2005
ILF Annual Conference -
Wednesday,
March 23, 2005
8:00 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
The Princess, the Prince, and the Dragon: The
Fundamental Structure of Conflict
When you hear stories of conflict, the storyteller is usually the recipient
of unfair and unjust actions seeking sympathy not unlike the protagonist
in a fairy tale. Using this symbolism, we will look at conflict resolution
in a different manner to try a new approach in our organizational conflict.
Speaker:
Mary J. Stanley, IUPUI University Library
Sponsor: Middle Managers Division
8:30 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
Using International Government Information Web
Sites for Reference Services in Academic Libraries
A virtual reference shelf of international government information is
within the reach of every library using online publications and databases
made available by international governmental organizations, such as
the United Nations and the European Union. The focus of this presentation
will be on subject access to online resources that are authoritative,
available online at no fee, and are frequently-used reference sources
in libraries. Subjects include government and politics, education, human
rights, security and peace, statistics and many more. Of special interest
to academic librarians, these resources may also be used in public and
high school libraries. Andrea Morrison is the recent author of International
Government Information and Country Information: a Subject Guide (Greenwood
Press, 2004), which will be available for sale at the program and the
conference bookstore. Handouts from the presentation will be available.
Speaker: Andrea Morrison, Indiana
University
Sponsor: Indiana Academic Library
Association
8:30 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
The Indiana Center for the Book: A Growing Resource
for Hoosiers
Learn about the Indiana Center for the Book and provide ideas for its
future growth. Current projects include the “Best Books of Indiana”
competition and “Letters about Literature.”
Speaker: Dawn Lipp, Indiana State
Library
Sponsor: Indiana State Library
& Indiana Corporate and Network Library Association
8:30 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
As Seen On TV: Marketing the Information Services
of an Academic Library
Appearing in person at a library near you—librarians! Getting
the word out about information services can be a daunting task. Traditional
approaches for marketing the services of academic libraries have included
bookmarks, flyers, and pamphlets. Discover how one academic library
used a less-traditional method and created a short video advertising
their information services on cable television.
Speaker: Tiff Adkins, IPFW
Sponsor: Indiana Academic Library
Association
8:30 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
IM Online for You
Are you using Instant Messaging in your library? Come join this dynamic
session covering the benefits of this low-cost, high return on investment
service presented by library staff who have implemented this service
at the St. Joseph County Public Library. Statistics show that 80% of
young adults and teens are IMing. Come learn how to reach this population
on their own cyber-turf.
Speakers: Marianne Kruppa, St.
Joseph County Public Library; Michael Stephens, St. Joseph County Public
Library
Sponsor: Reference Division
8:30 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
Author Talk: Wanda Willis
Wanda Willis, author of Haunted Hoosier Trails and More Haunted Hoosier
Trails, will lead the audience on a trip through many haunted sites
in Indiana. Journey with us to Hazelcot, the deserted dream mansion
in Whitley County, to the forsaken and frightening tomb of riverboat
captain McHarrie along the Ohio, or to the bridges near Avon, where
who-knows-what will occur near Halloween. Excellent maps and good directions
will help you and your family to find out for yourselves: do ghosts
still walk the roads of and trails of the Hoosier heartland? These carefully
researched and truly frightening tales by one of Indiana’s most
popular folklorists will provoke and amuse even the most skeptical reader.
Speaker:
Wanda Willis, Author
Sponsor: Indiana Public Library
Association
8:30 a.m.
– 9:20 a.m.
Connecting with Connexion!
The time is now! Have you connected with Connexion? Which interface
is right for you? David Whitehair from OCLC will provide an overview
of the Connexion browser and client interfaces, discuss migration issues,
outline upcoming changes, and demo functionality based on your questions.
Speaker: David Whitehair, OCLC
Cataloging and Metadata Services
Sponsor: Technical Services Division
8:30 a.m. –
9:20 a.m.
Making The Most of Your Daily Efforts
Learn how to start documenting the work that you already do! Laura Harris
of JCPL and Kathi Wittkamper from the Kokomo Howard County Public Library
will present a professional development workshop to help children’s
librarians learn how they can start documenting their efforts to better
prepare themselves for programming reports, evaluation and providing
documentation at the “drop of a hat” to tie your efforts
to literacy goals etc. You are already doing the work, now you can start
collecting the data! Practical tips include: 1) working
definitions of measurable output, research and data 2) why and how can
you start documenting what you already are doing. 3) Brief introduction
to software programs that can make your life easier.
