LAMP is now accepting applications for fellowships to prospective students at University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and undergrads interested in learning more about the field of librarianship can apply to attend the Summer Institute. You can find the full announcement here and application form here.
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Showing posts with label LAMP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LAMP. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
LAMP at ACRL Seattle
Check out LAMP scholar Roy Brooks' blog about his experiences at ACRL Seattle where he is presenting for the UW-Madison General Library System's ISIP program and LAMP.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A Tuesday Night with Pizza
Last night a number of the LAMP and AOF students at SLIS, and Professors Whitmire and Kim gathered for the consumption of pizza from La Roca's, my favorite local pizzeria. We talked about everything from what is going on in our classes and campus jobs to what we plan to do over spring break. A few of the students were looking forward to attending the ACRL Conference in Seattle and others, including myself, are looking forward to a trip to the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee reservations to visit their libraries, archives, and museums as part of our group independent study on the topic (it only sounds like and oxymoron: it is a group study that we had to sign up for as independent studies; we are independent of an instructor leading the class though). Good food + good conversation = a good time.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Social TLAM
A lot that has happened since my last post (hello new president!). The LAMP, AOF, and international students at SLIS had an end of the year potluck social. We had way too much food since we were the recipients of food that was left over from a retirement party for Dian Bobb just before our event. Too much food is way better than too little, isn't it though? Some other things that are underway as well include planning for the 2009 LAMP Summer Institute and discussions about a Webpage redesign.
e other students (it is ony an "independent study" on paper, since there are ten students, one professor, and two librarians working on this) where we are creating a Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums (TLAM) class. Our hope is that this will lay the groundwork for a class that could be offered next year as a regular topics course.Our focus has been on service learning, and one of our achievements already has been applying for a receiving a Kauffmann grant to help pay for trips and activities related to our study. One facet of our class has been to build on work that was done last year by three SLIS students (often referred to as the three Cs: Christina and Cat-- both of whom are in the current class as well-- and Chelsea). They conducted an assesment of the Red Cliff Reservation Community to determine whether it would be feasible to reopen their public library. Hopefully we will be able to help them take those first steps towards getting the doors open again, and eventually help lay a foundation that will lead to an entirely new library, since the existing facilities are inadequate. Other activities for this class have included numerous speakers visiting our class and getting ready to visit the TLAM at Oneida next Friday.
For more about our class experience please check out our class blog. I'll write more here in future as well. If you have any ideas or feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
Potluck Social Participants
Trying out the different dishes.
The single largest diversity project that I have been involved in lately, however, is an independent study with nine other students (it is ony an "independent study" on paper, since there are ten students, one professor, and two librarians working on this) where we are creating a Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums (TLAM) class. Our hope is that this will lay the groundwork for a class that could be offered next year as a regular topics course.Our focus has been on service learning, and one of our achievements already has been applying for a receiving a Kauffmann grant to help pay for trips and activities related to our study. One facet of our class has been to build on work that was done last year by three SLIS students (often referred to as the three Cs: Christina and Cat-- both of whom are in the current class as well-- and Chelsea). They conducted an assesment of the Red Cliff Reservation Community to determine whether it would be feasible to reopen their public library. Hopefully we will be able to help them take those first steps towards getting the doors open again, and eventually help lay a foundation that will lead to an entirely new library, since the existing facilities are inadequate. Other activities for this class have included numerous speakers visiting our class and getting ready to visit the TLAM at Oneida next Friday.For more about our class experience please check out our class blog. I'll write more here in future as well. If you have any ideas or feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee
This week I had the opportunity to meet with Steven Olikara, the new chair of the Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee. I found out about his appointment from the student paper The Daily Cardinal. We've started discussing ideas on how we might collaborate on campus-wide initiatives. One thing that was clear from our meeting is that while there are numerous initiatives by different departments and schools around the UW Campus there is not enough communication between them. If we could find a way to increase communication it might be possible to learn from each other and avoid redundancy.
