[Lib-helig-l] Latest issue of Journal of Library Administration of interest to academic libraries

Dear Colleagues

The latest issue of the Journal of Library Administration  (Vol 51, issue 4)  deals with Reference.  There are articles of interest to academic libraries.

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g937057591~tab=toc

 

 Farewell to the Reference Librarian
Scott Kennedy
Pages 319 - 325

 

Abstract

Now that reference research is almost exclusively an online endeavor, the traditional model of reference service—a static walk-up service point—no longer applies. Today librarians engage users at point of need, embedding research help in the context of the online research environment, while at the same time respecting the users' preference for a transparent and unmediated experience.

 

 Mlibrary: Concepts for Redefining Reference
Laurie Alexander; Jane Blumenthal; Karen Downing; Barbara MacAdam; Gurpreet K. Rana; Karen Reiman-Sendi; Nicole Scholtz; Laurie A. Sutch
Pages 326 - 342

 

Abstract

Readily available reference services have been a key component of the University of Michigan Library's (MLibrary) success in supporting and advancing campus research, teaching, and learning. An examination of the evolution of our reference services over the past 10 years suggests strategies and innovative approaches that may well inform future service directions. The purpose of this article is to capture the University of Michigan experience as a way to better understand this evolution and, in doing so, to offer critical concepts to consider when thinking about the development of current and future reference services.

 

 Reference as Outreach: Meeting Users Where They Are
Paulita Aguilar; Kathleen Keating; Suzanne Schadl; Johann Van Reenen

Pages 343 - 358

Abstract

Academic libraries have seen a dramatic decline in face-to-face traditional reference desk interactions over the past decade. Due to new initiatives at the University of New Mexico, reference services are flourishing even though traditional desk reference interactions are declining. Incorporating more engaged librarians within the academic and surrounding communities has expanded reference services and created new opportunities for librarians to consult with users in multiple settings. The establishment of a virtual service desk has increased the accessibility and visibility of the library to "meet users where they are" in an electronic environment.

 

Paradigm Shift in Reference Services at the Oberlin College Library: A Case Study
Megan S. Mitchell; Cynthia H. Comer; Jennifer M. Starkey; Eboni A. Francis
Pages 359 - 374

 

Abstract

This case study focuses on reference services in the main library at Oberlin College. It traces the development of the current service model, which has evolved as the Reference & Instruction Department has anticipated, managed, and responded to changes related to increased teaching and instruction activities, shifting reference usage patterns, and changes in student research behaviors. Emphasis is placed on a popular and highly personalized research appointment service; a robust program of course-related library instruction; reliance on students to help staff the reference desk and make effective referrals; developing and maintaining strong relationships with teaching faculty; and creating welcoming spaces conducive to research, studying, socializing, and interacting with library staff.

 Tightening the System: Reference as a Loosely Coupled System
Jeremy Green; Troy Swanson
Pages 375 - 388

 

Abstract

The Moraine Valley Community College Library views its reference services as a loosely coupled system, which places the knowledge of the librarian at the heart of the reference interaction. Enabling knowledge sharing at the reference desk, from the classroom, and across the department has worked to tighten the system.

 

 Embedded Reference to Embedded Librarianship: 6 Years at the University of Calgary
Jerremie Clyde; Jennifer Lee
Pages 389 - 402

 

Abstract

This article is an update to a previous article on embedded office hours at the University of Calgary. It examines the nature of embedded librarianship at the University of Calgary and how it has changed from embedded reference to embedded librarianship over the past 6 years. There have been 3 main approaches to achieving embedded librarianship: office hours, long service, and purpose-built branch or special libraries. This article reviews the current literature on embedded librarianship and in that context describes, compares, and discusses the 3 approaches at the University of Calgary.

 

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Librarian: Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Private Bag

7700 RONDEBOSCH

SOUTH AFRICA

 

Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569

Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za

 

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Call for Papers: LIASA Annual Conference

Date:               3-7 October 2011
Venue:            East London International Convention Centre

Theme:           Dynamic Leadership for LIS

Contact:         conference2011@liasa.org.za

Website:         http://www.liasa.org.za

 

You are hereby invited to submit proposals for papers & posters that will focus on areas related to the theme of the conference. 

