I posted all the photos from Amy Andres of our poster session. Relive the experience at the CARL Conference poster Session page.

posted by Ilan Eyman @ 4:02 PM     

The Winery Tour had beautiful weather. Our short bus ride to Chateau Julien was greeted by our tour guide and glasses of wine.

Several tastes later we were driven back along 17 mile drive with stops including one at Lone Cypress.

Wonderful time had by all!

-Christy Caldwell

Caroline Brown will be covering the 2006 CARL Conference on her
Labrynth Blog
http://www.labyrinths.wordpress.com

Her April 4th entry reads:
"I'm going to the California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) Conference later this month. Two years ago I attended CLA,
but this will be my first academic library conference. I'm looking
forward to being at a smaller, more specialized conference, especially
with this year's emphasis on the use of technology for outreach and
teaching."

We'll be reading, Caroline!

The CARL conference registration is now closed we are busting at the seams!
Look forward to meeting all the conference attendees next week.
I will be at the registration and information desk,
Kelly Janousek
CARL Conference Registrar

SCIL invites you to join us for lunch on Saturday, April 22 at the CARL Conference luncheon. This is your opportunity to learn more about upcoming SCIL events and how you can get involved. We very much look forward to meeting or reuniting with you!

If you plan to join the SCIL luncheon table(s), please RSVP to kafarrell@ucsd.edu .
Thank you.

Katy Farrell
SCIL Chair

We still need a few more volunteers to help us stuff the CARL conference packets! Please consider joining us on Saturday, April 8th from 1-4 at the Graduate Theological Seminary Library Boardroom 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley CA 94709

Please RSVP to Host Kris Veldheer veldheer@gtu.edu, who will send you directions and parking information.

Please let the conference webmaster know about your plans to blog the conference. This will allow this blog to link to your blog.

The local Attractions page now has a schedule of optional tours.

Planning to attend the CARL conference at Asilomar in April 2006?

I'm the audio visual coordinator for the conference. I'd love for you to consider joining my team to help out with AV needs. You do not need to be a whiz at tech stuff or have a computer science or engineering degree! A willingness on your part, a gung ho can do attitude would be fabulous and the only requirements I seek!

Helping out requires little effort on your part but it would go a long way in making sure AV stuff goes as planned with no hiccups or boo boos. Volunteers are needed to do things such as, checking that a meeting room has a microphone ready for a presenter.

Call me, email me and let's chat.

Thank you!


__________________________
Christine Holmes
Special Projects, Ste. 4000-37
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Library
One Washington Square
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0028

Tel: (408) 808-2027
Fax: (408) 808-2025
Email: Christine.Holmes@sjsu.edu

NEW ON WEB SITE: Program Schedules AND* *Abstracts have been posted.
schedule.html

*GO TO:*index.html

We all need a little pampering sometimes.

Perhaps you have been resisting the desire to attend this year's CARL Conference, to be held at Asilomar Conference Grounds from April 20-23, 2006. Located within The Monterey Bay National Wildlife Sanctuary, Asilomar offers respite from our daily routines.

( http://www.visitasilomar.com/discover/nature/sea/sanctuary.html)

Perhaps you are new to the conference circuit, new to the profession, or on course towards your MLIS. CARL would love to see you at the conference. Attending conferences is a great way for librarians to learn about new technologies, network with other librarians , and stay up-to-date on professional development. Here is a link to an article by Tanzi Merritt,
"Tips and Tricks for Conference Attendance" from LIScareer.com.
http://www.liscareer.com/merritt_conferences.htm

Perhaps you'd like to go the conference, but your personal budget won't cooperate. Here is a link to an article by Mylee Joseph, "Making a Case for Conference Attendance" from LIScareer.com
http://www.liscareer.com/joseph_conference.htm

That's all for now. See you at Asilomar!!!

Have you…

• Completed an interesting project you'd like to share with colleagues?
• Discovered a new approach to a perplexing problem?
• Conducted an innovative research project you'd like discuss?
• Established an exciting new service for your users?
• Done anything “outside of the box” that you think is worth sharing?

Share your ideas during a poster session at the 2006 CARL conference at Asilomar in Monterey, April 20 – 23. Posters are a great opportunity to interact with other academic librarians, generate stimulating conversation, and prompt new ways of thinking about what we do and how we do it. Details available at the conference website:

How to Submit a Proposal:

Proposals should be submitted electronically via e-mail and should include an attachment in .doc, .txt, or .rtf format containing the following information:

1. Primary contact person
2. Poster title
3. Names of all poster presenters in addition to primary contact person. Include the following contact information:

a. Preferred listing of name
b. Position Title
c. Institution
d. Mailing address
e. E-mail address
4. Brief description (2-3 sentences – 50 words)
5. Detailed abstract (200-300 words)

Deadline:
Proposals are due by: MONDAY, January 23, 2006.

Please send proposals to:

Kristin Johnson (kajohnson@csuchico.edu;), Chair, 2006 CARL Conference Poster Session Committee. Kris will send an email acknowledgement after receipt of proposals.

If you have questions, contact members of the Poster Session Committee:

Kristin Johnson, Chair. CSU, Chico kajohnson@csuchico.edu
Lisa Bartle, Committee member. CSU, San Bernardino lbartle@csusb.edu
Amy Andres, Committee member. CSU, Stanislaus aandres@csustan.edu