SLA Kentucky Chapter

Bookmobile in Kenya

Check out this article about bookmobiles in Kenya.

Ohio River Lunch Cruise

All aboard for the BB Riverboat Cruise!

Hello everyone.  We had enough interest that we will be having an Ohio River Lunch Cruise as our May Business Meeting/Social Event.  The meeting will be held on May 30 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.  Please register for the meeting here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=HDgIJJj26yRuzi0Qstyk8A_3d_3d

We would like everyone to register AND PAY by 5/16 because we will be charged as soon as we place our reservation.  Payment information is included in the survey, but I'll also copy it here since I've set the survey to only allow access once per person:

The cost will be $40 per person for SLA members and any guests you may choose to bring. Guests are welcome as this will primarily be a social event.

Make checks payable to: SLA – KY Chapter.

Please mail checks to:
Leoma Dunn
Thomas More College Library
333 Thomas More Parkway
Crestview Hills, KY 41017

Directions to the cruise are also available here:

http://www.bbriverboats.com/directions.html

Thanks!

All aboard for the BB Riverboat Cruise!

Hello everyone.  We had enough interest that we will be having an Ohio River Lunch Cruise as our May Business Meeting/Social Event.  The meeting will be held on May 30 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.  Please register for the meeting here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=HDgIJJj26yRuzi0Qstyk8A_3d_3d

We would like everyone to register AND PAY by 5/16 because we will be charged as soon as we place our reservation.  Payment information is included in the survey, but I'll also copy it here since I've set the survey to only allow access once per person:

The cost will be $40 per person for SLA members and any guests you may choose to bring. Guests are welcome as this will primarily be a social event.

Make checks payable to: SLA – KY Chapter.

Please mail checks to:
Leoma Dunn
Thomas More College Library
333 Thomas More Parkway
Crestview Hills, KY 41017

Directions to the cruise are also available here:

http://www.bbriverboats.com/directions.html

Thanks!

A New Realm for Information Literacy

Google Scholar comments by one of my favorite bloggers has begged the question...Should /does information literacy include instruction on the value and benefit of Google Scholar?

Google Scholar has been a last resort source for me on many projects but I've never thought to use it as a beginning.  I often used Google as a spell checker and starting point for a complicated project.  Would the content retrieved from GS be a better choice to begin projects?  Is the complexity of advanced search features good enough to retrieve valuable content?  Is it better than some of the commercial databases I use as a public library patron?

The realm of research is ever expanding, how well are we calling the shots?

Librarian: A "Best Career"?

In a December 19, 2007 post in their "Best Careers 2008" report, U.S. News & World Report lists "Librarian" as one of the best careers around ... I'm not sure about some of their information, but I was pleased to see a paragraph listing "Special Librarian" as a "Smart Specialty" ... and also a link to SLA under "Other Resources."

New Pew Study - Summarized

Law Librarian Blog summarizes highlights of a recent Pew Internet study.  The Internet and library are the top and bottom percentage of sources for assistance in the survey that asked about 10 specific problems related to the government.

Spring Conference Program and Registration Information

Information about the Kentucky Chapter of SLA, Special Section of KLA, and Academic Section of KLA Joint Spring Conference is now available.

Join us at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, April 23-25, for informative sessions and a chance to network with your colleagues.  Registration form and payment are due March 21.  For more information:

Download Brochure.pdf
Download Registration.pdf
Download about_the_speakers.pdf

Leap Day (2/29) Business Meeting

Hello Kentucky Chapter!

Our February Business Meeting is approaching quickly so I'm going to take this chance to fill you all in on the details of that event. 

For this meeting we will be using SurveyMonkey to RSVP.  You must use this link to let us know you plan to attend: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9nkhwC0h_2fyfWoMvLXR8IXw_3d_3d. 

More meeting details are also available below.

The meeting will be on February 29 at Hall's on the River in Winchester, KY.  Since we will be in Winchester, home of the Ale-8 bottling plant, we will be starting the day off with a tour of Ale-8 beginning promptly at 10:50 AM.  I've Google Mapped the location of Ale-8 here: http://tinyurl.com/2t8an3.

After the tour we will meet for lunch at Hall's on the River at 12:30 PM for our business meeting and a speaker.  Directions to Hall's can be found here: http://www.hallsontheriver.com/directions.php.  The meeting fee will be $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers and $5 for students.  This does not include lunch, which we will all pay for individually.

Emily Hicks from the University of Dayton will be speaking on Generations in Libraries.  Here is an overview of that talk:

Today’s libraries employ four generations of workers with diverse worldviews, work philosophies, and life experiences. Hicks will explore characteristics of each generation and the impact they have on workplace values, on-the-job strengths, and expectations, and provide insights into each generation to assist managers and others. Diversity and generational gaps at the workplace with real-world examples from libraries will be discussed.

Hope to see you all there!

KY Librarians in the News

Ok, so it's legal news but still this post gives kudos to one of our own and the Transylvania Librarians in reviewing the 6th Circuit Sentencing case. 

Generation Gap?

Israel's President Peres says fight anti-Semitism with Facebook.  That is innovative and crosses all kinds of dividing lines.

Leadership Summit Photos

Check out photos of the reception uploaded by one of the attendees.  It looks like people really enjoyed the event.  Good job my fellow volunteers!