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Greetings Media Librarians, The Notable Videos for Adults Committee has three vacancies to fill this year. We aim for a balanced mix of librarians from academic, public and special libraries that work with media and serve adult populations. We are looking for three librarians from an academic, special, or public library to balance out the team. This is an opportunity to serve on a rewarding and enjoyable professional committee at the national level. Members of the committee must be members of the American Library Association (ALA) and the Video Round Table (VRT). Please note that representatives or employees of video producers or distributors are not eligible to serve. Each member will serve a term of two years, with a maximum number of consecutive terms not to exceed two, for a total of four years of service. All committee members are required to: * Be members of ALA and the Video Round Table (VRT), * Attend ALA Midwinter for two consecutive years (Seattle and Philadelphia), * View, evaluate and mail a substantial amount of videos leading up to ALA Midwinter. Last year, over 60 titles were nominated. For complete information about the committee, please visit our web page: http://www.ala.org/vrt/notablevideos If you are interested in volunteering for the committee, please respond directly to me by April 1, 2012. A decision on Notable Committee invitations will be made shortly thereafter in consultation with the Chair of the Video Round Table. Please indicate your membership status with ALA and VRT, your ability to commit to attending ALA Midwinter, and include additional information regarding your experience with videos (i.e., selection, collection development, reviewing, etc.). Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank You, Julia Churchill VRT-Notable Videos Chair Audio Visual Supervisor Oak Lawn Public Library 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 708-422-4990 jchurch...@olpl.org
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