Speakers: Laura Harris, Johnson
County Public Library; Kathi Wittkamper, Kokomo Howard County Public
Library
Sponsor: Children and Young People’s
Division
9:30 a.m. - 10:20
a.m.
Keynote Speaker - Michael Gorman
Michael Gorman is Dean of Library Services at the Henry Madden Library,
California State University, Fresno. From 1977 to 1988 he worked at
the Library of the University of Illinois, Urbana as, successively,
Director of Technical Services, Director of General Services, and Acting
University Librarian. From 1966 to 1977 he was, successively, Head of
Cataloguing at the British National Bibliography, a member of the British
Library Planning Secretariat, and Head of the Office of Bibliographic
Standards in the British Library. He has taught at library schools in
Britain and in the United States—most recently at the University
of California, Los Angeles.
10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Spring 2005 Institutional Workshop – Supplementing
Library Resources
For the benefit of Institutional Library staff affiliated with the Indiana
State Library’s Library Development Office Special Services Grant
Project, this year’s speaker will share ways to help institutions
fund and supplement their collections for their specific populations.
Following this annual meeting, the attendees will receive a full day’s
conference experience.
Speaker: To Be Determined
Sponsor: Indiana Corporate and
Network Library Association
10:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
& 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fund Raising Beyond the Book Sales - FOIL Program
The morning program will consist of a panel discussion from other library
Friends Groups on how they can make money other than from just book
sales. The afternoon program will consist of a SuperDuper panel discussion,
question and answer session, business meeting and door prizes. Further
information will be available from the ILF website, FOIL Newsletter
& FOIL website.
Speaker: To Be Determined
Sponsor: Friends of Indiana Libraries
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
ILF Reference Division Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Reference Division will select officers, plan
strategies, and set directions for the coming year. Members of the division
are encouraged to attend and either participate in the planning committee,
present ideas and opinions, or both.
Speaker:
Raymond Ranier, Peabody Public Library
Sponsor: Reference Division
11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Staffing for Results: A Guide to Working Smarter
The work that staff do to deliver them are changing so rapidly that
it’s hard to keep up. Staffing for results… is fifth in
a series of PLA books dedicated to helping public librarians map out
the futures of their libraries. Ana Grandfield, official PLA trainer,
will conduct a seminar on workload analysis using the Staffing For Results
tools.
Speaker:
Ana Grandfield, Lake County Public Library
Sponsor:
Middle Managers Division
11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Beyond Survival to Plural Funding
Shall we Save America’s Libraries? Changing the Model for Public
Library Funds Development looks at how libraries could diversify revenues
by taking advantage of plural funding strategies long used by NPR, museums,
colleges and universities, zoos, and other non-profit cultural and educational
institution in our communities. Join LSSI Vice-President Steve Coffman
for a provocative look at potential future funding models and the latest
update on plural funding issues. Join us as well for an opportunity
to network with others responsible for library foundations, fund development,
fundraising, grantsmanship and donor relations. Plan to informally share
your library’s successes and challenges in diversifying its funding
sources.
Speaker: Steve Coffman, Library
Systems & Services Inc., California
Sponsor: Indiana Public Library
Association
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Federated Search, Linking Services: Their Strength
vs. Limitation
Federated search products like Sirsi’s Single Search, enable library
users to search several resources simultaneously; a linking service
such as EX Libris’ SFX connects citation records to the relevant
full texts from diverse electronic resources. Federated search and linking
technologies greatly simplify searching processes and bridge the gap
between citations and the online full text articles. But can we expect
a federated search to encompass the library’s every online resource?
Will a link button always bring a full text to a patron’s fingertips?
The presentation will reveal the strength and limitation of these new
technologies as reflected in some vendors products.
Speaker: Jian Liu, Indiana University
Sponsor: Library Automation &
Technology Division
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Cataloging Serials for Dummies
This session is for non-catalogers who need to deal with serials records.
It will provide the minimal level for cataloging an acceptable MARC
record.
