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- Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Mountain Partnership Secretariat
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By The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS)
Over the last almost 10 years, the Mountain Partnership has been able to successfully promote sustainable development in mountain regions worldwide, as a multi-stakeholder mechanism involving an increasing number of members from around the globe. It is recognized as the only global instrument representing the mountain community and mountain issues in international processes and acting as a platform for advocacy for sustainable mountain development, knowledge exchange and improving local capacity.
The Mountain Partnership is a UN type two initiative, launched at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002. It is an action oriented voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people and protecting mountain environments around the world. Presently, 50 countries, 16 intergovernmental organizations and 114 major groups (e.g. civil society, NGOs and the private sector) are members. Work is carried out
with a wide range of partners, in particular with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion (CONDESAN), the University of Central Asia (UCA), the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). The Mountain Partnership receives financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Italian Cooperation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank.=
The main activities of the Mountain Partnership include:
? Advocacy for sustainable mountain development at the highest policy level, in particular the three UN Conventions ? climate change, desertification and biodiversity, as well as the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, including the Rio +20 process and beyond;
? Knowledge sharing with and among mountain communities. The Mountain Partnership taps the wealth and diversity of resources, information, knowledge, and expertise to support positive change in mountain areas.
? Strengthening the capacity of local actors
The Mountain Partnership complements, supports and strengthens on-going initiatives in sustainable mountain development. The Mountain Partnership also functions as a broker for joint initiatives; facilitating contact between countries and institutions in view of joint
activities and creating conditions for cooperation and resource mobilization at the national, regional and global level. The strategic areas of work include adaptation to climate change, Water, biodiversity, green economy, food security, indigenous people, agriculture, migration, gender and forests, in mountain regions.
Expected outcome of Rio+20: Mountains for the World
The outcome of Rio+20 should include provisions to strengthen the current partnerships that have demonstrated their advocacy role for sustainable development in their respective areas of work.
Since 1992, when chapter 13 on mountains as fragile ecosystems was introduced in Agenda 21, the demand for goods and services from mountains has grown considerably. Moreover, the ability of mountain systems to provide essential goods and services for all of humanity is increasingly under threat from climate change, globalization, a chronic lack of investment and ongoing land degradation.
Mountain Partnership members recognize that despite the progress that has been made in promoting sustainable development of mountain regions, national and international development agendas still treat mountains, if at all, as marginal environments. As a result, poverty rates are higher than in non-mountain areas.
In the context of a Green Economy, new opportunities for investments by the private sector are emerging in mountain regions, especially in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and ecosystem goods and services. However, innovative institutional arrangements are urgently required to trigger governance models and decision support systems aiming at both the integration of the social, ecological and economic capital at all scales in mountain regions, as well as the actual mainstreaming of mountains into overall national development and conservation processes.
Enhancing the global political commitment that translates into increased investments tailored to mountain regions will directly benefit poor mountain communities and indirectly humanity as a whole. Hence, sustainable mountain development, notably through integrated and socially inclusive policies, as well as low carbon technologies, should
have a prominent place in the Rio 2012 agenda and in particular in its final declaration.
In order to protect future Water supplies, reduce poverty in mountain populations and unlock the economic potential of mountains, the Mountain Partnership strongly advocates the following actions, presented at the closure of the World Mountain Conference held in Lucerne, Switzerland in October 2011:
1) Adapt and develop mountain governance that takes into account the unique characteristics of mountains in order to overcome poverty, food insecurity, and social exclusion.
2) Facilitate mountain communities to gain fair access to resources and share benefits of their use equitably.
3) Involve mountain people in decision making processes that concern their livelihood, economy, environment, and culture.
4) Strengthen and develop national, regional and global institutions that address highland- lowland interactions and transboundary cooperation, support capacity building, generation and dissemination of knowledge, technical expertise and innovation for sustainable mountain development.
5) Provide enabling conditions and incentives for investment by the private sector in sustainable development in mountain areas and include appropriate funding in national budgets in order to enhance wellbeing and reduce disparities.
6) Recognize the vulnerability of mountain ecosystems within the three Rio conventions and adopt action plans for each related to sustainable development.
7) Make best use of all new and existing funding mechanisms such as the Global
Environment Facility.
To achieve these ends strong and united advocacy for mountain issues with tangible results in future UNCSD negotiations is essential.
In order to be in a better position to respond to increasing expectations from MP members and other mountain partners in support to sustainable mountain development, the outcome of Rio+20, building on Agenda 21, Chapter 13, might consider elevating that status of the Mountain Partnership from a type two initiative to a stronger type of instrument within the UN structure. Considerations around this opportunity shall be discussed within the framework of the Partnerships Programme of the UN.


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BDP's public realm scheme for Carlos Place and Mount Street in Mayfair, London was completed back in July. The project for Grosvenor is one of a number of schemes that seek to enhance the public realm of its central London estate.
BDP has upgraded the streetscape in terms of composition, surfacing materials and furniture elements. The grandeur of this area has been revived through improvements to the pedestrian experience, the removal of clutter and the putting in place of high quality surfacing materials, by strengthening the street's relationship to its buildings and by making Carlos Place and Mount Street Gardens better places for people.
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About Us
Living The Future 8 - 2012
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Living The Future 8 - Welcome
Join us for this two-day invitational event, April 23-24, 2012, for libraries that are innovating at a fast pace.
Conference will include panel discussions, presentations, breakout sessions, and poster displays on key topics.
Thank you to EBSCO for its generous support of Living the Future 8.
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Living The Future 8 - 2012 - Program
Plenary Sessions Breakout Sessions Poster Session
Videos, Power Point files, and Posters from the Plenary, Breakout, and Poster Sessions are available in the UA Campus Repository.
|Monday April 23, 2012
8:30 -
9:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast provided
Sign-up for Tuesday afternoon tours (optional)
|Madera Room, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
9:00 -
9:15 a.m.
|Welcome & opening remarks by Carla Stoffle, Dean of University Libraries, University of Arizona
|Madera Room, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
9:15 -
10:30 a.m.
Introduction of panel speakers by Robert Mitchell, Associate Dean, University of Arizona Libraries
Deans/Directors Panel
Organizational Realignment and Restructuring
(Each panelist takes 12 minutes to share thoughts and allow 15 minutes for Q & A from audience)
Madera Room, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
10:30 -
11:00 a.m.
|Break & walk to Main Library
11:00 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
Breakout Discussion Groups
(20-40 minute presentations followed by 50-60 minute group dialogue engaging participants on what each institution has implemented or is planning to implement regarding topic)
Main Library
Special Collections Conference Room
12:30 -
1:30 p.m.
|Boxed lunch provided
|5th Floor Staff Lounge, Main Library
|1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Discussion Groups
(20-40 minute presentations followed by 50-60 minute group dialogue engaging participants on what each institution has implemented or is planning to implement regarding topic)
Main Library
Special Collections Conference Room
|3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
|3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
Breakout Discussion Groups
(20-40 minute presentations followed by 50-60 minute group dialogue engaging participants on what each institution has implemented or is planning to implement regarding topic)
Main Library
Special Collections Conference Room
|Tuesday April 24, 2012
|8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
|Continental breakfast provided
|Madera Room, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
9:00 -
10:30 a.m.
Introduction of panel speakers by Robert Mitchell, Associate Dean, University of Arizona Libraries
Future of the Profession: Skills, Education, and Structure
|Madera Room, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
10:30 -
11:00 a.m.
|Break & walk to Main Library
11:00 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
|Poster Session
Main Library
|12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Lunch & Wrap Up
|5th Floor Staff Lounge, Main Library
|2:00 p.m.
Tours (optional)
Plenary Sessions
Organizational Realignment and Restructuring
- Susan K. Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, North Carolina State University
- Carla Stoffle, Dean of University Libraries, University of Arizona
- lorraine j. haricombe, Dean of Libraries, University of Kansas
- Susan E. Parker, Deputy University Librarian, UCLA
- Marlo Maldonado Young, Virtual Education Coordinator, University of California, San Diego Libraries
Notes and videos from this session will be added to this page after the conference
- How the UCLA LibraryConquered Space and Time -- Susan E. Parker
- Organizational Realignment and Restructuring -- Marlo Maldonado Young
Future of the Profession: Skills, Education, and Structure
- Beverly P. Lynch, Professor of Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA
- Gary Strong, University Librarian, UCLA
- Deborah Turner, Assistant Professor, The iSchool at Drexel University
- Kathleen De Long, Associate University Librarian (Finance and Human Resources), University of Alberta Libraries
Notes and videos from this session will be added to this page after the conference
- Competencies = Accomplishment and Transformation -- Kathleen De Long
Breakout Sessions
Alternatives to Textbooks (led by Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Data Management and Curation (led by MacKenzie Smith, former Research Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Learning Environments - 21st Century Library (led by Patrick Deaton, Associate Director for Learning Spaces and Capital Management, and Susan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, North Carolina State University Libraries; and Jennifer Church-Duran, Assistant Dean for User Services, University of Kansas Libraries)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Archives, Special & Unique Collections (led by Tom Hyry, Director of Special Collections, UCLA Library)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Educational Role of Libraries (led by led by Jen Fabbi, Director, Research and Education, Jeanne Brown, Head of Assessment, Anne Zald, Head, Educational initiatives, & Steven Hoover, Instructional Design Librarian, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
On-Demand Information Delivery/Patron-Driven Acquisition (led by Stephen Bosch, Materials Budget, Procurement, and Licensing Librarian, University of Arizona Libraries)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Scholarly Communication (led by lorraine j. haricombe, Dean of Libraries, University of Kansas)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Virtual Environments (led by Josh Boyer, Head of User Experience, North Carolina State University Libraries, and Scott Hanrath, Director of Integrated Technology Services, University of Kansas Libraries)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Operational Effectiveness and Staffing (led by Lars Leon, Head of Resource Sharing, University of Kansas Libraries )
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Value of Libraries (led by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction and Associate Professor for Library Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Notes from this session will be added to this page after the conference
Poster Session
The ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce: Refining One Approach to Diversity Recruitment
Mark A. Puente, Director of Diversity and Leadership Programs, Association of Research Libraries
Since 2000 the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) has provided financial support, training, and leadership development to over 150 master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. Recent iterations of this Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) and ARL-member funded program have focused on recruitment of students with academic backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. This poster will highlight program successes with respect to outputs, long-term impact on the LIS profession, and the perceived effect on career tracks of program participants.
Career Research Beyond Google: Collaboration Done Right!
Jeannie An, Research Services Librarian, Ron Joyce Centre (RJC), DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Since 2009, the library has collaborated with the department of Social Sciences Inquiry Program, Soc Sci 2EL0 (Career Planning Through Experiential Learning) and has delivered one lecture for this course every term. Social Sciences 2EL0 is a non-credit six week course where students are exposed to and engaged with interactive tools and resources through career planning and research. Both the course and presentation have evolved and now include such discussion topics as effective use social media and the hidden job market. Working closely with the instructor ensures students are provided the necessary tools not only graduate, but to also prepare them for the job market and future career development and success.
Data Management at the University of Arizona: Working Across Campus to Develop Support and Services
Chris Kollen, Data Curation Librarian, Scholarly Publishing and Data Management Team, University of Arizona Libraries
In January 2011, the National Science Foundation instituted a requirement that all grant proposals include a data management plan. In response, many academic libraries began to focus on developing library services that support storing and curating data in order to increase research productivity. The University of Arizona, with the Libraries taking a lead, wanted to look at how the campus could support researchers as they developed data management plans. With the goal of making substantial advances in this area, the Dean of Libraries designated 1 FTE librarian for data management, and the Dean and Vice-President for Research (VPR) established the Campus Data Management and Curation Advisory Committee with members from the Libraries, VPR's office, and faculty regarding data management, the Campus Committee's charge and recommendations (including what units need to collaborate), progress made, next steps, and useful tools and initiatives to keep an eye on.
Data-Driven Strategic Planning for Access Services
John Miller-Wells, Library Information Analyst, and Travis Teetor, Library Operations Supervisor, Access and Information Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
This poster will describe the process and role of the University of Arizona's Access Services and frontline public service staff in needs assessment and user service evaluation, specifically in understanding the voice of the customer. We will include information on our strategic planning process, resources required, data sources, methodology, analytical tools, and the outcomes of this process. Information in this poster was first presented at the 2010 Access Services Conference and has subsequently been updated for publication.
Digital Course Materials: Expanding Access & Reducing the Cost of Enrollment
Michael Brewer, Team Leader, Instructional Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
The cost and accessibility of textbooks and other required course materials has been an issue at both the local and national levels for a long time. Indicative of this is a new requirement in Arizona that universities provide students with a total cost of attendance for each course before they enroll. Universities must do more to improve students' access to required course materials and to reduce the overall cost of education. In the past, supplying students with required course texts was delegated to the bookstore in coordination with teaching faculty. Today, with emerging electronic options and business models, a more nuanced, multi-tiered, and campus-wide approach may be possible and necessary. This poster will detail the major issues and describe some potential solutions.
Evolution of an Information Competency Graduation Requirement: Current Impact and Future Implications
Lorrita Ford, Director, Library Services, College of San Mateo
The College of San Mateo institutionalized information competency proficiency as a graduation requirement in Fall 2010. This session will trace the evolution of the requirement from conception to implementation, the multiple ways that the requirement can be satisfied, and its impact on students and library services.
The Evolution of the Information Resources Management: UA Libraries' experiences with Doing More with Less
Ricardo Andrade, Assistant Librarian, Jim Martin, Associate Librarian, and Ping Situ, Associate Librarian, Research Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
Like most academic libraries in this difficult economic climate, the UA Libraries have had to cope with constant budget pressures and challenges. Due to diminishing resources, the information resources management component of the Library is one of the areas that has had to be reevaluated regarding how to maximize existing resources to better meet users' needs. The poster will highlight some of the new approaches and strategies that the Library is utilizing to meet users' needs with limited resources in the changing environment.
Faculty Perceptions: Next Generation Teaching & Learning Services for the Academic Library
Marlo Maldonado Young, Virtual Education Coordinator, University of California, San Diego Libraries
This poster presents qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews with faculty on how the academic library of the future can support digital teaching and student learning needs on the UC San Diego campus. Input from faculty across academic disciplines identified as early adopters of educational technology were interviewed in order to define and identify a preliminary framework for digital teaching and learning support services for the UC San Diego Libraries to consider. Faculty ideas that emerged present transformative opportunities that extend far beyond the current framework of "instructional services" provided by academic libraries. Data also includes input on the role of the librarian in supporting faculty's digital teaching.
