New Media Specialist

An interesting work position has become available. Check out the announcement below. I'll re-post this through the SLIS Listserv as well.

Happy New Year!

Sarah

Job description:
Research/administrative assistant New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary

Summary:
New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is looking for a research assistant with administrative duties in its Indianapolis office. The two-year position will assist with research into and inquiry about how digital media is transforming religious communities, and how those communities are making use of the new media. A significant portion of the work required will be administrative. The right candidate will have excellent computer, internet and social media skills. The position requires 20 hours a week plus three trips.

Duties:
• conduct online research to gather inventories and other information as directed
• assist in organizing interviews for the director and New Media Working Group members
• assist in establishing and maintaining the project blog
• consult with the director on all aspects of the project
• provide administrative support to the director, including assisting with the director's calendar, scheduling meetings, coordinating meeting logistics, making travel arrangements for the director and Working Group members, preparing materials, and serving as a key point of contact for Union Theological Seminary and Working Group members
• answer telephones, handle correspondence, manage office supplies and equipment, maintain
hard copy and electronic filing system, and perform other general clerical duties.
• other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
• excellent computer and internet skills, including knowledge of Apple software as well as
Microsoft Office, and experience using mobile devices
• experience in communication technology, specifically social media
• experience with and knowledge of blogging software
• knowledge of religion and ability to think creatively about social media and religion
• demonstrated research skills
• college-education preferable
• good communicator; good writer; good organizational, problem solving, and interpersonal skills

Other:
Twenty (20) hours/week. Benefits available. Salary competitive.

New Media Project is funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. through December 31, 2012. The position might require periodic travel to New York City. The position will not involve executive decisions, however this person will be expected to use discretion routinely and handle confidential information.

For more information about Union Theological Seminary go to www.utsnyc.edu.

Send resumes to Verity Jones, director New Media Project at Union Theological Seminary (vjones@uts.columbia.edu) or 3808 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46208 317536-0730.

Great Librarian Blog!

The ALA newsletter mentioned an article about "Ten Things You Won’t Find On Your LIS Class Syllabus" by Andy on his blog, Agnostic, Maybe. I highly recommend his article.

Enjoy the break! We’ll see you back in the Spring.

http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/ten-things-you-wont-find-on-your-lis-class-syllabus/

IUPUI Office of Community Service Posting - D.R.E.A.M. Alive, Inc

D.R.E.A.M. Alive, Inc. is is an Indianapolis-based non-profit organization committed to strengthening communities by reinforcing the inherent value to give and serve through education, mentoring, and community service programs. Our program is for 6th to 10th graders meets M-Th, 2:30-4:30 at Shortridge Magnet High School and Arlington Community High School. We work to teach youth to be a motivating force in their community and reach all of their goals through Discipline, Responsibility, Education, Achievement and Motivation.

We are looking to put volunteers in our after-school program as tutors, mentors, and service project chaperons by the the week of January 10th, and on through the rest of the 2011 semester. We are looking for dedicated volunteers to come and help out at our afterschool program at both of our sites. Details are as follows:

On Tuesdays and some Thursdays, these volunteers would simply act as extra support for our site director, and would spend these two hours getting to know our scholars, playing games with them, and helping them to interact with whatever activities are planned for the day. On Mondays and Wednesdays, we are looking for volunteers to help tutor our scholars in the core subjects of math, science, English, and language learning (Spanish, Chinese, and Latin). On select Thursdays, we are looking for chaperons for our service learning activities.

We are looking for IUPUI students who have a passion for working with underserved youth, a valid driver's licence and car insurance, and availability during our after-school program (2:30 - 4:30). Please contact Cassidy Britton for any questions and the application. cbritton@dreamaliveinc.org Office: 317 587 0228 Cell: 317 384 8899

Academic Library Instruction Workshop Recap

I know that the snow kept many of us off of the roads last Saturday. Despite the snow, Willie Miller and Eric Snajdr presented an excellent workshop on Academic Library Instruction. They have given us permission to share their PowerPoint presentations with all SLIS students.

