http://alabi.org Association of Librarians & Archivists at Baptist Institutions Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:34:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the recent meeting in Macon, ALABI members were presented with the proposed changes to the constitution. Those changes are now available for download at the links below. The members of ALABI will vote concerning the changes at the 2009 meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Current Constitution Proposed Constitution Proposed Bylaws http://alabi.org/2008/06/03/proposed-constitution-changes/ Some of you may be interested to read Robert Darnton's thoughts on libraries from the latest New York Review of Books. Dr. Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library at Harvard. Also, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, blogged ... http://alabi.org/2008/05/29/the-future-of-libraries/ Laura Botts of Mercer University asked that we remind everyone that the Georgia Baptist Historical Society and the Special Collections of Mercer University have books available for purchase. More information can be obtained at the links below. Special Collections Books for Sale Georgia Baptist Historical Society Books for Sale http://alabi.org/2008/05/28/books-for-sale/ The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives is accepting applications for the position of Librarian. The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is a center for the study of Baptist history and life. Please see the attached announcement below for more information. SBHLA Librarian Position Announcement http://alabi.org/2008/05/27/sbhla-position-announcement/ All of the members of ALABI are undoubtedly familiar with Kathy Sylvest. Over the years, she has been a friend to many of us, and she played an integral part in the development of both SBLA and ALABI. Taffey Hall of SBHLA asked that we post the following notice of ... http://alabi.org/2008/05/27/retirement-of-kathy-sylvest/ I realize that I did not print out contact sheets for my presentation from the Tuesday afternoon session, so I have included the presentation below. It contained several links, and I wanted to make those available in case some of you would like to examine them. I have also tried ... http://alabi.org/2008/05/23/open-source-descriptive-tools-presentation/ ALABI 2008 at Mercer University is now in the books. I sincerely enjoyed spending time with everyone who attended. I am always encouraged by the camaraderie and collegiality that exists at our meetings, and this year was no different. Every year I walk away from this meeting thinking, "I love ... http://alabi.org/2008/05/23/macon-in-the-rearview/ As you may notice, the ALABI website now has a new look. During the 2007 ALABI meeting, the members voted to take the website in a different direction, and with that decision came a site redesign. This version of the ALABI website is built upon Wordpress, a popular blogging and ... http://alabi.org/2008/04/07/the-new-look/