Last week the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office announced that as of November 1, 2012, the Georgia Archives will be closed to the public. The Georgia Archives identifies and preserves Georgia’s most valuable historical documents and records. How will these records be accessible if the doors to this magnificent treasure trove are closed to the…
Citing budget cuts, Georgia Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, announced on September 13 that the Georgia Archives will be effectively closed to the public beginning on November 1. Access to the archives will then be available by limited appointments only. The Georgia Archives was established in 1918 and houses a rich collection of primary and…
Welcome to the Professional and Continuing Education Interest Group monthly announcement for continuing education opportunities. This email contains a listing of conferences, webinars, and other ways to learn more about librarianship. Events requiring a registration fee are designated by a ($). This list is also available on the Georgia Library Association blog: http://glanews.blogspot.com Please help…
[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.] This month, GLA is featuring the Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library at the University of West Georgia in our spotlight. Please visit the GLA homepage (https://gla.georgialibraries.org) to learn more about Ingram Library, their beautiful…
The GLA scholarship committee is pleased to announce the 2012 winners of the Beard and Hubbard scholarships. These awards are given annually by GLA to provide financial assistance for students pursuing a Master’s degree in library science. This year’s C.S. Hubbard scholarship winner is John Stephens. Originally from North Carolina, John completed a B.S. in…
Welcome to the Professional and Continuing Education Interest Group monthly announcement for continuing education opportunities. This email contains a listing of conferences, webinars, and other ways to learn more about librarianship. Events requiring a registration fee are designated by a ($). Please help PACE keep this list useful and current by emailing announcements for upcoming…
[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.] This month, GLA is featuring the Library & Instructional Technology Center at Georgia College & State University in our spotlight. Please visit the GLA homepage (https://gla.georgialibraries.org) to learn more about the LITC’s exciting…
Welcome to the Professional and Continuing Education Interest Group monthly announcement for continuing education opportunities. This list contains names, dates and URL’s of conferences, webinars, and other ways to learn more about librarianship. Events requiring a registration fee are designated by a ($). Please help PACE keep this list useful and current by emailing announcements…
[Note: This is an archived post. This spotlight has been removed from the GLA homepage to make way for the latest spotlight.] This month, GLA is featuring Roddenbery Memorial Library in our spotlight. Please visit the GLA homepage (https://gla.georgialibraries.org) to learn more about Roddenbery Memorial and one of their inspiring library advocates!
The Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association/Georgia Chapter of ACRL invites Georgia and Southeastern (SELA) academic librarians to submit papers for presentation at the 2012 Georgia Council of Media Organizations’ Conference. Accepted papers are to be delivered in person at the scheduled session. Cash awards funded by Yankee Book and by EBSCO for…