CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop,Word-of-Mouth Marketing: The Most Powerful Marketing Strategy and You Can Afford It! with Peggy Barber. This workshop will last 90 minutes and...
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Apr 08:
Ask an RDA expert: Bibliographic description
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Ask an RDA Expert: Bibliographic Description with Adam Baron, May Chan and Marcia Salmon. This workshop is formatted as an open forum that will last three hours and...
Apr 08:
Dr. Sylvia Vardell receives 2014 ALA Scholastic Library Publishing Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Sylvia Vardell, professor at the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University, has been selected to receive the 2014 American Library Association Scholastic Library Publishing Award. This special recognition is given annually to a...
Apr 08:
Laurie R. King among authors at United for Libraries’ Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA
PHILADELPHIA — Laurie R. King, Jean Kwok, James Rollins and Heather Gudenkauf will be among the featured authors at United for Libraries’ Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 30 at the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas.
Authors will...
Apr 08:
Applications for Citizens-Save-Libraries grants due May 5
PHILADELPHIA — Applications for cycle two of the Citizens-Save-Libraries grants from United for Libraries, made possible by a grant from the Neal-Schuman Foundation, are due May 5.
The 10 libraries that are selected will receive two days of onsite consultation by advocacy experts,...
Apr 07:
The one-shot library instruction survival guide
CHICAGO — Faced with planning a one-shot library instruction session, librarians can feel hard-pressed to squeeze in all their library has to offer along with tips on the research process. Authentic learning with student interaction may seem unattainable in only an hour. But it’s not...
Apr 07:
Fundamentals for the academic liaison
CHICAGO — The changing higher education environment requires a new kind of relationship among faculty, academic liaisons and students. Written in a straightforward way that lends itself to easy application, “Fundamentals for...
Apr 07:
Free recordings of popular sessions from 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting
CHICAGO – Recordings of a select group of sessions from 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting are being made freely available to allow ALA members and others to enjoy, learn, discover or revisit speakers and other events from the Philadelphia meeting. No login is required to...
Apr 07:
ACRL-CHOICE spring/summer 2014 webinar program
Middletown, Conn. – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)-CHOICE webinar program connecting academic and research librarians with a host of content and service providers, publishers and other experts who serve their market is back with an exciting new roster of...
Apr 07:
ALA calls for FCC to use $2 billion for e-rate demonstration projects, funding internal connections
Today the American Library Association (ALA) called on (PDF) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy newly identified E-rate program funding to boost library broadband access...
Apr 07:
Community and family focused agencies selected to receive Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants
CHICAGO – Tubman in Minneapolis, Hope House in Washington, D.C. and Abode Services in Fremont, Calif. have been selected to receive the 2014 Coretta Scott King Book Donation Grants.
Awarded each spring by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, the grant program donates books...
Apr 07:
Libraries provide financial literacy programming during Money Smart Week @ your library, April 5-12
CHICAGO — Seven hundred libraries, of all types, will be helping people become money smart next week, April 5–12. Money Smart Week @ your library is a partnership initiative between the American Library...
Apr 04:
American Library Association to host invitational summit
CHICAGO — The American Library Association is hosting an invitational Summit, Libraries From Now On: Imagining the Future, May 2 and 3 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
The Summit will bring together thought leaders from the library community, from a...
Apr 04:
Vote in the 2014 ALA elections on your smartphone!
CHICAGO — Did you know that you can vote in the 2014 ALA elections on your smartphone and other mobile devices? You are don't have to be tied to your desktop to cast your vote; you can vote virtually anywhere – in line at the grocery store, on the...
Apr 03:
ALSC selects popular books for young readers
CHICAGO — Featuring contributions by active librarians from around the country, “Popular Picks for Young Readers,” published by ALA Editions for the...
Apr 02:
Apply now for the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten Book Giveaway
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is giving away 40 sets of the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten nominees to libraries in need.
Qualified libraries can apply now through May 1 for a chance to win a set of...
Apr 02:
New PLA webinar helps libraries improve their virtual side
CHICAGO – Make your library’s virtual presence as welcoming as its physical one with the new webinar, “What Makes a Great Library Website,” to be presented by the Public Library Association (...
Apr 01:
Fair use advocate to testify on behalf of libraries at House Judiciary hearing
James Neal, Columbia University librarian and vice president for Information Services, will serve as the voice of libraries to the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet on April 2, 2014, when it holds a hearing on preserving and...
Apr 01:
PR Forum: Stories Matter - 13 tips and one cautionary note for powerful narratives that drive social impact
CHICAGO – Who sets the narrative and how they set it impacts who cares about an issue, what they hear and what they are willing to do. Communicators will receive insights and tips from Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, creative...
Apr 01:
The Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library named the 2014 winner of the ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award
CHICAGO — The Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library has been named the 2014 winner of the ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award. The award, supported by ALA’s Cultural Communities Fund, recognizes a library that demonstrates excellence by providing programs that have community...
Apr 01:
EBSCO awards seven scholarships for librarians to attend 2014 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO, /IPSWICH, Mass. — In co-sponsorship with the American Library Association (ALA), EBSCO has awarded seven librarians $1,000 scholarships to attend the ALA Annual Meeting in Las...
Apr 01:
'Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement presenter applications'
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is accepting applications from prospective new presenters for the workshop “Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement.” The day-long...
Apr 01:
House budget proposal dismisses role of IMLS
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a new budget released today from Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House Budget Committee Chairman denounces the critical role that the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) plays in supporting civic engagement, literacy and lifelong learning in more than...
Apr 01:
Tackling the culture of records management and information
CHICAGO — Exploring how an understanding of organizational information culture provides the insight necessary for the development and promotion of sound recordkeeping practices, “Records Management and Information Culture:...
Apr 01:
Spider-Man, John Green and other superheroes among hot new materials in new ALA Graphics catalog
CHICAGO – Many exciting new products that are bound to inspire and excite readers in schools and libraries across the nation are included in the ALA Graphics Summer 2014 catalog. Spotlighted on the cover is a new...
Apr 01:
ALA Public Programs Office announces 25 libraries to host Dust Bowl traveling exhibition
CHICAGO — Twenty-five libraries across the country will host the traveling exhibition “Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry,” the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and National Endowment for the...
Apr 01:
New edition of benchmark text for collection development and management
CHICAGO — The new third edition of “Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management,” published by ALA Editions, is a sweeping revision of a text that has become an...
Apr 01:
The American Library Association honors Ann K. Symons with 2014 Equality Award
CHICAGO – Ann K. Symons, school librarian and international library consultant, is the 2014 recipient of the American Library Association Equality Award. The annual award, $1,000 and a framed citation of achievement donated by Scarecrow Press, a member of the Rowman & Littlefield...
Apr 01:
School Library Month PSAs with spokesperson Jeff Kinney now available
CHICAGO – Two new video PSAs featuring Jeff Kinney, New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, are now available from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Kinney is the national spokesperson for the 2014 observance of School...
Mar 31:
B. J. Novak promises entertaining Closing General Session at 2014 ALA Annual Conference
CHICAGO -- B.J. Novak adds book author to an impressive résumé that has long included actor, writer, stand-up comedian, TV and film star, executive producer and Screen Actors Guild and Writers’ Guild of America award winner. Attendees at 2014 ALA Annual Conference will be...