(Please excuse any cross posting.)
Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL)
<http://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/> announces the availability of two
$1,000 scholarships for future librarians interested in technical services.
Students living or working in the PTPL membership region (DC, Maryland,
Virginia) and who are currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited Library
and/or Information Science program, including distance education programs,
are invited to apply.
Criteria Requirements for the Award:
The applicant must
1. be a full or part-time student in an ALA-accredited Library and/or
Information Science at the Master's level at the time of the award and have
completed at least one three-hour credit course;
2. demonstrate an interest in library technical services through
employment, course of study, or research interests. Technical services work
centers on the "…acquisition, identification, cataloging, classification,
and preservation of all kinds of library materials." (see: ALCTS,
http://www.ala.org/alcts/about), and;
3. be employed or living in the PTPL membership region (Virginia, Maryland
and the District of Columbia).
To apply, please submit the following materials:
1. PTPL scholarship application
2. Two written references (see below for details)
3. Current resume
4. One-page, double spaced statement of the applicant’s interest in library
technical services
Please submit all materials in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), plain text
(.txt), or PDF (.pdf) format to Lynda Aldana at laldana(a)umbc.edu.
References are accepted from two faculty members OR one faculty member and
your current supervisor. References should be able to address your
potential or experience in library technical services. Letters may be
emailed directly from the faculty member or your supervisor to Lynda Aldana
at laldana(a)umbc.edu.
Incomplete application packets and those received after the application
deadline will not be considered.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 30, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT
Recipients will be notified by August 31, 2017, and publicly awarded at the
annual PTPL meeting in the fall. The recipients will receive a free
one-year membership in PTPL and have registration fees for the annual
conference waived.
View this announcement and download the scholarship application at
http://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/scholar
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Suzanne Picken
Integrated Systems Librarian
Washington Research Library Consortium
901 Commerce Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301 390-2039 O
301 390-2020 F
WRLC <http://www.wrlc.org>
*Please excuse cross-posting!*
*MarcEdit Workshop*
*Jepson Hall Computer Lab (RM G28)*
*University of Richmond*
*Richmond, VA*
May 1st and May 2nd, 2017
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Since many of us continue to use MarcEdit, or have projects that would
benefit from being able to use MarcEdit, PTPL is once again offering a
MarcEdit workshop. The workshop will be a mix of lecture/demonstration and
hand-on exercises. In the morning, the class will go over setting up
preferences, working with the Main Window, and using tools like MARCJoin
and MARCSplit. In the afternoon, the class will focus on the MarcEditor and
actively engage in the range of tools and functions available.
By the end of the day class participants will be able to:
Set up and change your preferences
Join or split .mrc files
Convert files between .mrc and .mrk
Edit records individually or in groups using the proper syntax
To allow more individuals the opportunity to attend, the same material will
be presented on two separate days. Registrants will sign up for either the
May 1 workshop or the May 2 workshop. This workshop will include hands on
exercises combined with lectures. Computers will be available for
participants.
For more information about MarcEdit, please seehttp://marcedit.reeset.net/
*About the presenter:*
Tiffany Wilson is currently the Electronic Resources/Nonprint Materials
Cataloger at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has been
working with electronic resources--both as a cataloger and and indexer--and
media for over 10 years. She has taught workshops using MarcEdit for the
Maryland Library Association and the New Jersey Library Association. She
earned her MLIS from the University of Rhode Island, and holds a BA in Film
Studies (University of Pittsburgh) and a MA in Literary and Cultural
Studies (Carnegie Mellon). She lives in Baltimore.
*Registration:*
Registration is $80 and is is limited to 24 participants each day. Please
register here: http://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/
Please register and pay online by credit card/PayPal or register online and
pay by check. All registration fees (checks) must be mailed by May 18,
2016. Registration will remain open until April 28 or until all slots are
filled. For questions about
registration or for information about paying by check, please contact Linda
Wirth (Treasurer) via e-mail at wirthll(a)verizon.net or by phone (703)
978-0831.
*Note:*
Breakfast and lunch are not provide but there are various dining options in
and around the University of Richmond (http://dining.richmond.edu/lo
cations/index.html)
*Directions:*
Directions to the University of Richmond Campus can be found here:
http://www.richmond.edu/visit/
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*SAVE the DATE*
*DC ExLibris After ELUNA Meeting*
Smithsonian Institution
Friday, June 9, 2017
9:30-12:00
Wanna hear more about ALMA? Weren’t able to attend ELUNA or missed some
sessions?
Well, come join your colleagues at an after ELUNA meeting to be held at the
Smithsonian Institution on Friday, June 9, 2017.
Here you will be able to share notes/ideas/concerns about sessions held at
ELUNA.
Please save the date—
Sign up forms and detailed information to follow in the weeks ahead.
Hope to see you all in June!
Kim Edwards
Suzanne Picken
Co-Chairs DCExLibris
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Suzanne Picken
Integrated Systems Librarian
Washington Research Library Consortium
901 Commerce Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301 390-2039 O
301 390-2020 F
WRLC <http://www.wrlc.org>
