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7:00 am - noon Registration-Riverhouse Convention Center Lobby
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7:00 - 8:30 am OCLC Breakfast
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8:30 - 10:00 am Evelyn Sibley Lampman Award Breakfast
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8:30 am - 10:00 am Session 4
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Measuring Now for Tomorrow
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We all know the importance of measurements. They help us justify budget proposals,
allow us to be more efficient with our dwindling resources, help determine equity
between services and communities, and allow us to demonstrate the tremendous value
libraries bring to our communities. The presenters will take the mystery out of
outcome measurements and share DPL's simple approach. The team will discuss the
different types they have implemented and why they work. Finally, the team will
share how you and your library can get started.
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Options for Statewide Collaborative Borrowing: Can We Achieve a Virtual, if not
Actual, Statewide Library Card?
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The Resource Sharing Committee was charged by the OLA Board to investigate options
for establishing a collaborative statewide patron-initiated borrowing program --
a virtual, if not actual, statewide library card. The goal is to establish a program
through which libraries and library consortia can develop reciprocal, patron-initiated
borrowing arrangements with other libraries. How close are we to establishing free
statewide library access? The Resource Sharing Committee is asking OLA members for
feedback on shaping this program. What are your library's concerns? What would make
this program work?
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Doing Business @ Your Library: Small Business Information Sources and Services
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Small business is big! The Small Business Administration reports that small businesses
employ half of all private sector workers in the United States. During the past
two decades, between 60 and 80 percent of all new jobs were created by small businesses.
This session will begin with a review of resources to support front line librarians
offering services to those starting or growing a small business. Presenters will
examine websites, print sources, and selected databases available through Oregon's
Statewide Database Licensing program. Next, panelists will explore community networking
opportunities to support libraries interested in expanding services to entrepreneurs.
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The Healthy Librarian: Cultivating Wellness in the Workplace
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Learn simple strategies to cultivate wellness in the workplace at your library.
Participants will learn skills to manage challenges of the job. This interactive
session will explore practical solutions including stress management skills, ergonomics
and how to incorporate more activity into your day. Resources for improving ones
health literacy including health check tools and developing resiliency for changes
in the profession will be explored. Participants will leave with enhanced knowledge
and practical skills for incorporating healthy habits into their daily work.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Libraries changes lives and narrows
the digital divide
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Ms. Jacobs shares how Gates Foundations Global Libraries program works to bring
about effective, sustainable public access to information and communications technology
in libraries for people in developing and transitioning countries who would not
otherwise have access, and to ensure it is useful and used in ways that improve
peoples lives and spread the benefits. In order to do this work, Global Libraries
partners with countries that demonstrate both a need and readiness to start and
sustain nationwide online access programs through public libraries. The program
has changed many lives in different countries. Many inspiring stories will touch
you!
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Driving Lesson: New Models for eBook Acquisitions
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How are patron or demand driven eBook acquisitions programs working in Oregon? Join
public and academic librarians as we review two eBook acquisition models in our
state.
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Libraries & the Semantic Web
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What do all those acronyms (RDF, OWL, SWRL) and terms (Linked Open Data, triples,
ontology) mean anyway? And why should we care? The Semantic Web already is affecting
how we discover and share resources, and will continue to shape how we manage and
access content and knowledge. Join Carlo Torniai on a madcap journey as he wrastles
with the wild, world wide web and shows us how the Semantic Web is changing how
we provide our users the resources they need. There will be plenty of time for questions
and answers in this informal seminar-style session.
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The ACRL Immersion Experience - What's In It for YOU!
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Have you wondered if ACRL Immersion is for you? Those who have attended describe
the intensity and mind-stretching associated with Immersion. They also talk about
the epiphanies they experienced--even renewal--that resulted in outcomes far deeper
than other development events. This session intends to provide a taste of what Immersion
has to offer as well as help building a case for why your institution should support
this opportunity. Learn from the experiences of five Oregon librarians who have
participated in the ACRL Immersion Program, and see why Immersion might be, for
Oregon Librarians, right at the heart of things.