First Steps: An Environment Scanning Process for Informing Decision-Making in Digital Humanities
Cynthia Elliott, Assistant Librarian, Research Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
Digital Humanities is a collaborative approach to humanist work using digital tools that encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and challenge current theoretical paradigms using technologies. This poster will present an environmental scanning process for discovering opportunities for the University of Arizona Libraries to take a leadership role in the area of Digital Humanities on campus. These first steps lead to identifying, collecting, and translating information about external influences into useful recommendations that provide input into our decision-making process.
Forming a New Team: Delivery, Description, and Acquisitions Team (DDAT)
Linda Dols, Library Information Analyst, Katie Lee, Library Information Associate, Deborah Quintana, Manager of Document and Production Services, & Jeanne Voyles, Team Leader, Description, Delivery, and Acquisition Team, University of Arizona Libraries
In the most recent restructuring of the University of Arizona Libraries in May 2011, a new team was formed: the Description, Delivery, and Acquisition Team (DDAT). Similar work in the Libraries was assigned to DDAT. The highest-priority work of DDAT is the acquisition and delivery of information needed to support our primary customers' teaching, research, and learning. Ordering and interlibrary loan (ILL) support obtaining information; cataloging and metadata work support discovery; ILL and all document delivery services provide delivery of information. This team is also responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing in-house digital scanning and reproduction work, which merges the application of metadata and cataloging on a single team. The functions of this team implement the information access/acquisition policies and apply the cataloging and metadata strategies, schema, and standards that are set by this team in coordination with other teams in the Libraries. This poster session will present the process used to form the new team, the implementation process, and how the team continues to cross-train, assign work, and measure success.
Librarians Bridging the Gap: From High School to University
Toni Anaya, Assistant Professor, Multicultural Studies Librarian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Academic libraries have not typically been able to build partnerships with K-12 education in ways that could both impact our information literacy mission and the goals of our universities surrounding student achievement and academic persistence. However, these partnerships are important in the big picture, as libraries try to affect information literacy and student achievement. Partnerships with pre-university students can be accomplished in various ways, but one avenue is working through college preparation and academic outreach programs affiliated with the university. Since 2010, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries have been collaborating with the Office of Admissions on an innovative program working with high school seniors through the Nebraska College Preparatory Academy (NCPA). The UNL Libraries have been able to demonstrate a strong connection with the students as they enter college, helping impact student retention and achievement statistics. Moreover, the project has improved the information literacy skills of the cohort's students, by starting to work with them from the high school level.
Karen E. Downing, Education Liaison and Foundations and Grants Librarian, and Alexandra Rivera, Student Enrichment and Community Outreach Librarian, University Library, University of Michigan
Librarianship, like no other profession, has undergone great changes over the last several decades, including demographic shifts in our internal and external communities, sweeping technological changes, and other factors that impact how we conduct our work. The profession has accordingly organized to meet these changes. This poster is a preview of a forthcoming publication exploring Library Leadership in these new environs. Specifically the poster will present the evaluation of leadership thought, leadership needs in various contexts, current leadership development initiatives, and the application of recent leadership research to frame a new model of library leadership: Library Leadership 2.0.
A Local Look at the ARL 2030 Scenario Planning Project
Jennifer Church-Duran, Assistant Dean for User Services, University of Kansas Libraries
In 2010, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) developed an exciting new project, designed to support libraries in future visioning and preparation. The result was a set of 4 "alternate futures" narratives (scenarios) that do not discuss libraries, but rather the research environment in which libraries will function. These scenarios work together as a set, to shape and guide strategic conversation through highlighting critical uncertainties. KU Libraries became one of the first ARL institutions to bring this work home. We launched intensive, interactive workshops that offered our staff the opportunity to suspend disbelief and move beyond conventional understanding about our future. This poster will provide an overview of the ARL scenario set, and explain the outcomes and best practices of KU Libraries' work.
More Than an Online Pathfinder: Getting the Most Out of Online Course Guides
Erica DeFrain, Assistant Librarian, Instructional Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
With library budgets continuing to shrink and the ability to create online content becoming an accessible task for almost everyone, the push to offer more scalable online instruction services has never been stronger. The number of library course and subject guides has exploded in recent years, but are they really doing what librarians hope they are? This poster seeks to spark a new dialogue concerning the creation and use of online course guides by looking at the assumptions we hold and what practice has taught us. Who is using them? What is a course guide's lifespan? Do we have the data to support our pedagogical theories? What does the future hold? How can we make them better?
Online Credit Courses: Providing Effective Learning Environments for Students
Yvonne Mery, Assistant Librarian, Jill Newby, Associate Librarian, and Jeanne Pfander, Associate Librarian, Instructional Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
The Online Research Lab and the Information Research Strategies for Graduate Students and Researchers courses were created to address the needs of undergraduate and graduate-level students from across the University when the Libraries moved to an online instruction model. These one-credit courses have been successfully delivered to hundreds of students since their creation. In this time, the courses have gone through several reiterations and evaluations, and continue to be improved upon. Quantitative and qualitative data have shown that these credit courses are an effective and popular way to teach information literacy. This poster session will describe the courses and their creation, and present assessment data showing the effectiveness of the ORL course.
Patron-Driven Acquisitions: Bridging the Boundaries of Need and Access to Information Resources
Andrew See, Library Information Associate, Delivery, Description and Acquisitions Team, University of Arizona Libraries
As the University of Arizona Libraries employ a 21st century user-centered approach to information resource management, we have adopted a Patron-Driven Acquisitions program. Fundamentally, the program is based on the model of users as the drivers of library acquisitions. By imbedding order records in the library catalog and by identifying user needs through interlibrary loan requests, the library is able to acquire targeted information resources that more efficiently meet the research needs of our users. This service significantly enhances the user experience and allows the UA Libraries to see greater use of our resources.
Quick and (Mostly) Painless Space Usage Assessment Using iPads
Amanda Brite, Library Information Associate, Hayri Yildirim, Director of Facilities Planning and Management, Jeanne Pfander, Associate Librarian, and John Miller-Wells, Library Information Analyst, Library Space Usage Assessment Project Team, University of Arizona Libraries
The Library Space Usage Assessment project was initiated in September 2011 in an attempt to answer questions about how public spaces were currently being utilized at the University of Arizona Libraries. The project team utilized iPads and an online data collection form to gather data on customer activity over a period of three weeks during the fall 2011 semester. This poster presents an overview of the tools and methodology developed by the project team to conduct the assessment. The presentation also highlights the results of the project team's assessment efforts and how those results informed recent changes to library services.
The Relative Value Scale: How Relevant Is a Journal to Your Institution's Research & Instruction?
Jason C. Dewland, Assistant Librarian, Research Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
Due to significant cuts in the University of Mississippi's library budget, a ranking system was needed to determine the value of a journal to the local research and instruction needs. Major journal rankings products are not a strong resource to measure a journal's value because they exclude many journals and do not account for local research preferences. What was created was a simple algorithm to rank the business journal collection based on varying levels of usage, citations, and pricing. This poster will present an explanation of the algorithm, the resulting rank-order list, and what journals were actually cut.
Supporting Students Where They Are When They Need It: Scaling Instruction at the University of Arizona Libraries
Leslie Sult & Elizabeth Kline, Associate Librarians, Instructional Services Team, University of Arizona Libraries
Continuing on the University of Arizona Libraries' long history of leveraging technology to support students in attaining information fluency, this poster will highlight two approaches for supporting students where and when they need assistance. We will discuss how the Libraries selected, developed, and refined a scalable and interactive online approach to database instruction and suggest an approach other libraries can adopt to make pedagogically sound database tutorials. We will also share a local tool designed to push course-appropriate library content and services to all courses using a course management system and our plans for modifying the tool so that faculty and librarians can work together to efficiently and easily create customized, integrated course guides.
