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Friday, September 16th Goldstein Library, Gregory

RoomNextmonth,ourguestspeaker,Dr.DonLatham,willbediscussingBannedBooks.Dr.LathamisanAssociateProfessorforSLIS.Hisresearchfocusisinyoungadultliteratureandinformationbehavior.Distancestudentscanwatchathttp://webcast.cci.fsu.eduandjoininonthediscussionintheALASCBbchatroombyclicking‘OpenMeetingChat’

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After Meeting Event

Afterourmeeting,don’thesitatetojoinusforfoodanddrinkswhenweheadovertoOntheBorderlocatedon1650NorthMonroeStreetnextdoortoGoldenCorral.Checkouttheirmenuathttp://www.ontheborder.com/menu-home.aspx.

Ifwouldliketoattendouraftermeetingexcursion,pleaseindicateyourinterestinanemailtoKelleeFrancisatkf10h@my.fsu.edu.Wehopetoseeyouthere!

August/September 2011Chapter News

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AFirst-Timer’sExperienceataNationalConference By:KelleeFrancis

ThispastJune,IventuredoffintoNewOrleans,Louisianaandattendedmyfirst,everALAconference.Duringthisfive-dayexcursiontherewasmuchtobeoverwhelmedby,however,therewasalsomanyimportantthingstodiscover.

Weallknowthatattendingconferencesisagreatwayforinformationprofessionalstolearnaboutnewtechnologies,networkwithotherlibrarians,andstayup-to-dateonissuesfacingtheprofession.Conferencescanalsobeagreatdealoffun.Attendingyourfirstconference,however,especiallyifit’salargenationalconferencelikeonehostedbytheAmericanLibraryAssociationortheSpecialLibrariesAssociation,canbeadauntingprospect.Therearemanythingstothinkaboutwhenplanningtoattendaconference–whatyou’llneedtocarry,whattowear,howtoaffordconferencesasastudentoronanewlibrarian’ssalary.

Intermsofmakingaconferencemoreaffordableonagraduatestudentbudget,itgoeswithoutsayingthatifyourinstitutionprovidesassistancewithconferenceandtravelexpensesyoushouldtakeadvantageofit!Butifyouareliketherestofus,thereareanumberofwaystohelpdecreasewhatyouwillspendoutofyourownpocket.

Primarily,lookforgrantsandscholarshipsorworkprogramsthatwillprovidefreeorreducedconferenceregistrationfees.Lookaround!Youmayfindthatthereismoneyavailablefromlocalandstateassociations,yourgraduateprogram,andevengrantsavail-ablefromthevariousdivisions,roundtables,andspecialinterestgroupsofthenationalorganizations.

However,iffocusingontimespentattheactualconference,remembertomaketimeforsomedowntime;conferencescanbeoverwhelmingduetotherebeingsomuchtodoandsomanypeopletomeet.Youreallydon’twanttowearyourselfoutwithinthreehours.

Whenyougotothelargenationalconferencesyou’llfindshuttleservicesfromtheconventioncentertotheconferencehotels.Ifyouarestayinginahotelthatisnotontheshuttleline,staywhereyoucanwalktooneoftheconferencehotelsandpickuptheshuttle,orusepublictransportationtogettotheconventioncenter.

Living in London: the Life of a Library InternBy: Teresa Nesbitt

Whetheryouareattendingasmalllocalorregionalconference,orattendingalargenationalconference,makethemostofthetime!Net-work,learn,makefriends,andgetoutandexplorethearea!

Another Student’s Perspective By Micah Vandegrift

ALAwasjustaboutexactlywhatIexpectedittobe.I’veattendedafewconfer-ences(FloridaLibraryAssociation,THATCamp,Webwise)soIwasfamiliarwiththeformat.WhatwasdifferentaboutALAweremygoals;Iwentforthefirsttimeasaprofessionalwithacareerfocusandalsotogetoutandmeetsomepeople.BeingthatIjustgraduated,itwasimportantformetoattendsomesessionsrelatedtomycareerinterestsandworkactivities.SinceI’mworkinginscholarlycommunication,IwenttoallthesessionsIcouldinthatarea,andlearnedquiteabitaboutthecurrentissuesandadvancementsthatwillbeusefultomeasIstartmycareer.

