Orlando, ALA 2004: Redefining Reinventing Recruiting
LJ's Picks & Pans for the 2004 Annual Conference of the American Library Association, Orlando
By John N. Berry III -- Library Journal, 6/1/2004
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More than 15,000 librarians who can afford it will converge on Orlando, FL, to attend the 2004 annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA). ALA is in pretty good shape, and the conference looks like a winner, something the association needs to beef up revenue. ALA has record membership, an increasingly comfortable and strong executive director in Keith Fiels, and relatively few internal issues to disrupt its dealings with government attacks on free expression and library funding. ALA's experiment with online balloting was a great success and increased member participation, despite a few glitches and mix-ups.
The librarians who come to Orlando will enjoy more than 2000 programs and meetings listed in the Conference Program. They feature something for nearly every type of library, every specialization in library work, and every level of library worker. This year, again, there is almost too much emphasis on digital libraries and new technology and how it impacts the future of libraries. Beyond that, however, strong programs deal with the rising concentration of publishing in large corporations, the impact of ever-growing copyright protection on free access to information, and emerging models for scholarly communication, like open access. Solid programs on various aspects of intellectual freedom--from the Patriot Act and patron privacy to censorship--will help librarians cope with true believers and FBI agents.
Recruiting to replace the huge number of baby boomers expected to retire in the next few years is the subject of several sessions, despite cries from newly graduated professionals that the promise of all those job vacancies has yet to be realized.
There are too many consultants using the ALA program slots to 'hang out their shingles,' or peddle their wares and services, particularly in technology, human resources, and varieties of stuff they label 'leadership.' Still, there is an abundance of free meetings and celebrations to inform, educate, and energize you in Orlando.
Preconference rashOne caveat: There is also a burgeoning mass of preconference programs from nearly every ALA unit. All of them seem to require high participation fees to take advantage of continuing education opportunities that ought to be covered by your membership dues. Many of them offer little or no new information, just a rehash of stuff most librarians already know. The best way to deal with ALA's preconference rash is to avoid it. Save your money for Disney World or Universal Studios.
LJ's choicesThe listing below includes a selection of sessions from the ALA program, arranged by subject, that we think have the most promise to educate, inform, excite, and entertain you. We are wary of a program if the speakers have not been announced by now, so we left out many of those, even though they had enticing titles. A starred (*) program means that we think that topic or those speakers are of highest importance or have the greatest potential.
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Pedagogy and the Online Learner
ACRL EBSS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Human factors in the design of online learning and using the web to provide library resources and services, from Michael Newlin (Univ. of Central Florida) and Jerilyn Veldof (Univ. of Minnesota Libs.).
Prenuptials, Marriage, and In-laws: Partnerships and Connections-- The Learning Community as Knowledge Builders
ACRL. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Hear Julie B. Todaro (Austin Community Coll., TX), Carolyn J. Radcliff (Kent State, OH), and Gloria L. Rhodes (San Diego State) on collaborative relationships and partnerships with faculty, students, and other libraries and institutions. Don't be put off by the familial metaphor, these are newer roles for academic librarians. Pat Breivik (San Jose State Univ. Lib., CA), who shares her library with the San Jose PL, which might account for the marriage/in-law stuff in the title above, will moderate. The 'couple' was named LJ Library of the Year 2004.
*Certifications and Accreditations--The Debate Heats Up
ALA. Sun., Jun. 27, 8:30-11 a.m. Linda Slusar (Coll. of DuPage, IL), Jane Robbins (Florida State), and Cal Sheppard (SOLINET) on C&A and who should do it. Might clear up confusion brought on by ALA-APA, the COPE III Report, and turf boundaries for these two processes and decide who gets to sell them. Controversial, possibly useful.
*Demystifying ALA Accreditation
ALA OA. Sun., Jun. 27, 4-5 p.m. How does the ALA accreditation process work? The answer: unevenly. Features the ALA Cmte. on Accreditation, OA staff, and the honchos: Ann O'Neill (ALA OA, who has left for 'greener' pastures as a dean at Emporia State) and Robert Wedgeworth (COA chair, former ALA ED, now literacy top kick). It isn't so 'mystifying,' just a mystery. How does one program get seven years while another gets three? The answer is unclear.
Acquisitions Technology Trends: Changing the Way We Do Business
ALCTS AS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Karen Calhoun (Cornell), James Mouw (Univ. of Chicago), and Stefanie Wittenbach (UC-Riverside) focus on technology trends in acquisitions in the next three to five years.
ALA Executive Board Meetings
Board Meeting I, Fri., Jun. 25, 8:30 a.m.-noon; Board Meeting II, Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Board Meeting III, Wed., Jun. 30, 3-6:30 p.m. (actual start at end of Council III). For true ALA junkies, featuring both the winner and loser of the recent ALA presidential election. (Maybe the loser is the winner.) Some information interspersed with long, dull stretches of non-debate.
ALA Membership Meetings
ALA Membership I, Sat., Jun. 26, 4-5 p.m.; ALA Membership II, Mon., Jun. 28, 11 a.m.-noon. A prearranged agenda and a new, lower quorum may mean these meetings actually take place. Usually some talk, no action anymore. Most folks don't bother.
ALA Council Meetings
ALA Council/Exec Board Membership Info Meeting, Sun., Jun. 27, 9-10:30 a.m. Useful for a rundown on the agenda and issues before ALA; Council I, Sun., Jun. 27, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; ALA-APA Council I, Tues., Jun. 28, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; ALA Council II, Tues., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; Council III, Wed., Jun. 29, 8 a.m.-noon. The marathon debating and nitpicking that governs ALA, with an agenda that ranges from imprisoned Cuban dissidents to the minutiae of the budget. Occasionally real library issues come up.
*Who Speaks for Whom? Forum on Free Speech and Cohesiveness in ALA
ALA SRRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Some member activists see the Exec Board's recent interpretation of ALA policy governing pronouncements by its units as muzzling them. This program is aimed at gaining a shared understanding based on free speech and unity. For decades they've tried to muzzle SRRT. One more time!
