October 1, 2007 (Vol. 13, No. 23) – Happenings

LEO Grant / Online NW / Intro to GIS

PubMed Class / ACRL Webcast / L-Net Trainings

Rural Libraries / Project Management Class / BCR Training

Book Repair Training / InfoCamp 2007

LEO Receives Grant

The nonprofit Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO) has been awarded $364,000 in grant funding from the Institute of Museumand Library Services for its project called “A Sense of Place”, which will bring a range of themed programs in the arts, sciences and humanities to rural communities in the region in 2008 and 2009. The project will serve 15 as-yet-unspecified libraries in the region each year. Project partners include The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Oregon Council for the Humanities, Smithsonian American Art MuseumPortland State University and others.

Governed by a 13-member board comprised mostly of librarians, LEO serves public libraries in 14 Eastern Oregon counties and has a mission to create and deliver opportunities for 21st century library services.

Lyn Craig, fossilinn@centurytel.net

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Online NW Call for Proposals

This is the final call for proposals for the 2008 Online Northwest Conference

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 10, 2007

WHAT IS ONLINE NORTHWEST? Online Northwest is a one-day conference focusing on topics at the intersection of libraries, technology and culture. The conference is sponsored by the Oregon University System Library Council.

WHEN IS THE CONFERENCE? Friday, February 22, 2008

WHAT TOPICS ARE APPROPRIATE? The coordinating committee seeks presentations that discuss how technology is being applied within library settings and how technology is affecting library patrons and services. We strongly encourage academic, public, school, and special librarians to submit proposals. All topics relating to technology and libraries are welcome, including:

*Assessing the impact of technology on patrons or services *User interface design and evaluation *Implementation of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries *Collection development and assessment *Resource sharing (e.g. ILL, document delivery) *Information literacy and instruction *Metadata design, application, or evaluation *Management of electronic resources or digital repositories *Computer programming and development of computer applications to support delivery of library services

HOW DO I SUBMIT A PROPOSAL? Please submit a 150-250 word abstract describing the presentation content and intended audience via the online submission form available

at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=328653886834

For examples of past presentations or more information, see: http://www.ous.edu/onlinenw/

WHERE IS THE CONFERENCE? CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (on the Oregon State University campus)

Todd Hannon, hannont@ohsu.edu

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Intro to GIS

Mapping Oregon Communities: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis

October 11th and 12th, 2007 – Portland, Oregon http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/oregon-gis.htm

Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community

Focus: This workshop is customized for each location.

This hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Participants will learn to create thematic maps with Census data, Geocoding (Address mapping) and Spatial Queries. Other features of the workshop are learning to extract Census data and good map layout and design.

For a detailed description of the Oregon workshops, please visit http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/oregon-gis.htm

Workshop Host: New Urban Research, a national professional research organization and ESRI Business Partner.

Gina Clemmer, New Urban Research, Inc., 877.241.6576

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PubMed Class

PubMed & Beyond – Using National Library of Medicine Electronic Resources.

Friday, November 9, 2007, 1:00 – 4:30 pm Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus Library, Room 213

17705 NW Springville Rd.

Portland, OR 97229

For directions and parking information, see http://www.pcc.edu/about/locations/rock-creek/

Workshop description:

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Learn to search this valuable resource in a hands-on workshop taught by OHSU’s Andrew Hamilton. Topics covered include

*basic and advanced search techniques using natural language,

including how PubMed parses natural language queries into MeSH terms, journal titles, and author names

*the usage of basic navigational and display features

*the Related Articles feature

*search limit options

*the Single Citation Matcher

*the PubMed MeSH Browser

*linking out to Molecular Biology data and Full Text resources

*saving search strategies via My NCBI

*searching techniques using field tags and Boolean operators.

The second portion of the workshop will demonstrate other free online resources offered by NLM, including Entrez, MedlinePlus, TOXNET, Clinicaltrials.gov, and digitized historical resources.

Presenter

Andrew Hamilton is a Senior Reference & Instruction Librarian at the Oregon Health & Science University Library. Prior to joining the OHSU Library staff in 2002, he was an Online Analyst for six years with the National Training Center & Clearinghouse (NTCC) at the Middle Atlantic Regional Medical Library, where his primary duty was to travel the U.S. and teach PubMed. He has also spent three years as a Clinical Medicine Information Specialist in the Reference Department of the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Andrew has earned two BS degrees in Microbiology and Biology/Genetics from Oregon State University and earned his MLS degree as part of a Drug Information Specialist Double Master’s Program, graduating from St. John’s University with a dual MS – Pharmaceutical Sciences/MLS degree.

