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Support Staff Sites for Library Technicians, Paraprofessionals
Library Assistants, Clerks and Associates
Each of which have Links to Several
"Additional" Resources for Support Staff.Current Conference Information of interest to Library ParaprofessionalsTable of Contents:
COLT
LSSIRT
ALA-APA News
LSSRC
Soaring to Excellence Teleconference Series
Library Mosaics - print publication *ceasing publication Dec. 2005
Associates - online ezine
Libsup-L
Canadian Associations
Other Organizations
Library Listservs
Miscellaneous Sites of Interest
will be posted here: http://librarysupportstaff.com/confnews.html
If you would like your conference info listed or a "link" to a page,
please email me with all information you want on this page -
I will copy and paste whatever you send me.
email to: libmary at teas2dine4.com
COLT - Council on Library Media Technicians
For more information on the activities of COLT
visit: http://colt.ucr.edu/index.html
COLT Membership
Form:
http://colt.ucr.edu/application.html
New members
may also use this form.
Members' Registrar,
Paula Greer
Alameda County
Library
E-mail: PGreer@aclibrary.org
Find news on
the annual conference and associated events
when they
become available
on my confnews.html
page
Check out the wonderful things
happening - because of the work of the LSSIRT
(Library Support Staff Interests Round Table of the ALA)
Library Support Staff Interests Round Table
a Interests Round Table of the American Library Association
Part of the
"Purpose of the LSSIRT"
To provide
an arena within ALA for addressing a wide variety of issues of concern
to library support staff,
including
but not limited to basic training programs, education, career development,
job duties and responsibilities
Also they have
a:
National Directory
of Library Paraprofessional Associations
*note
the Directory is a PDF file
PDF document
National Directory of
Paraprofessional Organizations
http://www.ala.org/ala/lssirt/lssirtresources/National_Directory_March2005.pdf
The LSSIRT
has alot of information,
Concerning:
Career Ladders,
Certification, Issues Survey, Strategic Planning, etc.
Read the SSIRT
Stand
on Certification
for Library
Staff.
Read the latest from LSSIRT
with regards to:
The 3rd Congress on Professional
Education: Focus on Library Support Staff
(COPE
III) | held May 16-17, 2003 at the College of DuPage
GOOD
NEWS!!
The Support
Staff membership initiative is continuing through 2005 and beyond
Excerpt quoted
from ALA
Library Support
Staff Membership
Beginning
in September 2004, Support Staff and Paraprofessionals
are invited
to join ALA in a new type of membership as Library Support Staff (LSS)
Members.
Full Membership
in ALA, with rights and privileges of voting in ALA elections as well
as regular
benefits of membership such as journals, discounts and
opportunities
to participate in the work of ALA, are available to Library Support Staff.
An overview
of LSS Membership and ALA’s special dues rates,
as well as
online and downloadable applications are now available.
http://tinyurl.com/6pl33
ALA = American
Library Association
ALCTS = Association
for Library Collections & Technical Services
*Related see:
ALCTS Task
Force on Meeting the Continuing Needs of Paraprofessionals Report
http://www.ala.org/alcts/publications/educ/paraprof.html
1995
report
See also: ALA
SSIRT Task Force on Compensation Report
June 2000*
*note these
are PDF files
and
The Task Force
on Career
Ladders report
RUSA = Reference
& User Services Association
LSSIRT = Library
Support Staff Interests Round Table
*-------------------------------*
PDF document
National Directory of
Paraprofessional Organizations
http://www.ala.org/ala/lssirt/lssirtresources/National_Directory_March2005.pdf
ALA-APA news
quoted from Jenifer Grady
The ALA-Allied Professional Association has compiled a partial list of
state and regional certification programs for library workers -
http://www.ala-apa.org/certification/stateregcert.html.
It is a work in progress. If your state is not listed or you know of
certifications that are:
1. mandated to practice librarianship
2. promoted to enhance skills
3. granted to demonstrate proficiency
that are operated by government agencies or offered by an institution,
please forward the information to me for inclusion.
This list excludes
school librarians only because the American
Association
of School Librarians has done a great job at providing
information
on school librarian certification and licensure
(http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aasleducation/recruitmentlib/libraryedu/libraryeducation.htm)
Library Worklife newsletter
http://www.ala-apa.org/newsletter/newsletter.html
See also ~ The ALA's
"Divisions" & Round Tables and also a listing of other groups
**NOTE! Only the ones listed ALA, ALCTS, RUSA, & LSSIRT
are part of this "Support Staff" Initiative**
**UPDATE** As of Summer 2004 - the LSSRC is now at a new location, part of ALA's website
The
Library Support Staff Resource Center
The LSSRC is currently
hosted by ALA
This site was originally
produced and maintained by
Martha Parsons and Walter
F. Nickeson on the University of Rochester, NY's server.
See the "**New** LSSRC"
resources now at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/librarysupportstaff/Library_Support_Staff_Resource_Center.htm
Associates
Associates
the online ezine for Library Support Staff, lost
its entire subscription database
during
February 2005. If you were a subscriber to this email publication or
would
like to subscribe, please visit their website and sign up.
The
ezine is published and emailed 3 times a year March, July and October.
http://associates.ucr.edu
http://associates.ucr.edu/
Support Staff
Electronic Publication
To SUBSCRIBE
to ASSOCIATES go to the following web page:
http://associates.ucr.edu/subscribe.htm
In 2004 - "Associates"
celebrated 10 years on the Net!
Read their
original "Announcement"
that they
posted to listservs back then.
Pretty amazing
that Associates, & Libsup-L are still "Thriving"
when you consider
all of the "nets" failures the past couple of years
It is truly
a testament to the founders of Associates and Libsup-L
That they
FILL a Need for Us,To Communicate With Each Other via the Net
and Neither
could have survived without Support Staffs', Continued Interest, Contributions
and Concerns!
