The Information Services section of the Alaska State Library is hiring an Electronic Resources Librarian to coordinate the Library’s serials collection and other electronic resources. The position is a full-time Librarian I, pays $4,355 monthly (State of Alaska range 16) with state benefits, and is located in Juneau at the new Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives, and Museum. It closes on Friday, November 23, at 5 pm Alaska time and is open to all Alaska residents. The job description and application information is available on Workplace Alaska.
Alaska State Library E-rate Consultant Valerie Oliver will be doing two webinars on the E-rate process this month:
Procurement and the E-rate Form 470 November 8, 2018 10:30am, repeating at 3:30pm
10:30 am | Meeting number: 802 155 081
Or Join by phone at 1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 802 155 081
3:30 pm | Meeting number: 809 755 692
Or Join by phone at 1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 809 755 692
E-rate Competitive bidding and Vendor Evaluation November 15, 2018 10:30am, repeating at 3:30pm
10:30 am | Meeting number: 808 597 981
Or Join by phone at 1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 808 597 981
3:30 pm |Meeting number: 801 745 505
Or Join by phone at 1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 801 745 505
The Alaska State Archives and State Library have released a new online exhibit in preparation for November 11, 2018, the centenary of the Armistice that ended World War I. Entitled Alaska and World War I: A Centennial Exhibit, the exhibit features archival materials from the Archives’ and Library’s collections, such as photographs, maps, and documents that provide a window into a critical time in the history of the early 20th century: a time when global war transformed the world. The exhibit is divided into four main sections: Alaska Goes to War, The Front, The Home Front, and Armistice and After the War. Each section details aspects of how the war impacted Alaskans.
Alaska and World War I: A Centennial Exhibit was installed in the Andrew P. Kashevaroff building, in July 2018, but is now available online for those who cannot visit Juneau to view the exhibit. The Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums is committed to providing statewide services and education.
To access the online exhibit visit the Popular Resources section of the State Archives webpage, or click on this link.
The Alaska Library Association (AkLA) has established a scholarship program to support the education of librarians for Alaska's libraries, including school libraries. The stated purpose is to provide financial assistance to worthy students pursuing graduate studies in Library Science and to encourage graduates to return to Alaska to work in professional library positions. Preference is given to qualified applicants meeting the federal requirements of Alaska Native ethnicity.
Three scholarships of $4,000 each may be awarded: one for a Master’s Degree candidate, one for School Library Media Certification (the B. Jo Morse Scholarship), and a third from either category.
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must be an Alaskan resident who:
Completed applications must be received by January 15 of the award year. If you are interested in applying, copies of the guidelines and application forms are available online at http://akla.org/scholarships/application-and-reference-forms/. If you have questions about graduate library studies or would like paper copies of the scholarship application, contact:
AkLA Scholarship Committee
Alaska State Library
P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571
(907) 465-2916
or
Julie Niederhauser
Alaska State Library
Public Library Coordinator
(907) 465-2916
The Alaska Week of Code is dedicated to bringing awareness to the value in teaching coding and computer science in classrooms and school libraries around the state. Contact Sam Jordan with questions samuel.jordan@alaska.gov
Every month or so we like to highlight a set of tutorials on our Digital Literacy Guide. This month we’re pointing to tutorials on the 2016 versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint offered by GCF LearnFree.
A screen reader is a computer program or app that reads aloud text from a computer or phone. Created for people with low-vision or blindness, it helps bridge equal access to the use of computers and consumption of information on the Internet. NVDA is just one screen reader of many. It’s free, and works best on Windows.
How to Use NVDA on Windows
5 Common NVDA keyboard shortcuts
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Insert + Down Arrow |
Start reading continuously (from this point on) |
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Ctrl |
Stop reading |
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Insert + F7 |
List all headings, links, and landmarks |
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Ctrl + Up Arrow |
Next paragraph |
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Right Arrow |
Next character -or- Next input option (radio buttons, selection list) |
Explore In-Depth Use of NVDA
Month long observances
Week long observances
Specific day observances
Conferences
If you know of a month, week or day commemorated in December that is either important to Alaskans in general or to libraries, archives or museums, drop us a line!
Last month, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) conference honored three members of the Kodiak community for their service to Native people—Margaret Agnguarta Roberts, Carl Marrs, and Jim Dillard. All three have served the Alutiiq community with distinction and supported the Alutiiq Museum’s work.
For more information, see the Alutiiq Museum’s 10/22/2018 press release.
A message from Grace Harrington of the Alaska Humanities Forum:
The Alaska Humanities Forum has launched our 2019 Annual Grants, a $10,000 grant opportunity for those with a creative idea to explore diverse definitions of being Alaskan.
For over 40 years the Forum has been funding humanities projects across the state. We fund projects that educate the public, get people talking, increase public access and preserve and promote Alaska’s stories. We hope to promote projects which help us to examine (and re-examine) what we think, what we value and what it means to be human.
Learn more about grants here: https://www.akhf.org/grants
You can find the application here: https://www.akhf.org/annual-mini-grants
Once you’ve checked out the grants page, feel free to set up a phone call to learn more, ask a question, or give feedback here: https://graceharrington.youcanbook.me/
The digital literacy site TechBoomers recently posted this article that gave a good roundup of popular and seemingly legitimate online learning sites, along with online learner tips:
Best 9 Sites Like Lynda.com for Online Learning and Business Skills (TechBoomers, 9/24/2018)
You can jump right to a section of interest through their table of contents:
What this article will cover:
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