Summer 2009
From the President: ASCLA Offers Stimulus Package of Annual Conference Programming
No Comments »By Carol Desch, ASCLA President, New York State Library
It’s hard to believe that 2009 Annual Conference is just around the corner. I hope to see you in Chicago as ASCLA is offering a stimulating package of conference programs designed to help you cope with challenging times. Kudos to Rhonda Puntney, ASCLA Conference Program Coordinator and the many ASCLA program planners and staff who make it all happen! To print out a handy list of ASCLA conference programs and special events with locations, visit http://ascla.ala.org/media/asclaac09.pdfSusan Hornung named new Executive Director of ASCLA and RUSA
No Comments »Please welcome Susan Hornung to ALA as the new Executive Director of both the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
Read more… »The Virginia Beach Public Library’s Community Memories Project
No Comments »By Carolyn Caywood, Cynthia Hart, and Korene Wilbanks
Public libraries expend a lot of time and resources seeking answers to the question “How can we be relevant to the people we serve?” One of the answers is simple and something that librarians do well. We talk to our neighbors! Through the Community Memories project, librarians at the Virginia Beach Public Library are doing just that. They are talking to their neighbors and building community by remembering the past.
Read more… »METRO Symposium Searches the Future of Digital Practice
No Comments »By Tom Clareson, Lyrasis
Originally published on the techMETRO blog
Digital Dilemmas, a symposium hosted by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) on April 16, 2009 at the Baruch College Manhattan Campus, promised attendees to explore the challenges, opportunities, and solutions available in the digital world. With a stellar cast of speakers assembled by Emerging Technologies Manager Jason Kucsma, the session went much further, exploring the best and newest practices in the digital world.
Read more… »Illinois’ Digital Past: Cultural Heritage meets Web 2.0
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By Judy Hoffman, Marketing Communications Specialist, North Suburban Library System
On the wings of a 1998 state-funded Illinois Educate and Automate grant, fifteen libraries in the North Suburban Library System (NSLS) http://www.nsls.info learned the art of local history digitization. Eleven years and 140,000 records later, over 40 Illinois cultural institutions continue to ensure that online history has a future via Digital Past.
Read more… »“On the Outside Looking In”: Prison Libraries and Their Connections to the Community
No Comments »Report from the OLA Superconference Session on Prison Libraries, January 2009
By Julia Schneider, retired Senior Librarian California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Inquisitive librarians at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference held in Toronto, Canada in January 2009 flocked to hear correctional librarian Joanne Lefebvre tell them everything they wanted to know about the unfamiliar world of prison libraries.
Read more… »ALA Annual Conference Event: Large Print for All–Bigger is Better
No Comments »ASCLA and LSSPS are sponsoring a panel discussion entitled Large Print for All–Bigger is Better from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 12, at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Palmer House, Empire Room.
Read more… »ALA Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates
No Comments »The ALA 2010 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2010 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect, ALA Treasurer and Councilor-at-large.
Read more… »Advocacy Events at ALA Annual Conference
No Comments »There are several advocacy activities that ASCLA members may want to participate in at the ALA Annual Conference. Read more… »