Gearing Up for LSTA Reauthorization in 2009, Librarians Seek Flexibility

News  |  www.libraryjournal.com | Jun 30, 2008

That message came through Saturday at an open hearing on LSTA held by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office during the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. (Check the LJ 2008 ALA Annual Conference page for more live coverage.)

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6574222.html

California State Library announces California Civil Liberties Public Education program grant recipients

Blog  |  blog.library.ca.gov | Jun 23, 2008

State Librarian of California Susan Hildreth has announced the 2007-2008 grant recipients for the California State Librarys California Civil Liberties Public Education Program ( CCLPEP ). The announcement came following the CCLPEP advisory committee

http://blog.library.ca.gov/archive/2008/06/23/California-State-Library-announces-California-Civil-Liberties-Public-Education-program-grant-recipients.aspx

21st Century Learner Conference, 11.7.2001. Remarks by Robert S. Martin. No. 5.10. 2008.87.

News  |  librarian.lishost.org | May 10, 2008

===In 2001 I attended the 21st Century Learner Conference that set the tone for IMLS in the first decade of the 21st Century. IMLS no longer has Dr. Martins opening remarks on its website, so I am posting them here.=========Welcoming Remarks by Robert Martin21st Century Learner

http://librarian.lishost.org/?p=1086

The AL Breaks for Spring

Blog  |  annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com | Mar 24, 2008

However, this week you will be disappointed, because I'm breaking for spring, or springbreaking, or something like that. Why not, everyone else is? It's not a perk of the librarians of academe, but it certainly seems plausible. If all the real business of the university shuts down--i.e.

http://annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/03/al-breaks-for-spring.html

Online Resources for Rural Librarians Promoting Public Libraries

News  |  webjunction.org | Feb 11, 2008

WebJunction is an online community where library staff meet to share ideas, solve problems, take online courses - and have fun. Register now (it's free) and join us!

http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=12793&source=rss

Primary Source E-Newsletter: January 2008

News  |  www.imls.gov | Jan 24, 2008

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is a grant-making federal agency supporting museums and libraries of all types.

http://www.imls.gov/news/prisource/Jan08.shtm

In Brief: Linus Pauling and the International Peace Movement: A Documentary History

News  |  www.dlib.org | Jan 15, 2008

Herbert van de Sompel, team leader of the digital prototyping team at Los Alamos National Library (LANL), gave a stirring talk charting a new direction for adding repository content in a machine-generated way with the draft standard, Open Archives Initiative-Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE).

http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january08/01inbrief.html#DATEMA

IMLS Launches Study of the Public Benefits of LSTA Library Grants to States

News  |  www.resourceshelf.com | Jan 10, 2008

The study will be launched January 15 with a meeting of an expert panel at the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting. Members of the task force, who will assist on the analysis and validate conclusions and the final report, include:

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2008/01/11/imls-launches-study-of-the-public-benefits-of-lsta-library-grants-to-states/

Internet filtering and the adolescent gay/lesbian patron, by Holt, David Brian

News  |  informatics.buffalo.edu | Jan 10, 2008

With the recent passage of the Children s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), and its constitutionality subsequently affirmed by the Supreme Court, libraries are faced with challenges presented by Internet filtering, and the obstacles to access it poses for disadvantaged patron groups. This paper

http://informatics.buffalo.edu/org/lsj/articles/holt_2006_9_internet.php

Contact Your Representatives!

Blog  |  gcpls.blogsome.com | Nov 15, 2007

On November 13, President Bush vetoed the FY2008 Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill, which was the result of a conference report produced by members from both houses of Congress. The conference report increased the funding of the Institute of Museum

http://gcpls.blogsome.com/2007/11/14/contact-your-representatives/

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