Ontheflipside,oneofthemostvaluablesessionsIattendedwastheunconfer-ence,whichisanunstructuredsessionunfoldingasaconversationbetweenallparticipants.Ireallyenjoyedhavingopendiscussionswithavarietyoffolks,andasidefromgoodinformationonprofessionallife,Ilearnedalotabouthowtotalkanddiscussasaprofessionallibrarian,askillthatweallshoulddevelop.Inadditiontothesessions,Ifoundincrediblevalueingettingoutofmyshell,andmeetingtonsofnewpeoplethroughsocialevents.I’devenarguethathalfofthepointofconferencesistogettogetherwithfolksandchat,discuss,share,aboutprofessionallifebutalsoaboutlifeandinterestsingeneral.Overall,thisALAhasgottenmeveryexcitedaboutparticipatinginthefieldinmanydiffer-entways,andIknowattendingand‘hacking’theconferencecircuitisonestepalongthatjourney.

MicahisgraduatefromFSUSLISandanearlycareerinformationprofessionalwithamultidisciplinarybackground.Currently,heisworkingpart-time,whilespendinghisnightsthinkingandreadingabouttheintersectionofarts,technologyandculture.

KelleeFrancisisaGraduateAssistantfortheFloridaStateUniversity,StrozierLibrary.SheisinherfourthsemesterandwillbeworkingasanArchiveAssistantwiththeBureauofNaturalandCulturalResourcesattheFloridaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection.

Contactherwithquestionsorideasat:kf10h@my.fsu.edu.

First Time ALA Con-ference Continued...

WhatIlearnedatmyFirstProfessionalConference(inthatcase,ALA)thatIchangedLATER(after12+professionalconferencesthatincludesALA,SLA,FLA,ComputersinLibraries)-PamDoffek

MyfirstprofessionalconferencewasAirForceLibrariansWorkshop(3days)priortoALAin1993.IattendedthefullALAAnnualconferencelater,whichcoincidentallywasinNewOrleans.Ihadbeenalibrarianfor6monthsbythen,mybossdidn’twanttogoandIhadAL-WAYSbeenaboutthe“moreexperiencesareneverbad”frameofmind.

Here’sagreatcomparison,playbyplay,ofsomethingstoconsiderwhenyou’reexperiencingyourfirstconference:

PamDoffekisDirectorandUniversityLibrarianoftheHaroldGoldsteinLibraryintheShoresBuilding.

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Spotlight On...

TheNewYorkTimescallsher“thetalkoflibrariancircles.”Readerscan’tgetenoughofherrecommen-dationswhilebookstoresandlibrariesofferstand-ingroomonlywhen-

evershevisits.Sincethereleaseofthebest-sellingBookLustin2003andtheLibrarianActionFiguremodeledinherlikeness,NancyPearlhasbecomearockstaramongreadersandthetastemakerpeopleturntowhendecidingwhattoreadnext.

Nancy Pearl

ChapterNews

ALA RevisitedBy: Dr. Christie Koontz

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Have and ideas, articles, news, question? Email your officers.

Name: Nancy Pearl

Occupation: Librarian

Weapon of Choice: The Dewey Decimal System

Mission: To promote and celebrate the written word.

Accomplishments: Director of Library Programming and the Washington Center for the Book at the Se-attle Public Library. Nancy is best known for the, “If All Seattle Read The Same Book” project. This idea of one city reading the same book at the same time has been imitated in cities around the world. She is a book reviewer for the Seattle Times, Booklist, Library Journal, KUOW-FM Seattle, and KWGS-FM Tulsa.

