Well, at least photographic archivists and scholars should hail him. He bought the print archive from Magnum, spending a lot of money, rumored over 100 million for almost 200,000 prints, and instead of burying them in a distant mine with a few people to scan orders, they're at the Ransom Center, on loan.
We're talking about the first great agency run by the photographers themselves, people like Cartier-Bresson, Danny Lyons, Capa, and almost a hundred more. Some of the famous photos are there, from D-Day on, but also some of the lesser known ones that will shed light on the photographers. It will be an accessible study collection, so students and others can actually see the great prints and the lesser ones that are no less important to scholars.
So take that, He Who Will Not Be Mentioned Because He's Had Enough Press Space! Thank you Michael Dell, for thinking of preserving them and making them accessible, instead of hiding and hoarding them for the chance of making even more money.
We thank you!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Our new resource on Kentucky Women Artists
We are proud to announce the debut of Kentucky Women Artists, a site
listing 300 women born before 1950 who were born or had strong ties to
the state.
The biographies list exhibits, works, links, teachers and students,
archival and bibliographic sources, and essays. The site also has
lesson plans, background for teachers, and a bibliography.
Contributions and corrections are welcome.
This project was funded by a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women.
Please take a look and feel free to link to the site.
http://sites.google.com/site/kentuckywomenartists/
Susan Knoer and Betty Lyn Parker
You may want to look at our other sites:
Humanities for Librarians, a list of free academic sites
http://sites.google.com/site/humanitiesforlibrarians/
Master Plans, a list of calls for papers and announcements for librarians
http://masterplansinc.blogspot.com
Library and Archival Resources, a list of preservation, archives, publications, and useful links
http://www.masterplansinc.com/mp%20links.htm
listing 300 women born before 1950 who were born or had strong ties to
the state.
The biographies list exhibits, works, links, teachers and students,
archival and bibliographic sources, and essays. The site also has
lesson plans, background for teachers, and a bibliography.
Contributions and corrections are welcome.
This project was funded by a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women.
Please take a look and feel free to link to the site.
http://sites.google.com/site/kentuckywomenartists/
Susan Knoer and Betty Lyn Parker
You may want to look at our other sites:
Humanities for Librarians, a list of free academic sites
http://sites.google.com/site/humanitiesforlibrarians/
Master Plans, a list of calls for papers and announcements for librarians
http://masterplansinc.blogspot.com
Library and Archival Resources, a list of preservation, archives, publications, and useful links
http://www.masterplansinc.com/mp%20links.htm
Saturday, October 24, 2009
CFP - Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
The Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, a
peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge/The Haworth Press, welcomes
the submission of manuscripts. The journal is devoted to the issues and
concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with
distance education and delivering library resources and services to this
growing community of students.
Topics can include but are not limited to:
* Faculty/librarian cooperation and collaboration
* Information literacy
* Instructional service techniques
* Information delivery
* Reference services
* Document delivery
* Developing collections
If you are interested in submitting an article, send the manuscript
directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by November 1, 2009.
Inquiries and questions are welcome.
Instructions for authors are available at
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1533-290X
or can be emailed to you directly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jodi W. Poe, Editor
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
Associate Professor, Head of Technical Services
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
TEL: (256) 782-8103
FAX: (256) 782-5872
Email: jpoe@jsu.edu / via libref-l
peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge/The Haworth Press, welcomes
the submission of manuscripts. The journal is devoted to the issues and
concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with
distance education and delivering library resources and services to this
growing community of students.
Topics can include but are not limited to:
* Faculty/librarian cooperation and collaboration
* Information literacy
* Instructional service techniques
* Information delivery
* Reference services
* Document delivery
* Developing collections
If you are interested in submitting an article, send the manuscript
directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by November 1, 2009.
Inquiries and questions are welcome.