 

The 13th Annual LIASA Conference aims to provide opportunities to debate, share, and learn from local and international professional colleagues and partners.  All relevant stakeholders and partners are invited to participate in discussions and workshops around the proposed topics.   Papers based on case studies and best practice would be given preference.

 

Papers and poster proposals on topics such as the following will be considered for inclusion in the conference programme:

The focus will be on:  Leadership; Advocacy; Technology; Cultural Diversity

               Leadership for innovation and change

               Mobile technology and libraries

·                     Access 24/7

·                     Taking libraries to the people

 

               Leadership for professional development

               Libraries contributing to growth and development

               Libraries building communities

               School libraries underpinning quality education 

               Libraries promoting sustainable development

 

        Libraries providing leadership for cultural diversity  

                   Transforming library and information services for the future

 

               Libraries open access to Knowledge

 

Libraries driving access to knowledge

 

Libraries and the millennium development goals

 

Libraries – learning and teaching

§  Libraries for information literacy and lifelong learning

§  libraries for a reading nation

§  libraries as the foundation for research and academic excellence

§  libraries facilitate skills development

           

The deadline for receipt of proposals is 27 May 2011

To submit your abstract online go to:   “Submit Abstract” .   You should also upload your brief CV.

 

For general queries contact:  conference2011@liasa.org.za or:  abstracts4conference2011@liasa.org.za.

 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

1.         Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts for short papers based on practical experience, case studies and best practice.

2.         Priority will be given to papers on the main theme and focus areas, although papers on related topics may also be considered.

3.         Papers must be presented in English.

4.         Submissions must include:

 

• full title of the paper;
• name(s) of author(s),
• institutional affiliation,
• full contact details of author(s),
• an abstract of the paper of 300 - 500 words
• Each abstract file should be named with the surname of the presenting author, e.g.:  Smith abst1.doc
• Include the contact details of author(s) in the abstract file
• brief CV of the author(s) (separate file) named with the surname of the presenting author, e.g.: Smith CV.doc (no more than 2 A4 sheets).

 

5.         The abstracts of the accepted papers may be published in the conference programme and on the LIASA website.

6.         Authors of accepted papers will be notified as soon as possible after 15 June 2011.

7.         No correspondence will be entered into about acceptance or non-acceptance of papers.

8.         The final version of the presentation/paper must be submitted in electronic form (as an MS Word file) by 23 September 2011 for publishing on the
            LIASA website and SAJLIS. 
 

9.         Papers presented at the LIASA Conference will be considered for publication in a special edition of the South African Journal of Libraries and
            Information Science.
        

10.        This call for papers is for the plenary and parallel sessions of the Conference, including the Interest Groups.

11.        Proposals for papers for a specific Interest Group can also be submitted.  Please indicate which Interest Group.

 

12.        Please note that all presenters are responsible for their own expenses to attend the conference.

 

 

 

Naomi Haasbroek

President

Library and Information Association of South Africa

president@liasa.org.za

http://www.liasa.org.za

Twitter: www.twitter.com/LIASANews

 

South African Library Week 2011: 19-26 March 2011

"Read in your language @ your library"

 

 

Chair:  IFLA Africa Section

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

http://www.ifla.org/en/africa

 

HEAD:  Library and Information Services

iThemba LABS

P O Box 722

Somerset West

7129

 

Tel:  +27 21 843 1000

Tel:  +27 21 843 1259 (Direct)

Fax:  0866116096 or +27 21 843 3525

Mobile:  0828959931

E-Mail:  naomi@tlabs.ac.za

http://www.tlabs.ac.za

 

 

 

[Lib-helig-l] Future Ed - The Education Show

Dear Colleagues

 

Spotted this on bizcommunity.com.   You may be interested in this, although this is aimed at schools, rather than higher education.

 

Future Ed - The Education Show will be running 27th May - 29th May 2011 at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg.    This is billed as the country's first-ever education exhibition.    Admission is free, but registration is required.    

