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On October 20, the North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) held its 62nd Biennal Conference in Winston-Salem where its membership elected the following University Libraries' faculty to the Executive Board for the 2017-2019 biennium. Mike Crumpton, Assistant Dean of Administration has been elected to the office of President. Amy Harris Houk, Head of Research, Outreach and Instruction, has been elected as Assistant Treasurer. Lynda Kellam, Librarian for Data Services and Government Information and Assistant Director of International and Global Studies has been elected as the American Library Association Counselor. An affiliate of the American Library Association and the Southeastern Library Association, NCLA is the only statewide organization concerned with the total library community in North Carolina. Its purpose is to promote libraries, library and information services, librarianship, intellectual freedom and literacy. Learn more about NCLA by visiting its website.

Left to right: Scholarship Committee Chair for NCLA Libby Stone, Kapil Dharm Vasudev, Megan Northcote, Lynette Inez Kendrick and Shelby Lynn Fields.  Photo courtesy of Libby Stone (MLIS '98) Several UNCG Students won scholarships at the recent North Carolina Library Association biennial meeting. Kapil Dharm Vasudev received the $1,000 Query-Long Scholarship, which is awarded to a student who works with children or young adults. Megan Northcote received the $1,000 Appalachian Scholarship, which is awarded to a student who plans to become a school library media specialist in NC. Shelby Lynn Fields received the $400 McLendon Scholarship.

The University Libraries and the UNCG LIS Department will be well-represented at the upcoming North Carolina Library Association’s biennial conference October 20-23.   In addition to UNCG people handling many local arrangements, the following 31 programs by UNCG librarians are on the program, and so are many by UNCG alums. Academic Library Websites as Information Gateways: Prioritizing User Needs in Website Evaluation and (Re)Design   Presentation by Terry W. Brandsma,   Information Technology Librarian at the University Libraries, and Ingrid Ann Johnston of UNCG. Accessing Art Poster session about the University Libraries Art Collection website created by Breanne Crumpton, now the GlaxoSmithKline Fellow at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Building Pyramids: Creating Partnerships in Digital Scholarship presentation by Richard Cox, Digital Technology Consultant at the University Libraries, and Chelcie Rowell at Wake Forest. Color with Creativity: Designing ...

Reference Librarian Steve Cramer is doing some training at the Chamber of Commerce next Wednesday as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. His course will be Marketing Research Tools to Grow Your Business at Greensboro Entrepreneur on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (EST). Register at http://gewnov14mrt-rest.eventbrite.com/ The North Carolina Library Association held the 2012 Leadership Institute on October 25th thru October 28th at the Caraway Conference Center. The mission of the Leadership Institute is as follows: "The Mission of the North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) Leadership Institute is to create opportunities for learning and skill building in leadership and mentoring. The Institute will cultivate an improved understanding of self and others, while inspiring participants to serve in leadership roles within the profession at local, state and national levels" The University Libraries were well represented by four of our li...

UNCG librarians and staff, as well as LIS faculty and students, were very active participants in the recent North Carolina Library Association biennial meeting in Hickory. Not counting alumni, we counted 24 presentations involving UNCG personnel and 9 poster sessions. Assistant Director Mike Crumpton also served on the Program Committee. Presentations from UNCG included the following: Educating Community College Librarians Nora Bird, UNCG & Mike Crumpton, UNCG Everybody Teaches! Creating Effective Online e-learning Experiences Beth Filar Williams, UNCG & Amy Archambault, UNCG Lauren Pressley, Wake Forest University Establishing the Library in the Cultural Fabric of the Community: Ten Tips for Linking the Library to the World Barry K. Miller, UNCG Lessons Learned: Getting the Most Out of Libguides Jennifer Balance, CPCC Randall Bowman, Elon University Michelle Cosby, NC Central Law Library Jenny Dale, UNCG Nina Exner, NC A&T University Susan Wolf Neilso...