The NCSLA Technology Round Table

The NCSLA Technology Round Table was great event! On Friday, September 17, 2010 the chapter held the event at the US Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park (RTP), where NCSLA President Elect and Direct of the EPA-RTP Library Tamika Barnes provided an introduction and overview of the program. There were eight tables of which covered topics concerning OverDrive e-book service, Kindle Service, SharePoint, Data visualization tools, Instructional Tools (i.e. Poll Everywhere), Libraryh3lp, Social media tools to promote collections, and Collaboration tools (i.e. DimDim and Elluminate).

The topic representatives were genially knowledgeable about their subject matters and provided some really useful material around best practices and site references. There were over 50 members of NCSLA and NCLA in attendance. Each presenter had about 15 minutes to talk about their topic and thereafter, members rotated to the next table.

At the end of the day, Tamkia Barnes and Susan Forbes gave tours of the EPA library.

A very special thanks goes to all the presenters:
Elizabeth Caran and Danielle Clark from West Regional Library, Rachel Carriere and Tessa Cierny from the EPA-RTP Library (UNC Contractors), Susie Corbett from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Cory Lown, from North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries, Cass Plater from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library, and Jill Robinson from NCLIVE.

Thank you to the RTP Chick-fil-A for donating the meal vouchers which were raffled during the event.

For more information about the event, you can read Tiffany Lopez’s tweets at hashtag #ncsla2010. Notes and commentary were provided by Jamal Cromity and Tiffany Lopez.

October 7th - Get Connected: Meet Your Local NC Library Associations

Get Connected:

This event is sponsored by the North Carolina Special Libraries Association and the North Carolina Library Association - New Members Round Table.

Where: South Regional Library, Durham
When: Thursday, October 7th 4:00-5:30pm
Cost: FREE

Grab some snacks and speed network around the room, meeting representatives who will tell you more about their careers, the ways they are involved with their local professional organizations, benefits of membership, and how you might get involved.

Immediately following this event, join us for a Networking Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at Southpoint Mall, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Durham, NC

To register for this FREE event & find out more, visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/get_connected_registration

Library/Information Science Graduate Students and New Professionals Welcome!

NCSLA Announces $1000 Paper Award - Sara Aull Paper Competition

SARA AULL STUDENT PAPER AWARD – FALL 2010

Each year the North Carolina Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (NCSLA) sponsors the Sara Aull Student Paper Award. This competition recognizes the best student paper of publishable quality relating to special libraries. The winner of the Sara Aull Student Paper Award receives the following:

• A $1000 cash prize, to be presented at the NCSLA annual banquet Dec. 2, 2010 at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill
  

• An abstract of his/her paper published on the NCSLA Web site and distributed through NCSLA Communicates!, the Chapter newsletter.

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

• You must either be currently enrolled in a Master of Library Science or Master of Information Science program within the State of North Carolina – OR – have graduated from such a program within 12 months prior to the submission deadline.
• The paper should be 5,000 words or less. (In some cases exceptions can be made for longer papers, if given prior permission by the award committee.) It should not have been previously published, nor should it be currently under consideration for publication.
• The paper will be judged on originality, professional significance, clarity of expression, and relevance to the field of special librarianship.
• The award will be presented at the NCSLA Annual Banquet
  
• The paper may be considered for online publication on the NCSLA Web site and may also be submitted to other publications by the author.
• Students are strongly encouraged to enter this competition that recognizes the importance of adding to the literature of the field of special librarianship and, as such, rewards students for excellence in writing.

SARA AULL

This award was initiated in 1981 to honor Sara Aull who served as editor of the NCSLA Bulletin from 1975 to 1981. Sara had been an active member of the Special Libraries Association from 1952 (then as Science Librarian at the University of Houston in Texas) until her death in January 1998 in Landis, NC. In 1973 Sara Aull received the honor of being inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame.


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Papers must be received by the awards committee no later than 5 PM, Friday, November 26, 2010, and may be submitted electronically (please submit as a Word document) to Jill Robinson Morris at jill@nclive.org.