 

Check out the link to the show's website  http://www.future-ed.co.za/

and here's the link to the story on bizcommunity

http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/94/58938.html

 

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Librarian: Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Private Bag

7700 RONDEBOSCH

SOUTH AFRICA

 

Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569

Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za

 

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] Reminder: e-Learning Environment Seminar 8-9 June 2011

E-learning Environment Seminar

 

08-09 June 2011

 

The University of Pretoria Library Services (UPLS) will be hosting a 2-day seminar on "The e-Learning Environment: future trends and impact."

 

Venue: Merensky Library 2, Hatfield Campus

Date: 8-9 June 2011

 

The e-Learning environment has been defined as an electronic information space that goes beyond electronic collection development and supports distinctive services to defined users of the library.  This seminar aims to:

·         Engender an understanding of the eLearning environment

·         Identify what are the trends for academic libraries

·         Address how academic libraries are adapting to eLearning

·         Question whether academic libraries are equipped to handle an eLearning environment

·         Share what is in practice, what has worked and what has not worked

 

Target audience: e-Resource librarians, information specialists and technical services librarians   involved in or with an interest in: e-collection development, telematic training and electronically supported learning and teaching. 

 

Sector involvement: academic, public/community and special libraries; e-resource service providers and publishers.

 

Provisional programme:

Day one: e-Collections: products, trends and management perspectives; Information literacy and innovations

Day two: Mobile technologies: sector-specific developments and experiences

Are you using your mobile optimally? Are we equipped to handle the e-learning environment?

 

Exhibitor space:  Service providers to the e-environment are invited to showcase their products in a defined exhibitor space at the Merensky Library.

Fee: R 600 per delegate and R 1000 per exhibitor

Fax/e-mail proof of payment to:
For Attention: Una Mgwenya. Fax: +27 12 362 5182. Email: una.mgwenya@up.ac.za 

For more information, please contact Ms Chrissie Boeyens on 012 420-3640 or chrissie.boeyens@up.ac.za

 

Registration form available on the UPLS website: http://www.library.up.ac.za/seminar

Closing date for registration: Friday 27 May 2011

 

 

 

 

**********************************************

Martha de Waal

Programme Co-ordinator: Centre for African Library Leadership

Department of Library Services

Merensky Library, Level 4, Room 4-7.1

University of Pretoria

Corner of Lynnwood Road and Roper Street

Hatfield 0083, South Africa 

Tel.: +27 12 420 5308

Fax: +27 12 362 5182

Email: martha.dewaal@up.ac.za

Website: http://www.library.up.ac.za

 

[Lib-helig-l] THINKING ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHOP

Hello

Find attached advert to be circulated.

Regards,

Miss Bulelwa Mandubu
Science Faculty Librarian
University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Modderdam Road
BELLVILLE, SOUTH AFRICA
7535
Tel: +27 21 959 2930
Fax: +27 21 959 2920
bmandubu@uwc.ac.za

[Lib-helig-l] Copyright, copy chaos and everything in between Workshop

Copyright, copy chaos and everything in between

Learn.  Discuss.  Play!

Do you know your copy rights? Do you know your user rights? Although many librarians and teachers feel quite confident in the area of copyright and access to educational materials, a recent survey* has revealed that a number of incorrect assumptions and perceptions prevail.  On the other hand, some librarians and teachers are just not sure about what is permitted under the current Copyright Act, and are thus hesitant when it comes to advising their users and learners.  Neither of these stances is surprising, given that the legal terrain still includes a number of grey areas around copyright and access to educational materials.  

You are invited to a highly interactive workshop that will help clarify the debate around copyright and open access to educational resources. We will share ideas, opinions and learnings on the copyright debate and how to open access to knowledge and goods on the Internet.

The hands-on workshop will include a discussion on the recent findings of a research project** on copyright and access to educational materials, and we will also share and talk about the problem areas and concerns for teachers and librarians that have been revealed through the survey.

The workshop also promises to provide you with a 'playroom' space where you can experiment and come to grips with finding, downloading and using open-licensed pictures, photographs and videos.

