Tuesday, March 20, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA This one-day hands-on workshop will explore XML with a specific focus on fundamentals of design, markup, and use. The workshop will explain why XML is important, particularly in the domain of describing, storing, and delivering information in a library setting. XML Workshop [...]
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Congratulations to Rebecca Kate Miller of Virginia Tech Libraries and Rocco Debonis of the University of Maryland University College, who have been selected for the 2012 Class of Emerging Leaders of the American Library Association! Click here for the full announcement and more information about the Emerging Leaders program. Past Emerging Leaders from Virginia 2007: [...] Our topic will be Career Communication Documents – including that all-important resume. Provided by the ALA JobLIST Placement Center Register: https://ala.ilinc.com/register/yzvtszr Your resume is still one of the best tools for your job search and career advancement strategy. However, resumes – how they look and what they need to communicate – have changed. And other communications [...] After serving as interim university librarian for the past 16 months, Steven Helm is the new dean of Radford University’s McConnell Library. “It is wonderful to be appointed to this position,” Helm said after the Sept. 15 announcement. “I’m very excited to continue leading this amazing group. McConnell Library staff members have dedicated themselves [...] For all those Virginia Libraries that subscribe to OverDrive’s service, the wait for Kindle compatible eBooks is over! See OverDrive’s announcement below (September 21, 2011) Library eBooks now available for Amazon® Kindle OverDrive is pleased to announce that Amazon® Kindle compatibility with your U.S. public or school library’s eBook collection is here. See the press [...] October October 1, 2011– To Google or Not to Google– That is the Question! Presented by Kathy Allen and Brenda Frank (Secondary); Time– 9am—12pm; Cost- $25*; Face-To-Face; Tri-Cities Higher Education Center (Portsmouth, Virginia) October 13, 2011– LUCY Super Stars: Latest Multicultural Book Talks; Time (Elementary)- 5pm-5:30pm; (Secondary)- 5:30pm-6pm; Cost- $25*; Webinar November November 5, 2011– [...] The 2012 Virginia Library Association Election of Officers has concluded. The results are: Vice President/President Elect: Lisa Lee Broughman (Randolph College) ALA Councilor: Jessica Scalph (Prince William County Public Library) Second Vice President: Mark Lenker (Longwood University) Treasurer: Maryke Barber (Hollins University) Congratulations to Lisa Lee, Jessica, Mark and Maryke! You can meet your new [...] Virginia Libraries seeks input on a new theme: electronic collections and digital developments in the library world. With a deadline of November 1, we challenge you to share your experiences with electronic collections, resources, and access–the triumphs, the pitfalls, and the process along the way. With a submission deadline of November 1, we hope to [...] Virginia Libraries, the quarterly journal of the Virginia Library Association, is currently seeking an Editor or Co-Editors to take over leadership in preparation for the first edition of 2012. For more information and to apply, please contact VLA President Matt Todd at Northern Virginia Community College, mtodd@nvcc.edu. Interested applicants will need to submit to Matt [...] On Friday, September 9 at the VLA Council Meeting at the Twin Hickory Branch Library in Richmond, VLA President Matt Todd presented Cy Dillon and Lyn (C.A.) Gardner, with Presidential Citations, the text of which read: In recognition of [his/her] outstanding contributions as co-editor of Virginia Libraries, in developing, promoting, and improving library and information [...] |
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