Speaker: Scott McFadden, Ball
State University
Sponsor: Technical Services Division
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Creating a New Generation of Online Information
Literacy Tutorials: Strategies for Non-Techies
This presentation shares the customization journey of an individual
who began adapting online information literacy tutorials without any
technical experience. IUPUI’s inflite adapts portions of TILT
(a first generation tutorial) and Western Michigan’s Searchpath
(a second generation tutorial which customized TILT). Advice and strategies
for future customizers will be shared including: project management,
necessary training and resources, timeline, selecting and revising content,
course management systems’ relationship to tutorials, measuring
students’ learning outcomes, and updating.
Speaker: Julie Marie Moline, Kitley
Intermediate School
Sponsor: Continuing Education
Committee
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
We Do Make a Difference! Afterschool Children’s
Programs Lead to Increased Test Scores and Reading Grade Levels
Afterschool programs that emphasize reading skills have become part
of the daily routine at the Muncie-Center Township Public Library. By
tracing the outcome of the programs, the librarians found that at least
two-thirds of the children enrolled in these programs have increased
test scores and reading grade levels. Director Ginny Nilles states,
“Children who walk through our doors will one day be adults who
live and work in our community. We want them to develop a love of learning
and to feel a strong commitment to the community. We help build community
one child at a time, one person at a time.”
Speaker: Ginny Nilles, Muncie-Center
Township Public Library
Sponsor: Indiana State Library
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Volunteer Appreciation: Showing Them What They
Mean To Us!
A great way to do more than survive in this hectic information-rich
environment we call work is to utilize volunteers in numerous ways.
But how do we thank these selfless heroes who do so much for us? Join
us at this workshop and share your success stories of “wow-em”
volunteer appreciation events, as well as some that might not have been
quite so successful
Speaker: To Be Determined
Sponsor: Community Outreach Division
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
What is the Indiana Coalition for Open Government,
and what does it do?
This orientation to "ICOG" will familiarize participants with
the organization, its history and mission, and how its resources can
be effectively used by librarians in areas as diverse as legislative
advocacy, requests by patrons for records from public meetings, and
FOIA request assistance. Librarians and directors contending with boards
and municipal administrations that attempt to hide their activities
from public scrutiny will find this session particularly useful.
Speaker: Marian Pearcy
Sponsor: ILF Intellectual Freedom
Committee
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Trashing the Thomas Register: Letting Go of Print
Resources
Are your reference books getting dusty? Reference books are expensive
and many of them are no longer used. Are you afraid of getting rid of
“Facts on File” or “Books in Print?” Join Dawn
Matthews, Manager of the Reference Department at St. Joseph County Public
Library, for a roundtable discussion about the transition from print
to on-line reference sources. We will discuss what web sites and databases
your library is using to replace standard print resources. We will also
discuss what techniques libraries are using to track reference book
usage. Come with a list of questions as we consider what to pitch and
what to keep.
Speaker: Dawn Matthews, St. Joseph
County Public Library
Sponsor: Reference Division
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Every Child Ready to Read @ your library: What’s
It all About
Heard about American Library Association’s early literacy initiative
and want to know more? With increasing media and political attention
to the importance of early childhood and literacy, come see how this
program can help catapult your library into the forefront of your community.
The program is based on early literacy research from the National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of
Health. Workshops for parents and child care providers were developed
in partnership with the American Library Association.
Speaker: Saroj Ghoting, Early
Childhood Literacy Consultant
Sponsor: CYPD
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Institutional Digital Repositories: Organizing,
Disseminating, and Preserving your Institutions Collective Research
Continually increasing journal costs have pushed libraries and research
institutions to consider alternative forms of scholarly publication. One
such form is that of the institutional digital repository. This
program will describe IUPUI University Library’s experiences in
implementing DSPACE, an open-source institutional digital repository
software product. Presenters will
1. Give a brief synopsis on the purpose and need for institutional
digital repositories
2. Discuss technology and staffing requirements
3. Discuss metadata issues to consider
4. Demonstrate how IUPUI structured the respository to reflect
its institution’s unique organization and in turn how other institutions
may do the same
5. Demonstrate the submission of material to the repository
6. Present examples of methods used to promote awareness to faculty
and campus units.
