Forwarded to various lists...
"Site now faster, easier to navigate
Oak Ridge, TN - Science.gov now quickly finds science images, including animal and plant, weather and space, and earth and sun images and more. The information is free and no registration is required. Go to www.science.gov and select the Image Search link under Special Collections.
Initially, three databases are being searched from one search box. More image databases will be added to Science.gov in the coming months. The current federated search includes:
* The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Library of Images from the Environment (LIFE), a collection of high-quality photographs, illustrations, and graphics covering a wide range of topics, including images of plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms, habitats, wildlife management, environmental topics, and biological study/fieldwork.
* The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) Image eXchange (NIX), a search engine of NASA's multimedia collections, including images of space flight wind tunnel, solar system, aircraft, and education initiatives.
* The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library, a collection spanning centuries of time and much of the natural world from the center of the earth to the surface of the sun.
In addition to the image search, Science.gov has:
* undergone a significant software upgrade for quicker performance
* included both the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations in the basic search
* provided an author cluster on the results page
* upgraded the alerts service so you can manage your Science.gov alerts directly from your alerts email and get daily alerts rather than weekly
* added a Science.gov widget for download to your website or customized pages
* and provided more citation download options.
Science.gov is a gateway to more than 42 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 2000 scientific websites from 18 organizations within 14 federal science agencies: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, the Interior, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the National Science Foundation. These agencies represent 97 percent of the federal R&D budget.
Science.gov is the USA.gov portal to science and the U.S. contribution to WorldWideScience.org. Science.gov is hosted by the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information, within the Office of Science, and is supported by CENDI (www.cendi.gov), an interagency working group of senior scientific and technical information managers.
Media Contact
Cathey Daniels
865-576-9539
danielsc@osti.gov "
Monday, January 3, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
"Why cutting school librarians is a mistake" (Scholastic)
Well written and argued article regarding the value of school librarians.
2010 Edublog Winners Announced
Includes links to Edublog award-winning blogs, Twitter, audio and visuals for teachers, as well as students.
3Ts Conference 3/25: Teaching, Technology & Transliteracy
Posted to various lists:
"Registration is now open!
3Ts: Exploring New Frontiers in Teaching, Technology and Transliteracy conference
Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY
March 25, 2011
As budgets continue to shrink and the number of online or blended classes continues to grow, the need for instructors who are comfortable with the wide array of digital learning tools becomes of paramount importance. From the writings of Donald E. Hanna and associates1, we are reminded that "the challenge is not simply to incorporate learning technologies into current institutional approaches, but rather to change our fundamental views about effective teaching and learning and to use technology to do so." Keeping this in mind, the 3 T's conference aims to explore issues surrounding the intersections between teaching, instructional technologies and the growing number of literacies all students need for learning and succeeding in today's information-rich academic and professional worlds.
1. Hanna, Donald E. Associates, Higher Education in an Era of Digital Competition: Choices and Challenges, Atwood Publishing, 2000, p.61.
As one of the primary goals of the 3Ts planning committee, we are offering a discounted “buddy” registration fee to encourage cross-disciplinary discussion among our participants.
What constitutes a "buddy"? Buddies are created by a pair of attendees (registering at the same time) who are complementary and/or collaborating professionals (i.e., teaching faculty and a librarian, a librarian and an instructional designer, two teaching faculty from different disciplines).
SUNY Registration Fee $20.00 Non-SUNY Registration Fee $30.00
SUNY Buddy Registration Fee $15.00 Non-SUNY Buddy Registration Fee $25.00
What is Transliteracy? For conference information visit:
http://threetees.weebly.com
Co-Sponsored by SUNY Librarians Association Working Group for Information Literacy (SUNYLA WGIL)
SUNY Center for Professional Development
SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching & Technology (FACT2)"
"Registration is now open!
3Ts: Exploring New Frontiers in Teaching, Technology and Transliteracy conference
Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY
March 25, 2011
As budgets continue to shrink and the number of online or blended classes continues to grow, the need for instructors who are comfortable with the wide array of digital learning tools becomes of paramount importance. From the writings of Donald E. Hanna and associates1, we are reminded that "the challenge is not simply to incorporate learning technologies into current institutional approaches, but rather to change our fundamental views about effective teaching and learning and to use technology to do so." Keeping this in mind, the 3 T's conference aims to explore issues surrounding the intersections between teaching, instructional technologies and the growing number of literacies all students need for learning and succeeding in today's information-rich academic and professional worlds.
1. Hanna, Donald E. Associates, Higher Education in an Era of Digital Competition: Choices and Challenges, Atwood Publishing, 2000, p.61.
As one of the primary goals of the 3Ts planning committee, we are offering a discounted “buddy” registration fee to encourage cross-disciplinary discussion among our participants.
What constitutes a "buddy"? Buddies are created by a pair of attendees (registering at the same time) who are complementary and/or collaborating professionals (i.e., teaching faculty and a librarian, a librarian and an instructional designer, two teaching faculty from different disciplines).
SUNY Registration Fee $20.00 Non-SUNY Registration Fee $30.00
SUNY Buddy Registration Fee $15.00 Non-SUNY Buddy Registration Fee $25.00
What is Transliteracy? For conference information visit:
http://threetees.weebly.com
Co-Sponsored by SUNY Librarians Association Working Group for Information Literacy (SUNYLA WGIL)
SUNY Center for Professional Development
SUNY Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching & Technology (FACT2)"
Saturday, December 4, 2010
SCIL Professional Development Scholarships
Posted to the SCIL list... (Note: SCIL (Southern California Instruction Librarians) is a subgroup of CARL, the California ACRL Chapter.
"Just a reminder that there is less than 2 weeks left to apply for the SCIL Professional Development Scholarships. Please send all application materials electronically to Allison Carr at acarr@csusm.edu.
For more information about the upcoming SCIL Works program and on how to register, please visit the SCIL website at http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/scil/scilworks/2011/index.html.
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SCIL Professional Development Scholarships
Submission Deadlines
SCIL Works: December 1, 2010, to be announced December 10, 2010
Purpose
The purpose of these scholarships is to subsidize the attendance of two instruction librarians and one library school student to the two annual SCIL events: the SCIL Works Mini-Conference, held annually in late January-early February; and to the SCIL Spring Program, held annually in May. These scholarships will support instruction librarians and students in their professional development and continuing education in the areas of teaching and learning, pedagogy and information literacy instruction.
Awards and Eligibility
There are three awards for each event which any CARL member may apply for:
1. Any student enrolled in a formal library and information science master's program and is interested in working at an academic institution in a teaching librarian position.
2. Any librarian within the first 3 years of her/his career whose primary job is to teach.
3. Any librarian at any stage in their career whose primary job is to teach.
The awards for SCIL Works and the SCIL Spring Program will cover the cost of registration and travel to the event, not to exceed $250 per person.
Application
1. Resume or CV that outlines related work experience, professional activities, and honors
2. Personal Statement that outlines your interest in instruction in an academic library, speaks to the criteria below, and addresses how your attendance at this conference will support your goals related to instruction librarianship (500 words).
3. CARL Membership Number
Criteria
Factors considered in awarding the scholarship(s) include evidence of:
• a commitment to a career in teaching/instruction librarianship in an academic library
• a commitment to academics
• potential financial need
• strong communication skills
Achievement in these areas may best be demonstrated by the personal statement indicating interest or work experience in an academic library, including class work, non-course educational experience, volunteer work, teaching or other relevant employment and publications. Candidates should also indicate how attending SCIL Works or the SCIL Spring Program will help to fulfill professional development or continuing education goals.
Winners of these awards will be required to participate in the following year’s review of scholarship applications.
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Talitha Matlin
SCIL Publicist
Posted 11/22/2010
scil@listserv.carl-acrl.org
carlall@listserv.carl-acrl.org"
"Just a reminder that there is less than 2 weeks left to apply for the SCIL Professional Development Scholarships. Please send all application materials electronically to Allison Carr at acarr@csusm.edu.
For more information about the upcoming SCIL Works program and on how to register, please visit the SCIL website at http://www.carl-acrl.org/ig/scil/scilworks/2011/index.html.
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SCIL Professional Development Scholarships
Submission Deadlines
SCIL Works: December 1, 2010, to be announced December 10, 2010
Purpose
The purpose of these scholarships is to subsidize the attendance of two instruction librarians and one library school student to the two annual SCIL events: the SCIL Works Mini-Conference, held annually in late January-early February; and to the SCIL Spring Program, held annually in May. These scholarships will support instruction librarians and students in their professional development and continuing education in the areas of teaching and learning, pedagogy and information literacy instruction.
