The Association of Christian Libarians http://www.acl.org/blog Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Online Registration is now available! http://www.acl.org/blog/2011/02/on-line-registration-is-now-open/ http://www.acl.org/blog/2011/02/on-line-registration-is-now-open/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:11:27 +0000 aprilv http://www.acl.org/blog/?p=33 The Association of Christian Librarian’s 55th Annual Conference will be held June 13-16, 2011, at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, with the theme “Inspiring Greatness: The Library in the Academy!”  Announcement cards are in the mail and should be arriving in your mailbox very soon!  The Conference website gives all the details; go to the 2011 Conference Website.  We are trying a new format this year in order to incorporate some member suggestions from past conferences.  We have included an optional tour that will take place on Thursday, at the end of conference.  Please note that official conference business will conclude with lunch on Thursday.  If you are planning on taking the tour or leaving Cedarville on Friday, you will need to register for Thursday lodging in addition to the conference package.

Online Registration is now open! There is one main form for members and non-members.  At the top of the main form, there is a link to switch to the Guest Registration form.  Please use one form for each person registering.  Did you know that if your institution is a member of the Christian Library Consortium (CLC), you can send one individual from your institution at the member rate, even if they are not a member of ACL?  The Early Bird Registration Deadline (with a discount) is April 30, and the Final Registration Deadline is May 10.   Go to the Online Registration Form to register now!

1. Complete the online registration form and choose “Pay by Check” or “Pay by Credit Card” at the end of the form.  (If this does not work for you, you may request a .pdf version of the form via e-mail, confreg@acl.org.

2. Once you have submitted your registration online, you will be able to print a confirmation.

3. If you chose “Pay by Check”, simply mail your check indicating which attendee’s registrations are included in the check. You do not need to send a printed copy of the registration form with your check if you have submitted the registration online.

Mail payment (and form if necessary) to:

ACL Conference Registration
P.O. Box 4
Cedarville, OH  45314

For further information or questions, please contact

April VanPutten, Conference Manager, at:

E-mail: confreg@acl.org

Phone: (616) 437.5129

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Megan Oakleaf will present on Tuesday, on “Library Assessment in the Real World”.

Andy Bush will present on Wednesday, on “Maximizing Library Resources”.

For more information on our keynote speakers, visit the conference website!

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We will be adding more information to the website as we finalize our plans, but there is already a lot of information available posted so that you can start planning your trip to Cedarville!

Visit the website here: http://conference.acl.org/

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at Cedarville University, June 13-16, 2011!

April VanPutten – Conference Manager
Brent Etzel – Conference Program Director
and the 2011 Conference Planning Team!

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Proposals may be submitted at http://www.acl.org/conference/proposal/ with notification of acceptance during the week of March 18, 2011.

This interactive venue offers presenters an excellent alternative to workshops to present their programs, projects, research, new ideas, and more.

For additional information, you may contact:
Lynne Funtik, funtikl@cedarville.edu, 937.766.7839.

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]]> http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/10/presentation-proposal-deadline-is-oct-22/feed/ 0 2013 Conference Host Application Deadline http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/10/2013-conference-host-application-deadline/ http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/10/2013-conference-host-application-deadline/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:18:06 +0000 aprilv http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/10/2013-conference-host-application-deadline/ The ACL Conference Planning team is currently accepting applications for hosting the 2013 conference. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2010. If you need an application, go to www.acl.org and click on the Conference tab. Then click on Conference Hosting to download an application.

]]> http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/10/2013-conference-host-application-deadline/feed/ 0 Presenters and Poster Session Proposals accepted now! http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/09/presenters-and-poster-session-proposals-accepted-now/ http://www.acl.org/blog/2010/09/presenters-and-poster-session-proposals-accepted-now/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:58:30 +0000 aprilv http://www.acl.org/blog/?p=16 Association of Christian Librarians 2011
Inspiring Greatness: The Library in the Academy
June 13-16, 2011
Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH

It is time to start thinking about doing a presentation or poster session at the ACL 2011 Conference.

Proposal Form & Deadline

Fill out & submit the ACL 2011 Presentation Proposal form at http://www.acl.org/conference/proposal/ by October 22, 2010.

Proposals are reviewed and approved by members of the conference planning team, and you should receive a reply by mid-November.

Poster session proposals will be reviewed by the poster session coordinator and may have different deadlines, so please watch for more information on poster sessions.

Things to consider:

Session Formats

  • Workshop– Presentation of current library issue or technology in lecture or hands-on format, allowing time at end for questions and discussion.
  • Panel– Group of two or three experts presenting the same concepts or varying points of view, allowing time at end for questions and discussion.
  • Roundtable Discussion — Informal group discussion around a specific topic.  Leader will be prepared with comments and questions, keep discussion focused on topic and encourage the participation of all attendees.
  • Paper – Presentation of short paper, either read or summarized, allowing time at end for questions and discussion.   Please remember that even paper presentations need to be delivered in an engaging manner.
  • Poster Sessions– These are “mini-workshops” held during the vendor time.  The presenter prepares a poster or PowerPoint presentation and is available to answer questions and provide additional information.

Possible Topics

  • Categories/Tracks in the past have included Administration, Librarianship, Technical Services, Information Literacy, User Services, Technology & the Internet, and General.
  • The Theme of the 2011 conference is “Inspiring Greatness: The Library in the Academy”
  • Suggestions from the 2010 survey include:
    • Technology
      • Mobile Technology
      • Digitization
      • LibGuides
    • Services to online students
    • Cataloging
    • Administrative
      • Budgets
      • Disaster Planning
      • Policies
    • Information literacy
      • Evaluating and assessment
      • Active learning
    • Faculty and adjunct faculty outreach and collaboration
    • Copyright
    • Open Source ILS systems
    • Reference
    • Library spaces
    • Professionalism/Scholarship
    • Topics rarely covered:
      • Acquisitions
      • Serials
      • Small Libraries
      • Interlibrary Loan
      • Archives

Other Presentation Requirement

  • A short summary of your presentation for the website, and a little longer abstract for the conference notebook will be required.
  • Must be willing to submit a related article for publication in The Christian Librarian.

We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals!  Please feel free to forward this proposal to faculty members or anyone else outside of the ACL membership who might be interested.

Alison Jones

ACL Presentation Coordinator

conferenceprezo@acl.org

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