Archive for April, 2013
« Previous EntriesEBSCO Points of View Updates
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013There have been some exciting enhancements to EBSCO’s Points of View Reference Center (PoV), including new and updated content. A new interface is coming soon that will improve the user experience, add visual appeal and offer expanded content for patrons. PoV is available on AskRI, click on the EBSCO link. Enhancements to EBSCO include: New […]
MayDay, MayDay, MayDay!
Thursday, April 25th, 2013MayDay, MayDay, MayDay! A post from guest blogger, Sarah Hudson, Project Assistant for Protecting the Past – RI. Protecting the Past – RI is joining the effort to encourage libraries, museums, archives, historical societies and preservation organizations to set aside May 1, 2013 to participate in MayDay, a national effort to prepare for disaster. This […]
RILA Conference & AskRI
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013Registration for the annual RI Library Association conference is now open. This year’s program features keynote addresses by activist librarian Andrew P. Jackson and NPR book critic Dr. Maureen Corrigan. In addition, there are 26 programs, lots of poster sessions, evening social events (including a special tour of the Redwood Library), and new this year, […]
Money Smart Week @ Your Library
Friday, April 19th, 2013Money Smart Week at libraries across the country starts April 20th. In Rhode Island alone, there are 18 events planned. This year, topics range from couponing to salary negotiation. Events will be held in Woonsocket, Greenville, North Scituate, Middletown, Harmony, Tiverton, West Warwick, the Phillips Library at Providence College, Cumberland, and Cranston’s Oak-Lawn branch. All […]
Keep Blind Children Reading
Friday, April 19th, 2013Here’s a way to celebrate National Library Week and the wonderful services that public libraries offer. Keep blind children reading. Libraries are an important public service for young Rhode Island residents. Together, Rhode Island public libraries and Talking Books Plus can provide access to strong reading collections for Rhode Island’s blind children and children with visual and physical challenges. […]
Mini Grants Deadline Extended
Thursday, April 18th, 2013Access for All Abilities (AAA) Mini-Grants deadline extended to May 3, 2013. For complete details and to access the application, go to www.sherlockcenter.org.
New England Music Library Association Meeting
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013New England Music Library Association Meeting When: Friday, May 10, 2013 Where: Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire The program will include the following presentations: Anthony Helm (Dartmouth College) Enabling and Encouraging Student Media Production in the Jones Media Center Anna Kijas (University of Connecticut) Creating an Alt-Bio-Bibliography using Omeka and Geo-spatial Tools Ramona Islam (Harvard […]
Digital Preservation Management Workshop
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013Call for Applications for the Digital Preservation Management Workshop The Digital Preservation Management Workshop is happy to announce a five-day Digital Preservation Management Workshop directed by Nancy McGovern. When: 6/9/2013 6:00 PM EDT – 6/14/2013 12:00 PM EDT Host: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The on-line Application will open this Thursday, April 11th […]
Conducting Outreach with Immigrants, free webinar
Monday, April 8th, 2013The Healthy Communities, Community of Interest, invites you to join us for: Conducting Outreach with Immigrants, free webinar Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2 – 3 PM Presenter: Lorena Sprager Register (Free, but you must register) The presenter will offer ways to establish a relationship with immigrant communities as well as ways to partner […]
Engaging Stakeholders & Creating a Digitally Inclusive Community
Monday, April 8th, 2013Broadband RI’s Stuart Freiman and OLIS’ Howard Boksenbaum will be featured in a national WebJunction Webinar on April 13 at 1 pm. The session focuses on Rhode Island’s digital inclusion stakeholder engagement process. The discussion includes why Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI) decided it was important to create a process of engaging stakeholders in order to […]
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