ASSOCIATES (vol. 4, no. 2, November 1997) - associates.ucr.edu
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
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By December 8th, _ASSOCIATES: The Electronic Library Support
Staff Journal_ will be moving from its VM server to another server at
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As a result, all addresses in our subscriber information
temporarily will be changed to my personal email account. All requests
for subscribing or unsubscribing should go through me until the new
addresses are functional. When the final changes are made, ASSOCIATES
will send out a posting to all subscribers with the new information.
Thank you for your patience.
Kendall Simmons
Editor-in-Chief, _ASSOCIATES_
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NEW LIBRARY PROGRAM
Flint Hills Technical College
Library Associate Program
Proposed Program
The Library Associate program will address the practical,
everyday needs of those who work in libraries, school media centers,
and information agencies. Students will be taught using current
technology (both software and hardware), however, techniques useful
for working without machine technology will also be taught. Courses
will be offered in a variety of formats to accommodate adults who
work full time.
Classes will include the traditional areas of library work:
public services - circulation, reference, inter-library loan;
technical services - cataloging, acquisitions, serials. Management
courses will teach supervisory and team building skills, time and
stress management, marketing and publicity. Technical writing and
public service etiquette will also be included. Students will receive
a solid background in current computer applications - word processing,
spreadsheets, databases, e-mail, the internet, and techniques for
trouble shooting a variety of library equipment.
There will also be electives in a variety of areas to allow
students to focus on a particular area of interest. Children's and
youth services, law and medical terminology, and graphic design are
some of the areas in this portion of the curriculum.
Additional information:
+We are currently working through the approval process with the
local and state Boards of Education.
+Final approval is not expected until late Spring, 1998.
+Names of those interested in the program are being collected
and follow-up contacts will be made.
+The program will offer its first courses in the Fall of 1998.
+Tuition will be approximately $37.00 a credit hour.
+The Associate degree for the Library Associate Program requires
64 credits.
If you would like additional information, please send your name,
mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address to:
Janet Anderson-Story
Flint Hills Technical College Library
3301 W. 18th Ave.
Emporia, Ks 66801
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AWARDS
Virginia Heinrich, current chair of the Minnesota Library Association
Support Staff and Paraprofessional Interest Section, was presented
with a Certificate of Merit at the Minnesota Library Association
Annual Conference awards luncheon on October 1, 1997. This award was
given "...in recognition of her leadership in the adult literacy and
library communities; her valuable contribution to both libraries and
literacy programs through the development of a national on-line
literacy resource system; and her outstanding service to the Support
Staff and Paraprofessional Interest Section of MLA." Virginia works
as the solo librarian in the Minnesota Literacy Training Network's
resource center, and has been involved in state, regional, and
national-level technology projects. In particular, she was
instrumental in the development of a Web-based cataloging form
designed for use by literacy program staff with no library experience,
as part of a database-creation project funded by the National
Institute for Literacy. She has done training on the form's use and
on other applications of technology in adult literacy across the
country. Virginia is working on her MLIS at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.