To Fee or Not to Fee: Building Student Support for Additional Library Revenue
Cheryl Cuillier, Instructional Librarian, Robyn Huff-Eibl, Access and Information Services Team Leader, and Michael Brewer, Instructional Services Team Leader, University of Arizona Libraries
The University of Arizona has had a student library fee since 2006. The fee started out at $15/year for students and now stands at $120/year. In FY2011-12, fee revenue for the University Libraries is expected to be about $3.5 million—a critical chunk of our budget. This poster will describe the approach that enabled the Libraries to successfully implement a fee. Garnering support from student government leaders and advisory boards has been crucial. The poster will also detail how student fee money is used, challenges we've faced, and strategies that might work at your institution.
Writing for Educators Instead of Grade Levels
Cass Fey, Curator of Education, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona Libraries
This session will focus on successful educators' guides written to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary use of collections by K-12 and university faculty. This tactic for relating collections to classroom study bypasses the time-consuming methodology of writing for specific grade levels. The Curator of Education at the Center for Creative Photography will discuss her approach to writing for the educated individual to assess and present collection subject matter and interpretation strategies to students at various grade levels and across curricula. It will include samples of collection descriptions, discussion questions, and methods for interpreting photographs.
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Living The Future 8 - 2012 - Speakers
- Marilyn Billings
- Stephen Bosch
- Josh Boyer
- Jeanne Brown
- Jennifer Church-Duran
- Patrick Deaton
- Kathleen De Long
- Jen Fabbi
- Scott Hanrath
- lorraine j. haricombe
- Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
- Steven Hoover
- Tom Hyry
- Lars Leon
- Beverly P. Lynch
- Susan Nutter
- Susan E. Parker
- MacKenzie Smith
- Carla J. Stoffle
- Gary E. Strong
- Deborah Turner
- Marlo Maldonado Young
- Anne E. Zald
Marilyn Billings is the Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a position she has held since 2006. She provides campus and regional leadership and education in alternative scholarly communication strategies and gives presentations on author rights, new digital publishing models, and the role of digital repositories in today's research and scholarship endeavors. Billings is also actively involved in regional and national workshops on these topics, most recently the international SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Resource Coalition) OA workshop held in Kansas City in March 2012. Current projects include her oversight of the UMass Amherst's digital repository ScholarWorks and her recent role as the leader of the campus' Open Education Initiative. For a complete list of Billings' presentations and publications, visit http://works.bepress.com/marilyn_billings/.
Stephen Bosch—Materials Budget, Procurement, and Licensing Librarian from the University of Arizona—has been involved with various aspects of acquisitions, collection development, and library administrative services during his 30+ year tenure at the University of Arizona. He has held positions as Acquisitions Librarian and Coordinator for Collection Development, Information Access Librarian, Financial and Administrative Services Librarian, as well as his current position. He has been chair of many committees, teams, councils, and projects focusing on information resource development and management, user needs assessments, licensing issues, and serials/monographs acquisitions both at the University of Arizona and nationally. Of his many publications, the most visible are the annual articles on serials pricing he authors for Library Journal. He is the 2006 recipient of the American Library Association ALCTS Harrassowitz Award for Leadership in Library Acquisitions and is currently Chair of the American Library Association's ALCTS Acquisitions Section.
Josh Boyer has worked at the North Carolina State University Libraries since 1999, first as Reference Librarian for Distance Learning Services and later as Associate Head of Research and Information Services. He worked on virtual reference and "Ask Us" services, usability testing, and project management for web initiatives including NCSU's homegrown QuickSearch tool, Citation Builder, GroupFinder, and the implementation of Summon. In February 2012, Boyer took on the role of head of a new department at NCSU Libraries, User Experience, which combines the Libraries' web team and Learning Commons unit. They will focus on the user experience in both virtual and physical spaces. Prior to working in libraries, Boyer spent 3 years as a newspaper reporter. Boyer earned an MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999, and a B.A. in English with Honors in Creative Writing from UNC in 1994.
Jeanne Brown is Head of Assessment for the Libraries at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She served on the ACRL Task Force to revise the Standards for Libraries in Higher Education, has been a member of the ACRL Assessment Committee, and is currently on the ACRL Value Committee and its subcommittee to develop the Value Bibliography.
Jennifer Church-Duran is the Assistant Dean for User Services at the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries. She is responsible for a division which encompasses instruction, reference & outreach, access services, interlibrary loan/document delivery, and branch oversight. Before becoming Assistant Dean, Church-Duran served as the Head of Instructional Services, overseeing both information literacy and technology training. Prior to coming to KU, she was the Head of Media and Computer Services and the Head of the Information Commons at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Church-Duran has a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Kentucky. Her professional and research interests include faculty/librarian collaboration, information literacy and curricular integration, and the impact of learning spaces on student persistence and success.
Patrick Deaton is the Associate Director for Learning Spaces and Capital Management at the North Carolina State University Libraries. He is responsible for working with the design and construction team for the $115 million James B. Hunt Jr. Library, scheduled to open in early 2013, to ensure that the building will meet the needs of the Libraries, students, and faculty. He also oversees a number of renovation projects at the Libraries' existing facilities. Previously, Deaton was an Architect and Project Manager with J. Hyatt Hammond Associates in Greensboro, N.C., where he designed a number of library and higher education projects. He received his architectural training at the University of Virginia and Princeton University.
Kathleen De Long is Associate University Librarian (Human Resources and Teaching/Learning), University of Alberta Libraries. She has been a frequent guest lecturer in the Master's in Library Science (MLIS) program at the University of Alberta and sessional instructor for the library leadership and management course. In 2003, she was awarded the Miles Blackwell Award for Outstanding Academic Librarian by the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries. As well as her MLIS, De Long has a master's in Public Management from the University of Alberta, and just recently completed her doctorate in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions at Simmons College. Her current research focuses upon investigating leadership within the library profession.
Jen Fabbi is tenured Associate Professor and Director of Research and Education in the Libraries at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She joined the library faculty at UNLV in 1999 after earning her graduate degree at the University of Arizona. Fabbi has served in several leadership capacities in the Libraries and on campus including: Head of the Curriculum Materials Library; Interim Director of Libraries Technical Services; Special Assistant to the Dean of Libraries; and two terms on the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. During the 2009-2010 academic year, she was on reassignment to the Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, concentrating on an Undergraduate Education reform proposal, which was subsequently approved by the Faculty Senate in fall 2011. Fabbi's current research is on factors impacting the information literacy of first-year college students, and she will graduate with her Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership this May.
Scott Hanrath is Director of Integrated Technology Services / Assistant Librarian at the University of Kansas Libraries, where among other things he works with library discovery systems, digital journal publishing services, and the KU ScholarWorks institutional repository. In addition to his experience in a academic research library, Scott has worked as a developer and analyst in a university central IT unit, a university-based survey statistics research center, and a private science and mathematics education research firm. His interests include open source software development and the digital humanities. Scott has an MS in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BA (English and Philosophy) from St. Olaf College.
lorraine j. haricombe is Dean of the University of Kansas Libraries, which serves 25,000 students and 1,300 faculty. One of the founding members of the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions, haricombe also serves as the Provost's designate for open access implementation at KU. She is a past chair of the Greater Western Library Alliance Board of Directors, a current member of the Lyrasis Board, PubMed's Central Advisory Committee, and a member of SPARC's Steering Committee. Recently, she participated in the South African Research Library Consortium's Executive Management Academy. Prior to joining KU in 2006, she was Dean of Libraries at Bowling Green State University. She holds doctoral and master's degrees in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction and Associate Professor for Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also co-chair of the Association of College and Research Libraries' Value of Academic Libraries Committee. Her research interests focus on assessment, performance measurement, information literacy, student learning, and professional development for academic librarians. She co-edited the new book Environments for Student Growth and Development: Libraries and Student Affairs in Collaboration (ACRL, 2012).
