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• Joe Noceras Blog: The Weekend in Gun Violence

  
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  A weekend in the life of armed America.        
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• Feds Fund $400G Smoke-Detecting Underwear Project

  
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  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (CBS Atlanta) –  “Is that a smoke detector in your pants or are you just happy to see someone?” That’s the question some people might hear thanks to a new $400,000 government project. Smoke-detecting underwear is the latest federally-funded project commissioned to monitor peoples’ smoking ...
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• Annual or Institute: Submit Your 2014 Program Proposal

  
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  ALSC is now accepting proposals for innovative programs for the 2014 ALA Annual Conference and the 2014 ALSC National Institute. To submit a program proposal, please fill out the online program proposal form located on the ALSC website. All proposals must be submitted by Friday, June 7, 2013 . The 2014 ALA ...
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• Immersion Program Application Deadline Extended to May 24th, 2013

  
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  The application deadline for the ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program Assessment and Intentional Teaching Tracks has been extended to Friday, May 24, 2013. The Immersion Program allows you to embrace your educational role by embarking on a path of teacher development and pedagogical inquiry in a community of ...
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• NMRT Resume Review Service at ALA 2013

  
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  The NMRT Resume Review Service (RRS) Committee is gearing up for the Resume Review Service Booth for the ALA 2013 Annual Conference located in Chicago, IL! We are currently scheduling appointments for individuals to have their resume reviewed as well as looking for booth greeters and resume reviewers. The Resume ...
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• Israeli Army Kidnapped 28 Children In The first Half Of May, Dozens Injured

  
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  293 Palestinian Children Kidnapped In The First Quarter Of 2013 According to… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• May: Leading and Communicating Change

  
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  Change has become a way of life for librarians due to technology and the ever-changing information needs of our users. How do we as library managers and leaders handle change effectively and efficiently for ourselves and those we lead, while ensuring that good communication is maintained throughout the process? ...
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• June: Loan Agreements for Exhibits Materials: The Basics

  
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  This virtual preconference is comprised of three one-hour sessions over three days, Tuesday, June 18–Thursday, June 20. Date Title Presenter Tuesday, June 18 Introduction to Loan Agreements Kristina Bottomley Wednesday, June 19 ...
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• June: Shared Collection Development: Collaborative Models for Digital Collections

  
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  June 10 through June 11, 2013.  Registration is now open.  This two-day virtual preconference provides an overview of collection development for shared electronic resource collections. The first session describes a consortium eBook demand-driven acquisitions project from the perspective of a library vendor and ...
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• Leading and Communicating Change

  
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  Change has become a way of life for librarians due to technology and the ever-changing information needs of our users. How do we as library managers and leaders handle change effectively and efficiently for ourselves and those we lead, while ensuring that good communication is maintained throughout the process? The ...
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• APA Events at ALA 2013

  
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  If you are planning to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, we hope that you’ll join the American Psychological Association for the following events— 1. Presentation of the APA Excellence in Librarianship Award Saturday, June 29, 2013 — 3:00 to 4:00 pm. The APA Award will be presented at the 7th annual ...
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• STS Liaisons Online Forum

  
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  SAVE THE DATE – Registration is open now! – No cost to attend! STS Liaisons Online Forum Thursday, June 6th, 4pm – 5pm ET (1pm – 2pm PT) Presented by the STS Liaisons Committee STS maintains a liaison program to encourage STS members to report on the meetings and activities of science and technology ...
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• LRRT Mentorship Forum

  
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  The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) Mentorship Forum will be held on Sat. June 29, 1-2:30, in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place-Regency Ballroom. Marie Radford will give a 10-minute briefing on the research process and collaborative work and Camila Alire will give a 10-minute briefing on the value and different ...
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• ALA and Media tour

  
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  Planning to attend ALA Annual in Chicago? Be sure to join the ACRL/EBSS Communication Studies Committee media tour at the Vocalo 90.7 studios at Navy Pier on July 1st. Vocalo is the hipper sister station to NPR affiliate WBEZ. The tour starts at 3 pm. If you are interested in attending, please fill out the RSVP form ...
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• Big Data at the Desk

  
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  The RUSA MARS Hot Topics in Electronic Reference Discussion Group presents: Big Data at the Desk: Data visualization and research for the rest of us! Librarians loved the Information Age, but the MLS didn’t necessarily prepare us to crunch numbers, draw conclusions, and create infographics. The era of “Big ...
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• Techniques for Electronic Resource Management

  
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  On Friday, June 28, at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) brings you “Techniques for Electronic Resource Management (TERMS): Crowdsourcing for Best Practices.” This all day preconference, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., introduces attendees to best ...
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• John Cotton Dana public relations awards announced

  
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  John Cotton Dana Eight libraries were selected for the 2013 John Cotton Dana Award, honoring outstanding library public relations and marketing with a $10,000 award and plaque.  This award, named after John Cotton Dana, the former head of the Newark (N.J.) Public Library and former president of the American Library ...
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• Using Mindfulness to Approach Chronic Pain

  
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  When we’re in pain, we want it to go away. Immediately. And that’s understandable. Chronic pain is frustrating and debilitating, said Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and Psych Central blogger . The last thing we want to do is pay more attention to our pain. But that’s the premise behind ...
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• May: ALSC Twitter event

  
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  Are you serving special populations in your library? Dont miss a very special #alscchat Twitter discussion hosted by the ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee. Join ALSC members and anyone interested in participating in a monthly Twitter chat. On Thursday, May 9, ...
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• ALA’s Ebook Platforms for Libraries – What it’s about and what it’s for

  
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  Last Friday, ALA released it’s latest Library Technology Report (LTR)  entitled, “ Ebook Platforms for Libraries .”  Mirela Roncevic, a No Shelf Required contributor, wrote and compiled the LTR.  Mirela posted on her personal blog about the report including background information about what the report ...
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