Fall 2008 Conference Schedule - Oct 27th, 2008

Here is the schedule for the upcoming Fall 2008 CATLA Conference on October 27th at Spertus Institute:

9:00 - 9:30 am Registration & Refreshments
9:30 – 10:00 am Business meeting
10:00 – 10:45 am Tour of library, archives, & conservation lab
10:45 - 11:00 am Brief intermission
11:00 – noon Jewish Reference Encyclopedias: comparison and evaluation

Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch (visit local restaurants)
1:30 - 3:00 pm Survey of major Jewish studies reference sources with discussion and questions
3:00 pm Conference wrap-up

Asher Library staff will be leading each session.

For driving directions and map: Spertus Institute

For registration, please contact Lugene Schemper lugene.schemper@calvin.edu, the current CATLA president. Please register by Monday, October 20th!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

CATLA Fall 2008 Conference

Monday, October 27th

Where: Asher Library of the Spertus Institute
610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

When: 9 AM-3 PM

Topic: Reference Resources in Jewish Studies

Find out more about Spertus

Conference schedule forthcoming!

CATLA Spring Conference - April 11th, 2008

Conference Schedule
CATLA @ Calvin College

• 10:00-10:30 Business Meeting
• 10:45-12:00 Overview of the history of the Internet with special focus on recent developments by Harry Plantiga [about Harry] from Calvin College [Directions to Calvin] and the Christian Classics Ethereal Library
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch at Calvin (cost $5 per member)
• 1:00-2:30 Show and tell of Internet services at CATLA schools featuring:
  • Gregory Morrison from Wheaton
  • Terry Robertson from Andrews
  • Chad Pollock from JKM
  • a presenter to be determined from Calvin's Library
• 2:30-3:00 Concluding discussion looking at the next steps that we are investigating.

REGISTRATION:

Please register with an email to Lugene Schemper, and indicate whether you will take lunch in the faculty lunch room. The cost is $5.00 and includes a salad bar and vegetarian entrees. More information on dining at Calvin.

Lugene would also have you know that "we'll be meeting at the seminary (#41 on the map) in the Covenant Room. There will be parking in the lot to the east of the seminary. We'll be eating in the Alumni Board Room in the Commons Annex of the college (#5 on the map). The seminary (but not the college) will be on spring break, so not very lively. There are a few spots specifically designated for visitors on campus, but actually, one can park in any legal spot and it's ok." View the map he's referencing.

CATLA Spring Conference @ Calvin College

Happy new year!

We are heading back to Michigan for the 2008 Spring Conference that will take place on April 11. The CATLA Board will meet in early February to work out the program and schedule. An email will go out to members with more details after the board meeting.

Fall CATLA Conference @ Trinity Intl. University

CATLA members will descend upon Trinity International University on October 12th for the Fall Conference. The topic for discussion will be the vital issue of collaboration between classroom and library faculty.

Our sessions will take place in room #124 of the H. G. Rodine Global Ministry building. View campus map.

If possible please pre-register will Matt Ostercamp @ mosterca@tiu.edu and indicate your lunch preference. See below Matt's previous email regarding lunch.

Conference Schedule:

9:00-9:45 | Registration & Welcome
9:45-10:30 | Business meeting*
10:30-11:30 | Faculty research: perceptions and practices - Christine Wenderoth (JKM)

LUNCH BREAK - 11:30-1:00

1:00-3:00 | Collaboration between librarians and classroom faculty - Paul Myhre

Dr. Myhre is Associate Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

*Business meeting items (tentative):

• Reports from grant recipients
• Discuss and vote on making Communication Officer a voting member of board
• CATLA funding for member research
• Number and level of ATLA Conference scholarships
  
• Nominations for coming elections for VP-President Elect, Communication Officer and Treasurer
• Prospect of CATLA hosting the 2011 ATLA Annual Conference

President Ostercamp on lunch options:

I have arranged with our campus food service for box lunches to be available at the upcoming Oct. 12th CATLA meeting. The lunches will cost $7 and you have a choice of sandwich and side salad. In addition the lunches will include potato chips, cookies or brownies, and soda and bottled water will be available.

If you wish to have a box lunch, please select one of the following:

a. Chicken Salad Croissant

b. Tuna Salad Croissant

c. Garden Wrap (Vegetarian - includes cheese)

d. BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato) Wrap

e. Roast Beef

f. Italian Focaccia Sub

g. Turkey Cheddar Club

Also select one of these side salads:

1. Cucumber Tomato Salad

2. Pasta Salad

3. Potato Salad

4. Cole Slaw

I believe we can also do custom options if you have special dietary needs please let know. Also if you would like more detailed descriptions of the different options I can provide those as well. Please email you selections to me by Oct. 5.

CATLA website takedown

Dear friends and colleagues -

Temporarily, this blog will serve in place of the ATLA-hosted website at www.atla.com/catla. The CATLA Board will be considering options for the website over the next few months.

Along with news and information about current and upcoming CATLA conferences, you will be able to view and download the current dues form and the application for the ATLA Annual Conference grant. I hope to add links to each institution's personnel-contact us page in the near future. These links will appear in the right column of the blog.

CATLA Spring Conference 2007

The CATLA Spring Conference, will take place on April 13th at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, IL. Most of the Conference will be devoted to round-table discussions that are moderated by members of CATLA, and will address issues that concern library directors, access services, technical services and public services. In short, there will be something for everybody.

Email Terry Robertson--trobtsn@andrews.edu--to register your attendance.

Conference Schedule:

• 9:00 Registration
• 9:30 tour
• 10:00 business Meeting
• 10:30 breakout tables
  
• 11:30 wrap up and report to group about discussions
• 12:00 Lunch
• 1:30 full group session on assessment
• 2:30 discussion of use of CATLA funds
• End at 3:00

	Roundtable	Facilitator
	Directors	Blake Walter (Northern Seminary)
	Technical Services	Matt Ostercamp (Trinity IU)
	Access Services	Ruth Gaba (Concordia Theol. Sem.)
	Public Services	Gregory Morrison (Wheaton College)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Parking is available at the Concordia garage (see campus map, #25). Our meeting room
is located next to the book store in the basement of Koehneke Community Center (#16 on the map).

All you can eat lunch is served in the cafeteria located in the same building. It costs $7.65. The cafeteria is very good.