Preserving the Story of the HBCU Library Alliance - January/February American Libraries (Mon)

http://www.slideshare.net/ccharles/hbcu-library-alliance-article-preserving-black-academic-library-history

Greetings Colleagues,

I trust you’re well today. Today I’m celebrating, with great excitement, the Preserving the Story grant! As you know, this is the first direct award to the HBCU Library Alliance. The goals of the project are two-fold: to document the history and contributions of the HBCU Library Alliance to the field of librarianship and to the larger field of education, and to document and disseminate the success stories of nine libraries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Major outcomes of this project include increasing the visibility of the Alliance, acquiring experience to secure grants and new funding sources, and increasing opportunities for organizational sustainability.

The first two success stories have been published in the January/February issue of American Libraries and are attached to this e-mail. I thoroughly enjoyed reading both stories and am especially proud of this significant work. The remaining seven stories will be published in Against the Grain.


Many thanks to Project Writer/Coordinator Dr. Shanesha Brooks-Tatum for her talent and expertise. Thanks are also in order for Board Chair Mary Jo Fayoyin, Savannah State University (GA), Founding Committee Members Loretta Parham, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA), Dr. Janice Franklin, Alabama State University, Elsie Weatherington, Virginia State University, and Emma Perry, Southern University and A&M College (LA). Their knowledge and history of the Alliance provided a framework for Dr. Tatum as she began her research.


Your assistance is requested as we use these articles to increase the visibility of the Alliance. As often you can, and in as many settings as you can, share these success story articles. Share them with your library staff, student body, faculty, and university committees. Make certain that your Chancellor, Provost or President has a copy of the articles. Let’s continue to spread the message of our work to the broader academic community.


I’m so excited about this project and look forward to reading more success stories.


Respectfully,


Sandra


SANDRA M. PHOENIX
Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
www.hbculibraries.org
404.592.4820
Skype:sandra.phoenix1
1438 West Peachtree Street NW
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309
Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis)
Fax: 404.892.7879
www.lyrasis.org
Honor the ancestors, honor the children.

Preserving the Story of the HBCU Library Alliance - January/February American Libraries (Mon)

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ISSOTL Conference 2012 - International Collaborative Writing Groups

ISSOTL Conference 2012 - International Collaborative Writing Groups

http://issotl12.com/collaborative-writing-groups/

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As part of the ISSOTL 2012 Conference hosted by the Centre for Leadership in Learning at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, colleagues are invited to apply to participate to join a year long international collaborative writing group.  The deadline for applications is by 28 February 2012.

There will be nine groups, each of which will prepare and write an article during 2012-13 on a pre-selected topic about SOTL for submission for publication.  Each group will have six or seven members chaired by a facilitator familiar with the chosen topic.  Ideally each group will include one student member.  Each group may have one group member who is unable to participate face to face at the two-day pre-ISSOTL workshop.

The groups will work at a distance to prepare a 2000 word outline for discussion running up to the workshop.  They will meet in Hamilton at the main conference hotel for the two days preceding the start of the main conference (Monday and Tuesday 22-23 October 2012) during which they will spend time preparing their draft paper within their group and in discussion with participants of other groups.  There will also be some social activities as part of the workshop.  Following the workshop the groups will have two months to complete and send in their papers for submission to an international SOTL journal.  It is planned to have a session within the main conference for participants to share their experiences of the initiative with other conference delegates.

An important aim of the initiative is to build the capacity of participants to work and write in international collaborative groups.  Hence enthusiasm and interest in the topic and for the process of writing collaboratively in international groups are at least as important as prior experience with the topic.

This process has been used successfully by the International Network for Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher Education (INLT) and has led to four collections of papers published in the Journal of Geography in Higher Education.

Topics

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The following topics have been selected for ISSOTL 2012 to meet a range of interests:

A. The Practice of SOTL	Chair / Facilitator
International perspectives on an aspect of:
Embedding SOTL into institutional cultures	Gary Poole (British Columbia, Canada)
SOTL in an age of accountability	Pat Hutchings (The Carnegie Academy for the Advancement of Teaching, USA)
Academic identity of SOTL practitioners	Nicola Simmons (Brock, Canada)
Students as change agents through SOTL	Peter Felten (Elon, USA)
B. The Scholarship of Academic Practices
International perspectives on an aspect of:
Scholarship of academic leadership	Torgny Roxa (Lund, Sweden)
Inquiry-based learning: Disciplinary practices and institutional embedding	Rachel Spronken-Smith (Otago, NZ)
Teaching and learning about ethics: Disciplinary practices and institutional embedding	Ruth Healey (Chester, UK)
The student experience of their degree level program	Kelly Matthews (Queensland, Australia)
Scholarship of educational/faculty/academic development	Lynn Taylor (Dalhousie, Canada)

Selection of Participants

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Applicants should complete and submit the on-line form at: http://bit.ly/ISSOTL2012WritingGroups.