To access the presentations, click on the link below and enter ALISS-iT as the password.

PowerPoint on Information Literacy :
https://www.slashtmp.iu.edu/files/download?FILE=sbg%2F89744lo00cn
PowerPoint on Planning an Instruction Session:
https://www.slashtmp.iu.edu/files/download?FILE=sbg%2F6303EABTIO

Have a safe, warm, enjoyable winter break!

INDIANAPOLIS YOUTH LITERATURE CONFERENCE

January 29, 2011

On Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., the Indianapolis Youth Literature Conference will be held at the Central Library of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. The IU School of Library and Information Science (Indianapolis Campus), the Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore, and the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library will co-host the event. The acclaimed key-note presenters will be Coretta Scott King illustrator award winner and Caldecott honoree Brian Pinkney, Coretta Scott King author honoree Andrea Davis Pinkney, and National Book Award finalist for Young People’s Literature Patricia McCormick. There will also be numerous concurrent sessions relating to youth literature topics and the conference will end with book signings by the key-note presenters. Register early as space is limited. The conference registration cost is $75.00 per person and fees are non-refundable after January 14 at 5:00 p.m. To register and find out more information, please visit the conference website at http://www.slis.iupui.edu/news/story_id1027.asp.

Submitted by C. Fitch

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Free Skating at the State Fair

Enjoy a free skating session on Indy's premier ice surface at the historic Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, home of the United States Hockey League's Indiana Ice. A great outing before the busy-ness of the holidays, the free sessions are noon-2 p.m. and 2:30-4:30 p.m. with skate rental available in the Pro Skate Shop.

http://visitindy.com/indianapolis-12-free-days-of-indy-christmas

E-Gov: Make It Work @ your library

Date and time:	Thursday, December 9, 2010 2:30 pm
Program:	American Libraries Webinars
Duration:	1 hour 30 minutes
Description:	As government agencies continue to digitize forms and services, libraries are often the only organizations that can help citizens interact with these agencies and access E-Government resources. E-Gov: Make It Work @ your library will help participants: • Develop and market e-government partnerships • Address key challenges to meeting patron e-gov demands • Use e-gov data to make the case for your library Panelists include • (moderator) Judy Hoffman, Project Manager, American Library Association, Office for Research and Statistics • Nancy Fredericks, e-government librarian, Pasco County Public Library (Florida) • John Bertot, Director, Center for Library & Information Innovation, University of Maryland • Bill Sudduth, Head, Government Information and Microforms, Newspapers and Maps, University of South Carolina; contributor to Managing Electronic Government Information in Libraries: Issues and Practices (ALA Editions)

Past Faculty Brown Bags - Barbara Albee and Dr. Irwin

For those who missed these, I wrote brief summaries for two recent speakers who led the Faculty Brown Bag Lunch meetings.  Lots of interesting information and tips for those on the hunt for jobs!

Barbara Albee spoke at a Faculty Brown Bag Lunch on Friday, October 29, on the topic “Alternative Careers for the MLS Degree Holder.”

Recipients of the MLS are not limited to library careers; there is a wealth of alternative careers open to anyone interested and willing to strike out in a new direction.  Barbara Albee traced the path that her career took after library school, which included six years of work as manager of electronic resources at a corporation called divine, Inc.  She also presented an overview of other kinds of careers available, such as jobs with vendors and publishing companies, and demonstrated how librarians’ roles are being reinvented to reflect changes in technology and library services.  Her experiences make the case that our inevitable job search may benefit from looking for new and different kinds of opportunities to use the skills gained from a library degree.

Dr. Irwin spoke at a Faculty Brown Bag Lunch on Friday, November 12, on the topic “When Doors Open, or Landing a Job.”

