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Gslisadjuncts Copyright & Art: Issues that Matter to Creators and Users
by Claudia Perry 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Interesting resources on copyright and art compiled by Christine L. Sundt: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [LRRT Membership Listserv] cfp: ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section Poster sessions
by Mary K Chelton 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

Of possible interest... Mary K Chelton Begin forwarded message: > From: DOLORES FIDISHUN <dxf19(a)psu.edu> > Date: March 5, 2012 7:08:51 PM EST > To: lrrt-mem(a)ala.org > Subject: [LRRT Membership Listserv] cfp: ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section Poster sessions > > ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section > 2012 Poster Session Call for Proposals > > The Women and Gender Studies Section will hold its fifth annual Research Poster Session during our General Membership Meeting at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim on Saturday, June 23, 2012, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. The forum seeks to provide an opportunity to present newly completed research or work in progress. Both beginning and established researchers are welcome to apply. Participants may receive collaborative feedback and recommendations for future publishing and/or new initiatives. > > The potential scope of the topics includes, but is not limited to, teaching methods, instruction, information technology, collection development, interdisciplinarity, and collaboration with academic faculty. For research ideas, see the Research Agenda for Women's Studies Librarianship (http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/Research_Agenda_for_Women_and_Gender_St…) > > Applicants chosen to present their work at the poster session are expected to supply presentation materials, including poster boards. Tables for presentation materials will be provided. Attendees at the forum will find an arena for discussion and networking with their colleagues interested in related issues and trends in the profession. > > The committee will use a blind peer review process. > > > Selection criteria: > > 1. Significance of the topic. Priority will be given to Women and Gender Studies Section members and/or women and gender studies topics. > > 2. Originality of the project. > > > Proposal submission instructions: > > 1. Proposals should include: > > * Title of the proposal > * Proposal narrative (no more than 2 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. font) > * Name of applicant(s) > * Affiliation (s) > * Applicant Email address(es), Phone number(s) > * Are you a member of the Women and Gender Studies Section? > > If you would like to become a member, go to: http://www.libr.org/wss/join.html > > > > 2. NOTE: Submission deadline: March 30th, 2012 > > 3. Proposals should be emailed to: Jennifer Gilley, Chair, Research Committee (jrg15(a)psu.edu) > > 4. The chair will notify the applicants by April 30th, 2012. > > -- > Dolores Fidishun, Ed.D. > Head Librarian > Penn State Abington College and Penn State Great Valley Libraries > dxf19(a)psu.edu > > Penn State Abington College Library > 1600 Woodland Rd. > Abington, PA 19001 > Abington phone: 215-881-7425 > > Penn State Great Valley Library > 30 E. Swedesford Rd. > Malvern, PA 19355 > Great Valley Phone 610-648-3227 > > LRRT-MEM is the official discussion listserv of the ALA Library Research Round Table. The list's address is lrrt-mem(a)ala.org. When posting messages to this discussion list, please be sure they are sent from the email address recorded in your member profile. Messages intended for distribution to everyone on the discussion list should be sent to lrrt-mem(a)ala.org. When responding to an individual please reply to that individual in order to reduce unnecessary email traffic for others on the discussion list. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > LIST OWNER(s) > > If you have questions or problems, contact the discussion list owner at ors(a)ala.org. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > TO MANAGE YOUR LRRT-MEM LIST SUBSCRIPTION > > Please go to http://lists.ala.org and signup to manage your subscription. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > UNSUBSCRIBING > > Should you wish to unsubscribe from this list, simply send a message to sympa(a)ala.org. Include the "unsubscribe" command in the body of the message, as follows: > > unsubscribe lrrt-mem > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > “The U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code for 501(c)(3) organizations expressly prohibits any political speech. This IRS Code applies to all ALA sponsored or managed listservs, website or other electronic forums. Individuals engaging in such speech will be removed from this listserv.”