AV101
PLA LSC. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Experienced AV librarians Adele Bellinger (NYPL), Greg Pringle (Linden Free PL, NJ), Marc Sober (Enoch Pratt Free Lib., Baltimore), and Judy Napier (Schaumburg Twp. Dist. Lib., IL) will inform at a session for new AV librarians and those who do multimedia collection development. They will cover audiobooks, video/DVD, music CDs, sheet music, and more. An interactive group discussion is promised.
*The Radio Frequency Revolution: Tips and Trends for Implementing RFID Systems in Libraries
LITA. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-noon. No names yet, but librarians who have experience implementing RFID and some RFID vendors will discuss how the tagging system works. They'll tell you what to ask vendors and how to choose one and discuss the controversies over privacy, best practices in implementation, and the future of the technology. Those both pro and con on RFID may find this useful.
Implementing eCommerce Online Transactions in a Public Library Setting
PLA LDC. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. The technical, financial, and training hurdles in online debit and credit card transactions on a library web site, featuring consultants Joseph Ford and Richard Boss (both working at LJ 's 2003 Library of the Year, Las Vegas-Clark Cty. Lib. Dist. [LV-CCLD]), Maureen Worden (Telus Business Solutions), and Daniel L. Walters (LV-CCLD).
Automating Your Bookmobile: Satellites and Beyond
ALA OLOS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Tom Walker (Charleston Cty. Lib., SC) will discuss practical offline transaction capturing, firewall barriers, Internet access via satellite, Wi-Fi and commercial hot spots, and network connections--the challenges in new client/server systems.
*Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Leadership and Planning for Financial Hard Times
LAMA MAES. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Cost-containment, tactical and strategic budgeting, and public and academic library successes in effective budgeting. Making the case to higher-ups. Features James Honan (Harvard), the indomitable Rivkah Sass (Omaha PL), and Ralph Alberico (James Madison Univ., VA). I'd go for Sass, but you get the two guys from academe, too. Useful stuff.
*Is the Honeymoon Over? Post Occupancy Building Evaluations for Libraries
LAMA BES. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. They promise to talk about the why, when, and how of Post Occupancy Evaluations (POE), using examples from Salt Lake City, Flushing, NY, and Palm Desert, CA (a small, joint public/college library) to demonstrate POE benefits. A cast of noteworthies includes Gordon Conable (Riverside Cty. PL, CA) and Nancy Tessman (Salt Lake City PL), but why nobody from San Francisco PL, site of the most famous POE disaster? Could be good.
Going Green Without Going Broke: Revisited
LAMA BES. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.- noon. Alan Locke (IBE Consulting Engineers) and Ginnie Cooper (Brooklyn PL) on how sustainable design, conservation strategies, and other 'green' concepts are integrated into library construction and operation.
Nonverbal Communication Speaks Volumes: Designing Effective Libraries
LAMA BES. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30-10 a.m. Using nonverbal communication (wall treatments, flooring, lighting, furniture, window design) in library design, according to Joyce A. Seno (Larson Design Group), Julie A. Brown (Brodart Contract Furniture Div.), Larry Nesbit (Mansfield Univ., PA), and Wendy Starkweather (Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas). They might even deal with signs (Oops! That's signage!).
*Bridges to a Better You
ALA OD. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Spectrum Scholars on 21st century librarianship. From activism to poetry to fashion, these new librarians offer tips on using librarianship to create the career and the life you want.
Enriching Subject Access
ALCTS CCS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-5:30 p.m. A host of educators and vendors on clustering subjects to aid searching, linking, mapping, and managing to improve user retrieval, subject vocabularies, and classification schemes. Features Diane Vizine-Goetz and Deb Bendig (OCLC), Steve Neilsen (Dynix), Judith Ahronheim (Univ. of Michigan), Marcia Bates (UCLA), Michael Kaplan (Ex Libris), Lois Mai Chan (Univ. of Kentucky), Marcia Zeng and Jean-Frederic Jauslin (Swiss Natl. Lib.), and Pat Kuhr (H.W. Wilson).
*Why Reviews? Librarians and Publishers Need Them!
RUSA CODES. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. How reviews are written and how they are used by librarians and publishers. The magnificent Barbara Hoffert (Book Review, LJ), plus Kathleen Sullivan (Phoenix PL), Brad Hooper (Booklist), Todd Hallman (M.E. Sharpe), Sylvia K. Miller (Routledge), and Christine Whittington (Glassboro State, NJ). You need to know.
Excavating the Queer Past: Collecting, Preserving & Researching GLBT History
ALA GLBTRT. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Librarians, archivists, and scholars discuss their work with the rich cultural, political, and social history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people.
Copyright Basics for the Digital World
ACRL. Sun., Jun. 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The copyright laws, including the TEACH ACT, applied to library services and digitization projects like electronic reserves and document delivery to scholarly communication and intellectual property policy. The mavens are Lolly Gasaway and Bob Oakley.
*Cultural Democracy and the Information Commons
ALA WO. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Don't miss Sam Trosow (Univ. of Western Ontario), Howard Besser (NYU), Jed Horovitz (producer, Willful Infringement), Frederick Emrich (Info-commons.org), freedom fighters all, on why a robust information commons is critical to cultural democracy. See clips from Horovitz's film.
*Willful Infringement: The Movie That Disney Does NOT Want You To Watch
ALA WO. Sun., Jun. 27, 8-10 p.m. In the film Willful Infringement, artists, teachers, and scholars discuss how corporations have used the copyright law to censor speech and restrict creativity. Discussion with the film's producer, Jed Horovitz--currently being sued by Disney--follows this free screening. See Video Reviews, LJ 10/1/03.
*Data Fountains: Open Source Internet Resource Discovery and Metadata/Full-Text Generation Service
LITA. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Julie Mason, the manager of Data Fountains Service at UC-Riverside, will discuss its use to build Internet resource collections. This cooperative Internet resource discovery, metadata generation, and selected, full-text harvesting service employs new approaches in automated and semi-automated web crawling and classification. How to Google-ize libraries.
Improving Online Access to Original Materials: Current Research
ALA. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Trish Keaton (Caltech) and Brent Seales (Univ. of Kentucky) on their research that could transform access to original records through machine recognition of handwriting and new digital restoration techniques. Rare stuff.
eBook Update: Content, Technology, Standards
LITA. Sat., Jun. 26, 4-5:30 p.m. Ebooks are not dead! Steady progress in publishing, marketing, and distributing them proves it. Come hear about plans, new technology, and ebook standards.
*Celebrating a Decade of Web-based Reference Collections--Where Do We Go from Here?
RUSA MARS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. The history and sustainability of web-based reference resources used to answer virtual reference questions from three longstanding champions of electric library services: Joseph Janes (Univ. of Washington), Susan McGlamery (24/7 Reference Project), and the ubiquitous Karen G. Schneider (lii Oregon). Don't miss these enthusiasts!
*Who's Driving the E-Resource Collection Bus? GPS (Global Positioning System) for an Uncertain Future
ALCTS CMDS. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Future trends in the content and pricing of electronic products from a panel of e-celebrities, like Judith Hiott (Houston PL), the fabulous Helen Wilbur (Gale), serials guru Chuck Hamaker (UNC-Charlotte), and Arnold Hirshon (NELINET). They promise to argue the big challenges they face in electronic resources and, most important, the e-resources in your future. Don't miss this one!
*The Portals Puzzle
ALCTS, LITA. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. A panel of stellar speakers: Michael Gorman (ALA president-elect, Cal State-Fresno), Brian Schottlaender (ALCTS pres., UC-San Diego), marvelous Marilyn Mason (OCLC WebJunction), and Karen Calhoun (ALCTS LC Action Plan TF, Cornell) on all kinds of portals in all types of libraries. Mixed-metaphorically speaking, can a 'panel' turn a 'puzzle' into a practical program. Worth hearing.
*The Public Library Geographic Database: A Nationwide Digital Resource & Map for Public Librarians
PLA ICC. Sun., Jun. 27, 4-5:30 p.m. It is the big show from the Florida State SIS: Christie M. Koontz and Dean K. Jue, who run the Geo Lib. Program, with Charles McClure and John Carlo Bertot, who run the Info Inst., all of whom partner on the project that links key public library data sets to a new nationwide digital map called U.S. Public Library Geographic Database. It is a first and can facilitate public library decision-making. A fascinating and useful project.
*Disappearing Libraries and Invisible Librarians: The Impact of the Print to Digital Transformation on Library Structure, Services and Functions over the Next 10 Years
LITA. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-noon. This is the most powerful panel at ALA this summer, on the disappearance of print and its profound effect. You absolutely must hear Howard Besser (NYU), possibly the most cogent commentator on current copyright issues. You don't dare miss Clifford Lynch (Coalition for Networked Info), the most articulate techie tutor in America. You have to hear visionary Richard T. Sweeney (New Jersey Inst. of Technology). You want to listen to the substantial assertions of Sarah E. Thomas (Cornell). Lloyd Davidson (Northwestern) will moderate. Our thanks to whoever put this panel together.
*A Reading Fiesta: How Every Community Can Join the Celebration of El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros, Children's Day/Book Day
ALA, Knowledge River. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Pat Mora, award-winning author (Tomás and the Library Lady and others) will share her work and strategies for celebrating the joyful, daily work of linking all children to books, languages, and cultures. U.S. libraries plan a variety of delightful programs every April 30. Brought to you by Pat Tarin and her Knowledge River program at the School of Info Resources and Lib. Svcs., Univ. of Arizona, and the Kellogg Foundation.
What's Books Got To Do with It!!!
PLA. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-5:30 p.m. A general overview of mainstream African American fiction, plus a historical look at the culture, its writing trends, the various genres, and a listing of who's who in the field according to Stacie Brisker and Carolyn Neal (Cleveland PL) and Joel Bangilan (Houston PL).
Library Services for the Migrant and Spanish-Speaking Population in Florida
REFORMA. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Overview addresses outreach initiatives, identification of needs, public library service programming, and development of grant proposals to serve two migrant communities in North and Central Florida. Multiyear efforts to provide adequate library service.
7th Annual Diversity Fair
ALA OLOS. Sat., Jun. 26, 3-5 p.m. At a new location in the ALA exhibit area, with 'Best of Show' prizes of Demco gift certificates of $500, $200, and $50.
Multicultural Connections: Readers' Advisory Service for Ethnic Communities
BCALA. Sat., Jun. 26, 4-5:30 p.m. A panel to discuss trends, resources, the importance of serving ethnic communities, and collection development avenues.
Charting Courses: Excellence in Diversity Research
ALA OD. Sat., Jun. 26, 4-5:30 p.m. Results reported by winners of the 2003 Diversity Research Grants: Jody Gray, Michelle Harrell, Rae-Anne Montague, La Loria Konata, and Tim Zou.
*Her Eyes Were Watching Humanity: Zora Neale Hurston as Ethnographer, Novelist, and Feminist
ACRL ANSS, AFAS. Sun., Jun. 27, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Zora Neale Hurston was from Eatonville, FL, the first all-black township in America, which is in the Orlando metro area. Pamela Bordelon, Ph.D., Valerie Boyd (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), and Deborah G. Plant (Univ. of South Florida, Tampa) on Hurston's life and work and her extant papers and manuscripts.
*DIVERSEity: Writers and Librarians of Color Partnering to Build a Multi-Ethnic Readership
ALA OD. Sun., Jun. 27, 4-5:30 p.m. Writers and librarians speak on developing relevant, resonant literature and growing multicultural readership. Building on the surge in ethnic literature, librarians are creating cultural book clubs, open mics, writing workshops, special programming, and marketing tactics to attract new and underserved customers.
*Civil Rights: The American Experience
FOLUSA. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.- noon. Hear 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner Diane McWhorter (A Dream of Freedom, Scholastic), Sheryll Cashin (The Failures of Integration, Perseus), and Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree (All Deliberate Speed, Norton) on U.S. progress in nurturing the civil rights of African Americans. A distinguished panel! LJ's Barbara Hoffert will moderate.
*Not an Option: Library Services to Multicultural Populations in Tough Times
PLA LSC. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.- noon. How library systems address issues of diversity, equity, and service while keeping an eye on the bottom line, according to the indefatigable Kathleen de la Peña McCook (Univ. of S. Florida). Never pass up a chance to hear de la Peña McCook.
Does Your Library Web Page Speak Spanish?
REFORMA. Tues., Jun. 29, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Ideas to serve needs of Latino patrons, using the library web site.
*Ethics Instruction in Library and Information Studies Schools
ACRL. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Teaching information ethics, according to Sarah Pritchard (UC-Santa Barbara), Martha Smith (Drexel), Don Fallis (SIRLS, Univ. of Arizona), and Toni Carbo (SLIS, Pitt). Practice and theory on the same panel. Could be entertaining.
Ethics in Action
ALA Ethics Cmte. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Vignettes on ethical dilemmas few ever faced: selling books and supporting candidates in your library. Acted out by the ALA Ethics Committee, followed by discussion with the audience members. Eh! Try Thunder Mountain instead.
*Creating WOW! Library Services for a New Generation
PLA LDC. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Research showing that the Millennials (Gen Y subset, voters 18-24 years old) think about libraries differently than other generations, from Richard T. Sweeney (Van Houten Lib., NJ Inst. of Technology), followed by a panel of six or more Millennials. A live focus group. Should be useful.
Equity of Access: Serving Adults with Limited Literacy Skills
PLA LSC. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) estimates that at least 20% of U.S. adults have limited literacy skills. Sheida White (Natl. Ctr. for Education Statistics) and Mara Rose (Contentbank. org., Adult Learners) will tell how that poses a barrier to information those people need.
*President's Program: Access for All!
ASCLA. Sun., Jun. 27, 9-11 a.m. The challenges and opportunities all people face with regard to access to library services, no matter their age, ethnicity, physical ability, income, language, or geographic location. ALA president Carla Hayden, Peter Pearson (Friends and Foundation of the Saint Paul PL), consultant Lawrence Webster, and Harold Maio (writer and specialist in linguistic ethics) will discuss equity of access issues. Should be a learning experience.
*ALA President's Program: Equity: Are We There Yet?
Auditorium Speaker Series. Sun., Jun. 27, 3-5 p.m. ALA president Carla Hayden welcomes Cheryl Brown Henderson, one of the children of the late Rev. Oliver Brown, whose desire to enroll his children in an all-white elementary school in Topeka, KS, led to the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. Henderson, cofounder of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research, and a panel of distinguished speakers will assess the impact of the decision that ended official segregation in public education 50 years ago. A must!
Nuts & Bolts for Friends of Libraries
FOLUSA. Fri., Jun. 25, 1-5 p.m. Library Friends, trustees, volunteers, and staff share best practices and hear from experts on advocacy, fundraising, marketing, and more.
*Fund Fare
LAMA FRFDS. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Fundraising basics for beginners in public and academic libraries at five table talks. Features sessions on stewardship, cultivation, case statement, donor relationships, and building a giving culture, from Samuel T. Huang (Univ. of Arizona Libs.) and Wicky Sleight (Fund Fare). Useful!
*Celebrating a Life of Diversity Leadership: A Dinner Honoring E.J. Josey
ALA OD. Thurs., Jun. 24, 7-10 p.m. Dine and honor the lifetime achievement of pioneering librarian and educator E.J. Josey, founder of BCALA. Leaders and newcomers in the profession will speak to Josey's legacy, and he will reflect on his career and vision. ALA/student/speaker/ retired members: $40.
An Evening at LuLu's Bait Shack
LSSIRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 7-9 p.m. Louisiana bayou in Orlando. An authentic Southern bait shack in the middle of the Old South, LuLu's is in walking distance from the convention center, world famous for its 96 oz. fishbowl drinks. $35. Event Code: LS1.
*ALA/ProQuest Scholarship Bash
ALA, ProQuest. Sat., Jun. 26, 8-11 p.m. At Universal Studios Orlando. The park will be closed to all but Bash attendees, so ride the rides as often as you like. One Scholarship Bash ticket is already included with your registration (if you did not opt out), $35 per additional ticket.
LAMA's 25th Year Birthday Bash
LAMA. Sun., Jun. 27, 3:30-5 p.m. Celebrate LAMA's 25 years of promoting outstanding leadership practices and solutions and identifying and encouraging tomorrow's leaders and managers.
3M/NMRT Social
ALA NMRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 7:30-11 p.m. A social to recognize recipients of the 3M Professional Development Grant and an opportunity for NMRT members to network. Includes a dance.
NMRT Student Reception
ALA NMRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 8-10 p.m. Network in a relaxed environment. Learn more about ALA units from their representatives and support the Student Chapter of the Year as that award is presented. Light refreshments served.
The Annual Stonewall (GLBT) Book Awards
ALA GLBTRT. Mon., Jun. 28, 7:30-10 a.m. Celebrate the 33rd Annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table's Stonewall Book Awards for Literature and Non-fiction. Traditionally sold-out event, always wonderful, and worth the $50. Preregister! Event Code: GB1.
*International Librarian's Reception
ALA IRRT. Mon., Jun. 28, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Open to all to network with professionals from around the world. Regional cuisine, hors d'oeuvres, and open bar (free for international librarians).
*Exhibits Closing Reception
Tues., Jun. 29, 1-3 p.m. New this year, the closing reception in the exhibits hall includes fun foods and beverages, raffle prizes, and features the Guerrilla Girls, thanks to Penguin Books, with excerpts from their new book, Bitches, Bimbos and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes.
*ALA Awards Ceremony
ALA. Tues., Jun. 29, 5:45-7 p.m. All ALA recognition awards will be presented at this special awards ceremony immediately preceding the Inaugural Banquet. There are 14 of them, including the prestigious Melvil Dewey Medal and Joseph W. Lippincott Award.
*Inaugural Banquet
ALA. Tues., Jun. 29, 7 p.m. Fiesta! Celebrate the inaugural for incoming ALA president Carol Brey Casiano, whose address will specify her agenda for her year as ALA prexy. Dancing, usually. $85.
*Health Literacy and Adult Education: A Partnership Opportunity for Libraries
PLA LSC. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. How poor reading skills cause poor health and what libraries and others can do, from Rima Rudd (Harvard Sch. of Public Health), with reactions from Rachel Rosenblum (West Palm Beach Community Health Info Svc.) and Ellen Laurencella (Literacy Volunteers of Leon Cty., FL). Solid information.
Bridging the Gap: How Well Are We Serving Our Students' Needs as They Move Along in Their Learning Careers?
ACRL CJCLS. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Librarians serving students from high school to graduate research will demonstrate how their online tutorials and web sites are being used to support all students' needs. Hear Mary Smither (George Jenkins H.S., Lakeland, FL), Maira Bundza (Western Michigan Univ.), Marianne C. Rough and Imogene Zachery (Prince George's Community Coll., Largo, MD), and Sara E. Crest (Towson Univ., MD).
Community Use, Community Pressure, and Intellectual Freedom: Do Academic Libraries Need To Worry?
ACRL. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Academic and research libraries face intellectual freedom challenges, as shown by the experiences of Kevin Cherry (E. Carolina Univ.), Martin Garnar (Regis Univ.), and Cindy McGee (Wayne State).
*Patriot Act
ALA WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. The ever-widening implications of the Patriot Act from ALA's Washington Office. Important.
*Walking the Highwire: Exploring the Tension Among Intellectual Freedom, Privacy, and Intellectual Property
ALA IFRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. The 'push and pull between restrictions on speech and the importance of sharing ideas,' from top experts Chris Hansen (ACLU), Jim Kuhn (IFC Privacy Subcmte.), and former ALA prexy Nancy Kranich. Libraries are on that tightrope.
*A Library Balancing Act: Patron Rights vs. National Security
ACRL CLS. Sun., Jun. 27, 8:30-10 a.m. In an age of terrorism, academic libraries, like other organizations, are directly affected by the current state of affairs. As a result, librarians find themselves in the precarious and challenging situation of having to balance patron needs and privacy rights with the larger society's need for national security. Recommendations from Eugene Wiemers (Bates Coll.), James Neal (Columbia), and Deborah Caldwell-Stone (ALA OIF). Hot topic, great lineup.
*Censorship of the Written Word: Still Alive and Kickin'
ALA IFC. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Robie Harris, author of It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health and It's So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families, with Jerilynn Williams (Montgomery Cty. Lib. Syst., Conroe, TX), who won the 2003 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award for successfully defending Harris's books. They have important advice for embattled librarians.
*From Timbuktu to Toledo: How International Travel Can Make You a Better Librarian
ALA IRRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 10 a.m.-noon. IRRT's International Sustainable Library Development IG on how international experiences prepare U.S. librarians for cross-cultural issues at home. Features Laura Wendell (World Lib. Partnership), Joan Weeks (LC), Kara Malenfant (DePaul Univ.), Gail Wadsworth (Acad. for Educational Development). Needed.
Library and Information Service Innovations in African Countries: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities
BCALA. Mon., Jun. 28, 4-5:30 p.m. Some of the most creative innovations are taking place in African libraries, ranging from information communication technologies to unique community-based library mobiles. Hear Angel D. Batiste (LC), Vivian Bordeaux (Bridgeport PL, CT), and Thelma H. Tate (Rutgers).
NMRT President's Program
ALA NMRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Promises to discuss practical leadership tips, such as how to run a committee effectively, how to delegate, and how to use email to communicate clearly. Maybe.
Library Leadership: The Next Generation
PLA. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. The 'graying' of the profession means that 40% of the nation's librarians will retire by 2010 and 75% in 12 years, taking their knowledge, history, skills, and abilities with them. Two library consultants, Paula M. Singer and Jeanne Goodrich, will tell you how to manage this change. The good news is that those codgers will take their ancient attitudes with them, too. Why not just hire the thousands of available young librarians and bring the old place back to life?
*Lobbying 101
ALA CRC. Fri., Jun. 25, 2-5:30 p.m. In the 'real world,' says the blurb for this session, 'four factors drive the process: political implications of a legislative vote or executive decision; personal relationships with elected and appointed officials; merits of an issue; money and elections.' Three of the four are corrupt! This program promises a 'better understanding' of how it works and tools to help. We need ways to clean it up in Washington, but they always tell us that that is not the 'real world.' You better check it out. Oy!
How the ALA Washington Office Works for You
ALA WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 8:30-10 a.m. Billed as 'the nuts and bolts of everything that the Washington Office does and how you can gain access and influence.' LJ 's translation: A little promotion piece for Emily Sheketoff and her gang. Nothing wrong with that, right?
Washington Office Update
ALA WO. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Two breakout sessions scheduled, one of which is the crucial Legislative Update, check your program.
*Literacy, 360 Degrees
ALA OLOS. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Librarians from across the country will share best practices and program innovations from their literacy programs for adults, children, and families. A collection of poster sessions. Good format for one-on-one interaction.
LINCS to Libraries: Literacy, Information, and Communication
ALA OLOS. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. The LINCS system of literacy resources available to libraries and all patrons. It is supported by the National Institute for Literacy. Features Beth Fredrick (Univ. of Tennessee) and Jaleh Behroozi (Natl. Inst. for Literacy).
*Are Good Supervisors Born This Way? Traits that Lead to Success
LAMA HRS. Sat., Jun. 26, 8:30-10 a.m. How to identify employees with leadership potential and how libraries can help employees develop leadership qualities from Mark Winston (Rutgers Sch. of Communication, Info, & Lib. Studies), consultant Jeanne Goodrich, and Patrick Dawson and Sarah Pritchard (both at UC-Santa Barbara Lib.). Stuff we need, provided they skip the boilerplate.
*Of Paper Maps and Vapor Maps: Finding Maps for Your Library's Users/Readers/Researchers
ALA MAGERT. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. How to find and use maps and atlases for reference and research use--local, national, international via the Internet. Ideas for 'nonmap' librarians and those not expert in using maps and spatial data. With Alice C. Hudson (chief, Map Div., NYPL) and Kathleen Weessies (Michigan State). Useful back home.
