PLA Electronic Newsletter
Volume 6, Number 3
March 14, 2003
Spotlight on Ingram - PLA Gold Partner
2003 Spring Symposium Wrap-Up
Staffing for Results Workshop - May 13, 2003
PLA Award Winners Announced
Don't Miss PLA Preconferences, President's Program and Award Reception, at ALA Annual Conference
New Oprah Book Club
Kids.us Domain Agreement
Privacy 101 for Librarians
Diversity Fair at Annual Conference
IMLS Coming Up Taller Applications Available
SPOTLIGHT ON PLA GOLD PARTNER
Ingram Library Services Inc.
www.ingramlibrary.com
Ingram Library Services, a full-service distributor of library materials and services, combines 750,000+ titles with collection development programs, cataloging, and processing for books, audiobooks, and videos for all ages plus music, periodicals, and over 70,000 authentic Spanish language titles. Easy interfacing with most automation systems, ipage(sm), and Signature Library Service for opening day collections and beyond make us a truly full-service distributor. Learn more at ipage.ingrambook.com or ingramlibrary.com.
Our latest addition to the OneSource(sm) partnerships is authentic Spanish-language titles from foreign publishers. Ingram has eliminated barriers preventing access to Spanish-language books from other countries. Now ordering these titles is as convenient and cost-effective as buying books from a domestic source, with the same standard discount as domestic product, the same return policy, and the same high-quality product standards. Librarians can access the more than 70,000 titles when using Spanish as a criteria for the search. Combined with all the other programs and services offered, Ingram Library Services is truly your one-stop shopping source for library materials, cataloging, and processing.
Contact Information:
Ingram Library Services Inc. One Ingram Blvd.
LaVergne, TN 37086
Customer Contact Name: Shannon McGuire
Customer Phone No: (800) 937-5300 x2
Fax No: (615) 213-5111
Email: customer.requirements@ingrambook.com
2003 SPRING SYMPOSIUM WRAP-UP
Nearly 800 library professionals gathered in Chicago for the Public Library Association's (PLA) Ninth Spring Symposium, which was held March 6-8, 2003 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The attendance figure was on par with registration figures from the association's last Spring Symposium, which was held in March of 2001. "Beginning with the opening keynote presentation, through the workshops, the author luncheon and other organized events, the symposium was a tremendous success. We left equipped with lots of new information, ideas, and professional contacts to take back to our libraries," stated PLA President, Jo Ann Pinder. Comments from participants ranged from `fascinating and challenging' to `an excellent learning experience.'
The Symposium began with an Opening General Session, on Thursday, March 6, which featured noted Children's Author and Educator, Mem Fox. Fox discussed her career and her books while emphasizing her belief in the absolute importance of reading to babies. She also read aloud, in character, from her bestseller, "Koala Lou." Following her talk, the colorful author signed books and chatted with attendees. The evening culminated in a well-attended dessert reception.
Programming began on Friday morning, with workshops on Building the Perfect Library; Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness; Power Up with Print: Connecting Teens and Reading in a Digital Age; Emergent Literacy Part II: Research and Preschool Services; and Staffing for Results. The 2003 Symposium also featured an author luncheon with writer Chris Bohjalian, who amused the crowd by describing his life as a writer and as a "bookish" person. Bohjalian (whose presence was sponsored by Random House) also signed books following his presentation.
A PLA bookstore, continental breakfasts, and a number of tours rounded out this year's Symposium. In addition, PLA Gold Partner and sponsor of the Symposium, Gaylord and Gaylord Information Systems, was on hand to showcase their products and services for attendees. PLA's next continuing education opportunity (outside of programming at ALA conferences) is our upcoming Tenth National Conference, PLA 2004," which will be held February 24-28, 2004, in Seattle, Washington. Visit the PLA web page at www.pla.org for photos and highlights from the 2003 Spring Symposium (available shortly) and for national conference news and updates. PLA thanks Gaylord and Gaylord Information Systems for their sponsorship of the Spring Symposium and Random House for their sponsorship of the author luncheon.
STAFFING FOR RESULTS WORKSHOP - May 13, 2003
The latest entry in the PLA "Results" series, "Staffing for Results: A Guide to Working Smarter" will help you answer key questions you have related to the output and performance of your staff. By analyzing in a systematic way, how long work activities take, and then assigning steps to each unit of work, you will have a quantifiable measure of the staff output. Staffing for Results walks you through the process of measuring work, identifying best practices, assigning costs to each activity, analyzing resource allocation, and communicating results.
