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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: American Library Association
Award Winners
The American Library Association has announced the winners for their many youth categories: Literary Award Winners There are more categ0ries than I remember… scanning through the lists reveals many interesting titles.
OLC Cancels Conference
The Ohio Library Council has announced that they are canceling their annual conference due to low expectations of attendance. The organization surveyed library directors throughout Ohio and determined that most libraries simply don’t have the funds to participate. Is this … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Groups, Libraries, Presenting, Training, Workshop
Tagged ALA, American Library Association, Conferences, Libraries, Ohio, Ohio Library Council, Presenting
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Walden Media’s ALA Conference Contest
From the entry form: Walden Media wants to send YOU to the American Library Association’s Annual Conference! Enter below for a chance to win a trip for YOU and one GUEST including: Roundtrip Airfare to Chicago Ground Transportation Six nights … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries
Tagged ALA Conference, American Library Association, contest, Hotel Conference Fees, USD, Walden Media
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Obama at ALA 2005
Many people have a memory of the moment they realized that Barack Obama was likely to become president. For some, the moment came during the primaries, perhaps when they heard the speech he gave after the New Hampshire primary. Others, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Libraries, Politics, Video
Tagged American Library Association, Barack Obama, Chicago, History, Illinois, New Hampshire, presidency, president, Senator, speech, Springfield, transcript, United States, Video
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CPSIA and Libraries
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), passed by Congress last August and due to be enforced beginning February 10th, is designed to protect children from exposure to products containing unsafe levels of lead or phthalate. All well and good. … Continue reading
Make Your Own Mini Read Poster
There is now a READ Mini Poster creation tool on the American Library Association web site which lets you upload a photo into one of four templates. This is a neat offering, with a couple of caveats: The positioning tool … Continue reading
ALA In Focus
The first segment of “ALA In Focus”, an online video detailing the inner workings of various areas of the American Library Association, features Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer for the ALA Office of Diversity & Spectrum. The video is fantastic to … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, RFS, Video
Tagged ALA Office of Diversity & Spectrum, Alabama, American Library Association, Gwendolyn Prellwitz, John Chrastka, online video, Program Officer, Reaching Forward South, The Shifted Librarian, USD, webmaster
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ALA Library Salary Database
The Library Salary Database (press release) from the American Library Association is an online database where you can find out what people earn in various library positions at various places in the country. It seems like a good resource, but … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Statistics
Tagged American Library Association, online database, USD
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