Sometimes, things don’t always go the way you plan, and that often applies to the post-graduate job search as well.  MLS degree holders may be surprised to find themselves in jobs or career paths they had not even considered while working toward their degree.  Dr. Irwin told the story of her career, starting from middle school, when she vowed to become a school librarian and worked toward that goal throughout her education.   However, opportunities offered led her down a slightly different path, and she chose to take them.  Her experiences demonstrate that although you may have a clear-cut path in mind for the future, doors to different yet incredible opportunities may open at any time throughout your career.

Teacher lacks First Amendment right on curriculum

(this was originally posted in the ALA newsletter)

An Ohio high school English teacher has no First Amendment right to make assignments about book-banning or to select particular books for her students, a federal appeals court panel has ruled.

The legal dispute between Shirley Evans-Marshall and the Tipp City Board of Education began in 2001 when Evans-Marshall gave her students at Tippecanoe High School a copy of the American Library Association’s “100 Most Frequently Challenged Books” and asked them to pick a book on the list and explain why it was challenged.

What sounds like an instructive assignment blew up into controversy when parents learned of some of the books on the list, including Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman and Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. Parents objected to the gay-lesbian material in Heather Has Two Mommies and the explicit language and sexual themes in Siddhartha.

Complaining about such curricular choices, parents presented a 500-signature petition calling for “decency and excellence” in the classroom. The petition led to a dispute between Evans-Marshall and her principal, Charles Wray, who warned her she was in the “hot seat.”

In March 2002 the school board voted not to renew Evans-Marshall’s contract. A year later she filed a lawsuit, alleging a violation of her First Amendment rights. She claimed that the school board, Wray and school Superintendent John Zigler retaliated against her for her “curricular and pedagogical choices.”

The school defendants filed a motion to dismiss, contending that Evans-Marshall failed to state a valid claim in her complaint. Both the federal district court in Ohio and the 6th Circuit rejected that argument.

After the process of discovery — in which each side in a lawsuit requests information from the other, takes depositions and engages in other fact-finding — the school defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. In July 2008, U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice ruled in favor of the school defendants. Rice reasoned that Evans-Marshall failed to show a connection between her teaching methods and the nonrenewal of her contract.

On appeal, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court ruling in favor of the school defendants — but for an entirely different reason. The 6th Circuit said Evans-Marshall must lose her case because a teacher’s choice of classroom assignments and curricular choices is official, job-duty speech not entitled to First Amendment protection under the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos.

In Garcetti, the Supreme Court ruled that public employees have no First Amendment rights with respect to speech “made pursuant to their official job duties.”

Before Garcetti, public employees alleging a First Amendment claim had to show that their speech touched on matters of public importance and outweighed the employer’s interest in an orderly and efficient workplace. Since Garcetti, they also have had to show that they did not engage in official-job duty speech but in protected citizen speech.

The 6th Circuit panel acknowledged that Evans-Marshall’s curricular choices were important and presented issues of public concern. The panel also found that her free-speech rights otherwise would trump the school board’s interests. But “Evans-Marshall … cannot overcome Garcetti,” the panel ruled Oct. 21 in Evans-Marshall v. Board of Education of the Tipp City Exempted Village School District.

To the panel, it did not matter that school administrators “treated her shabbily.” It mattered only that Garcetti controlled the legal analysis. “Teachers are not everyday citizens,” the panel wrote, adding that the school board had the right to control teachers’ curricular choices and in-class speech.

Evans-Marshall had argued that the principle of academic freedom should provide her additional protection outside the reach of Garcetti. The 6th Circuit responded that “the concept of ‘academic freedom’ … does not readily apply to in-class curricular speech at the high school level.”

Paul Secunda, a Marquette law professor and expert on public-employee rights, criticized the 6th Circuit’s decision in his Oct. 22 blog, “Garcetti vs. Public School Teachers: Garcetti Wins and We All Lose.”

“We want our school teachers to engage in robust debate with their students and expand the spectrum of knowledge,” Secunda wrote. “We are all made poorer by the Sixth Circuit's knee-jerk extension of the Garcetti holding to the public school context; it does nothing less than cast a pall of orthodoxy over the classroom and makes an obscene joke of academic freedom in the primary and secondary classroom environment.”

