Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Opportunity

If you are interested in volunteering your time and talents as an
Information Specialist, please check out the following information below:

This organization called the Geaux Library needs
Librarians both on-site and remotely...they are
working in Louisiana shelters with survivors
setting up computer networks and helping folks find
information online such as locating loved ones;
finding housing and jobs; replacing lost documents
such as birth certificates and passports;
coaching folks with limited computer skills
on how to navigate the Internet, etc. You can
also answer reference questions remotely if
you cannot get down South to help in person:

http://www.geauxlibrary.org/


I didn't see information about this on the
ALA website, and wanted to get as many
Librarians and Information Specialists in
the loop as possible. If you don't find
plain old data entry, you can also help out
from your own home computer with PeopleFinder:

http://www.katrinahelp.info/wiki/index.php/PeopleFinderVolunt

Library Listservs

Greetings,

Below, please find a listing of library listserv's for information enthusiasts!

~Leslie

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The first two are about literacy issues:

http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-aalpd/aalpd.html

To the left of this screen you will see subscribe, click it, and follow the directions. :)

http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/nifl-esl/english_second_language.html

You subscribe to this one in the same way that you subscribe to the first link I posted.

Academic libraries/literacy listserv:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/professactivity/electroniclists/electroniclists.htm

The instructions on how to join are right on the front page. Also it mentions archive availability which I always find to be very useful. More listservs......

http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=LIBREF&H=LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/ilil.htm

http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/courses/adults/library_listservs.html

https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/pubyac

Youth oriented listservs.........

Yalsa-bk is about quality young adult literature:

1. Go to http://lists.ala.org/wws/info/yalsa-bk
2. Click on either 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' on the left hand side
3. Enter your email address and hit the gray button


Pub-yac is a great listserv for youth service librarians:
Go here and follow directions:

Employment Opportunities re: Hurricane Katrina

Good Morning,

I recieved an email this morning from a former colleague From New York's FEMA office with the following information. Unfortunately, these employment opportunities are not available for evacuees from the Gulf Coast region to take advantage of:

JOB OPENINGS

FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) is recruiting through its hiring agent, AppleOne, for Customer Service Representatives ("CSRs") to staff its new Chicago call center. This call center is being opened in Chicago this week to help FEMA handle the estimated 50,000 daily calls it is receiving. Due to this state of emergency, Customer Service Representatives will be hired immediately for temporary positions.

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Here are the details concerning the position:

• Hourly payrate of $14.00/hr
• Shifts available during all hours of operation -- 7a-7p -- seven days a week (with generous overtime)
• Downtown location near Northwestern and Union train stations
• CSR's need to be able to handle large volumes of calls from distressed individuals
• CSR's must be able to type 35 words per minute
• CSR's must be able to pass a background check.

Please call AppleOne's downtown office today at 312-236-4645 for more information today.

Construction
Construction company hiring 1000 people to help with hurricane clean up.

$10/hr, 80-90 hrs weekly, food, lodging, transportation to area. Start immediately, could go on for 1-2 yrs. Anyone interested can call directly to: LVI Services, 713-991-0480

SBA
The SBA Disaster Assistance Office in Fort Worth is looking to hire 300 to 400 people immediately to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Positions are loan officers, attorneys, paralegals and customer service reps. The fax numbers for resumes are
817-684-5621 or 817-684-5799.

Please use the info yourself or pass it along to someone who is looking for work. ? This is a great opportunity to help the disaster victims while earning good pay.

A Steve Jobs Message

This is an AWESOME message from Steve Jobs of Apple:

http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505

Peace,
Leslie

Hurricane Katrina Information

I have been grappling with a lot of emotions since Hurricane Katrina. On a personal note, my extended family and former colleagues have been affected by this Hurricane. Attached below is a link I found from the Chronicle of Higher Education for individuals and persons interested in finding out about their colleges and universities affected by this storm:

http://chronicle.com/katrina/

Check it out; I was able to touch base with former colleagues who were affected by the storms.

Blessings,
Leslie

Microsoft 12

I know, its been awhile..check out the news about Microsoft 12 due out in mid-2006.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MICROSOFT_OFFICE?SITE=MIDTF&SECTION=HOME

Take Care,
Leslie