2014 Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award
Two members of ASCLA’s Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Interest Group (IGARD), Karen Maki and Mary Beth Riedner, are part of the team of librarians who were awarded the 2014 Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award by the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MLA). This award “recognizes individuals, groups, libraries or organizations for their creative...
Join an Interest Group List
All of the ASCLA Interest Groups now have lists. To subscribe, send an email to sympa@ala.org, with the subject as in the examples below. Replace firstname and lastname with your first and last names. Do not put anything in the body of the message. To subscribe to the Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Interest Group, for...
Interest Groups and Their Leaders
Here is the list of current interest group leaders. For instructions on how to join an of the Interest Groups, see http://www.ala.org/ascla/asclaourassoc/asclainterest/list or contact the Interest Group leader. ASCLA Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Interest Group This interest group focuses on creating, disseminating and implementing guidelines for library services to people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias....
Interest Group Updates
ASCLA Members Create New Consortial E-Books Interest Group ASCLA members recently approved a petition to create a new Interest Group: Consortial E-Books. The purpose of the ASCLA Consortial E-Books Interest Group is to provide a regular forum for consortial discussion and to meet at Annual and Midwinter conferences. We believe that consortia represent a large...
Report from the Consortium Management Interest Group
Submitted by Sheryl Knab, Chair The ASCLA Consortium Management Interest Group met at ALA on Sunday, June 30, 2013. This special interest group provides a forum for sharing of ideas and news among same-type and multi-type consortia. The group typically meets at the ALA Annual Conference. Over 25 people attended and heard four different speakers provide updates...