I am pleased to report that on September 14, the full House of Representatives voted as part of a large spending package (H.R. 3354) not to make any cuts in federal funding for IMLS. This includes all funding for IMLS programs under the Library Services and Technology Act, and for the Department of Education’s Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Read the…
Want to become an ALA Leader? Take some advice from this fun look at executive board member Gina Persichini's ALA member journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erBlMFxPsug&t Hear more about ALA members have to say about how their participation in ALA has helped and inspired them: http://www.ala.org/membership/memconnections. Finding the path to being an engaged ALA member can support your professional development as well as…
Topic: Communities and the Library When: October 21, 2016 6:30-8:30pm PST Where: The ALASC Collaborate Room - https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=2011274&password=D.8B9EA9B4F7D7F5A113766C28D0D224 Ahead of the submission deadline for our next issue of the iSchool Descriptor; pour a cup of your favorite beverage of choice and join ALASC for a discussion of Communities and the Library. Get ideas and/or material for your next submission! Issue 2…
Mark your calendars if you're curious about copyright issues and libraries. Next Monday, December 7th at 7pm PST, Professor Margaret Driscoll will graciously share her insight and answer our questions. Professor Driscoll graduated from SLIS in May 2012 with a focus on academic libraries, institutions, reference, and copyright/fair use. SAASC & ALASC jointly invite you to participate in a presentation on:…
Present Past: Sepia Photographs of Library Architecture by Laura McClanathan Sepia-tone imparts a timeless nostalgic quality, and a certain stillness, to photography. When the subject is architecture, the removal of all but one color of the spectrum allows the observer to take in more of its evocative details. This selection of digital photographs of library architecture is taken from…