COLT: Council on  Library/Media Technicians

Council On Library/Media Technicians


NETWORKING
Communication Opportunities for Library Support Staff

WORLD WIDE WEB HOME PAGES

Council on Library/Media Technicians (COLT) Home Page
Uniform Resource Locator (URL):
http://colt.ucr.edu/
Webmasters: Linda J. Owen and Julia D. Ree
The official home page of the Council on Library/Media Technicians. Contains information about the organization, position papers, announcements to members, Calendar of COLT events and more.

Library Support Staff Resource Center:
Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/librarysupportstaff/Library_Support_Staff_Resource_Center.htm
Creators: Originally produced and maintained by Martha Parsons and Walter F. Nickeson and now maintained by The American Library Association
Provides resources and information for library support staff.

ALA Library Support Staff Interests Round Table
Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://www.ala.org/ssirt/
Home Page of the American Library Association Library Support Staff Interests Round Table

ALIA Library Technicians Section
Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://www.alia.org.au/groups/libtnat/
Home Page of the Australian Library and Information Library Technicians Section.

Ontario Association of Library Technicians / Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario (OALT / ABO)
Uniform Resousrce Locator (URL): http://www.oaltabo.on.ca/ Home Page of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians / Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario (OALT / ABO)

PRINT JOURNALS

Library Mosaics: a magazine for library support staff.
Library Mosaics, P. O. Box 5171, Culver City, CA 90231
Publisher: Raymond Roney ; Editorial Director: Charles Fox
Out of Print as of January 2006 Library Mosaics began publication in 1989. It was the only print journal specifically published to explore areas of importance to library support staff. Most issues were centered on broad themes, areas of concern and trends. Members of the Council on Library/Media Technicians received a subscription to Library Mosaics as a benefit of their membership.

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

Associates: the Electronic Library Support Staff Journal
Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://associates.ucr.edu
Editor-in-Chief: Wendee Eyler
Associates is published in July, November and March. Originating as an e-mail publication in July 1994, Associates is now available on the World Wide Web. There is no charge for subscriptions. Each issue contains articles of interest to support staff, editorials, announcements, and fiction.

TechNique: Newsletter of the ALIA Library Technician Group
Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://www.alia.org.au/groups/libtnat/technique/
The aim of the newsletter is to foster communication and share information about people, places, events and any information related to the Australian Library Technician community. The newsletter is available via the ALIA Library Technician Group home page: http://www.alia.org.au/groups/libtnat/

INTERNET DISCUSSION LISTS

COLTmembers
Moderator: Martha Parsons, Washington State University Energy Library, Olympia, Washington A discussion group for the members of the Council on Library/Media Technicians (COLT).
To subscribe to the COLT mailing list send an e-mail message to: COLTmembers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. . You will receive a reply from yahoogroups.com that will give you options on how to confirm your subscription. When you are confirmed as a current member of COLT you will receive additional information from the list manager. You may also join via the web page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COLTmembers/

LIBSUP-L
Owner: Mary Kalnin, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
A discussion group for library support staff. The list discussion covers a variety of issues relating to libraries and library paraprofessionals.
Subscription Information: http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/libsup-l

aliaLIBTEC
Creator: Susan Blake, Northern Territory University, Darwin Australia
Owner: Australian Library and Information Association
LIBTEC is the Australian counterpart of LIBSUP-L. The list discussion covers a variety of issues relating to libraries and Library Technicians.
Information: http://www.alia.org.au/groups/libtnat/

LTA-ED
Uniform Resource Locator (URL):
Owner: John Burke, University of Cincinnati - Raymond Walters College
A discussion group on the topic of Library Technical Assistant education.

LIST OF LISTS

Library Oriented Lists & Electronic Serials
Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://www.aladin.wrlc.org/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?p=about&c=liblists
Creator: Charles W. Bailey, University of Houston Libraries
A compilation of electronic discussion lists, distribution lists and serials which are of interest to library professionals and staff. The lists can be searched by title and subject.


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