Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Nancy Bolt Receives 2016 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award

Nancy Bolt Receives 2016 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/
Forest Press Award


Nancy Bolt


CHICAGO — Nancy Bolt has been named the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award, given to a librarian or person who has made significant contributions to international librarianship. The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate to be presented at the International Librarians Reception on Monday, June 27, at the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando. OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award.

The ALA IRC Humphry Award Subcommittee recognized Bolt’s “undaunted passion” in making its selection, noting that her “work with local, national and international audiences has been significant and she has made a great contribution to the field of librarianship and international cooperation.” Currently president of the library consulting firm Nancy Bolt & Associates, her professional career has included stints with the Colorado State Library, the Maryland Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Click here to read the press release

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Two IRRT members, Maureen Sullivan and Nancy Bolt, received ALA awards this year

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

IRRT Members Maureen Sullivan and Nancy Bolt 

Received 2016 ALA Awards

 

Two IRRT members, Maureen Sullivan and Nancy Bolt, received ALA awards this year. 


 Maureen is the recipient of the ALA’s 2016 Joseph W. Lippincott Award.




 
Nancy is the recipient of the ALA’s 2016 Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award. 

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Congratulations, Maureen and Nancy!

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The ALA Award Ceremony will be on Sunday, June 26, 3:30 – 4:00 pm, OCCC – Chapin Theatre (W320). This will be followed by the Presidents Program featuring Diane Guerrero, Actress, an outspoken advocate for commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform, and White House Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization.

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Get Ready for Orlando!

Get Ready for Orlando!

John Hickok IRRT Chair June 2016 YouTube Video

 

IRRT Chair John Hickok gives a video preview of top IRRT programs to expect at Annual.

Check it out here:  www.youtube.com/user/ALAIRRT



Wednesday, June 1, 2016

[ELEARN] Call for Papers - ICGCTI2016 on Fifth WCCET - Malaysia

The Fourth International Conference on Green Computing, Technology and Innovation (ICGCTI2016)
- Part of The Fifth World Congress on Computing, Engineering and Technology (WCCET) -

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (A.P.U.)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | September 6-8, 2016

http://sdiwc.net/conferences/icgcti2016/important-dates/

The event will be held over three days, with presentations delivered by researchers from the international community, including presentations from keynote speakers and state-of-the-art lectures. The conference welcome papers on the following (but not limited to) research topics:

- Information and Data Management
- Data Compression
- E-Technology
- E-Government
- E-Learning
- Wireless Communications
- Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity
- Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications
- Data Mining
- Computational Intelligence
- Biometrics Technologies
- Forensics, Recognition Technologies and Applications
- Information Ethics
- Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems
- Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications
- Image Processing
- Distributed and parallel applications
- Internet Modeling
- User Interfaces,Visualization and Modeling
- XML-Based Languages
- Network Security
- Remote Sensing
- Social Networks
- Information Content Security
- Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Management
- Web Services Architecture, Modeling and Design
- Semantic Web, Ontologies
- Web Services Security
- Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance
- Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems
- Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks
- Indexing and Query Processing for Moving Objects
- Cryptography and Data Protection
- User Interfaces and Usability Issues form Mobile Applications
- Mobile Social Networks
- Peer-to-Peer Social Networks
- Sensor Networks and Social Sensing
- Social Search
- Embedded Systems and Software
- Real-Time Systems
- Multimedia Computing
- Software Engineering

Researchers are encouraged to submit their work electronically. All papers will be fully refereed by a minimum of two specialized referees. Before final acceptance, all referees comments must be considered.

Important Dates
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Submission Deadline    August 6, 2016
Acceptance Notification    August 16, 2016 or 4 weeks from the submission date
Camera Ready Deadline    August 26, 2016
Registration Deadline    August 26, 2016
Conference Dates    September 6-8, 2016

Register Now for the FREE "Library as Classroom" Mini-Conference

 Register Now for the Free Library as a Classroom Mini-Conference


The second of our three free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," is coming up soon! Register now to join us on June 15th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone), or to be able to watch the recordings at your convenience. There will be an hour-long opening keynote panel, three half-hour blocks with multiple choices of practitioner presentations, and then a half-hour closing keynote (see below).

