ASCLA Blog ASCLA will host three half-day workshops in Anaheim covering library marketing and development, public library services to the visually and physically impaired and public library partnerships with jails and prisons. These preconferences highlight a few of ASCLA’s areas of expertise, and are an opportunity for other members of the library community to benefit from this knowledge and experience. This year’s topics are particularly relevant to public libraries, public librarians and library supporters, but all interested participants are welcome, and can register for this event with or without registering for the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. Conference registration information is available here at the ALA Annual Conference website, www.alaannual.org. ASCLA will also offer a multitude of programs, interest group meetings and a lively networking event and awards celebration in Anaheim—learn more at the ASCLA website. This year’s ASCLA Annual Conference workshops are:
LITA | Hotel Abbreviations Convention Center – DCC Adolphus Hotel – ADOL Fairmont Hotel – FAIR Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion– HYATT Magnolia Hotel – MAG Marriott City Center – MAR Omni Hotel Dallas – OMNI Sheraton Dallas Hotel – SHER LITA Executive Committee 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CST Executive Committee (aka, Budget Review Committee and Forum Steering Committee) is meeting virtually prior to Midwinter, on Friday, January 13, 2012 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Getting Started with Drupal* 9:00 am- 4:30 pm, MAG, Akard *workshops require separate registration Board of Directors Meeting 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm, DCC-Room C144 Electronic Resources Management Interest Group 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, HYATT - Reunion Ballroom C 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., DCC-Room D172 LITA 201 is a general orientation to involvement in LITA. Learn more about LITA and where you fit Become or find a mentor Form your own interest group Network with tech-savvy library colleagues LITA Happy Hour 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm City Tavern1402 Main Street(214) 745-1402
NMRT Notes » Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award We are excited to announce the NMRT Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award! NMRT members are invited to submit an essay to win a ticket to attend the ticketed event of their choice at the 2o12 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. The essay contest is open to all NMRT members who are not currently serving on the Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award Committee. To enter the contest, fill out the application form at which includes an essay of approximately 250 words about why you would like to attend a ticketed event at Annual Conference and how it would benefit you professionally. Applications are due April 16, 2012. Winners will be notified by May 7, 2012. For more information, contact the committee chair, Emily Prather-Rodgers, at eapratherrodgers @ noctrl.edu. Permalink Sorry, comments are closed.
Program at SMU during ALA Midwinter 2012 in Dallas, Texas | Rare Books and Manuscripts Section A program for RBMS members and the extended special collections, archives, and library community is scheduled for Friday, January 20, 2012 when ALA Midwinter 2012 will be in Dallas, Texas. There will be no charge for the program, which will be held at Southern Methodist University (SMU) with co-hosting by three special collections on campus: Bridwell Library Special Collections, Bywaters Special Collections of the Hamon Arts Library, and DeGolyer Library. For more information about these three libraries, including exhibitions, please see: Bridwell Library Special Colle Bywaters Special Colle DeGolyer L Exhibitions at all three libraries are free and open during regular public hours. Dr. Alan C. Dr. A reception at the DeGolyer Library will be held at 3:30 p.m., immediately following the talks.
ALA Annual: Walking the Exhibit Hall Like a Pro Have you registered for ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim yet? Early Bird registration is open through May 13 at alaannual.org. There’s so much to look forward to, not the least of which is the Exhibit Hall. The Exhibit Hall at ALA Annual can be overwhelming, especially if it’s your first time at an ALA conference. Here are some tips on how to handle the exhibits like a “pro”: Target what you want to see FIRST. You’ll get the hang of it all, and by the end of this conference, you, too, will be a pro.
NMRT Notes » You’re Invited to the 2012 NMRT Midwinter Social! ALA’s New Member’s Round Table (NMRT) is hosting its annual Midwinter Social at The City Tavern, in Dallas, TX from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 21. In addition to learning about the wonderful opportunities NMRT offers new librarians and discovering new ways to become more involved with ALA, attendees will be treated to a free buffet with everything from vegetable crudites and cheeses to sandwiches and quesadillas. The City Tavern will be offering drink specials, such as $3 domestic beers and $5 mixed drinks/wine. We will also be hosting a raffle that will include library swag from various members of the Social Committee, in addition to library advocacy items. There will music (requests welcome), pool and darts. The City Tavern is located at 1402 Main St., Dallas, TX–not too far from the Dallas Convention Center! A full schedule of NMRT events during ALA Midwinter 2012 will be posted later this week, so be sure to check back. Permalink Sorry, comments are closed.
