Full information:  http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html

Location: Saint Michael’s College

Dates: Part One – September 8, 1:00-2:30 pm
Part Two – September 15, 1:00-2:30 pm

Cost: Free

To register: Email Laura Crain at Saint Michael’s (lcrain@smcvt.edu) with your name, institution, and an email address.

We will contact you to confirm the location of the webinar on the Saint Michael’s campus

Specify whether you will be attending Part One, Part Two, or both

Primarily these webinars will appeal to folks working in academic libraries.

ABOUT THE WEBINARS:

NISO will be holding a two-part webinar on September 8 and 15 (at 1:-00-2:30 p.m. eastern time) on Measuring Use, Assessing Success. Although related, each part is independent so you can attend either webinar or both.

September 8, Part 1: Measure, Assess, Improve, Repeat: Using Library Performance Metrics

Practitioners of evidence-based librarianship will discuss and demonstrate evaluations of library collections and services using a variety of performance metrics. Metrics, when utilized creatively, offer many far-reaching applications and opportunities for demonstration of return-on-investment and proof of a library’s value to its parent institution, as well as new responsibilities to continue to show relevance.

Speakers are:

– Steve Hiller, Director, Assessment and Planning, University of Washington Libraries

– Martha Kyrillidou, Senior Director, Statistics and Service Quality Programs, Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

September 15, Part 2: Count Me In: Measuring Individual Item Usage

Libraries’ growing awareness of performance measures has created an increased interest in and desire for fine-grained usage data. Now that electronic versions of books, journals, and other media inhabit a much greater percentage of many libraries’ collections, usage data about individual book chapters, journal articles, sound recordings, motion picture scenes, etc. is within reach.

Authors and funding agencies, in addition to library collection managers, are interested in better understanding the impact this usage tracking can provide. What are further practical applications for the analysis of this information?

Speakers are:

– Peter Shepherd, Project Director, Project COUNTER (Update on PIRUS 2: Developing practical standards for recording and reporting online usage at the individual article level)

– Johan Bollen, Associate Professor in the School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University (Applying usage metrics to assess scholarly content quality)

More about NISO: http://www.niso.org/home/

• goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials
• financial management of library collections budgets
• relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers

Description: This course provides a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.

In FOA, we distinguish between collection development, which involves the selection of materials for the library; and acquisitions, which orders, receives, and pays for those materials. In many libraries, selecting and acquiring materials may be done in the same department-in the smallest libraries perhaps even by the same person. In larger
libraries, selection may be done by a collection development department and/or designated subject specialists, while a separate department acquires the selected materials. Acquisitions, in essence, is the business side of bringing materials into the library or licensing access to library resources.

Instructors: Morag Boyd and Kate Kasimor

For additional details and registration information see:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/foa/ol_templ.cfm

The deadline to apply for Circle of Learning scholarships that can be used during the Spring 2011 semester is September 3, 2010.

The Circle of Learning program is designed for Native students who want to earn a fully online ALA-accredited MLIS degree.  It is offered through a partnership between the San Jose School of Library and Information Science and the American Indian Library Association, and is made possible by a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Details regarding eligibility for scholarships and application materials are available on the project website athttp://slisweb.sjsu.edu/circleoflearning/.   We also invite you to contact Heather Devine, the Circle of Learning Project Manager, at hhdevine@gmail.com.  Heather would be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have regarding this scholarship opportunity.

Please note that Circle of Learning students will need to be admitted to the School’s MLIS program in order to receive scholarship funding.  For more information about how to apply to the School’s fully online MLIS program, visithttp://slisweb.sjsu.edu/admissions/mlis_application.htm.

Sign up online at http://evanced.info/vtdol/evanced/eventcalendar.asp If you haven’t sent in Friends information for the Vermont Friends Directory, please do so:

Town:                                       Library:

Name & address of president/chair:

Email contact for the Friends group

Website if it includes Friends information:

Recent successes:

Questions? Send an email or call (802) 463-0142.

Amy Howlett
Vermont Department of Libraries

I append below the flyer for the next JASNA-Vermont Gathering on September 26.  This year we will be part of the Burlington Book Festival, and hosted by Champlain College.  If anyone wants a proper flyer [with the graphics not seen below] to post in your Library, please email me directly and I will send you a pdf file.

And of course, come if you can!

Best regards,

Deb Barnum at Bygone Books
Bygone Books
PO Box 5034
Burlington VT 05402
802-343-2294
email: books@bygonebooksvermont.com
website: www.bygonebooksvermont.com
blog: http://bygonebooks.wordpress.com

Jane Austen Society of North America
JASNA-Vermont:  JASNAVermont@gmail.com
blog: http://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com

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You are Cordially Invited to JASNA-Vermont’s September Meeting

Marsha Huff on

~Viewing Austen through Vermeer’s Camera Obscura*~

~Ms. Huff is the current President of JASNA~

*An illustrated lecture pairing paintings by Vermeer with scenes from Austen’s novels

Light refreshments served

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Sunday, September 26, 2010   2 – 4 pm

An event of the Burlington Book Festival ~ Sponsored by Bygone Books ~

Hosted by: Champlain College,

Hauke Conference Center

375 Maple St Burlington VT

Free & Open to the Public!

For more information: JASNAVermont@gmail.com / 802-343-2294

Please visit our BLOG at: http://JaneAustenInVermont.wordpress.com

Burlington Book Festival:  http://www.burlingtonbookfestival.com

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• Upcoming Events:

December 5: Annual Birthday Tea with McGill Professor Peter Sabor on the Juvenilia & Dawson College Professor Elaine Bander on Mr. Darcy  [Champlain College] ~ $20./person

March 27, 2011: “Jane Austen’s London in Fact and Fiction” w/ Suzanne Boden

& Deb Barnum [Champlain College] ~ Free

June 5, 2011: A Lecture & Concert on the Music of Jane Austen’s World with Professor William Tortolano [the Vermont College of Fine Arts] ~  $10. /person

Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Location: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Registration fee: $80 (includes Continental Breakfast and Lunch)

Please register early to avoid disappointment; attendance is capped at 120.