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: RDA Implementation Date Set
by Thomas Surprenant 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [LibraryLink] Library Link of the Day for 2012-03-08
by Thomas Surprenant 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Library Link of the Day <librarylink(a)tk421.net> Date: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:26 AM Subject: [LibraryLink] Library Link of the Day for 2012-03-08 To: thomas.surprenant(a)qc.cuny.edu http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/03/06/publishers-oppose-bill-… Publishers Oppose Bill on Scholarly Open Access [Inside Higher Ed] ................................................................ Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ (archive, rss, subscribe options) -- chirp elt Dr. Thomas T. Surprenant Professor Queens College Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Call Your U.S. Senators About Childhood Literacy and LSTA Funding
by Mary K Chelton 07 Mar '12

07 Mar '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Ted Wegner, American Library Association" <twegner(a)alawash.org> > Date: March 7, 2012 12:06:30 PM EST > To: Mary Chelton <mchelton(a)optonline.net> > Subject: Call Your U.S. Senators About Childhood Literacy and LSTA Funding > Reply-To: "Ted Wegner, American Library Association" <twegner(a)alawash.org> > > > > On Monday, we sent out an action alert urging members to contact their U.S. Representative to ask them to support two important “Dear Colleague” letters benefitting libraries. > > Today, we have an equally important ask for your two U.S. Senators. Please call both of your senators and ask them to support two separate “Dear Colleague” letters that very closely reflect the ones making rounds in the House of Representatives. > > The first letter, found here, supports funding for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy Grant in FY13. This grant is crucial because at least half of it would go to low-income school libraries to help update their books and materials. > > You can find additional talking points for this letter here. > > The second letter, found here, supports funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) in FY13. LSTA is the primary source of funding for libraries in the federal budget. > > Please go to the Legislative Action Center (LAC) to find talking points and information on how your senators can sign on to these letters. You will also be able to find the office phone numbers for your two senators. The deadline to sign these two letters is March 26 so please call before then. > > Thank you to all who have already made the call to your U.S. Representative. It is not too late to make the call if you haven’t yet. Now, you can use the LAC to call your senators and representative in the same sitting. It only takes a matter of minutes to speak out for libraries! > > > > If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, please click here. > > >

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Blackboard inaccessible 3/6/12
by Claudia Perry 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: Sergio.Cruz(a)qc.cuny.edu > Date: March 6, 2012 5:09:16 PM EST > To: OCToutage(a)qc.cuny.edu > Cc: octhelp(a)qc.cuny.edu > Subject: Fw: Blackboard inaccessible 3/6/12 > > FYI > > ----- Forwarded by Sergio Cruz/OCT/Staff/Queens College on > 03/06/2012 05:08 PM ----- > > CIS Announcement <cis.announcement(a)MAIL.CUNY.EDU> > Sent by: CIS Helpdesk Announcements <CIS-HELPDESK(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > 03/06/2012 04:57 PM > Please respond to > CIS Announcement <cis.announcement(a)MAIL.CUNY.EDU> > > To > > CIS-HELPDESK(a)LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > > cc > > > Subject > > Blackboard inaccessible 3/6/12 > > Blackboard is currently inaccessible. > > The Blackboard Managed Hosting technicians are working to restore > service. > > CIS will keep you updated and we apologize for the inconvenience. > > Please alert your user community > > . > > > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > < > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >

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Gslisadjuncts agenda for next Curriculum Committee meeting
by Mary K Chelton 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

The next Curriculum Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 8, at 1:30. A copy of the minutes of the last meeting and submitted program change forms are included. Other items may be submitted. Agenda items include: Old Business: Final copy of Knowledge Management course with assignments linked to outcomes (Kibirige) Revision/tabling of minor course change regarding ECPSE 550 (Cooper) Rewritten course descriptions and justification for 738 and 745 as Special Topics course (Brody) 702 course revisions (Brody) Proposal for a new certificate (Brody) Review of syllabus for grant-funded oral history course (Alexander) Review of progress on New Knowledge course (Marcum) New Business: Adaptation of MLA citation format to APA for ebook citations. (Perry & Jackson)

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Gslisadjuncts Reminder re: GSLIS GAZETTE
by Mary K Chelton 06 Mar '12

06 Mar '12

I am putting it together now and need to submit to QC Publications next Monday. PLEASE send anything you'd like included ASAP. If you are an alum, please tell me what year you graduated with your submission. If you're not in one of my classes or have never taken one with me, tell me whether you are a student or alum. We also need photos in jpg format. Thanks to everyone who has submitted to date. Mary K. Chelton

