Monthly Archives: April 2014

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

We've Learned: Retirements and Job Openings

We’ve Learned… is designed to keep our readers informed about news concerning personnel in Central MN libraries/media centers. Please keep CMLE informed of any “happenings” of staff members in your area so that we can include them in the next write-up! Happenings can include: staffing changes, job postings, awards, honors, accomplishments… you get the idea!

Retirements or Staffing Changes in Libraries/School Media Centers

  1. Fred Hill, Reference Librarian, Professor, SCSU Library
  2. Karen Thoms, Professor,  Informedia Services, SCSU Library

Can you help us fill in the blanks? We want all of your staffing changes big or small.  Schools literally “fall off our radar” if someone retires, their email is shut down, and we are unaware that we need to make contact with the new recruit in the Fall! Even if a new hire is unknown, our staff will give proper accolades to the retiree, and make contact with the new recruit to ensure each organization has access to needed services.  Please send staffing changes to cmle@stcloudstate.edu

 

Job Openings

  1. Full-time media specialist: Parker Elementary School, Elk River School District, needs a full-time elementary school teaching/media generalist. For the qualifications, description of the position, and online application process, go to http://tinyurl.com/lwhqklp

Please let us know if you are aware of other library/school media job opportunities in Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright counties in Minnesota (the CMLE service area) Send information to cmle@stcloudstate.edu. Thank you!

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

The State of America's Libraries Report

SOAL14_CVR.inddOn April 13, the American Library Association (ALA) released its report on the 2014 State of America’s Libraries during National Library Week, April 13–19, detailing library trends of the past year. Included in the report are trends associated with academic, public, and school libraries; ebooks and copyright issues; social networking; library construction; legislative issues; and intellectual freedom.

The report has a strong focus on the importance of school libraries.

“More than 90 percent of traditional public schools have a school library, but public schools continue to struggle with the impact of funding cuts. For public school libraries, that means that professional staffing has been targeted for cuts nationwide.

The ALA is on the forefront of efforts to shore up support for school libraries.

“On one hand, budget and testing pressures have led to decisions to eliminate or de-professionalize school libraries,” said Barbara K. Stripling, ALA president. “On the other hand, the increased emphasis on college and career readiness and the integration of technology have opened an unprecedented door to school librarian leadership.”

Stripling and the ALA are undertaking an advocacy campaign for school libraries that sets goals in five critical areas: literacy, inquiry, social and emotional growth, creativity and imagination, and thoughtful use of technology. The task for school librarians, Stripling said, is to fulfill the dream that every school across the country will have an effective school library program

Stripling wrote a really excellent short piece on standing up for school libraries, which gets to the heart of the school library being a place of trust and opportunity.

The full text (80 pgs) of the 2014 State of America’s Libraries report is available at http://tinyurl.com/kpy5ct6

Portions of this post were from the April 14 ALA Press Release

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Presentations (10) from Computers in Libraries

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Information Today’s Computers in Libraries conference took place in Washington DC two weeks ago and featured top-notch presentations by librarians on the cutting-edge of technology.  Didn’t get an opportunity to attend? We are happy to provide access to the following 10 presentations.

  • Rock Your Libraries Content with WordPress
  • Re-Imagining the Library Website Experience
  • Tools and Idea Blitz: Steal for your Website
  • Makerspace Info Blitz!
  • Delivering Library Services with (And For) Google Glass
  • Dealing with Data: From Research to Visualization
  • Robots in the Library: Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems
  • Tools & Tips Info Blitz!
  • Students, iPads, and Research: A Perfect Combination
  • Appily Ever After: Apps and Embedding Tools in 21st Century Libraries

Get the content of these great presentations and see for yourself what you missed!

 

 

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Last Call: ProQuest Historical Mpls. Tribune Training

Image by Anna-Stina. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by Anna-Stina. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

CMLE would to remind you of a last call for attendance at a face-to-face training on May 9th  for any interested library/school media staff in the Central MN region.

Description: Examine the functionality of the full-image collection of the Historical Minneapolis Tribune 1867-1922, as well as the tools and options it provides for all researchers. Explore selected examples of searches, topics and content associated with Minnesota, national, and world history during the dawn of the 20th century.

No charge, but registration is suggested by sending email to cmle@stcloudstate.edu (Great River Regional staff need not email; already registered)

The lab will have 18 computers, but feel free to bring your own device, as there will be easy access to the wireless.

Friday, May 9, 2014, 10 am-noon

Rasmussen College, 226 Park Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Audience: Academic, public, and special librarians, or K-12 school media staff

Contact: Patricia Post, papost@stcloudstate.edu, 320-308-4779

Note 1: A big thank you to Pat Grelson, Rasmussen College for sharing her lab on the day of this training!

Note 2: ProQuest also offers Minneapolis Tribune training via webinar.