Monday, November 16, 2009

UALC’s Mountain West Digital Library Introduced to Utah Educators

October 5, 2009 -- SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) was introduced to Utah teachers at the Utah Education Association (UEA) conference at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah on October 1-2, 2009. Members of the Utah Academic Library Consortium’s (UALC) Digitization Committee exhibited the compilations of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho to hundreds of interested educators. This was MWDL's first year at UEA. “The response was amazing,” said Kim Rollins, UALC Public Affairs Coordinator. “Most of the people we talked to couldn’t believe such a valuable resource was free to the their students and to the public.”

More information on the Mountain West Digital Library can be found at mwdl.org

UALC's Professional Training Update

Here is the fall edition of UALC's Professional Training Update. Below you will find upcoming professional development opportunities listed in order by date. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!

Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the Library's Integration into Course / Learning Management Systems $$$
DATE: Nov. 17, 2009
LOCATION: Web
MORE INFO: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/learningmanagement.cfm

Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users FREE
DATE: Nov. 18, 2009
LOCATION: University of Utah, Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 3420
MORE INFO: http://library.med.utah.edu/or/teleconferences.php, or contact Jeanne Leber at jeanne.leber@utah.edu.

MPLA Leadership Institute $$$
DATE: April 25-30, 2010; Deadline for applications: December 1, 2009
LOCATION: Estes Park, Colorado
MORE INFO: http://www.mpla.us/leadership/index.html