ALA 2008 Conference Programs For Academic Librarians

From ACRLog:

As a special service to our ACRLog readers attending ALA in Anaheim, we provide this list of conference programs likely to be of special interest to ACRLog readers. Many thanks to Beth Avery, Head, Research and Instructional Services at University of North Texas Libraries. Beth prepared this list as an annual service of the ACRL College Libraries Section Committee on Professional Development.

This is quite a long list. It’s arranged chronologically by day, then alphabetically by hotel. The room, program title, and sponsoring organization are all listed. The list begins with events for Saturday at 8:00 AM and concludes on Monday at 5:30.

ALA Event-ACRL New Member Discussion Group

Going to Annual in Anaheim? Join us for the ACRL New Member Discussion Group on Saturday, June 28th from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Hilton Anaheim, Balboa C (Right after the the ACRL 101 session and located in the same hotel)

*Building a more hireable you: Developing your resume from the inside out*

Whether you are currently on the job market or just looking to update your resume or CV, join us to discuss tips for developing unique skills that will help you stand out. We’ll also talk about tips on how to create a winning online portfolio (as well as provide some great examples!). The ACRL New Member Discussion group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year–at both ALA conferences–to chat about whatever is on our minds. It’s an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL.

Questions? Interested in getting involved? Contact Merinda Hensley, Convener, ACRL New Member Discussion Group, mhensle1@illinois.edu

ACRL announces invited speakers for 14th National Conference

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce a distinguished lineup of invited paper presenters for the ACRL 14th National Conference, “Pushing the Edge: Explore, Engage, Extend,” to be held March 12-15, 2009 in Seattle, Wash. These speakers will examine such topics as the culture of assessment, measures of success in higher education and issues and trends in higher education.

Marilee J. Bresciani is associate professor of postsecondary education at San Diego State University and faculty coordinator of the master’s and doctorate in postsecondary educational leadership. Bresciani previously served as the assistant vice president for institutional assessment at Texas A&M University and director of assessment at North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on organizational evaluation of student learning and development. Bresciani has authored four books, along with multiple chapters, refereed journal articles and other publications. In addition, she is a frequent facilitator of workshops and conversations around evaluating student learning centeredness across the globe. During her presentation in Seattle, Bresciani will discuss the differences and similarities between measures of success used in business and higher education, within the context of general education.

Peter Hernon is a professor at Simmons College, where he teaches courses on government information policy and resources, evaluation of information services, research methods and academic librarianship. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and, in addition to teaching at Simmons College, has taught at the University of Arizona and Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). He is the co-editor of Library & Information Science Research, founding editor of Government Information Quarterly and past editor of The Journal of Academic Librarianship. He is also the author of approximately 275 publications, including 45 books. Hernon is the 2008 recipient of the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award.  His presentation will examine the culture of assessment from the perspective of an accreditation organization, how academic libraries fit into the accreditation process and how to assess performance.

Elson S. Floyd has been president of Washington State University (WSU), the state of Washington’s land-grant research university, since May 2007. WSU is classified among the nation’s 96 leading public and private universities with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Floyd brings an exceptionally wide range of administrative experience, as well as valuable state and national perspectives on higher education issues and policies. A native of Henderson, N.C., he holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science and speech, a master of education degree in adult education and a doctor of philosophy degree in higher and adult education, all from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Floyd will discuss trends in higher education administration during his presentation at the ACRL National Conference.

Further details about the ACRL 14th National Conference are online at http://www.acrl.org/seattle. Registration will open in mid-to-late September 2008.  For more information, contact Margot Conahan at (312) 280-2522 or by e-mail at mconahan@ala.org.

2009 Councilor-At-Large Elections

The ALA 2009 Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees to run on the 2009 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-elect and Councilor-at-large.

The Nominating Committee will select two candidates to run for President-elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in the 2009 spring election.  The President-elect will serve a three-year term: as President-elect in 2009-2010, as President in 2010-2011, and as Immediate Past President in 2011-2012.  The Councilors-at-large will serve three-year terms, beginning after the 2009 ALA Annual Conference and ending at the adjournment of the 2012 Annual Conference.

