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12th May 2011 Dear members of the ACRL Section of MLA,
You are invited to attend the MLA-ACRL 2011 Spring Meeting at the Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson, on Thursday, May 12, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided by McAlister’s Deli.
We are honored to have a former MLA president as our guest speaker! Jeff Slagell, Director of Library Services at Delta State University, will present on the topic of e-books and the future of academic libraries.
The schedule for the meeting will be:
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. – Check-in and lunch
12:15 –1:00 p.m. – Presentation by speaker
1:00 –1:15 p.m. – Questions and answers
1:15 –1:30 p.m. – MLA-ACRL business meeting
If you will be attending the spring meeting, please fill out the registration form as a PDF or MS Word. The registration fee is $10.00 and includes either a box lunch or a salad and a drink. Please indicate your lunch preferences on the registration form. Payment can only be taken as a check. Make your check payable to the Mississippi Library Association. The registration deadline is Friday, April 29, 2011.
Mail your completed registration form and payment to:
Melissa Dennis, MLA-ACRL Vice Chair
106 J.D. Williams Library
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Please note there is a maximum limit of sixty attendees, so registration will be closed once the maximum number of registrants has been reached.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting!
Melissa Dennis, MLA-ACRL Vice Chair
Posted: March 8th, 2011
29th Apr 2011 The Technical Services Round Table (TSRT) Spring Workshop of 2011 will be held on Friday, April 29th at the Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson. Please mark your calendars to attend this program.
The agenda includes multiple-topics and is planned to suit a variety of interests.
Cost will be $10.
Posted: February 17th, 2011
It is possible for conference attendees to receive Continuing Education Credits at MLA. The Author & Literature track stresses the importance of the written word in the delivery of library service to various customer groups and interests; the Technical Proficiency & Computer Literacy Track illustrates the practical application of technology in various library settings; the Professional Development Track examines real issues confronting librarians in libraries throughout Mississippi.
October 19-22, 2010 Vicksburg, MS
Continuing Education Units
CEU Form (PDF)
CEU Form (DOC)
Technical Proficiency & Computer Literacy Track:
____A1. Preservation of Books and Archival Materials. Tuesday 8:30 – 4:00 (.75 CEUs)
____A2. Using the Computer for Print Promotion Wednesday 8:00 – 10:00 (.2 CEUs)
____A3. MAGNOLIA Training. Thursday 9:00 – 11:00 (.2 CEUs)
____A4. Instructional Technology Fair. Thursday 1:00 -2:00 (.1 CEUs)
____A5. Librarianship 101/201 Alumni Meeting. Thursday 3:00-5:00 (.2 CEUs)
____A6. Preserving South Mississippi’s Visual History Friday 10:00-11:30 (.15 CEUs)
____A7. You Want Me to Do What? Or “Sure, I Can Do That!”: Changing Expectations in Technical Services
Friday 11:00-12:00 (.1 CEUs)
Authors and Literature Track:
____B1. Virgia Brocks-Shedd Scholarship Luncheon. Wednesday 12:00-1:30 (.15 CEUs)
____B2. Afternoon Tea with Authors Wednesday 3:30-5:00 (.15 CEUs)
____B3. The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Popular Culture Thursday 9:00-11:00 (.2 CEUs)
____B4. Promoting the Magnolia Book Awards in Your Library Thursday 9:30-11:00 (.15 CEUs)
____B5. The Story Behind ‘Leaving Gee’s Bend” Thursday 11:00-1:00 (.2 CEUs)
____B6. Meet Sarah C. Campbell. Thursday 1:00-2:00 (.1 CEUs)
____B7. Mississippi Authors Awards Dinner Thursday 6:00-8:00 (.2 CEUs)
____B8. Give My Poor Heart Ease-Breakfast with William R. Ferris Friday 8:00-10:00 (.2 CEUs)
Professional Development Track:
