From gcicinelli at aol.com Wed Jul 1 15:13:25 2020 From: gcicinelli at aol.com (Guy Cicinelli) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 19:13:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Fla-facrl] FACRL Responds to Veto of the Complete Florida Plus Program References: <208798595.764259.1593630805128.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <208798595.764259.1593630805128@mail.yahoo.com> Dear?FACRL?Friends and Colleagues,On Monday, Elijah Scott, Executive Director of FALSC, learned that Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed the entire Complete Florida Plus Program funding, which includes all funding for the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative (FALSC).??Please see below:https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/06/30/desantis-kills-online-learning-program-amid-virus-resurgence-1296178__;!!PhOWcWs!hdOIxwORONoclAsEH1ISgG6QxoEoVspcUTtmI0Ct25H_IuSrMNKgJRTp23kKsmZal8V4Sw$ ?? ?The Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative, a virtual campus program that hosts online journals, e-books and other resources for schools across the state, would be defunded, as would the Complete Florida Degree Program that helps former college students return to school to complete their degree. Library databases would go offline in the middle of the college summer semester, which is being held largely online as college campuses remain closed to students during the Covid-19 outbreak. The veto could force schools to come up with their own programs on the fly, putting them at risk of losing access to the ?appropriate electronic resources? that are required by the state?s accreditation board.? The veto eliminates ALL funding for FALSC ? staff, integrated library system, databases and electronic resources, etc. ? for the next fiscal year.? This will drastically impact all state college and state university libraries, and would endanger these institutions? ability to maintain SACS-COC accreditation.?? If this veto stands, FALSC may not survive, which would be devastating for Florida?s libraries.? We urge you to contact your administration and?Governor Ron DeSantis?about the importance of restoring the Complete Florida Plus Program funding back into the budget. If you would like to send an email on behalf of your students and institution to Governor DeSantis, please feel free to use?this letter template?as a starting point.? Email:?GovernorRon.Desantis at eog.myflorida.comTwitter:?@GovRonDeSantisPhone: 850-717-9337 ? Sent on behalf of the FACRL Board of Directors Guy Cicinelli, MLISLibrary Technology Manager?Lee County Library Systemmobile: 239-777-2827email:?gcicinelli at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: FACRL logo.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 11178 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jpiazza at UFL.EDU Tue Jul 14 15:38:49 2020 From: jpiazza at UFL.EDU (Piazza,Joseph Charles) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:38:49 +0000 Subject: [Fla-facrl] Staff Job Opening - Access Services Manager, University of Florida Message-ID: <3a494cbd599e4656abc7ca4ac85cd940@exmbxprd14.ad.ufl.edu> Please post and/or share this Access Services Manager opening at the University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries. - Thank you POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Access Services Manager Library Associate 2 University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries The University of Florida's, George A. Smathers Libraries seek an Access Services Manager who will manage most aspects of Access Services at the Architecture & Fine Arts Library (service desk schedule, circulation, course reserves, fines/billings) and contribute to overall development of access services policies and procedures library-wide. The position manages course reserves and provides direct service to faculty as well as processes and digitizes materials for improved access. This position serves as liaison to outside departments including Library HR, and facilities; manages supplies budget and orders supplies; and provides administrative support and leadership for various library projects and initiatives. The search will remain open until July 24, 2020, and applications will be reviewed as received. For a full description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries staff recruitment webpage at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://library.ufl.edu/pers/StaffPositions.html__;!!PhOWcWs!mOk7qFZDTChAE3jMXlPi1HgCQYhzVCXQFGftvoSICtS_LTxy-Sgia5tcB4-r9cuAmmWapg$ . The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply. Address inquiries to Tina M. Litchfield, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Office, at: tlitchfield at ufl.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From CASEYA3 at erau.edu Thu Jul 30 16:29:19 2020 From: CASEYA3 at erau.edu (Casey, Anne M) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:29:19 +0000 Subject: [Fla-facrl] Updated Distance Library Services Conference Message-ID: DLS 2020 will be held virtually November 3-4, 2020! While we may be going to a digital platform, that doesn't mean that we will be missing out on many of the "extras" that conference attendance provides. We will have social events, networking opportunities, and unconference space for people to gather and collaborate, generate ideas, and/or simply chat. In planning of the schedule, which will be posted as soon as possible, we are mindful of timezones and work-life balance. You can expect sessions and social events to take place from coffee to cocktails or club soda. The presenters will be offering a mix of live and prerecorded sessions as well as poster presentations. Registration is open and is $90. We are using a conference platform, Whoova, to host the DLS 2020 events. You can expect an excellent spread of presentations and posters, and an active space for conversations which are almost more crucial now than ever before. The website will be updated to reflect all of the changes to the conference. We are also opening an additional call for short presentations. We are seeking proposals for 15 minute talks focusing on how Distance Librarianship has been impacted over the past six months, or during other times of major upheaval and crises (i.e. Hurricane Katrina in 2005, or the 2017 Charlottesville, VA demonstrations), and what innovative plans, ideas, actions have come from such scenarios. Were they successful or unsuccessful? Were the withstanding or have they evolved or faded over time? We will be hosting a block dedicated specifically to these talks. The full Call for Proposals will open Monday, August 3, and will close Monday, September 24, 2020. We would like to thank everyone, from the bottoms of our hearts, for the continued support and patience as we re-calibrated over the past several months. It seems that our field of distance librarianship is more important than ever before and we hope to welcome new people to the community as we all find ourselves shifting to some form of remote engagement. The enthusiasm to continue this event virtually eased the decision making process for us, and we are so excited that DLS will still take place in 2020. We look forward to seeing everyone in November! Please feel free to share this email widely as this conference couldn't be more timely if it tried. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at any time: kec5013 at psu.edu, vrc112 at psu.edu. Sincerely, DLS Conference Co-Chairs Torrie Raish & Kat Phillips -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: