WebJunction members, partners and staff are gearing up for ALA Annual in Chicago and while the sour economy is dampening travel budgets, there’s still a sweet line up for those attending. And WebJunction will be blogging with conference updates, session highlights and more for those of us who are watching from afar. The events below showcase WebJunction partnerships with many organizations, including CLENE, ARSL, REFORMA, OCLC, and spotlights a multitude of WebJunction members from Emerging Leaders to Movers and Shakers!
If you are attending, you’ll want to print out the one-pager posted in our Conferences area or stop by Booth # 3923 if you need more details onsite. If you’re a WJ member presenting at ALA, you’re invited to post your slides here: http://www.webjunction.org/conferences and we’ll help share your resources with those that can’t attend.
Saturday, July 11
Creating a Culture of Learning in Your Library
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick Conference Center Rm: 10 a/b
How much time does your library spend on “training?” Statistics show that most learning takes place on the job or with a co-worker, yet as trainers we spend an inordinate amount of time preparing for and delivering classroom training. In this CLENE session you will learn why you need to get your staff out of the classroom and instead focus on creating a culture of learning in your library.
Speakers: Lori Reed, Employee Learning Coordinator, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg; Pat Carterette, Director of Library Continuing Education, Georgia Public Library Service
Only for Passionate Librarians: Working in Rural and Small Communities
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: McCormick Place West – W 190b
ARSL members will provide motivational, inspirational, and practical strategies to reconnect with the passion of librarianship, especially while coping with the community and economic development trends affecting the growth or decline of rural and small communities.
Speaker, Panel, Question & Answer Audience Participation
Research into practice: Latino Perception of Public Libraries
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: McCormick Place West – W 185
In September 2008, WebJunction published a national study in partnership with the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute exploring Latino perception of libraries. The objective was to determine how Latinos perceive public libraries to better inform library outreach to Latinos. Panelists will share the project overview, methodology, and results. Information about relevant research will also be presented along with best practices for utilizing research to inform strategic planning, advocacy, and outreach. The esteemed panel of presenters include Loida Garcia-Febo, assistant coordinator, New Americans Program and Special Services, Queens Library, and incoming REFORMA president; Kathy Sheppard, development consultant, South Carolina State Library, and South Carolina’s Spanish Language Outreach coordinator; and Zola Maddison, Community Services Consultant at WebJunction.
Sunday, July 12
OCLC Update Breakfast
Time: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: Chicago Hilton, International Ballroom
What better way to connect with WebJunction staff and find others interested in your favorite online community, then to join us for breakfast? Start your day with coffee and breakfast, learn about the latest from OCLC, and visit with other WebJunction folks at the OCLC Update Breakfast. Register Now.
2.0(verload): What a small, understaffed library really needs
Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: McCormick Place West – W 194a
Are you worried that you’ve missed the 2.0 boat or has it been submerged by too much information? Concerned there’s not enough time in the day to implement social networking into your workflow or library? This session will focus on those technologies and programs that have been successfully implemented in small, rural and tribal libraries, with minimal effort. We’ll also put you on the fast follower track, with tips and tea leaves for what’s coming down the pike, and how your library can prepare itself for future technologies.
Speaker: Michael Porter, Communications Manager for WebJunction
Social learning for staff development: What, Where, and How
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Chicago Hilton, Lake Huron Room
An interactive session for library directors, trainers, and CE or staff development officers to exchange lessons and explore successes around training library staff with social tools.
Speakers: Michael Porter, Communications Manager for WebJunction; Betha Gutsche, Learning Initiatives Developer for WebJunction
ASCLA President’s Program: Revitalizing the Library Experience
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Palmer House Hilton, Empire Room
In a world where information is an offshored commodity, where Google handles more questions in a second than a reference librarian will answer in a career, and where social gatherings have migrated to online networks, how can our libraries thrive? How can we demonstrate the greatest return on funders’ investment? ASCLA President Carol Desch invites you to the President’s Program to discuss these questions with library pundits Joan Frye Williams and George Needham, who will challenge you to rethink library services, turning some old stereotypes on their ears while making our work more valuable and more fun.
6th Annual Training Showcase CLENE
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: McCormick Place South – S106
This annual CLENE event highlights best training and staff development practices from public, academic, and special libraries; library consortia; library consultants; state libraries; training-related vendors; and others. NEW this year is the Speaker’s Corner where speakers will have an opportunity to showcase their talents. Refreshments, prize drawings, and networking with peers make this a lively annual event.
WebJunction for Organizations
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick – OCLC’s “Red” Suite
(Please ask the hotel front desk for the location of OCLC’s Red Suite)
Are you a decision maker for your library? Are you interested in learning more about partnership opportunities with WebJunction? In this presentation you will discover how we work with library organizations to provide customized, cost-effective resources to keep staff skills up-to-date and libraries relevant to current patron needs. We’ll provide an overview of our tools and how they can be used, our pricing and service options, and follow up with an open Q&A. You will also hear examples from our current partners who are successfully employing WebJunction tools to save time and money while meeting the needs of their library staff. Please visit the OCLC booth (#3923) or contact Michael Shapiro with questions about this meeting: shapirom@oclc.org
OCLC Blog Salon
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Chicago Hilton, Rm: Boulevard C
There will be food and fun, lyrics and libations. Come enjoy some hobnobbing and nibbles with fellow bloggers and blogfans.
Monday, July 13
The Ultimate Debate: Has Library 2.0 fulfilled its promise?
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: McCormick Place West – W 181
IRSIG invites you to attend a lively discussion on Library 2.0. What is Library 2.0? What are its successes and failures? Where is its place in the library landscape? Join us for a discussion by informative and opinionated library leaders on the topic.
Moderated by Roy Tennant.
Speakers: Meredith Farkas, Cindi Trainor, David Lee King, Michael Porter
WebJunction for Organizations
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: OCLC’s “Red” suite at the Hyatt McCormick Center
(Please ask the hotel front desk for the location of OCLC’s Red Suite)
Are you a decision maker for your library? Are you interested in learning more about partnership opportunities with WebJunction? In this presentation you will discover how we work with library organizations to provide customized, cost-effective resources to keep staff skills up-to-date and libraries relevant to current patron needs. We’ll provide an overview of our tools and how they can be used, our pricing and service options, and follow up with an open Q&A. You will also hear examples from our current partners who are successfully employing WebJunction tools to save time and money while meeting the needs of their library staff. Please visit the OCLC booth (#3923) or contact Michael Shapiro with questions about this meeting: shapirom@oclc.org