____C1. Career Building in a Down Economy Wednesday 10:00-12:00 (.2 CEUs)
____C2. Inexpensive Favors for Distribution in the Library Wednesday 10:00-12:00 (.2 CEUs)
____C3. General Session with Unshelved.com Wednesday 1:30-3:30 (.2 CEUs)
____C4. Explore Noteworthy U.S. Government Documents. Wednesday 3:30-5:00 (.15 CEUs)
____C5. Librarianship in Times of Economic Crisis. Wednesday 4:00-5:00 (.1 CEUs)
____C6. Promotion with Pizazz Thursday 9:00-11:00 (.2 CEUs)
____C7. Developing Partnerships that Benefit You & Your Community. Thursday 9:00-11:00 (.2 CEUs)
____C8. Stepping Outside Our Boundaries: Working with Faculty to Embrace Change in the Scholarly Communication System. Thursday 11:00-1:00 (.2 CEUs)
____C9. The Joy of Censorship Thursday 3:00-5:00 (.2 CEUs)
____C10.Copyright Law and Libraries Friday 8:00-9:30 (.15 CEUs)
____C11 Maximizing Your Book Sale: Tips and Ideas Friday 10:00-12:00 (.2 CEUs)
Posted: October 6th, 2010
30th Apr 2010 Friday, April 30, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Mississippi Library Commission, 3881 Eastwood Drive, Jackson
The 2010 Spring Workshop will present several topics related to cataloging, with a focus on maps, digital collections and RDA. The Basics of Cataloging Sheet Maps and Metadata Practice with Digital Collections will have some interactive components to the session.
Registration form and flyer (pdf)
Posted: March 15th, 2010
19th May 2010 The ACRL-Mississippi Chapter of the Mississippi Library Association will be having its 2010 Spring Meeting at the Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson, MS. It will be held on Wednesday, May 19, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. It will be a luncheon meeting, catered by McAlister’s Deli.
The program for the spring meeting will feature a presentation by Frances N. Coleman, Professor and Dean of Libraries at Mississippi State University, on the topic of budgets and libraries. The schedule for the Spring Meeting will be as follows:
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. – Check-in and Lunch
12:15 –1:00 p.m. – Presentation by Frances N. Coleman
1:00 –1:15 p.m. – Questions and answers
1:15 –1:30 p.m. – MLA-ACRL business meeting
To attend the Spring Meeting, please fill out the registration form (MS Word or PDF). The registration fee is $10.00 and includes either a box lunch or a salad and a drink. Please indicate your menu selection on the registration form. The registration deadline is Monday, May 10, 2010. Mail your completed registration form and payment to: Michael Mounce; Roberts-LaForge Library; Delta State University; Highway 8 West; Cleveland, MS 38733. Complete registration details are on the registration form.
Please note there is a maximum limit of sixty attendees, so registration will be closed once the maximum number of registrants has been reached.
I hope to see you at the 2010 Spring Meeting!
Michael Mounce
2010 Vice Chair/Chair-elect, ACRL-MS Chapter of MLA
Reference/Instructional Services Librarian
Associate Professor of Library Services
Roberts-LaForge Library
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS 38733
mmounce@deltastate.edu
(662)846-4457
Posted: March 10th, 2010
1st May 2009 The Technical Services Roundtable will present its 2009 Spring Workshop, “Doing More with Less”, on Friday, May 1, at Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson. Please see the attached flyer and registration form.
Sheryl Stump
Cataloger/Assistant Professor
Roberts-LaForge Library
Delta State University
sheryl@deltastate.edu
Posted: April 6th, 2009
25th Apr 2008 Cataloging Today and Tomorrow
Friday, April 25, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Mississippi Library Commission, 3881 Eastwood Drive, Jackson
The 2008 Spring Workshop will present several topics related to cataloging, with a focus on tools, technology, and change. Two sessions (Cataloging Tools and Wikis) will provide opportunities for hands-on learning, so please bring your wireless laptop to the workshop. Luncheon will be on your own. Drawings for door prizes will be held at the beginning of the afternoon break (you must be present to win). CEU credit for this workshop has been approved by Mississippi Library Commission.
The workshop fee is $10.00. Please complete the Registration Form and mail it with your check (payable to Mississippi Library Association) to arrive by Tuesday, April 22, 2008 to:
Linda Ginn
University Libraries
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Dr #5053
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
See you at the Workshop!
