Mini Scholarship Opportunity for Reaching Forward 2010

Spring Break is upon us! Also upcoming on April 30 is the 2010 Reaching Forward Conference. This conference is specifically designed for library staff in academic, public, school, and special libraries. We also have one LTA Advisory Board member on the program committee as well as at least one soon-to-be graduate of the LTA program. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet your peers and attend some fun workshops throughout the day. Here's the program brochure for more information on the sessions and location.

Currently, registration is $125 plus the cost of parking. The College of Lake County LTA program always has a booth at this event where we provide information on our program to conference attendees. If you'd like to attend the conference but are concerned about the cost consider one of the two mini-scholarships I'm offering to current LTA students.

I need two students who will help me man the LTA program booth at the conference. You can share your experience as a student with others who might be interested in our program. In exchange for about three hours of your time that day you'll each receive $75 towards your costs of attending (about half the cost of registration and parking). Below is an idea of the booth schedule that would be required (conference begins at 8:00am).

• 7:30 - 9:00am Set-up and booth time (student 1, 2 & Anne)
• 9:00 - 10:00am Keynote speaker (Anne only)
• 10:00-10:30am Booth time (student 1, 2 & Anne)
• 10:30-11:45am Booth time - workshop session 1 (student 1 & Anne)
• 11:30-12:45pm Booth time - workshop session 2 (student 2 & Anne)
• 12:45-2:00pm Lunch and program (Anne only)
• 2:00-3:15pm Workshop session 3 and closing (Anne only)

You will not be required to work during the keynote speaker or during lunch and afterwards. Sound like a good deal to you? Email me at achernaik@clcillinois.edu by April 16th.

Job Opportunity - Fox Lake Public Library

Hi guys, just spoke with the folks over at Fox Lake Public Library and they have an exciting position available. If you didn't know, Fox Lake has been mid-construction over the past two years or so and are about to open a completely new building. A great opportunity to experience the joys of current library design. (visit their website for floorplans, photos, and more).

Library Associate, Part time

Paraprofessional part time public services position at the Fox Lake District Library. Duties to include assistance with reference, programming, publicity, readers services, and other duties as assigned. Schedule includes day, evening and weekend hours. Associate of Applied Science degree with LTA certificate or bachelor's degree with library science concentration, and prior public library work experience are required. Employment to begin on or about April 1, 2010. Hourly wage of $12.82. Submit cover letter, resume, and references to Sharon Janus, Administrative Assistant, Fox Lake District Library, 255 E. Grand Avenue, Fox Lake, Illinois, 60020 (sjanus@flllib.org). No telephone calls or in-person inquiries accepted.

Job Opportunity - Harper College

Library Assistant II (Level 7 - Library Services/ Cataloging - Media)
This position is responsible for updating and exporting media material records (videos, audiorecordings, websites, etc.) on the OCLC and Harper library databases. Duties include creating basic bibliographic cataloging records for media using internationally established rules and using local or current cataloging practices to edit and update bibliographic records for media. Verifies the accuracy and maintains the integrity of the bibliographic records in the OCLC and Harper library databases. Ongoing projects include catalog maintenance related to weeding, barcoding, and item record creation. The ideal candidate will exhibit an openness to change and a willingness to learn about emerging AV formats and how to catalog these new and varied formats.

Requires working knowledge of AACR2 (latest revision), Library of Congress rule interpretations; familiarity with LC subject headings, classification practices, MARC formats and cataloging standards. Preferred: Experience with Endeavor’s Voyager library database.

Education: High school graduate or equivalent. Associate degree in library technician program or 15 semester hours of college library science preferred.

Experience: Three years library experience and direct experience with a library database system. Hours: 37.5 hrs/wk @ 52 wks/yr.

Benefits Available: Full Insurance & Disability, Sick, Vacation, Holiday pay, Personal Business, Educational Assistance: Full Tuition Waivers at Harper & Professional Expense

Salary: $16.06-$19.76 per hour (range), depending upon experience. EOE.

To apply, please go to http://jobs.harpercollege.edu and click on “Classified Staff” under “View Openings by Job Category.”

Call Jim Edstrom at 847-925-6763 if you have any questions.

Summer Practicum Opportunity

Wanted: Students interested in a Technical Services practicum for Summer 2010 at CLC.

The project focus is updating and weeding the periodicals collection. Experiences will include cataloging using the Millennium ILS and OCLC.

You must have completed at least 18 hours of LTA coursework and taken LTA 214 (Cataloging and Classification).

For more information about the project:

Holly Ledvina, hledvina@clcillinois.edu
Librarian, Technical Services
847.543.2461

For more information about practica:

Anne Chernaik, achernaik@clcillinois.edu, 847-543-2460