NELA Scholarship Deadline March 15

Grad School Assistance Available
Deadline to apply is March 15, 2010

Need money for library school? NELA offers scholarships for New England residents working on a Master’s degree in Library Science: two scholarships each for full and part-time students, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively.

Interested? Complete details and an application form are at:

http://nelib.org/educationalassistance/ScholarshipForm-200901.pdf

Be sure to submit your completed application form to your graduate school’s Dean’s office by March 15 (the Educational Assistance Committee cannot accept direct applications.)

If you have any questions, please contact
Vickie Turcotte,
Chair of the Educational Assistance Committee
educationalassistance@nelib.org

New & Improved DOL Newsletter

In case you have not heard, the Vermont Department of Libraries recently published the February 2010 Newsletter in a new email format. We hope you will like the new look.  Please make sure that this message gets to library directors and library trustees. I encourage all Vermont library employees and trustees to subscribe to the newsletter so that you can receive every issue directly in your inbox.

Don’t miss a single issue!

To read the newsletter – and to subscribe to future issues — go to the DOL website: http://libraries.vermont.gov/news/janfeb2010

Or to be connected directly to the newsletter:

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs038/1102928001760/archive/1103059528491.html

Just click on the “subscribe” button and add your email address.

We invite your comments and feedback.

Marty
_____________________________
Martha Reid
State Librarian
Vermont Department of Libraries
802-828-3265
martha.reid@state.vt.us

New & Improved DOL Newsletter

In case you have not heard, the Vermont Department of Libraries recently published the February 2010 Newsletter in a new email format. We hope you will like the new look.  Please make sure that this message gets to library directors and library trustees. I encourage all Vermont library employees and trustees to subscribe to the newsletter so that you can receive every issue directly in your inbox.
Don’t miss a single issue!
To read the newsletter – and to subscribe to future issues — go to the DOL website: http://libraries.vermont.gov/news/janfeb2010
Or to be connected directly to the newsletter:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs038/1102928001760/archive/1103059528491.html
Just click on the “subscribe” button and add your email address.
We invite your comments and feedback.
Marty
_____________________________
Martha Reid
State Librarian
Vermont Department of Libraries
802-828-3265
martha.reid@state.vt.us

ACRL-NEC Vermont Virtual Conference

Want to attend ACRL-NEC this year, but can’t make it down to Worcester, MA? Want to network with other Vermont librarians? Tough economic times making travel difficult?

Then sign up for the ACRL-NEC Vermont Virtual Conference on May 14th!

Head to http://bit.ly/VTvirtualConference for more information and registration.

The Conference Theme this year is: Embracing Our Electronic World: Challenges and Promises for Academic Libraries.

Join other Vermont librarians at Champlain College in Burlington, VT to watch and participate in the ACRL-NEC conference virtually. In addition to watching the regional conference streamed live you’ll be able to meet and talk with other Vermont librarians about the theme of “Embracing Our Electronic World.”

Email Andy Burkhardt with any questions at aburkhardt@champlain.edu

LRTS Announces Grant for Literature Review Authors

Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) announces the availability of grants of up to $1,000 (funded by an ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant) to assist authors with preparing literature reviews. The purpose of the grants is to provide funds that will be used for clerical and research support, thereby allowing the author/s to concentrate on analyzing the resources and writing the literature review.  In this new grant program, recipients will be able to work with the LRTS editor to determine appropriate uses.  Possible tasks might be collecting citations, sorting and organizing citations by themes and categories, locating and gathering resources to be reviewed, verifying citations, funding purchases of articles not owned by the home institution of the author, and so forth.  Funding also could provide a mentoring opportunity in funding assistance by a library school or information science student.

Read more→

LAST CALL for Nominations for Vermont Library Association Awards for 2010

There are so many fabulous librarians and trustees in Vermont that it is always hard to single out just one of each annually, but there are always ones who are extraordinary and deserved to be recognized statewide. Now is the time for you to think about who VLA should recognize this year at the Vermont Library Conference, and nominate those deserving colleagues.

  • The 2010 Sarah C. Hagar Award which is for outstanding service in or significant contribution to the field of librarianship in Vermont. Nominees must be working in a Vermont library and a member of VLA.
  • The 2010 Trustee of the Year Award for achievement by a trustee on behalf of his or her library, either during the previous year or during his/her years of service.

Read more→

NEW EDITION: Bibliographical Guide to the Vermont Legal System

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the publication of the Bibliographical Guide to the Vermont Legal System, 3rd Edition.  This guide, last updated in 1991, is part of a series from the American Association of Law Libraries and is available at your local law library or for purchase from the William S. Hein Company.  Prepared by librarians at the Vermont Law School and the Vermont State Law Library, this guide is intended to assist legal researchers with identifying and locating Vermont legal materials.

http://www.wshein.com/Catalog/Product.aspx?sku=8127

On behalf of the co-authors, we hope that it aids both you and those whom you assist.

Jane

Jane Woldow
Lawyer Librarian
Vermont Law School Library
(802) 831 1449
jwoldow@vermontlaw.edu

NETSL 2010 Spring Conference – Registration is Now Open!

Registration is now open for the New England Technical Services Librarians’ 2010 Spring Conference!

Visit http://www.nelib.org/netsl/conference/2010/index.htm for more details on the program and registration information.  We look forward to seeing you there!

NETSL Annual Spring Conference Program 2010:

Crosswalks to the Future: Library Metadata on the Move

Thursday, April 15, 2010
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.
Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
http://www.holycross.edu/directions/hogan.html

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New Listserv for Vermont Library Staff

The Vermont Department of Libraries is starting a new listserv for library staff from Vermont libraries. LIBSTAFF supplements other DOL listservs available:

VTYAC            communication for youth service staff in Vermont
LibTrust          communication for public library trustees

Any message sent to LIBSTAFF will automatically be distributed to the entire group.

Want to stay up to date on DOL workshops?
Need access to the newsletter?
Curious about how other library staff do things?

LIBSTAFF is the answer.

To subscribe to LIBSTAFF, send a message with the email account to imailsrv@mail.dol.state.vt.us with the following in the body: subscribe LibStaff FirstName LastName.  The Department of Libraries will send full instructions for using the listserv to the email you use.

Contact amy.howlett@mail.dol.state.vt.us with any questions.

Amy Howlett
VT Department of Libraries

Executive MLIS Program Offered Through Distance Learning

The Executive MLIS program at San Jose State University is designed for experienced library managers or supervisors who are interested in earning an ALA-accredited master’s degree, allowing them to take the next step in their professional growth.  The application deadline for Fall 2010 is March 30.

The Executive MLIS program complements the professional experience of students, building upon their existing knowledge and preparing them to take on new leadership roles.  Students explore the core competencies of librarianship, along with leadership topics, such as program evaluation, human resource management, marketing, and financial management.

Although all courses are completed through distance learning, students meet other cohort members at an 8-day residency in San Jose, CA, and continue to network with cohort members and professionals by attending seminars offered in conjunction with the ALA and SLA annual conferences.

For more information or to apply online, visit the program website, at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/execmlis/index.htm.

Or contact the Executive MLIS Program Coordinator, Dr. Patricia C. Franks, Associate Professor, San Jose School of Library and Information Science, at pfranks@slis.sjsu.edu.