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Oregon Information Literacy Summit – SAVE THE DATE!

communicationscoordinator — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:36:50 +0000

ILAGO, the Information Literacy Advisory Group of Oregon, together with OWEAC, the Oregon Writing & English Advisory Committee, and ACRL-Oregon’s Library Instruction Round Table are pleased to announce the date for the 6th annual Oregon Information Literacy Summit!

Oregon Information Literacy Summit

Saturday, May 19, 2012, from 9:00-4:00

Chemeketa Community College: Yamhill Valley Campus, McMinnville

The Oregon Information Literacy Summit gathers together academic professionals who teach information literacy to undergraduates, from Dual Credit high school teachers to two- and four-year college instructors, particularly librarians and faculty teaching in writing-intensive disciplines.

With talks, panels, and presentations, the IL Summit offers Oregon educators a unique face-to-face opportunity to participate in an ongoing discussion about the importance of and techniques for embedded information literacy instruction within every discipline.

As the date approaches, registration details and a Call for Proposals will be circulated and posted to the Oregon IL Summit page of the ILAGO blog: http://ilago.wordpress.com/oregon-il-summit/

The ACRL Oregon Award for Excellence 2011 goes to …

communicationscoordinator — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:14:25 +0000

This year’s award winner is the UO Libraries’ Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). ODNP is recognized for the program’s positive impact on Oregon libraries and residents in digitizing historic Oregon newspaper content and making it freely available to the public through a keyword-searchable database.

The ODNP resource, offers users access to more than 180,000 pages of content from 31 Oregon newspapers dating from 1846 to 1922. Samples of historical research by public users include such varied topics as the 1905 World’s Fair in Portland, Hawaiians in Oregon, bicycling, tattoos, salmon, and even peanut butter can be found on the ODNP blog.

ACRL-Oregon commends this team for their initiative in pursuing grant money to assist in funding the project and their commitment to making searchable historic content more widely accessible.

ODNP is funded through a combination of grants from the Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA), the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Oregon Cultural Trust, and the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.

Karen Estlund, Associate Professor and Head of Digital Library Services at the University of Oregon, will accept the award on behalf of the team at the ACRL Oregon & Washington Joint Fall Conference 2011.

The project database is available now in beta form (http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/)

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The annual ACRL-Oregon Award for Excellence recognizes an individual or group who achieves excellence in the field by significantly improving Oregon academic libraries or librarianship.

Think you know someone that deserves recognition? Send in a submission next year for the 2012 award!

ACRL OR/WA Fall Conference Registration Deadline 10/13!

communicationscoordinator — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:31:33 +0000

Registration is now open for this year’s combined Washington and Oregon ACRL Chapter conference. It is scheduled for October 27th and 28th at the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest near Eatonville, WA.

Preview the Conference Schedule - http://acrlwa.org/2011-schedule

Browse the presentation descriptions - http://acrlwa.org/Resources/Documents/ACRL%20WA%202011%20Presentations.pdf

Proposals for Lightning Talks will be accepted through Oct. 3 - https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/elcoe/141301

See you at Pack Forest!
Erica

ACRL WA President
elcoe@uw.edu

Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2011 ACRL-Oregon & Washington Joint Fall Conference

communicationscoordinator — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:05:31 +0000

“Live long and prosper: Sustainable solutions for today’s academic libraries”

2011 Joint Conference of the Washington & Oregon

Association of College and Research Libraries

Scholarship Applications are now open! Applying is easy and includes a short essay (500 words or less) on your interest in attending the conference and in academic librarianship.

ACRL-OR awards two scholarships to the ACRL Washington and Oregon Joint Fall Conference annually. The scholarship covers the registration fee for the conference, which includes room and board.

N.b. the deadline is Friday October 7, 2011 (11:55pm)

Questions? Please contact Anne-Marie Deitering, ACRL Oregon President

OLA 2012 Conference – Call for Program and Preconference Proposals

communicationscoordinator — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:56:57 +0000

Have ideas for a terrific conference program or preconference? The Program Committee would love to hear from you! Online forms for proposal submissions are now available on the Oregon Library Association website: http://bit.ly/nP8Q7A

Please submit proposals by Friday, October 7th.

Preconference and program ideas do not have to be completely finalized at this point. Enter general information on the topic and speaker(s) with as much detail as possible. Each program or preconference must be sponsored by an OLA unit, but if you have a great idea and don’t have a sponsor, the Program Committee will attempt some matchmaking.

“Oregon Libraries: Right at the Heart of Things” is the theme selected by President Robert Holshof-Schmidt for the 2012 OLA Conference, to be held in Bend April 25-27. Mark your calendars for this “can’t-miss” event.

Please contact me if you have questions.

Thank you!

Camille
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Camille Wood, MLS
Library Director
Crook County Library
175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr.
Prineville, OR 97754
(541) 447-7978 ext 301
(541) 447-1308 fax
cwood@crooklib.org
Crook County Library – Experience the Journey!

ACRL OR/WA Joint Fall Conference Registration Now OPEN

communicationscoordinator — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:57:10 +0000

Happy fall everyone! The cloudy weather, colorful leaves and bulging candy aisles are not just an indication that Halloween is around the corner – it’s almost time for Pack Forest!