Awards and Eligibility
There are three awards for each event which any CARL member may apply for:
1. Any student enrolled in a formal library and information science master's program and is interested in working at an academic institution in a teaching librarian position.
2. Any librarian within the first 3 years of her/his career whose primary job is to teach.
3. Any librarian at any stage in their career whose primary job is to teach.
The awards for SCIL Works and the SCIL Spring Program will cover the cost of registration and travel to the event, not to exceed $250 per person.
Application
1. Resume or CV that outlines related work experience, professional activities, and honors
2. Personal Statement that outlines your interest in instruction in an academic library, speaks to the criteria below, and addresses how your attendance at this conference will support your goals related to instruction librarianship (500 words).
3. CARL Membership Number
Criteria
Factors considered in awarding the scholarship(s) include evidence of:
• a commitment to a career in teaching/instruction librarianship in an academic library
• a commitment to academics
• potential financial need
• strong communication skills
Achievement in these areas may best be demonstrated by the personal statement indicating interest or work experience in an academic library, including class work, non-course educational experience, volunteer work, teaching or other relevant employment and publications. Candidates should also indicate how attending SCIL Works or the SCIL Spring Program will help to fulfill professional development or continuing education goals.
Winners of these awards will be required to participate in the following year’s review of scholarship applications.
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Talitha Matlin
SCIL Publicist
Posted 11/22/2010
scil@listserv.carl-acrl.org
carlall@listserv.carl-acrl.org"
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
"Engaging Millennials..."--LILi Workshop & Meeting 12/17/10
Posted to the LILi Google Group:
"Dear LILi Colleagues
RE: Friday, December 17, 2010, 11 am - 1 pm
Please RSVP for the next LILi workshop; end of the year meeting planned for Friday
Dec 17, 2010, 11 am - 1 pm at UCLA. Esther has once again booked a space for us to
host training and a meeting thereafter. Parking should be less of a hassle, since
this will be the last day of Finals at UCLA.
The driving directions link and the parking link are in the confirmation that pops up once you're submitted
the RSVP form below! Thanks to Esther for that!
OUTLINE
I. WORKSHOP
Time: 11am- Noon
Topic: "Engaging Millennials through Problem-Based Learning: A LILi Workshop"
by, Henri Mondschein, Ed.D., MLS
Information Specialist/Manager of Information Literacy
California Lutheran University
E-mail: mondsche@callutheran.edu
Please come and learn from our colleague Henri who sent a gripping description of his presentation, attached
attached for your information.
II. LILi Meeting
Time: 12pm- 1:00p
III. Optional Lunch 1-2:00pm
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. Minutes of the last Meeting
3. Announcements
Report on Georgia Conference on Information Literacy Presentation - E. Grassian
ALA in San Diego, update - P. Manaka
2011 LILi Calendar - Suggestions
4. Future trainings and Meeting/Locations
We need volunteer presenters and meeting hosts
5. All Update LILi Grant - where do we go from here?
6. All LILi Facebook
Question: Who uses it?
Can we use it for more things, like some announcements?
7. Additional items?
Please click on the link below to RSVP, to let us know if you can attend! We need to
know by Monday, December 13, 2010.
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/28j8a3b
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Pauline D. Manaka Anthropology, DASA & Sociology Research Librarian.
Uinversity of California Irvine Libraries, 145 Langson Libraries
P.O. Box 19557,
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
(949)824-4969
pdmanaka@uci.edu"
"Dear LILi Colleagues
RE: Friday, December 17, 2010, 11 am - 1 pm
Please RSVP for the next LILi workshop; end of the year meeting planned for Friday
Dec 17, 2010, 11 am - 1 pm at UCLA. Esther has once again booked a space for us to
host training and a meeting thereafter. Parking should be less of a hassle, since
this will be the last day of Finals at UCLA.
The driving directions link and the parking link are in the confirmation that pops up once you're submitted
the RSVP form below! Thanks to Esther for that!
OUTLINE
I. WORKSHOP
Time: 11am- Noon
Topic: "Engaging Millennials through Problem-Based Learning: A LILi Workshop"
by, Henri Mondschein, Ed.D., MLS
Information Specialist/Manager of Information Literacy
California Lutheran University
E-mail: mondsche@callutheran.edu
Please come and learn from our colleague Henri who sent a gripping description of his presentation, attached
attached for your information.
