FAFLRT President

FAFLRT, Federal & Armed Forces Libraries Round Table, would like to recognize the activities and contributions of those new to federal or armed forces librarianship and government information management. We are announcing a new program, Rising Stars, to highlight the achievements of those new to the profession. A Rising Star will be profiled in each FAFLRT newsletter with their picture and an article detailing their relevant background and current accomplishments.

Rising Stars are those people who display a passion for the profession, both at work and via volunteer or association activities. The basic guidelines are outlined below. To nominate yourself or someone else please email Kim Lyall, FAFLRT Federal Director 09-11, at kim dot lyall at gmail dot com. Please send me your basic information and a short blurb about your accomplishments, with links to any online work, articles, or videos.

We look forward to receiving your nominations and shining a spotlight on those new to the profession!  For more info on FAFLRT see: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/faflrt/index.cfm

Guidelines

· FAFLRT member in good standing

· Work in a federal or armed forces library or government information management setting

· New to the profession

o Graduated from an MLS/MLIS program five years ago or less

AND/OR

o Been a professional librarian or information manager for five years or less

George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management will host this weekend’s Transparency Camp 2010.

Even if you’re not attending, you can join the Google group or simply review the proceedings and slides posted here. http://groups.google.com/group/transparencycamp

Federal librarian, Virginia Sanchez, has been named a 2010 Library Journal Mover and Shaker!

Congratulations to her on her job at ICE as intel analyst and for this deserved recognition of her leadership abilities!

March 29 – 31, 2010:

The U.S. Government wants to engage, and partner, with the international community in a meaningful way. Join the conversation!
Participate in a unique event and help shape the future.

Global Pulse 2010 is a 3-day, online collaboration event, that will bring together individual socially-engaged participants and organizations from around the world. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sponsoring the Global Pulse 2010, in partnership with the Departments of State, Education, Commerce, and Health and Human Services.

http://www.globalpulse2010.gov/

The White House has issued a memo entitled “Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government”

“This memorandum highlights for agencies policy and legal issues related to the implementation of the Obama Administration’s commitment to increase the use of prizes and challenges as tools for promoting open government, innovation, and other national priorities.”

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-11.pdf