See the original article here: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=23524

Center for Service and Learning at IUPUI

I'm sure that everyone is in the midst of final preparations for classes. If you have a moment, please consider sharing your time at one of these volunteer opportunities from the Office of Community Service.

**Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week**

One week prior to Thanksgiving, schools, communities and cities throughout the nation endeavor to bring a greater awareness to the issues of hunger and homelessness.

This year the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention and IUPUI are partnering together to bring awareness events to our community throughout the week! Be on the look-out for flyers with more information!

Events for the week are as follows:

Brown Bag Lunch and Homeless Panel -
Monday, November 15 – 12:00-1:30 – CE 305

Community Resource Fair Resource Fair –
Thursday, November 18 – 11:00-1:00 – Campus Center Atrium

Jam the Jaguars Pantry –
November 14-23 – Drop off cans at several locations around campus to help fill the Jaguars Pantry

**Jags in the Streets - Helping Homeless Veterans and Families**
**November 12^th 10am-12pm - HVAF of Indiana, Inc.**

“No American, especially a veteran, should ever be homeless”

Join IUPUI on November 12th in a partnership with HVAF of Indiana Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating homelessness for veterans and their families through prevention, education, supportive services and advocacy.

HVAF provides supportive, structured housing to Indiana veterans and their families who are recovering from homelessness. Additionally, it provides veterans and their families with the assistance necessary to ensure successful independent living in the community.

As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to help HVAF with raking leaves, picking up limbs & debris, removal of brush from trees and indoor painting.

Please register at https://spreadsheets.google.com /viewform?formkey=dFlfY0c5bUhHLWprbHh4dnY4T1l6Q0E6MA

Once you register, you will receive more information about this event.

Please contact Suzanne Graham with questions about this event: sezeller@umail.iu.edu

**Jags in the Streets - Samaritan’s Feet**
**Saturday November 20^th 9am-1pm**

300 million people wake up each morning without a pair of shoes to protect their feet from injury and disease. Samaritan’s Feet is a non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives through Shoes of Hope distributions around the world. Come join IUPUI in the effort with Samaritan’s Feet to provide shoes to children who do not have them. IUPUI volunteers will be helping sort shoes in their warehouse for kids who may have never owned their own pair of shoes in their lifetime.

Register by November 18^th at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGpKbUs3b2FLZm9yNWJTTF9WdnV2emc6MA

Once you register, you will receive more specific instructions about this event.

Please contact Suzanne Graham with questions about this event: sezeller@umail.iu.edu

**Postbrook East Apartments is looking for volunteers to be positive role models!**

This opportunity would allow for children to meet one-on-one with a positive role model, once a week in the Postbrook East community room, and receive assistance with homework and/or engage in an entertaining, but, enlightening activity. This position is one that would be very rewarding as these children do not get those experiences often. Snacks and refreshments would be provided for the kids and volunteers.

Special Requirements/Skills for Volunteers: Basic math, science, social studies, and/or language arts skills.

Volunteers Needed every Tuesday from November 9, 2010 to May 17, 2011

Contact Amber N. Smith for more information: asmith@GreystonePMC.com

**School on Wheels Takes Tutors to Homeless Children**

Help make a difference in the life of a homeless child by serving as a tutor in area shelters. School on Wheels is looking for dedicated volunteers to help children with their homework and study skills one hour per week. For more information, contact Carrie at indysow@yahoo.com or call 317-704-4308.

For people who are interested: We are preparing for another busy school year and we are looking forward to training a new group of volunteers to help these children. It is an experience that truly makes a difference in the lives of children and should positively impact your life as well. We hope you can join us for tutor orientation to learn more about this wonderful program. Please contact Carrie at Carrie@indysow.org for training dates. All orientations take place at our offices, located at 2815 E. 62nd St., Ste. 200. Please let us know if you are available to attend one of these orientations.

