Schedule for Spring 2011 CATLA Conference

The theme for the spring conference is "Taking the Pulse: Implications for Libraries."
The schedule for the conference on Friday, April 15th, 2011 at the James White Library at Andrews University is as follows:

(Please note, the start time for the conference is 10:30am EST/9:30am CST)
10:30 – 11:00 Registration and refreshments
11:00 – 11:10 Provost’s welcome
11:10 – 11:30 Business meeting, including election
11:30 – 12:45 - Eric Lease Morgan: Harvesting and Using Content for the "Catholic Portal"
12:45 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 Lightning talks
3:00 – 3:30 Tour of the James White Library

Directions to the library are available from the Andrews University website or from the library website.

Please register with Lisa Gonzalez on or before Friday, March 18, 2011.

Deadline for CATLA Scholarship is February 28th

As a reminder, the deadline for the CATLA scholarship to the ATLA Conference is approaching. CATLA offers a scholarship for the ATLA annual conference to a CATLA member who has not previously attended the annual conference. A link to the application form is available on the sidebar of this blog, and includes details on who qualifies as a CATLA member, as well as how to submit the application. The scholarship covers the cost of the registration as well as other legitimate conference related expenses up to $1000. The deadline for submitting the application is February 28th.

Save the Date! CATLA Spring Conference and ATLA 2011

The CATLA Spring Conference will take place at the James White Library at Andrews University on Friday, April 15th, 2011. The theme for the day will be "Taking the Pulse: Implications for Libraries." Our morning speaker will be Eric Lease Morgan, Digital Projects Librarian at the Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame.

The afternoon session will be a lightening round, which consists of brief presentations a few minutes in length. CATLA members are invited to start thinking about projects they are working on in their own libraries, and how they might share briefly on how they are meeting current challenges. More information on participating in the lightning round will be posted soon, as well as a detailed schedule for the day.

Planning for the ATLA 2011 Conference is proceeding, and there is now a Facebook event page. You can also sign up to follow ATLA Local Host 2011 on Twitter. In addition, the 2011 Conference page has been recently updated with a link to the conference hotel and room reservations.

Report on CATLA Fall Conference

It was nice to see old and new friends at the CATLA Fall Conference! Thank you to our hosts at United Library, who treated everyone to a library tour, as well as library director Beth Sheppard's interesting observations on distance D.Min students and the resources they use for research. Ruth Gaba's afternoon session presenting preliminary results from the M.Div student survey was well received, and attendees at Lisa Gonzalez' session on OPACs participated in a hands-on usability exercise.

Two vacant positions on the CATLA board were filled by acclamation during the business meeting. Karl Stutzman will be serving as Vice President, and Jo Ann Hrabak is the new CATLA Treasurer.

Parking Update for Fall 2010 Conference

Image: the Baha'i Temple

Parking is available on the street for 2 hour intervals (Evanston tickets heavily) or in the Garrett-Evangelical gated lot. Parking in the lot is $7/day (not pro-rated) and payable in cash at the main Garrett-Evangelical reception desk in the lobby of the main building.Garrett's parking information page has some information about visitor parking.

Schedule for Fall 2010 CATLA Conference

Greetings CATLA members!

The theme for this fall's conference is User Behavior: Observing and Responding.
The schedule for the conference on Friday October 29, 2010 at the United Library in Evanston is as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 Registration and refreshments
9:30 – 9:45 Business meeting
9:45 – 10:15 Updates on ATLA and 2011 Chicago Conference from Denise McFarlin and Matt Ostercamp
10:15 – 11:15 Beth Sheppard, United Library - The Proof is (or isn’t) in the Bibliography: Resource Use Patterns in a ‘Distance’ DMin Population.
11:15 – 11:45 Tour of the United Library
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Choice of two roundtables
Ruth Gaba, Concordia University Wisconsin - Seminary Research: What They Value in a Source and the Tools They Use to Find Them.
Lisa Gonzalez, Catholic Theological Union - Fun with OPACs: Usability Testing and Other Methods to Improve Your OPAC.
2:00 – 3:00 Carpool and tour of Baha’i Temple

Directions to the library
Map of neighborhood

Please register with Lisa Gonzalez on or before Friday, October 8, 2010.

If your institution would still like to sign up for CATLA membership this year, please contact Yana Serdyuk, CATLA president.

Fall 2010 CATLA Conference

The Fall CATLA Conference will take place on Friday, October 29, 2010 at the United Library at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. The theme for the day will be "User Behavior: Observing and Responding." There will also be an update on plans for the 2011 ATLA Annual Conference in Chicago. More detailed information on the fall conference program will be posted soon.

As a reminder for those planning to attend the fall conference, institutional membership renewal notices will be sent in mid-August. All employees of CATLA institutional members are considered personal members of CATLA and do not have to pay the personal membership fee to attend CATLA conferences. If your institution will not be a member of CATLA for the 2010-2011 year, you may attend the fall and spring conferences for a $10 personal membership fee.

Don't forget, you can subscribe to the CATLA blog for conference updates, or contact Lisa Gonzalez, Communications Officer, if you would like to subscribe to the CATLA listserv.