President's Message
Arizona Libraries’ Best Asset is Our Library Association
As I write this, we are about four weeks out from the 2014 Annual Conference where I will formally (and nervously) take the helm of our Arizona Library Association.
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News
2014 AzLA Service Award Winners
The AzLA Service Award Committee is happy to announce the selections for the 2014 Service Award.
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Opportunities
Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award Now Accepting Applications
The Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award Program supports library innovation, development, and research.
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Emerging Tech
The allure of cloud based storage is the promise that you’ll have access to your files no matter where you are.
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Opportunities
Knowledge River (KR) is an educational experience within the School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) that focuses on educating information professionals who have experience with and are committed to the information needs of Latino and Native American populations.
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Feature
Helpful Library Habits for the Traveling Librarian
As part of my job, I have traveled to one of fourteen locations, with completely different policies and procedures.
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Reports
Making the Trek: Attending AzLA for the First Time Despite Snow
The Arizona Library Association (AzLA) has organized an annual conference every year since 1926.
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Reports
First Time Attendee to the Association for Library Service to Children National Institute Conference
This was my first time attending the National Institute with the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and I knew by the itinerary of presenters and topics it would be valuable time spent for myself, my library, and my community.
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Reports
International Libraries Share Common Concerns
The International Coalition of Library Consortium (ICOLC) Europe Meeting 2014 was held at the National Library of Portugal in Lisbon.
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Reports
A Note on the Keynote: Lee Rainie at AzLA
The morning of November thirteenth began with a very positive presentation by Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project.
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Reports
That is where this year’s ARSL conference was held. It was a great place to have a conference and learn so much to take back to the library.
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Feature
Cyberpunk Librarian Podcasts: High Tech, Low Budget
Open source software, cloud-based data storage and retrieval, online security, reddit. These are only a few topics that the Cyberpunk Librarian has covered in his podcasts geared towards librarians.
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