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PaLA Tech Services Roundtable: Interview with Maryam Phillips of HSLC

September 29, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, PA Digital Collections, POWER Library, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, School Libraries

Stephen Sarazin, 2017 Chair of the Technical Services Round Table of the Pennsylvania Library Association, interviewed Maryam Phillips, HSLC Executive Director.  Watch the video!  It is a playlist of 4. Additional videos will be coming from the Tech Services Round Table! Sarazin...

Letter of Intent Due by Friday, May 27 for School eBook Consortium

May 26, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, School Libraries

Please complete the Pennsylvania eBook Consortium Letter of Intent form to join the consortium for the 2016-2017 school year. Following the submission of your Letter of Intent, HSLC will send you the appropriate invoice. The Letter of Intent is due Friday, May 27, 2016 and payment...

ILEAD USA Teams, Mentors and Projects

March 23, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In ILEAD USA, Professional Development

ILEAD USA Pennsylvania Teams, Mentors and their Project Descriptions are listed below: ALT (Adult Basic Literacy) Team Members: Joanne Austin, Osterhout Free Library Edward Lupico, SCI Houtzdale Rick Miller, Executive Director, Osterhout Free Library Elaine Stefanko, Osterhout...

Join Us at ILEAD USA by Participating in the Streaming Video Presentations!

March 23, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, ILEAD USA, Professional Development

ILEAD USA begins on March 23, when 23 library workers from across Pennsylvania come together in 5 teams to solve community problems with the use of participatory technology.  This nine month program is divided into three in-person sessions of 4 days each in Harrisburg. Classes...

Maryam Phillips

Access PA 2.0 Update from HSLC Executive Director

February 13, 2015 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Professional Development, Resources of Interest, Uncategorized

Work is underway to build the new Access PA database! To date, six libraries/systems have volunteered to contribute their holdings and populate the new union catalog: Penn State University, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Chester County Library System, Dauphin County Library System,...