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 Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Initiatives

 November 2007 Issue  4                                                                                                                                ISSN 1938-7938 

 

ARL to Host Fourth Annual Leadership Institute
for MLS Graduate Students 
 
In January 2008, in conjunction with the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, ARL will host its Fourth Annual Leadership Institute for MLS graduate students. The Leadership Institute objectives are:
  • provide a theoretical overview of macro-level issues facing research libraries;
  • provide advice on career opportunities in, and transitioning into a research library;
  • develop a community of learners amongst the participants; provide opportunities for both formal and informal mentoring; and
  • provide opportunities to network with ARL library leaders.
ARL Diversity Initiatives has designed a robust institute schedule to meet these objectives by involving a rich, diverse, and well-known faculty to deliver presentations. The faculty includes library leaders and alumni from the ARL Leadership and Career Development Program and the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce. Registration for the public events is open to any MLS student or librarian who is interested in transitioning into an ARL library, free of charge. The Leadership Institute has two tracks:
  1. The ARL Diversity Scholars track will provide a unique opportunity for ARL diversity scholars to develop a cohort-networking environment, discuss the program components, and to interact with their mentors.
  2. The Public track, for any MLS student or librarian who is interested in transitioning into an ARL library, will focus on macro-level issues facing research libraries and provide an opportunity to network with ARL library leaders.

 
The public track will include ARL Diversity Scholars and MLS graduate students to build a broader community by creating a networking opportunity for a greater number of MLS graduate students. The Diversity Scholars track starts on Thursday, January 10, 2008 and the public track begins on Saturday, January 12, 2008.  The institute concludes on Sunday, January 13, 2008.  The agendas for both tracks are below.

 

Register for the Institute

 

The Leadership Institute is a part of ARL's Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, funded by ARL member institutions and the Institute for Museum and Library Services, which includes leadership development training, a strong mentoring relationship with a professional librarian, career placement assistance, membership in professional associations (including the five ALA ethnic caucuses), and a stipend up to $10,000 (over two years). 

 

The Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce reflects the commitment of ARL members to create a diverse research library community that will better meet the new challenges of global competition and changing demographics.  For more information about the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, visit http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/. To read testimonials from past participants who attended the 2007 Leadership Institute in Seattle, WA, read the inaugural issue of Synergy (April 2007).  

 

For more information about ARL Diversity Initiatives, please contact Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives, at jerome@arl.org or visit http://www.arl.org/diversity/. 

ARL Fourth Annual Leadership Institute Agenda

Diversity Scholars Track - closed sessions
 
Thursday, January 10, 2008


12:00 p.m.        Welcome


12:30 p.m.         Lunch

 

1:30 p.m.           Professional Writing Skills for Librarians

                          Susan Ward, Head, Resource Sharing & Professor

                          Purdue University Libraries

 

6:30 p.m.           Cohort Building and Professional Networking

                           Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiaves

                           Association of Research Libraries

 

Friday, January 11, 2008

 

8:00 a.m.           Continental Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m.           Professional Writing Skills for Librarians Part II
                          Susanne Ward, Head, Resource Sharing & Professor
                          Purdue University Libraries
 
12:30 p.m.         Preparing for the visit to Purdue University Libraries
                          Lunch Meeting with Purdue University Library Staff
 
1:30 p.m.           ALA Conference Time
 
3:30 p.m.           A Coffee Conversation with ALA Ethnic Caucus Presidents on
                          Transitioning into the LIS profession as a Librarian of Color
                          Hosted by Yale University Libraries
 

 7:30 p.m.           Networking Dinner with Mentors

 

Saturday, January 12, 2008

 

See the Public Track below

 

 

Sunday, January 13, 2008

 

8:30 a.m.        Transitioning into an ARL Library: A Breakfast conversation with
                        Directors of ARL Libraries
                        Moderator: Jack Siggins, University Librarian, George Washington University
 
10:30 a.m.       ARL Diversity Initiatives Presentation
 

12:30 p.m.       See Public Track below

 