Steven Hoover is the Instruction Design Librarian at the Lied Library of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a two-time graduate of Indiana University (School of Library and Information Science - MLS and B.A.s in English/Psychology) and the 2009 ACRL Immersion Teacher Track Program. He has previously held positions at the Harvard Kennedy School Library and Trinity University. His research interests include instructional design, assessment, curriculum reform, and pedagogy. While at Trinity University, he taught a first-year seminar course titled "Dude, Where's My Cape: Reading and Understanding Graphic Novels." Most recently, he served as the lead facilitator for the UNLV Hotel Faculty Institute on Capstone & Course Design and the UNLV Faculty Institute on First Year Seminars.
Tom Hyry is Director of UCLA Library Special Collections, a position he has held since March 2010. In this capacity he has led the integration of five formerly separate units into a single, library-wide special collections department dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and providing access to a premier collection of archives, manuscripts, rare books, photographs, ephemera, and other rare and unique historical materials covering a vast number of subjects, eras, and geographic areas. Prior to coming to UCLA, he spent 13 years in two different positions in the Yale University Library: Head of the Manuscript Unit at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Head of Arrangement and Description in the Manuscripts and Archives department. Hyry has published articles and given papers on a number of topics in the archival field, including backlog management, appraisal of faculty papers, electronic records in manuscript collections, and the evolution of the finding aid. He has held numerous professional posts, including serving as an elected member of the Council of the Society of American Archivists. He holds a master's degree in Library and Information Studies with an archival concentration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in History from Carleton College.
Lars Leon is the Head of Resource Sharing and Delivery Services at the University of Kansas Libraries. He has also contributed more time in the library staff development and assessment activities. His research and service interests, focusing on interlibrary loan best practices, assessment, and staff development, have led him to give a variety of presentations and workshops that has taken him everywhere from Kansas to Stockholm and Bulgaria.
Beverly P. Lynch is Professor of Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA, Director of the UCLA Senior Fellows Program, and the Founding Director of the California Rare Book School. Lynch has worked in various professional positions in the libraries of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Marquette University, Yale University, and the City of Plymouth (England) public Library. She received her B.S. degree in English and Music from North Dakota State University, her M.S. in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The University of Wisconsin presented her with its 2009 Distinguished Alumna Award in 2009. Lynch served as President of the American Library Association from 1985-1986 and as Interim President of the Center for Research Libraries from 2000-2001. She received the 2009 Joseph W. Lippincott Award for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship, the 2012 Melvil Dewey Award for creative professional achievement in library management and training, and the University of Wisconsin's 2009 Distinguished Alumna Award. She is the author of six books and has lectured and published widely in the areas of library management, organizational design, and standards for libraries.
Susan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at North Carolina State, is a nationally recognized librarian, receiving the 2005 Librarian of the Year award from Library Journal. In 1999, Susan was awarded the Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award, which recognizes leaders in the profession who have contributed significantly to improvements in the area of library automation, management, and library development and research. Under Nutter's leadership, the NCSU Libraries have risen considerably in the rankings of university research libraries and gained an international reputation as a technology incubator and leader in the digital library age. The library is also known for the extraordinary caliber of its staff and the quality and innovation of the service it offers. Currently, Nutter is deeply involved in the planning for the opening of the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library on NC State's Centennial Campus. The Hunt Library is scheduled to open in January 2013. This iconic building is designed to be nothing less than the best learning and collaborative space in the country.
Susan E. Parker has held the position of Deputy University Librarian for the University Library at UCLA since 2005. Starting as a reference librarian in corporate law firms, she has held leadership positions in public and administrative services in the libraries of Tufts University and Harvard Law School. Prior to coming to UCLA, she was Associate Dean of the Library at California State University, Northridge from 1997-2005. She is an MLS graduate of Queens College, City University of New York. She earned an M.A. in U. S. History from Indiana University, and graduated with honors in History from Earlham College in Richmond, Ind. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Capella University. Dr. Parker has held elected and volunteer offices in the Library Organization and Management Section (LOMS) of LAMA, and she is a past chair of the ACRL Law and Political Science Section (LPSS). She has served on several ALA awards and program committees and was a long-time book reviewer for Library Journal. She is a member of the 2001 class of the Stanford-California State Library Institute and a member of the 2003 class of UCLA Senior Fellows in Information Studies. Parker's expertise is in library organizations, facilities planning, disaster recovery, budgeting, and assessment processes.
MacKenzie Smith is an independent consultant on library and information technology strategy. She was formerly Research Director at the MIT Libraries, overseeing various research projects in the area of Semantic Web for scholarly communication and digital data curation, including long-term data preservation and archiving. She was formerly the Associate Director for Technology in the MIT Libraries, overseeing the libraries' technology operations and strategy, and the Project Director for MIT's collaboration with Hewlett-Packard to build DSpace, the open source digital archive platform. She is a Science Fellow at the Creative Commons, working on data governance policy, and was a Special Consultant to design and lead the new ARL E-Science Institute. Prior to MIT, Smith managed the Harvard University Library's Digital Library Program Manager and held IT positions at Harvard and the University of Chicago.
Carla J. Stoffle has been Dean of Libraries at the University of Arizona since 1991. Prior to coming to Arizona, Carla was Deputy Director for Public Services at the University of Michigan Library and the Assistant Chancellor for Educational Services at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Barbados, in the West Indies. Carla is an active leader in the library profession. She is past president of the Association of College and Research Libraries, past chair of the Center for Research Libraries and the Greater Western Library Alliance, and past treasurer of the American Library Association. She is currently a trustee for Amigos Library Services and serves on the Association of Research Libraries' Transforming Research Libraries Steering Committee. Stoffle has been honored with American Library Association's Elizabeth Futas "Catalyst for Change Award," the Academic Research Librarian of the Year Award, the Arizona Librarian of the Year Award, and the Vision Award from the University of Arizona's Commission on the Status of Women.
Gary E. Strong became UCLA's seventh University Librarian on Sept. 1, 2003. His appointment marked a return to California, where he served as California State Librarian from 1980 through 1994. One of his particular accomplishments during that time was the creation of the California Research Bureau, one of the state's finest public policy organizations. From 1994 until 2003, Strong was head of the Queens Borough Public Library, the busiest public library in America. Serving the most diverse county in the nation, this system encompasses a central library, 62 community libraries, and 6 adult learning centers. Strong began his career at the University of Idaho Library and the Latah County (Idaho) Free Library and subsequently worked at the Markeley Residence Library at the University of Michigan, public libraries in Oregon and Washington, and the Washington State Library. Strong is a native of Moscow, Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Idaho in 1966 and a master of Library Science degree from the University of Michigan in 1967. In 2010, the University of Idaho bestowed upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of his distinguished career accomplishments.