Volunteers are expected to tutor one hour per week. We have tutoring opportunities Monday -Thursday from 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM. At the training session, we will be discussing homelessness in Indianapolis as well as what it means to be a School on Wheels tutor. You will receive a Tutor Handbook, needed supplies, and sign up for your tutoring assignment. A criminal history check will also be completed. Whatever your timeframe and/or time commitment is, we will work with you to ensure that your tutoring dates and times fit with your busy schedule. Kindly reply to Carrie at Carrie@indysow.org or 317-202-9100. We look forward to seeing you soon!

**St. Vincent Hospital**
**November 27, 2010**

We need volunteers to help with our 2^nd Barnes and Noble book fair event! It will be held at the E.82^nd Street Barnes and Noble location from 11am-4pm on Saturday, November 27. We have two volunteer shifts: 10:30am-1:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm. There will be a variety of activities, including storytelling, face painting and a general info booth.

The money raised from our book fair will help support the St. Vincent Hospital Patient Book Cart, which serves the main hospital, Women’s and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital. Our book cart visits patients and provides them with a book to read during their stay, free of charge.

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Sara Miller at 317-338-3267 or at sdmille2@stvincent.org

The 12th Annual Ann Katz Festival of Books

The JCC of Indianapolis is presenting a Festival of Books. For more information, visit the web page: http://www.jccindy.org/page.aspx?id=172632.

November 2-17, 2010
Something for Everyone-Literally!

Mark your calendar for two weeks of amazing authors, exciting art and fabulous films! Online registration is now available; all events are $5 / $3 members unless otherwise specified.

Internship Placements

Those on the list-serv have probably seen the e-mail Dr. Schilling sent out today about the paid internship opportunity through the 21st Cenury Leadership Skills Program. If you already have an internship site in mind, you do not need to switch.

Well, for those who are looking for internships be sure to also check out the internship data on the SLIS internship webpage.

Summaries of Fall Events to Date

We know that some people may not be able to come to events due to scheduling conflicts, distance, and a variety of other reasons. Check out the Past Events on our website for summaries of events, or read on right here!

Alumni Association
On September 10, we were privileged to host a panel from the SLIS Alumni Association Board. The panel consisted of James Wiser, current president of the board; Courtney Greene, his predecessor; Patricia Court; and Neal Starkey, Manager of the Klondike Branch of the Tippecanoe County Public Library. Mr. Wiser opened by stating that IU SLIS students have an advantage going onto the job market simply due to the positive reputation of our school. However, after the first few years, it becomes necessary to distinguish ourselves. This spoke to what Pat Court said about the library science field being about education; we must learn to self-educate once we are no longer in a classroom setting in which our education is guided. Both Wiser and Greene spoke of their unconventional entrée into librarianship, and Court stated that her current subfield is not the same one as when she began her career. They pursued professional development to improve the library field and themselves in each of their incarnations as librarians on the road to their current positions. One of the panel’s final comments concerned the advantage of networking both formally and informally at events such as the SLIS alumni reception at the upcoming ILF conference.

Professor Chen’s Brown Bag

Library users all have assumptions as to what materials are available and what services ought to be provided. Does our location match the expectations of its users? Dr. Chen invited us to consider how we might go about increasing our accountability by addressing this question through needs assessment and system evaluation. Increasingly, job descriptions in announcements are including an evaluative element, and positions are being created that specifically study the needs of users. Professor Chen briefly spoke about his own research areas and described the courses he teaches.

Professor Applegate’s Brown Bag
Dr. Applegate shared her anecdotal experiences as a librarian and then manager at a small university library and as an accreditor site-visitor. The brown bag primarily followed a question and answer format.

Q: How does one become a site-visitor?
A: She became involved in her university’s accreditation self study and then in the annual conference. It is necessary to apply, but they need a large pool. A college president is necessary on every board, and they like librarians for their ability to organize information.