Instructions for authors are available at
http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1533-290X
or can be emailed to you directly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jodi W. Poe, Editor
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
Associate Professor, Head of Technical Services
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
TEL: (256) 782-8103
FAX: (256) 782-5872
Email: jpoe@jsu.edu / via libref-l
Webinars - Library Leadership and Management Association
The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) recently announced a
line-up of three interactive webinars designed to meet the needs of experienced
leaders and managers at the dean, director, department head and branch manager
level. Each of the 60-90 minute programs will feature library consultant Pat
Wagner of Pattern Research.
“These short webinars provide materials drawn from many sources and offer an
interdisciplinary approach to leadership topics with material from outside the
library world that can help participants solve complex problems. Emphasis is
on practical applications rather than academic models – how-to leadership above
the basics that are provided in many leadership institutes,” said Ms. Wagner.
“The Executive-Decision Maker’s Secret Weapon – How You Can Make Better
Choices with
the Use of Graphic Models,” Wed, Oct 21, 2:00-3:30 pm, Central Time.
“Learn the Supervisor’s Balancing Act – How You Can Bring Out the Best in
Your Top
People Without Micromanagement,” Tues, Nov 3, 2:00-3:30 pm, CT
“Make Your Library Dreams Come True –
How You Can Use Project Management Techniques to Write a Strategic Plan,”
Mon., Nov.16, 2:00-3:30 pm, CT
Registration for each webinar is $39 for LLAMA members and $49 for all others.
For more information or to register:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/llama/conted/fall2009webinars.xml.cfm
About the Library Leadership and Management Association
The mission of the Library Leadership and Management Association
(www.ala.org/llama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library
leaders, and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management
practices. LLAMA is a division of the American Library Association.
line-up of three interactive webinars designed to meet the needs of experienced
leaders and managers at the dean, director, department head and branch manager
level. Each of the 60-90 minute programs will feature library consultant Pat
Wagner of Pattern Research.
“These short webinars provide materials drawn from many sources and offer an
interdisciplinary approach to leadership topics with material from outside the
library world that can help participants solve complex problems. Emphasis is
on practical applications rather than academic models – how-to leadership above
the basics that are provided in many leadership institutes,” said Ms. Wagner.
“The Executive-Decision Maker’s Secret Weapon – How You Can Make Better
Choices with
the Use of Graphic Models,” Wed, Oct 21, 2:00-3:30 pm, Central Time.
“Learn the Supervisor’s Balancing Act – How You Can Bring Out the Best in
Your Top
People Without Micromanagement,” Tues, Nov 3, 2:00-3:30 pm, CT
“Make Your Library Dreams Come True –
How You Can Use Project Management Techniques to Write a Strategic Plan,”
Mon., Nov.16, 2:00-3:30 pm, CT
Registration for each webinar is $39 for LLAMA members and $49 for all others.
For more information or to register:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/llama/conted/fall2009webinars.xml.cfm
About the Library Leadership and Management Association
The mission of the Library Leadership and Management Association
(www.ala.org/llama) is to encourage and nurture current and future library
leaders, and to develop and promote outstanding leadership and management
practices. LLAMA is a division of the American Library Association.
CFP - Politics, Libraries and Culture: Historical Perspectives
Call for Papers: Politics, Libraries and Culture: Historical Perspectives
*CALL FOR PAPERS:*
*Politics, Libraries and Culture: Historical Perspectives*
*Library History Round Table (LHRT) Research Forum, June 2010*
* *
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) seeks papers for its Research Forum at the 2010 ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., June 24-29, 2010. The theme of the Forum will be historical perspectives on the ways in which politics and libraries interact and influence one another. In this instance, politics should be considered broadly—not simply as concerning the administration of governments (international, national, state, local) but also the politics of other institutions and groups. Possible topics might be the effects politics have had on the history of libraries, archives, government documents and other cultural records. How have individual and institutional efforts of librarians influenced public policy pertaining to information access, reading, and services to the public? How have political concerns shaped the collection, preservation, availability and use of libraries and other repositories in different periods, locations, and jurisdictions? How have libraries, archives, and similar institutions tried to shape information politics and society through copyright law, the right to read, public library funding and other efforts?
