LOEX Currents - March 2007

***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.
The updated conference program, including schedule, speakers and student poster sessions, is posted here.
Registration is currently closed. Additional wait list updates will happen by the end of the month.

WILU 2007 - The 36th Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use will take place May 16-18, 2007 at York University in Toronto, Ontario. The theme of this conference is "Teach Every Angle."

World Library and Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council. "Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships." It will be held August 19-23, 2007 in Durban, South Africa.

LACUNY Institute 2007 will be held May 18, 2007 at Baruch College, the City University of New York. "Technology with a Face: High Tech Meets High Touch."

The ACRL Virtual Conference will be held completely online, so if you can’t make it to Baltimore, you can still participate in the ACRL National Conference! The online conference, March 30-31, 2007, will feature synchronous activities, such as live Webcasts, that begin and end at a certain time.

Teaching Portfolios for Librarians, a new online seminar, will be April 9-28, 2007. Registration is open. ACRL member: $135, ALA member: $175.

Assessing Student Learning Outcomes, a three-week online seminar, will be April 9-28, 2007. Registration is open. ACRL member: $135, ALA member: $175.

Regional Immersion '07 this year will be held on the ISU campus in Normal, Illinois, July 13-18, 2007. Illinois Immersion '07 will be four-and-one-half days of active learning and intensive interaction among academic librarians. February 28, 2007, is the deadline for IL residents to apply and have preferred consideration. As space allows, applications will be accepted (including non-Illinois residents) until March 30, 2007.

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 Summer issue: June 4, 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.

Mentoring Program: Would you like to have a mentor at the ALA Annual conference, someone to talk to or to help you acclimate? Would you like to walk alongside a future or new librarian as they enter the profession? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Mentoring Program is for you! The Mentoring Committee of NMRT is sponsoring this project to help newcomers to librarianship navigate their ways in the profession.

New this month:

CA (Berkeley) - University of California, Berkeley - Instruction & Electronic Services Librarian - Apply by April 4, 2007.

CA (Los Angeles) - UCLA - eLearning & Instructional Design Librarian - Candidates applying by April 16, 2007 will be given first consideration.

CA (Los Angeles) - USC - Assistant Instruction Coordinator - Apply by April 30, 2007.

CA (Santa Monica) - Santa Monica College - Reference and Instruction Librarian - Apply by April 27, 2007.

FL (Davie) - Broward Community College & Florida Atlantic University - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

IA (Waverly) – Wartburg College - College Librarian/Director of Vogel Library - Applications received by April 16, 2007, will be given first consideration.

IN (Terre Haute) - Indiana State University - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

KS (Manhattan) - Kansas State University - Instruction Resident - Review of applications will begin March 26.

MD (Chestertown) - Washington College - Research and Information Literacy Librarian - Open Until Filled.

NC (Murfreesboro) - Chowan University - Reference Librarian-Instruction Coordinator - Review of applications will begin March 19 and continues until filled.

NY (Hempstead) - Hofstra University - Curriculum Materials Center/Education Librarian - Submit a letter of interest and resume by April 15, 2007.

NY (New York) - College of Staten Island - Instruction/Reference Librarian - Open until filled.

NY (New York) - John Jay College - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Review of applications will begin immediately; open until filled.

PA (Newton) - Bucks County Community College - Online Learning Librarian - Open until filled.

PA (Elizabethtown) - Elizabethtown College - Collection Services Librarian - Apply by March 21, 2007 for full consideration. Will meet with candidates who are able to attend the ACRL in Baltimore, March 29-April 1.

VA (Bridgewater) - Bridgewater College - Information Literacy Librarian - Open until filled.

VA (Fredericksburg) - University of Mary Washington - Reference and Instruction Librarian - Apply by April 13, 2007.

Continuing:

CA (Fullerton) - California State University, Fullerton - Instruction/Reference Librarian - For full consideration, all application materials must be received by April 15, 2007.

CA (Pittsburg) - Los Medanos College - Instruction Librarian - Apply by April 13, 2007.

CA (San Rafael) - Dominican University of California - Reference & Instruction Librarian - Application review to begin March 30, 2007.

CA (Santa Barbara) - ABC-CLIO - Manager, Bibliographic Instruction and Professional Development - Open until filled.

CT (New London) - Connecticut College - Instruction Coordinator and Outreach Librarian - Review of applications will begin April 2, 2007.

FL (Saint Leo) - Saint Leo University - Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

FL (Sarasota) - Ringling School of Art and Design - Instruction and Research Services Librarian - Apply by March 21, 2007.

ID (Pocatello) - Idaho State University - Instruction/Reference Librarian - Open until filled.

NY (Buffalo) - Buffalo State College - Information Commons Librarian - Review of applications will begin immediately; open until filled.

OH (Delaware) - Ohio Wesleyan University - Public Services Librarian - Apply by March 23, 2007.

PA (East Stroudsburg) - East Stroudsburg University - Instructional Technologies & Reference Librarian - Apply by March 30, 2007.

SC (Hartsville) - Coker College - Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

TN (Bristol) - King College - Instructional Services Librarian - Review of applications will begin immediately; open until filled.

VA (Farmville) - Longwood University - Assistant Instructional Design Librarian - Open until filled.

WA (Pullman) - Washington State University - Instructional Design Librarian - Apply by April 2, 2007.

WY (Laramie) - University of Wyoming - Distance Learning/Reference Librarian - Review of applications will begin on April 12th, 2007.

Readings

Scott Bennett (2007). First Questions for Designing Higher Education Learning Spaces. The Journal of Academic Librarianship , 33 (1), 14-26.

Susan Kinzie (2007, March 8). Technology doesn't help colleges reach students. Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.detnews.com on March 8, 2007.

Diana Oblinger (2007, March 7). Why Johnny Can't Search (Intelligently). The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/ "Live Discussion" on March 10, 2007.

Abby Kasowitz-Scheer (2006, Winter). Easing the High School to College Transition: Creating an Information Literacy Continuum. Educators’ Spotlight Digest, 2 (1).

Michael Hirschorn (2007, April). The Web 2.0 Bubble. The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com on March 13, 2007.

Kevin J Delaney (2007, March 13). How Search-Engine Rules Cause Sites to Go Missing. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1.

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