LOEX Currents - January 2008

***2008 LOEX Conference*** will be held outside Chicago in Oak Brook, IL on May 1-3, 2008.
- There is still time for Poster Session Proposals for library students (January 25, 2008).
- The conference registration fee will be $280 for LOEX members. An updated list of LOEX members will be posted a week before registration.
- As in previous years, registration will be online-only. It is on Friday, February 8, 2008 at 1PM Eastern.

WILU 2008 will be held on May 14-16, 2008 at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna, British Columbia. The conference theme is Information Literacy Uncorked: Innovate, Celebrate, Participate.

8th Annual Brick and Click Libraries will be held November 7, 2008 at Northwest Missouri State. It is a one-day practical symposium of relevance to academic libraries supporting traditional and online resources/services. They are looking for presentations that address the needs of brick and click library users. Proposal submissions are due February 29, 2008.

Call for papers and book reviews: LOEX Quarterly
Reach out to the LOEX membership and share your instruction ideas and innovations. The focus is on substantive, but practical articles, so do not miss an opportunity to share with others your interesting programs, experiences, ideas or insights. Also, LOEX is currently accepting book reviews of non-library books whose discussion of trends, technologies, or ideas might be useful for library instructors to consider. Submissions are relatively short: between 700-1500 words. Email loex@emich.edu if you have any questions. Deadline for the Spring issue: March 24, 2008.

In 2006, the Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, documented and celebrated their multi-faceted information literacy program in a 30-minute documentary, It Changed the Way I Do Research -- Period: Augustana Talks Information Literacy in which librarians, students, teaching faculty and administration speak to information literacy within the college/university experience. The documentary is now available. The full DVD, individual DVD chapters and a ten-minute version are available on the site.

New this month:

AR (Conway) - University of Central Arkansas - Instructional Services Librarian - Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2008.

CA (Chico) - California State University, Chico - Reference/Instruction/Subject Librarian (Socio) - Submit an application is March 3, 2008.

CA (Chico) - California State University, Chico - Reference/Instruction/Subject Librarian (Poli Sci) - Submit an application is March 3, 2008.

CA (Hayward) - California State University, East Bay - Public Services Librarian - Open until filled.

CA (Lancaster) - Antelope Valley College - Reference/Instructional Services Librarian - First reading February 19, 2008; Open until filled.

CA (Oceanside) - MiraCosta College - Instruction and Outreach Librarian - Apply by March 12, 2008.

CA (Pleasant Hill) - Diablo Valley College - Librarian - Application deadline is March 3, 2008.

DC (Washington) - Georgetown University - Research and Instruction Librarian and Bibliographer - Review of applications begins immediately; Open until filled.

ID (Moscow) - University of Idaho - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Review of applications will begin March 3, 2008.

KY (Morehead) - Morehead State University - Distance Instruction Librarian - Apply by April 11, 2008.

MD (Bel Air) - Harford Community College - Instructional Services Librarian - For best consideration, apply by January 28, 2008.

MN (Northfield) - Carleton College - Reference and Instruction Librarian - Application review begins February 15, 2007; Open until filled.

MO (Cape Girardeau) - Southeast Missouri State University - Information Literacy Librarian - Applications received by February 15, 2008 will receive first consideration.

OH (Athens) - Ohio University - Reference and Instruction Librarian - Apply by February 17, 2008.

OH (Bowling Green) - Bowling Green State University - Reference and Instruction Librarian - Apply by February 29, 2008.

OH (Delaware) - Ohio Wesleyan University - Public Services Librarian - Apply by February 15, 2008.

PA (Lewisburg) - Bucknell University - Instructional Services Librarian - For maximum consideration, apply by January 31, 2008.

SC (Clemson) - Clemson University - Instruction Coordinator/Education Reference Librarian - Only applications postmarked by February 15, 2008 will be guaranteed a full review.

SK (Regina) - Saskatchewan Provincial Library - Literacy and Learning Partnerships Coordinator - Apply by January 27, 2008.

VA (Richmond) - University of Richmond - Head, Instruction and Information Services - Open until filled.

Continuing:

CA (Irvine) - University of California, Irvine - Research Librarian for Education and Outreach - Applications received by December 3, 2007 will receive first consideration; Open until filled.

CA (Irvine) - University of California, Irvine - Research Librarian for Visual Arts - Applications received by February 4, 2008 will receive first consideration; Open until filled.

CA (Visalia) - College of the Sequoias - Information Competency Librarian - Submit an application is March 28, 2008.

CT (New Haven) - Yale University Medical Library- Instructional Design Librarian - Open until filled.

Egypt (Cairo) - American University in Cairo - Instruction/Reference Librarian - Open until filled.

GA (Lawrenceville) - Georgia Gwinnett College - Reference & Instruction Faculty Librarian - Review of applications will begin on January 28, 2008; Open until filled.

KS (Pittsburg) - Pittsburg State University - Reference/Instruction Librarian - Apply by January 30, 2008.

LA (Lake Charles) - McNeese State University - Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

MI (Rochester) - Oakland University - Information Literacy and Reference Librarian - Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2008; Open until filled.

NC (Davidson) - Davidson College - Information Literacy Librarian - Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2008.

NY (Alfred) - Alfred University - Instructional Librarian - Application review begins January 22, 2008; Open until filled.

NY (Brooklyn) - New York City College of Technology - Coordinator of Information Literacy & Library Instruction - Open until filled.

NY (Dobbs Ferry) - Mercy College - Dean, Libraries, Instructional Technology and Online Learning - Open until filled.

PA (Clarion) - Clarion University - Information Literacy/Reference Librarian - Priority given to applications received by January 25, 2008.

PA (East Stroudsburg) - East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania - Instructional Technologies Librarian - Full consideration given to applications received by February 1, 2008.

VA (Charlottesville) - University of Virginia - Architecture and Instruction Librarian - Review of applications will begin on January 28, 2008; Open until filled.

VA (Richmond) - Virginia Commonwealth University - Coordinator of Instructional Services - Review of applications will begin January 30, 2008; Open until filled.

WI (Milwaukee) - Marquette University - E-Learning Librarian - For full consideration, submit application online by January 31, 2008.

Readings

Russell A. Hall (2008). The "embedded" librarian in a freshman speech class: Information literacy instruction in action. C&RL News, 69 (1), 28-30.

Karen R. Diller and Sue F. Phelps (2008, January). Learning Outcomes, Portfolios, and Rubrics, Oh My! Authentic Assessment of an Information Literacy Program. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 8(1), 75-89.

Monica Hesse (2008, January 9). People Are Doing Double-Takes, And Taking Action, As Web Snapshots Are Nabbed for Commercial Uses. Washington Post. Retrieved from http//:www.washingtonpost.com on January 9, 2008.

Tim Wu (2008, January 16). Why does AT&T want to know what you're downloading . Slate. Retrieved from http//:www.slate.com on January 16, 2008.

David Nicholas (2008, January 16). ‘Google Generation’ is a myth, says new research. JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee). Retrieved from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ on January 18, 2008.

Facts and Figures

The number of users who daily use video-sharing sites, such as YouTube, doubled in the past year to 15% from 8%.
Pew Internet & American Life Project, Retrieved from http://pewinternet.org on January 18, 2008.

With the addition of Columbia University this past December, there are now 28 libraries involved with the Google Book Search project.
Columbia University, Retrieved from http://www.columbia.edu on January 11, 2008.

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