QUESTIONS?
Contact Jill Robinson, NCSLA Student Academic Relations Chair, at jill@nclive.org or (919) 513.0447.

NCSLA Technology Roundtable - September 17th 1:00-4:00 PM

Registration is open for the NCSLA Technology Roundtable taking place on Friday, September 17th at the US Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park (RTP). The last day to register is Tuesday, September 14th, 2010. How can social networking and new technologies enhance our libraries? Come learn from local librarians who have put technology to work ... and share your own success stories!

Friday, September 17, 20101:00 - 4:00 PM
at the US Environmental Protection Agency in RTP

Introduction & Overview - Tamika Barnes, EPA-RTP Library Director (UNC Contractor) and Tiffany Lopez, EPA Assistant Library Network Coordinator (ASRC Management Services)

You will be able to choose from such exciting topics as:

Elizabeth Caran and Danielle Clark, West Regional Library
OverDrive e-book service

Rachel Carriere and Tessa Cierny, EPA-RTP Library (UNC Contractors)
Kindle Service

Susie Corbett, North Carolina Biotechnology Center
SharePoint

Cory Lown, North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
Data visualization tools

Cass Plater, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library
Instructional Tools (i.e. Poll Everywhere)

Jill Robinson, NCLIVE
Libraryh3lp

Orion Pozo, North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
Social media tools to promote collections

Francene Moore, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library
Collaboration tools (i.e. DimDim and Elluminate)


Please share with your colleagues!

If you have any questions, contact Tiffany Lopez at tiflopez@gmail.com or Tamika Barnes at tbmccollough@gmail.com

ANCHASL Fall Meeting October 14 in Chapel Hill

ANCHASL (Association of NC Health and Science Libraries) will hold its Fall 2010 meeting and a reception on Thursday, October 14 from 5 to 6 pm during the Medical Library Association's Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) Annual Meeting in Chapel Hill at the Friday Center. Note: those wishing to attend only the ANCHASL meeting do not have to register for MAC.

For details please visit: http://www.anchasl.org/documents/fall_2010.pdf

Posted by:

Margaret Cobb

ANCHASL Publicity Committee

Fall 2010 Events

NCSLA members spoke and the board listened! A roundtable-style event has been planned for September to address the wide array of interests expressed in the programming survey.

What: NCSLA Roundtable
When: September 17, 2010, 1:00-4:00 PM
Where: US Environmental Protection Agency
109 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Who: All members of the North Carolina library community are welcome to attend—spread the word to your public, school media, academic and special library colleagues!

Registration is open through September 14^th, 2010.

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Are you a North Carolina librarian, grad student, or new to the area? Want to get more involved with your local professional associations, but not sure where to start? Join NCSLA and NMRT for this unique Networking event in October. Afterwards, meet up for more a more casual networking experience at our networking dinner from 5:30-7:30 PM, location TBA.

What: Joint NCSLA & NMRT Networking Event

When: October 7, 2010, 3:30-5:00

Where: location TBA

Who: All members of the North Carolina library community are welcome to attend.

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Save the date for these events later in the year

Educational workshop/seminar on Friday, Oct 22^nd at Center for Creative Living in Greensboro, focused on professional attire/presence.

Annual Awards Banquet and Officer’s Installation on Thursday, December 2^nd at The Rizzo Conference Center at Meadowmont in Chapel Hill.

Save the Date: September 17th, 2010

NCSLA members spoke and the board listened! A wide array of interests were expressed through the programming survey and in an attempt to address as many topics as possible, a roundtable-style event is being planned for September.

What: NCSLA Roundtable
When: September 17, 2010, 1:00-4:00 PM
Where: US Environmental Protection Agency
109 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Who: All members of the North Carolina library community are welcome to attend—spread the word to your public, school media, academic and special library colleagues!

Table topics, cost and registration information will be forthcoming. Please consider joining us!

If you have questions, please contact Tiffany López at tiflopez@gmail.com