the U.S. Department of Education 2011 Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Call for Peer ReviewersFebruary 4, 2011 as the deadline for receiving resumes of potential reviewers. The announcement is available here, http://www2.ed.gov/programs/lsl/lslpeers2011.doc

Personal Knowledge Management: A Framework for Librarians( http://georgialibraries.org/events/wed-web-series/personal-knowledge-management-framework-librarians )Presented by Elisabeth ShieldsWednesday, January 19, 2011, 11:15am - 12:15pm Eastern TimeSeparate registration is required for each hour-long session (free & open to all)Searching is the easy part. But what do you do with all the material youve collected?

This course reviews benefits for libraries of accurate WorldCat holdings, and provides information on the available methods for maintaining holdings. After completing this web-based training, managers of cataloging and technical services functions will be prepared to select and implement the holdings maintenance methods that are most appropriate for their library.http://is.gd/fe8qjS

Russell Forum, a civic engagement program of the Russell Library is still actively seeking about 5-7 additional participants to test a new National Issues Forums guide on privacy on the internet.

The Tech Set II Cloud Computing in Libraries - Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research for the Vanderbilt University Libraries Cloud computing offers organizations new cost-effective ways to use Web services for their computing needs including software applications, data storage, cloud development platforms, and processing power. This informative handbook provides a comprehensive view of the cloud computing landscape, the types of solutions available, their benefits and limitations, and how to use them in your library.

Choosing Technology: How We Decide What Technologies Work Best in Our Libraries ( http://georgialibraries.org/events/wed-web-series/choosing-technology-how-we-decide-what-technologies-work-best-our-libraries )Presented by Tim DanielsWednesday, January 19, 2011, 10:00am - 11:00am Eastern TimeSeparate registration is required for each hour-long session (free & open to everyone!)In today's environment librarians are constantly bombarded with new and emerg

-----------------Are you planning to attend any upcoming conferences, workshops, or programs related to electronic resources in libraries? If so, a new column in the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship entitled “E-Resource Round Up” would like to hear from you! This column is dedicated to helping JERL readers better understand topics related tothe ever-changing world of electronic resources and their roles in libraries.

I thought this article was interesting, given I am on the homepage redesign committee. We, too, are dramatically reducing links; however, design wise, I think it has a much more organic feel and look.

Speaker presentations for Internet Librarian are now available online, no required login. http://fb.me/LPXHhhHtSearch engines, discovery tools, Bing, gadgets, IA (Information Architecture), the eBranch, Mobile, digital identity, and more.

In case you haven't heard about this (some of us have chatted in my lib about this), it really looks cool.Library Anywhere, a mobile catalog for everyone (and they just rolled out a new iphone app too)Following on our announcement of Shelf Browse, here’s another new product. We think this one’s a pretty big deal.Announcing Library Anywhere! Check it out on our ALA handout (available here). * A mobile catalog for any library, up and running in minutes. * Mobile web and apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Android. * Cheaper than you’d guess. * Search, place holds, and more.