Registration is now openfor this year’s combined Washington and Oregon ACRL Chapter conference. It is scheduled for October 27th and 28th at the Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest near Eatonville, WA.

Preview the Conference Schedule – http://acrlwa.org/2011-schedule
Browse the presentation descriptions – http://acrlwa.org/Resources/Documents/ACRL%20WA%202011%20Presentations.pdf

Proposals for Lightning Talks will be accepted through Oct. 3 – https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/elcoe/141301

See you at Pack Forest!

Erica

ACRL WA President
elcoe@uw.edu

ACRL WA & OR 2011 Fall Conference – CALL FOR PROPOSALS

communicationscoordinator — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:24:59 +0000

“Live long and prosper: Sustainable solutions for today’s academic libraries”

ACRL Washington & Oregon Joint Fall Conference 2011, October 27 – 28, 2011

Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest Conference Center

CALL FOR PROPOSALS The ACRL WA Board is now accepting proposals for concurrent sessions.

Academic libraries are facing a challenging future with evolving information technologies, growing user needs, increasing operational costs, and unstable financial situations. In order to thrive and grow, we must embrace sustainability in all of its facets - social, economical, and environmental.

Sessions may address any and all aspects of academic librarianship relating to:

Collections / Liaison Work
Reference / Instruction
Outreach / Advocacy
Marketing / Public Relations
Partnerships / Collaborations
Assessment / Strategic Planning

PRESENTATION FORMATS

Sessions will be approximately 60 minutes long, except for the 10 minute Lightning Talks.

Presentation
Workshop
Discussion
Panel discussion
Lightning Talk

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

The proposal should include author’s name, email address, institution, abstract (300 words or less), presentation format, and any technical support required. Please include the contact information for all presenters if you are working in a group.

Submissions should be submitted online: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/elcoe/136763

If you have trouble with the online form, you may email your proposal to Erica Coe (elcoe@uw.edu).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Proposals must be received by July 30, 2011 to be considered. Submitters will be notified of the results by August 15, 2011.

ADDITIONAL SPEAKER REQUIREMENTS

Speakers will submit a description of the program and a brief biography to be posted on the conference web site by August 30, 2011.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FOR SPEAKERS

Speakers will be responsible for paying all registration and travel fees. Speakers will need to register for the conference in order to indicate housing and food preferences.

Dates for ACRL WA/OR Fall Conference

diane — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:28:43 +0000

Mark your calendars!

When: October 27 & 28, 2011
Where: Pack Forest (Washington)
Theme: Live long and prosper: Sustainable solutions for today’s academic
libraries
Keynote speaker: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, ACRL President

Legislative Update from OLA

E_F — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:38:32 +0000

In addition to the programs offered by ACRL at OLA, there were a few events hosted by OLA’s Legislative Committee. On Wednesday, a free “pre-conference/workshop” was offered to tour the Capitol, observe a hearing, and get an overview of the legislative issues that were hot that week.

Arriving on time for the tour, our schedule immediately changed because Governor Kitzhaber and State Treasurer Ted Wheeler were testifying in a public hearing regarding the state’s “kicker.” What an opportunity to see our Governor and Treasurer testifying in front of the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee, chaired by Senator Ginny Burdick!

You can read a press release about Treasurer Wheeler’s remarks (pdf), and here’s a brief news story on their joint testimony.

Then resuming our agenda for the day we toured the Capitol building to see the house and senate floors, get a sense of the dorm-like halls of representative and senate offices, and to find the cafe in the building’s basement.

Finally, we discussed current issues in the state legislature. School libraries, county law libraries, and public records are still hot issues. Newly introduced has been the House Joint Resolution 34 & 35.

“HJR 34 addresses providing ;sexually explicit; material to minors and HJR 35 replaces Oregon’s free speech provision with the federal Constitution’s provision…OLA will testify in opposition to both. Action needed: If the measures move to the Senate and vote, contact your Senator.” –OLA Issues Handout

The end of the pre-conference workshop was not it for the Legislative Committee at OLA Annual, however. On Thursday, the committee hosted a program that offered conference attendees the opportunity to chat with state legislators. Representatives Julie Parrish and Mike McLane talked about their experiences as freshmen representatives, and offered their perspectives on hearing from constituents. Additionally, Representative Phil Barnhart, a veteran of the Oregon House of Representatives, provided his views and ideas from his tenure in service.

It was a great way to end the day on Thursday, by hearing three distinct perspectives on serving in the state legislature. I resolved to be more active than I already am.

There will be more legislative updates to come, especially after I head to Washington D.C. for National Library Legislative Day!

OLA 2011 – Brief Recap

diane — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:04:41 +0000

ACRL Oregon was pleased to have good turnout for its programs at the OLA Annual Conference in early April.

The preconference on Managing Vendor Relationships was well attended and included librarians from all types of libraries, with public librarians in the majority. It was great to be able to offer a preconference that had such wide appeal!

Many of the conference presentations are now available in Northwest Central with a search on OLA 2011. The available ACRL Oregon-sponsored ones are:

All Textbooks in the PCC Library, presented by Tony Greiner

Repackage! Repurpose! Aggregate!: Leveraging Free Content to Create Free Web Services, presented by Hope Leman

They Blinded me With Science: Turning Qualitative Research into Action, presented by Hannah Gascho Rempel, Uta Hussong-Christian and Margaret Mellinger