LIBRAS 2010 ANNUAL MEETING Held at Dominican University
With foul weather but warm spirit the 2010 LIBRAS Annual Meeting took place May 11, 2010 at Dominican University. The meeting was well attended with nearly 50 attendees, including many Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) students.
A special thank you goes out to GSLIS and Dean Susan Roman for partial sponsorship of the lunch, and Bella Gerlich, University Librarian, Dominican University for agreeing to host the meeting. Thanks also to Sharon Tobin, Crown Library Administrative Assistant for her help with the meeting arrangements.
In attendance were LIBRAS members from the following institutions:
Benedictine University
Columbia College Chicago
Dominican University
Elmhurst College
Kendall College
Lewis University
North Central College
North Park University
St. Xavier University
Trinity International University
University of St. Francis
Wheaton College
Thanks to all members who were able to attend the meeting!
The Annual Meeting program included the business meeting which included reports given by the LIBRAS officers, the awarding of the Melvin George Award, and updates given Missy Latham, Head of Technical Services at North Park University, who is the 2010 Research Grant recipient, and Wade Stewart, Library Technology Specialist at Elmhurst College and recent GSLIS graduate who discussed his progress on redesigning the LIBRAS web site.
Melvin George Award
And this year’s award goes to …Iva Freeman, Library Director at Kendall College Library!
LIBRAS President Jack Fritts, Iva Freeman and Sally Anderson
Sally Anderson, Director of Brandel Library, North Park University presented Iva with the award. Sally noted Iva’s “…analytical mind, quick wit, her voracious reading and sharp memory – illustrated by her ability to recall authors and book titles in conversation.” Sally commended Iva for her work on the ALA’s Notable Books Council, her commitment to LIBRAS despite having a small staff, and her hospitality for hosting the Director’s Spring Meeting at Kendall College. Congratulations, Iva!
Annual Meeting Presentation
This year’s Annual Meeting Presentation was given by Larissa Garcia, Instruction Librarian for National Louis University, entitled: LibGuides: Multipurpose Online Guides for Your Institution. Larissa’s talk included an overview of LibGuides, an explanation of some of the advanced features, and various ways LibGuides are being used by academic libraries. A special thank you to Larissa for giving a great presentation and sharing her knowledge of LibGuides with LIBRAS.
Annual Meeting Photos
Check out our new LIBRAS Flickr account for photos from our Annual Meeting.
Thank you for all your support and we look forward to seeing you at future events.
Best,
Ken Orenic
LIBRAS Vice President
A special thank you goes out to GSLIS and Dean Susan Roman for partial sponsorship of the lunch, and Bella Gerlich, University Librarian, Dominican University for agreeing to host the meeting. Thanks also to Sharon Tobin, Crown Library Administrative Assistant for her help with the meeting arrangements.
In attendance were LIBRAS members from the following institutions:
Benedictine University
Columbia College Chicago
Dominican University
Elmhurst College
Kendall College
Lewis University
North Central College
North Park University
St. Xavier University
Trinity International University
University of St. Francis
Wheaton College
Thanks to all members who were able to attend the meeting!
The Annual Meeting program included the business meeting which included reports given by the LIBRAS officers, the awarding of the Melvin George Award, and updates given Missy Latham, Head of Technical Services at North Park University, who is the 2010 Research Grant recipient, and Wade Stewart, Library Technology Specialist at Elmhurst College and recent GSLIS graduate who discussed his progress on redesigning the LIBRAS web site.
Melvin George Award
And this year’s award goes to …Iva Freeman, Library Director at Kendall College Library!
LIBRAS President Jack Fritts, Iva Freeman and Sally Anderson
Sally Anderson, Director of Brandel Library, North Park University presented Iva with the award. Sally noted Iva’s “…analytical mind, quick wit, her voracious reading and sharp memory – illustrated by her ability to recall authors and book titles in conversation.” Sally commended Iva for her work on the ALA’s Notable Books Council, her commitment to LIBRAS despite having a small staff, and her hospitality for hosting the Director’s Spring Meeting at Kendall College. Congratulations, Iva!
Annual Meeting Presentation
This year’s Annual Meeting Presentation was given by Larissa Garcia, Instruction Librarian for National Louis University, entitled: LibGuides: Multipurpose Online Guides for Your Institution. Larissa’s talk included an overview of LibGuides, an explanation of some of the advanced features, and various ways LibGuides are being used by academic libraries. A special thank you to Larissa for giving a great presentation and sharing her knowledge of LibGuides with LIBRAS.
Annual Meeting Photos
Check out our new LIBRAS Flickr account for photos from our Annual Meeting.
Thank you for all your support and we look forward to seeing you at future events.
Best,
Ken Orenic
LIBRAS Vice President
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