One very interesting program that Steven brought to my attention is the Posse Program at the School of Education. It appears to use techniques that are similar to LAMP. Use to the link to learn more about it.
We have an LAMP, AOF, ISIP, and international student social coming up on Friday, December 12, so look here again for an overview of that event.
One very interesting program that Steven brought to my attention is the Posse Program at the School of Education. It appears to use techniques that are similar to LAMP. Use to the link to learn more about it.
We have an LAMP, AOF, ISIP, and international student social coming up on Friday, December 12, so look here again for an overview of that event.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Catching up: A social, WLA, and what's coming along
Catching up on where I ought to be with this blog . . .
There have been a few developments since the last time I posted. LAMP held its first social at Professor Robbins' house in mid-October. It was a hit, even if my son-- who came with me-- was a little ornery. It was a chicken dinner open to both LAMP and AOF students. We had over ten attendees altogether and everyone agreed that it would be worthwhile to do it again. So, I have to start thinking about that one. The idea of a potluck appeals to me since it is a way for people to express themselves and share a little about who they are while they are at it. Though, students might be too busy to make something.
Picture at WLA, left to right: Omar, Roy, Amani, Kristina, me, and Louise.
I also had the opportunity earlier this November to meet Amani Ayad, who is the backbone holding the LAMP program up, at the Wisconsin Library Association. Prof. Robbins, Amani, a number of LAMP scholars, and I had a lunch at WLA and talked about where the program is and where we are going. One of the primary efforts for LAMP right now is to reapply for funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. While not directly involved, I hope to provide Amani some assistance reviewing the grant narrative.
As for other projects being developed: I will be putting more of a focus on getting some panel discussions put together addressing diversity issues. More on that to come.
Prof. Robbins and I recently found out at a meeting that a small pool of funds may be available to help promote diversity issues at the library school. This might be able to help fund incidental expenses with the panel discussions, and perhaps it could be used to help create connections between librarians and library students. One idea I have to pay students to interview librarians and write up bios on them. This would help facilitate a mentor-like situation and help us promote the diverse backgrounds of existing librarians. In discussions I had with Adin Palau, a human resources diversity officer here, it became clear that the current UW website as it stands now is a poor tool for recruitment. Campus diversity is not well represented, but highlighting the diversity that we so have can be a way to help people imagine themselves working at Madison.
There have been a few developments since the last time I posted. LAMP held its first social at Professor Robbins' house in mid-October. It was a hit, even if my son-- who came with me-- was a little ornery. It was a chicken dinner open to both LAMP and AOF students. We had over ten attendees altogether and everyone agreed that it would be worthwhile to do it again. So, I have to start thinking about that one. The idea of a potluck appeals to me since it is a way for people to express themselves and share a little about who they are while they are at it. Though, students might be too busy to make something.
Picture at WLA, left to right: Omar, Roy, Amani, Kristina, me, and Louise.I also had the opportunity earlier this November to meet Amani Ayad, who is the backbone holding the LAMP program up, at the Wisconsin Library Association. Prof. Robbins, Amani, a number of LAMP scholars, and I had a lunch at WLA and talked about where the program is and where we are going. One of the primary efforts for LAMP right now is to reapply for funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. While not directly involved, I hope to provide Amani some assistance reviewing the grant narrative.
As for other projects being developed: I will be putting more of a focus on getting some panel discussions put together addressing diversity issues. More on that to come.
