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Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee bwolverton@library.msstate.edu

ALA's New Members Round Table is now accepting applications for the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award, which is presented annually in honor of Shirley Olofson, a well-respected former NMRT President who died during her term in office. The award, which is intended to help defray costs to attend the ALA Annual Conference, will be presented in the form of a check for $1,000 during the 2004 Annual Conference in Orlando.

Applicants must be members of ALA and NMRT; active within the library profession; show promise or activity in the area of professional development; have valid financial need; and have attended no more than five ALA annual conferences.

The deadline for applications is January 1, 2004. For more information on this award, and to apply online, please visit the Shirley Olofson Memorial Award website


3:05:21 PM    

 ILLINET Member Libraries--

Below you will find vendor presentation schedules for the Illinois State Library's Electronic Resource EXPO (E-R-XPO), 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 4, at the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg, and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 4, at the Lewis and Clark Library System in Edwardsville.

The E-R-XPO features vendors representing products offered through the Illinois State Library's annual statewide database trial, Try-It! Illinois, which ends on Sunday, November 30, 2003. Electronic resource reps (e.r. reps) will available all day for one-on-one consultations, and will also present focus sessions featuring their products.

There is no charge to attend the E-R-XPO. Those planning to attend for either all or part of the day and can register ahead of time (registration forms attached) or at the door.

Questions about the E-R-XPO should be directed to Barbara Alexander balexander@ilsos.net or 217.785.7334.

Schaumburg Township District Library
E-R-XPO Focus Sessions, December 2, 2003
1st Floor Computer Lab-Youth Services

9:30 am AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
10:10 am bigchalk (ProQuest)
10:50 am MyChicagoE-Search.biz
11:30 am NoveList
12:10 pm Encyclopaedia Britannica
12:50 pm SIRS
1:30 pm Ovid Technologies
2:10 pm FACTS.com
2:50 pm Gale Group
3:30 pm H. W. Wilson

Schaumburg Township District Library
E-R-XPO Focus Sessions, December 2, 2003
2nd Floor Computer Lab-Adult Services

9:30 am World Book, Inc.
10:10 am R.R. Bowker
10:50 am OCLC FirstSearch
11:30am Greenwood Electronic Media
12:10pm NewsBank
12:50pm Record Information Services, Inc.
1:30pm Grolier Online/Scholastic Library Publishing
2:10pm EBSCO
2:50 pm netLibrary
3:30pm The World & I
4:10 pm ProQuest

Lewis and Clark Library System
E-R-XPO Focus Sessions, December 4, 2003
Sacagawea Conference Room

9:00 am H.W. Wilson
9:30 am Gale Group
10:00 am SIRS
10:30 am NoveList
11:00 am MyChicagoE-Search.biz
11:30 am bigchalk(ProQuest)
12:00 pm AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
12:30 pm The World & I
1:00 pm R. R. Bowker
1:30 pm World Book, Inc.
2:00 pm OCLC FirstSearch
2:30 pm NewsBank
3:00 pm Greenwood Electronic Media
3:30 pm netLibrary
4:00 pm EBSCO
4:30 pm ProQuest

Lewis and Clark Library System
E-R-XPO Focus Sessions, December 4, 2003
Drouillard Conference Room

9:00 am R. R. Bowker
9:30 am World Book, Inc.
10:00 am OCLC FirstSearch
10:30 am NewsBank
11:00 am Greenwood Electronic Media
11:30 am netLibrary
12:00 pm EBSCO
12:30 pm ProQuest
1:00 pm bigchalk(ProQuest)
1:30 pm H. W. Wilson
2:00 pm Gale Group
2:30 pm SIRS
3:00 pm NoveList
3:30 pm MyChicagoE-Search.biz
4:00 pm AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
4:30 pm The World & I

Barbara B. Alexander, Network Consultant
Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 South Second Street, Springfield, IL 62701-1796
217.785.7334 (Voice) 217.782.1877 (Fax)

balexander@ilsos.net
www.cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/isl.html

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Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian
"Life is full of multiple realities." --William E. Moen, University of North Texas


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