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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

ALSC announces winners of El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros Family Book Club mini-grants

NEWS For Immediate Release February 21, 2013 Contact: Joanna Ison CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is announcing the winners of the El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros Family Book Club mini-grants. Twelve libraries were …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

COA announces accreditation actions

NEWS For Immediate Release February 21, 2013 Contact: Laura Dare CHICAGO —The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces accreditation actions taken at the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Continued …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:01 GMT

Tribeca Film Institute and ALA announce 31 supplemental sites to host ‘America’s Music’

NEWS For Immediate Release February 25, 2013 Contact: Angela Thullen CHICAGO — The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) and the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has provided an …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

Walker named 2013 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian

NEWS For Immediate Release February 25, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO – Judith A. Walker, education/psychology librarian and professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, is the recipient of the 2013 Association of College and Research …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

Hutton named 2013 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner

NEWS For Immediate Release February 25, 2013 Contact: David Free CHICAGO – Jane M. Hutton, electronic resources/reference librarian and assistant professor at West Chester University, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

AASL forms special interest group for school librarian students

NEWS For Immediate Release February 25, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Board of Directors has approved the creation of a special interest group (SIG) for school librarian students based on a …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

Rise to the Challenge with a half-day preconference at AASL13

NEWS For Immediate Release February 25, 2013 Contact: Jennifer Habley CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 16th National Conference Exhibition promises to help school library professionals rise to the challenges in their careers …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:00 GMT

ALA President Maureen Sullivan responds to Edwin Mellen Press lawsuit

NEWS For Immediate Release February 22, 2013 Contact: Macey Morales CHICAGO — Recently Edwin Mellen Press filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against McMaster University Associate Librarian Dale Askey. The suit alleges that Askey committed libel while …

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Published on September 25, 2012 - 16:01 GMT

PLA hosts webinar with Britton, developer of first makerspace in a public library

NEWS For Immediate Release September 25, 2012 Contact: Amy Sargent CHICAGO — At 1 p.m. CDT on Oct. 17, the Public Library Association (PLA) will host a live, hour-long webinar, “ Make Way for Makerspaces at the Library ” with Lauren Britton, transliteracy …

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Published on September 25, 2012 - 14:00 GMT

An open letter to America’s publishers from ALA President Maureen Sullivan

NEWS For Immediate Release September 24, 2012 Contact: Jazzy Wright CHICAGO — The following open letter was released by American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan regarding Simon Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin refusal to provide access …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 23:12 GMT

Minnesota Library Association supports Spectrum Presidential Initiative

CHICAGO - The Minnesota Library Association ( MLA ) has announced its support of the American Library Association’s ( ALA ) Spectrum Scholarship Program through a gift to the Spectrum Presidential Fundraising Initiative. MLA has made a $750 contribution …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 22:15 GMT

Improve your library instruction with ALA Editions eCourse with Paul Signorelli

CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA Editions announces a new session of Paul Signorelli's facilitated eCourse, Rethinking Library Instruction: Libraries as Social Learning Centers . Signorelli, former director of staff training and volunteer services for …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 22:14 GMT

ALA Editions offers new session of popular course on copyright for librarians

CHICAGO - ALA Editions announces a new session of the popular facilitated eCourse Demystifying Copyright: How to Educate Your Staff and Community . Lesley Ellen Harris, a copyright, licensing and digital property lawyer who works with the information …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 22:13 GMT

By popular demand, ALA Editions offering new session of Using Drupal to Build Library Websites eCourse

CHICAGO - By popular demand, ALA Editions announces a new session of the facilitated eCourse Using Drupal to Build Library Websites . Sean Fitzpatrick will once again serve as the instructor for this six-week facilitated eCourse starting on Feb. 6, 2012. …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 22:11 GMT

ALA OITP hosts 'Online & Above the Radar: Ensuring the Use & Discoverability of Digital Collections' panel Jan. 21

WASHINGTON , D.C. – The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy ( OITP ) will continue the conversation about libraries increasing access to digitized materials with the panel “Online & Above the Radar: Ensuring the Use & Discoverability of …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 21:10 GMT

ACRL offers 2012 Scholarly Communications Road Shows

CHICAGO – Once again, the Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL ) will take its popular scholarly communications workshop on the road to five locations in 2012. New this year, the curriculum is revised, and hosts will share part of the costs …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 20:11 GMT

Leonard Kniffel among the featured authors at ALTAFF’s Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, at ALA Midwinter Meeting

PHILADELPHIA - The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations ( ALTAFF ), a division of the American Library Association ( ALA ), will host the Gala Author Tea, featuring former American Libraries Editor-in-Chief Leonard Kniffel, …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 18:10 GMT

Library Consultant Interest Group reviews 'Library Consultants Code of Ethics' draft in Dallas

CHICAGO — The Library Consultant Interest Group — a member group situated within the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies ( ASCLA ), a division of ALA — invites independent librarians, library consultants, state library consultants …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 17:15 GMT

Whether you feel like print or online, the new Booklist subscription model offers it all

Booklist Publications is introducing a new subscription model effective Jan. 1, 2012, a combination of print and online access that promises to have a strong impact on streamlining collection development and readers’ advisory workflows. A subscription now …

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Published on January 3, 2012 - 16:10 GMT

ALA Annual Conference early bird registration & housing now open!

CHICAGO - The American Library Association looks forward to welcoming attendees to the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., June 21-26 to continue important conversations about the transformation of libraries, e-content and other key topics. The …

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