Q: In what direction do you see academic libraries developing?
A: She keeps her finger on the pulse of academia instead of just academic libraries for a more holistic reading. Academic libraries will evolve, but student-instructor and residential components are still a huge factor that people value. Many librarians will be ahead of faculty technologically, especially with an IU SLIS education.

Q: How does one apply for academic library jobs?
A: Valuable resources are the Academic Employment Network, the ALA job list, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, which is recommended reading for all who wish to enter academia. She has written an article about résumés. When choosing a job to apply for, keep an eye out for the required skills. When a certain number of years of experience are specified, it is acceptable to clarify whether they mean pre- or post-MLS experience. Unless having a second Master’s degree is in the requirements, it is not necessary but may give an edge when compared to another applicant.

Q: What are the advantages for attending conferences?
A: Conferences are a useful mental exercise to improve oneself. One can ask how to make what one is doing interesting enough that other people would want to hear about it. When attending sessions, ask whether you are only doing what other people are doing or if you are innovating.

Dean Cronin, IU SLIS
Past predications assumed that information scientists and librarians would stagnate and disappear by the beginning of this century. Instead, they are progressive, and the need for them is expanding. Our heterogenic field is composed of various associations and people of differing backgrounds. There is some criticism that there is a gap between theory in library school and practice in the actual workplace, and Dean Cronin asked us to consider if we find this a valid criticism. If we do feel it is so, we should be speaking with our professors and finding a way to address this gap. The library continues to be a part of the university, but its role will change in the future. People are creating information for free (Wikipedia) and making it free (open access). The Internet has opened information pathways so that many feel free to express themselves regardless of not being a designated “expert.” In order to keep pace with current society, Cronin feels that libraries will have to become personalized, become persistent (24-hour), make content mobile, find better ways to distribute content, use branding, and utilize e-metrics.

NOTE: You can find the video for Dean Cronin's lecture on Youtube.edu by searching "ALISS" or clicking this link to the video.

Sara Laughlin, Monroe County Public Library Director
Ms. Laughlin began her lecture by outlining the untraditional path she took to get to the position she is in today and advised people to not give up on what they want to accomplish. She never would have imagined herself as a public library director when she first graduated with her MLS. The director position appealed to her because it presented a chance to settle in and develop her own community. She has noticed that public libraries are on a two-year financial delay, so positive and negative changes take a while to come into effect. However, an active membership can support the library in money and power if the library speaks out when resources are being cut. In exchange, members want a McDonald’s-like service: they want it hot and on every corner, twenty-four hours a day. When providing services to the public, it is important to remember that they are a diverse group, clustered by age, physical needs, information needs, and other distinct characteristics that may overlap in individuals. The way to address patron needs and to develop is to make a strategic plan and complete it through daily process improvement.

Listserv for Those Interested in Children and YA Services

"PUBYAC is an Internet discussion list concerned with the practical aspects of Children and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries, focusing on programming ideas, outreach and literacy programs for children and caregivers, censorship and policy issues, collection development, administrative considerations, puppetry, job openings, professional development and other pertinent services and issues."

How to subscribe:

• Send an e-mail to pubyac-join@lists.lis.illinois.edu. The subject and body of the message will be ignored, so it doesn't matter what you put there.
• You will receive an email message asking for confirmation that you really want to be subscribed to PUBYAC. This is to prevent anyone from subscribing you without your permission. Follow the instructions given in the message to confirm your wish to be subscribed.
• SAVE THE WELCOME MESSAGE! It contains links and password that you will need to change any options.

Volunteer Opportunity at the Indianapolis Art Center

The Indianapolis Art Center (IAC) is one of the largest not-for-profit community art centers not connected to a university. Their library accepts high-quality art-related books through donation. If you are interested in helping the IAC catalog and organize their books, please contact Patrick Flaherty at 317-255-2464 x. 238 or e-mail pflaherty@indplsartcenter.org.

