New Librarians Global Connection Webinars

“New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“

“New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“ is a new series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, models of library associations and library schools working with new professionals, and groups by and for librarians. The free webinars are presented by IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning  and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group in partnership with ALA.

Below, the date and time of the first webinar. Save the date!

January 17, 2011

2:00 p.m. CST
3:00 p.m. EST
8:00 p.m. CET
7:00 a.m. EDT (next day)

Instructions for Registration: Coming soon!

Speakers:

Dr. Alex Byrne, New South Wales State Librarian and Chief Executive of the State Library NSW in Australia. IFLA President 2005-2007. Highlighting the topics: LIS school curriculum, gained skills and degrees vs. “the reality” at work. Bridging the gap between theory and practice. How to deal with generational differences at work?

Janice Lachance, J.D., CEO of the Special Libraries Association. Featuring a model of a library association’s work with new professionals in various regions of the globe.

JP Porcaro, Head of Library Acquisitions and Technological Discovery at New Jersey City University. Co-founder of ALA Think Tank, and originator of the Make It Happen philosophy for librarians. Featuring a group by and for librarians.

Future webinars

Speakers featured in upcoming webinars include:
Kay Raseroka, IFLA President 2003-2005
Maureen Sullivan, ALA President Elect
Barbara Ford, Director, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, ALA President 1997-1998
Jukka Pennanen and Mace Ojala, Cycling for Libraries
Rachel Bickley, LIS New Professionals Network

The series explore useful topics to help new professionals at various stages of their career, including:

·         LIS school curriculum, gained skills and degrees vs. “the reality” at work. Bridging the gap between theory and practice. How to deal with generational differences at work?

·         Mentoring and best practices including pros and cons of different approaches like peer-to-peer, and classical mentor-mentee relationships.

·         How to develop leadership skills as a new professional: programs, mentoring, learning by doing. Working abroad, leaving your home country.

·         Continuing Professional Development for new professionals, how to stay up to date from the very start even if conditions at work (funding/permission to attend conferences, support with writing articles, etc.) are not the best.

The webinars will be recorded and made available at a later date. For more information and updates: http://npsig.wordpress.com/webinars/

Questions and requests for information:
Loida Garcia-Febo
Coordinator of the series
loidagarciafebo@gmail.com

ALA Annual Presentation Opportunity

If you're an ALA-NMRT member interested in presenting in Anaheim this year, see below:


The NMRT President's Program at ALA Annual this year will be all about
NETWORKING, and we want to know how you've made it work for you.  If
networking has helped you land a job, develop as a professional, or
otherwise get ahead in the library world, tell us about it.  What's
your story? How did you network, and how did it help you?  What tips
and recommendations do you have for other new librarians based on your
experiences?

As part of our program in Anaheim, FIVE library professionals will
have the opportunity to give Pecha Kucha (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha )-style presentations about
how they've made networking work for them.  We're looking for success
stories peppered with practical tips and tricks.

Got a story?  Want to share it?  To be considered for this
presentation opportunity, send an email to kirby.mccurtis@gmail.com
with "NMRT Program" in the subject line.  Tell us what you'd share in
your presentation in 250 words or less, and attach a CV or resume.
Applicants must be members of NMRT who can commit to being in Anaheim.
Applications will be accepted until January 13, 2012, and our speakers
will be announced after Midwinter.

Questions? Contact the NMRT President's Program Planning Committee at
overhaue@ipfw.edu.

What would you like to see?

What kinds of opportunities would you like SCLA or NMRT to provide for you as part of your membership?  What benefits were you looking for when you joined this organization?

NMRT officers will be meeting after the holidays to discuss goals and plans for the year.  We'd love to have more input from members about how the organization can play a greater role in your professional growth.  Please feel free to leave a comment, or e-mail your ideas to me at aconger at myrcpl dot com.

Happy holidays!

Endnotes Journal

Did you know about ALA's NMRT journal, Endnotes?  Written by NMRT members, it offers articles of interest to early-career librarians, and provides an opportunity for scholarly publication.  See submission guidelines here. 

See below for the table of contents for the November issue:

Volume 2, Number 1, November 2011

Website Reviews

Publish, Not Perish: The Art & Craft of Publishing in Scholarly Journals - reviewed by Abigail O. Garnett

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - reviewed by Matt Francis

WritersNet: Writers, Editors, Agents, Publishers - reviewed by Megan Hodge

Book Reviews

The Internet Book of Life: Use The Web to Grow Richer, Smarter, Healthier, and Happier, by Irene E. McDermott – reviewed by Matthew Olsen

Scholarly Articles

Management Training in Library School: Do Graduate Programs Prepare an Individual for Real World Demands? by Susan A. Schreiner and Barbara M. Pope

How to Become an Essential Librarian by Breanne Kirsch

WorldCat Local and the Clinician: Is Discovery Improved? by Linda C.K. Crook

Conference Session: Lose the Desk: Mobile Services and Digital Checkouts

Program:  Lose the Desk:  Mobile Services and Digital Checkouts

Presenters:  Rogan Hamby, S.C. State Library, and James Stubbs, Florence County Public Library

Date:  Thursday, October 20, 2011, 10:30-11:30 am, SCLA Annual Conference

Program Description:  Over the last two years, Florence County Library System began a major push toward using mobile devices such as the iPad to mobilize staff around the library, and began supporting portable reading and listening devices for downloadable content.  These were our experiences and lessons learned.

Please view the link for the presentation slides:  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6577852/Lose%20the%20Desk%20version%202.pdf

(Thanks to Rogan for sharing!)