Deborah Turner is Assistant Professor at the Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology. Prior to Drexel, Turner worked as a librarian in multiple capacities—including senior manager, outreach coordinator, and manuscript specialist—most recently at the University of California, Santa Cruz. After encouragement she received from her participation in a previous Living the Future conference, Turner went on to earn a doctorate from the University of Washington, with a year of Fulbright funding at the University of Tampere, Finland. Currently, she teaches academic libraries, leadership, management, and international information issues.
Marlo Maldonado Young is the Coordinator of Virtual Education at the University of California, San Diego's Social Sciences & Humanities Library, a new position for the UCSD Libraries established in 2011. Most recently, Marlo has conducted exploratory interviews with faculty identified as early adopters of educational technology in order to identify and define a preliminary framework for digital teaching and learning support services as the libraries restructure. Prior to this, Marlo has worked at UCSD's Center for Library & Instructional Computing Support and has also served as the Coordinator of Cross-College Outreach for the system of UCSD libraries. Marlo is a past Fellow with the National Library of Medicine, a current fellow in ARL's Leadership & Career Development Program, and earned her MLS degree from the University of Arizona.
Anne E. Zald is Head of Educational Initiatives at the University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Previously she held positions at the University of Washington Libraries, Oberlin College Library, and Wayne State University Library. Since 1999 Zald has been on the faculty for ACRL's Immersion programs, providing professional development experiences to academic librarians in the areas of teaching, managing, and assessing instruction programs. While at the University of Washington, she served as a lecturer for the Information School, teaching courses on information problem solving for undergraduates and "Sources of Information in the Social Sciences" for the MLIS program. Zald earned an AMLS from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in History from Oberlin College.
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Living The Future 8 - 2012 - Accommodations
Guests will stay at the Tucson Marriott University Park, which is situated at the main gate of The University of Arizona. Just steps from the front door is Tucson's most vibrant social and cultural neighborhood: over 30 restaurants, shopping, touring Broadway shows, and 4 museums. Rooms are equipped with coffee maker, mini fridge (some rooms), luxurious bedding (down comforters, custom duvets), iron and ironing board, bathrobe, and hairdryer. High-speed internet is wireless in public area and wireless and wired-for-business in guest rooms. (note: fees may apply for internet access).
Tucson Marriott University Park
880 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: 520.792.4100
Toll free: 1.866.596.7897
Call the hotel directly to reserve your rooms. Mention "Living the Future" to receive conference discount. If sharing rooms, individuals will need to list the name of the participant that they are sharing a room with so both names are on the reservation. (note: conference discount applies if you book before March 23, 2012).
Single Rate: $119
Double Rate: $119
Additional Guest per room: $15.00 /night
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Living The Future 8 - 2012 - Getting Around
Getting Around
Directions from Tucson Marriott University Park to the University of Arizona Main Library:
Directions from the Tucson International Airport to the Tucson Marriott University Park (this hotel does not provide a shuttle service):
- Distance from airport to hotel: 8.6 miles
- Travel time: 22 minutes
- Arizona Stage Coach
- Estimated taxi fare: $30 (one way)
Directions from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to the Tucson Marriott University Park (this hotel does not provide a shuttle service):
- Distance from airport to hotel: 113 miles
- Travel time: 1 hour 56 minutes
Alternative transportation:
- Arizona Shuttle Service
- Estimated taxi fare: $110 (one way)
Cherry Street Garage (near Main Library)
Main Gate Garage (near Tucson Marriott University Park hotel)
Nearby Shops & Restaurants
On Campus at the Student Union:
- UA Bookstore (books, clothing, gifts)
- Starbucks (located in the UA Bookstore)
- IQ Fresh (wraps, salads, smoothies)
- Cactus Grill (hot lunches and dinners, salad bar)
- Cellar Bistro (environmentally sound seafood, chicken, burgers, sandwiches)
- Core (create your own salad)
- Mesa Room (fine dining: menu changes daily)
- U-Mart (convenience store)
- See more at union.arizona.edu
Near the Tucson Marriott University Park:
- Main Gate Square (restaurants, brew pubs, pizza, shopping)
- 4th Avenue (restaurants, shopping)
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Living The Future 8 - 2012 - Past Conferences
Past Conferences
Last modified: March 12, 2012
Living The Future 8 - 2012 - Contacts
Planning Committee:
You may wish to contact one of us individually. Below is a list of members of the planning committee for LTF8. Click on any of the names to e-mail that individual.
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Catholic Charities joins in celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela and in mourning his death. First a prisoner and then a president, this conqueror of apartheid was a leader for all of us in the movement towards peace.
"Nelson Mandela was a hero to the world," said His Eminence Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan.
"His bravery in defending human rights against the great evil of apartheid made him a symbol of courage and dignity, as well as an inspiration to people everywhere.
"As Blessed Pope John Paul II noted during his visit to South Africa in 1995, Nelson Mandela was for many years, 'a silent and suffering 'witness' of your people's yearning for true liberation,' who, as President of South Africa, had to then 'shoulder the burden of inspiring and challenging everyone to succeed in the task of national reconciliation and reconstruction.'
In succeeding in these crucial and difficult tasks, Nelson Mandela truly made the world a better place.
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Come help shape the future of Software Tagging. OSDL is organizing a
workshop for Open Source Software authors, repositories, and users to
help define and create a distributed "Social Tagging" mechanism to
describe OSS. The goal is to create a system that will allow the
characteristics of OSS code and documentation to be easily collected and
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participating repositories.
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September 14th and 15th, 2006
Anyone interested in software tagging, and anyone that hosts projects is invited to attend.
We'd love to see even more repositories represented. If anyone has some specific people they'd
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To help us solidify our agenda, it may be helpful for some of the
participants to create short (<10 min) presentations on how they're
involved in this project. I think the rough outline for such a
presentation would be:
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The base agenda will likely be this, though it is highly flexible:
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- best-practice for time-stamping of tags
- develop an outline for a "publication website" where tagging and metadata exist, but no "developer services". (like freshmeat.net)
End goals:
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- understand the challenges facing a distributed software tagging system
- improve the OSSTag prototype
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No. 8 Womens Water Polo Sweeps Invite, Beats No. 18 Santa Clara 14-11
Matching its 2012 record with a 14-game season opening winning streak, the No. 8 Princeton women's water polo team topped No. 18 Santa Clara, 14-11, to sweep the Harvard Invitational.
The 14 straight victories match the fourth-longest win streak in program history and Princeton improves to 4-0 on the year versus top-20 opponents with the win over SCU.
Similar to their first two games at the tournament, the Tiger offense quickly set the tone and pace to build a 7-4 halftime advantage.
Down 10-6 entering the fourth quarter, the Broncos attempted a late run and finished the game outscoring Princeton 5-4.
Multi-goal efforts applied to all six Tiger goal scorers, led by junior Ashley Hatcher and sophomore Diana Murphy's hat tricks. Hatcher was a perfect 3-for-3 on attempts and had an assist.
Seniors Molly McBee and Katie Rigler posted three assists apiece, serving as team highs, with McBee also notching a pair of goals and a steal. Freshman Morgan Hallock contributed two goals, an assist and a steal, while junior Taylor Dunstan added two goals and an assist.
In just shy of four full quarters, sophomore goalie Ashleigh Johnson amassed 10 saves and a shutout second quarter.
The second half of the regular season will send the Tigers next to Southern California for an eight-game slate from Mar. 15-22.