LHRT welcomes submissions from researchers of all backgrounds, including students, faculty, and practitioners. Proposals are due on November 30, 2009. Each proposal must give the paper title, an abstract (up to 500 words), and the scholar’s one-page vita. Also, please indicate whether the research is in-progress or completed. Proposals should include the following elements: a problem or thesis the study addresses, a statement of significance, objectives, methods, primary sources used for the research, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for works in progress).
From the submissions, the LHRT Research Committee will select several authors to present their completed work at the Forum. The program will be publicized in January 2010. So that the Forum’s facilitator may introduce and react to each author, completed papers are due June 4, 2010. The Research Forum will likely occur on Sunday, June 27, 2010. All presenters must register to attend the conference. For registration options, see ALA’s events and conferences page at http://www.ala.org/ .
*DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS*: November 30, 2009
*DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED PAPERS: * June 4, 2009
Please submit proposals and direct inquiries to:
* *
*Melanie A. Kimball
LHRT Vice-Chair/Research Committee Chair*
*Simmons** College*
*Graduate School of Library and Information Science 300 The Fenway* *Boston**, MA 02115*
Telephone: (617) 521-2795
E-mail: melanie.kimball@simmons.edu
*CALL FOR PAPERS:*
*Politics, Libraries and Culture: Historical Perspectives*
*Library History Round Table (LHRT) Research Forum, June 2010*
* *
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) seeks papers for its Research Forum at the 2010 ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., June 24-29, 2010. The theme of the Forum will be historical perspectives on the ways in which politics and libraries interact and influence one another. In this instance, politics should be considered broadly—not simply as concerning the administration of governments (international, national, state, local) but also the politics of other institutions and groups. Possible topics might be the effects politics have had on the history of libraries, archives, government documents and other cultural records. How have individual and institutional efforts of librarians influenced public policy pertaining to information access, reading, and services to the public? How have political concerns shaped the collection, preservation, availability and use of libraries and other repositories in different periods, locations, and jurisdictions? How have libraries, archives, and similar institutions tried to shape information politics and society through copyright law, the right to read, public library funding and other efforts?
LHRT welcomes submissions from researchers of all backgrounds, including students, faculty, and practitioners. Proposals are due on November 30, 2009. Each proposal must give the paper title, an abstract (up to 500 words), and the scholar’s one-page vita. Also, please indicate whether the research is in-progress or completed. Proposals should include the following elements: a problem or thesis the study addresses, a statement of significance, objectives, methods, primary sources used for the research, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for works in progress).
From the submissions, the LHRT Research Committee will select several authors to present their completed work at the Forum. The program will be publicized in January 2010. So that the Forum’s facilitator may introduce and react to each author, completed papers are due June 4, 2010. The Research Forum will likely occur on Sunday, June 27, 2010. All presenters must register to attend the conference. For registration options, see ALA’s events and conferences page at http://www.ala.org/ .
*DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS*: November 30, 2009
*DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED PAPERS: * June 4, 2009
Please submit proposals and direct inquiries to:
* *
*Melanie A. Kimball
LHRT Vice-Chair/Research Committee Chair*
*Simmons** College*
*Graduate School of Library and Information Science 300 The Fenway* *Boston**, MA 02115*
Telephone: (617) 521-2795
E-mail: melanie.kimball@simmons.edu
CFP - Library and Archival Security
In proclaiming October 2009 National Information Literacy month, President Barack Obama said:
“Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it. Over the past decade, we have seen a crisis of authenticity emerge. We now live in a world where anyone can publish an opinion or perspective, whether true or not, and have that opinion amplified within the information marketplace. At the same time, Americans have unprecedented access to the diverse and independent sources of infor- mation, as well as institutions such as libraries and universities, that can help separate truth from fiction and signal from noise.”
The journal, Library and Archival Security, would welcome submissions on the topic of misinformation on the Internet, including the Web and Social Networks, and means of addressing it. Now entering its 23rd volume year, L&AS is a peer-reviewed publication of Routledge, a division of Taylor and Francis.
