Oregon Information Literacy Summit

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/

January 13 – March 23, 2011
Millar Library, 1st Floor Elevator Lobby
Portland State University 

In early modern Europe, Time was seen as a destructive figure, relentlessly gnawing away at the works of man. The remnants of the ancient past that manage to survive were often described as having escaped his “envious tooth.” This exhibition highlights original printed works from the Portland State University Library Special Collections, ranging from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries, including the collection’s latest Gordon Hunter Fund acquisition, a rare 1613 edition of Cesare Ripa’s celebrated iconographic handbook, Iconologia.

This exhibit is curated by Jesse Locker, Assistant Professor of Renaissance & Baroque Art, Department of Art, Portland State University.

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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!

Roger C. Schonfeld, Director of Research at ITHAKA S&R, will present “Forward Thinking:  Aligning Library Services with Faculty Needs”

Over the past decade, many groups of faculty members have seen their demands for and use of academic library services change significantly.  The availability of digital collections has had a transformative effect on use, while evolving faculty research methods and pedagogies are introducing new demands.  Is there a clear vision for the future needs of faculty members or future services of the campus library?  And to what extent are library leaders and faculty members aligned in their understanding of these visions?

This talk will incorporate research findings on changing attitudes and usage patterns of faculty members broadly, in comparison with the attitudes and practices of librarians, bolstered by a more detailed focus on practices in the field of history.  This data will serve as the basis for an examination of faculty needs, including library collections, uses for library spaces, and the provision of new library services.  Ultimately, this talk with consider whether libraries can develop long term strategies for changing their offerings to meet the future needs of faculty members, or whether they must focus on the here and now to manage change more responsively.

Following the talk a panel of faculty members will respond.

For further information, please see http://library.lclark.edu/lib/sherrer.htm or contact Elaine Hirsch at Watzek Library.

Please join us for our bi-annual in-person meeting to discuss issues of interest regarding library research.

If you cannot join us in person, but would like to phone in, let Laura know (we do not yet have the phone number).

Agenda

1. Short-term vs. long-term research (“how to show that you’re doing stuff while on the way to working on more long-term projects that take more time.”) or “Market research vs. IRB – how to satisfy both”
2. Research ideas
   1. What people are working on now
   2. Ideas re: Alliance projects
3. Resources
   1. New resources on qualitative research methods
   2. Upcoming conferences, workshops or online classes that may be of interest.
   3. Concept of utilizing A-RIG as a research support group with monthly or bi-weekly check-ins on research progress (e.g. social support network).

Directions
University of Portland Library – conference room on the lower floor. The library’s main entrance has split level stairs, go downstairs and through a glass door. The conference room is the first door to your far left.

Maps and Directions to campus: http://www.up.edu/about/default.aspx?cid=8307&pid=3177

Parking: Free in summer and there should be plenty of space in main parking lot adjacent to the library.

Laura

Laura Zeigen, MA, MLIS
Assistant Professor | User Experience Librarian
Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, Oregon
zeigenl@ohsu.edu | 503-494-0505 | BICC 343
www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/library/about/staff-directory/laura-zeigen.cfm

TEDxConcordiaUPortland will showcase 18 inspiring speakers of notable status within their respective fields, including sustainability, food cart culture, voluntary simplicity, peace activism and much more.

The speaker roster includes Rep. Jefferson Smith, founder of the Oregon Bus Project,  Kelley Roy, author of Cartopia: Portland’s Food Cart Revolution, Jeff Mapes, author of Pedaling Revolution and political writer for The Oregonian, Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps, and Sharif Abdullah, author of Creating a World That Works for All. The full line-up of speakers can be viewed at and tickets may be purchased from the event website http://TEDxConcordiaUPortland.com.

Concordia University Library is hosting our first Student/Faculty Art Exhibit.  Please join us for the reception on April 20, 2011 from 7pm-9pm and meet some of our artists or just stop by and wander through the exhibits during the month of May.  The showing will continue until May 21^st.