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ALA Student Chapter Meeting Join the ALA Student Chapter ! • Sign into Blackboard • Click the Organizations tab • In Organization Catalog, click Student Organization/Other • In Name-Contains field, enter ALA Stu- dent Chapter • Click Enroll! To join the student chapter, you must be a member of ALA Friday, September 16th Goldstein Library, Gregory Room Next month, our guest speaker, Dr. Don Latham, will be discussing Banned Books. Dr. Latham is an Associate Professor for SLIS. His research focus is in young adult literature and information behavior. Distance students can watch at http://webcast.cci. fsu.edu and join in on the discussion in the ALA SC Bb chatroom by clicking ‘Open Meeting Chat’ and selecting this month. After Meeting Event After our meeting, don’t hesitate to join us for food and drinks when we head over to On the Border located on 1650 North Monroe Street next door to Golden Corral. Check out their menu at http://www.ontheborder.com/menu-home.aspx. If would like to attend our after meeting excursion, please indicate your interest in an email to Kellee Francis at [email protected]. We hope to see you there! August/September 2011 Chapter News http://ala.ci.fsu.edu/ A First-Timer’s Experience at a National Conference By: Kellee Francis This past June, I ventured off into New Orleans, Louisiana and attended my first, ever ALA conference. During this five-day excursion there was much to be overwhelmed by, however, there was also many important things to discover. We all know that attending conferences is a great way for information professionals to learn about new technologies, network with other librarians, and stay up-to-date on issues facing the profession. Conferences can also be a great deal of fun. Attending your first conference, however, especially if it’s a large national conference like one hosted by the American Library Association or the Special Libraries Association, can be a daunting prospect. There are many things to think about when planning to attend a conference – what you’ll need to carry, what to wear, how to afford conferences as a student or on a new librarian’s salary. In terms of making a conference more affordable on a graduate student budget, it goes without saying that if your institution provides assistance with conference and travel expenses you should take advantage of it! But if you are like the rest of us, there are a number of ways to help decrease what you will spend out of your own pocket. Primarily, look for grants and scholarships or work programs that will provide free or reduced conference registration fees. Look around! You may find that there is money available from local and state associations, your graduate program, and even grants avail- able from the various divisions, round tables, and special interest groups of the national organizations. However, if focusing on time spent at the actual conference, remember to make time for some down time; conferences can be overwhelming due to there being so much to do and so many people to meet. You really don’t want to wear yourself out within three hours. When you go to the large national conferences you’ll find shuttle services from the convention center to the conference hotels. If you are staying in a hotel that is not on the shuttle line, stay where you can walk to one of the conference hotels and pick up the shuttle, or use public transportation to get to the convention center. Liv Lif By: T
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ALA StudentChapter Meeting
Join the ALA Student Chapter !
• SignintoBlackboard• ClicktheOrganizationstab• InOrganizationCatalog,clickStudent
Organization/Other• InName-Containsfield,enterALAStu-
dentChapter
• ClickEnroll!
Tojointhestudentchapter,youmustbeamemberofALA
Friday, September 16th Goldstein Library, Gregory
RoomNextmonth,ourguestspeaker,Dr.DonLatham,willbediscussingBannedBooks.Dr.LathamisanAssociateProfessorforSLIS.Hisresearchfocusisinyoungadultliteratureandinformationbehavior.Distancestudentscanwatchathttp://webcast.cci.fsu.eduandjoininonthediscussionintheALASCBbchatroombyclicking‘OpenMeetingChat’
andselectingthismonth.
After Meeting Event
Afterourmeeting,don’thesitatetojoinusforfoodanddrinkswhenweheadovertoOntheBorderlocatedon1650NorthMonroeStreetnextdoortoGoldenCorral.Checkouttheirmenuathttp://www.ontheborder.com/menu-home.aspx.
Ifwouldliketoattendouraftermeetingexcursion,pleaseindicateyourinterestinanemailtoKelleeFrancisatkf10h@my.fsu.edu.Wehopetoseeyouthere!
August/September 2011Chapter News
http://ala.ci.fsu.edu/
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:[email protected].
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.
Got Conference?-Brought to you by Pam Doffek
Spotlight On...
TheNewYorkTimescallsher“thetalkoflibrariancircles.”Readerscan’tgetenoughofherrecommen-dationswhilebookstoresandlibrariesofferstand-ingroomonlywhen-
evershevisits.Sincethereleaseofthebest-sellingBookLustin2003andtheLibrarianActionFiguremodeledinherlikeness,NancyPearlhasbecomearockstaramongreadersandthetastemakerpeopleturntowhendecidingwhattoreadnext.
Nancy Pearl
ChapterNews
ALA RevisitedBy: Dr. Christie Koontz
Get Involved!ALA Student ChapterCI ALA Student Chapterhttp:// ala.ci.fsu.edu
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~
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