Library Stories: Libraries & Librarians in the NewsNews, commentary, and stories for and about Oklahoma Libraries.OLA has action alert- April 30, 2008 OLA sent out this Legislation Action requestSB 2100 has come to our attention and requires immediate action. Authored by Senator John Ford (District 289) in the Senate and Representative Tad Jones (District 9) in the House, SB 2100 directs the State Board of Education to establish a School District Deregulation Pilot Program in a maximum of ten school districts that apply and meet the criteria as established. This legislation may impact school libraries and certified library media specialists.http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/ola-has-action-alert.html OLA - i wuz there- April 25, 2008 Well, the OLA annual conference has come and gone. And as always it was good to see familiar faces that I hadn't seen in a while and it was especially good to see some familiar names face-to-face for the first time. The Keynote speaker from OCLC, George Needham, had some nice things to say - and wasn't too much of a doppelganger to last year's speaker. I agreed with a lot of what he said - but perhaps the best thing that stuck out in my mind was his opening quote:It is not necessary to change...http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/ola-i-wuz-there.html Passive Agressive notes in the library- April 24, 2008 I get a kick out of passiveaggressivenotes.com - it's refreshing to know that I'm not the only that gets to face PA folks. The most current PA has a library theme:http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/passive-agressive-notes-in-library.html Upcoming high tech conference- April 22, 2008 Well - as I sit here drinking coffee and eating lotsa-matza and cream cheese for breakfast - before I head to Tulsa for the OLA conference - I saw this pop up on one of my random RSS searches.Greater Oklahoma Software Symposium May 16-18Don't miss your chance to attend more than forty education and solutions sessions: Seating is Limited In-depth Discussions Peer Exchange Access to Speakers Expert Panel Discussions Hands-on Code Examples Best Practices Birds of a Feather Session Insight on...http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/upcoming-high-tech-conference.html UCO Library book sale reviewed- April 19, 2008 Exile bibliophile shares a tale of the UCO Library book sale:...There seemed to be a good sized pebble or something in the spine. I tried to peek down the back strip-- something was down there alright, but I couldn't see what. I delicately prodded it with my Parker Jotter popping the invader loose. It clunked out on the shelf-- a chocolate chip. Whole and unsullied. Weird.http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/uco-library-book-sale-reviewed.html Job Posting Norman- April 19, 2008 Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, AcquisitionsPosition AnnouncementThe University of OklahomaLibrary Faculty VacancyPOSITION: Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, AcquisitionsDUTIES: Reporting to the Head of Acquisitions, the Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian is responsible for managing the acquisition of electronic resources, as well as print serials and other continuing resources. Establishes subscriptions, registers, monitors and troubleshoots subscription related...http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/job-posting-norman.html Podcasting the Library- April 18, 2008 Just a little note - Pioneer Library System has done their first "official" podcast. You should be able to listen to it here.What did it take to do this1 librarian1 nerdy tech librarian1 poet1 laptop with audacity1 cheapo microphone (hope to upgrade that to a not so cheapo one)1 month with a themeSo what are your podcastshttp://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/podcasting-library.html OU is hoping to inspire 8 years in a row- April 16, 2008 Norman Transcript Inspirational ReadingThe eighth annual Books that Inspire exhibit at the University of Oklahoma opened Tuesday, honoring the University of Oklahoma Press."It was kind of a natural sequence, having honored Oklahoma authors (last year), to now honor OU Press -- and it's a preeminent press," said Sul H. Lee, dean of University Libraries.Books that Inspire is an annual exhibit at Bizzell Memorial Library that features favorite books chosen by OU faculty and staff members.The book.http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/ou-is-hoping-to-inspire-8-years-in-row.html Job Posting Enid- April 3, 2008 To view a very long PDF of the job posting click http:76.12.32.67EmploymentpositionsLibrary_32-400.pdfIt's for the Director Position. - Here's my abbrev version of it:POSITION TITLE: Library Director DEPARTMENT: LibraryFLSA STATUS: ExemptPOSITIONS SUPERVISED: Reference Services, IT Manager, ChildrenYoung AdultServices, Tech & Circulation ServicesBLS COMPARABLE: 11-3011.00, Administrative Service ManagersLEADERSHIP: Supervisemanagedirect the selection, training, development, appraisal,and work...http://librarystories.blogspot.com/2008/04/job-posting-enid.html |