PLA Electronic Newsletter
Volume 5, No. 13 http://www.pla.org/members/enews/vol5no13.html
PLA Issues RFPs For Two Projects
PLA Call for Award Nominations
Poetry in the Branches National Institute Deadline
OCLC Training and Education of Library Workers Survey
PLA ISSUES RFPS FOR TWO PROJECTS
The Public Library Association has recently issued two Requests for Proposal
(RFP) for two different projects.
The first is for authorship of a Collection Development Manual. PLA is
seeking a consultant or consultants to work with the Public Library Association's
Collection Development Manuscript Editorial Board to develop a manual
on collection development for public libraries. The Public Library Association
is committed to publishing manuals that provide library managers, staff
and board members with practical information they can use to plan services
and manage their resources more effectively and efficiently.
Five of these manuals have been published to date and they have become
known as the Results series. They are:
- Planning for Results 1998
- Wired for the Future 1999
- Managing for Results 2000
- The New Planning for Results 2001
- Staffing for Results 2002
The other RFP recently issued by PLA is for Consulting Services for Development of Evaluation Materials and Training for the PLA/ALSC Early Literacy Initiative Project. The Public Library Association (PLA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) are seeking a consultant to work with the PLA/ALSC Early Childhood Literacy Initiative Task Force to design an evaluation study for the project and to train public librarians involved with the project in data collection techniques.
The Consultant will work with the members of the Task Force to design and implement the evaluation of the second phase of the project. The evaluation design should incorporate both output and outcome measures. The consultant will develop evaluation materials and train librarians from the 15 to 20 demonstration sites in needed data collection techniques. The consultant will serve as a resource to the demonstration sites and will analyze the data collected by staff at the sites. The consultant will prepare a summative evaluation report for the Task Force.
The proposal due date is September 2, 2002 with contractor being selected by September 13, 2002. Visit http://www.pla.org/publications/earlylit.html for the proposal form and more information about this project.
PLA CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces a call for award nominations for the year 2002-2003. Each year PLA and various sponsors support an award program recognizing excellence in a variety of public library services. Following is a brief description of each award. Application and nomination forms can be found online or call 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA.PLA'S ADVANCEMENT OF LITERACY AWARD. Sponsored by "Library Journal," the award is given to a publisher, bookseller, software dealer, foundation or similar group that has made a significant contribution toward the advancement of adult literacy.
ALLIE BETH MARTIN AWARD. This award recognizes a public librarian for demonstrating a range and depth of knowledge about books and other library materials and the distinguished ability to share that knowledge. The award consists of $3,000 donated by sponsor Baker & Taylor.
BAKER & TAYLOR ENTERTAINMENT AUDIO MUSIC/VIDEO PRODUCT AWARD GRANT. This grant offers the selected library $2,500 in audio music and video products for its circulating collections ordered through sponsor Baker & Taylor.
CHARLIE ROBINSON AWARD. This award recognizes a public library director for implementation of innovative change. The award consists of $1,000 and a gift to the librarian from sponsor Baker & Taylor.
DEMCO CREATIVE MERCHANDISING GRANT. This grant, sponsored by Demco, Inc., provides $1,000 cash and $2,000 worth of supplies to a public library proposing a project for the creative display and merchandising of materials either in the library or in the community.
EBSCO EXCELLENCE IN SMALL AND/OR RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE AWARD. EBSCO Subscription Services donates $1,000 to honor a public library serving a population of 10,000 or fewer that demonstrates excellence in service to its community as exemplified by an overall service program or a special program of significant accomplishment.
THE HIGHSMITH LIBRARY INNOVATION AWARD. This award recognizes a public library's innovative achievement in planning and implementing a program or service that is a benefit to the overall community. A plaque and a $2,000 honorarium are provided by Highsmith, Inc., the award's sponsor.
NEW LEADERS TRAVEL GRANT. The travel grant, shared between the recipients, is donated by GEAC Inc. to support the professional development and improve the expertise of public librarians new to the field by making possible their attendance at major professional development activities.
For more information, call the PLA office, 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA, or see PLA's web site at http://www.pla.org.
POETRY IN THE BRANCHES - DEADLINE FOR EARLY REGISTRATION IS SEPTEMBER 1!
The ALA Public Programs Office and Poets House are pleased to announce the first Poetry in The Branches National Institute, a weekend-long intensive training based on Poets House's Poetry in The Branches model.Poetry in The Branches (PITB) is an award-winning program that has a proven ability to develop new audiences for poetry and increase poetry circulation. It utilizes an integrated, multi-layered approach to collection development, display, librarian training, and adult and YA programming, creating a complete poetry environment in your library.
The model can be adapted to fit any size location, system or budget, and to engage any patron base, from young people, to immigrant populations, to busy adults. Join the ALA, Poets House, librarian presenters and poets Ed Hirsch, Patricia Smith, Veronica Golos and Dave Johnson in New York City, October 4-6. Immerse yourself in the rich world of poetry: find resources for growing poetry in your library, explore a 40,000-volume poetry archive, and connect with poets in person. Learn how to reach out to and empower your patrons through poetry. Leave the weekend with a practical poetry plan for your library, and lots of nuts-and-bolts information to help make your plan a reality. At night, experience the wealth of live poetry events that New York City has to offer, eat and drink with your colleagues, and spend time at New York's best independent bookstores.
For more information about the PITB National Institute, visit http://www.poetshouse.org and click on "Poets House in the Public Libraries," or contact PITB Coordinator Jen Abrams at jen@poetshouse.org or (212) 431-7920 x13. We look forward to hearing from you!
ALA Public Programs
Office Linking Libraries, Communities and Culture
www.ala.org/publicprograms
publicprograms@ala.org
OCLC "TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF LIBRARY WORKERS" SURVEY
You are invited to participate in a worldwide, Web-based survey of library
workers and managers.
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
and the OCLC Members Council
Task Force on Library Staff Development have commissioned a worldwide
survey on "Training and Education of Library Workers."
Outsell, Inc. , a research and advisory firm that focuses exclusively
on the information industry, is conducting this survey for OCLC.
Libraries today face critical issues related to staffing and the development
of library workers. (This survey defines "library" and "library worker"
broadly to include a wide range of organizations and staff positions.
When you begin the survey you will see the specific definitions used.)
Current and future library workers will significantly influence what libraries
are and will become. Your confidential responses to this survey will help
to create a better understanding of training and education needs and opportunities
for strategic and cooperative action by OCLC and others within the library
and information communities.
As a thank you for completing the survey you may request a free copy of
an Executive Summary of the report's findings. Simply fill out the request
form at the end of the survey and we will send you a copy upon publication.
We thank you in advance for your time and contribution.
The survey is interactive and will take approximately 20 to 25 minutes
to complete. Please access the survey when you have this amount of time
to spend, but if you need to do so, you can save your answers and complete
the survey any time before the deadline of Friday, September 13.
Ready to begin? Click on the link, below, to access the survey Web page.
http://www.digisurvey.com
Your user ID is: Library
Your password is: Survey
Please save this invitation and share it with your colleagues and anyone
you know who has an interest in professional development and future directions
in libraries. Thank you for your interest and participation in this study.
Best regards,
Katherine Medaglia
Wilkie Director, Research Solutions
Outsell, Inc.
survey@outsellinc.com
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