Archive for March 2008

LAMA Members to Vote on Division Name Change

March 15, 2008

Posted for Bede Mitchell, LAMA President: LAMA colleagues: I want to give you a heads-up that the LAMA membership will be asked to vote on a proposed name change for our division. The proposal will be on this spring ballot, which will be available very shortly, but the idea has been simmering this entire decade. […]

LA&M Seeks New Associate Editor

March 14, 2008

The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) seeks an experienced writer or editor to assist in the production and eventually take charge of LAMA’s quarterly magazine, Library Administration & Management (LA&M). As the flagship publication of LAMA, LA&M serves as an outlet for publishing and news information disseminated from LAMA committees and working groups, as […]

New LA&M Issue Available Now

March 14, 2008

The new issue of Library Administration & Management (Winter 2008) is now available online for all LAMA members. Access here. Note that you must sign in to the website before you can view the content. Of particular interest are the exclusive color photos of all winning entries in this year’s John Cotton Dana Library Public […]

ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards Offer Sponsorship Opportunities

March 14, 2008

The American Library Association (ALA) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to offer organizations the opportunikty to support the Library Interior Design Award Competition. These biennial awards honor excellence in library interior design, incorporating aesthetics, design creativity, function, and satisfaction of the client’s objectives. The gala presentation of the awards will take […]

Registration opens for ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute

March 14, 2008

Registration is now open for the ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute, “Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions.” The Institute, offered by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), will be held April 29-30, 2008. The ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute will feature live, interactive […]

2008 LAMA Preconference Scholarship Opportunity for “An Inside Look at Leadership

March 14, 2008

The Library Administration and Management Association will award three $500 scholarships for “An Inside Look at Leadership”, a LAMA preconference being held at the American Library Association annual conference in Anaheim, CA, on June 27, 2008. The preconference is presented in partnership with The Pacific Institute (http://www.pac-inst.com/), and is intended for everyone in leadership positions […]