Cost: Student/retiree rate: $25.00; PORTALS member rate:$35.00;non-member rate: $45.00

Registration:

Register for the workshop at http://www.portals.org <http://www.portals.org/>

Roberta Richards, PORTALS Coordinator, rrichard@pcc.edu

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ACRL Webcast

ACRL is offering its Webcast, “Practical Strategies for Building a Library 2.0 Game Plan,” on October 23, 2007. Registration is open!

Time: 11:00 a.m. Pacific, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 1:00 p.m. Central, 2:00 p.m. Eastern

Length: 1.5 hours

Web 2.0 has quickly given rise to Library 2.0: a comprehensive focus on new, interactive uses of information resources, the Web and physical space. But where to begin? ACRL Webcaster Terry Huwe will provide some effective starting point strategies. During this 1.5 hour Webcast, learn more about Library 2.0 strategies that focus on both technological and interpersonal skills.

REGISTRATION

Registration is limited to 60. ACRL and ALA members receive a registration discount. For complete information, including more details about the Webcast and a link to registration, go to: www.acrl.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/lib20.cfm.

ACRL member: $50; ALA member: $75; Nonmember: $90; Student: $40; Group: $295

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L-Net Trainings

Introductory trainings on L-net, Oregon’s Statewide Digital Reference Project, are scheduled for:

Wednesday, October 17 and Wednesday, October 24, 9:00 – 2:30 both days Western Oregon University Library, 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, OR 97361

And

Friday, November 9 and Friday, November 16, 9:00 – 2:30 both days Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus Library 12000 S.W. 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219

The training is for librarians who plan to take shifts staffing L-net at partner libraries. Librarians will receive hands-on training with L-net’s chat software, e-mail software, and instruction on techniques for communicating effectively online with patrons and providing reference services online. Training is a two-day event. Attendance at both days is required to staff the service; day two builds upon the training provided on day one.

These trainings are also open to librarians who would like to apply to participate in our volunteer program, typically staffing the service from home computers.

The training is free, but space is limited and advance registration is required. If you would like to attend, contact

Emily Papagni, emilyp@multcolib.org

If you’re interested in the training, but unable to attend on these dates, please contact me. I’m continuing to schedule additional trainings around the state.

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Rural Libraries as Place

Bringing people together at the library: Rural Libraries as Place October 25, 2007, from 11:00a – 12:00p

More and more people are accessing information and resources from home and work computers. Does that mean the physical library will go away? NO WAY! In this session we will talk about the evolving role of the physical library space. We will highlight innovative and interesting rural library examples. With guest presenter Cindi Hickey, Continuing Education Librarian and WebJunction Coordinator for the State Library of Kansas.

The cost is FREE and no registration is required. However, if you have not recently attended a WebJunction live webinar, then you will want to read about how to join the webinar IN ADVANCE of the webinar starting time here: http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=13377

Darci Hanning

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Project Management Class

Controlling Project Chaos: Project Management for Library Staff

Friday, October 12, 2007, 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus Library, Room 112

12000 SW 49th Ave., Portland, OR 97219

For directions and parking information, see

http://www.pcc.edu/about/locations/sylvania/

Workshop Description:

Do you find that you’re doing more project work in your library? Do you have trouble getting a project started? Do your small projects seem to grow into large projects? Do you have difficulty meeting project deadlines? Do your projects never seem to end?

These are all problems facing librarians today, as we are increasingly expected to manage projects in addition to our everyday responsibilities. The need for library staff to have project management skills so we can deftly navigate the growing demands of our profession is the topic of an article by Jane Kinkus in the July 2007 issue of College & Research Libraries, “Project Management Skills: A Literature Review and Content

Analysis of Librarian Position Announcements.” This workshop will provide an introduction to project management concepts and show how you can apply them to your library projects.

Presenter:

Lori Wamsley is a part-time reference librarian at Portland Community College and the assistant director for Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) Oregon distance education program. Ms. Wamsley is also an adjunct faculty member for SLIM, teaching project management and technology skills courses. Ms. Wamsley holds both a Master of Library Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Instructional Design and Technology from Emporia State University. She received a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Portland.