WFYI Volunteer Opportunities

If you're looking for a way to help WFYI, please check out the listings below and contact Kristy Fozzard, Manager of Volunteer Programs, at 317-614-0461. ~sbg

Check out some of our new upcoming VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

Halloween Trick or Treat Event

Friday, October 29^th

This will be our 2^nd annual Halloween Trick or Treat Event and we will be needing volunteers to help with:

Set-up & Craft Prep: 11am – 4pm

Registration, Character Handlers, Crafts, Studios: 3pm – 7pm

‘Princess Presto’ at Indiana State Fairgrounds

Saturday, November 6^th 2:00pm – 4:30pm

WFYI will have an info booth at the Pepsi Coliseum along with the Meet & Greet of ‘Princess Presto’. We are looking for 3 volunteers to be a part of the WFYI booth and help with the Meet & Greet.

Fall Membership TV Drive

Next month is that time again…..our fall membership drive will be from November 25^th – December 12^th. Volunteer times and shifts have not been confirmed yet, but I at least wanted to get this on your radar for November.

Indiana State Library Volunteer Opportunities

While discussing the exceptional newspaper database at the Indiana State Library, we discovered that there are many opportunities to contribute time and work to improving this database and to gain experience at the ISL. Check out the opportunities at http://www.in.gov/library/. ~sbg

Cataloging

• Position Title: Cataloging Volunteer
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library's normal hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Position Summary: Assist the cataloging team with cataloging of items in our database (Evergreen ILS). Enhance records in our databases and OCLC, authority control work, and other tasks.
• Major Responsibilities: Cataloging items in our database.
• Qualifications: Attention to detail is a must. Knowledge of the MARC cataloging format and AACR2, preferably in a classroom setting.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing

Cataloging

• Position Title: Database Volunteer
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library's normal hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Position Summary: Assist the cataloging team with improving our catalog database (Evergreen ILS). Enhance and otherwise edit records in our databases, authority control work, and other tasks.
• Major Responsibilities: Editing records in our database.
• Qualifications: Able to use a Windows-based computer. Attention to detail is a must. Preferable qualifications are to have basic knowledge of the MARC cataloging format.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing

Indiana Collection

• Position Title: State Documents Volunteer
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library's normal hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
• Position Summary: Volunteer will assist the State Documents Coordinator in maintaining the ‘Uncataloged State Documents’ Collection.
• Project Description: Filing uncataloged state documents, creating labels and headings for collection. Assisting with maintaining the inventory of the collection. Helping to separate State Documents from the Indiana Div. clippings file.
• Qualifications: Basic knowledge of library collections.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing

Indiana Historical Bureau

• Position Title: Indiana Historical Bureau Volunteer
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library's normal hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
• Agency Summary: The Indiana Historical Bureau provides publications, programs, and other opportunities for Indiana citizens of all ages to learn and teach about the history of their communities, the state of Indiana, and their relationships to the nation and the world. The Indiana Historical Bureau administers the Indiana Historical marker Program and manages the Indiana Governors' Portraits Collection. www.IN.gov/ihb
• Position Summary: The volunteers we are looking for would be a Jack's or Jill's of all trades who would help us with numerous fun jobs such as sales in our shop and giving tours of our area. If you are interested in volunteering with fun, friendly people in an exciting historically significant environment, then this is the place for you. We can provide you not only with job experience in a warm caring environment, but also a good reference upon satisfactory completion of your time here. We are located in the Indiana State Library and Historical Building on 140 N Senate Ave and are open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Monday - Friday except state holidays and have volunteer house available during that time period.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing