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Patricia Furr, Chair, Technical Services Round Table
9:15 – 10:45 Cataloging Tools: Web-Based and Then Some
Kathy Wells, Sr. Catalog Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
Linda Ginn, Catalog Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Cataloging With Dual Screens and Wikis for Library Projects
Linda Ginn, Catalog Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
11:45 – 1:00 Luncheon (on your own)
1:00 – 4:00 The Road Ahead for Cataloging: RDA, FRBR and AACR2
Jennifer Bielewski, SOLINET, Educational Services Librarian, Cataloging and Metadata
2:30-2:45 Break and Door Prizes (you must be present to win)
4:00 p.m. Conclusion
Patricia Furr, Chair, Technical Services Round Table
Posted: March 28th, 2008
1st Nov 2007 The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) will co-sponsor a Map Cataloging Workshop on Thursday, November 1, from 9 am to 4 pm in the William F. Winter Building in downtown Jackson. Participants will learn the basics of map cataloging, including scale, main entry, MARC tagging, and subject headings.
Course instructor is Susan Moore. Moore has more than 20 years of map cataloging experience and has been teaching map cataloging workshops since 1999. She is a member of the Map and Geography Round Table of the American Library Association, and currently serves on the MAGERT Committee on Cataloging and Classification.
The workshop is co-sponsored by the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) and is open to the public. Cost of the workshop is $220 for SOLINET members and $270 for non-members. To register, call SOLINET at 1 800 999-8558 or register online at www.solinet.net.
For more information, contact Jane Phillips, MDAH, 601 576-6896. MDAH is located at 200 North Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39201.
Posted: September 12th, 2007
12th Dec 2007 Sims Library at Southeastern Louisiana University will be hosting a 2-day Solinet workshop, Management and Leadership Skills for First Time Supervisors, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 12-13.
Early Bird Registration continues until November 21. Complete registration information and class details are available on the Solinet website: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=3732&WKSHPID=26MLSF
If you need information on accommodations in Hammond, please feel free to contact me directly. Southeastern is conveniently located in Hammond, Louisiana at the intersection of two Interstate Highways, 12 and 55. For travel directions, please visit our University website, http://www.selu.edu/map/directions/index.html
Beth Stahr
Reference/Distance Learning Librarian
Interim Head of Reference
Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10896
Hammond, LA 70402
985-549-5056
bstahr@selu.edu
fax 985-549-3995
Posted: August 14th, 2007
4th May 2007 Dear TSRT Members and Friends:
Would you like to update your knowledge about the exciting new field of metadata cataloging?
Would you like to be able to understand metadata protocol and be able to use it to organize your library resources?
Then the MLA Technical Services Round Table Spring Workshop will definitely be of interest to you!
This year’s program will offer an entire day’s training on the Foundation and Use of Metadata taught by Dr. Eunkyung Chung, an Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at USM. Dr. Chung, who recently finished her PhD at the University of North Texas, currently teaches two courses at USM in Metadata and Digital Libraries. She will share a wealth of current information about Metadata and its uses at the Spring workshop this year.
Date: May 4th
Time: 9:00-3:00
Registration and Breakfast Snacks begin at 8:30
Location: The Meeting Room
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters
3881 Eastwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
Cost is $15.00 per person which includes a boxed lunch from Quiznos and morning and afternoon snacks.
Schedule:
8:30-9:00 Registration with Breakfast Goodies and Coffee
9:00-10:15 Foundations of Metadata I
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Foundations of Metadata II
12:00-1:00 Quiznos’ Lunches on Site
1:00-2:15 Uses of Metadata I
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30- Uses of Metadata II
The morning program, Foundations of Metadata will include the definition, function and categories of metadata, metadata standards, metadata languages and technical standards
The afternoon program will feature examples of digital projects that were undertaken using metadata to organize library collections.
CEU credits will be available to all who request them. Anyone requesting CEU credits must attend both the morning and afternoon sessions.
Please fill out the registration form (PDF) and return it to:
Miao Jin
University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
118 College Drive #5053
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5053
We are looking forward to seeing you in May!
Posted: March 24th, 2007
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