SLA Philadelphia

Nicole Engard's Open Source CE Program slides online

A second chance if you missed it or had brain overload:  Nicole Engard's presentation on Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up is online at her comprehensive What I Learned Today site.  The Continuing Education program was held at Drexel University's Hagerty Library on April 17, 2008.

Sorting Things Out -- at QVC

Kim Rotter takes registration at the SLA Philadelphia Chapter meeting Wednesday, March 26 at QVC in West Chester. The meeting included an intriguing tour of the QVC studios. 

At the meeting, Chapter President Rod MacNeil presented Penny Young, long-time member and Board officer, with the Chapter's Special Achievement Award for Distinguished Service.  The award honors a Chapter member for outstanding professional achievement or distinguished service in the field of special librarianship.   With the award, the Chapter ordered a sweetbay magnolia for her new home in Cincinnati.

The QVC Information Services Staff presented an inspiring overview of "Sorting Things Out At QVC: Taxonomy and Metadata Development."  The in-house taxonomy system they developed greatly increased sales and provided improved sales analysis. 

Before the meeting, members of the Central Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Chapters of SLA met to discuss the potential for merging the two chapters.  Several of the CPC members stayed on for the presentation and dinner.

Deb Lovett and Beth Transue of SLA's Central PA Chapter at QVC

SLA Philly Chapter Annual Banquet - May 15

Registration is now open for our annual Banquet!

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Annual SLA Philadelphia Chapter May Banquet Sponsored by Thomson Reuters

Gems from South Africa – What´s Happening in Libraries and Information Centers

Join us for our annual banquet at the Blue Bell Inn. Enjoy learning about libraries and information centers in South Africa from Rebecca Vargha, Immediate Past President of SLA.

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Registration & Cash Bar/Hors d´oeuvres

6:00pm - 8:00pm: Dinner and Speaker

Location: Blue Bell Inn located at 601 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell PA 19422

For directions to the Blue Bell Inn, click on “Directions” at their website located here.

Banquet: Hors d’oeuvres will include: Crostini of eggplant, mozzarella and red pepper Chevre with roasted tomatoes and basil Seared tuna with Blue Bell oriental sauce

Entrée will be selected prior to dinner on May 15 by each attendee from the following choices:

Blue Bell chicken with tomato and basil

Grilled salmon with dill sauce

Filet mignon

Ravioli of the day

Vegetable plate

Desserts will include: Fresh strawberries Chocolate mousse cake Crème brulee

Registration Information: Registrations should be sent to Kim Rotter via email at Kim.rotter@qvc.com. Telephone: 484-701-2313.

Registration deadline is Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

Those not canceling on or before the deadline will be expected to pay the registration fee.

CCRM Seminar Coming to Philadelphia on 13 May

SLA has joined with the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) to develop a new professional development course for librarians and information professionals entitled the Certified Content Rights Manager (CCRM). The seminar will be in Philadelphia on 13 May 2008.

The CCRM course is designed to help an organization properly manage their content rights and to help mitigate any risk in terms of the copyright law.

The goal of content rights management is to LOWER COSTS and LOWER LIABILITY.

Topics covered in the CCRM course include:

• Understanding vital copyright law components and concepts, including the fair use defense and orphan works
• Evaluating and managing different types of content rights within license agreements to help lower liability and costs
• Discussion of key copyright cases and settlements
• Developing, communicating, and maintaining a content rights management plan within your organization

Who Should Attend: All professionals who purchase, manage or create content and are responsible for ensuring it's used appropriately and that the content rights are maximized at all levels of the organization.

CCRM Information Page and Syllabus

Register today @ Philadelphia on 13 May 2008!

Price: $395 for SLA members with "SLA08" promo code/ $495 for non-members

*Group discount -- send 3 attendees from your organization for the original price of 2 ($495 * 2) -- call LicenseLogic @ (202) 789-4445 to register groups*

Presenter: Adam Ayer, LicenseLogic

LicenseLogic is the leading content rights management training organization chosen by the SIIA and SLA to administer the CCRM course. For questions or additional information, please feel free to contact LicenseLogic at (202) 789-4445 or via email at ccrminfo@licenselogic.com.