ACRL Research Forum at ALA Annual 2012 The ACRL Research Coordinating Committee is pleased to sponsor a new forum to give those doing research in academic library contexts an opportunity to share their work with a national audience at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference June 21-26, 2012, in Anaheim. The ACRL Research Forum will feature three research presentations based on work in progress or completed, followed by discussion. Practitioners, new researchers, and experienced researchers are all encouraged to present. Both members and non-members of ACRL are welcome to submit. We welcome papers emphasizing the problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for LIS related to academic libraries and librarianship. Works in progress are encouraged. The author information must include: name, email, phone and mailing address of contact person plus name(s) and affiliation(s) of additional authors, if applicable.
Call for 'Virtual' Participation: LITA Mobile Computing IG meeting (2012 ALA Midwinter) Call for 'Virtual' Participation: LITA Mobile Computing IG meeting Online, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at noon EST The LITA Mobile Computing IG seeks 4-5 short presentations (10-15 minutes) on mobile computing for the upcoming 2012 ALA Midwinter. The meeting will be held online. So no physical attendance for the ALA Midwinter is required for the presentation and/or attendance for this meeting. The LITA MCIG is also seeking the suggestions for discussion topics, things you have been working on, plan to work, or want to work on in terms of mobile computing. All suggestions and presentation topics are welcome and will be given consideration for presentation and discussion. Feel free to email me off-the-list (kimb@fiu.edu) and/or post your topic at ALA Connect : Please add your thoughts and ideas in the comments! Join this meeting: Public Join Link: --Bohyun KimLITA MCIG
RSS at ALA Midwinter 2012 ALA/RUSA REFERENCE SERVICES SECTION (RSS)ALA MIDWINTER 2012 :: EVENTS & DISCU Mark your calendar to be a part of the conversations about reference services at ALA Midwinter 2012 in Dallas! ::Saturday, January 21:: RSS Pancake Breakfast Saturday, January 21, 8:00am Cindi’s New York Deli306 S. Join us for breakfast! Guidelines and Competencies Discussion/Feedback Session (Discussion Forum) Saturday, January 21, 10:30am-12:00pm || Dallas Convention Center C145 Scheduler: The RSS Management of Reference Committee will be holding a discussion and feedback session for the draft revision of the Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers ( and a discussion about the pending revision of the Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians ( RUSA Social
The ALA Think Tank’s Partyhard Guide to #alamw12 Alright team, here it is in all its glory! The ALA Think Tank’s Party Hard Guide to ALA Midwinter 2012. Each of these links to an event in Facebook because they are not all on the official conference scheduler and they are not all Official Conference events. I have a strong belief that these social events are becoming more and more important. ThursdayPre-ALA EL & Friends Meetup 8:30pm-? FridayLita Happy Hour 5pm-8pm City Tavern 1402 Main Street, Dallas, Texas YA Lit Trivia Night FUNdraiser 8pm-10pm Omni Hotel, Dallas Room B Emerging Leaders Meetup 8pm-10pm City Tavern 1402 Main Street, Dallas, Texas Saturday Yalsa Happy Hour 5:30-7pm Iron Cactus NMRT Social, 5:30pm-7:30pm The City Tavern, in Dallas, TX The 5th ALA MW Newbie & Veteran Librarian Tweet-up 7:30pm-10pm Anvil Pub, 638 Elm St, dallas TX ALA MW ’12 After-Hours Social 10pm-2am (or they kick us out) LaGrange 2704 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas Social (GLBT RT) 6:00pm-8:00pm Dallas Public Library, J. Like this: Like Loading...
A Wandering Eyre » Discussing Unconference Things at Midwinter ALA has been working hard, as have the divisions, in the past couple of years to incorporate more unconference type things into the schedule at Annual and Midwinter. Up until this point, these things have been special events and, while there are a few, most of them are not recurring. It is time to start thinking of making these “special” things less extraordinary and instead making them “just the way we do awesome things around here”. With that in mind, I am hosting a discussion at the Networking Uncommons at Midwinter on Sunday at 9am. making current unconference offerings less special and more the way we do thingsways to encourage speakers to leave behind traditional sage on the stage presentationsplanning sessions with different formatslinking the virtual and physical conference for a more meaningful experience at bothanything else you want to discuss within this topic –Jane, with apologies to Shel Silverstein
ala midwinter visitor's guide hello. if you are soon coming to dallas for the ala midwinter conference in a couple of weeks, I welcome you to my fair town. I was born and raised in, left, then returned to dallas. as of now, I'm a proud resident of the best zip code in the city, 75226. dallas is sort of a prickly city, not having a particularly tourist-friendly downtown, but it's been trying hard to get better. for those of you staying at the omni (ala hq), I can see your glowing lights from the roof my building. so here, from me to you, are a list of places I love, all within a three-mile radius of the omni. I have tried to feature local/independent establishments, but feel free to add suggestions in the comments. also let me know if you'd like recommendations for any place else. if you enjoy good coffee (and breakfast), please visit oddfellows (in oak cliff) or pearl cup (on ross ave). if you'd like a good dinner (slightly upscale but still reasonable), please visit cedars social on south lamar. again, welcome!