Experienced facilitators from the The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project and The African Commons Project will guide you throughout the day so that you will leave with not only a greater understanding of the current copyright environment, but you will gain some practical skills on finding and using open-licensed digital resources.

For librarians and teachers everywhere!

Presented by LIASA FAIFE (Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression) Committee, in association with The African Commons Project, with support from the IDRC and hosting partner Tshwane University of Technology Library Services Directorate.

*  A recent qualitative survey was circulated amongst local teachers and librarians, by The African Commons Project in partnerships with the ACA2K project, supported by the IDRC.  The survey was entitled "Copyright for teachers and librarians:  making sense of the South African Copyright environment."

**  The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project is an IDRC-funded research project that interrogates the South African coyright regime in relation to access to educatioinal materials and resources.  The project included local legal and academic researchers from Wits and UCT.   http://www.aca2k.org


Date: Friday, 20 May 2011

Venue: Library Conference Room, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria West Campus.  Directions will be provided to confirmed participants.  

Cost : R350 for LIASA members, R400 for non-LIASA members

Please deposit your payment in the account below, with reference: FAIFE [your surname/s]

Account holder: LIASA
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Branch:Pretoria

Branch code:251-445
Account no: 53251066743


Please send proof of each payment to fax number 012 429 3489, please mark for attention: Fatima Darries, or email to liasafaife@gmail.com.

Attendance will only be confirmed on receipt of proof of payment. No re-funds will be made.

Please register by 10 May 2011, by e-mailing for attention Fatima Darries at liasafaife@gmail.com with the following details:

Name:
Surname
Title
Male/Female
Institution/Organisation
Tel no.
Fax no.
Cell no.
E-mail address:
Dietary needs
LIASA membership number

Remember to send your proof of payment as well.
 
Programme outline:

09:30 - 09.45 – Welcome

09.45 - 10.30 - Copyright or copy wrong?... setting the scene: Is this copyright right or copy confusion?

10.30 - 11.00 - Copy responsible:  a context ... Introduction to the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project and providing a context.

11.00 - 11.15 - tea

11.15 - 12.15 - ... Copy responsible: continues ... discussion and sharing the findings of the ACA2K project and how this impacts on teachers and librarians.

12.15 - 13.00 - The librarian, the teacher and the copyright chaos … sharing findings of recent survey with a view to opening up discussion points for the afternoon session AND introducing open-licensed content.

13.00 - 13.30 - Lunch

13.30 - 14.45 - Let's Work Together … participants in teams working at different stations on various issues, including finding and downloading open digital resources.

15.45 - 15.15 - Talking back … feedback from groups.

15.15 - Wrap-up and say goodbye :)
 

Regards,

Ms Fatima Darries
Deputy Director: Cataloguing
UNISA Library
Tel:  +27+12 429 3488
Fax: +27+12 429 3489
Freefax: 0866922872

Skype: Fatima.Darries

Web address:        www.unisa.ac.za
Physical address:    Preller Street, Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria
Postal address:       P O Box 392, Unisa 0003, South Africa
 



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[Lib-helig-l] Fwd: [IFLA-L] Bizarre and Unusual Library Stories: What's Yours?

Hi all

See below. 

 

Please respond directly to the website.

 

(I call these "Good Grief" stories!)

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Librarian: Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Private Bag

7700 RONDEBOSCH

SOUTH AFRICA

 

Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569

Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za

 

 

 

>>> <Lindsay.Glynn@med.mun.ca> 4/15/2011 4:26 PM >>>

(Apologies for cross-posting)

Hi,

Those of us lucky enough to work in libraries have seen and heard it all, haven't we? Patrons have given us impressively creative excuses, I mean perfectly valid reasons, for their overdue items; we've been asked to find answers to the most bizarre questions; we've caught library users in various corners of the stacks in, ahem, awkward positions. 

We share these wonderful stories at conferences, in the lunchroom, and with friends who respond incredulously with "Really?! In the library???!!!"  These are the type of stories that simply need to be shared.