Sincerely, Stacey Bowers Director, Business Development SLA

Drexel's iSchool Celebrates National Library Week

The College of Information Science and Technology, the iSchool at Drexel, will celebrate National Library Week beginning Monday, April 14 through Saturday, April 19, 2008, and throughout the month of April. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in the upcoming events that are a joint effort of the iSchool, Drexel University Libraries, Drexel University Online and local and student professional library organizations. A complete list of planned activities is available at http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/nlweek. For more information about National Library Week, visit the American Library Association's Web site at http://ala.org/ala/pio/mediarelationsa/factsheets/nationallibraryweek.cfm.

Movies and Libraries

Entertainment Weekly has an article on its website entitled "18 Sexy Trips to the Library Stacks" It's a fun read about movies that have key scenes in a library. Very few are actually sexy, in fact, probably 17 of the 18 aren't but it's a fun read anyway. However, they miss one movie, Party Girl, starring Parker Posey.

Any other movies they have missed?

SLA Philly Annual Banquet - May 15 - SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for our annual banquet to be held this year at the Blue Bell Inn on May 15th.

Enjoy learning about libraries and information centers in South Africa from Rebecca Vargha, Immediate Past President of SLA.

When: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Where: Blue Bell Inn in Blue Bell, PA

Program:

5:00 – 6:00 PM Registration and Cash Bar with Hors d’oeuvres

6:00 - 8:00 PM Dinner and Program

Title: Gems from South Africa – What’s Happening in Libraries and Information Centers

Presenter: Rebecca Vargha, Immediate Past President of SLA and Librarian, School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

More information is available on the SLA Philadelphia Chapter webpage. http://units.sla.org/chapter/cphl/index.htm

Registration will begin later in April.

For questions, please contact:

Valerie J. Ryder

SLA Philadelphia Chapter Program Committee Member Vendor Relationships Chair

610-965-2736

vj3ryder@ptd.net

http://www.linkedin.com/in/valerieryder

SLA Philly Chapter CE Program - April 17

Registration is now open for our next CE evening program!

Registration Deadline for this event is Thursday, April 17, 2008. 

Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
Co-sponsored by DUSLA,

Drexel

University

Presented by Nicole Engard, Open Source Evangelist at  LibLime

Date: Monday, April 21, 2008

Time: Registration 5:00pm - 5:30pm; Presentation 5:30pm - 8:00pm

A break with light dinner/refreshments will be provided.  (pizza & soda)

Location: : Mary Hagerty Room - #L33 on the lower level of the Drexel University Hagerty Library located at 33rd & Market Streets in Philadelphia, PA.

Cost: $10 - members (including non-SLA student, retired, and in-between jobs)
         $15 - non-members

       Free for student

SLA

members 

Description: : "Open Source" - a term you may have heard thrown about at conferences and on mailing lists - but what does it mean? This session will not only define the term "Open Source" but will show librarians exactly how it can be used within their libraries. Learn to separate the myths from the facts, learn about the tools that are available to your libraries and most importantly learn about how open source can free you from the costs associated with many proprietary library products. This session will cover open source alternatives to popular products used inlibraries, including, but not limited to an office suite, instant messaging, ILS and web browser.

Presenter Bio: : Nicole C. Engard received her MLIS from

Drexel

University

in 2007. Having worked in libraries for over 7 years, she has recently accepted the position of Open Source Evangelist at LibLime. Starting in web development and moving on to working with metadata and cataloging, she has had the opportunity to work with people in all areas of the library and can be found at conferences around the world presenting on open source and web 2.0 topics. Nicole is best known for her blog, What I Learned Today ... where she writes about technology issues for libraries and her work in developing a 2.0 friendly intranet at Jenkins Law Library in

Philadelphia

. In 2007 she was named one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers and has published several articles on technology and libraries. In her current position with LibLime, Nicole is responsible for educating librarians both about what open source software is and the many options available to libraries. Her passion for talking to and educating librarians makes this role a perfect fit for her.

Program/Content Questions: Please contact Karen Krasznavolgyi, SLA Philadelphia Professional Development Chair, 215-503-2826, karen.krasznavolgyi@jefferson.edu.

