December 2009

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  LearningExpress Library – Job and Career Accelerator

  12.17.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board recently approved a $75,000 IMLS LSTA grant to expand the LearningExpress Library service to include a new Job and Career Accelerator section starting January 2010. The LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator™ provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance for all levels of [...]

• Ohio IMLS LSTA, Serving People with Disabilities, State Library News

  State Library of Ohio Board Awards $13,598 in LSTA Grants to Five Libraries to Purchase VictorReader Stream Players

  12.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that the State Library Board recently awarded $13,598 in IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Special Grants to help five libraries purchase VictorReader Stream digital players. The VictorReader Stream digital player is an ultra-compact unit for the blind and those with visual impairments. The libraries receiving [...]

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  KnowItNow24x7 Update

  12.15.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Beginning January 2, 2010, HomeworkNow (www.homeworknow.org) and ReadThisNow (www.readthisnow.org) will both be re-directing to KnowItNow24x7 at http://www.knowitnow.org as the new one-stop-shop for Ohio’s statewide virtual reference service. Both HomeworkNow and ReadThisNow have always been a part of KnowItNow24x7, and this consolidation will allow for easier access to our service by patrons, more streamlined marketing by [...]

• Job Openings, Library and Information Science Education

  Academic Librarian Diversity Internship

  12.15.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Kent State University Libraries is proud to offer the Academic Librarian Diversity Internship, a program designed to introduce students from underrepresented backgrounds to careers in academic Librarianship. The Academic Librarian Diversity Internship is a 12 month appointment with pay to work 20 hours per week within University Libraries at the Kent Campus. The position will [...]

• Continuing Education

  BCR offers semi-regular free webinars on Fridays covering a wide range of library topics.

  12.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) At the ARSL conference in Gatlinburg, I learned that a lot of ARSL members aren’t aware that BCR offers semi-regular free webinars on Fridays covering a wide range of library topics.  Several people I talked to expressed interest, so I thought I’d give a quick mention of it on the [...]

• Grant Opportunities, Ohio Public Libraries, Ohio School Libraries

  We the People Bookshelf project – Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply

  12.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The ALA Public Programs Office is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the seventh We the People Bookshelf project. This year’s theme, “A More Perfect Union,” invites reflection on the idea of the United States as a “union,” a “One” as well as a “Many,” and will complement library [...]

• Ohio E-Rate

  FY2010 E-Rate Form 471 Window Now Open

  12.03.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Schools and Library Division (SLD) has announced that the FY2010 E-Rate Form 471 filing window is now open.      The FY2010 application filing window opened today at noon EST, Thursday, December 3, 2009 and will close at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 11, 2010. The filing window will be open for 71 [...]

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