The winter 2010 issue of the APLIC Communicator is here! Check it out for a message from new APLIC president Claire Twose, and preview of the upcoming APLIC conference, membership renewal information, three articles about library moves, and a calendar of events.

If you have comments about the Communicator, or if you’d like to write for the newsletter, please contact me or my co-editor Laurie Calhoun.

Make sure to read the complete introduction. Important info at the conclusion.

Access the Complete List

In case you’re interested, a librarian is #46 on the list. That’s one below a Market Research Analyst at #45 and one above an Anthropologist at #47.

Source: Careercast [reposted from ResourceShelf]

All Things Census is a new blog from the Pew Research Center dedicated to “census methodology, findings and resources.”

The 2010 Census kicks off next week in a remote village in Alaska, but most Americans will receive their Census forms in March.

APLIC will present a session on the 2010 Census at our annual conference in April.

Libraries are the heart of their communities. National Library Week 2010 (April 11-17) will be celebrated with the theme, “Communities thrive @ your library.”

National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians. All types of libraries – school, public, academic and special – participate.

Check out the free promotional tools  for new ways to promote the message of National Library Week.

Researchers say that US AIDS initiatives under the Bush administration, which prohibited the promotion of contraception, have contributed to population growth in Africa, according to a McClatchy News Service story.

From: http://www.googlebooksettlement.com/

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Supplemental Notice To Authors, Publishers And Other Book Rightsholders About The Google Book Settlement

The parties in Authors Guild, et al. v. Google Inc . announced a settlement of the litigation in October 2008 and sent out a Notice of that settlement (the “Original Settlement”). The parties have now amended the Original Settlement in response to discussions with the United States Department of Justice and objections to the Original Settlement (the “Amended Settlement”). The Amended Settlement Agreement (“ASA”), as well as the original Settlement Agreement and the original Notice, may be found at http://www.googlebooksettlement.com or obtained from the Settlement Administrator.

» Continue reading “Court-Approved Update About Google Book Search Settlement”

MEASURE DHS project is updating the Demographic and Health Surveys mailing list. In order to continue – or begin – receiving DHS publications, the project requests that you send an e-mail to dhs.list@mmail.macrointernational.com with the following information. Respond by April 1, 2010.

Name of Agency/Organization:
Contact Person:
Title/Department/Library:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Country:
E-mail address:
Web address:
Label no (not sure what this means):

1. Indicate which of the following publications you want to receive:
Final reports, comparative reports, analytical studies, methodological reports, qualitative research studies

2. For country-specific reports such as final reports and qualitative research studies, if you do not want to receive reports for ALL REGIONS, please indicate the regions for which you do not want to receive publications:
Sub-Saharan Africa; North Africa/West Asia/Europe; Central Asia; South and Southeast Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean

You might want to check out this new blog from the White House on public access to federally-funded scholarly research. They are seeking comments through Jan. 7th:

http://blog.ostp.gov/category/public-access-policy/

The new APLIC web site is here! The new web site uses our new logo, unveiled at the annual conference earlier this year, and we’ve made some minor changes to the make the site easier for our members to navigate.

If you have comments or suggestions about the web site, or if you can’t find something, please let us know by leaving a comment on this post or by contacting a member of the APLIC Communications Committee:

Tara Murray

Laurie Calhoun

Nykia Perez

Morgan Grimes, Laurie Calhoun, Erin Barker, Tara Murray

Several APLIC members attended the SLA 2009 conference in Washington, DC. Four of us met up at Co Co. Sala for an informal APLIC meeting.

If you attended a session at SLA that you think would interest other APLIC members, please write about it for the APLIC blog! You can post directly if you are a blog author, or you can send your report to me for posting.