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ILF District 2 Meeting May 13, 2011

ILF District 2 Meeting May 13, 2011. Library Support Staff: Options for Learning And Certification. Options for Moving Ahead & Demonstrating Y our Worth. Ivy Tech LTA AS Degree Program Indiana State Library Public Library Certification ALA/APA Support Staff Certification (LSSC).

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ILF District 2 Meeting May 13, 2011

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  1. ILF District 2 MeetingMay 13, 2011 Library Support Staff: Options for Learning And Certification

  2. Options for Moving Ahead& Demonstrating Your Worth Ivy Tech LTA AS Degree Program Indiana State Library Public Library Certification ALA/APA Support Staff Certification (LSSC)

  3. Ivy Tech LTA Degree Program Associate of Science Degree 64 credits Transfers to IUPUI & other 4-year colleges • Two options (yellow handout) • Technology • Children’s Services

  4. Details • All Library Courses – Only Online Available statewide & nationally • Schedule (white handout) • Cost—$433.65 per course (plus textbooks) • Financial Aid –available at 6 credits (2 courses) or more • Dates • Summer - Registration ends May 20th Classes begin – June 6th • Fall - Registration ongoing now Classes begin – August 22nd

  5. Taking an Online Course • Learning Activities • Weekly readings • Papers, projects • Quizzes, & tests • Communication • Messages in Blackboard • Instant messages in Pronto • Synchronous Chats in WimbaClassroom • Schedule • Following the weekly semester • On your time, but • With due dates

  6. Certification What Support Staff Know And Can Do

  7. Indiana State Library Certification for Indiana Libraries Webjunction/Public Library Certification

  8. Certification for Indiana LibrariesWebjunction/Public Library Certification Professional assistant is defined to include positions in which a person devotes more than half of his or her time to work that calls for: • 1. knowledge of professional library practice, collections and of technical library processes; • 2. ability to deal with people in a professional capacity as distinguished from clerical; and • 3. includes, but not limited to, staff classified as librarians, paraprofessionals, catalogers, reference assistants, program coordinators and department heads responsible for professional library duties.

  9. Indiana: LC: Library Certification • LC1-3: ALA-MLS plus: • 1: 6-10 years experience • 2: 3 years experience • 3: No experience • Directors: • LC1: population > 40,000 • 28 libraries • LC2: pop. 10-39,999 • 77 libraries LC4: Bachelors, 15 hours library science courses LC5: Assoc. degree or 60 hours, + 9 hours library science LC6: High School/GED and (5 years experience OR 9 hours library science) Courses available at Ivy Tech & IU/SLIS

  10. Required library science courses 9 credit hours Selection and evaluation of materials Public library administration Reference and information sources For LC4 add: Cataloging and organization of materials Children’s materials

  11. LEU’s Every 5 Years • Directors: • 100 LEU’s • Branch & Dept. Heads • 75 LEU’s • Professional Assistants • 50 LEU’s 10 hours computer/technology related Among other things ….. All Ivy Tech LIBR courses All SLIS courses 45 LEU’s per course!

  12. American Library Association Library Support Staff Certification Project and Indiana Support Staff

  13. National ALA Certification A nationally-recognized validation of support staff skills and knowledge “Competencies” cover essential and common areas of staff responsibilities Approved and endorsed by the ALA Council; administered by the ALA-Allied Professional Association

  14. ALA LSS Certification Support Staff Certification People in libraries who do not have an MLS Not generally designed for advanced professionals such as MBA, CPA, or Ph.D. AKA: Library technicians, Professional assistants… • Basic/general: • Foundations, • Technology • Communication/ Teamwork • Optional/flexible (choose 3): • ReferenceIN • Youth ServicesIN • Readers Advisory • Collection ManagementIN • CatalogingIN • Access Services • Supervision/ ManagementIN

  15. You may be thinking…..

  16. ValidationProving the worth of something LSSC validates the skills and knowledge of library support staff I’m a great chef I’m a skilled library worker Really? Really?

  17. Ways to Obtain Certification Coursework Gain new knowledge Portfolios Document existing knowledge Course approved by LSSC Ivy Tech IU/SLIS

  18. Portfolio Approach to Competencies • Know • This • That • The other thing • Be able to do • This • That • The other thing • Primary evidence essential • Copies of projects • Reports or plans • Recordings of you performing a function • Secondary evidence useful • Letters of appreciation • Newspaper articles • Awards • Transcripts

  19. Youth Services Competency Know: Developmental stages Be able to: Identify resources… Design a program and write a statement about how the design reflects characteristics of children of that age Create an annotated bibliography for school topics

  20. LSSC resources Toolkit, webinar PDS: Portfolio development suggestions Sample portfolio items Work history mapping Feedback from evaluators All candidates use an electronic CAR: Candidate Achievement Record to record all information: Qualifications Courses taken Portfolios submitted

  21. Contact Information: Dr. Susan Mannan Statewide Program Chair Ivy tech community college-central in smannan@ivytech.edu DR RACHEL APPLEGATE PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE IUPUI rapplega@iupui.edu

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