Otterbein College Courtright Memorial Library is pleased to announce an opening for a Reference Services Coordinator to begin July 1, 2010. Founded in 1847, Otterbein is a private, coeducational comprehensive four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Otterbein is located in Westerville, OH, a residential community of 36,000 residents on the northeast [...]
OLSSI will once again offer classes for library support staff. Outstanding classes, programs, and lectures, along with evening entertainment & activities! The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute is here to teach, develop, and renew the opportunities and education of library assistants and support staff. You’ll meet public, school, special, and academic library employees at this [...]
Library Journal has named Ohio University Business Librarian Chad Boeninger to the “Innovators” category of their “Movers & Shakers 2009″ list. Launched in 2002 to identify librarians and others who are ‘shaping the future of libraries,’ the list represents a “Who’s Who of creativity and library trends in the field.” Read more about Chad and [...]
The USO’s Libraries, Learning & Technology 2009 Conference will be the tenth anniversary of Ohio’s premier higher conference, previously known as the Ohio Digital Commons for Education Conference. This year’s conference will deliver all the same great professional development and networking opportunities you’ve come to expect from past conferences, with a focus on: Teaching and [...]
Call for Papers 2009 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at the 2009 American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (July 9 – 15). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA Annual Conference featuring [...]
The new Spark software has given us the ability to provide more access to Ohio residents including the option of integrating instant messaging (IM) into the KnowItNow24x7 statewide service. The technology, logistics, and staffing of an IM component all present their own unique challenges. Making KIN24x7 more accessible to the visually-impaired has been a long-term [...]
Grand Valley Public Library located in Ashtabula County thought this might be of interest to others. Last Friday Nov 7th, 2008 we had our 1st hopefully will be Annual “OUR HEROES’ TREE DEDICATION” ceremony . We at GVPL felt this was very special to us, since we were the only Library in the State of [...]
The Ohio State University Libraries Diversity Committee is presenting a special ReadAloud program in honor of Native Peoples month, Celebrating Tribal Nations: America’s Great Partners, from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (11/13) in the Wexner Center Cafe. Leta Hendricks will read speeches and correspondence from various native chiefs, including “Open Letter From Leonard Peltier to Barack Obama.” [...]
Tuscarawas Campus Library, Kent State University located in New Philadelphia has been added to the official list of designated depository libraries for government publications in Ohio. The library was designated by the Hon. Zack Space of the 18th Congressional District. Library director Michael Kobulnicky will be the coordinator between the library and the Federal Depository Library Program [...]
– Library Journal, 10/22/2008 Library Journal has extended the deadline for its Librarian of the Year Award to November 17, 2008. The award honors a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession. Nominating letters should name the candidate and describe in 500 words or less why [...]