Awards: 2003 Washington Humanities Award, 2001 Allie Beth Martin Award from the American Library Association, 1998 Library Journal’s Fiction Reviewerof the Year.

Education: Masters Degree in Library Sciences from the University of Michigan.

Interesting Fact: Decided to become a librarian at the age of 10.

Nancy Pearl and Kellee F. at this year’s National ALA Conference!

ALA Revisited: New Orleans 1988 and 2011

Dr.Kasmystudentsknowmenow—wasnotDr.Kin1988.IwasChristieKoontzseekingherPhD--(awarded1990.)IdecidedtoattendmyfirstALAasitwasbeingheldinNewOrleans,andwas,andgettoknowfolksintheprofessionIwouldsurelynowbeapartoflongterm.

Igotthegianttomeinthemail(theALAprogram)—andrapidlywentthroughitcirclingmarketingprograms—thetopicwasmyinterestthenandremainssonow.Additionally,aprofessorhadmentionedthatagreatwayto‘gettoknowALA’wastoattendacommitteemeeting.Thesewereandareallopen‘tothepublic.’IcircledonerelatedtomarketingthatwassponsoredbyPLA.Iidentifiedthewhereandwhenandmadethatmeetingapriority.ItwasvaluableIdid.

Ialsoquicklyrealizedthatprogramsandcommitteemeetingscollidedwithoneanotherandthetimingmadeitimpossibleto‘doitall.’Butexcitedaboutthejourneyandevent—Iputtheprogramguideinmybagandheadedoff—NewOrleansorbust.Iknewfewgoing—sosettledonahotelanddecidedtoabsorbasmuchaspossible.

Afterthreeheateddays(yesrealHEAT)IwenttoalltheprogramsIcould.IheardJesseJacksonandsawlibrariansrisetotheirfeetscreamingforaformofdemocracyIidentifiedwith.Icollectedthreemillionpostersandgadgets(Istillcannotstopdoingthis.)IpurchasedmyfirstsignedCaldecott—andhadtheartistsignittoKatelynandThomas(mychildrenthenages3and5.)

Iattendedthecommitteemeetingonthefourthdayandsharedmyresearchonlibrarylocationwithonemember.Hisname,nowlosttome—stated—“yourworkwillmakeadifference—contactmewhenyouwouldliketopresentaprogramonthis.”Wellin1991or1992inAtlantaatALA—Idid.Theresponsetomytheoriesonlocationoflibraryfacili-tieschangedmyprofessionallifethroughresearchandfundingstreamsthatwouldlastfordecadesandIcontinuedtosharethisresearchandworkalmosteveryyearatALA,IFLAandotherprofessionalmeetings.ThelastyearforALAwas2009,withWadeBishopthenseekinghisPhDfromFSU.Ourtopic--libraryclosure---andsoitgoes—

ThisyearIwentwithmanyofyou.IamnowonthefacultyatSLISandasALAStudentChapterAdvisor—Iassumeadifferentroleandperhapsserveasmentorandguideandcheer-leaderforyourjourneyandexposuretoprofessionalnetworkingandwelltheflatwonderofsuchalargeorganization.Myadvice?Neverbesatisfiedbeingintheaudience—thestageisalwaysbetter—shareyourworkandwhoyouare—participate—beinvolved—itisenduringandchallenging. Sincerely, Dr.K~

Student Chapter OfficersEventCoordinators:KelleeFrancisandKellyGlaze

Webmaster:KellyGlazekeg02f@fsu.edu

NewsletterEditor:KelleeFranciskf10h@my.fsu.edu

FacultyAdvisor:Dr.ChristieKoontzchristie.koontz@cci.fsu.edu

President:JohnHinrichsjjh10g@fsu.edu

VicePresident:AllisonGeorgeamg4099@fsu.edu

Secretary:HalleyEarwoodhme09@fsu.edu

Treasurer:LauraClark