In this one-day workshop, the coauthors of the book, Diane Mayo and Jeanne Goodrich, will provide library managers and human resources managers information on how best to use the book's figures and work forms in your library to ensure that your library is optimizing its resources.
Workshop Date: May 13, 2003.
Workshop Location: Swissotel Boston, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111, 617-451-2600.
PLA has reserved a block of sleeping rooms at the Swissotel Boston at a rate of $179 single/double room, plus tax. To make your hotel reservation call 1-800-733-SWISS.
Registration for this event is limited. The registration fee includes all workshop materials, continental breakfast, and breaks. Fees are as follows:
- $175 PLA Member
- $205 ALA Member
- $235 Nonmember
- $155 2-4 Registrants from Same Library or System
- $135 5 or more Registrants from Same Library or System
To receive a registration form, or for more information, call the PLA office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA. The registration form also is available on the PLA website, www.pla.org, along with more information about the event.
PLA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winners of PLA's eight distinguished service awards are as follows:
Advancement of Literacy Award
Winner: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities' Prime Time Family Reading Time
Award Sponsor: Library Journal
Allie Beth Martin Award
Winner: Michael B. Gannon, Branch Manager at the Maryland City at Russett Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library, Laurel, Maryland
Award Sponsor: Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor Entertainment Audio Music/Video Product Award Grant
Winner: Fairview Public Library, Fairview, New Jersey
Award Sponsor: Baker & Taylor
Charlie Robinson Award
Winner: Judith Drescher, Director of Libraries at the Memphis-Shelby County Public Library and Information Center
Award Sponsor: Baker & Taylor
Demco Creative Merchandising Grant
Winner: Guilderland Public Library, Guilderland, New York
Award Sponsor: Demco
EBSCO Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service
Award Winner: Haines Borough Public Library, Haines, Alaska
Award Sponsor: EBSCO Subscription Services
The Highsmith Library Innovation Award
Winner: The Panther Express Project at the Platteville Public Library, Platteville, Colorado
Award Sponsor: Highsmith, Inc.
New Leaders Travel Grant
Winner: Cynthia Robertson, Librarian I at the Mountain Road Branch, Anne Arundel County Public Library, Pasadena, Maryland and Darlene Weber, Children's Librarian at the Stanwood Library, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, Stanwood, Washington.
PLA will recognize all award winners at the PLA President's Program and Reception during the upcoming ALA Annual Conference.
DON'T MISS PLA PRECONFERENCES, PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM AND AWARDS RECEPTION, AT ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PLA will be hosting two preconferences in conjunction with the 2003 ALA Annual Conference. In addition, our annual President's Program and Awards Reception will feature keynote speaker Margaret Atwood. Visit http://www.ala.org/events/annual2003/ to register for either of these preconferences. Click here for a complete list of all PLA events scheduled for the upcoming ALA Annual Conference.
Preconferences
Librarians and Trustees: Teamwork for the Community's Benefit
Martha Hale, Emporia State University/SLIM, Organizer
What will community libraries be like in the future? How can library trustees and directors form productive partnerships to make a difference in their communities? Participants will hear short presentations, participate in hands-on exercises and break into small group discussions that will focus on solving problems and practicing conversations. Recommended for pairs of trustees and directors from the same library.
Speakers: Ken Haycock, James Fish, Ellen Miller, Martha Hale
Tentative Schedule: Friday, June 20, 2003, 9:00am-5:30pm
How Libraries Add Real Value in a Warp-Speed World
Bruce Ziegman, Ft. Vancouver Regional Library District, Organizer
What distinguishes libraries from their information competitors? The Practical Applications of Technology Committee will conduct a one-day preconference about how libraries add real value to their communities using new technologies, beyond what other organizations and the public or commercial sector are providing. Segments will include an overview by noted technology consultant Joan Frye-Williams; innovations at the Cerritos (Calif.) Public Library; the effectiveness of Ottawa's Smart Capital connectivity project; and advances in Virtual Reference.
Speakers: Susan Kent, Mary Cavanaugh, Stanley Strauss, Joan Frye-Williams, Susan McGlamary, Bruce Ziegman Tentative Schedule: Friday, June 20, 2003, 9:00am-5:30pm
PLA President's Program & Awards Reception
Monday, June 23, 4 - 7 p.m.
