Archive for October, 2012
ACRL NEC Annual Conference Call for Proposals
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012The Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) invites submission of proposals its 2013 Annual Conference. This event entitled “Communities in the Cloud, the Commons, and the College” will be held Friday, May 10, 2013 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Whether you call it engagement, outreach, or […]
Virtual National Conversation Series on Digital Literacy and Libraries
Thursday, October 18th, 2012On November 14, 2012 ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and its Digital Literacy Task Force will host a conversation where we explore the role of libraries in supporting and deepening digital literacy skills development for students, the general public and colleagues in other professions. The session will be moderated by OITP Fellow Renee […]
Don't miss the reception for Sen. Jack Reed!
Friday, October 12th, 2012On October 21, the RI library community is sponsoring a reception to honor Senator Jack Reed for his recent national awards in recognition of his support of libraries and library issues. Senator Reed was unanimously voted life membership in the American Library Association, ALA’s highest honor. He also received the Crystal Apple Award from the […]
BBRI Digital Literacy Project
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012Broadband Program Director, Stuart Freiman writes: As a follow up to all the outreach the BBRI Digital Literacy project has done over the last several months, one of the questions that has consistently been raised is that of assessment and certification. Specifically, how do we define digital literacy, assess for it and provide an award […]
Information Literacy Month & Webinar
Friday, October 5th, 2012October is Information Literary Month in Rhode Island, as proclaimed by Governor Lincoln Chafee on September 10. RI is one of 10 states participating in the National Forum on Information Literacy’s (NFIL) 2012 Information Literacy campaign. The campaign was brought to the attention of the Governor in a joint effort by the RI Library Association […]
Celebrate What Cheer Day
Thursday, October 4th, 2012The RI Historical Society (RIHS) celebrates What Cheer Day: Rhode Island at War on October 13. As part of the festivities, the RIHS Library will offer Collections Sneak Peaks at 11 am and 1:30 pm and special presentations at 9:30 am and 3 pm. The Library asks that you register ahead for any of these […]