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Twenty Professionals Selected For Pinnacle Class Of 2008 Dec 2007

Twenty Professionals Selected For Pinnacle Class Of 2008

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article lists the selected participants for PINNACLE, the Public Library Institute for New and Creative Leadership Education, a new training program run by Georgia Public Library Service. The Carl Vinson Institute of Government helped design the curriculum and will lead the training.


Mala Members Meet, Tour Gsu’S Library Renovations, Louise S. White Dec 2007

Mala Members Meet, Tour Gsu’S Library Renovations, Louise S. White

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the May 2007 spring meeting of MALA (Metro-Atlanta Library Association). The meeting highlights included an overview of the recent renovations of the Georgia State University and a tour of the facility.


Valdosta State Mlis Program Receives Full Ala Accreditation Dec 2007

Valdosta State Mlis Program Receives Full Ala Accreditation

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the recent initial accreditation of Valdosta State's MLIS program by the American Library Association.


Emory University News And Notes Dec 2007

Emory University News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Emory University.


Georgia Southern University News And Notes Dec 2007

Georgia Southern University News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Georgia Southern University.


Gwinnett County News And Notes Dec 2007

Gwinnett County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Gwinnett County Library System.


From The President, Joellen Ostendorf Dec 2007

From The President, Joellen Ostendorf

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses GLA (Georgia Library Association) and the benefits of membership.


My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Elizabeth Leslie Bagley Dec 2007

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Elizabeth Leslie Bagley

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the personal library of the author. Her collection falls into one of three categories: children's books, books related to her college experience, and books with a personal connection.


Ask A Librarian, Silvia Bunn Dec 2007

Ask A Librarian, Silvia Bunn

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses how a library should treat its patrons and work with its community to best serve its needs.


Falling In Line: Curricular Alignment In A Library Credit Course, Michael Aldrich Dec 2007

Falling In Line: Curricular Alignment In A Library Credit Course, Michael Aldrich

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the usefulness of curricular alignment and how it can be achieved in teaching a library & information science course.


Emory Chemistry Library Renovation Showcases Flexible Design Dec 2007

Emory Chemistry Library Renovation Showcases Flexible Design

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the physical renovation of the James Samuel Guy Chemistry Library at Emory University.


Five New Staff Members Join Georgia Southwestern State Dec 2007

Five New Staff Members Join Georgia Southwestern State

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article lists the five new library hires at Georgia Southwestern State.


Swails Receives Hubbard Scholarship Dec 2007

Swails Receives Hubbard Scholarship

Georgia Library Quarterly

Mark Swails will receive the Georgia Library Association Hubbard Scholarship.


Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes Dec 2007

Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chattahoochee Valley Library System.


Chestatee Regional News And Notes Dec 2007

Chestatee Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chestatee Regional Library System.


Dekalb County News And Notes Dec 2007

Dekalb County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Dekalb County Library System.


Hall County News And Notes Dec 2007

Hall County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Hall County Library System.


Northwest Georgia News And Notes Dec 2007

Northwest Georgia News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System.


Review: A Bone To Pick: Everyone’S Guide To Gourmet Venison Cookery, Jewell Anderson Dec 2007

Review: A Bone To Pick: Everyone’S Guide To Gourmet Venison Cookery, Jewell Anderson

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "A Bone to Pick: Everyone’s Guide to Gourmet Venison Cookery," by Gary D. Grossman.


Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, Susan Cooley Dec 2007

Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, vol. 44, no. 3.


Twelve Years Of Online Reference Services At Georgia Tech: Where We Have Been And Where We Are Going, Cathy Carpenter, Crystal Renfro Jul 2007

Twelve Years Of Online Reference Services At Georgia Tech: Where We Have Been And Where We Are Going, Cathy Carpenter, Crystal Renfro

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article offers information about the Georgia Institute of Technology Library in Atlanta, Georgia, which is a pioneer in delivering virtual reference. The Library has initiated the ASK a Librarian service in 1994, an e-mail-based electronic reference service which became popular and has received 297 questions during the first year of its implementation. It has also launched the real time or virtual reference in 1999 using the America Online's Instant Messenger chat software. In August 2003, the library purchased Questionpoint to use as a virtual reference system, which enabled the referral of e-mail questions to other librarians and good tracking …


Gla Announces Slate Of Nominees For 2008 Officers Jul 2007

Gla Announces Slate Of Nominees For 2008 Officers

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article offers information about the nominees for the 2008 officers of Georgia Library Association (GLA).


Ngal Sponsors Program On 'Green Practices' Jul 2007

Ngal Sponsors Program On 'Green Practices'

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the next meeting of North Georgia Associated Libraries (NGAL) that will be held on October 9, 2007 at the Robert E. Fulton Regional Library in Ocee, in which Belinda Morrow and David Greenebaum will be speaking on Green Library Spaces and Practices. NGAL is a nonprofit group of library systems in northern Georgia with members including public library systems, academic institutions, school systems and special libraries. NGAL programs are focused on providing informative and motivational speakers on a wide range of topics.


Houston County News And Notes Jul 2007

Houston County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the Houston County Library System.


South Georgia Regional News And Notes Jul 2007

South Georgia Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the South Georgia Regional Library System.


Armstrong Atlantic Picks University Librarian Jul 2007

Armstrong Atlantic Picks University Librarian

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Doug Frazier was named university librarian of the Lane Library at Armstrong Atlantic State University.


Hall County News And Notes Jul 2007

Hall County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the Hall County Library System.


Georgia College & State University Library Names New Faculty And Staff Members Jul 2007

Georgia College & State University Library Names New Faculty And Staff Members

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces several appointments involving library employees and museum curator at Georgia College & State University and Information Technology Center including Michael Bonnard as Special Formats Catalog Librarian, Shannon Morris as the Museum Curator and Weishiuan Chen as the new Serials Librarian.


Gla And Acrl Issue Call For Como Papers Jul 2007

Gla And Acrl Issue Call For Como Papers

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that the Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association and the Georgia Chapter of Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) are inviting academic librarians to submit papers for presentation at the 2007 Beaches, Blogs and Books conference of the Georgia Council of Media Organizations. The conference will be held on October 17-19, 2007 at Jekyll Island, Georgia. Papers that will be judged best will be receiving cash awards funded by Blackwell's Book Services and by EBSCO. Papers to be submitted for presentation may include research or reflections on developments in academic libraries that could present …


Gama Looks Back At ‘06-’07 School Year Jul 2007

Gama Looks Back At ‘06-’07 School Year

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reflects on the 2006-2007 school year, which was fulfilled with great programs, interesting people, good food and wonderful networking for the Georgia Association of Media Assistants (GAMA). The Fall Executive Board Meeting was held on September 9, 2006 where Gordon Baker presented a session on Leadership and the Opportunities that GAMA provides to the students. The Winter Executive Board Meeting was held on February 10, 2007 which discussed the plans for the State Convention on March 10, 2007 that included technology fair presentations.