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Navigating the Sea of "Lost" Maps: A Tale of Map Theft and Recovery
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Since 2009 the University of Oregon Libraries have been working with the FBI and
WAML to return thousands of stolen maps that were recovered in 2007 during the criminal
investigation of a map thief. Many of the stolen maps and prints had been cut from
government documents housed in West Coast libraries. The history of the map repatriation
project, methods used to identify the rightful owners, and how the UO Libraries
are handling their own recovered materials, including security considerations, will
be discussed. Audience members will be invited to share their experiences with collection
security and preservation.
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10:00 - 11:00 am Break - No Conflict Time
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11:00 am - 12:30 pm Session 5
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Dress Your Message: What You Wear to Work and Why It Matters
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Image isnt everything but its something. What message do you convey through the
clothes you wear to work? Do your work clothes show your patrons and employers that
you care about the image you project or do they scream take me as I am? Does your
personal style conflict with or complement your job and the library profession?
Is it helping you move up in the world? A panel of fashionistas and experienced
managers will discuss work clothing essentials using real live library models and
a fashion show. Attendance enters you in a raffle for Macys gift certificates PS
Not for women only!
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More Than the Numbers Tell Us
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Robert Leo Heilman describes a librarian at his local library and shares with us
what he has been doing at the local level to promote others to see and understand
the "great social value of our free public libraries." Mr. Heilman is the author
of Overstory: Zero, Real Life in Timber Country, a collection of literary nonfiction
pieces which won the Northwest Writers Inc. Andres Berger Award in 1996 and was
a finalist for the 1996 Oregon Book Award.
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Cold Calling for Shy Librarians
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We are often on the front line of local policy and funding battles. We know the
issues and experience the results of elections and decisions. Consequently, we need
to feel comfortable talking with those who make the decisions. Cold Calling for
Shy Librarians is a forum to learn proven advocacy techniques. Facilitators will
help all practice their new found skills focusing on such thorny topics as the importance
of early literacy, the value of open access to science articles, and why the library
needs books when we have the Internet.
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Oh, the Choices We'll Make! Reading in the Digital World
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Preliminary findings from a current study of e-reader adoption among OSU librarians
show that reading has changed, but not in expected ways. We will situate our presentation
in the broader issues and questions about changing reading practices and literacies
and how they influence adoption of reading devices. We will encourage audience feedback
about their own e-reading habits as we consider whether technology shapes reading
or if reading drives our choice of technology.
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We're ALL Documents Librarians Now
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Federal government information (especially current information) is mostly online,
but that doesn't mean it is easy to find! This session will familiarize you with
tools that can help you help library patrons find that information. Well focus primarily
on the official GPO information management system FDsys and on the Catalog of US
Government Publications (CGP), but also cover other useful web toolsfor children
as well as adults. We hope to make you more comfortable in your new role of Documents
Librarian.
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Graphic Novels: Selection and Programming
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Have you noticed how graphic novels fly off your teen room shelves? Is your collection
starting to look a little sparse? Need to know the next big series? Weve got the
advice youre craving! Further, weve got a few ideas to turn the popularity of graphic
novels into popular programming.
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Preservation Video Roundup!
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Come view a mashup of library preservation videos - some hilarious, some scary (bugs!),
many practical and informative. The videos will cover a wide range of preservation
issues, from security to care & handling; from conservation to disaster response.
Topical tip sheets and resource lists will be available in order to justify attendance.
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Becoming Thinkers: Helping Young Readers Dig Deeper
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In schools across our state, students are learning to read and reading to learn.
In this engaging workshop, participants will explore reading instruction through
the lens of a classroom teacher and understand what reading comprehension really
is. Learn what knowledge, skills and strategies confident and capable readers employ
to comprehend text and discover how you can grow inquisitive, thoughtful readers
during story time and through conversations with patrons. Presented by Barbara Steinberg,
certified reading specialist and literacy consultant with over thirteen years of
classroom experience.
