LOEX Currents - October 2006

***2007 LOEX Conference***, “Uncharted Waters: Tapping the Depths of Our Community to Enhance Learning.” It will be held May 3-5 in San Diego, CA. Currently, there is a Call for Proposals – submit yours today!
Deadline for proposal submission is November 10, 2006.
Registration will be Friday, February 9, 2007.

ACRL Fall Virtual Institute, "The User at the Center." It will be held completely online on November 9, 2006. Registration materials are online and October 26, 2006 is the advance registration deadline.

American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting will be held in Seattle, WA, January 19-24, 2007. Early Bird Registration is now open.

Augustana 6th Annual Information Literacy Workshop “Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences.” You are invited to join the Augustana Faculty Library of the University of Alberta for their workshop. It is Thursday, November 16, 2006.

EBSCO ALA Conference Scholarship: $1,000 Award. EBSCO ALA Conference Sponsorship provides ten $1,000 awards for actual reimbursed expenses to help librarians attend ALA 's Annual Conference. To apply for this award, applicants must submit an essay of no more than 250 words addressing, "How will attending this ALA Conference contribute to your professional development?" The award is donated by EBSCO Subscription Services. Deadline: Postmarked by Dec 1, 2006.

3M/New Members Roundtable ALA Conference Grant: The purpose of the 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant is to encourage professional development and participation by new ALA members in national ALA and NMRT activities. The 2007 grant will help finance attendance at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. It covers round trip airfare, lodging, conference registration fees and some incidental expenses. Deadline: December 15, 2006.

ACRL 13th National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland March 29- April 1, 2007. Call for Participation Deadlines: Poster session proposals - October 20, 2006. Roundtable discussion proposals - January 10, 2007.

ACRL's Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) invites you to apply for its first international IIL Immersion program which will be held at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 5-10, 2007. Immersion '07 will be four-and-one-half days of intensive training and education for academic librarians. December 1, 2006, is the deadline to apply.

Call for papers: LOEX Quarterly
Reach out to the LOEX membership and share your instruction ideas and innovations. The focus is on substantive, but practical articles, so do not miss an opportunity to share with others your or your library’s interesting programs, experiences, ideas or insights. Submissions are relatively short: between 700-1500 words.
Email loex@emich.edu if you have any questions. Deadline for the Winter issue: January 8, 2007.

College & Undergraduate Libraries, a peer-reviewed journal published by The Haworth Press, Inc., welcomes the submission of manuscripts. It is a practical journal that offers innovative strategies and creative solutions to help your undergraduate and small college library achieve greater efficiency. All manuscripts or proposals should be sent directly to the editor, Christopher Millson-Martula of Lynchburg College at millsonmartula@lynchburg.edu.

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a peer reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Learning Services . EBLIP seeks papers (original research, commentaries) on areas such as: Qualitative and quantitative research, Management and Administration issues related to EBP, Research Tools (statistics, data collection methods, etc.) and Research education in library schools. Here is information about submitting to this journal.

CA (La Verne) - University of La Verne – Research and Instruction Librarian - Open until filled .

CA (Los Angeles) - University of Southern California - Instruction Coordinator - Closing date for applications is October 31, 2006.

CA (Riverside) - Riverside Community College District - Asst Dean, Library/Learning Resources - Closing Date for applicants is November 22, 2006.

CA (Rohnert Park) - Sonoma State University Library - Instruction Librarian - Review of applications starts December 11, 2006.

CA (San Diego) - University of California, San Diego – Head - Reference, Instruction and Outreach - Review of applicants will begin October 27, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled.

CA (Turlock) - California State University, Stanislaus - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

CT (New London) - Mitchell College - Instructional Design Librarian - Open until filled.

DC (Washington) - Dahlgren Memorial Library, Georgetown University Medical Center - Education Services Librarian - Open until filled.

FL (Miami) - University of Miami - Information, Research & Instruction Librarians - Open until filled.

FL (Tampa) - University of South Florida - Information Literacy Librarian - Application deadline is Friday, December 1, 2006.

IL (Chicago) - The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

IL (Decatur) - Staley Library - Continuing Education Services Coordinator & Research/Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

IN (Terre Haute) - Indiana State University Library - Head of Reference/Instruction Department - Open until filled.

MD (Baltimore) - The Community College of Baltimore County - Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

MI (Allendale) - Grand Valley State University – Library - Director of Research and Instructional Services - Open until filled.

NC (Cullowhee) - Western Carolina University - Reference Librarian / Education Liaison - Open until filled.

NC (Greensboro) - University of North Carolina Greensboro - Head of Reference and Instructional Services - Preference will be given to applications received by November 2, 2006.

NC (Raleigh) - North Carolina State University - Instructional Services Librarian - Open until filled.

NC (Wilmington) - University of North Carolina Wilmington - Instructional Services Librarian - Review of applicants will begin October 20.

NY (Brooklyn) - ASA Institute – Information Literacy Instructor - Open until filled.

NY (Albany) - University at Albany, SUNY - Outreach and Instructional Services Librarian, Science Library - Deadline is November 4, 2006.

NY (Brentwood) - Suffolk County Community College - Reader Services Librarian - Start Date is Spring 2007.

ON (Windsor) - University of Windsor - Information Literacy Librarian - Submit application by January 12, 2007.

RI (Kingston) - University of Rhode Island - Reference & Instructional Design Librarian - Submit resume and reference by mail by October 27.

UT (Salt Lake City) - Westminster College - Reference and Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

Readings

Laura Baker (2006). Library Instruction in the Rearview Mirror: A Reflective Look at the Evolution of a First-Year Library Program Using Evidence-Based Practice.College & Undergraduate Libraries,13(2), 1-20.

Karen Bronshteyn and Rita Baladad (2006). Perspectives on … Librarians as Writing Instructors: Using Paraphrasing Exercises to Teach Beginning Information Literacy Students. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32(5), 533-536.

Carolyn N. Willis and Wm. Joseph Thomas (2006). Students as Audience: Identity and Information Literacy Instruction. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 6(4), 431-444.

Carie Windham (2006). Getting Past Google: Perspectives on Information Literacy from the Millennial Mind. Educause Learning Initiative, 1-10.

AP (2006). Not playing around: Scientists say video games can reshape education. Retrieved October, 17, 2006 from http://www.cnn.com.

Jessica E. Vascellaro (2006, October 12). Finding Tom Cruise (Not Cruise Missiles) --- As Web Video Grows, Search Engines Race to Solve Problem of Locating Content That Has No Text. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1.

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