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Announcements & Events - Spring 2008March 26 - June 13, 2008 Announcements
EventsOngoing Events
Upcoming Events
Past EventsPlease note that this listing of past events pertains only to the current quarter.
Calendars & Other Information
ANNOUNCEMENTSALA Student Chapter at UCLA Selected as the Runner-up of the 2008 ALA Student Chapter of the Year AwardThe ALA Student Chapter at UCLA has been selected as the runner-up of the 2008 ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award. The UCLA Student Chapter won the Student Chapter of the Year Award in 2004 and was the runner-up in 2002. The Chair of the Award Committee, Bob Wolverton, Mississippi State University Libraries, wrote: "The committee was impressed with your use of Web 2.0 technology, leadership activities and excellent membership recruitment and retention efforts. We urge you to continue on with the great programs already developed by the chapter. UCLA has developed a great track record of quality." The Cerfiticate of Recognition will be presented to the chapter representatives during the New Members Round Table (NMRT) Student Reception at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anahiem, on Sunday evening, June 29, 2008, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Student Chapter officers for 2007/08, Co-Presidents, Pearl Ly and Marie Town, Co-Treasurers: Sarah Lehmann & John Khuu, Co-Publicity Chairs: Sophie Lalazarian & Rachel Longaker, and other committee chairs and chapter members are to be congratulated. Beverly Lynch ALa Student Chapter Advisor
EVENTSLibrary and Archive OUTreach is pleased to announce the 2008 Symposium: "Queer Text(ures): Reading and Writing LGBT Community History."It will take place in GSE&IS 111 on April 4th, from 10am 4pm. The focus of this symposium is on how community history is written through literacy and publication, and how we as information professionals can contribute to its commemoration. Our hope is that this will be a forum of diverse voices from a variety of backgrounds, engaged in dialogue about the strands of history and identity that tie us together in community. Guest Speakers:
For more information, please email: libraryOUTreach@ucla.edu or visit: http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/liboutreach
ALA Presents Student Lunch with Dr. Gary StrongApril 10, 2008 – 12:30-1:30 PM *LIS_Students*: Come for lunch and an informal conversation with Dr. Gary Strong, UCLA University Librarian. Come and ask questions about professional development, leadership, and other aspects of librarianship. Dr. Strong will share insights from his 30 years of career achievements in the library and information field. Sandwiches and drinks will be served.
Faculty Candidate Lecture by Christopher M. Kelty, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University, on Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free SoftwareMonday, April 14 12:00 - 1:15 pm Room 121 GSE&IS Free Software provides a concrete case for understanding the nexus of changing practices around the creation and circulation of knowledge after the Internet. This talk addresses the core practices involved in Free Software (intellectual property rights, coordinated collaboration, open infrastructures and data sharing) and how they are being transformed and translated to other areas of practice such as education and scholarly communication, film and music, and biology and biotechnology. The talk will also address issues of historical and anthropological methods in the study of complex, distributed cultural phenomena. Christopher M. Kelty is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University. Prof. Kelty is being considered for a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Information Studies and the Center for Society & Genetics. All interested faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
YACS Spring 2008 Book Talk SessionsYACS is excited to announce our book talk sessions for the spring 2008 quarter. We will meet on the following Fridays from 3-4 after the YA Services Class in the Student Commons: The dates are:
Bring any book of your choice for the first meeting! We look forward to another awesome quarter of sharing resources, engaging discussions, and student leadership supporting young adult and children's library services and programming!
Faculty Candidate Lecture by Ellen Pearlstein on Conservation and Cultural ValuesMonday, April 28 12:00 - 1:15 pm Room 121 GSE&IS The mid-20th century ascendancy of science in the study of the deterioration and preservation of cultural materials changed conservation from a studio practice to a seemingly more objective discipline. Of course cultural values have always influenced what gets examined or conserved, the methods used, and the outcomes. The cultural landscape has changed so rapidly in the last twenty years that demands on cultural collections, including political, social, scholarly and didactic cannot help but transform conservation research and practice. Conservators in North America have trained in academic settings that traditionally emphasized the history of technology, science, and artisanship, with principles and ethics either integrated into other courses or taught separately. The values held by nonacademic stakeholders are difficult to introduce into the classroom setting, and yet it is these values that need to be considered by future conservators. Conservators need to be aware of principles apart from western science and material properties that influence decisions about collections research, storage, treatment and display. This lecture will illustrate the significant influence of cultural values on conservation decision-making, and will describe a model for incorporating stakeholders into education and materials research. Ellen Pearlstein is an Adjunct Assistant Professor UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Ethnographic and Archaeological Materials. Dr. Pearlstein is being considered for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Information Studies. All interested faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
Budget Town Hall Meeting with Chair Anne GillilandPlease join us for a candid discussion with the Chair of the Department of Information Studies, Professor Anne Gilliland, as she explains some of the expected departmental changes for the 2008-09 academic year and beyond. These changes include shifts in the department's budget, curriculum, and instruction. Professor Gilliland will also be exploring creative responses to the California budget cuts that can help our department through this challenging time. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 12:30 - 1:30pm - GSE&IS Upstairs Salon This town hall meeting is of particular interest to continuing MLIS students. We urge you to bring your questions about how the department plans to respond to the state budget cuts. Notes will be posted soon after the meeting for individuals unable to attend. Brought to you by your Student Governing Board http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/sgb
SGB End-of-the-Year PotluckOn Friday May 9th SGB will be having an end-of-the-year potluck at Dr. Richardson home. Please come and share your favorite dish with everyone. Take a load off from school,work,and portfolio presentations. When: Friday, May 9, 2008 Location: Dr. Richardson's home-242 North Hillcrest Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301-1354 Time: 7pm
Summer 2008 FILL Public Library Openings and Information SessionsThe following is an initial list of summer 2008 From Interns to Library Leaders (FILL) public library openings: Students are advised to check the site after May 1, as it is anticipated that additional sites will be added at that time. It may turn out that summer 2008 FILL opportunities will be more fulsome than in future application cycles. Details on the application procedures can be found: http://www.mcls.org/fill/application - applications are due May 23, 2008. Keri Botello will hold 2 information sessions on the FILL Internships and application cycle on:
As a reminder, FILL internships have a competitive application process. Students applying must have completed 36 units, including 4 of the 6 core courses by the date the internship is scheduled to begin, have no unresolved incompletes, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better.
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