Speakers: Kristi Palmer, IUPUI;
Emily Dill, IUPUI Columbus
Sponsor: Indiana Academic Library
Association
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
When Your Patron Wants to Represent Himself in
Court: Do-It-Yourself Legal Forms
The Indiana Supreme Court has a website that provides basic resources
for the self-represented litigant. The program’s director will
discuss court forms, lawyer referrals, mediation, videos, and legal
advice librarians SHOULD NOT give.
Speaker: Anthony Zapata, Indiana
Supreme Court
Sponsor: Indiana Public Library
Association
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
The Leadership Challenge—Decision Making
Skills
Do you ever feel like the centipede that was told to put its best foot
forward? This session offers strategies to help clarify the decision-making
process, focus your intentions, and allocate limited resources effectively.
Take home tools included.
Speaker: Kathi Wittkamper, Kokomo-Howard
Public Library
Sponsor: ILF Annual Conference
Committee
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Children and Young People’s Division Luncheon
Librarians serving children and youth face many challenges today. If
we are to move beyond to surviving to thriving in our changing environments,
we need inspiration and a reminder of why we serve. Join us for the
CYPD luncheon and be inspired as our principal speaker Saroj Ghoting
talks about Meeting the Challenges of Our Young Children Today: With
Vision, With Purpose, With Knowledge, With Joy.
Speaker: Saroj Ghoting, Early
Childhood Literacy Consultant
Sponsor: Children and Young People’s
Division
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Middle Managers Division & Division on Women
in Indiana Libraries Luncheon
New for the 2005 Annual Conference is the Middle Managers Division and
Division on Women in Indiana Libraries luncheon. Join us in welcoming
Christine Lind Hage, Director of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library as
the featured speaker. Ms. Hage has been affiliated with ALA for over
30 years and continues to maintain an active role. She has served in
many capacities including PLA President, PLA Division Representative
and the PLA Board of Directors.
Speaker:
Christine Lind Hage, Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Sponsor: Middle Managers Division
& Division on Women in Indiana Libraries
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Indiana Academic Library Association Luncheon
Join the Indiana Academic Library Association in welcoming their featured
keynote speaker, Dr. Carla Hayden. Dr. Hayden is the Executive Director
of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to coming
to Baltimore, Dr. Hayden was the First Deputy Commissioner and Chief
Librarian of the Chicago Public Library, an Assistant Professor in the
School of Library and Information Science of the University of Pittsburgh,
and Library Services Coordinator at the Museum of Science and Industry.
She is very active in the American Library Association and currently
serves as the Immediate Past President of ALA.
Speaker: Dr. Carla Hayden, Enoch
Pratt Free Library, Maryland
Sponsor: Indiana Academic Library
Association
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Programming for Diversity in Indiana Libraries:
Recruiting for the Future
University of Notre Dame Libraries is a leader in promoting diversity
not only within their institution but also within the library profession
in general. Jessica Kayongo, a former “Librarian-in-Residence”
at Notre Dame will give a brief overview of that program. Laura Bayard,
also from Notre Dame, will share exciting information about a recruitment
program that is now in its third successful year as well as information
concerning the Institute of Museum and Library Services grants that
have helped them with their programs.
Speakers: Jessica Kayongo, University
of Notre Dame; Laura Bayard, University of Notre Dame
Sponsors: Indiana Library Federation
Task Force on Diversity and Multiculturalism, Human Resources Section,
and Indiana Black Librarians Network
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
National Security Policy – Resources and
Issues
The Internet and Indiana’s federal depository libraries make it
possible to do intellectually substantive research on various aspects
of U.S. national security policy. This presentation will demonstrate
how to access these resources from agencies such as the Defense Department,
Department of Homeland Security, intelligence agencies, congressional
oversight committees, and congressional support agencies such as the
General Accounting Office.
Speakers: Bert Chapman, Purdue
University; Lou Malcomb, Indiana University
Sponsor: Indiana Academic Library
Association
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Phonological Awareness: Integrating Early Literacy
Skills Into Your Storytimes
Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear smaller sounds in words.
Learn what the research says about the importance of phonological awareness,
one of the early literacy skills identified in the Every Child Ready
to Read @ your library project from the American Library Association.
How do your storytimes (from newborn to age five) support this skill?
What can we do to strengthen it? How can we help parents and caregivers
understand what they can do to support early literacy.
