Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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In this issue:
• From the Desk of Lucy Pana, CEO
• TAL Spring Board Meeting Highlights
• Watch for the TAL 2007 Annual Report
• New Visual Identity for The Alberta Library
• Planning for Digitization
• TAL Profile - Linda Duplessis, Director, Peace Library System
• Library Q & A – Grande Prairie Regional College Library
• AALT Survey

From the Desk of Lucy Pana, CEO

Spring has been an exciting and rewarding time for the library community in Alberta – including national recognition of the work that’s being done here.

The Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library initiative is the recipient of the 2008 CACUL Innovation Achievement Award, which recognizes academic libraries that contribute to the advancement of academic librarianship and library development. Congratulations to everyone involved in the initiative.

Congratulations also to Margaret Law, interim NEOS manager, on being named the recipient of the CLA/Miles Blackwell Outstanding Academic Librarian Award. Joanne Kemp, Library Director at Grant MacEwan College, will receive the CTCL Award for Outstanding College Librarian. Patricia Jobb, who recently retired from her position as Associate Director of Public Services at the Edmonton Public Library, will receive the CAPL/Brodart Outstanding Public Library Service Award. Merrill Distad, Associate Director of Libraries at the University of Alberta, will receive the CLA/YPB Award for Outstanding Contribution to Collection Development and Management. University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies graduate student Elizabeth Fulton-Lyne is the winner of the CLA Student Article contest.

I am also honoured to be named the recipient of the 2008 CLA Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. Thank you for your support, and for the commitment to cooperation and collaboration that helped make this award possible. I am proud to be a member of the Alberta library community.

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TAL Spring Board Meeting Highlights

The Board of Directors and Annual General Meetings in Calgary on Friday, April 18, were productive and lively affairs despite the unseasonable spring snowstorm.

Board Chair Keith Walker welcomed everyone to the meeting by providing a preview of some of the award-winners in the Alberta library community.

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Watch for the TAL 2007 Annual Report

TAL’s 2007 Annual Report celebrates major achievements over the year, including the launch of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library, the creation of the Sun Microsystems Centre of Excellence, the completion of the 2007 – 2011 Strategic Plan and the addition of Red Crow Community College to the community.

Watch for your copy – we will be mailing them province-wide throughout May. You can also access the report on our website.

New Visual Identity for The Alberta Library

As The Alberta Library enters its second decade, its new visual identity represents the evolution of the organization – reflecting its unique and diverse culture while creating unity and cohesiveness.

Our new symbol represents the evolution of The Alberta Library in collaboration with its partners and the community coming together to provide better ways of providing library services to Albertans. The open circle symbolizes the dynamic force of The Alberta Library and the openness it practices by responding to the needs of the library community.

The three elements reflect the relationship between The Alberta Library and two integral parts of the organization – the Alberta Public Library Electronic Network and the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library.

Each of the three elements of the circle represents part of our story.

The blue element represents fibre optics and the electronic flow of information shared within The Alberta Library and the community.

The red spark represents the spark of ideas and innovation in the Alberta Public Library Electronic Network as it acts as a catalyst for positive change and continuously seeks opportunities to enhance library services.

The green leaf represents the growth and inspiration of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library.

The logo can also be integrated for use on a website or letterhead. The integrated logo also complements the APLEN and LHCADL logos, acting as a unifying mark to more clearly show how the organization works together.

Guidelines and specifications for the use of the logos will be available in June. If you have questions, or require a copy of a logo before then, please contact Janis Galloway.

Planning for Digitization

By Merrill Kemp, TAL Digitization Project Coordinator

So – you think you’ve got some items worth digitizing, but where to start? One of the most important steps in any digitization project takes place before the first image is scanned: planning. Like any project, its success depends upon how much time and effort you put into the planning process. Many cultural and heritage institutions have done extensive work on how to plan for a digitization project, and it can make our projects go much faster if we use the quality work of those who have gone before.

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TAL Profile - Linda Duplessis, Director, Peace Library System

Linda Duplessis speaks about her career.

What is your involvement with The Alberta Library?

I have been involved with The Alberta Library since 2001 on behalf of Peace Library System, originally as a "guest" when our Board trustee attended, and later as a Director on the Board. I am currently the Chair of the APLEN Standing Committee and, in that capacity, sit on the TAL Executive.

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Library Q & A – Grande Prairie Regional College Library

Jennifer Thomas, Co-Chair and Librarian at Grande Prairie Regional College Library, tells us what her library is up to.

What is your biggest current challenge?

We are in the process of enhancing services for our distance education students. The Grande Prairie Regional College provides increasingly more classes via videoconference and Blackboard, an e-education tool. Right now, the students on campus have more of an advantage than the distance students in regards to our service. Our plans are to balance the opportunity for both.

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AALT Survey

The Alberta Association of Library Technicians (AALT) conducts a salary survey for library technicians every two years. Please take a few minutes to fill in the AALT Survey. It will be open until May 31, 2008.

This survey is designed to gauge trends in the workplace, the kinds of duties and levels of responsibility library technicians are given, and the levels of compensation received. This survey is a valuable tool for library technicians and their employers, and anyone interesting in entering the library technician profession.

Pass this link on, and please encourage your co-workers to fill in the survey. You don't have to be a member of AALT, and you don't have to be a certified library technician to participate in the survey. All input is appreciated and makes for a more valid and accurate reflection of the roles and responsibilities of library technicians in Alberta.

The AALT thanks all of you who participate!

May 2008

Feedback

We welcome your feedback! Please send questions and comments to Janis Galloway.

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