No. 8 Princeton: 3 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 14
No. 18 Santa Clara: 4 – 0 – 2 – 5 – 11
Goals: Murphy 3, Hatcher 3, McBee 2, Dunstan 2, Hallock 2, Klein 2
Assists: Hatcher 1, McBee 3, Dunstan 1, Rigler 3, Hallock 1
Steals: McBee 1, Hallock 1, Gross 1
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Local progressive metal and power metal band, Disforia, released their debut EP Our Time Defined in June 2011, and they have been rocking the local metal scene for five years now.
Vocalist John Yelland offers some insight in to how the band has managed to stay together for half a decade, shares their dream for developing the local music scene and describes his vision of the band's future.
Disforia. John Yelland, Austin Bentley, Casey Frederick, Chad Anderson and Brendan Greene. Photo by Scott Frederick
Q. The band formed in 2007. What's kept you together for so long?
A. "Friendship and the pursuit of a common goal. It's really hard to come by good friends. That's one thing I'm very thankful for, the dynamics of this band are very good, built upon years of conflicts and butting heads. So I think the stability of the band is well earned."
Q. Do progressive metal bands have a decent following in Utah or are you finding more success on the road?
A. "The metal scene in Utah is improving and getting much better, but I have to admit our reception in Denver has been much more enthusiastic. Our priorities are in helping to develop and grow the metal scene here at home. Unite the bands and inspire the people, you know what I mean?"
Q. Where do you see the band five years from now?
A. "I see us with our second album under our belts and a healthy, thriving Utah music scene. I would give anything to see us have a fantastic music scene. And if everything were to go as I envision it, I see us touring as an opener with a band like Blind Guardian or Helloween."
Check out Disforia on June 1 at Bar Deluxe.
And keep an eye out for their fundraising efforts on Kickstarter. They are working break ground to raise enough money so they can record their first full-length album.


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I live in Poland, but I am primarily an English speaker and I cannot speak any Polish. I want to buy the Asus Transformer tablet from a local online store over here in Poland. Will the interface of the tablet will be in English or Polish? If it is in Polish, can I simply change to English by changing the settings or do I have to install any extra software packages or do something out of the ordinary that a normal tablet user wouldn't usually do?
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Brandeis University seeks an experienced professional with a sophisticated understanding of the cultural and social causes of sexual assault to provide services to survivors and to coordinate prevention efforts in the campus community. In the role of Sexual Assault Services & Prevention Specialist this person will coordinate advocacy services for survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, complying with the VAWA Federal Campus Security Act and Title IX regulations, serving as a liaison to student organizations, and conducting outreach and education events to promote a healthy campus environment.
● Required Skills & Knowledge: Master's in a relevant field, such as Criminology; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Social Work; Public Health; Education; Divinity; Rabbinical Studies; Sociology; Psychology; or Nursing; or a J.D.; or equivalent experience. ● Sophisticated theoretical understanding of the cultural and social causes of sexual and other gender-based violence; deep understanding of cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, sexual, and gender diversity and the ability to lead programming tailored to the needs of individual groups (e.g., LGBTIQ, students of color, international students, student-athletes) ● Ability to assess and refer students to a range of modes of healing, such as therapy, theater workshops, trauma-sensitive yoga, and other type of workshops; ability to direct a government grant (funding pending); familiarity with Title IX, Clery Act, and VAWA; experience as an advocate, prevention specialist, or provider of other services in the area of sexual assault, relationship violence, or stalking. ● Demonstrated ability to assess professional literature on sexual and other gender-based violence relevant to college students and to evaluate its applicability and utility for effectiveness on our campus. ● Demonstrated skills in gathering and synthesizing information to develop health promotion initiatives and educational materials for a diverse group of students; demonstrated skills in a variety of educational methods, including presentations, trainings, small group facilitation and individual sessions. ● Strong written/oral/interpersonal communication skills; and proficiency in a variety of computer software applications (word processing, spreadsheet and PowerPoint). ● Candidates must be willing to conduct periodic evening/weekend programs and events.
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Bon Appétit
Foodie film takes on big challengers
By Tim Pompey 05/29/2014
Directed by Jon Favreau
Starring: Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo
Rated R for language, including some suggestive references
1 hr. 55 min.
Strange timing for this small-budget film. While enormous reptiles and streaking X-men are exploding in surrounding theaters, here's a story about launching a food truck led by none other than Ironman director Jon Favreau.
Puzzling to be sure. But for Favreau, who cut his teeth on indie flicks like Swingers, perhaps it's a return to his roots, a step away from Hollywood hoopla and a push toward something a little meatier (pardon the pun) and slice-of-life.
Considering the all-star cast he's gathered, he must have some draw left from his blockbuster days. Big names like Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson and Sofia Vergara, who all play minor roles, and they do add some much-needed spice to Chef to help push it toward its cross-country finale.
But what's most striking is how Favreau chooses to approach the story — quiet, low-key, building familial connections rather than relying on comedy or plot twists or scandalous behavior. In fact, this film is so low-key, I can't help but wonder if he's searching here for something more humane and touching. It's a deliberate step away from some of his recent productions, but you have to credit him for his pluck and courage. The question is does it work well? Hmm, yes and no.
Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) is a noted Los Angeles chef who considers himself as much a food artist as a cook. He's stressed-out and struggles to be a decent family man to his son, Percy (Emjay Anthony) and his ex-wife, Inez (Sofia Vergara).
In the meantime, he has to work hard to please restaurant owner Riva (Dustin Hoffman), a demanding busybody who highly values his own opinions and keeps Casper's menu under his thumb.
When high-powered food blogger Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt) comes in to eat at the restaurant, Casper and Riva clash over how to approach the menu: Use what has worked (Riva) or dream up something special (Casper)?
Riva wins and the result, based on Michel's bad review, is a downward spiral for Casper. A twitter war plus YouTube footage of Casper raging at Michel in the restaurant pushes Riva to fire Casper, or Casper to quit, depending on your perspective.
Inez has been pushing her ex to consider starting a food truck. When she and Casper take a trip to Miami to visit her Cuban father, the idea blossoms and the result is a delicious father-and-son Cubano road trip across America in their revamped carriage, El Jefe.
Favreau actually includes the food in this film as part of the story. Fixing meals to die for, the ingredients themselves are some of the elements that work in his favor and remind you of your favorite Food Network program.
While the story occasionally drifts toward blandness, there are some genuine moments of thoughtfulness and humor, particularly involving the wonderfully quirky John Leguizamo as Martin, Casper's volunteer sous chef. (Wait until you learn about a new application for cornstarch!)
What's more, the film's relationship between father and son seems to work. Anthony is thoughtful and appealing without resorting to too much high drama and Favreau is solid, incorporating passion, obsession and insight in his role as a chef and father.
The film takes off when the truck leaves town and serves as a travelogue for great foods in America. From Miami to New Orleans to Austin, Chef lovingly reveals some tasty details about our favorite regional cuisines.
Even if you're not drawn in by the story, you'll surely enjoy the food prep (be sure to watch the end credits), which serves as this film's great pull. The favorite room in the house is usually the kitchen and here, Chef invites you to take a front-row seat.
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The next few weeks include three don't-miss concerts:
2001 Hall of Fame inductee Paul Simon will be at the University of Akron's EJ Thomas Hall on Wednesday, November 23. Simon's latest album, So Beautiful Or So What, is his first album since Surprise in 2006, and has earned expansive critical acclaim. The album continues a tradition of delivering original songs that reflect the veteran songwriter's eclectic influences. Note that Cleveland's own award-winning world percussionist and drummer, Jamey Haddad, will be on stage in his long running role as percussionist in Simon's band, helping negotiate the varied rhythms found on So Beautiful – and beyond – for a live audience.