To Infinity & Beyond: Marketing Your Library
ALTA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8:30 a.m.-noon. NASA's marketing plan for its traveling exhibit from concept to execution plus ideas from the Metropolitan Group, a strategic communications and social marketing firm specializing in work with libraries and Friends groups. Promises a range of leading-edge communication tools in this ALTA Opening Session, from Elsie D. Weigel, Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, and Jane Rowland.
What's in, What's Spin: Winning Strategies for Marketing Your Library
ALA FAFLRT. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon.What users think of libraries and what should be done about it. How to redefine marketing of services to respond to change. Leslie Barrett of Outsell, Inc., will pitch the outsourcing way to market your library and strategies that enhance visibility and reinforce need in order to convince managers and users the value of library services.
*Marketing on a Shoestring @ your library
ALA PIO. Sun., Jun. 27, 9-11 a.m. Strategies to stretch your public relations and marketing dollars, especially with programs and materials from ALA's Campaign for America's Libraries and @ your library initiatives. Indefatigable advocacy champ Pat Schuman (Neal-Schuman Pubs.), the team's untiring chair Kathleen Imhoff (Lexington PL, KY), ALA's next prexy, Carol Brey Casiano (El Paso PL, TX), Deborah Davis (Campaign for America's Libs., ALA), Kenneth Marks (Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas Libs. and ACRL @ your library task force chair), Kathleen Reif (St. Mary's Cty. Lib., MD, and PLA @ your library task force chair), and AASL prexy Frances Roscello (New York State Department of Education). You gotta listen to the heavies in this lineup.
Marketing Your Academic or Research Library: The Good, the Bad, and the Useful
ACRL. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Speakers from academic libraries, geographically diverse and different types, will share successes and not so successful efforts. They'll tell you what they would do differently. The ACRL @ your library marketing campaign and materials will be revealed.
*Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature, Identity and Imagination
ALA PPO. Sun., Jun. 27, 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. ALA's new Jewish literature program in the 'Let's Talk About It' series is outstanding. ALA partnered with Nextbook for themes built around contemporary and classic Jewish literature. Get valuable information about grant opportunities and deadlines and insights from planners, scholars, and authors involved in the project.
The Boomers Are Coming!...Emerging Programs for Meeting the Needs of Retired Boomers
RUSA MOUSS. Sun., Jun. 27, 2-4 p.m. Hear about model programs that will engage the boomers, from Allan M. Kleiman (Westfield Memorial Lib., NJ), Connie Van Fleet (SILS, Univ. of Oklahoma), and Diantha Schull (Libs. for the Future, New York).
Has Your Public Librarian Been in Prison?
ASCLA LSSPS. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Programs like Changing Lives Through Literature, Books Without Barriers, Sisterfriends @ your Library, and Family Literacy @ your prison library are some of the best. Hear Selma Levi and Betsy Diamant-Cohen (Enoch Pratt Free Lib.), LaToya McLean (PL of Charlotte & Meckinburg Cty., NC), Janice Stuter (California Dept. of Corrections), Kathy McLellan (Johnson Cty. Lib., KS), and Jere White (Multnomah Cty. Lib., OR).
Come Dance with Us: Library Collaborations and Partnerships
LAMA SASS. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Presentations on three library partnerships: Libraries as Court Help Resource Centers, a program to help Spanish-speaking citizens navigate the NY State court system; the Lib/Search partnership between the University of Delaware and the state, which provides electronic information to middle- and high school students; and Central Florida Memory, a regional digitization project. Speakers: Gregg Gronlund (Orange Cty. Lib. Syst., FL). Diane Eidelman (Suffolk Coop. Lib. Syst., NY), Sandra Millard (Univ. of Delaware Lib.).
*Beyond the MLS: Today's Graduates and Tomorrow's Academic Libraries
ACRL ULS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Joseph Lucia (Villanova) and John Unsworth (Univ. of Illinois) will discuss changing staffing, organizational, and educational needs in academic and research libraries. They'll also talk about 'strategies beyond the MLS' for 'developing professionals who will thrive in complex new environments.' LJ translation: the next steps in the movement to replace the MLS and library education with transplants from other glutted disciplines in academe. They'll ask two early-career librarians, Anna Liza Posas (UC-Santa Barbara) and Brian Mikesell (St. John's Univ., New York) to 'reflect' on their experience. Better listen to this--there will be more of it.
*Legal Rights in the Workplace: Updates on the Patriot Act and Other Laws
RUSA. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Author/attorney Barbara Kate Repa will discuss her book Your Rights in the Workplace, which LJ 'recommended for all collections.' You need to know.
Placement Services
ALA HRDR. Fri., Jun. 25, noon-5 p.m.; Sat., Jun. 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Jun. 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Mon., Jun. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Located in the Orange County Convention Center. Register online through June at www.ala.org (click on 'Placement Services'). Job seekers and employers are encouraged to apply whether or not they attend ALA. $200 fee for employers to register job vacancies. Interviewing facilities provided. Good luck.
Power Up Your Job Search: Effective Job Search Strategies for Today's Tight Market
ALA HRDR. Sat., Jun. 26, noon-1 p.m. Help assessing preparation for the search process, creating a plan, and concrete steps to get started.
*Libraries & Civic Engagement: Models for Fostering Democracy
ALA MPS. Sat., Jun. 26, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Models in the tradition of public library contributions to civic engagement and from libraries that reach deep into the community to encourage civic discourse. Therese Bigelow (Kansas City PL, MO), Karen Davis (Lawrence PL, KS), and Donna Lauffer (Johnson Cty. PL, MO) will tell how they formed networking centers, supported and led citizen research on public issues, developed frameworks for public discourse, and partnered with PBS to hold forums
*Librarians Confront the War in Iraq
ALA SRRT, IRTF. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m. The librarian's professional and personal responsibilities in times of war as seen by three antiwar activists: Cynthia Banas, retired librarian who works with the organization Voices in the Wilderness and has been to pre- and postinvasion Iraq; Christine Gaunt, the library support staffer at Grinnell Coll., IA, arrested and jailed for dissent and involved with four Des Moines activists subpoenaed by the FBI; and S. Michael Malinconico, professor at the Univ. of Alabama SLIS, who has traveled in Iraq and has been involved in antiwar activism for years. They say, 'Librarians are often told that professionals must remain 'neutral' on social and political issues, that we must not take sides, but 'neutrality' itself is a position, giving passive support to the status quo.' An essential call to librarian activism.
*Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out
ALA SRRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 8-10 p.m. In the progressive tradition of ALA's social responsibility movement, Jessamyn West and Kati Roberto, the editors of Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out, join some contributors to discuss alternative librarianship. Don't miss 'em.
World Enough, and Time: Libraries as Agents of Cultural Memory
ALCTS President's Program Cmte. Mon., Jun. 28. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Stewart Brand's Clock of the Long Now depicts the increasingly complex task of preserving cultural memory in an era with a 'pathologically short attention span.' Speakers Douglas Greenberg, William Ivey, and Abby Smith will bring perspectives on both the practical and policy aspects of preservation for the long term. Basic Books will generously provide copies of Brand's book.
What Would You Do If...? Privacy Dilemmas in the Public Library
PLA ICC. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. John Moorman (Williamsburg Regional Lib., VA) will offer practical solutions and guidelines that can be incorporated into library policy on such issues as what to do if you find a suicide note in a newly returned book, or a child says he is being abused at school, or you suspect one of your patrons is a victim of spousal abuse.
To Save or Not To Save? Strategies for Protecting Patron Information
LITA. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. How to protect patrons' anonymous access to information while retaining sufficient data to operate and plan services. Scott Nicholson (SIS, Syracuse Univ., NY), Daniel Curtin (Comprise Technologies), and Michael E. Pheneger (ACLU, Florida Chapter) will discuss issues surrounding the identification and retention of personal patron information and present preemptive strategies to minimize the risks to privacy.
*Tiny Trackers: The Use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology by Libraries and Booksellers
ALA IFC. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC), if used improperly, RFID 'has the potential to jeopardize consumer privacy, reduce or eliminate purchasing anonymity, and threaten civil liberties.' A panel of experts will join Beth Givens (PRC) to explain the benefits and drawbacks of this item-tagging technology capable of identifying every product on Earth.
Patron Privacy: Creating Practical Policies in Light of FERPA, CIPA, and the Gram-Leach Bliley Act
LAMA SASS. Mon., Jun. 28, 4-5:30 p.m. How public and academic librarians can fight to preserve patron privacy, ensure rights to information, and still abide by new laws. Lori Driscoll (Univ. of Florida, Gainesville), June DeWeese (Univ. of Missouri, Columbia), and LJ's Your Money's Worth columnist Anne Turner (Santa Cruz City-Cty. Lib. Syst., CA).
Reading Between the Lines
ALA PPO. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.- noon. Hear from best-selling authors Andre Dubus III and Patricia Henley, expert librarians Wicky Sleight (Kirkwood PL, MO) and Natalie Weikart (Howard Cty. Lib., MD), and publisher Roz Parr (Vintage & Anchor Bks.) on how best to encourage and promote successful library-based reading and discussion groups in communities of all sizes.
Writing, Reading, and Sharing Books: How Reading Influences Writers and the Librarians Who Suggest Them
RUSA CODES. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Authors (not named yet) and readers' advisors Nancy Pearl (Seattle PL) and Joyce Saricks (Downers Grove PL, IL) discuss why they read, what they read, and how their reading affects their work. Should be entertaining. Pearl is the model for the librarian action figure.
Programming for Pennies
BCALA. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon. With many libraries facing budget cuts and restraints, librarians are faced with the challenge of providing quality programming with reduced resources. In this seminar, learn how you can provide 'programming for pennies.'
PRIME TIME Is Family Reading Time
ALA PPO. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.- noon. Called 'a turnkey family literacy model' by its minions, this outreach program claims to demonstrate the philosophy and process of learning in order to convince families to turn off the TV and read together. Seems silly to pit books against TV with kids. Books won't win.
What's Next for Your Library: Harnessing PR Magic
LAMA PRS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Marcia Schneider (San Francisco PL), Cliff Haka (Michigan State Univ. Libs.), David Flynn (Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa), and Peter Persic (Los Angeles PL) will reflect on PR lessons learned from the Campaign for America's Libraries, now at its midpoint. Bill Warren (Walt Disney World Co.) will react. Could be useful.
*Swap & Shop Sizzling PR: Make your Publicity Pop!
LAMA PRS. Sun., Jun. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Examples of the hottest PR, plus tips and techniques. Take free library publicity pieces home. Best of Show, John Cotton Dana, and L. Percy Award winners will be displayed. Always very useful.
Attracting Minority Librarians to Academic Libraries
ACRL. Sat., Jun. 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon. The varied perspectives of Jon Cawthorne (San Diego State), Cindy Gruwell (Univ. of Minnesota), Theresa Byrd (Ohio Wesleyan), and Jerome Offord (ARL) on the many aspects of attracting minority librarians to work in academic libraries.
*Beating the Bushes: Recruiting a New Generation of Academic Librarians
ACRL. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Hannelore Rader (Univ. of Louisville, KY) and Alice Prochaska (Yale) look at innovative ways to bring competent, energetic people into the field. Programs introducing undergraduates to the profession, mentoring for racial and ethnic diversity, and the controversial postdoctoral fellowships designed to recruit humanities subject specialists will be discussed. You need to know about all three.
New Reference Research: 10th Annual Reference Research Forum
RUSA MOUSS. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Presentations on 'Does the Medium Matter? A Comparative Analysis of Openings in Face-to-Face and Computer Mediated Reference Interactions' and 'Hmmmm... just a moment while I keep looking: Interpersonal Communication in Chat Reference,' plus 'A Longitudinal & Qualitative Study of Student Information-Seeking Behaviors, Attitudes, & Skill-Development.' Speakers: Virginia Cole (Cornell), Kathlin L. Ray (Univ. of the Pacific), the brilliant Marie Radford (Pratt Inst. SLIS), and Joe Thompson (Baltimore Cty. PL).
The Future of Reference Publishing: A Conversation with Publishers
ALA Publishing. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Promises to reveal what is happening in reference publishing (print and digital, online and off) in a town hall-style meeting with publishers. Depends on who shows up.