Prof. Robbins and I recently found out at a meeting that a small pool of funds may be available to help promote diversity issues at the library school. This might be able to help fund incidental expenses with the panel discussions, and perhaps it could be used to help create connections between librarians and library students. One idea I have to pay students to interview librarians and write up bios on them. This would help facilitate a mentor-like situation and help us promote the diverse backgrounds of existing librarians. In discussions I had with Adin Palau, a human resources diversity officer here, it became clear that the current UW website as it stands now is a poor tool for recruitment. Campus diversity is not well represented, but highlighting the diversity that we so have can be a way to help people imagine themselves working at Madison.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Introducing myself and LAMP
Hello, and thanks for checking out my blog on my involvement with LAMP. For those of you unfamiliar with LAMP (Library and Information Science Access Midwest Program), it is a program promoting and supporting diversity in the field of library and information studies (LIS). LAMP provides financial support to students from diverse backgrounds to enable them to attend a master's degree program in LIS from participating Midwestern universities. LAMP also connects students with mentors working in the field and provides networking support. I suggest checking out the website to learn more (http://www.lisaccess.org/).
I, myself, just started my involvement with LAMP last month. I am not a LAMP scholar, but rather a Project Assistant working to help administer and promote LAMP's objectives at UW-Madison. I am currently a second year student at UW-Madison in the School of Library and Information Studies. I hope one day to work in an academic library when a graduate and help to facilitate cross-cultural communication. Working with LAMP will be a good step in this direction.
My hope for this blog is for it to serve a few roles. First, I would like for it to be a way to help others understand the LAMP program better and how it works. In many ways I am still learning about my position as I go, so you can learn with me. I also hope that this blog can be used by people who might be interested in applying for a LAMP scholarship to learn more about the program and the scholars taking part in it. Along these lines, this blog will probably even be useful to people interested in generally knowing more about the library program at UW-Madison. But also one of the objectives of this blog will be to promote awareness of the existing diversity in libraries and the related issues to think about. I will be working to put together events that highlight topics relating to diversity, and hopefully they will get people talking about the issues (your ideas and suggestions on this count are more than welcome). And lastly, this blog will serve to help me to clarify my ideas about how to go about addressing the needs LAMP is focused on. Sometimes writing about something is a good way to see the progress you have made and where you might want to go.
Issues that I have been looking into lately for LAMP include:
I, myself, just started my involvement with LAMP last month. I am not a LAMP scholar, but rather a Project Assistant working to help administer and promote LAMP's objectives at UW-Madison. I am currently a second year student at UW-Madison in the School of Library and Information Studies. I hope one day to work in an academic library when a graduate and help to facilitate cross-cultural communication. Working with LAMP will be a good step in this direction.
My hope for this blog is for it to serve a few roles. First, I would like for it to be a way to help others understand the LAMP program better and how it works. In many ways I am still learning about my position as I go, so you can learn with me. I also hope that this blog can be used by people who might be interested in applying for a LAMP scholarship to learn more about the program and the scholars taking part in it. Along these lines, this blog will probably even be useful to people interested in generally knowing more about the library program at UW-Madison. But also one of the objectives of this blog will be to promote awareness of the existing diversity in libraries and the related issues to think about. I will be working to put together events that highlight topics relating to diversity, and hopefully they will get people talking about the issues (your ideas and suggestions on this count are more than welcome). And lastly, this blog will serve to help me to clarify my ideas about how to go about addressing the needs LAMP is focused on. Sometimes writing about something is a good way to see the progress you have made and where you might want to go.
Issues that I have been looking into lately for LAMP include:
- Funding: LAMP is at the end of a grant cycle and will be applying for a renewal. While I am not directly involved in this process, it will be interesting to see how it plays out, especially in a time of tightening budgets. I have also started to look for some other ways we can augment the funds we already have. One of the best goals I could achieve during my time with LAMP would be to expand the financial resources the Madison library program can direct at increasing diversity.
- Promotion: I am looking for local media that might be interested in highlighting the program or diversity issues in libraries.
- Events: This includes events for existing LAMP scholars, events to promote a dialog on diversity and libraries, and events to help promote the program to prospective LAMP applicants. There is a summer institute some months down the road, but there will likely be some other smaller events along the way, including one with the ISIP program for undergraduates, also at UW-Madison.
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