The Internet Librarian 2007 Conference (www.infotoday.com/il2007/) in Monterey last month attracted over 1,600 attendees including the most innovative thinkers and doers in the library profession. Among the speakers this year, Eloisa Gomez Borah of the Rosenfeld Management Library and her software-development partner Tim Carlson of the Anderson Computing & Information Services at the UCLA Anderson School.

Their presentation, "Living Larger: Taking Your Killer App Beyond Libraries" outlined how the Q&A management software initially developed for their eLibrarian service in the library was re-branded to ASKME Manager after eight other non-library program offices in the Anderson School adapted it for their own Q&A needs.

Their session was a 1st or 2nd choice (of four tracks) mentioned in conference wiki pages by speakers and participants, and the conference convener, Jane Dysart's own conference blog singled out their session to check out (www.dysartjones.com/blog_archives/2007_09_01_archive.shtml).

LSA Winter Party and Crafts Fair

On Tuesday, December 18th, from 10-11:30, the LSA Winter Party is returning to the Powell Rotunda. As part of this event, a library staff crafts fair will be held in the East Rotunda. If you are a crafty person and would like to share your creations with your colleagues, please contact me, Lise Snyder at lsnyder@library.ucla.edu or x64474. I am also looking for volunteers to help with planning and set up, so contact me if you are interested in helping. Please join me and the rest of the LSA Board in re-establishing a cherished Library tradition which we hope will foster a greater spirit of fellowship among all library staff.

Registration is Open: ELI 2008 Annual Meeting

Join your colleagues at ELI 2008, "Connecting and Reflecting: Preparing Learners for Life 2.0," for discussions on:

• What skills prepare us for Life 2.0?
• What educational approaches will best prepare students for Life 2.0?
• How will we update our definitions of learning as well as rethink many of our assumptions about teaching, learning, and our profession?
• What unique capabilities does IT offer to help colleges and universities ensure today’s learners are successful?

The meeting is in San Antonio, Texas from January 28-30, 2008. Still not convinced? The full program is available at: www.educause.edu/Program/13298. Register by December 31.

Free Online Publication: Educators' Spotlight Digest

The most recent issue of Educators' Spotlight Digest (ESD), a freely accessible online publication by S.O.S. for Information Literacy, is now available at www.sosspotlight.org.

The "College Connection" column for this issue discusses the collaborative work in the area of information literacy of four Southern California institutions: two from the California State University (CSU) system and two from the University of California system. Written by Amy Wallace, Head of Public Services and Outreach for CSU Channel Islands, she mentions Esther Grassian's work in the creation of Lifelong Information Literacy (LILi). Want to know more? Read the column at the above link.

Want to contribute? Contact Marilyn Arnone, Editor, at mparnone@syr.edu, if you have a favorite teaching strategy you would like to share. If you would like to contribute to the "College Connection" column, contact Abby Kasowitz-Scheer at askasowi@syr.edu.

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