*If We Could Start Over, What Would Reference Look Like?
RUSA President's Program Cmte. Mon., Jun. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Joseph Janes (I School, Univ. of Washington) will lead a multidisciplinary, on-stage seminar comprised of Blythe Bennett (Info Inst., Syracuse Univ., NY), Jody Condit Fagan (Southern Illinois Univ.), Jeff Penka (OCLC), Rivkah Sass (Omaha PL), and Joe Thompson (Maryland AskUsNow) exploring the reinvention of reference service and focusing on ideal ways libraries can support customer information needs. They say they seek 'a realistic vision of 21st-century reference service.' Fun to watch.
What Is the Future of Rural Libraries?
ALA OLOS. Sat., Jun. 26, 8:30-10 a.m. Bernard Vavrek (Clarion Univ. Ctr. for the Study of Rural Librarianship, PA) will share his expertise.
Results and Recommendations of the American Library Association Task Force on Rural School, Tribal, and Public Libraries
ALA. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon. The ALA Task Force on Rural School, Tribal, and Public Libraries was supposed 'to identify and study issues and challenges confronting [these types of] libraries and to make recommendations on possible solutions.' Cochairs Jane Moore McGinn and Dwight McInvaill will review their methods and the results of the national survey and the task force's recommendations. They oughta skip the method part.
*Improving Salaries and Status Video Screening
ALA-APA. Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. ALA-APA will show a new video that tries to make the case for improving all library workers' salaries. Then the committee will present ideas on how to use the video with library staff, trustees, and community. We hear it is a good flick.
*Negotiating for Better Salaries
ALA-APA. Jun. 28, 2-4 p.m. An overview of the negotiation process by library workers who have been involved in trying to improve their salaries. Hear Paul Almeida (AFL-CIO) tell about the value of unions and what they can do for the professional status of library workers.
*Open Access, Open Minds: Emerging Trends in Scholarly Information
ALCTS. Sun., Jun. 27, 2-4 p.m. This is a must! Lawrence Lessig (professor of law, Stanford, and founder, the Creative Commons) is compelling on the topic, and you'll hear Heather Joseph (BioOne, Inc.) and Lizabeth Wilson (Univ. of Washington Libs.) discuss two aspects of the new Open Access movement, Institutional Repositories and the Creative Commons. These controversial initiatives should have major impact on traditional scholarly publishing, both commercial and not-for-profit. Crucial!
*Trust and Antitrust: Responding to Consolidation in the Journal Publishing Industry
ACRL. Mon., Jun. 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon. The scholarly journal is dominated by a few multinational conglomerates. The implications and strategies for responding to new mergers from Ray English (Oberlin), Mary M. Case (ARL), Mark McCabe (Georgia Tech). Hear them.
If You Brew It, They Will Come: Applying Retail Techniques To Create Customer-Based Libraries
LAMA BES. Sun., Jun. 27, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Customer market analysis to assess the needs of library users and design appropriate services. The speakers will present conceptual and practical guidance on gaining 'retail' awareness to introduce new services, such as cafés and information commons, or to locate seating and collections. Features David Mehlhorn (Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers) and the entrpreneurial Christine Koontz (SLIS, Florida State).
Evidence-Based Librarianship: Charms, Challenges, and Choices
ALA ORS. Sun., Jun. 27, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Denise Koufogiannakis (Health Sciences Lib., Univ. of Alberta), Pamela Sieving (Natl. Insts. of Health Lib.), and Scott Nicholson (SIS, Syracuse Univ., NY) discuss the discovery and use of the best available evidence to make decisions regarding library services. You know, the way we've always done it.
Building Leadership Through Support Staff Development Opportunities
LAMA HRS. Sat., Jun. 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Models for library paraprofessional workshops, conferences, and other opportunities for staff development, with specific examples from James Hill (SSIRT), Susan Hinds (Auburn Univ. Libs., AL), Dianne Smith (Emory), Linda Dobb (Bowling Green State Univ., OH).
Leadership Development Workshop: FISH!-Catch the Energy. Release the Potential
ALA NMRT, Highsmith. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Watch the film FISH ! It is promised to be fun, even though it is about work and customers. Also, a 90-minute workshop on the FISH! philosophy. Speaker Christine Ray (Highsmith Inc.) says, 'Every individual has the power to create a more interesting, playful, profitable, and energetic workplace.' Catch that Disney train.
Teaching Librarians To Fish
PLA ICC. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. 'Teach a librarian a skill and they can perform that skill; teach a librarian how to train and they can train others.' It is gonna be Dana Kelly (Fontana Reg. Lib., NC), Lida Pinkham (PL of Charlotte & Mecklenburg Cty., NC), Raye Oldham (State Lib. of North Carolina), Kathleen Jun (Vitale Training & Consulting), and Beth Bernhardt (UNC-Greensboro) on the successful multilibrary collaboration model in North Carolina to help you maximize your investment in staff development. Sounds great but enough already with the Fish.
COPE 3: Where We've Been and Where We're Going
ALA LSSIRT. Sun., Jun. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m. A panel discussion on the impact of the 3d Congress on Professional Education: Focus on Library Support Staff.
*Content Management Systems for Library Web Sites
LITA. Sat., Jun. 26, 8:30a.m.-noon. Young techies from Albany and Bloomington are gonna talk about the very different web development process and content management solutions they have implemented.
*Introduction to Women's Issues in ALA
ALA SRRT FTF. Sat., Jun. 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Leaders from SRRT FTF, ACRL WSS, COSWL, LAMA Women Managers DG, and others about women's issues in ALA and librarianship. The vitally important annual update.
Telling Our Stories Now: Women's Archives in the Digital Age
ACRL WSS. Mon., Jun. 28, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Hear Laura Micham (Sallie Bingham Ctr. for Women's History and Culture, Duke), Stephen Rhind-Tutt (Alexander Street Pr.), and Sherrill Redmon (Sophia Smith Coll., Smith Coll.) on the impact of electronic access and digitization on archives and special collections. WSS awards presentation precedes program, 8:30-9 a.m.; program, 9:15.
John N. Berry III is Editor-in-Chief, LJ