PLA President Jo Ann Pinder invites you to attend PLA's premiere event at the ALA/CLA Annual Conference. This year, the President's Program and Awards Reception will feature keynote speaker Margaret Atwood. Atwood, who was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in northern Quebec and Ontario, is the author of more than 30 books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Her next book "Oryx and Crake" is due to be released in May of 2003. Atwood's presentation will be the culmination of the first-ever association-wide reading and discussion program hosted by the ALA Public Programs Office, in collaboration with PLA. "One Book, One Conference" aims to engage ALA, PLA and Canadian Library Association (CLA) members and attendees at the ALA/CLA Annual Conference in reading and discussing Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale."
NEW OPRAH BOOK CLUB
Oprah Winfrey, who suspended her book club last April, has announced that she will start it up again, this time with a focus on "classics." Visit http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/books/02/27/oprahs.back.ap/ to read more.
KIDS.US DOMAIN AGREEMENT REACHED
(From the February 28, 2003 edition of "Communications-Related Headlines," a free, daily news service posted Monday through Friday by the Benton Foundation (http://www.benton.org).
The Department of Commerce and Neustar, Inc. reached an agreement on February 14, 2003 regarding the implementation and operation of the second level domain, .kids.us, in the .us domain pursuant to the "Dot KidsImplementation and Efficiency Act of 2002." The agreement sets forth the guidelines under which Neustar will administer the domain and set criteria for an entity's registration under kids.us, including child safety restrictions and content provisions.[SOURCE: National Telecommunications and Information Administration]View Agreement At: (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/usca/kidsus_02142003.pdf)
PRIVACY 101 FOR LIBRARIANS
March 3 through May 5, 2003 OITP will host an online e-mail tutorial on privacy. Similar in format to the successful copyright, UCITA and licensing tutorials offered in past years, the privacy tutorial will cover privacy basics for library professionals in 20-25 brief, but informative messages written by Leslie Harris, experienced lawyer, lobbyist and public policy strategist in Washington, D.C. Leslie is founder and president of Leslie Harris & Associates, and has been a long-standing partner with ALA in defending civil liberties and protecting library patron privacy.
The tutorial will address privacy expectations of library patrons and practical ways to meet them; legal protections for library records and their limitations; how technology has changed the way libraries must address privacy; and privacy audits. The tutorial course is FREE to ALA members, and only $25 for non-ALA members. Signing up is easy.
- Send an e-mail message to: listproc@ala.org
- Leave the subject line blank.
- In the body of the email type: subscribe privacytut YourFirstName YourLastName (example: subscribe privacytut John Doe)
After subscribing, you should receive an automated welcome message. Non-ALA members can also receive the tutorial by sending a $25 check or money order made out to the American Library Association. Please include your e-mail address with your check so we can subscribe you.
Send the check to:
American Library Association
Office for Information Technology Policy
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 403
Washington, DC 20004
Attn: Kathy Mitchell
For more information, contact Kathy Mitchell at kmitchell@alawash.org or Chiffonya Brown at cbrown@alawash.org or call ALA's Washington Office, (800)941-8478.
2003 DIVERSITY FAIR - SIXTH ANNUAL DIVERSITY FAIR- ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE-JUNE 21, 2003-TORONTO, CANADA
The American Library Association again invites its members from all types of libraries to participate in the Sixth Annual Diversity Fair at the 2003 ALA Annual Conference, celebrating the extraordinary examples of diversity in America's libraries, and to demonstrate possibilities for other libraries in search of "diversity in action" ideas. Selected exhibitors will share their diversity initiatives in face-to-face presentations with conferees, utilizing a poster session/table talk format. Selected entries will be invited to exhibit at the 2003 Diversity Fair. Exhibitors will be notified by April 19, 2003 via e-mail or fax from the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services. Questions may be directed to Tanga Morris at 800-545-2433 #4294, ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611or divfair@ala.org.
IMLS COMING UP TALLER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, are pleased to announce the sixth year of the national Coming Up Taller Awards.
These awards recognize and support outstanding after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for children and youth. As First Lady Laura Bush recently wrote, children participating in programs honored by Coming Up Taller "learn success, discipline and teamwork. And above all, they learn to love learning." These awards also highlight the important role that educators, curators, historians, scholars, librarians, and performing and visual artists play in children's lives.
Libraries and museums that meet the criteria for a Coming Up Taller Award are encouraged to apply. Please log onto the Coming Up Taller Web site to download an application at: http://www.cominguptaller.org. Contact the President's Committee at 202-682-5409 for further information.
PLA is a division of the American Library Association. Copyright Statement.
|