LIBSUP-L
Libsup-L Electronic Listserv for Support Staff issues
This is a discussion list aimed at but not limited to library paraprofessional staff.
We discuss all library-related or work-related matters. Politics, religion and flame are not allowed.
http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/libsup-l
Subscribe to
a List
To subscribe
to a the Libsup-L list, go to:
http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/libsup-l
Once subscribed:
To post
a message to all the list members, send email to:
libsup-l@u.washington.edu.
* To unsubscribe, click on the "Unsubscribe" button at:
http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/libsup-l
To unsubscribe
from Libsup-L, get a password reminder,
or change
your subscription options,
enter your
subscription email address at:
http://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/libsup-l
To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Libsup-l Archives.
Mary Kalnin
is the List Mom of Libsup-L
kalnin at
u.washington.edu
Library Mosaics - Support Staff "print" Publication
will cease publication with the December 2005 issue.
SOARING TO EXCELLENCE!
Library Support
Staff Development "Teleconference" Program
Soaring to
Excellence 2006 -
Libraries,
the Universe, and Everything
http://www.dupagepress.com/COD/index.php?id=11
Each year
the conference focuses on a different theme.
Supplement these conferences with
some of the resources, I have listed
for Staff Development Training
and see also the On the Job Resources
See other developments and programs for paraprofessionals on the Happenings page
Ontario, Canada
Ontario Association of Library Technicians /
Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario
OALT / ABO is a non-profit organization
established in 1973.
Our role is to promote a wider understanding,
acceptance and advancement of
Library Technician graduates and students,
and to further the cause of
Library Technicians in the workforce.
www.oaltabo.on.ca
BCLA (British
Columbia) Library Technicians' and Assistants' Interest Group (LTAIG)
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/ltaig/index.html
Excerpt quoted
from site
It is the
mission of the BCLA Library Technicians' and Assistants' Interest Group
(LTAIG) to establish an inclusive, province-wide organization which supports
and promotes the role of Library Technicians and Assistants, regardless
of formal training or certification, through education, communication and
advocacy.
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/ltaig/index.html
See also:
So you want
to be a Library Technician?
by Katherine
Bryson
http://www.bcla.bc.ca/ltaig/Cbryson.html
**Congratulations
to Sylvia Skene **
COLT/Library Mosiacs'
Outstanding Support staff
person of the Year 2003**
Excerpt quoted from the
announcement
on COLT
....She helped to spearhead
the revitalization and
reorganizati on of the moribund
Library Technicians'
and Assistants' Interest Group (LTAIG)
of the
British
Columbia Library Association.
Alberta Association
of Library Technicians
http://www.aalt.org/
Read the interesting
online article from their Journal
AALT
Technician
Volume 27,
Number 1, January 2000
Re: Stress
Control
http://www.aalt.org/about/journal/v27n1.html
For more organizations
see:
State
& Regional "Paraprofessional" Library Organizations
Also see the
CILIP
*Affiliate* Membership Information for United Kingdom based
Library Assistants
Excerpt from
website
If you are
a library assistant or hold a clerical or administrative post within a
library or information service, then you can become an Affiliated Member
of CILIP. If you work in a non-professional or para-professional post and
wish to contribute to, and benefit from, the work of CILIP, this is the
right category for you. By joining in this category you will enjoy most
of the same benefits as a full professional member, but at a preferential
rate.
CILIP - (
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals )
http://www.cilip.org.uk
Library Related Listservs
Subscribe to "subject/job related" interest Listservs
Ask questions/receive support of
Lists geared to a particular area of Library work,
Such as Serials, Cataloging,
InterLibrary Loan, Reference, Systems, etc.
See the most popular lists:
http://librarysupportstaff.com/4subscribe.html
United Kingdom
(UK) - Library Lists
to join
You do not
need to be a Librarian
to join most
Library related lists .
Remember
to PRINT! out the "Welcoming Message"
and
Instructions for each & every
List
you Join or Subscribe to:
Keep
in a Single File or Notebook
for
Online Subscriptions -
it
will come in handy for Future reference,
To
Hold Mail, Unsubscribe, Passwords, etc.
I have made
a page with the most frequently used
subscription lists for
Library staffs and those
interested in Libraries.
Plus links to information
about creating your own Listserv, Online Discussion Group or Newsletter
Your own local COLT group,
or Association, or Inhouse Library Group -
may want to consider
forming their own discussion forum that keeps everyone informed
about whats going on
and allow members to discuss things away from "management"
and lists and online
groups can be places created for "socializing with each other"
http://librarysupportstaff.com/4subscribe.html
OTHER SITES & NEWS YOU CAN USE
LISNews
News of Libraries & Information Science
LIS News is
a very interesting site
Join in the
Discussions!
Be sure to
stay on top of
Library Happenings
And see my
New "NEWS" page for
Current Library
News & Commentary
4libnews.html
News THIS WEEK from Library Digital
Read More on
the happenings in Libraries
From Online
Library
Publications/Journals
and
read the Happenings for Support Staff
Conference News for Library folks
ALA's Library Lists and Discussion Groups
State & Regional "Paraprofessional" Library Organizations
MLANet - Medical Library Association
Library Associations - Listing
Canadian Library Associations & Links
Library Associations around the World
COSLA Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
IFLA
International
Federation of Library Associations & Institutions
"The "Mind" has Exactly the
Same Power
as the "Hands":
not merely to Grasp the World,
but to Change IT!!".
-- Colin Wilson
Today's Affirmation:
I can make a difference!
Today I will begin to make this so.
"Each" of us does make a difference
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May have been Counted Out, Several Times,
but He Didn't Hear the Referee".
- - H. E. Jansen
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