Info Literacy Seminar Opportunity

ACRL Western Pennsylvania / West Virginia Chapter presents:

Information Literacy and Assessment
An ACRL/TLT Group Online Seminar

· How can you assess Information Literacy?

· How do we determine the effectiveness of our information literacy programs?

· Do we know if we are making an impact in the classroom?

Join the WPWVC/ACRL chapter members for a live webcast looking at assessing information literacy learning. Seminar leaders will provide practical, specific examples for conducting an assessment of information literacy programs, and highlight best practices in assessment. For more information about the seminar, visit the events calendar on the TLT website at http://www.tltgroup.org

WHEN: Wednesdays, May 6, 13 and 20, 2009, from 1-2 pm

WHERE: Library Resource Center at the University of Pittsburgh

COST: Free for current WPWVC members (WPWVC/ACRL membership is just $15!)

$5.00 per session for all others

Registration includes light refreshments

To Register: Contact Tracey Olanyk at trace@pitt.edu or (412) 244-7534

Registration fees will be collected on site

ALA Membership Survey

From the ALA Student Member Blog:

Our Emerging Leaders Team L (Amalia Monroe, Morgan Montgomery, Karen Keys, and Erin Dorney), with feedback from ALA staff, would like library workers born after 1978 to spend 15–20 minutes completing a brief survey about ALA chapter membership. They are interested in finding out more about millennial generation needs and wants.

Summer 2009 Executive Board Officers

Congratulations to the newly elected officers!

President Anita Riley

Vice President Nicole Devendra

Secretary Mari Bales

Treasurer Amy Lee Heinlen

Web Master Coral Hess

If you've been trolling on the SCALA blog for a while--now is the time to get on the boat! So much will be happening over the summer... come join us for summer librarian fun!

Book Swap Thursday!

This Thursday 4/23 will be our last SCALA event of the semester... a book swap! Drop by IS 522 between noon and four with any books you are willing to part with. You're welcome to take as many books as you bring! Any type of books are welcome - textbooks as well as anything else you've read and would like to pass on. We'll be donating any leftover books to local organizations.

SCALA T-shirts will be on sale, and Book Kart Drill Team will be selling raffle tickets ($1 each or 6 for $5)!

National Library Week...

...is this week! ALA has some great materials and information on their website. Is anyone doing something special at their library?

One way to celebrate is the SCALA networking event, this Thursday at The Library in the SouthSide. Be sure to RSVP to nrd13@pitt.edu if you plan to attend! We've got a number of local librarians planning to attend, so this will be a great opportunity to meet some people in the field and also have fun! And did I mention free food?

article + reminder

Great article from College & Research Libraries on personal questions in interviews and the practice of "googling" prospective employees. A must-read for those of us currently applying to jobs!

Also, don't forget to RSVP for the SCALA Networking event one week from today (4/16) at The Library! Join us for free food, fun, and the opportunity to socialize with local librarians. Space is limited, so please email nrd13@pitt.edu to reserve your spot. Hope to see everyone there!

SCALA Networking Event 4/16

Exciting news! On Thursday April 16, SCALA will be hosting a networking event from 7-11pm at the Library Bar! Following our 5pm general meeting we will head down to the SouthSide for food and fun with local librarians, or stop in anytime on your own. This is a great opportunity to make some connections in the field!

Space is limited, so if you'd like to attend be sure to email Nicole at nrd13@pitt.edu

Location:
The Library, 2302 E Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412-715-9344

April General Meeting: Elections and More Goodies!

It's the last meeting ever of the Spring 2009 General Membership and have we ever got a meeting for you! Networking at The Library, a Book Kart Drill Team special performance announcement, SCALA Tshirts, and even (dun dun dun) Pirates!

Most importantly we're holding officer elections. See http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~scala/governance.html for descriptions of each position as well as a review of the election process. You do not have to be present at the meeting in order to be elected. Please contact jht3@pitt.edu for more details on this option.

Look forward to seeing y'all there!

i-Fest

Don't miss out on all the i-Fest fun going on at SIS today through Friday! How cool would it be for a SCALA memeber to win big?

Check it out here.