Paul Simon - "Getting Ready For Christmas Day" (from So Beautiful Or So What)
Falling close on the heels of Simon's show is an incredible funk lineup at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre on Saturday, November 26: The Mary Jane Girls featuring Val Young, "Mister Cool" Morris Day and the Time ("Girl," "Jungle Love") and Cameo, whose 1986 album Word Up! produced two certified funk hits in the title track and "Candy." For those who are unaware, Ohio is the undisputed cradle of funk.
Cameo - "Word Up!"
The Manhattans will play at the Tangier in Akron on Sunday, December 4. This classy, venerable showplace is a fitting venue for R&B vocal group the Manhattans, who scored hits with "Kiss And Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star," and remain among the most engaging vocal groups performing today. Approaching their 50th anniversary, these fellows still bring crowds to their feet with inimitable harmonies, stylings and showmanship.
The Manhattans - "Kiss And Say Goodbye"


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ZF-7508: Zend_Translate::isTranslated() should not log if untranslated
I've noticed that the isTranslated() method also adds an entry to the log is the messageId is not found. But is seems to be more convenient when only the translate() method would log an untranslated method. Now I'm getting entries in my log when I was only trying to find out if a messageId exists.
Zend_Translated::isTranslated() should only return a Boolean, no more, no less.
Feature implemented with r17784
This has caused an issue for me.
We log all our untranslated messages to a .php file that is then run through POEdit.
This has proven really useful for translating validation error messages generated via {{Zend_Filter_Input}}; newer validation errors are dumped to the .php file when the developer triggers them while writing the code.
However, this behaviour is no longer working as of 1.10.0 ... refer to this code in {{Zend_Filter_Input}} line 766:
{{ protected function _getNotEmptyMessage($rule, $field) { $message = $this->_defaults[self::NOT_EMPTY_MESSAGE];
if (null !== ($translator = $this->getTranslator())) {
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$message = $translator->translate($message);
} elseif ($translator->isTranslated(self::NOT_EMPTY_MESSAGE)) {
$message = $translator->translate(self::NOT_EMPTY_MESSAGE);
... etc ...
If the translated (full) error message is not found, then translate the (generic) error key.
But since the {{isTranslated}} function is no longer logging missing translations, the untranslated validation message is never translated & never logged, meaning that you will always have to manually add validation messages to the translation file.
Or worse, the generic translation for "{{isEmpty}}" (in this case) will appear in the place of every new validation message.
It would be really great to get this facility back :)
Cheers, Paul
All validation messages are available as already pre-translated resource files as with ZF 1.10. So there is no need to do the described workflow for validation errors.
Note that when there is no translated message even Zend_Translate will return the original message.
From point of implementation isTranslated just request IF a translation can be translated... it should NEVER throw a notice/warning/error. We shold and will not reintegrate this errorous behaviour.
But with existing functionality it is also possible to check translations... you just need to change the model which does translation. Add a log entry when original error is the same as the translated error.
Thanks for the reply ... I've just seen your blog entry on the subject:
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On Wednesday October 2nd, Natura Bisse and Angeleno Magazine hosted a beauty event at the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills. While soaking up the sun on the rooftop terrace, guests were sure to enjoy the latest beauty products from their diamond collection while taking in the gorgeous views.
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I hosted an after-Christmas party with some of my girlfriends :) All the printables, including the invitation, were from this link: FREE Christmas Party Printable from Love the Day | Catch My Party
For decor, I bought pink and green tablecloths. With the printables, I made a bunting banner, cupcake toppers, Christmas tree ornaments, and game winner badges. I also used paper plates and ribbon to make cookie plates for the guests to take home their cookies and any other goodies they wanted. The napkin rings were made from paper towel tubes, puzzle pieces, paint, and hot glue. I made extra puzzle piece snowflakes that I used as tree ornaments.
For food, we had kettlecorn, cheese and cracker trays, a vegetable tray with dip, cupcakes, assorted nuts, and holiday M&Ms. On each table was a tray of ribbon candy, as well as cookies, frosting, and sprinkles for the cookie decorating contest. Beverages served included lime green punch and a hot chocolate bar, which unfortunately I did not get a photo of. It included both milk and white crockpot hot chocolate, with miniature chocolate chips, miniature marshmallows, crushed candy canes, holiday sprinkles, and whipped cream for topping choices.
The activities included a White Elephant gift exchange for which I wrote numbers on the printable ornaments and then labeled each gift with a Sharpie as guests arrived. This was followed by a twenty-question trivia game adapted from the Quizmas book by Gordon Pape; the winner of this game received a purse-sized organizer/notebook. Our third game was Christmas charades - which was probably the most fun! - and the guest who correctly guessed the most actions received a hanging candle stand. Between the second and third game, guests voted on the best-decorated cookies, which we decorated at the beginning of the party, and the winner by unanimous vote received a White Christmas Yankee candle.


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Featured in Vallarta Lifestyles Magazine, Winter/Spring 2007 issue.
Considered North America's first indigenous distilled spirit, tequila production originated in the 16th century near the town of Tequila, Jalisco. It is made from agave, a plant considered sacred by the Aztec, who used it to produce octly, a fermented beverage now known as pulque. It has been immortalized in dozens of popular songs, from Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" to The Champs' number one Billboard hit and 1959 Rhythm and Blues Grammy winner "Tequila!" There are as many legends about tequila as there are flavorful ways to enjoy it. But while in Puerto Vallarta, consider savoring these exclusive signature cocktails at two of the hottest restaurants in town.
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2 oz. Sauza Commemorative Añejo
1 oz. Cointreau
3/4 oz. lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
2 cups ice
Shake well, don't blend. Serve in a salted-rim glass.
Daiquiri Dick's bartender Ezequiel Ramos
Cocktail Agave
1-1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. grenadine liqueur
Dash grenadine
2 oz. cranberry juice
2 oz. pineapple juice
1 blackberry
Combine first five ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously. Pour into a martini glass. Float an additional 1/2 oz. of pineapple juice and garnish with a blackberry.
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By 8 o'clock last night, the line had begun to form. Temperatures were already threatening to drop below freezing, and these folks came prepared with gloves, knit hats, face masks, sleeping bags, hot cocoa and coffee--you name it--all to be some of the first shoppers in the state's first-ever H&M when the doors open today at noon. (Fashion Place Mallofficials took pity on these die hards and allowed them to countdown the hours inside, rather than on the cold concrete and in the frigid November air).
Cold, schmold. People are lined up and pumped for fashion.
Of course, a few hundred VIP shoppers (in-the-know fashionistas, local movers and shakers, bloggers and the press, like yours truly) were able to hit the new wing at Fashion Place Mall for a swank cocktail pre-party to fete the grand opening H&M, Crate & Barreland several other newcomers.
Here's a little peek at the behind-the-scenes action and goodies at SLC's newest (and dare we say hottest) retail stops.
H&M gets us. Even the mannequins are ready to hit the slopes.
Because who doesn't ski in cable knit?
Those are some dapper kidlets.
Sleek holiday table design at Crate & Barrel.
Head on over to Fashion Place this weekend for loads of fun activities to celebrate the grand opening, and enter to win a number of prizes, including a $1,111 shopping spree.