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FYI,<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
Oregon ALA Chapter Counselor<br>
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<td>[alacro-l] ALA-APA now accepting course proposals for Library
Support Staff Certification Program (LSSC)</td>
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<td>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:19:52 -0400</td>
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<td>Don Wood <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dwood@ala.org"><dwood@ala.org></a></td>
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<p>On Oct. 1, 2009, ALA-APA will begin accepting applications from
education
providers interested in offering courses for candidates in the Library
Support
Staff Certification Program, (LSSC). The LSSC is the first national,
voluntary
certification program for library support staff. Course providers may
be
organizations or individuals with the expertise, training and resources
to
offer courses online or face-to-face. The 10 competency sets for which
courses
are needed are in the areas of foundations of library services,
technology,
communication and teamwork, access services, adult readers advisory,
cataloging
and classification, collection management, reference, supervision and
management and youth services. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Potential providers complete an application, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ala-apa.org/lsscp/courseapprovalapplication.doc">http://ala-apa.org/lsscp/courseapprovalapplication.doc</a>,
and submit a course syllabus, a description of the course’s teaching
methods and assessment plan and the instructor’s resume. The course
must
cover all the competencies in a competency set. The fee to be
considered for
approval is $100 each for the first and second courses submitted and
$50 per
class for each additional course. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Candidates will have at least a high school diploma or equivalent
and have
worked in a public or academic library for at least one year.
Candidates have
the option of completing approved courses or submitting online
portfolios that
demonstrate their achievement in six of 10 competency sets. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The application will be evaluated by a committee of American Library
Association member volunteers using a rubric, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ala-apa.org/lsscp/courseevalrubric.doc">http://ala-apa.org/lsscp/courseevalrubric.doc</a>.
Reviews will be held periodically throughout the year and ALA-APA will
notify
applicants of their status. Approved courses will be publicized and
available
to all LSSC candidates. Courses that are approved will maintain that
status,
barring major changes, for four years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
the
LSSC Program is in a testing phase in five library organizations across
the
United States. The program will begin accepting candidates in January
2010.
Based on survey information and other expressions of interest, project
staff
estimates that at least 300 library support staff members will
participate in
the LSSC program in the next three years. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The LSSC Program was approved by the American Library Association to
be an
official certification of ALA in July 2009. More information about the
LSSCP is
available online at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ala-apa.org/lsscp">http://www.ala-apa.org/lsscp</a>.
<b>Please direct questions to Jenifer Grady at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="MAILTO:jgrady@ala.org">jgrady@ala.org</a>
or (312)280-2424. The program will be managed by the American Library
Association-Allied Professional Association.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p>ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees
is a service
organization to the American Library Association and has as one of its
missions
supporting salary improvement initiatives for library workers. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">Don Wood<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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