To register or for more information, please visit the conference web site at <http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/services.htmld/OctCon2010/>.

If you have a question about registration, please call Erin Branch at (603) 650-1661 or email her at erin.branch@dartmouth.edu .

PROGRAM:

8:00 – 9:00 Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome

9:15 – 10:00 “The Mayor of Everywhere: Using Social Tools to Be More Places at Once”

• Jessamyn West, Library Technologist, Randolph Technical Career Center, Randolph, VT, Author of librarian.net blog

10:00 – 10:30 “Blending the Old with the New: Methods for Modernizing a Credit-Based Research Skills Class”

• Laurie Sabol, Library Instruction Coordinator, Tisch Library, Tufts University
• Regina Raboin, Science Librarian, Tisch Library, Tufts University

10:30 – 11:00 “Beyond the “That’s Cool” with Web 2.0 in the Virtual and Face-to-Face Classroom”

• Anne de la Chapelle, Visiting Assistant Librarian, Feinberg Library, State University of New York – Plattsburgh
• Karen Volkman , Associate Librarian, Feinberg Library, State University of New York – Plattsburgh

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 11:45 “Library Instruction Webinars: Objectives, Trials, and Faculty Collaboration”

• Rosanna Kowalewski, Instruction & Outreach Librarian for Education, Psychology & Sociology, University of Massachusetts Lowell Libraries
• Donna Mullin, Instruction & Outreach Librarian for Management & Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell Libraries

11:45 – 12:00 “No Chad Left Behind! Increasing Student Participation with PollEverywhere”

• Jennifer Ditkoff, Collection Development Librarian, Mason Library, Keene State College
• Kara Young, Systems Librarian, Mason Library, Keene State College

12:00 – 12:30 “Cool at Rauner: Blogging Special Collections”

• Jay Satterfield, Special Collections Librarian, Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College Library
• Joshua Shaw, Technology Coordinator, Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College Library

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 2:00 “Opening Doors with Open Source”

• Emily Alling, Library Director, Rice-Aron Library, Marlboro College
• Amber Johnson, Reference & Technology Librarian, Rice-Aron Library, Marlboro College

2:00 – 2:20 “Flypaper for Questions: Using Twitter to Find Questions and Reach Non-Users”

• Andy Burkhardt, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Champlain College

2:20 – 2:40 “Doubling Up: Leveraging Existing Technology to Provide More Library Instruction with the Same Staff”

• Jennifer Ferguson, Reference Librarian, Regina Library, Rivier College

2:40 – 3:00 “Wrap-up”

• Bill Garrity, Director of Biomedical Libraries, Dartmouth College/Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

The Library Support Staff Certification Program is now accepting applications for 55 subsidies of $200 from LSSC Candidates to enroll in and complete LSSC-approved courses. Candidates who receive a subsidy award will receive a $200 reimbursement after they pay for, and complete, an LSSC-approved course.

To apply for a subsidy, candidates must be accepted in the LSSC Program by September 15, 2010.  Subsidy recipients must successfully complete one of LSSC’s Approved Courses by April 1, 2011.

Application information is available on the LSSC For Candidates page. Candidates must apply for the subsidy by September 15. The LSSC Program staff will select recipients using a random selection process and announce subsidy awards on September 27.

For more information, please contact LSSC Program staff.(lssc@ala.org).

The Collections Librarian/Manager of Cataloging and Acquisitions provides leadership in shaping the Middlebury Libraries collections in all formats, supervises the merged Cataloging/Acquisitions workgroup, serves as a lead member of the newly formed Digital Projects Committee, and participates in the LIS liaison program.  This position reports to the Director of Research and Collection Services and oversees a budget of over 2 million dollars within a merged library/IT organization that includes a varied staff of librarians, educational technologists, programmers, web developers, and support staff.

Among the varied duties of this position, the Collections Librarian will work closely with librarian and faculty selectors to build an appropriately strong, balanced Library collection; review and negotiate license agreements for online library resources; regularly review collecting policies and assess the collection to withdraw, or unsubscribe to, obsolete or unneeded materials; and pursues collaborative and consortial resource sharing opportunities whenever possible.  The successful candidate will also supervise the cataloging/acquisitions workgroup, and participate in decisions relating to the creation of digital library projects at Middlebury.

Qualifications:

We seek an individual with excellent interpersonal skills, a positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning who has a MLS, MLIS, or foreign equivalent. An advanced degree in a subject specialty welcomed. Other suitable combinations of education and experience will be considered.  The successful candidate should have substantive experience developing collections in an academic library environment, experience with budget preparation and allocation, knowledge of current and emerging trends within the field of collection development and scholarly communication, and solid communication skills.  Supervisory experience is highly desirable. Knowledge of Innovative Interface’s ERM module preferred.  Experience with library cataloging, acquisitions, and/or digital projects preferred.  Familiarity with one or more of the ten languages (German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Hebrew, or Russian) taught at Middlebury preferred.  Technical skills and a willingness to develop new competencies are required.  Ability to work in a team-oriented environment is crucial.

To Apply:

Interested applicants should apply online via:

https://middlebury.igreentree.com/CSS_MIDD_External/CSSPage_Referred.ASP?Req=MD10-318

For assistance, please call Human Resources at 802-443-5465.

Equal Opportunity Employer