December 2013 - gslisadjuncts@lists.qc.cuny.edu

Gslisadjuncts Fwd: [LRRT Membership Listserv] NMRT-LRRT Liaison: CFP - Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant
by Mary K Chelton 19 Dec '13

19 Dec '13

Begin forwarded message: > From: Michelle Dunaway <mdunawa(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [LRRT Membership Listserv] NMRT-LRRT Liaison: CFP - Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant > Date: December 19, 2013 at 1:33:06 AM EST > To: lrrt-mem(a)ala.org > > Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant Call for Proposals > > Do you have a project that is just waiting for the right funding? Are you thinking about ways that libraries can improve services to users? > > > The American Library Association (ALA) gives an annual grant for those conducting research that will lead to the improvement of services to users. The Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant is given to one or more librarians or library educators who will conduct innovative research that could lead to an improvement in services to any specified group of people. > > The grant, up to $3,000, will be given to a proposed project that aims to answer a question of vital importance to the library community that is national in scope. Among the review panel criteria are: > > The research problem is clearly defined, with a specific question or questions that can be answered by collecting data. The applicant(s) clearly describe a strategy for data collection whose methods are appropriate to the research question(s). A review of the literature, methodologies, etc. is not considered research (e.g., methodology review rather than application of a methodology) for purposes of the award, except where the literature review is the primary method of collecting data. > The research question focuses on benefits to library users and should be applied and have practical value as opposed to theoretical. > The applicant(s) demonstrate ability to undertake and successfully complete the project. The application provides evidence that sufficient time and resources have been allocated to the effort. Appropriate institutional commitment to the project has been secured. > > Any ALA member may apply, and the Jury would welcome projects that involve both a practicing librarian and a researcher. > > Deadline is January 8, 2014. > > Check out this web site to find procedures and an application form: > http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ors/orsawards/baberresearchgrant/ba… See the section on How to Apply. Also see related documents linked near the bottom of the page for: > > Schedule and Procedures http://www.ala.org/offices/ors/orsawards/baberresearchgrant/schedandprocedu… > Proposal Requirements and Application Cover Sheet: http://www.ala.org/offices/ors/orsawards/baberresearchgrant/requirements > Full press release: http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/11/baber-research-grant-proposa… > > Questions? Contact Randy Call (rcall(a)detroitpubliclibrary.org) or Mary Pagliero Popp (popp(a)indiana.edu) > > > > 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 Your participation in our ongoing accreditation work
by colleen cool 16 Dec '13

16 Dec '13

The faculty committees are working very hard on a number of tasks associated with our accreditation work. We have a narrow window within which to develop our next Progress Report (March 1, 2014) and our draft of the Program Presentation (June, 2014). It is *imperative* that everyone on the faculty participate in these efforts. You have received several requests from committee members for information that is necessary for planning and assessment. You can be most helpful by attending to these requests before we disperse for the winter break. Thank you for your cooperation. Colleen -- Colleen Cool, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, N.Y. 11367 Phone: 718 997-3790 email: ccool(a)qc.edu; colleen.cool(a)gmail.com

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Gslisadjuncts Please send me the grades of the assignments of your classes
by Kwong-Bor Ng 16 Dec '13

16 Dec '13

Dear Colleagues, To assess how GSLIS program objectives are achieved in our courses, one approach is to use the distribution of the grades of assignments, because all assignments are already related to particular program objectives. This is the end of semester, I will appreciate very much if you can send me the grades of all assignments of students, so that I can start to work on the distribution of the grades across all courses. You should have your own record of the grades of all the assignments done by your students, so there is no extra work involved. Simply send me the grades in the format you are using (e.g., in MS Word table, in excel, or just text file) and I will do the rest. All I need is something like this: (1) Student's name (or any ID you use to represent the student) (2) The assignment number or week number or title or description (as specified in the the syllabus) (3) The grade of the assignment. Many thanks! best kb -- Kwong-Bor Ng, Ph.D. Vice Chair and Professor[https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif] Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College, City University of New York

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Gslisadjuncts LJ needs fiction reviewers
by Mary K Chelton 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

Subject: Looking for a few good fiction reviewers From: "Wilda Williams" <wwilliams(a)mediasourceinc.com> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 11:23:11 -0500 Dear Listservers, Thanks to sabbaticals, retirements, and pregnancies, I need to replenish my reviewer pool. I desperately need reviewers in the areas of historical fic tion (all periods and countries), Westerns (yes, the genre is enjoying a small revival), science fiction/fantasy (especially dystopian fiction), women 's fiction, "New Adult" fiction, sports fiction, mysteries and crime fiction (especially fiction in translation), and thrillers. I am also looking for reviewers interested in reviewing e-original mysteries and sf/fantasy. If you are interested, please email me directly at the address below and I = will send you an application and our guidelines. Please also spread the wor d among your fellow librarians. Thanks so much! Wilda Williams Fiction Editor, Book Review Library Journal 160 Varick St., 11th Floor New York, NY 10013 646-380-0755 wwilliams(a)mediasourceinc.com<mailto:wwilliams@mediasourceinc.com> http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/ https://twitter.com/willywaldo

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Gslisadjuncts (no subject)
by Kwong-Bor Ng 04 Dec '13

04 Dec '13

Dear Colleagues, We have been collecting students and alum accomplishment. Up to now, I have received very few items. If you know of any students or alum accomplishment, please send it to me. Many thanks! I would also like to start to collect faculty accomplishment. Just like students and alum accomplishment, it will help us to prove to COA how well we have been doing. Please don't hesitate to send me your accomplishment, old or new, all welcome! best k.b. -- Kwong-Bor Ng, Ph.D. Vice Chair and Professor[https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif] Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College, City University of New York

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