http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/tags/spectrum/ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:06:01 -0800 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:06:01 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/1/buddyicons/50781177@N00.jpg?1267501048#50781177@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/tags/spectrum/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/2250999830/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/2250999830/" title="Spectrum Scholars at 2007 AASL Conference"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2397/2250999830_a7dcf23799_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Spectrum Scholars at 2007 AASL Conference" /></a></p> <p>In an effort to support future librarians, Capstone Publishers, along with <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl">AASL(American Association of School Librarians)</a>, co-sponsors a scholarship program for <a href="http://www.ala.org/spectrum">Spectrum scholars</a>. The program offers future librarians free flight and registration to the AASL convention.<br /> <br /> Here are the 2007 scholarship winners (from left to right): Teresa Mares - student at San Jose ST. U - MS/HS; librarian at an Indian school in CA; Kelvin Watson - student at North Carolina Central U, employed at Borders; Alma Ramos-McDermott - student at Simmons, former Brooklyn NY teacher; and Lori Rosales Curry - student at U North TX, HS librarian in El Paso, TX. <br /> <br /> Capstone Publishers welcomes this opportunity to supplement the Spectrum Scholarship program and to support future librarians.</p> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:06:01 -0800 2007-10-26T08:21:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2250999830 Spectrum Scholars at 2007 AASL Conference <p>In an effort to support future librarians, Capstone Publishers, along with <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl">AASL(American Association of School Librarians)</a>, co-sponsors a scholarship program for <a href="http://www.ala.org/spectrum">Spectrum scholars</a>. The program offers future librarians free flight and registration to the AASL convention.<br /> <br /> Here are the 2007 scholarship winners (from left to right): Teresa Mares - student at San Jose ST. U - MS/HS; librarian at an Indian school in CA; Kelvin Watson - student at North Carolina Central U, employed at Borders; Alma Ramos-McDermott - student at Simmons, former Brooklyn NY teacher; and Lori Rosales Curry - student at U North TX, HS librarian in El Paso, TX. <br /> <br /> Capstone Publishers welcomes this opportunity to supplement the Spectrum Scholarship program and to support future librarians.</p> spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians aasl spectrumscholars capstonepublishers http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1810232416/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1810232416/" title="Brenda Garcia - Librarian of the Future"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2112/1810232416_5ae6e09f49_m.jpg" width="171" height="240" alt="Brenda Garcia - Librarian of the Future" /></a></p> <p>Brenda is 2007 Spectrum Scholar.<br /> <br /> Brenda says:<br /> &quot;I was born in Chicago, but my early years were spent in Mexico. When my family came back to the United States, we settled in a mostly Mexican neighborhood. Here, I spent most of my time in the public library and I still consider this my first exposure to the English language. Thanks to the community library I learned what my community was about and became a fluent English speaker. <br /> <br /> A library has the potential to be the heart of a community. As a person managing a school library, I have the knowledge to be the pulse of my community. I have worked and lived in my neighborhood long enough to know what the needs of the people surrounding me are. The children in my neighborhood need to identify with the people that are teaching them. My goal in this profession will definitely be broadening the horizons of those that I teach but at the same time give them the confidence of someone that had similar experiences to theirs. &quot;</p> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:53:38 -0700 2007-10-31T12:53:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1810232416 Brenda Garcia - Librarian of the Future <p>Brenda is 2007 Spectrum Scholar.<br /> <br /> Brenda says:<br /> &quot;I was born in Chicago, but my early years were spent in Mexico. When my family came back to the United States, we settled in a mostly Mexican neighborhood. Here, I spent most of my time in the public library and I still consider this my first exposure to the English language. Thanks to the community library I learned what my community was about and became a fluent English speaker. <br /> <br /> A library has the potential to be the heart of a community. As a person managing a school library, I have the knowledge to be the pulse of my community. I have worked and lived in my neighborhood long enough to know what the needs of the people surrounding me are. The children in my neighborhood need to identify with the people that are teaching them. My goal in this profession will definitely be broadening the horizons of those that I teach but at the same time give them the confidence of someone that had similar experiences to theirs. &quot;</p> spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians scholars2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1809386777/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1809386777/" title="Dan Tam Do - Librarian of the Future"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2064/1809386777_ddbb39997f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dan Tam Do - Librarian of the Future" /></a></p> <p>Dan is a 2007 Spectrum Scholar.