by Michele Gernhardt The VLA/VALL Annual Meeting is a little over a month away. Remember to reserve your room(s) at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel &Waterfront Conference Center before September 26 to ensure you get theVLA Group rate. ($125/night plus taxes and fees. Price includes hotelparking and internet access in your room. A few rooms are […]
by Laurie Claywell Don MacLeod, manager of knowledge management at Debevoise & Plimpton, pointed out at the beginning of the sitting-in-the-aisle room only PLL-SIS program Teaching Advanced Google that our patrons are going to use Google so we might as well help them to get the most from it. I confess I felt a little […]
Volunteers are needed to assist with facilitating sessions during the 2011 VLA Conference to be held October 27-28 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center. If you are interested in being a volunteer during the conference, please contactLydia Williams by email at williamslc@longwood.edu or by telephone at434.395.2432.
It is with sadness we note the death of former Valler Bobbie Jane Denny, who passed away in Grafton, IL on July 28, 2011. Bobbie had been an active member of VALL and was president of the association from 2003-2004 before her retirement in 2006. Below is a picture and obituary which were published in […]
From Terry Long LVA has contracted with OCLC to offer hundreds of free on-line classes for Va. librarians. The classes range from Excel and other applications to library management, cataloging, etc. Go to: va.webjunction.orgUsers have to register and have a Va. library address. If you or your staff try and have any problem email: cindy.church@lva.virginia.gov
by Suzanne Corriell Bylaws:To review and revise the VALL Bylaws and Constitution as directed by the Executive Board or as needed. Anthony Brown Ikwueme – Chair and Board LiaisonSuzanne CorriellJulie Stuckey Collaborative Communication Initiatives:Purpose: In charge of collaborative communications efforts such as the VALLTalk blog and the VALL Wiki. Evelyn Campbell – Chair and Board […]
Come network and learn at the VASLA Summer Meeting on Friday, August 5. The programs and presenters promise to be quite engaging.Plus, the half-day schedule means you can be through by lunch-time. Check It Out! Lending E-Readers and iPads at VCU Libraries Karen Cary, Head, Collection Management, VCU Librarieswith Mary Anne Dyer, Catalog Librarian for […]
The deadline is fast approaching to RSVP for the VALL luncheon. This is a popular event so be sure that you RSVP by Monday, July 11, 2011 to Suzanne Corriell. Please click here for details and form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AmwujOwiR5TEDx3ZjthuPKYzsh0cn7wXzDdbWHziMpY/edit?hl=en_US
The University of Virginia Arthur J. Morris Law Library is undergoing summer renovations, including carpet replacement and a new Reference Desk. You can follow news of the transformation in the Morris Library’s blawg, “MoreUs” (http://uvalaw.typepad.com/library/) and on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/uvalawlibrary), both launched this spring.
By Michele Gernhardt I recently took several photos of the main library in the Richmond office of Hunton & Williams so that our fantastic blogmaster could update the images on the VALLTalk page. I ended up taking quite a few photos, both of the library and its view of the James River and downtown Richmond. […]