Indiana Memory Volunteer Opportunity

• The Indiana State Library is seeking volunteers to assist in the development of Indiana Memory, the online digital library. Individuals will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of digitization from scanning original materials to web page development.
• Position Title: Indiana Memory volunteer
• Date & Time: Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library’s normal hours of operation, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. We request that volunteers work two or more hours per session.
• Project Description: The Indiana Memory program is a collaborative statewide digitization program designed to provide access to the digital collections of Indiana’s cultural heritage organizations. Indiana Memory provides guidance and assistance to libraries, historical societies, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations with their digitization projects.
• Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Program Director, volunteers will assist in the creation of digital collections and development of the Indiana Memory web portal. Tasks involved include scanning of original documents, metadata creation, content management, and web site development. Volunteers will follow digitization guidelines and standards as established for Indiana Memory. Training will be provided.
• Qualifications: Individuals must be able to work independently, pay attention to detail, be responsible and dependable, and be comfortable with computers. Familiarity with scanning equipment and imaging software is preferred.
• Additional information: Information about Indiana Memory is available online at http://www.in.gov/memories. For further information, or to set up an interview, please contact Connie Rendfeld, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Indiana State Library, by calling 317.232.3694 or e-mail crendfeld@library.IN.gov

Talking Books & Braille Recording Project

• Position Title: Indiana Voices Monitor
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library's normal hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
• Project Description: Through the generous support from the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation the Indiana State Library's Talking Books and Braille Library will focus on recording books and magazine articles with Indiana connections that are otherwise unavailable in an audio format. We have two soundproof recording booths and digital recording equipment. These new materials will enable volunteer narrators to record books and magazine articles with maximum clarity and quality. The Talking Books project will greatly rely on the efforts of volunteers. Talking Books seeks volunteer narrators, monitors, and reviewers to begin production.
• Position Summary: An Indiana Voices Monitor works with the Narrator to ensure quality recording. The Monitor will follow along with the Narrator with a copy of the text to make certain that the recording matches. The Monitor will also do editing to prepare the recording for distribution.
• Major Responsibilities: Operate the recording equipment during a recording session. Follow the narrator using a second copy of the text. Maintain quality control during the recording session. Must work a s a team with the Narrator.
• Qualifications: Ability to use a PC and learn new programs. Posses a good "ear" for mispronunciations. The Monitor must be able to work in a weekly schedule with a Narrator to record projects assigned by the Indiana Voices director.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing

Talking Books & Braille Recording Project

• Position Title: Narrator
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Flexible shifts are available for volunteers during the Library's normal hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
• Project Description: Through the generous support from the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation the Indiana State Library's Talking Books and Braille Library will focus on recording books and magazine articles with Indiana connections that are otherwise unavailable in an audio format. We have two soundproof recording booths and digital recording equipment. These new materials will enable volunteer narrators to record books and magazine articles with maximum clarity and quality. The Talking Books project will greatly rely on the efforts of volunteers. Talking Books seeks volunteer narrators, monitors, and reviewers to begin production.
• Position Summary: To help record books and magazines of Indiana interest for the talking Books program which is a part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
• Major Responsibilities: Read the text into a microphone in a natural even-flowing style. You must audition and be evaluated for this position. Must work as a team with the Monitor.
• Qualifications: Must have a strong, clear and agreeable voice. Must be capable of presenting an intelligible and sincere reflection of the author's intent.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing

Talking Books & Braille Recording Project

• Position Title: Indiana Voices Reviewer
• Date & Time: Long-term position. Volunteer virtually from your home computer.
• Project Description: Through the generous support from the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation the Indiana State Library's Talking Books and Braille Library will focus on recording books and magazine articles with Indiana connections that are otherwise unavailable in an audio format. We have two soundproof recording booths and digital recording equipment. These new materials will enable volunteer narrators to record books and magazine articles with maximum clarity and quality. The Talking Books project will greatly rely on the efforts of volunteers. Talking Books seeks volunteer narrators, monitors, and reviewers to begin production.
• Position Summary: An Indiana Voices Reviewer will listen to a completed project and follow along with a copy of the text to ensure accuracy. The Reviewer will note any mistakes on a form as well as listening to see if the project contains violence, sexuality, or profanity.
• Major Responsibilities: The Reviewer is the final check in the recording process and therefore the final quality assurance rests on that position.
• Qualifications: The Reviewer will receive a USB Flash Drive(s) with WAV sound files of the project. The Reviewer must have a home computer with speakers/headphones capable of playing such a file.
• Project Completion Date: Ongoing