The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is accepting applications for the Small Grants to Libraries: Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War funding program. This initiative is open to U.S. public, academic, and special libraries with IRS tax-exempt status, as well as from state and local governmental agencies. The Small Grants to Libraries: Lincoln: [...]
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The Governor has announced the state’s budget reversions. The statewide plan from the Governor’s Office is available online, at: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/tempcontent/FinalPlan_10-8.pdf VLA Region V Committee is proud to host a brown bag presentation: Applications and Implications of Web 2.0 Tool Integration for Higher Education and Public Libraries When: Wednesday, October 1, 12 noon- 1 PM Where: George Mason University Fairfax Campus, Johnson Center Library, 2nd Floor (but you must enter through the first floor). Directions and [...] Dutch designer Jelte van Geest’s RFID-enabled robotic chair is for Openbare Bibliotheek Endhoven, and it’s fantastic. What you do is swipe your RFID-enabled library card in front of the chair’s sensor, which then follows you (or your card) around the library so you always have somewhere to sit. Once you cross a line near the checkout counter, [...]
This summer the {Georgetown] university library system will become the first department to institute an official policy allowing full-time employees to work a four-day compressed week. The pilot program will affect the library’s 105 full-time employees, who have the option of participating in the compressed scheduling. Employees in Lauinger, Woodstock Theological and Bloomer Science [...] The Office for Accreditation has created a Google map that shows the locations of all ALA-accredited LIS schools. The map includes main campus locations as well as other locations where the entire degree can be completed, and it offers links to each school’s entry in the office’s directory of accredited programs. [...] PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARY BUILDINGS – Continuing Education course offered by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Approved by ALA-APA for CPLA candidates. Open to other librarians and information professionals needing training in the planning and management of buildings. This course will familiarize the student with the [...] PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In support of National Library Week, April 13 to 19, 2008, ebrary®, a leading provider of e-content services and technology, today announced that it will provide librarians as well as students and faculty in library science and related programs with complimentary access to its Library Center for one year. Subsidized by ebrary, [...] The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) is now accepting entries for the 2008 LAMA/YBP Student Writing and Development Award. All students enrolled in a graduate program in library and information studies are eligible to submit essays on the theme,“Fifty Ways to Lead Your LAMA.” LAMA President W. Bede Mitchell chose this as his presidential [...] April 10, 2008 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Cato Institute (Washington, D.C.) Learn how to master the art of public speaking, and advance your career by becoming a more effective and compelling speaker. In partnership with SLA, FLICC and ARL, OCLC Eastern is pleased to offer a one day workshop featuring two dynamic speakers: [...] |
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