 

 ARL Fourth Annual Leadership Institute

Public Track

 

Saturday, January 12, 2008

 

7:30 a.m.        Continental Breakfast

 

8:00 a.m.        Introduction to the ARL Fourth Annual Leadership Institute

                        Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives

                       Association of Research Libraries

 

8:30 a.m.        Net Gen Students: Learning, Technology, and Libraries

                        Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director

                       Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)

 

9:30 a.m.        Break

 

9:45 a.m.        Faculty, Library, and IT Partnerships to Promote Student Learning

                       Outcomes

                       Beth Secrist, Program Officer for Information Technology

                       Association of Research Libraries

 

10:45 a.m.      Current Trends in Information Policy

                       Prue Adler, Associate Executive Director

                       Association of Research Libraries

 

11:30 a.m.      Current Trends in Scholarly Communication

                       Karla Hahn, Director, Office of Scholarly Communication

                       Association of Research Libraries


12:15 a.m.      Break

12:30 p.m.      Lunch with ARL HR Directors   
                       Preparing for the Academic Job Search
                       Facilitated by: Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives
                                              Association of Research Libraries
 
2:00 p.m.       The Future of Open Access         
                       Heather Joseph, Executive Director
                       The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
 
3:00 p.m.        Research, Teaching, and Learning in the 21st Century: The Role of
                        the Research Library
                        Crit Stuart, Director, Research, Teaching, and Learning
                        Association of Research Libraries
 
4:00 p.m.        Break
 
4:15 p.m.        Measuring Library Services and The Role of Assessment in Research
                       Libraries
                       Martha Kyrillidou, Director, Statistics and Measurement
                        Julia Blixrud, Assistant Executive Director for External Relations
                       Association of Research Libraries
 
6:30 p.m.        ARL Diversity Initiatives Reception         
                       Co-sponsored by Borders, Inc. - By Invitation Only
 
Sunday, January 13, 2008

12:30 p.m.      Lunch & Speaker - From Library School to Career
                       Allison Sutton
                       University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


1:30 p.m.        Should I Consider a Residency Program?
                        Marissa Alcorta,  Latanya Jenkins,  & Valerie Yazza
                        Diversity Fellows & Visiting Assistant Professors
                        Purdue University Libraries
 
                       Emilyn Brown, Harvard College Administrative Fellow
                       Harvard College Libraries
 
 
2:30 p.m.        Where Do We Go Next?  Advice from the Initiative to Recruit A
                        Diverse Workforce Alumni
                        Moderators: Emilyn Brown & Isabella De Castillia
 
3:30 p.m.        Wrap Up
                        Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of Diversity Initiatives
                       Association of Research Libraries
 
4:00 p.m.        Adjournment

 
 
The 2007-09 Diversity Scholars are:

Jason K. Alston, North Carolina Central University
Jordan C. Andrade, Florida State University*
RaShauna N. Brannon, North Carolina Central University
Lisa Chow, Pratt Institute*
Michael S. Creedon, Syracuse University*
Freeman D. Culver III, University of Alabama
Natalia de Roock, University of Arizona George E. Gottschalk, University of Oklahoma Janice M. Gould, University of Arizona Yi Jin, University of California, Los Angeles*
Marcellaus A. Joiner, North Carolina Central University
Loretta Lewis, Louisiana State University*
Lin Li, University of Toronto*
Mari Nakahara, Catholic University of America*
Ja'Nean Palacios, San Jose State University
Daryl Payton, North Carolina Central University*
Angel L. Roman, Pratt Institute
Kristal E. Sergent, University of Oklahoma
Manju Tanwar, University of South Carolina*
Christina K. Thach, Indiana University
Lianne V. Valerio, University of Texas at Austin
Dawn M. Waller, Drexel University
Steven A. Ward, Catholic University of America*
Jiguang Zheng, University of Alberta*

* funded under IMLS grant to attract science majors



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Jerome Offord, Jr., Director of ARL Diversity Initiatives at jerome@arl.org

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