LEADS FROM LAMA, vol. 18, no. 2
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LEADS FROM LAMA, vol. 18, no. 2
(ISSN: 1076-1926) August 23, 2002
An electronic publication of the
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
In this issue …
+ NATIONAL INSTITUTE EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS SEPT 15!
+ LAMA OFFERS NEW REGIONAL INSTITUTES
+ ASCLA ACCESSIBLE LIBRARY WORKSTATIONS PROJECT
+ ALA HANDBOOK OF ORGANIZATION ONLINE
+ NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK GRANT AVAILABLE
+ LITA NATIONAL FORUM
+ ALA COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS SEPT 15!
Don’t miss out on discounted registration rates for “The E-ssential Library: Creating and Sustaining Our Leading Edge,” LAMA’s second National Institute. It will take place at the Naples (FL) Beach Hotel and Golf Club, November 14-16, 2002. Early bird registration ends September 15.
Join Robert Martin, director of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and eight other faculty from within and outside the library profession: David Seaman, director of the Digital Library Federation; Lorcan Dempsey, vice president for research at OCLC; Karen B. Brown, associate professor of information science, Dominican University; Karen Thornburg of Thornburg Performance Consulting; Anne Grodzins Lipow, founder and director of Library Solutions Institute and Press; Andrea Michaels, library planning and design consultant; Anne Rose Johnson, executive director of the North Suburban Library System’s Library Community Foundation; and Alexis H. Sarkisian, corporate and association marketing specialist.
For more information and to register, go to http://www.ala.org/lama/essential, or contact Doll Thorn-Hawkins, phone: 1-800-545-2433, x5032, fax: 312-280-5033; e-mail: dthorn@ala.org. LAMA thanks 3M Library Systems, Sirsi and Sun Microsystems for their support of the National Institute.
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LAMA OFFERS NEW REGIONAL INSTITUTES
Providing quality continuing education and training for library leadership and decision making is a LAMA priority. From building design to diversity training to libraries in the digital age, LAMA offers stimulating, informative regional institutes on topics of current importance to the library profession. New for 2002 are:
“So What? Using Outcomes Measurement to Assess the Impact of Library Services” (2002 Institute of the Year) Rhea Joyce Rubin, principal of Rubin Consulting, introduces outcomes measurement, an approach to program evaluation that examines the program’s effect on the user.
“Collaborating, Partnering, Cooperating: The Good, the Bad and the Future” Julie Todaro, dean of library services of the Austin Community College, Texas, examines the characteristics of collaborations that work to the benefit of libraries, library staff and library patrons.
“Understanding and Communicating with Culturally Diverse Communities” Independent consultants Yolanda Cuesta and Gail McGovern give participants the knowledge they need to communicate with and serve diverse communities effectively and the opportunity to plan their own growth and development in this area.
“Emergency Preparedness: The Human Factor, the Organization, and Resources in a 911 World” Julie Todaro assists managers to prepare for, communicate with and plan for their most important resource–their staff members–during emergency situations.
“Cutting Edge Redux: New and “Used” Programs and Services with a 21st Century Spin” Julie Todaro offers participants information on 21st century programs and services, exploring the new and used status of these services, and discovering how to make them work in their environments.
For complete information on the LAMA Regional Institutes, go to http://www.ala.org/lama/events/institutes/index.html. To schedule an institute, contact: Doll Thorn-Hawkins, phone: 1-800-545-2433, x5032, fax: 312-280-5033, e-mail: dthorn@ala.org.
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ASCLA ACCESSIBLE LIBRARY WORKSTATIONS PROJECT
ASCLA is partnering with Hewlett-Packard (HP) on creation of an innovative project called Library Technology Access (LTA). The goal of LTA is to increase accessibility within public and academic libraries for patrons with disabilities. LTA will be piloted in six libraries (two academic and four public) with the installation of a technology solution that will enable people with visual, hearing, mobility, and learning disabilities to have access to computer workstations. The LTA application, which is due at HP via fax or e-mail by September 3, 2002, can be found on the web at http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/community/accessibility/partnerships/ala/apply.htm.
Recipients of the LTA donation will be announced at a formal launch in October 2002 during National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and recipient names will be posted on the HP website. For more information, visit the LTA website at: http://www.hp.com/accessibility.
–Marti Goddard, Marilyn Irwin, Mimi McCain HP Coordinating Team and ASCLA members
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ALA HANDBOOK OF ORGANIZATION ONLINE
As part of the efforts to make ALA information available electronically, we will post the 2002-2003 ALA Handbook of Organization on the ALA website in November 2002. We will print and mail copies in November to those members who would like the printed copy. To reserve your copy: Mail the postcard included in the June/July and August issues of American Libraries OR e-mail: customerservice@ala.org (subject: Handbook of Organization) and include your name and mailing address.
–Gerald Hodges, Membership Marketing
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NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK GRANT AVAILABLE
U.S. libraries of all types are invited to apply for a $4,000 National Library Week Grant for the best library promotion/public awareness campaign during National Library Week (April 6-12, 2003) that promotes the role librarians play in the 21st century. The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing and administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). This year’s application deadline is October 15, 2002. Proposals must incorporate the @ your library brand. Libraries are encouraged to be as imaginative and inventive as possible in developing a local campaign or program for National Library Week that reflects the work that librarians do on behalf of their users. An application form and guidelines are available at http://www.ala.org/pio/nlw/grolierapp.doc. They are also available from the ALA Public Information Office., phone: 800-545-2433, x4020, e-mail: mhumphry@ala.org.
–Megan Humphrey, Coordinator, Campaign for America’s Libraries
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LITA NATIONAL FORUM
EARLY REGISTRATION for the 2002 LITA National Forum is almost over! Register before September 1 and save $40. The LITA National Forum is the best information technology conference for your IT continuing education and networking needs. The 2002 LITA National Forum will be held in Houston, TX, October 10-13 at the Westin Galleria and Westin Oaks. The theme of the fifth annual LITA National Forum is “Making Connections.” General session speakers are: Clifford Lynch from the Coalition for Networked Information, Marc Rotenberg from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and Fred (Rick) Weingarten from ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy. For complete details about the LITA National Forum see http://www.lita.org/forum02/index.html . Or call Valerie Edmonds in the LITA office, 1 800-545-2433, x4269.
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ALA COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
ALA President-elect Carla D. Hayden is seeking applications and nominations for members to serve on the 2003-2004 ALA and Council committees, with the appointments to be effective at the conclusion of the 2003 Annual Conference. Letters of application and nomination should include a brief summary of the nominee’s qualifications for the committee(s) for which he or she is being nominated. The name of the committee(s) for which the application or nomination is being submitted should be clearly indicated. Self-nominations may also be submitted. Applicants may view a list of committees and apply electronically by completing the form at www.ala.org/hayden/volunteer.html. Send nominations and applications by November 29, 2002 to Carla D. Hayden, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611; e-mail: lgregory@ala.org.
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