<br /> <br /> Dan says:<br /> &quot;As a child of immigrants who spoke my parents’ native language and ate their national cuisine at home, I spent my childhood and adolescence moving between two kinds of social and cultural awareness. Later, my higher education experience became international in scope as I studied foreign languages (French, Czech, and Russian), and I have traveled to a number of European and Asian countries. Part of my time abroad was spent working as an English instructor to Czech learners, teaching them to navigate a foreign language and culture. The result of all these experiences is that I feel that I am a part of three “worlds”: my parents’, the everyday one in which I live, and the one I have absorbed through foreign work and travel. <br /> <br /> Although I have worked at libraries at very different institutions, such as a rural college, a private urban university, and a large state university, one thing they have in common is their ability to attract students from a variety of ethnic and national backgrounds. These diverse student bodies, some of whose experiences and perspectives I hope to be able to relate to, are not unlike the populations I hope to serve in the future as a librarian.&quot;</p> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:53:38 -0700 2007-10-31T12:53:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1809386777 Dan Tam Do - Librarian of the Future <p>Dan is a 2007 Spectrum Scholar.<br /> <br /> Dan says:<br /> &quot;As a child of immigrants who spoke my parents’ native language and ate their national cuisine at home, I spent my childhood and adolescence moving between two kinds of social and cultural awareness. Later, my higher education experience became international in scope as I studied foreign languages (French, Czech, and Russian), and I have traveled to a number of European and Asian countries. Part of my time abroad was spent working as an English instructor to Czech learners, teaching them to navigate a foreign language and culture. The result of all these experiences is that I feel that I am a part of three “worlds”: my parents’, the everyday one in which I live, and the one I have absorbed through foreign work and travel. <br /> <br /> Although I have worked at libraries at very different institutions, such as a rural college, a private urban university, and a large state university, one thing they have in common is their ability to attract students from a variety of ethnic and national backgrounds. These diverse student bodies, some of whose experiences and perspectives I hope to be able to relate to, are not unlike the populations I hope to serve in the future as a librarian.&quot;</p> spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians scholars2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1809387043/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1809387043/" title="Edwin Maxwell - Librarian of the Future"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2414/1809387043_ee729633e6_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Edwin Maxwell - Librarian of the Future" /></a></p> <p>Edwin is a 2007 Spectrum Scholar.<br /> <br /> Edwin says:<br /> &quot;I never envisioned librarianship as a possible career path. <br /> <br /> Originally, my intent was to work in the non-profit sector upon graduation. However, as I found myself working in Central Administration of the Brooklyn Public Library System my interest was peeked by this modern library. I began to volunteer at the Youth Wing. The allure of having more proactive role in customer service and planning educational and recreational events for Young Adults aided my decision to transfer to the Youth Service Department. Soon I found myself engulfed in every faceted of the Library. I began to write proposals to have programs implemented system-wide. I became a major resource for reference, library outreach, and joined committees for material selection, programming and technology based resources. I fell in love with endless possibilities that the Library presented. <br /> <br /> The consensus amongst the diverse group of librarians of that I have had the pleasure to work with is that: The library profession chooses you; you don’t choose it. As a native New Yorker I have grown up embracing, respecting and celebrating the diversity of cultures, ethnicities, and races that make this country such a unique society. Equally, my passion to serve the public transcends all barriers.&quot;</p> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:53:42 -0700 2007-10-07T16:04:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1809387043 Edwin Maxwell - Librarian of the Future <p>Edwin is a 2007 Spectrum Scholar.<br /> <br /> Edwin says:<br /> &quot;I never envisioned librarianship as a possible career path. <br /> <br /> Originally, my intent was to work in the non-profit sector upon graduation. However, as I found myself working in Central Administration of the Brooklyn Public Library System my interest was peeked by this modern library. I began to volunteer at the Youth Wing. The allure of having more proactive role in customer service and planning educational and recreational events for Young Adults aided my decision to transfer to the Youth Service Department. Soon I found myself engulfed in every faceted of the Library. I began to write proposals to have programs implemented system-wide. I became a major resource for reference, library outreach, and joined committees for material selection, programming and technology based resources. I fell in love with endless possibilities that the Library presented. <br /> <br /> The consensus amongst the diverse group of librarians of that I have had the pleasure to work with is that: The library profession chooses you; you don’t choose it. As a native New Yorker I have grown up embracing, respecting and celebrating the diversity of cultures, ethnicities, and races that make this country such a unique society. Equally, my passion to serve the public transcends all barriers.