We are passing on this call for chapters by people working with distance patrons. As with any call, grant proposal, or policy – if you are interested but not sure how to get started, you can contact us at CMLE Headquarters. We are ready to help you with ideas, writing, and editing of your work, to support you in offering interesting new ideas to the profession or to your community!
Call for Proposals:
Book Title: Library Services for Online Patrons: A Manual for Facilitating Access, Learning, and Engagement
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Amazon is taking the phrase “special delivery” very seriously.
A recent article in MIT Technology Review (December 2013), discusses Amazon’s interest in launching a new delivery system using drones. Although this service is continuing to be researched, it has already been proven to be feasible. In 2012, these mini, propeller-based aircraft were used to deliver supplies to refugee camps in Haiti. Click here to read the full article by David Talbot titled: Separating Hype from Reality on Amazon’s Drones.
Fun facts: Specific to Amazon, Econsultancy (December 2013) released online holiday shopping statistics for this year in comparison to 2012.
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Many librarians teach formally and informally patrons/students how to conduct research. Dawn Casey-Rowe, a high school teacher and prominent writer for Edudemic, targets best practices for educators. This October, Casey-Rowe published an article titled, 10 Web Resources to Help Teach About Primary Sources. In this post, she talks about her experience with students after assigning a research paper pertaining to current events. She stated, “There is such an overload of information. Students need to be able to identify and decode sources, then make a decision as to what they mean in terms of causes and consequences.” Sound familiar? Casey-Rowe goes on to list resources that you might also find helpful, regardless of the researcher’s age.
One of the most common stumbling blocks in research is not understanding the best practices to conduct a search. In a related article, Holly Clark talks about the new “digital divide”as it relates to students’ ability to effectively find and process information while conducting searches. Here is a link to Clark’s full article, “Do Your Students Know How to Search?” also posted on Edudemic’s site (October 2013.)
CMLE would like to note two, free webinars being hosted by WebJunction this November!
Serving Job Seekers: Library and Workforce System Partnerships That Work on November 6th from 1-2pm (CT) Link
Learn how innovative partnerships between state and local libraries and their workforce systems can amplify services to meet community employment needs.
Grace Under Pressure: Tips and Tricks to Cultivate a Positive Approach on November 12th from 1-2 pm (CT) Link
Explore stress-reduction skills and strategies to help face challenging situations that impact our personal work styles, our organizations, and the communities we serve.
Also, the following archived webinars are now available online:
Serving Readers: Beyond the Basics (from October 8th) Link
Where Teens and Technology Meet: Engaging Teens with Digital Media (from August 8th) Link
Are you interested in the possibility of eBook lending?
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On October 23rd, American Library Association (ALA) President Barbara Stripling will be hosting an interactive, online session from 11:00-12:00 pm (CT) to enter an eBook library lending discussion.
Panelists include:
Barbara Stripling, ALA president;
Maureen Sullivan, ALA immediate past president;
Keith Michael Fiels, ALA executive director;
Sari Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library and DCWG co-chair;
Robert Wolven, associate university librarian of Columbia University and DCWG co-chair;
Alan S. Inouye, director of ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy.
To learn more about this discussion and for registration materials click here.
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