CATLA Board Election Results

At our Spring Conference in Milwaukee, members voted to elect the following new officers:

Anthony Elia (JKM Library) to the office of Vice President/President Elect, Term ends June 30, 2013

Rebekah Hall (Trinity International University) to the office of Treasurer, Term ends June 30, 2012

Lisa Gonzalez (CTU) to the office of Communications Officer, Term ends on June 30, 2012

Eileen Saner (Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary) to the office of Secretary, Term ends on June 30, 2011

Many thanks to those who have served us well during their terms: Lugene Schemper (Calvin College), Amy Koehler (Moody), Bethany Hovda (Moody), and Rebekah Hall, who will be staying on the board as Treasurer.

If you did not receive this announcement via email, please contact Lisa Gonzalez to update your contact information.

CATLA Conference Recap

Here are a few notes about our recent CATLA Conference in Milwaukee.

Tour of the Learning Commons highlights:

• Cafe: attractive & convenient place to meet up with folks

• Large screen monitors for conducting searches

• Whiteboards on wheels & whiteboards built into classroom walls

• Movable pods with or without computers

• Classrooms & informal group meeting spaces

• Screen to indicate current availability of computers

Presentation by Dr. Deirdre Dempsey:

• Overview of key figures in the discovery & research of the Dead Sea Scrolls

• Discussion over the possibility that these writings came from the Essenes

• Introduction to some history & artifacts we would see at the exhibit

• Brief look at content of the Habakkuk Pesher & community rules

• Helpful resources in Dead Sea Scrolls studies

• Peek at why the Dead Sea Scrolls creates stimulating debates among scholars

DSS Exhibit at Milwaukee Public Museum:

• Historical & cultural artifacts from the time period

• Replicas of DSS and commentary provided for them

• 9 minute video teaser video
  

• Discussion of the relationship between the scrolls and scripture

• Kiosk where staff person talks about what resources the scribes used

• Displays of several different Bibles

• Area for interactive exercises & gift shop

And for those who couldn't attend, MPM has an overview guide.

Thanks to those who came! It was a great time! Looking forward to seeing you again in the fall!

Spring 2010 CATLA Conference @ UWM

Greetings, CATLA members!

Our CATLA Conference will be held on Friday, April 23rd at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.


Here is our schedule:

9:00-9:30 Registration & Refreshments
9:30-9:45 Business Meeting
9:45-10:00 Tour of Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons
10:00-11:30 Presentation
11:30-1:00 Carpool to Milwaukee Public Museum & have lunch
1:00 Tour of Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit (The tour will last approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.)

Dr. Deirdre Dempsey from Marquette University will be speaking to us about some of the intrigue surrounding the discovery and access to the Dead Sea Scrolls. She will also discuss relevant bibliographic materials for research and study on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Additional details:
Directions to UWM
Museum Directions/Parking
Hotels
Bag lunch options Cost: $12 (to be paid at registration)

CATLA registrants will not be charged a fee for entrance to the exhibit.

To register, please email Rebekah @ rhall@tiu.edu on or before Wednesday, April 7th. This deadline is firm...We don't want anyone to miss out!

When you register, please identify your lunch preference:
1- Smoked turkey and feta on flatbread OR
2- Vegetarian option of roasted eggplant, spinach, & hummus wrap

Spring 2010 CATLA Conference

Plans are underway with the upcoming Spring 2010 CATLA Conference on Friday, April 23rd hosted by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As more details become available, I will provide a schedule of events and links about location, lunch, etc.

Stay tuned!

Fall Conference Details...

Updates on Parking & Lunch:

Driving directions:

Parking instructions:
CATLA members who are driving to the conference should first park in the Alumni Student Center Circle Drive Lot, located at 821 Wells Street. Enter the Alumni Student Center under the clock tower and follow the “CATLA Conference” signs to the registration table. We will have the parking passes and directions on which parking lot to use available there. This process adds a bit of time to the parking process, so please allow a 15 minute buffer period.

Restaurants:
Metromix.com search for Chicago restaurants in the Near North or River North Neighborhoods would give them reviews, star ratings, directions, etc. Also a search for “lunch 60610” works.

Google maps also provides this type of information + a Google map for a search “restaurants 60610”.

CATLA Fall 2009 Conference

Greetings, CATLA members!

We are pleased to invite you to the fall 2009 conference @ Moody Bible Institute.

Directions    Campus Map    Parking (instructions forthcoming...$5/per car)

Theme: A Fresh Look at Library Services: Roundtable Discussions

When: Friday, October 2nd

Schedule of events:

9:00-9:30 Registration & Refreshments
9:30-10:00 Business meeting & ATLA report
10:00-10:15 Introduction & overview of roundtables
10:30-11:45 Roundtable #1 (choose from Copyright or Current issues with Yana)
11:45-1:30 Lunch (your choice...recommendations forthcoming...)
1:30-2:45 Roundtable #2 (choose from Google books or E-resources)
2:45-3:00 Closure & Recap
3:15 Optional tour @ Moody

Roundtable topics:
Kate Ganski: Copyright guidelines & e-reserves
Amy Koehler: Issues related to managing e-resources
Lugene Schemper: Creative use of Google books for religion & theology
Yana Serdyuk: Distance learning, library & IT relationships, & financial hardships

To register, please email Rebekah @ rhall@tiu.edu on or before Friday, September 18th.

FYI: Handouts will be made available for roundtables

Reminder of what to bring: $$ for transportation/parking & lunch as well as your mug!

Fall 2009 CATLA Conference

Conference Details:

Where: Moody Bible Institute (Crowell Library), Chicago, IL
Directions     Campus Map    
When: Friday, October 2nd
Format: Morning plenary with afternoon roundtable discussions
Lunch options TBD at next CATLA Board meeting.
Roundtable options: Collection Development, Copyright, Staffing/Directors, E-resources

More details to come soon!