Sweet Honey in the Rock

I want to share some inspiring music from a soulful and spiritually enriching group of dynamic women known as Sweet Honey in the Rock. Sometimes its just good to rejuvenate one's spirit by listing to some soul stirring musical inspiration.....Enjoy!

Live at NPR - November 10, 2005
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5007357

--Leslie

All about Crocheting

One of my favorite pasttimes is crocheting that I learned from my paternal grandmother. We would spend hours making blankets, etc..... I came across the following links and thought I would share with anyone interested in the Blog-0-phere!

Crochet Guild of America's
Official Web Site:http://www.crochet.org/

Crochet Pattern Central
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/

Patchwork Crochet for contemporary creativity
http://www.patchworkcrochet.com/

Mrs. Rosa Parks - Funeral Services Information

Good Afternoon,

Following are links to view some of the funeral highlights for the mother of the modern day Civil Rights Movement in America. In particular, the moving remarks from Dr. Charles Adams, Pastor-Hartford Memorial Baptist Church (Detroit), Minister Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Bishop T.D. Jakes from the following links.

The words of justice, responsibility, taking up one's cross, etc.., resonates a call to action, but most importantly a call to see that all things in this life we are blessed with are on the shoulders and backs of our beautiful ancestors. The message is clear, we have a responsibility.......


http://www.clickondetroit.com/index.html
http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm7103_20051102.htm

Leslie

Electronic Resources on Autism Spectrum Disorders

Being a newly minted librarian who has joined the professional organizations, I get subscriptions to magazines that are library information related. One such magazine, College & Research Libraries (October , 2005: Vol. 66, No.5) provided a listing of some really good sources of information regarding Austism. I actually referred the following resources to persons who are in need of this information from this volume:

What is Autism? From the Autism Society of America (ASA)
http://asa.convio.net/site/PageSaver?pagename=whatisautism.

Autism fact sheet from Child Development Institute
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/disorders/autism_fact_sheet.shtml

Autism Resources
http://www.autism-resources.com

-Leslie

In Honor of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Greetings,

I had the most profound pleasure to have met the woman who has an important place in African American History: Mrs. Rosa Parks. My former high school in Detroit: St. Martin dePorres High School invited Mrs. Parks to speak to the junior class about leadership; she was phenominal and because I was class president, I got the opportunity to talk with her privately for a few moments. I was honored and humbled to be in her presence.

I got word directly from Detroit, MI from my brother-in-law of Mrs. Parks passing on Monday, October 24, 2005. The Detroit Newspapers mentioned that she passed away quietly in her Detroit home amongst family and friends. If you would like to read more about this gracious and quiet warrior woman, please check out the following links:

ROSA LOUISE PARKS: 1913 - 2005, Good-bye, Mrs. Parks
http://www.freep.com/news/metro/parksobit25e_20051025.htm

MOTHER OF THE MOVEMENT: Rosa 1913-2005 Parks
http://www.detnews.com/2005/specialreport/0510/25/index.htm

Detroit cherishes indomitable spirit of civil rights pioneer
http://www.detnews.com/2005/specialreport/0510/25/Po4-360115.htm

-Leslie

African American Studies Reference Sources

I am working on my syllabus for a Library Instruction Course (I will be teaching) during the Winter Term (2006) and I thought it might be a great idea to share what I have found in my research of print sources (books) at the library in which I work:

Adeeko, Adeleke. The Slave's rebellion: Literature, History, Orature. Indiana University Press (2005). ISBN -0253345960.

Beyan, Amos Jones. African American settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm and the American Civilizing. New York: Palgrave Press (2005). ISBN: 1403968918.

Holmes, Barbara Ann. Joy Unspeakable: Contempletative Practices of the Black Church. Minneapolis: Fortress Press (2004). ISBN: 0800636430.

Nesbitt, Francis Njubi. Race for Sanctions: African Americans Against Apartheid. Indiana University Press (2004). ISBN: 0253342325.

Taketani, Etsuko. U.S. Women Writers and the Discourse of Colonialism, 1825-1861. University of Tennessee Press, (2003). ISBN: 1572332271.

These are excellent sources for Africana Studies students, faculty, and history buffs.

Enjoy!

Semester At Sea

I came across some information re: study abroad programs. This one is really interesting because college/university students can study abroad via a cruise ship to visit lots of countries. If you are an undergraduate student, faculty member, or researcher in higher education, you might want to consider the information at the following website:

Semester at Sea
http://www.semesteratsea.com/programs.html

In Honor of A Great African-American Playright

Greetings....

In reading the New York Times (two days late), I learned that one of the Greatest African American Playrights, Mr. August Wilson succumbed to liver cancer on Sunday, October 2, 2005. I remember my first experience of one of his plays, "The Piano Lesson" in Detroit, MI. The experience was life changing and memorable. He wrote plays about Black People's lives covering every decade in the 20th century. He didn't "homgenize" Black People's stories in his plays. He wrote honestly and without apology. His plays are pure poetry. He will be truly missed. If you ever get an opportunity to experience one of his plays, you will be deeply moved and impacted in a very meaningful way.

Some Internet Sources about August Wilson:

August Wilson @ Darthmouth:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~awilson/

August Wilson Information
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc48.html

August Wilson- Fences, and the Piano Lesson: Lesson Plans and
other Teaching Resources
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/awilson.html

August Wilson's Obituary from my hometown newspaper:

http://www.freep.com/news/obituaries/wilson4e_20051004.htm

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

Article "Has Google Peaked?"

In the wake of Google Talk, check out this article by Robert X. Cringely:

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050825.html


--Leslie

The Artist's Toolkit

Greetings!

In reading my e-mails from the Special Libraries Association, I came across this website. Artists who are having "brain farts" will find this a good site to do a creative simulation in order to stimulate your creativity.......

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm

--Leslie

Information Literacy as a Liberal Art

It's been a while since I last posted. I've decided to change the name because I am now an official Academic Librarian. I am really excited and enthusiastic about my current opportunity. The focus of one of my projects is information literacy. The attached article poses the question of looking at Information Literacy as a Liberal Art. Check it out, and your comments would be really appreciated.

Leslie


This is an Educom review:
http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/reviewarticles/31231.html

Misc. Musings for Information Professionals

It;s been a while since I last posted to my blog. I am in the process of relocating to Indiana for an exciting and adventuous position in Academic Librarianship! Below, you will find some rather interesting sites that I would highly recommend for your information pleasure...Enjoy!

FreePint: This is an online network of information searchers. As stated in their newsletter," It's packed with tips on finding quality and reliable business information on the Internet".
http://www.freepint.com/issues/300605.htm

This is an interesting article.....

Does Your Company Need a Chief Risk Officer?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/43737.html

Forrester analyst Michael Rasmussen said the C-level risk-related position is emerging in part because corporations are overwhelmed by the compliance challenges they face.

Movie Librarians:Notable Librarians & Libraries in film

I really like this web-site created by Antoinette Graham of Mocanopy, Florida.
She has created a wonderful bibliography of relating to movies and librarians.
Check it out!
--Leslie

http://home.earthlink.net/~movielibrarians/

Urban Library Journal

Check out the following link. This is a web link associated with the Library Association of the City University of New York.

http://lacuny.cuny.edu/ulj/tables.htm