In A New Culture of Learning, authors Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown write, “Where imaginations play, learning happens.” This could and should define our services for now and in the future. The library as creative classroom means we approach the learning opportunities we create with thought, user-directed planning, and insights from research. This classroom may include physical spaces for instruction and discovery as well as online, multiscale platforms aimed at social learning and participation.

Libraries of all kinds serve as formal and informal creative classrooms, supporting learners by employing emerging strategies in learning and engagement. These include: play, collaborative exploration of ideas and technologies, and other innovations. There are notable examples of academic, public, and K-12 library spaces that have become creative classrooms. These feature community learning spaces to help learners achieve, game-focused initiatives that make the library a laboratory for exploration, creation zones with requisite digital and 3-D hardware for building things, and potentially endless opportunities to connect virtually with people worldwide.

The library as classroom requires inspired and insightful management that can do those things and more. The library as classroom also requires well-trained, user-focused staff who understand how people of all ages can learn socially. Art programs, DIY tinkering, locally sourced expert forums, and LOOCs (local open online courses) are all part of this ­curriculum.

This is a free event, being held online. Please register HERE to attend live or to receive the recording links.


Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.
Participants are encouraged to use #library2016 on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.





CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
We are still accepting proposals for a limited number of slots for presenter sessions. http://www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals.

WEBINAR PLATFORM:
The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate, and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. Verify that you are using a compatible version of Java (Complete Steps 1 and 2). Additional information will be sent with the final conference information after registration.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Michael Stephens
Assistant Professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University
@mstephens7

Dr. Michael Stephens is Assistant Professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University. He presents to both national and international audiences about emerging technologies, learning, innovation, and libraries. Since 2010, Dr. Stephens has written the monthly column “Office Hours” for Library Journal exploring the issues, ideas, and emerging trends in libraries and LIS education. To review Dr. Stephen’s archive of work, visit his Tame the Web website and blog http://tametheweb.com.
http://tametheweb.com/

Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom

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 Michael Casey
Information Technology Director for the Gwinnett County Public Library
@michaelecasey

Michael Casey is currently the Information Technology Director for the Gwinnett County Public Library in metropolitan Atlanta. Named a Mover + Shaker by Library Journal in March 2007, he co-authored (with Michael Stephens) “The Transparent Library” (2014, Amazon KDP) and he co-authored (with Laura Savastinuk) “Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service” (2007, Information Today Press) and is a contributor to “Library 2.0 and Beyond” (2007, Libraries Unlimited). He and Michael Stephens co-authored a monthly column in Library Journal titled “The Transparent Library“. He has written and spoken extensively on the subject of modern library services. Michael holds an MLS from Southern Connecticut State, an MA in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University, and a BA from Duquesne University.
https://about.me/michaelecasey

Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom

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Brian Kenney
Director of the White Plains Public Library
@brian_kenney

​Librarian, editor, and author Brian Kenney, Ph.D., is the director of the White Plains Public Library (NY) and a Contributing Editor to Publishers Weekly. ​Previously he was the editorial director of Library Journal and School Library Journal. His misspent youth was spent working in libraries in New York City, including the Brooklyn Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum. His research interest is in understanding the experience of adults reading for pleasure.


Opening Keynote Panel: Defining the Library as Classroom

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Joyce Valenza
Assistant Professor in the Master of Information Program, Rutgers University
@joycevalenza

After completely 25 years of joyful practice as a teacher librarian in K12 education, Joyce Valenza joined the faculty of Rutgers University where she is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Information program. Joyce has worked in special, public, and school libraries. She recently published the Social Media Curation, a Library Technology Report for ALA. Joyce writes the NeverendingSearch Blog for School Library Journal and contributes to several other library and edtech publications. She is active in AASL, ALA, ALISE and ISTE and considers herself one of the godmothers of the #tlchat network.
http://about.me/jvalenza 


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Jessamyn West
Library Technologist
@jessamyn

Jessamyn West is a librarian and community technologist. She helps run the Internet Archive's Open Library project and writes a column for Computers in Libraries magazine. She works with small libraries and businesses in Central Vermont to help them use technology to solve problems.
http://www.librarian.net/

Opening Keynote Panel:
Defining the Library as Classroom

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 Sean Casserly
Director of the Johnson County Library

Sean has worked in the library field for more than 20 years. He has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and a graduate degree in Library Information Science. He has been the Director of the Johnson County Library for the last 4 years. In his spare time he likes to travel with his wife and read.

Closing Keynote