[Publib] ALA-APA seeks course providers

Thu Oct 1 17:10:33 EDT 2009

First, this is ALA-APA which is a separate but affiliated organization
which does certification and lobbying for better salaries.

What they are looking for is organizations who want to offer courses
(presumably for a fee) to meet the competency areas which have been
developed for support staff. They did a similar thing for the Certified
Public Library Administrator program a few years ago.

As one of the field test sites, my organization is currently providing a
course. I am one of those who is teaching it. Yes, we are charging. I
will note that, in a way, teaching the course is in line with our
mission to "ensure access" by helping the staff in the public libraries
of the state. I know that there are folks on this list from other state
libraries <wave> and library cooperatives (I used to run one in CT when
there were four of them) <wave> and other continuing education
providers.

I want this program to succeed, which is why I am trying to do my part.

Thanks for asking.

Michael

Michael A. Golrick

ALA Councilor-at-Large [ALA-APA Councilor], 2009-2012 

Head of Reference & Library Consultant

225/342.4917 [Note new phone number]

State Library of Louisiana

mailto:mgolrick at slol.lib.la.us

http://www.state.lib.la.us/

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Su Epstein
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 4:08 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] ALA-APA seeks course providers

Hi,

Do I understand this correctly that the ALA wants us to PAY them for the
possibility of adding to our work load by teaching a course for them?
Tell me I've misunderstood something.

Su

Su Epstein, Ph.D.

Library Director

Saxton B. Little Free Library

Columbia, CT 06237

sepstein at columbiactlibrary.org

860.228.0350

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[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Michael Golrick
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:59 AM
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Cc: jgrady at ala.org
Subject: [Publib] ALA-APA seeks course providers

See information below.

Michael A. Golrick

Head of Reference & Library Consultant

225/342.4917 [Note new phone number]

State Library of Louisiana

P.O. Box 131

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

mailto:mgolrick at slol.lib.la.us

http://www.state.lib.la.us/

________________________________

Join us for the 2009 Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17.

See www.LouisianaBookFestival.org
<http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/>   for more information and
updates.

Contribute to the festival's success as a volunteer.  For more
information and to sign up, visit
http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/volunteers.html
<http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/volunteers.html> 

Contact: Jenifer Grady 

ALA-APA

312-280-2424

jgrady at ala.org 

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2009

ALA-APA Now Accepting Course Proposals for Library Support Staff
Certification Program (LSSC) 

On October 1, 2009, ALA-APA will begin accepting applications from
education providers interested in offering courses for candidates in the
Library Support Staff Certificate Program, (LSSC). The LSSC is the first
national, voluntary certification program for library support staff.
Course providers may be organizations or individuals with the expertise,
training, and resources to offer courses online or face-to-face. The ten
competency sets for which courses are needed are in the areas of
foundations of library services, technology, communication and teamwork,
access services, adult readers advisory, cataloging and classification,
collection management, reference, supervision and management, and youth
services. 

Potential providers complete an application,
http://ala-apa.org/lsscp/courseapprovalapplication.doc, and submit a
course syllabus, a description of the course's teaching methods and
assessment plan, and the instructor's resume. The course must cover all
the competencies in a competency set. The fee to be considered for
approval is $100 each of the first and second courses submitted, and $50
per class for each additional course. 

Candidates will have at least a high school diploma or equivalent, and
have worked in a public or academic library for at least one year.
Candidates have the option of completing approved courses or submitting
online portfolios that demonstrate their achievement in six of ten
competency sets. 

The application will be evaluated by a committee of American Library
Association member volunteers using a rubric,
http://ala-apa.org/lsscp/courseevalrubric.doc. Reviews will be held
periodically throughout the year and ALA-APA will notify applicants of
their status. Approved courses will be publicized and available to all
LSSC candidates. Courses that are approved will maintain that status,
barring major changes, for four years.

Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the
LSSC Program is in a testing phase in five library organizations across
the United States. The program will begin accepting candidates in
January 2010. Based on survey information and other expressions of
interest, project staff estimates that at least 300 library support
staff will participate in the LSSC program in the next three years. 

The LSSC Program was approved by the American Library Association to be
an official certification of ALA in July 2009. More information about
the LSSCP is available online at http://www.ala-apa.org/lsscp. Please
direct questions to Jenifer Grady at jgrady at ala.org or 312-280-2424. The
program will be managed by the American Library Association-Allied
Professional Association.

ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees is a
service organization to the American Library Association and has as one
of its missions supporting salary improvement initiatives for library
workers. 

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