"No Shows" (Registrants who do not cancel by noon on Thursday, April 17th and do not show up for the session) will be billed for the full amount.

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DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: Thursday, April 17, 2008

      To Register, please send an email to:

Ms. Kim Rotter, Kim_Rotter@qvc.com

Phone:  484-701-2313

      Name:___________________________________________________

      Organization:_____________________________________________

      Phone:______________________________

      Email:___________________________________________________

      Member or Student Member@ $10.______                   Nonmember@ $15 ______

   
I will pay at the door (payment by check is preferred).

Make checks out to

SLA

, Phila. Chapter. 

Celebrate Shakespeare’s 444th Birthday

The Friends of the West Chester University Library are hosting a very special guest – J. Frank Mowery, Head of Conservation, Folger Shakespeare Library, in honor of William Shakespeare's 444th birthday. The morning program will take place in the Philips Autograph Library on April 23 beginning with breakfast at 8:30 AM. After the breakfast, Frank Mowrey will speak about Shakespeare Folios and the art of fine binding. J. Franklin Mowery, Head of Conservation for the Folger Shakespeare Library, is the son of two librarians. His first bookbinding experience was working for his father at the library of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. He went on to study bookbinding at the Staatliche Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg, Germany under the guidance of Professor Kurt Londenberg. He also worked as a student in the conservation department of the University Library in Hamburg, and, after this study, he went to the Acadamie of Art in Vienna, Austria to train as a paper conservator, under Otto Wächter. Mowrey spent six months working as a book conservator in Florence, Italy at the Biblioteca Nazionale, before returning to the USA where his first job was at the Huntington Library in California. In August of 1977, he became the Head of Conservation at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C., a position he still holds. His fine bindings have been on display in exhibitions around the world.

The cost for the presentation by Frank Mowery including breakfast is $15. Checks or Cash accepted at the door. 8:30 am - April 23, 2008 – Philips Autograph Library Corner of High and University Please RSVP before April 16 by sending your Name, email, phone to: Stephen Marvin, smarvin@wcupa.edu, 610-436-1068. FH Green Library, 25 Rosedale Ave., West Chester University West Chester, PA 19383

You are also extended the invitation to join the WCU community for the 444th Shakespeare Birthday Bash from 1-3 pm sponsored by Library Services. There is no charge and all are welcome. Rumors persist there may be sword fights and jousting in the Quad in front of the Francis Harvey Green Library! On the sixth floor of the Francis Harvey Green Library Special Collections room, West Chester University students will perform scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, readings of Shakespeare’s poetry, music from Shakespeare’s time, and a dance selection from “Kiss me Kate” Refreshments will be provided.

The Francis Harvey Green Folios are the first printings of Shakespeare’s collected works. These Shakespeare Folios were given to the University by William Pyle Philips, eminent lawyer, bibliophile, and son of George Morris Philips, Principal of the West Chester Normal School from 1880-1920.

For this day only, the four Shakespeare folios will be on display:

The First Folio, 1623 The Auchincruive Folio, once owned by Richard Oswald, Master of Auchincruive Estate in Scotland and the sole British signatory to the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.

The Second Folio, 1632 Third Folio, 1663

The Third Folio, second issue, 1664

The Fourth Folio, 1685

The cost for the morning presentation by Frank Mowery including breakfast is $15. Checks or Cash accepted at the door. 8:30 am - April 23, 2008 – Philips Autographed Library Corner of High and University Please RSVP before April 16 by sending your Name, email, phone to: Stephen Marvin, smarvin@wcupa.edu, 610-436-1068. FH Green Library, 25 Rosedale Ave., West Chester University West Chester, PA 19383

Free EBSCO database - GreenFILE

From EBSCO's website:

GreenFILE™
In keeping with our commitment to environmental consciousness, EBSCO proudly offers GreenFILE, a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. GreenFILE’s initial release will include A&I for more than 600 titles, including comprehensive coverage – from to volume 1, issue 1 to present – for Bioscience (back to 1964), Conservation Biology (back to 1987), i>Journal of Ecology (back to 1913) and Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (back to 1948). The total number of records is approximately 295,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles.