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Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2008
Library advocacy in one of two directions is the top priority of both Camila Alire and J. Linda Williams, the candidates campaigning to capture the 2009-10 term as president of the American Library Association (ALA). Alire, dean emeritus of the libraries of both the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University, will push for enhancements…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Libraries, Professional Associations, Administrators
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2009
This article profiles Rebecca Knuth, winner of the LJ Teaching Award for 2009. The way she plans a class she's teaching illustrates why she was nominated by her students and won the award. The award, which comes with a $5000 honorarium and a celebration at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, is sponsored by ProQuest. For…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Recognition (Achievement), Profiles, Awards
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2007
This article profiles Toni Samek, associate professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, who has been chosen as the recipient of the first annual "Library Journal" Teaching Award, sponsored by ProQuest. Samek's work goes far beyond the three standard measures of academic…
Descriptors: Library Education, Recognition (Achievement), Foreign Countries, Change Agents
Albanese, Andrew; Bardales, Aida; Berry, John N., III; Datema, Jay; Fialkoff, Francine; Fox, Bette-Lee; Oder, Norman; Rogers, Michael; Williams, Wilda – Library Journal, 2007
This article presents the highlights of the 2007 American Library Association (ALA) annual conference held at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of librarians showed up early for a day of service, volunteering in libraries, schools, and other Washington-area institutions. As the conference wound down, some 2000…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Associations, Librarians, Conferences (Gatherings)
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2004
One of the most promising of all diversity initiatives in library and information studies (LIS) is Knowledge River (KR) at the School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Created and directed by Patricia A. Tarin, the program has already recruited some 42 students into the profession, 20 of…
Descriptors: Library Science, Library Education, Library Schools, American Indians
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 1991
Reports on discussions from the 1991 ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference about modernizing the curricula of doctoral programs; federal funding for doctoral education; evaluating faculty performance; research on a range of topics by ALISE members; the closing of Columbia University's library program;…
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Faculty Evaluation