I am collecting these wonderful stories and compiling them in a book. You can submit your story online on my website: https://cataloguethat.wordpress.com

On the website you can also read a few teaser stories, find out where I will be during the year (maybe we can get together and talk about your stories), and see some of the images created by my excellent illustrator. I'm blogging my progress and you can follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/cataloguethat

I can't wait to read your stories and I'm even more excited to share them. So, click here and tell me all about it. Who knows…maybe your story will be featured on the site or illustrated in the book!

Please feel free to forward to other listserves and colleagues.

In anticipation of your sharing your story, I thank you very much. 

Lindsay

Lindsay Glynn, MLIS

Health Sciences Library

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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[Lib-helig-l] Emerging futures of subject librarians

Dear Colleagues

 

FYI  This comes off a blog called Digital Librarian Initiative @ Emory.

 

(from the webpage:  

 

The Digital Librarian Initiative started in December 2008.  Its mission is to enable librarians across the Emory Library system to share what they learn about trends in digital scholarship and digital librarianship within and beyond Emory.

 

  .... 

 

This site was set up January 2010 to replace Google Groups as a platform for posting, discussing, searching, tagging and archiving information for the Emory University Libraries' Digital Librarian Initiative and the Area Studies Team of the Service Division within the Woodruff Library.  Much of the content is visible only to respective members of those and other groups who join the site.  At members' discretion, some content is also shared with the greater librarian community.)

 

 

And here's the link to what they have shared with the greater librarian community:

 http://diglib.clairmontheights.org/node/3389

 

Summary: DLI has been asked to submit a summary review of our thoughts on emerging trends in the roles of the subject liaison.  The goal is to inform service division team leaders before their report out April 12 on this subject.  From our review of published literature (see recommended readings below) and from our own experience, we endorse the now common assumption that the emerging future of the subject librarian will be, like the present, multifaceted and dynamic both within and among subject librarian positions.  In addition, each position will be contingent in configuration depending on a series of changing variables and vectors such as disciplinary culture, digital technologies, evolving research practices, scholarly publishing, intellectual property rights, and economic and government support of higher education.  So we speak of futures in the plural, offering a few possible scenarios in different formats (narrative, graphic, tabular), and concluding with proposals to take advantage of the new opportunities to leverage existing skills and develop new ones.

 

 

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

 

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Librarian: Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Private Bag

7700 RONDEBOSCH

SOUTH AFRICA

 

Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569

Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za

 

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] ACRL Conference proceedings 2011

Dear Colleagues

Some weekend reading? Links to most of the papers presented at the ACRL Conference last week.

Regards
Ingrid Thomson

 

 

Sent to you by IngridThomson via Google Reader:

 

 

ACRL Conference proceedings 2011

via Library Intelligencer by shirley on 4/4/11

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/national/2011/papers/index.cfm

an alphabetical list of papers available online, with POD an option

papers include:

Ask Them—They'll Tell You! Eliciting Student Perspectives to Improve Services; Barbara Valentine

Delivering a WOW User Experience: Do Academic Librarians Measure Up?; Steven Bell

Information Literacy: Reinvention for Digital Natives; Nora Hillyer, Linda L. Parker, and Lola Gilbert

Listening to Students: A User-Centered Assessment of Incoming Graduate Students' Research Skills; Julie Petr and Amalia Monroe-Gulick

New Metrics for Academic Library Engagement; Craig Gibson and Christopher Dixon

QR Codes and the Library: The Library Audio Tour; Michael Whitchurch

Reference Desk Renaissance: Connecting with Users in the Digital Age; Sara Tompson and Catherine Quinlan

Reference Philosophy in a Mobile World: Evidence for Service Provision and Sustainability; Scott Collard, Kara Whatley, and Alexa Pearce

Re-Inventing Reference; Lynn A. Sheehan

 

 

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[Lib-helig-l] From the latest Chronicle in Higher Education

Dear Colleagues

From the latest Chronicle in Higher Education.

 

A report about the ACRL Conference.

http://chronicle.com/article/College-Librarians-Look-at/126975/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

 

Issues are the same no matter where we are!

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Librarian: Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Private Bag

7700 RONDEBOSCH

SOUTH AFRICA

 

Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569

Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za

 

 

 

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