In the event of more colleagues applying to join the writing groups than there are places, selections will be made, so that as far as possible each group contains:

a)    A wide international coverage
b)    A mixture of junior and senior faculty and at least one student
c)    A range of disciplines

Up to one member of each group will be accepted, who is only able to participate at a distance and cannot make the face to face meeting in October 2012.

To help selection each applicant is asked to provide a brief statement on how they will benefit from the experience and what they can contribute to their group.   Each applicant can select a first and second choice of topics. 

Individuals selected to participate in the writing groups will be required to register for the ISSOTL 2012 Conference.

Further details of the draft timetable and programme and the costs are available at: http://issotl12.com/collaborative-writing-groups/.

We would be most appreciative if readers could forward this invitation to colleagues and to appropriate students who may be interested in participating in a collaborative writing group. There are nine subsidised places for full time students at 20% of the regular registration rate. Please remember the deadline for applications is by 28 February 2012.

Call for Conference Abstracts

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Submissions are also being accepted for the ISSOTL conference proper. We welcome proposals for papers, panels, posters and pre-conference workshops. Proposal guidelines and a link to the online submission form can be found at: http://issotl12.com/call-for-proposals/.

Questions?

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For additional information, please visit: http://issotl12.com or contact Beth Marquis (marquie@mcmaster.ca). To learn more about the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, see: http://issotl.org.

ISSOTL Conference 2012 - International Collaborative Writing Groups

Campus Technology E-Learning Report February 2012

Online and Digital Learning on Today's College Campus	2/2/2012
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HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting – October 21-23, 2012 – New Orleans Marriott, Canal Street, (LA)

Greetings Colleagues,

Today I'm celebrating the National Negro Business League. Organized by Booker T. Washington in 1900 and housed at Tuskegee University for many years, the league was designed to promote the financial development of African Americans.

The League also promoted the economic advancement of African Americans, via a network of state and local Negro business leagues, and affiliated professional and trade organizations. Membership in the League was open to any member of the race in good standing in his or her community, whether the person was in business, professional or private life. Meetings provided a forum in which African-American small businessmen shared stories of their struggles and successes.

HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting – October 21-23, 2012 – New Orleans Marriott, Canal Street, (LA)

The HBCU Library Alliance 5th Biennial Membership Meeting will convene in historic New Orleans, LA on Sunday through Tuesday, October 21-23. This year’s theme, “Protecting our Legacy, Preserving our Story: A Decade of Investment in HBCU Libraries” speaks to our progressive work in support of HBCU libraries. In addition to celebrating our tenth year of service to HBCU libraries, please come prepared for a discussion on sustainability and the future direction of our great organization.

Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference – October 21st

All are invited to attend the Sunday, October 21st Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference. The Pre-Conference will provide additional education on photograph preservation, pairing HBCU demonstration project participants with project consultants to address topics in best practices, preservation planning, risk assessment, and advocacy and fundraising.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is graciously funding this project which involves the preservation of significant photographic collections within HBCU’s. Our attendance at the pre-conference is a show of support to the HBCU project colleagues and a show of appreciation to the Foundation.  As an incentive, the first fifty members who register for the pre-conference and Membership meeting will receive a $600.00 travel stipend.  The stipend cannot be used for registration at the Membership meeting and will be mailed to the member’s institution after the Membership meeting. Only one stipend is allowed per member library.

Registration

Register as soon as possible at http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html so that we can keep you informed of meeting details. The Membership Meeting registration fee of $250.00 is due by Friday, October 12th. This meeting is open to directors, as well as other library staff.

I look forward to an exciting Membership Meeting in New Orleans, LA.

Respectfully,

SANDRA M. PHOENIX
Executive Director
HBCU Library Alliance
sphoenix@hbculibraries.org
www.hbculibraries.org
404.592.4820
Skype:sandra.phoenix1

1438 West Peachtree Street NW
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309
Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis)
Fax: 404.892.7879
www.lyrasis.org
Honor the ancestors, honor the children.

HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting – October 21-23, 2012 – New Orleans Marriott, Canal Street, (LA)