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Staying Relevant: Brand Your Library
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Now is the time to brand your library! Learn how to best message, markeet, and brand
your library to maintain relevancy in your community. This four-part program will
demonstrate how the Deschutes Public Library discovered what our customers think
and feel about the library; how we created the brand that is right for our library
and community; how we engaged the staff into the brand; and how we 'live the brand'
every day through a dynamic website, buildings, staff, services, and programs.
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12:30 - 2:00 pm Awards Lunch
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Session 6
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Legos, Pokemon and Book Clubs: After-school Activities for the Elementary Set
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Not sure what to do with your grade-school kids? Whether your library is small or
large, we've got ideas to keep kids engaged and coming back. Find out what it takes
to get your program started, and then keep it going - everything from publicity
ideas to developmentally appropriate expectations. Leave inspired to try out new
activities with the elementary set!
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Using MarcEdit in Daily Life: Sharing the Why and How
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Presenters will share common and uncommon problems they have solved using MarcEdit,
a free utility for editing MARC records and catalog database management. The developer
will demonstrate a time-saving Task Automation tool.
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Sharpening Those Classic Tools in a Newfangled World
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Fear not the ebook! This hands-on session will examine how some of our most beloved
classic tools (the reference interview, resource evaluation, research and search
strategies) are exactly the same techniques you need to answer those endless techy
ebook questions. We live in a world where every day brings another device you have
never seen before--but don't panic! You may not know the answer but you already
know how to find it. Play time with some common mobile devices included.
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When the Heart of Things Closes: Community Reactions to Times of No Libraries
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Oregon has the unenviable record of having three county libraries that have closed:
Jackson (2007), Josephine (2007), and Hood River (2010). All three have now reopened,
under much different funding models. The directors of these libraries will detail
how their libraries came to close, how the communities responded, and how they reopened.
Stories touch on politics, government, library funding, community support, and much
more.
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Meet Everyone, Everywhere: Using OLA's Virtual Meeting Software
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This year the Oregon Library Association board has acquired the virtual meeting
software GoToMeeting to facilitate meetings held by OLA members working on OLA-related
tasks. Come see the nuts and bolts of how GoToMeeting works, learn the practicalities
of organizing or participating in a GoToMeeting session, and learn the ins and outs
of scheduling and tracking your GoToMeeting meetings via OLA's account. We will
also discuss some best practices for holding virtual meetings and ways that virtual
meetings can help increase and enhance member participation in a state as large
as Oregon.
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Grassroots Digitization Projects: Lessons for Future Success
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This session will look at the lessons learned from several grassroots digitization
projects, and will provide some guidance for libraries wishing to engage in small-scale
digitization on their own. Examples from the different projects will be shared and
used to highlight both best practice and potential problems. Topics covered include
establishing standards, hardware and software issues, volunteer/staff management
and supervision, quality control, dissemination, and copyright issues.
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Reaching Spanish-speaking Patrons Online
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This program will present the interim results on a study of three Oregon communities
about how to best reach Spanish-speaking patrons online.
How should Oregon libraries serve Spanish-speaking patrons online? The US Census
reports that 8.6% of Oregonians speak primarily Spanish at home. Oregon libraries
offer a variety of services online, including websites, online chat, databases and
ebooks, but overwhelmingly in English. We can't assume that what works for English-speaking
patrons will translate to other languages and cultures. Libraries are for everyone.
What should we do?
The study is funded through LSTA and overseen by Answerland and Multnomah County
Library.
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Libraries & Humanism: A Book Discussion
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All conference attendees are invited to read and engage in a discussion of Andre
Cossettes book Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on the Philosophy of Librarianship
(79 pages). "The value of libraries only becomes a reality for each human being
in that self-determination that has no other name than liberty...." will spark provocative
ideas. Topic list for discussion will be distributed at the session. Bring your
book!
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