Cost: Student/retiree rate: $25.00; PORTALS member rate: $35.00; non-member rate: $45.00

Registration: Register for the workshop at http://www.portals.org

Roberta Richards, PORTALS Coordinator, rrichard@pcc.edu

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BCR Training

BCR’s Soaring to Excellence for 2007-2008 series, Mapping the Library Landscape: Every Library Worker a Trendspotter, will begin in October 2007. The following webcasts are being made available free of charge to staff from Oregon libraries through a statewide membership to BCR, paid for by the Oregon State Library with LSTA funds:

October 26, 2007: Finding the Trends That Matter: Get Your Environmental Scan On

February 8, 2008: People Watching With a Purpose: Meeting Needs Before They Need It

April 11, 2008: Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting the Library Trends That Really Matter

The schedule for Library Challenges and Opportunities 2008 is: March 7, 2008: Library Trends; May 9, 2008: The Future Library

Register online for the satellite downlink or the webcast by completing BCR’s online registration form. Also view the downlink site-license terms here.

Libraries may downlink the satellite coordinates to the five College of DuPage teleconference programs for on-site viewing, or staff may view the teleconferences via webcast from any location with adequate Internet access. The webcasts, also available at no charge to libraries, will be archived and available for 30 days following the live broadcast. Libraries may order tapes or DVDs of the broadcasts for their collections for $30 each. Please contact BCR’s Regan Harper rharper@bcr.org for ordering information. The Oregon State Library will be adding the DVDs to our LIS collection and will announce their availability via Libs-OR, our LIS Blog, and our website.

These webcasts are staff development opportunities in the best sense of the term! They give staff a solid framework for problem-solving in today’s complex library environment and they are cost-effective ways for staff to stay current and informed on libraries’ use of technology. You and your staff can maximize these opportunities by bringing a group of interested staff together to watch; organize discussions about the impact of the shows’ content on your library; call, fax, or email questions to the panelists during the program – it’s interactive! and follow up with a discussions on what next steps your library can take.

DVD recordings for the 2006-2007 series are now available via ILL from the Oregon State Library — please use your library’s established interlibrary loan process or you may fax your request to the State Library document delivery department at 503-588-7119 with complete request information from our online catalog.

Darci Hanning

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Basic Book Repair

Description: Online

http://www.bcr.org/training/workshops/bookrepair-1.html

This two-day course is designed to provide information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections. Participants learn about treatment decisions, repair options and supplies. They will practice a variety of repair techniques in the supervised, hands-on portions of the workshop. Topics and techniques covered include:

*Surface cleaning and paper repair.

*Attaching loose pages.

*Book structure.

*Paperback reinforcement.

*Endsheet replacement.

*Enclosures.

*Workflow.

*Selecting supplies and equipment.

Site & Date: Siuslaw Public Library – Florence (Oregon) October 18-19, 2007

Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day (Lunch on your own.)

Fee: $300 for BCR members; $400 for nonmembers

Voucher: BCR training vouchers may not be used for this workshop!

Amigos Instructor: TBA

BCR Registration Form:

http://www.bcr.org/training/workshops/register.html

About BCR: http://www.bcr.org/about/index.html

Bobbi Navarro

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InfoCamp 2007

All Pacific Northwest librarians, catalogers, information architects, user experience designers, usability engineers, information scientists, technical writers and professionals or students interested in user-centered information and design issues are invited to InfoCamp 2007!

What: InfoCamp Seattle 2007

Theme: Cross-pollinating the information ecosystem

When: October 13-14, 2007, 9am-6pm

Where: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA

Web: http://asistpnw.org/infocamp2007

Cost: Free for ASIS&T or IAI members. Free for students. $20 otherwise.

InfoCamp Seattle 2007 will be a collaborative BarCamp-style* unconference, organized by the Pacific Northwest Chapter and the UW Student Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

Join us for two days of workshops, roundtable discussions, technology demos, and social networking sessions. This is the Web 2.0 of conferences the session content will be decided entirely by YOU, so bring a topic of debate, a project to show off, a design for feedback, or any other idea to share with your professional community!

Registration is now open: http://asistpnw.org/infocamp2007

* What’s a BarCamp? See http://www.barcamp.org or

http://barcamp.org/InfoCamp+Seattle+2007 or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp

Hope to see you there!

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