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NELA News January 2010NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association Happy New YearA new year and a new decade are here. The NELA committees and boards are already planning great programs for all of us. Make sure your calendars are up to date with all the news. Membership RenewalMembership Renewal notices have been mailed. Watch for yours and don’t miss your opportunity to continue receiving news about NELA and libraries all over New England. Beginning with this renewal, NELA is shifting from a calendar year membership to an anniversary date renewal system. The date we receive your membership payment will become your anniversary date. If you have friends or co-workers who would like to join NELA, check out the Member-for-a-Member Program and get a coupon for yourself good towards reduced dues or conference fees. Check our membership area for details about paying by check, online or more information about the Member-for-a-Member program: nelib.org/membership NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical ServicesNETSL (New England Technical Services Librarians) is looking for nominations for the annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services which will be presented at the NETSL Annual Spring Conference 2010: Crosswalks to the Future, April 15, 2010, at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members select a recipient at their February meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated. More information is available at nelib.org/netsl/award.htm Previews of conference highlights: Dr. Barbara B. Tillett, Chief, Policy and Standards Division, Library of Congress. "Building Blocks for the Future: Making Controlled Vocabularies Available for the Semantic Web" Jon Orwant, Engineering Manager for Google Books, Google Magazines, and Google Patents. "Creating a trillion-field catalog: metadata in Google Books" NERTCL: It's Not Just a Fantasy: Putting Fantastic Fiction to WorkNERTCL (New England Roundtable of Teen and Children’s Librarians) will sponsor a program on April 23; It's Not Just a Fantasy: Putting Fantastic Fiction to Work. Speakers for this event are authors Sarah Thomson and T.A. Barron and Simmons GSLIS professor Melanie Kimball. Mark your calendars and watch for details of location, time and more. ITS “Non-print” Book FormatsITS (Information Technology Section) will present a spring program on “Non-print” Book Formats. These include Sony Readers, Kindles, e-books, downloadable audiobooks, vooks (text with embedded video), etc. The tentative date is Friday, June 11th and location TBA. Wanted: Great Librarians!Nominations are now being accepted for the New England Library Association’s 2010 Emerson Greenaway Award to recognize individuals who have had a demonstrated impact on the library field in the New England region. Established by NELA in 1988, the award honors Emerson Greenaway, an innovator in library organization and practice in the 1940's and 1950's. Mr. Greenaway received the first award, and subsequent recipients include Eleanor Hashem, Donald Vincent, Ann Flowers, Richard Olsen, Ching-Chi-Chen, Liz Futas, Anne Reynolds, Patricia Klinck, Marshall Keyes, Margo Crist, Kris Kardokas, Shirley Adamovich, Lillian Edelmann, Nolan Lushington, Lucy Gangone, Melody Allen, and now Ken Wiggin. Nominees must be, or have been, members of NELA. She or he should have made a major contribution to the field of librarianship in New England, such as:
Nominations must be submitted by June 1, 2010. The 2010 Emerson Greenaway Nomination Form is here: www.nelib.org/greenaway/GreenawayAward2010.pdf Meet 2009 Greenaway Award Recipient Kendall F. WigginKen Wiggin is an outstanding library leader in Connecticut, across the region, and across the nation. Since 1998, Ken has served as the State Librarian for Connecticut, directing the development and administration of library programs and services from his Hartford office at the Connecticut State Library. His leadership has brought several important initiatives to the State Library and the entire Connecticut library community including iCONN, the Connecticut Education Network, the Historical Documents Preservation program and Connecticut History Online. Ken has improved the State Library's reputation with the Connecticut library community, the Governor, the Legislature, other state agencies, and other education and history partners. More at www.nelib.org/greenaway. Educational Assistance AvailableNeed money for library school? Did you know that NELA offers scholarships for New England residents working on a Master’s degree in Library Science? Well, we do - two scholarships each for full and part-time students, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. Interested? Complete details and an application form are here: nelib.org/educationalassistance/ScholarshipForm-200901.pdf Be sure to submit your completed application form to your graduate school’s Dean’s office by March 15. (The Educational Assistance Committee cannot accept direct applications.) On the CalendarJanuary 15-19, ALA Mid-winter in Boston April 15, NETSL (Technical Services Librarians) Spring Conference, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA April 19-20, CLA Annual Conference, Mohegan Sun April 23, NERTCL (Teen and Children’s Librarians) Spring Program, location tba April 28-30, MLA Annual Conference (Massachusetts) Hyannis, MA May 13-14, New Hampshire Library Association, Attitash Resort, Bartlett, NH May 25, Vermont Library Conference, St. Michael’s College May 27-28, RILA Annual Conference, Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I. June 11 (tentative), ITS (Information Technology Section) Conference, location tba October 17-19, NELA Annual Conference, Boxborough, MA Maine Library Association, no conference announced NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association. The deadline for submitting news items is the last day of the previous month. |