New Group Code for Campus Tower room bookings

Campus Tower has given us a new Group Code for making on-line reservations

To book at Campus Tower online.
Go to www.campustower.ca Click on 'Reservations' and then 'Make reservation'
There will be a prompt for a 'Group code' -- and they have now assigned the Group code
ACT-GFC239 If there are problems, email can be sent from the website or FAX 780-433-4410

silent and outcry auctions

Hello. This is "Freezer" the polar beanie bear, reminding you to bring treasures for the silent and outcry auctions.

PLC 2008 Conference site

Here's a look at the Timms Centre for the Arts, where PLC2008 will be held.
You can take a virtual tour.
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/drama/timmstour/house.htm

From the left side of Timms, there is a pedway link to HUB Mall http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/hubmall/ where there are lots of small shops and restaurants.

PLC Deadlines Extended

Because we've extended the abstract deadline to March 15, we've also pushed the early bird registration deadline out to March 15. Thank you to those of you who have submitted and registered.

PLC Conference Blog now merged with PLC Blog

Julia Finn reminded me that we had used the PLC Blog for the Rome conference, so I'm merging the Edmonton Conference Blog with this one. Many of you probably already have RSS feeds set up from this one.

The conference site blog will now point to this one.

2008 Polar Libraries ColloquyEdmonton, Alberta June 2-6, 2008

The 22nd Polar Libraries Colloquy will be hosted jointly by the Canadian Circumpolar Institute and the University of Alberta Libraries in Edmonton, Alberta in 2008.

For more information, consult the 2008 Colloquy website.

2008 William Mills Prize Call for Nominations

The deadline for submissions is March 21, 2008.

The William Mills Prize for Non-Fiction Polar Books was established in memory of William Mills, who was a core member of Polar Libraries Colloquy during its formative years and a consummate polar librarian as well as author.

The book prize honors the best Arctic or Antarctic nonfiction books published throughout the world. The prize consists of $100 US, certificates for the author and publisher, and the right to use the William Mills Prize logo when advertising the winning book.

Winning titles are announced on pollib-L, on the Colloquy web site, in the Polar Libraries Bulletin and other appropriate library publications. The prize was first awarded in 2006.

Qualifications for Nomination

1. The book must be nonfiction, about the Arctic or Antarctic.


2. The book may be any type of substantive work of nonfiction, or reference resource. Textbooks, anthologies, edited works, and other small-scale efforts will not be considered unless they are truly outstanding contributions to the polar literature.


3. The book must have been published for the first time between the dates of the last Colloquy and the Colloquy at which the award will be given. Re-releases, translations of older materials, and updated editions will not be eligible.


4. The official language of the Colloquy is English. For this reason books must be published in an English language version to be eligible.

Submissions are required to include the following information:

• Book title


• Author(s)/Corporate author(s)


• Place of publication


• Publisher


• Date of Publication (must be between May 2006 - June 2008)


• Name and contact information of person nominating the book

Additional information such as a book summary, statement of the book's impact, book reviews, etc. would be very welcome but are not mandatory. No fee is necessary to make a submission and no copies of the book are required in order to be considered.

Please send nominations by email or by post to:

Jude Baldwin
jude.baldwin@taos.fnsb.lib.ak.us
P.O. Box 203
Ester, AK 99725
USA