Original research, case studies, book and software reviews, and opinionated editorials on all aspects of physical and communications security, problem behavior, conservation, preservation, disaster preparedness and recovery, and related legal and social issues are welcome. For instructions for authors, please visit our Web site or contact the Editor at the addresses below.
—
Chris Brown-Syed PhD
Editor, Library and Archival Security
cbrownsyed@cogeco.ca
Skype: cbrownsyed
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01960075.asp
“Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it. Over the past decade, we have seen a crisis of authenticity emerge. We now live in a world where anyone can publish an opinion or perspective, whether true or not, and have that opinion amplified within the information marketplace. At the same time, Americans have unprecedented access to the diverse and independent sources of infor- mation, as well as institutions such as libraries and universities, that can help separate truth from fiction and signal from noise.”
The journal, Library and Archival Security, would welcome submissions on the topic of misinformation on the Internet, including the Web and Social Networks, and means of addressing it. Now entering its 23rd volume year, L&AS is a peer-reviewed publication of Routledge, a division of Taylor and Francis.
Original research, case studies, book and software reviews, and opinionated editorials on all aspects of physical and communications security, problem behavior, conservation, preservation, disaster preparedness and recovery, and related legal and social issues are welcome. For instructions for authors, please visit our Web site or contact the Editor at the addresses below.
—
Chris Brown-Syed PhD
Editor, Library and Archival Security
cbrownsyed@cogeco.ca
Skype: cbrownsyed
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01960075.asp
Scholarship - Freedom to Read Foundation
The Freedom to Read Foundation is offering free one-year memberships to students graduating from ALA-accredited MLS and MLIS programs and from school library media programs recognized by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), an educational unit accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Students whose graduation date was Aug. 1, 2009 or later can, upon their graduation, download a membership form at www.ftrf.org/graduates and mail, fax or e-mail it to the Freedom to Read Foundation.
“We are very excited to offer this gift to new librarians,” said FTRF president Kent Oliver. “By becoming members of the Freedom to Read Foundation, these professionals will be helping the librarians and library supporters who are on the front lines defending intellectual freedom as well as vital First Amendment litigation that helps uphold many of the core values of librarianship. Offering these free memberships is our way of encouraging the long-term support of the organization and the intellectual freedom principles it upholds.”
As benefits of their m embership, the graduates will receive the Freedom to Read Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, be eligible to vote in the annual trustee election, and attend FTRF member receptions. The membership will be good through December 2010.
The Freedom to Read Foundation, an affiliated organization of the American Library Association, was founded in 1969 to promote and defend the right of individuals to freely express ideas and to access information in libraries and elsewhere. FTRF fulfills its mission through the disbursement of grants to individuals and groups, primarily for the purpose of aiding them in litigation, and through direct participation in litigation dealing with freedom of speech and of the press.
Carrie Gardner Ph.D.
Chair, Freedom to Read Foundation Membership Chair
Students whose graduation date was Aug. 1, 2009 or later can, upon their graduation, download a membership form at www.ftrf.org/graduates and mail, fax or e-mail it to the Freedom to Read Foundation.
“We are very excited to offer this gift to new librarians,” said FTRF president Kent Oliver. “By becoming members of the Freedom to Read Foundation, these professionals will be helping the librarians and library supporters who are on the front lines defending intellectual freedom as well as vital First Amendment litigation that helps uphold many of the core values of librarianship. Offering these free memberships is our way of encouraging the long-term support of the organization and the intellectual freedom principles it upholds.”
As benefits of their m embership, the graduates will receive the Freedom to Read Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, be eligible to vote in the annual trustee election, and attend FTRF member receptions. The membership will be good through December 2010.
The Freedom to Read Foundation, an affiliated organization of the American Library Association, was founded in 1969 to promote and defend the right of individuals to freely express ideas and to access information in libraries and elsewhere. FTRF fulfills its mission through the disbursement of grants to individuals and groups, primarily for the purpose of aiding them in litigation, and through direct participation in litigation dealing with freedom of speech and of the press.
Carrie Gardner Ph.D.
Chair, Freedom to Read Foundation Membership Chair
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