Activities up to 23 September 2007

Hello, Council!

Here's just a brief update on selected activities over the past week or so.
Cheers,
Loriene Roy

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I. Communication: Interviews
A. 17 Sept 2007: American Indian Report (topic: biography; ALA services; Indian literacy)

II. Presentations:
A. "Increasing Diversity and Reducing Disparities in Academics and the Workplace," Minority Access National Role Models Conference, Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2007)

B. "ALA Service; Native Culture," Undergraduate Native American History class, University of Louisville (Instructor: Kentucky State Representative Reginald Meeks) (September 19, 2007)

C. "Libraries: Understanding and Respecting Cultural Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Communities," University of Louisville NETWORK, Louisville, Kentucky. (September 20, 2007)

D. "Centering on Celebrating Community, Collaboration, and Culture," Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky School Media Association (KLA/KSMA) Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. (September 21, 2007)

III. Meetings and visits:

A. Sept. 15: Attended lecture: "Setting a National Agenda for Diversity: Proposed Congressional Resolution to Encourage Diversity," Minority Access National Role Models Conference, Washington, D.C. Speaker: Attorney F. Michael Higginbotham, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore

B. Sept. 15: Attended SeniorNet update on tech labs in Indian Country, Washington, D.C.

C. Sept. 15: visited Resource Center, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. (Host: Chris Turner)

D. Sept. 15: toured Exhibit: "Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses," National Museum of the American Indian

E. Sept. 15: Minority Access National Role Models Conference Award Banquet Honoring the Honorable Louis Stokes, Washington, D.C.

F. Sept. 20: "`Much is happening in the world of gaming' " General Session, KLA/KSMA Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. (Speaker: Jenny Levine)

G. Sept. 20: University of Louisville Libraries, including touring;
a. Ekstrom Library, including the Robotic Retrieval System
b. Special Collections, Rare Books & Photographic Archives, Ekstrom Library
c. Photographic archives
d. Photographic exhibit
Thank you, Ms. Hannelore Rader and staff!

H. Sept. 20: "Second Life MUVEs into Libraries and Education: A Metaverse for Outreach, Service and More," (part of session), KLA/KSMA Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. (Speakers; Wohlstein, Kraemer, Schwartz).

I. Sept. 21: "KSMA Program & Business Meeting Luncheon, KLA/KSMA Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

J. Sept. 21: "General Session: Building and Strengthening Communities: Advocating Our Future," KLA/KSMA Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. (Speaker: Dr. Ken Haycock)

K. Sept. 21: Meeting of the Southeast Chapter of REFORMA, Louisville, Kentucky

IV. Upcoming Travel:

A. 25 Sept.: Public Meeting on DTV, Washington, D.C.
B. 27 Sept.: Gender Week, SUNY-Buffalo
C. 28 Sept: National Book Festival Performance and Dinner, Washington, D.C.
D. 29 Sept.: Banned Books Week Read Out!, Chicago

V. Publications:

A. Second President's Message in American Libraries on making global connections, Sept. 2007

VI. Writing:

A. Co-wrote with Alex Hershey a paper for JCLC Conference proceedings on service within ALA.

B. Wrote four book reviews for Yellow Medicine Review.C. Reviewing manuscript submissions for "The Service Connection"; creating bibliography.

VII. For Fun:

A. Sept. 20: toured exhibit, "Film, Plates and Camera Movements: Large Format Photography from the 19th through the 21st Century," Photographic Archives Gallery, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville.

B. Sept. 20: "Walking Ghost Tour & Dessert at DuPont Mansion," KLA/KSMA Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

C. Sept. 20: "Spirits in the Night: KLA Talent Show," KLA/KSMA Annual Joint Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

D. Sept. 21: Tour, Glassworks, Louisville, Kentucky

VIII. Fall 2008 "Public Libraries" graduate class, Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon. Topics for this week included historical groundings, first brief report on the history of individual public libraries, mission(s) of public libraries, preview of upcoming topics, including library boards, standards, issues, popular fiction, collection development, and funding/financial basis. --