II. LILi Meeting
Time: 12pm- 1:00p
III. Optional Lunch 1-2:00pm
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. Minutes of the last Meeting
3. Announcements
Report on Georgia Conference on Information Literacy Presentation - E. Grassian
ALA in San Diego, update - P. Manaka
2011 LILi Calendar - Suggestions
4. Future trainings and Meeting/Locations
We need volunteer presenters and meeting hosts
5. All Update LILi Grant - where do we go from here?
6. All LILi Facebook
Question: Who uses it?
Can we use it for more things, like some announcements?
7. Additional items?
Please click on the link below to RSVP, to let us know if you can attend! We need to
know by Monday, December 13, 2010.
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/28j8a3b
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Pauline D. Manaka Anthropology, DASA & Sociology Research Librarian.
Uinversity of California Irvine Libraries, 145 Langson Libraries
P.O. Box 19557,
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
(949)824-4969
pdmanaka@uci.edu"
Monday, November 8, 2010
LIRT Wikieducator Information
LIRT is the ALA Library Instruction Round Table, an organization of librarians from all types of libraries who are interested in information literacy instruction. They publish a newsletter that’s now going to be online only. They will be posting the link for future issues of this newsletter on the LIRT listserv. LIRT also puts on programs and/or discussions at each ALA conference, and publishes books as well.
See below for a message posted on the LIRT listserv on November 8, 2010:
"6th November, 2010
Fellow librarians/information specialists,
In April 2009, a Wikis in Education for School Librarians workshop was conducted by the Distance Education Unit, Ministry of Education, Trinidad, W.I. (see link: http://wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C49/Workshop_3_-_April_14_-_16,_2009_(School_Librarians).
At the bottom of the wiki space, I added resources that focus on information literacy, media literacy, educational technology, and intellectual property resources that may be useful for teaching and assessment. I also uploaded some personal photographs of places/buildings in Trinidad and Tobago, which may assist school librarians and educators with their teaching. I would encourage you to all to visit the wiki space and to contribute to the wiki space if you have some time.
To join the wikieducator community, you can click on "log in/create account" in the top left hand corner of the webpage. Then follow the instructions. If you are encountering any difficulties, please feel free to contact me.
In the event that you are a member of the wikieducator community and you forgot your password, you can enter your username and click on "email new password."
I intend to upload more resources on a weekly basis, so please log on and check the wiki space and contribute when you can. Remember to be careful in terms of copyright. To learn more about wikieduator see: http://wikieducator.org/Main_Page.
I have uploaded a link to a survey on the wikieducator page:
http://wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C49/Workshop_3_-_April_14_-_16,_2009_(School_Librarians)
[scroll down to the bottom of the page].
You can also access the survey via this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2K9JP5W
I would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete the survey which will be closed on 12th November, 2010.
Thank you for your support.
Regards,
Maria Cherrie
Acting Librarian III
Library and Information Literacy Curriculum
Educational Library Services Division
National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)"
See below for a message posted on the LIRT listserv on November 8, 2010:
"6th November, 2010
Fellow librarians/information specialists,
In April 2009, a Wikis in Education for School Librarians workshop was conducted by the Distance Education Unit, Ministry of Education, Trinidad, W.I. (see link: http://wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C49/Workshop_3_-_April_14_-_16,_2009_(School_Librarians).
At the bottom of the wiki space, I added resources that focus on information literacy, media literacy, educational technology, and intellectual property resources that may be useful for teaching and assessment. I also uploaded some personal photographs of places/buildings in Trinidad and Tobago, which may assist school librarians and educators with their teaching. I would encourage you to all to visit the wiki space and to contribute to the wiki space if you have some time.
To join the wikieducator community, you can click on "log in/create account" in the top left hand corner of the webpage. Then follow the instructions. If you are encountering any difficulties, please feel free to contact me.
In the event that you are a member of the wikieducator community and you forgot your password, you can enter your username and click on "email new password."
I intend to upload more resources on a weekly basis, so please log on and check the wiki space and contribute when you can. Remember to be careful in terms of copyright. To learn more about wikieduator see: http://wikieducator.org/Main_Page.
I have uploaded a link to a survey on the wikieducator page:
http://wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C49/Workshop_3_-_April_14_-_16,_2009_(School_Librarians)
[scroll down to the bottom of the page].
You can also access the survey via this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2K9JP5W
I would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete the survey which will be closed on 12th November, 2010.
Thank you for your support.
Regards,
Maria Cherrie
Acting Librarian III
Library and Information Literacy Curriculum
Educational Library Services Division
National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)"
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