The ACRL Oregon Board is seeking feedback from the academic library community on each of OLA’s Vision 2020 statements – what each means for us as a group and how ACRL Oregon can help realize each vision. Tell us what’s on your mind! COMMUNITY In 2020, libraries will be woven into the fabric of Oregon’s […]
We’ll focus on each of OLA Vision 2020′s four statements in hopes of generating a discussion on what the visions mean for academic librarians. All feedback is welcome – brainstorming new roles/services, critical analyses of the vision, services ACRL Oregon should be providing, etc! We’ll forward all comments to the OLA Vision 2020 Committee so our communities’ voices are heard. […]
Got Government Data? Not Anymore! (For full article click this link) by Barbie E. Keiser Less than 2 years ago (on June 4, 2009, to be precise), Laura Gordon-Murnane wrote an Information Today NewsBreak describing an experiment in making government datasets available to the public, including scientists and researchers, at the then-new Data.gov website. Last […]
Last week, all three full time faculty librarians at Mt Hood Community College–Teresa Hazen, Julia Longbrake and Anna Johnson–were given layoff notices. Yep, you read that right: 100% of the full time professional library staff has been pink slipped. This news came as a shock to the library and the campus, where faculty, students, and […]
We’ll focus on each of Vision 2020’s four statements over the coming months, in hopes of generating a discussion on what the visions mean for academic librarians. Each month we’ll send out an email to the membership and post that month’s vision statement on the ACRL Oregon blog — we hope you will share your thoughts […]
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