From gslisce2 at simmons.edu Mon Feb 3 15:12:56 2014 From: gslisce2 at simmons.edu (GSLIS Cont Ed) Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 15:12:56 -0500 Subject: [Neasis-l] Webinar: Ebooks in Corporate/Special Libraries -- Matarazzo/Pearlstein Message-ID: Ebooks in Corporate/Special Libraries: A Review -- Taught by James M. Matarazzo & Toby PearlsteinDate: February 27, 2014 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Cost: $25 Register information is here: http://alanis.simmons.edu/ceweb/registerinfo.php Articles, conference presentations, and announcements on ebook usage in school, public, and academic libraries have become regular features in the literature. And this is by no means a U.S.-based phenomenon. In fact, in 2011, the global strategic management consulting firm Bain & Co. issued a report covering six countries (U.S., Japan, Germany, France, U.K., and South Korea) across three continents. This study focuses primarily on mass market publishing but provides some useful insight for corporate library purposes as well. Readers "tend to read more when equipped with digital readers" and in encouraging news for publishers, "the vast majority of those readers will pay for e-books." Despite the broadened base of ebook delivery channels and the growth in consumption of content via multiple devices, the impact does not seem to have greatly affected corporate libraries yet. The authors decided to look into this matter to answer the question of whether we have reached the point at which ebooks represent a necessary component of the corporate content portfolio. Do information services departments need ebooks to continue to contribute to their organizations' success? Or, put another way, can corporate librarians afford to ignore the value of ebooks as a component of the services they provide their customers? In this webinar the presenters will cover the following topics: - Ebook Adoption in Special Library Settings - Survey Results - More Barriers (Customer Appetite [End User or Researcher]; Cost/Acquisition Models/Deployment) - Incentives (Mobility; Cutting Edge; Cost Savings and Usage Measures) - Putting It All in Perspective - Mini Case Studies (The Insurance Company wants to give Ebooks a go; Fidelity Center for Advanced -Technology; The Vendor Perspective) - Appendix (Survey Instrument) - Recommended readings James M. Matarazzo is a fellow of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). He received SLA's Professional Award in 1983 and again in 1991 when he also received SLA's President's Award. Matarazzo was president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (2000-2001) and is the vice president of the H.W. Wilson Foundation, Inc. Toby Pearlstein has 30 years of experience as an information professional in both the public and private sector; including state and regional organizations, as well as a global professional services firm. Kris Liberman LS '87 Continuing Education/Communications/Community Graduate School of Library and Information Science Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 office 617.521.2803 | fax 617.521.3192 email g slisce at simmons.edu Check out our most recent CE schedule ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Thu Feb 13 10:54:36 2014 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:54:36 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] Call for Nominations: NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services 2014 Message-ID: NETSL AWARD 2014 Call for Nominations New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Executive Board is seeking nominations for its annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services. The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members select a recipient at their February meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated. The next NETSL Award will be presented at the annual NETSL Spring Conference at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA on April 11, 2014. Eligibility for nomination is as follows: v Nominees may be NETSL/NELA members, but membership in the Association is not a requirement. v A nomination must be accompanied by a written statement that includes the rationale for nomination and, if a resume of the nominee is not appended, a narrative summary of the nominee's career and achievements. Provision of a resume is strongly recommended. v Nominations may be made by NETSL members, or by non-members. v Nominations and statement(s) must be received by the NETSL Vice-President no later than March 10, 2014. v Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for consideration. Nominees shall have made contributions to library technical services in one or more of the following areas: (1) Leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional or national level (2) Contributions or innovations in technical services (3) Significant contributions to professional literature (4) Conduct of studies or research in technical services Past Recipients include: Lynda Kresge, Birdie MacLennan, Dr. Sheila Intner, Robert L. Cunningham, Matthew Beacom, Catherine Willis, Lisa Palmer, and David Miller, Martha Rice sanders, Margaret A. Lourie, Janet Belanger Morrow, Olga Verbeek, John DeSantis. Please send nominations and inquiries to: Randi Rousseau Cataloging Librarian Goddard Library Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610 508-793-7156 rrousseau at clarku.edu NETSL is a section of the New England Library Association and is affiliated with the ALCTS Council of Regional Groups. 