The ALA President and Councilors also serve in corresponding roles in the ALA-Allied Professional Association [ALA-APA].  Individuals considering ALA-APA office are encouraged to consult with their employer regarding any restrictions regarding lobbying activities or service on the governing body of a 501(c)6 organization.

Members who wish to make nominations should submit the following information: nominee name; present position; institution; address; telephone; fax; and e-mail address.  Self-nominations are encouraged.  All potential nominees must complete the Potential Candidate Biographical Form available at  <https://cs.ala.org/potentialcandidates/> https://cs.ala.org/potentialcandidates/ The database will be available June 2, 2008.   Nominations and forms must be received no later than September 1, 2008.

Nominations may be sent to any member of the 2009 Nominating Committee.  Committee members are:  Susan S. DiMattia, Chair, Consultant, DiMattia Associates, Stamford, CT,  sdimattia@optonline.net; Rose T. Dawson, Acting Director, Alexandria (VA) Library,  rdawson@alexandria.lib.vaus; Timothy P. Grimes, Manager, Community Relations and Marketing, Ann Arbor (MI) District Library,  grimest@aadl.org; Susan Hildreth, State Librarian, California State Library, Sacramento,  shhildreth@comcast.net; Corinne M. Hill, Collection Development Manager, Denton (TX) Public Library;  cmhill@cityofdenton.com; Pamela Spencer Holley. Writer, Consultant, Hallwood, VA;  pamsholley@aol.com; Jo Ellen Priest Misakian, Interim Dean/School of Education, Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA;  jmisakian@fresno.edu; Daniel O. O’Connor, Professor, Rutgers University School of Communication Information & Library Studies, New Brunswick, NJ; oconnor@scils.rutgers.edu; and Thomas C. Wilson, Associate Dean, Library Technology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, tcwilson@ua.edu.

To encourage diversity and leadership development, the Committee will refrain from nominating any current Councilors for election to another term.  However, the Committee encourages all current Councilors who wish to continue their service to the Association to file as petition candidates.  Petitions will be available from Lois Ann Gregory-Wood, Council Secretariat, ALA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, Email: lgregory@ala.org, or during the 2008 Annual Conference or 2009 Midwinter Meeting.  Petitions require 25 signatures for names to be included on the 2009 ballot.

Beyond White Privilege 101

Beyond White Privilege 101: Continuing the discussion in Anaheim
ALA Annual, Anaheim, CA
Sunday, June 29th, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Orange County – Grand B/C

Join us in examining the impact of white privilege in the library environment at the Beyond White Privilege 101 session at ALA Annual.

This session is the continuation of one held during the ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, when Art Munin, consultant and Assistant Dean of Students at DePaul University began a provocative conversation with a standing- room- only crowd during the meeting’s White Privilege 101 session. The Office for Diversity invites you to continue the dialogue in Anaheim at the Beyond White Privilege 101 session. This is an ongoing conversation and attendees need not have attended the session at Midwinter in order to join us in Anaheim.

George Lipsitz PhD, respected scholar, author of numerous publications including “The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics,” as well as current faculty member in the department of Black Studies at UCSB, will give a talk with the mission of broadening perspectives and translating knowledge into action. A facilitated discussion will follow his presentation.

We all operate within multiple circles of privilege, and we and are all motivated by hidden biases. The session intends to examine how we are impacted by white privilege in hiring practices, interactions with other librarians and educators, students and with our peers. This discussion will take this examination beyond a professional understanding of these issues at a distance to a personal connection in order to help us all understand the role that white privilege plays in our lives not just professionally but in our day- to- day interactions with the world. As Dr Lipsitz says in “The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics,” “I hope it is clear that opposing whiteness is not the same as opposing white people. White supremacy is an equal opportunity employer, nonwhite people can become active agents of white supremacy as well as passive participants in its hierarchies and rewards.”

Contact coordinators for more information on this session:
Chisa Uyeki, cuyeki@mtsac.edu
Lia Friedman, lgfriedman@ucsd.edu
Gary Colmenar, colmenar@library.ucsb.edu

The ALA Office for Diversity serves as a key resource and link to the professional issues that speak to diversity as a fundamental value and action area of the association. For more information visit www.ala.org/diversity.