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The MLGSCA Nominating Committee is beginning the process of putting a slate of candidates together for the 2011 election. The election will be for the year that being July 2011. This year we have 5...
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2011/12 MLA Election Results On December 8, 2010, the 2011/12 MLA election results were certified and notarized by Survey and Ballot Systems, MLA’s election contractor. All candidates have been given...
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From Stephen’s Lighthhouse I am giving a speech in the nation of Oman in the the Middle East Gulf region today overlooking the Strait of Hormuz. As usual I am talking about the future of libraries and...
View ArticleThe eBook User’s Bill of Rights
From: Librarian by Day The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. Every eBook user should have the following rights: the right to...
View ArticleMLA Rising Stars 2012 Call for Participation
from Gary Freiburger Applications are now being accepted for the next class of MLA Rising Stars. This exciting new program is for MLA members who are interested in MLA leadership roles but who have not...
View ArticleThe elusive dream of work-life balance
By Meredith Farkas | December 19, 2011 I have been wanting to write a post on work-life balance for a while, especially after spending a week at ACRL Assessment Immersion with a bunch of people who are...
View Article10 ways to make yourself indispensable at your workplace, Stephen Abram
Information Outlook Column (Jan/Feb. issue), Due Dec. 28, 2011 By Stephen Abram It doesn’t work 100% of the time but you’ve probably noticed that there are some people that seem to survive every...
View ArticleThe Business of Hospital Libraries
From Michelle Kraft’s Krafty Librarian Earlier last week people on medlib-l discussed (The perfect library storm) closures of hospital libraries. They are seeing a contradiction between Evidenced...
View ArticleDemonstrating Value Through Assessment and Surveys
At last month’s ACRL conference, there were more than 50 sessions that focused on assessment and/or the value of academic libraries. While it was not possible to attend all the presentations, there...
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