January issue of Wavelinks now available
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008The January issue of Wavelinks, our member newsletter, is now available. Click here to view it.
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Archive for January, 2008
Tampa-Hillsborough Library Game Tournament
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008To kick off Teen Tech Week 2008 (March 2-8, 2008), the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative is having a Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution gaming tournament on Saturday, March 1, 2008. The event is sponsored by Red Octane.
Teens will enter qualifying events hosted at seven Hillsborough County libraries. These qualifiers will lead up to a Grand Tournament finale on March 1 hosted at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa, Fla.
Click here to see the poster for this event.
For more information, click here to visit the teen website or call the library at (813) 273-3652.
The Director’s Chair video contest – WE NEED YOUR VOTE!
Monday, January 28th, 2008The Director’s Chair video contest is in its final stages, and the finalists need YOUR vote!
We received many creative videos, and our judges narrowed the entries down to five finalists. Now it’s up to you to help choose the winner by voting for your favorite video. Visit www.askalibrarian.org/thedirectorschair and click on “vote” to see the top five videos and to vote for the one you think deserves to win.
**Polls will be open Jan. 27 through Feb. 9 (11:59 p.m. EST).**
We will announce the winner on Feb. 12.
Visit www.askalibrarian.org/thedirectorschair for more information.
If you have any questions, please contact Diana Sachs-Silveira at (813) 622-8252 (ext. 234).
Continuing Education survey
Friday, January 18th, 2008The Tampa Bay Library Consortium greatly values our members’ feedback.
We have compiled a short survey to find out what more we can do for you through our Continuing Education program. We ask that you take just a few minutes to fill out the survey so that we may enhance our service to better fit our members’ needs.
Please click here to complete the Continuing Education survey.
Contact Ellen Cannon at (813) 622-8252 (ext. 231) with any questions.
The Director’s Chair video contest – ENTRIES DUE THIS FRIDAY!
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
This Friday is your students’ final chance to enter The Director’s Chair video contest. We’ve already received some very creative videos, and we can’t to see what else your high school students can do!
**Please let your students know
that they have until Jan. 18 (11:59 p.m.)
to enter their videos.**
Visit www.askalibrarian.org/thedirectorschair for more information, including prizes, official rules, YouTube submission info and release forms.
If you have any questions, please contact Diana Sachs-Silveira at (813) 622-8252 (ext. 234).
Help select topic for the 2008 Middle Manager Symposiums
Thursday, January 10th, 2008The State Library and Archives of Florida, in partnership with several multi-type library cooperatives, annually offers Middle Manager Symposiums for mid-level managers and associate and assistant directors. The purpose of this professional development opportunity is for the participants to
· Learn new or improve existing leadership skill sets
· Gain valuable insights and ideas from library contemporaries and experts
· Build broader communities of practice
· Share best practices and innovative ideas
SARC IV: SLA’s South Atlantic Regional Conference
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008The Surreal Landscape:
Information Professionals Mastering the Challenges of Time & Space
Join your colleagues for an exciting conference experience scheduled at the end of February in sunny St. Petersburg, Fla., at the beautiful Hilton Carillon.
SARC is hosted every three years by the chapters of the South Atlantic Region of SLA and the 2008 conference is one you won’t want to miss. Keynote speakers are SLA President-elect Steven Abram and Dr. Graham Farmelo, Senior Research Fellow at the Science Museum in London. Dr. Farmelo is an international consultant in the public dimensions of science and is author of a forthcoming book on noted scholar and Nobel Prize winner, Paul Dirac. In addition to many other interesting speakers (possibly even a NASA astronaut!) there will be panel discussions ranging from the challenges of creating new libraries from scratch, “going digital,” and Second Life in the library and instruction world.
Keeping with the theme of the conference, a special evening event at the world-famous Salvador Dali Museum is planned the evening of the 28th. Click here for a sneak preview of the museum.
Make plans to attend SARC IV and note these two upcoming deadlines: early-bird registration for the conference ends *January 15, 2008* and special rates at the Hilton Carillon (a first-class business hotel, wireless throughout) end *January 27*.
Delivery introduces new barcode tracking system
Monday, January 7th, 2008Coming Jan. 14!
We are taking steps to enhance Delivery by implementing a new barcode label system, which is essential for better tracking, more accurate statistics and vendor accountability for lost or late items.
Starting Jan. 14, we will be in the beta testing stage of this new process.
What does this mean for your library?
Libraries only in Fort Myers and Tampa will implement the new barcode label system on Jan. 14. All participating libraries in these areas should have received instructions on implementation. If your library did not receive them, please contact deliver@tblc.org.
All other libraries should continue handling everything as you normally do. Just be aware that you will be receiving barcode labels from Fort Myers and Tampa Delivery bags. The driver will know how to handle these.
If our beta testing stage is successful, we will start implementing the barcode system at all of our other Delivery locations as soon as possible. We will keep you updated on our progress.
Email deliver@tblc.org or call (800) 622-8252 with any questions or comments.
Space still available for workshop with Steven Bell
Friday, January 4th, 2008Are You Feeling The Pressure?
The Ratcheting Up of Academic Library Technology
Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
In a technology landscape in which gadgets, gizmos, software and Web 2.0 innovations hit us at an ever accelerating pace, how do we successfully manage technology adoption in our libraries? This workshop addresses the challenge of the technology ratchet, and how to keep it from tightening its grip around your staff and patrons.
Steven Bell will share ideas and techniques for regaining control over library technology with an exploration of how we might better identify and adopt the technologies that are right for our libraries, how we can more effectively offer staff development for using those technologies, and how each staff member can develop a personal professional development strategy for staying ahead of the technology curve.
Click here to sign up for this workshop.
Click here for more information about Steven Bell.
Contact Ellen Cannon with any questions.
YALSA Teen Tech Week contests
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008YALSA is excited to offer two Teen Tech Week contests for the 2008 celebration.
Teen Tech Week Mini Grants
Have a great idea for Teen Tech Week, but don’t quite have the cash to pull it off? Well, you’re in luck: Thanks to our 2008 Corporate Sponsor Dungeons & Dragons, you could win one of twenty mini grants for your celebration! Mini grants of $450 and $50 worth of Teen Tech Week products are available to YALSA members who plan to offer unique, engaging programming activites, services or resources to celebrate Teen Tech Week in their community.
Click here for more information.
Best Promotional Library Song (mp3)
Have your teens enter our promotional song contest! Teens may enter individually or in a group (with a maximum of four people). Teens should create a song no longer than three minutes in length to promote libraries and the many technological resources they offer.