&quot;</p> spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians scholars2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111716/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111716/" title="ALA02282"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2362/1711111716_193b4bcd36_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02282" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:18 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711111716 ALA02282 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111876/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111876/" title="ALA02287"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2057/1711111876_ae8905f584_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02287" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:19 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711111876 ALA02287 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260611/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260611/" title="ALA02219"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2164/1710260611_a226c1ad18_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02219" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:24 -0700 2007-06-24T09:30:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710260611 ALA02219 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260925/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260925/" title="ALA02221"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2192/1710260925_00d439b36b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02221" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:25 -0700 2007-06-24T09:31:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710260925 ALA02221 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111146/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111146/" title="ALA02300"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2352/1711111146_0b9f03f2aa_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02300" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:16 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711111146 ALA02300 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710259671/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710259671/" title="ALA02276"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2121/1710259671_ddf25d7ec6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02276" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:20 -0700 2007-06-24T10:22:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710259671 ALA02276 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710257541/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710257541/" title="ALA02351"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2411/1710257541_4d397a1768_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02351" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:11 -0700 2007-06-24T10:29:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710257541 ALA02351 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710257399/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710257399/" title="ALA02350"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2299/1710257399_90a2a8369e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02350" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:11 -0700 2007-06-24T10:29:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710257399 ALA02350 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711112724/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711112724/" title="ALA02279"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2064/1711112724_fe983019d9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02279" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:23 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711112724 ALA02279 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111246/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111246/" title="ALA02296"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2170/1711111246_7cde2e251a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02296" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:16 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711111246 ALA02296 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111570/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711111570/" title="ALA02288"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2052/1711111570_034125a170_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02288" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:18 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711111570 ALA02288 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260179/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260179/" title="ALA02278"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2084/1710260179_dd6f814034_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02278" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:22 -0700 2007-06-24T10:23:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710260179 ALA02278 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260473/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1710260473/" title="ALA02275"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2120/1710260473_ad960df390_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02275" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:23 -0700 2007-06-24T10:22:58-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1710260473 ALA02275 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711110356/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711110356/" title="ALA02311"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2392/1711110356_92572f612d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02311" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:13 -0700 2007-06-24T10:24:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711110356 ALA02311 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711109650/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711109650/" title="ALA02349"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2115/1711109650_eb62b6ff11_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02349" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:10 -0700 2007-06-24T10:29:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711109650 ALA02349 spectrumscholars spectrum scholarshipbash proquest diversity librarians ala ala2007 annual2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711110512/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alaspectrumscholars/">spectrumscholars</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaspectrumscholars/1711110512/" title="ALA02308"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2394/1711110512_ed67089b3a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="ALA02308" /></a></p> Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:41:13 -0700 2007-06-24T10:24:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (spectrumscholars) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/1711110512 ALA02308 spectrumscholars spectrum diversity ala librarians proquest ala2007 annual2007 scholarshipbash