NMRT wants to know about your publications

From NMRT-L:

“Have you published an article lately?
Have you written a book or book chapter?

If so then the NMRT Scholarship, Research and Writing Committee would
like to know about it! The upcoming May special edition of Footnotes,
“Scholarship and Research for New Librarians” will include a new
section, “Recent Membership Publications” as a vehicle to see what
fellow NMRT members have published in the last two years.

The only two requirements are that you published between 2006 – 2008 and
your citation be formatted according to the “Publication Manual of the
American Psychological Association” (5th ed.).

Please email you submission(s) to Deana Groves (deana.groves@wku.edu) by
March 21, 2008.”

ALA Washington Office Debuts Legislative Scorecard 2007

From the District Dispatch:

The ALA Washington Office has created the Legislative Scorecard. Covering votes from 2007, the scorecard lists several key pieces of federal library-related legislation that ALA supported, and places a check mark beside the names of the Senators and Representatives who sponsored those bills.

You can read a bit more about it here.

ACRL Webcast Offering – “Leading Change”

ACRL is offering another webinar entitled Leading Change. This training session will be held on March 20, 2008.  During this webcast, Kathryn Deiss will provide several models which can serve as lenses through which to view change. Tools such as the models and techniques for helping people through change will be provided.

After this webcast, participants will:

• Be able to use two frameworks for explaining the dynamics of change
• Understand types of change and that not all change is the same
• Understand and be able to develop strategies for working with “resistance” to change

Registration
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
CACUL member: Can$90 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40

RWG as an ACRL Interest Group?

ACRL is looking to change its bylaws to include the creation of Interest Groups as complements to Discussion Groups and Sections.  The change to the bylaw will be on the ballot this Spring.  More of the story is available here.

I’ve been thinking we could use a home home…a place to host our blog, a place to support us with a more formal and sustainable structure, and a place with an established and recognizable identity.  I’m going to think about this some more, but if anyone has any thoughts about this, positive or negative, feel free to share.

Megan P.

10+ Library School Lessons

Melissa Mallon recently listed 7 specific lessons she learned in library school on ACRL’s blog. You can read the full details in her post, but, in brief, the 7 lessons are:

1. The Importance of Continuing Education
2. Why We Should Pay Attention to the Environment
3. How to Collaborate with Faculty
4. How to Give a Good Presentation
5. The Infamous Reference Interview
6. Networking, Networking, Networking
7. Taking Baby Steps in Publishing

A couple of days later, a different blogger added a few more items to this list on his own blog:

1. Understand the Importance of Self-Promotion and Marketing Your Value to Libraries
2. Be Aware of New Technology and Ways to Expand Your Library Services
3. Recognize the Value of Professional Organizations and Local Networks

So, residents, what did you learn that isn’t on this list?  What are you glad you learned in library school?  I’ll start, but please join in…

1. The value of two words: main entry.
2. Suede elbow patches will always be fashionable.
3. Creative thinking is as valuable as productive thinking.
4. Overcrowded collections hide the gems.
5. Friendships make graduate education worthwhile.