The call is going out for program proposals for the 2012 KLA Conference to be held in Wichita April 11-13, 2012. Using the theme I GEEK KANSAS LIBRARIES, the conference again promises to be the place for Kansas Librarians to share, network, learn, and have a good time. You can be an important part in this conference by submitting a proposal for a program. So, Sections, Roundtables, Librarians and others, put your thinking cap on and send us a proposal.
We’re looking forward to seeing you in Wichita next spring. Put the date on your calendar. And send in those proposals.
KLA adopts Geek the Library campaign for 2012 Wichita Conference:
I GEEK KANSAS LIBRARIES
As many of you know by now, GEEK THE LIBRARY is a high-profile public awareness campaign sponsored by OCLC, a nonprofit library cooperative, and by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The campaign is dedicated to spreading the word about the vital role of public libraries and raising awareness about the funding issues many public libraries face.
The State Library of Kansas has co-sponsored this important initiative since December 2010, and many libraries throughout the state have rolled out their own GEEK THE LIBRARY advocacy campaigns in 2011.
The Kansas Library Association, representing over 500 public, school, academic and special librarians, as well as trustees and Friends, is eager to encourage local libraries to participate in this campaign, which will run through 2013.
KLA is proud to announce that it is the first state library association to adopt the GEEK campaign for its official 2012 Conference theme. The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Wichita, April 11-13, 2012.
Have you spent any quality time with The Atlas of New Librarianship by Dr. R. David Lankes? Maybe you’ve heard about this thought-provoking book on Twitter or caught his closing keynote last year at the “ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point,” Library Journal/School Library Journal Virtual Summit? If so, then you know why we are so excited to announce…
Dr. Lankes is the Keynote speaker at the 2012 Kansas Library Conference, April 11-13 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita in Wichita, Kansas!
If you are interested in being an Exhibitor at the Conference, information is available online. Questions may be directed to Mickey Coalwell (mcoalwell @ nekls.org).
Conference details are coming soon, but you can start the process by becoming or renewing your Kansas Library Association membership!
Heather Braum, Technology Librarian for the Northeast Kansas Library System and huge Atlas fan, created this promotional video for your viewing enjoyment:
I’m very pleased to announce that the first annual KLA-CULS Proceedings has now been published as an open access journal via New Prairie Press at Kansas State University! Special thanks to Beth Turtle and Jenny Oleen, who not only have helped me greatly as editor throughout the process but who also have a paper featured in the first volume.
This publication is an annual collection of papers based upon presentations at the annual KLA-CULS Conference. You can access the abstracts as well as the papers in PDF at http://newprairiepress.org/journals/ — or, go directly to the proceedings Website at http://www.kla-culs-proceedings.org/
I would like to thank the CULS Proceedings Committee for their review of paper submissions:
Micaela Ayers
Carol Campbell
Heather Smith-Collins
Kristin Whitehair
And, stay tuned this summer for the announcement of proposal and paper submissions for the KLA-CULS Conference in Manhattan, KS, October 20-21, 2011! Consider doing a presentation and writing a paper for the next KLA-CULS Proceedings, and participating in open access to further scholarly communication.
All the best,
Cynthia Akers
KLA-CULS President, 2010/11, and Editor, KLA-CULS Proceedings
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