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: Lecture Capture Pilot Survey - Center for Teaching and Learning
by Claudia Perry 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Apologies for possible cross-postings! Begin forwarded message: > From: jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu > Date: March 5, 2012 5:28:35 PM EST > To: jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu > Cc: Eva.Fernandez(a)qc.cuny.edu, "Greet Van Belle" <greetvanbelle(a)gmail.com > >, Michelle.Fraboni(a)qc.cuny.edu, james.garfield(a)qc.cuny.edu, "Fei- > Wen Pirovolikos" <yokodirect(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Lecture Capture Pilot Survey - Center for Teaching and > Learning > > The Center for Teaching and Learning has been exploring lecture > capture technologies – tools to record lectures for online delivery. > The ability to create lecture captures offers several benefits: > students can replay the recordings to review complex content; you > can re-purpose your materials in subsequent semesters; you and your > students don't have to miss class because of bad weather. > > If you are interested in lecture capture, please complete this > survey to help guide the choice of tools we explore. This survey has > 14 questions and will take approximately 1 minute to complete. You > can access the survey below: > > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ctl-lecturecapture > > If you have any questions, suggestions, comments, please contact me > at jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu. > > Thank you for your participation. > > Jean Kelly > > > > ____________________________________________ > Jean Kelly > Center for Teaching & Learning | Queens College, CUNY > http://www.qc.cuny.edu/CTL > jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu | 718.997.4857 > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > This communication (including any attachments) is intended solely > for the > recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is > confidential, > privileged or legally protected. Any unauthorized use or > dissemination of > this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return > email message and delete all copies of the original communication. > Thank > you for your cooperation. >

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Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [nyla-members] NYLA Legislative Alert - Updated
by Mary K Chelton 05 Mar '12

05 Mar '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Borges <director(a)nyla.org> > Date: March 5, 2012 9:53:24 AM EST > To: This electronic discussion list serves members of the New York Library Association <nyla-members(a)lm.nyla-omc.org> > Cc: This electronic discussion list serves members of the New York Library Association <nyla-members(a)lm.nyla-omc.org> > Subject: [nyla-members] NYLA Legislative Alert - Updated > Reply-To: This electronic discussion list serves members of the New York Library Association <nyla-members(a)lm.nyla-omc.org> > > > > > Dear Library Advocate, I just wanted to remind you to send letter (if you have not already done so) to your state legislators in support of restoring Library Aid to 2010 levels ($84 million) or at the very least the same 4% increase as schools are receiving. Library Aid is currently at $79 million or below 1994 levels. > > Also please sign up to attend Library Advocacy Day on Tuesday, March 6th in Meeting Room Six in the Empire State Plaza. Contact your local library system to find out how you can participate. Visit www.nyla.org and click on Contact Your Elected Officials Button to send email/fax to your state legislators. > > The Legislature is expected to vote on their one-house budget resolutions/budget proposals next week (March 12th) and begin budget conference committees to resolve differences between their budget proposals shortly afterwards, so our Advocacy Day and your outreach to your legislators now is very timely! > > We also have some great things in store for both Pre-Advocacy Day and Advocacy Day. > > The first five hundred attendees at Library Advocacy Day will get a free book from our publisher sponsors (Penguin, HarperCollins, Scholastic and others). In addition, Kenneth C. Davis the author of Don’t Know Much About® History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and gave rise to the Don’t Know Much About® series, will be speaking at the Advocacy Day Rally. > > Also Pre-Advocacy Day, on Monday, March 5th at the Albany Marriott on Wolf Road, NYLA will be offering two workshops from Libby Post, Communication Services and Ellen Bach/Bob Schofield of Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna. At the New Yorkers for Better Libraries PAC Fundraising Gala , Senator Hugh Farley will be attending to receive his Ex Libris Award and also author Ken Davis will be giving brief remarks. > > So it should be an exciting and interesting two days of advocacy for libraries, so make every effort to attend both days. For more information, visit http://www.nyla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=64 > > Please forward this message to your friends, family members and colleagues. Thanks. > > > Michael J. Borges > Executive Director > New York Library Association > 6021 State Farm Road > Guilderland, New York 12084 > 518-432-6952, ext. 101 > 518-427-1697 (fax) > director(a)nyla.org > > > *You are subscribed to this listserv as part of your membership in the New York Library Association (NYLA).* **To unsubscribe, please send an email to info(a)nyla.org *****Please note: Unsubscribing will prevent you from receiving notices sent from the NYLA office to the listserv. *** > >

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