!) of any students who are trying to publish library science > articles, but would like to emphasize that she has no sway in them > getting material published in School Library Journal or anywhere > else!). > > We are extremely grateful to Ms. Thornton-Verma for her offer, and > hope that many of you will take advantage of her generosity!!! This > is likely to be of particular value to those of you who might seek > to rework your 709 project into a publishable article, or who have > done independent studies or written other papers with the potential > for publication in the literature. > > Best of luck! > > Sincerely, > > cp > > > Claudia A. Perry, MLS, Ph.D > Associate Professor > Graduate School of Library and Information Studies > Queens College, CUNY > Flushing, NY 11367 > c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com > > > > > >

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [IMAGELIB] Call for proposals - ALA 2011 Presentation & Visual Literacy Standards Implementation
by Claudia Perry 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

These look really interesting and tie in nicely with some of the comments made at the Focus Group sessions by Advisory Council members..... Begin forwarded message: > From: Denise Hattwig <DHattwig(a)UWB.EDU> > Date: March 2, 2011 4:42:06 PM EST > To: IMAGELIB(a)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU > Subject: [IMAGELIB] Call for proposals - ALA 2011 Presentation & > Visual Literacy Standards Implementation > Reply-To: IMAGELIB <IMAGELIB(a)LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> > > Do you work with students on projects involving images and visual > media? Do you teach image research, analysis, evaluation, or > citation skills, or are you looking for ways to incorporate visual > literacy instruction into the curriculum? We would like to hear from > you! > > The ACRL/IRIG visual Literacy Standards Task Force has recently > released draft ACRL/IRIG Visual Literacy Competency Standards for > Higher Education. We are looking for educators interested in testing > implementation of parts of the draft Standards, then presenting > about the experience at ALA 2011 in New Orleans. We are seeking > proposals that outline your ideas for implementing parts of the > Standards, and using the Standards as tools for pursuing visual > literacy with college and university students. We welcome all > proposals from individuals or teams, and especially encourage > submissions from librarians, faculty, archivists, curators, > educational technologists, visual resources professionals, and > others with experience working with students and visual materials in > higher education. > > Proposals should include: > · Your name, title, and institution > · A brief statement about your interest or experience with > visual literacy > · The Standard(s) or Performance Indicator(s) from the draft > ACRL/IRIG Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education > you would like to implement > · A general description of the student population and > course, assignment, or setting where you plan to incorporate visual > literacy learning outcomes from the draft Standards > · Some of your ideas for implementation strategies, possibly > including ideas for learning objects or instructional materials, > classroom activities, online resources, or assessment methods > > Proposal Deadline: Friday, March 18, 2011 > > Send proposals to: Joanna Burgess at burgessj(a)reed.edu > > Accepted participants will: > · Test implementation of one or more Performance > Indicator(s) from the draft ACRL/IRIG Visual Literacy Competency > Standards for Higher Education > · Develop and use one or more learning objects (worksheet, > tutorial, web page, activity, etc) in the implementation process > · Assess student learning based on the Performance > Indicator(s) and associated Learning Outcomes selected for > implementation > · Reflect on successes and challenges of the implementation > process > · Discuss your experiences with the ACRL/IRIG Visual > Literacy Standards Task Force and provide feedback on the draft > Standards > · Give a 10-minute presentation describing your experiences > in the ALA Annual 2011 session “Visual Literacy Competency Standards > for Higher Education: Introducing a new interdisciplinary > information literacy standard for 21st century learners” in New > Orleans on Sunday, June 26, 2011, including a handout with the > learning object or supporting materials and the assessment method used > > Ideas for possible Performance Indicators to implement (see the > draft Standards document for associated Learning Outcomes and more > ideas): > > The visually literate student… > > · identifies a variety of image sources, materials, and > types (Standard One, Performance Indicator 2) > · conducts effective image searches (Standard Two, > Performance Indicator 2) > · situates an image in its cultural, social, and historical > contexts (Standard Three, Performance Indicator 2) > · evaluates the effectiveness and reliability of images as > visual communications (Standard Four, Performance Indicator 2) > · uses technology effectively to work with images (Standard > Five, Performance Indicator 2) > · produces images for a range of projects and scholarly uses > (Standard Six, Performance Indicator 1) > · understands many of the ethical, legal, social, and > economic issues surrounding images and visual media (Standard Seven, > Performance Indicator 1) > > Please contact Joanna Burgess (burgessj(a)reed.edu) or Denise Hattwig (dhattwig(a)uw.edu > ) with any questions. For more information about the draft Visual > Literacy Standards development process, please see the project blog > at http://acrlvislitstandards.wordpress.com/. > > We’re looking forward to hearing from you! > > Joanna Burgess > Reed College > burgess(a)reed.edu > > Denise Hattwig > University of Washington > dhattwig(a)uw.edu > > ACRL/IRIG ALA 2011 Program Co-Chairs >

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Gslisadjuncts more on International Hug a Librarian day!
by Claudia Perry 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

> Sure. Keep in mind, its mostly publicized on FB. > > http://open.abc.net.au/posts/8090/how-i-hugged-four-librarians > > But... seems like Twitter is on the wagon too! > > > CM > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Claudia Perry <c2perry(a)nyc.rr.com> > wrote: > Yay!! Posted to my FB page already, and okay to share with glisann? > > > On Mar 1, 2011, at 12:40 PM, Carlo Minchillo wrote: > >> Amidst my essay writing for one of my classes, I came across this >> special news event... >> >> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187767831250704 >> >> It's getting viral, International Hug a Librarian Day is here! >> >> >> Carlo > >

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: 701- CM
by Claudia Perry 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Shared by GSLIS student Carlo Minchillo... Hugs to all! (and I've gotten one virtual hug and one "likes this" since I posted this on my FB account 26 minutes ago) Here's to librarians everywhere! > > Amidst my essay writing for one of my classes, I came across this > special news event... > > http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187767831250704 > > It's getting viral, International Hug a Librarian Day is here! > > > Carlo

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