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Could libraries track patron information for good, rather than evil? Food for thought: * ALA Code of Ethics * Balancing Privacy and Innovation: Reinventing Libraries, a Library Journal article by Joseph Janes * As Libraries Go Digital, a Chronicle article by Marc Perry * Digital Rights and Wrongs, video by MIT Professor Alex Pentland When: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 5:30pm to 7pm Where: Watering Hole (TBD), Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA For more information, contact neasist at gmail.com http://www.neasist.org From MKramer at wheelock.edu Fri Feb 21 18:33:15 2014 From: MKramer at wheelock.edu (Maric Kramer) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:33:15 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] Call for proposals: Teaching Across Difference Message-ID: <865132F8C009494186E0BE37187480F19A61F6EA@Wheelock-exch-1.wheelock.edu> Teaching Across Difference NELIG Annual Program, June 6, 2014 @ UMass Dartmouth Call for Proposals The New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG), an interest group of ACRL New England, is requesting breakout session proposals for its annual conference "Teaching Across Difference" to be held at UMass Dartmouth, in North Dartmouth, MA, on Friday, June 6, 2014. The annual program is inspired by this year's keynote speaker, Yu-Hui Chen and the article she co-authored with Mary K. Van Ullen, "Helping International Students Succeed Academically through Research Process and Plagiarism Workshops" (http://crl.acrl.org/content/72/3/209.full.pdf+html). We will share and explore how instruction librarians negotiate the many differences we encounter in our work, be they one-on-one, collaborative or in the classroom. For example, do you have a technique for approaching a particular difference in your library instruction sessions? How do you incorporate your own differences into teaching information literacy skills to students? What collaborative partnerships have you developed on your campus to accommodate and support difference into your information literacy program? For your proposal consider addressing differences of: * Ability * Potential * English Language Proficiency * Location (Distance/Online) * Educational Background (ex: first generation, public/private, adult) * Learning Style * Culture Each presenter should plan on speaking 30-35 minutes with an additional 10-15 minutes for question and discussion (45 minutes total). We are looking for individual, group, or panel presentations by librarians and/or their collaborative colleagues. Interactive workshops involving computers and hands-on activities will also be considered. NELIG encourages librarians with any amount of experience to submit a proposal, so don't feel shy. NELIG is dedicated to providing opportunities for librarians to learn practical ideas from one another. Please feel free to email if you have any questions about presenting. If you are interested in presenting a session or a panel, please submit the following online form by March 10, 2014: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_4OWAEI2FjF0k45FP_EY-rPwWpcGX4DST8ITC6ghNpc/viewform Questions should be directed to: acrlnelig at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu Thu Feb 27 18:01:31 2014 From: bpanagopoulos at suffolk.edu (Beata Panagopoulos) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:01:31 +0000 Subject: [Neasis-l] Reminder - NEASIST Spring Meetup Wed. March 5, 5:30-7 pm at Champions in Kendall Square, Cambridge Message-ID: Spring Meetup BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: LIBRARIES AND PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE Join us for an informal and lively discussion on the issue of privacy in the digital age. Historically, libraries have been staunch defenders of patron privacy. But in an era when citizens routinely share their information, particularly in the digital realm, in order to receive tailored book and movie recommendations and targeted services, are libraries standing in the way of their own progress? Could libraries track patron information for good, rather than evil? Food for thought: * ALA Code of Ethics http://www.ala.org/advocacy/proethics/codeofethics/codeethics * Balancing Privacy and Innovation: Reinventing Libraries, a Library Journal article by Joseph Janes http:\lj.libraryjournal.com\2013\08\future-of-libraries\balancing-privacy-innovation-reinventing-libraries\ * Digital Rights and Wrongs, video by MIT Professor Alex Pentland http:\forumblog.org\2013\12\ideas-davos-digital-rights-and-wrongs\ * As Libraries Go Digital, a Chronicle article by Marc Perry http://chronicle.com/article/As-Libraries-Go-Digital/135514/ WHEN: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 5:30pm to 7pm WHERE: Champions Bar 50 Broadway Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 02139 For more information, contact neasist at gmail.com http://www.neasist.org