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==The Emerging Leaders Program==
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[http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/october2009/emergingleaders_hrdr.cfm ALA Announces 2010 Emerging Leader Participants].
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===What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?===
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Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President [http://lb.princetonlibrary.org/initiatives.html Leslie Burger’s six initiatives].  The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.
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Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), and Peter Bromberg, Assistant Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, are spearheading the project.
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For more information, contact [mailto:bcalvin@ala.org Beatrice Calvin], Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.
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===How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?===
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The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library.  They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.
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==Information and Resources from Previous Classes==
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Information and Resources from previous Emerging Leaders classes are available on the old [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/index.php/Main_Page Emerging Leader Wiki]
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==Documents and Resources==
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===ALA===
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* [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Acronyms ALA Acronyms] Explained--
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* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/b/be/ALAGovernanceStructure.pdf ALA Governance Structure] (17KB PDF)
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* [[Volunteering for Committees]] (including division and roundtable committees)
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* Complete list of conference scholarships available from ALA [http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/grants/pubresearchtravel/index.cfm]
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===Leadership and Librarianship===
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* [http://wikis.ala.org/emergingleaders/images/9/9d/LeadershipInTheNationalArena.pdf Leadership in the National Arena] by Maureen Sullivan (1.1MB PDF)--
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* Rachel Singer Gordon's ''[http://www.lisjobs.com/nextgen/ The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide]''
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===Facebook===
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A ''[http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALA-Emerging-Leaders/156736295251?ref=ts/ Facebook page]'' created by 2009 Team V that serves as a central clearinghouse for communication among Emerging Leaders, past and present – a way for all of us to solicit advice and collaborators for upcoming projects, to publicize our professional accomplishments, to share our photos, and to plan EL gatherings at upcoming conferences, among other things. Become a fan!
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===Tools for Projects===
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*[http://connect.ala.org/node/65571 ALA Connect] provides many tools that what will facilitate your ability to work virtually on your team projects.  Each team will have a space set up for them in ALA Connect.  In addition, there is already a [http://connect.ala.org/node/65571 private space set up for this year's class].
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* Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from [http://www.basecamphq.com BaseCamp].
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==Additional Resources==
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* Keep up-to-date with general news and announcements about the program on the [http://emergingleaders.ala.org/news/ Emerging Leaders Blog]. You can also subscribe to the Blog's [http://emergingleaders.ala.org/news/feed/ RSS feed].
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* For more information, email [mailto:emergingleaders@ala.org emergingleaders@ala.org] .
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Revision as of 14:12, 13 November 2009

The Emerging Leaders Program

ALA Announces 2010 Emerging Leader Participants.


What Is the Emerging Leaders Program?

Emerging Leaders began in 2007 as one of ALA Immediate Past President Leslie Burger’s six initiatives. The Emerging Leaders program enables newer librarians from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity. It puts them on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership.

Connie Paul, Executive Director, Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Maureen Sullivan, organizational consultant (Annapolis, Maryland), and Peter Bromberg, Assistant Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, are spearheading the project.

For more information, contact Beatrice Calvin, Program Officer, ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.

How Are Emerging Leaders Chosen?

The selection committees seek diversity based on geography, gender, ethnicity and type of library. They pay particular attention to, and value candidates' statements as well as those of their references.


Information and Resources from Previous Classes

Information and Resources from previous Emerging Leaders classes are available on the old Emerging Leader Wiki


Documents and Resources

ALA

Leadership and Librarianship


Facebook

A Facebook page created by 2009 Team V that serves as a central clearinghouse for communication among Emerging Leaders, past and present – a way for all of us to solicit advice and collaborators for upcoming projects, to publicize our professional accomplishments, to share our photos, and to plan EL gatherings at upcoming conferences, among other things. Become a fan!


Tools for Projects

  • ALA Connect provides many tools that what will facilitate your ability to work virtually on your team projects. Each team will have a space set up for them in ALA Connect. In addition, there is already a private space set up for this year's class.
  • Project Management Software - If you are looking for software to pull together timelines, tasks, and group chat features, a great resource is a free account from BaseCamp.


Additional Resources