Category: Scholarship

  • ACRL/DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award

    On this page you’ll find a link to an MS Word nomination form for the ACRL/DLS Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award. This is a $1200 award with a December 1, 2004 deadline. Award criteria can be found in the nomination information.

  • Come to Canada!

    Just saw the ED-MEDIA Call For Participation hit my inbox, and having never been to Montreal I think I’ll throw in a proposal with a colleague about a collaboration we did with a writing prof for our distance nursing students. Here are the presentation categories for the conference – lots of opportunities for different things.…

  • Convergence of Libraries, Learning and Technology Conference

    Well, this would certainly appear to be more of a regional draw, but there should be some application for distance librarians at this conference.  Perhaps you want to present? CFP: Convergence of Libraries, Learning and Technology Conference Conference: Convergence of Libraries, Learning and Technology Conference (Ohio Digital Commons for Education Conference) Conference Dates: March 6-8,…

  • A journal in need of some library content

    I’ve been watching The International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning for a few months now thanks to the Watch that Page service, and each month I hope to see an article about distance library services, but don’t. My only current paper idea already has a publisher, but maybe you’re looking for a place…

  • Call for Papers

    Academic Exchange Quarterly has a call for papers for a theme issue on Altenative Library Instruction – a shoe-in for us distance folk! Focus: The goal of this issue will be to provide examples of alternative library instruction created by librarians or faculty members in all settings, K-12, public, academic, special, etc., that can be…

  • Two Conference Presentations

    A couple of weeks ago I attended the Alberta Distance Education and Training Association’s (ADETA) annual conference, held here in Calgary. There were two library-related presentations at the conference, and I got something from both of them. The first was presented by a student (and not a library student!) who had been involved in a…

  • Linking course web sites to library collections and services

    Just finished reading the following article and have a couple of thoughts. The link should work if you have Science Direct on your campus. Supposed to also be available from EBSCO, but they appear to be two issues behind on this title… Oya Y. Rieger, Angela K. Horne and Ira Revels, Linking course web sites…

  • Supporting Services in e-Learning

    A report titled Supporting Services in e-Learning was mentioned in today’s Online Learning Update. With a title like that I thought for sure they’d mention the importance of library services, but no, not really. The report talks about support services to students at NKI Distance Education, an online institution in Norway. While NKI does apparently…

  • 20th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning

    I’ve always wanted to go to this conference, but there only ever seems to be one or two sessions relating to the library each year. Maybe I should do something about that instead of just complaining 😉 Anyhoo, there is at least one session this for distance librarians – Linking to journal articles in online…

  • ALA – Management Tools for Digital Reference

    Another DE-related session at ALA: Management Tools for Digital Reference Sponsored by the RUSA MARS Management of Electronic Reference Services (MERS) Committee The Peabody Orlando Hotel, Florida Ballroom I Sunday, June 27, 1:30-3:30 PM As digital reference services are integrated into the fabric of libraries, what are librarians doing to manage those services? In allocating…