Speaker: Saroj Ghoting, Early
Childhood Literacy Consultant
Sponsor: Children and Young People’s
Division
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Author Talk, Mark Hasten
Forced to flee the Nazi onslaught that devoured his Polish hometown
and the world he knew, Mark Hasten started down a road that would eventually
lead him to the heights of business success in America. On the way,
his astounding odyssey—as faithfully recounted in these pages—led
him through countless episodes that tested his courage and character.
From the ranks of the Free Polish Army during WW II to his remarkable
experiences aboard the ill-fated Altalena during Israel’s first
days of Independence, Mark’s story is one of determination, ingenuity,
and abiding religious faith. Through it all, you’ll discover Mark’s
steadfast philosophy that has accounted for his success and that he
abundantly shares in this poignant memoir. Join Mark as he invites you
to read his testimony and to "Mark My Words!"
Speaker: Mark Hasten, Author
Sponsor: Indiana Corporate and
Network Library Association
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Integrating and Delivering Media Technology in
the Classroom
This program focuses on the latest non-print media resources in the
classroom that promotes the use of media delivery and technology to
educators, K-12 and higher education students. Beth Pickard, a TI:ME
faculty instructor at the Indiana University School of Music at Indianapolis
(IUPUI), will demonstrate how music educators are using technology to
teach music in the classroom.
Speaker: Beth Pickard, IUPUI
Sponsor:
Media Resources Division
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Technolust & Technobust: Technology Planning
for Libraries
Deploying new technologies requires effective technology planning. How
do we serve our users with innovative technology and still remain within
our budgets? Michael Stephens, Special Projects Librarian with St. Joseph
County Public Library, discusses current hot technologies such as RFID,
WiFi, MP3s, DRM, federated searching and how they might fit into library
technology plans. He will cover what to consider when planning new technology
initiatives, including: cost, training, return on investment, staffing,
etc. Technolust (defined as wanting technology for the sake of technology)
is a frequent pitfall for technology enthusiasts. Learn how to create
a well-written technology plan that serves as a guide to help you avoid
technobust!
Speaker:
Michael Stephens, St. Joseph County Public Library
Sponsor: Reference Division
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Utilizing the Best Indiana Technology Resources
Indiana has invested heavily in the creation of a wide variety of resources
to provide content via technology for teachers, students, parents and
other life-long learners. Knowing what is available, keeping up, linking
to resources is an important role of every 21st century librarian. See
what’s available on the DOE, Indiana Learns, and other web sites.
Speaker: Connie Champlin, Indiana
Department of Education
Sponsor: Association for Indiana
Media Educators
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Library Employee Compensation Plans: How to Set
Them
Dawn Mulally, a compensation specialist with Plante & Moran, will
discuss employee compensation plans, classification schedules, and different
methodologies for these processes. There will also be a showing of the
ALA-APA video, Working @ your library, with time for questions of Dawn
and discussion of related topics.
Speaker: Dawn Mulally, Plante
& Moran, Southfield, MI
Sponsor: Indiana State Library
& ILF Human Resources Section
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Shelving Fear Factor: How to Screen, Train, and
Assess Shelving Staff and Maintain Shelf Order
Are you faced with embarrassment and frustration because of poor shelf
order? Are you looking for an effective maintenance process to keep
those little spine labels in line? Join us in an exchange of trade secrets
on successful techniques for maximizing effectiveness through staff
development and procedural planning. Panelists will give brief overviews
and pen the floor for discussion. Bring a copy of your own training
checklists, shelf-reading logs or other materials you would like to
share so we can compile samples.
Speakers: Peggy Greenwell, Indiana
University Southeast; Karen Janke, IUPUI; Bara Swinson, Monroe County
Public Library
Sponsor:
Interlibrary Loan and Circulation Section
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Imaging the Past: The Wabash Valley Visions &
Voices Digital Memory Project
Initiated in April 2003, the Wabash Valley Visions & Voices Digital
Memory Project (WV3) is a collaborative effort on the part of libraries,
archives, and museums located in west central Indiana. Utilizing Contentdm,
WV3 members contribute images and metadata to the project’s website
(visions.indstate.edu) in order to create a digital repository dedicated
to the documentation and preservation of the region’s history
and cultural heritage. In this panel presentation, WV3 representatives
will share their experience of forming a consortium and how the group
approached the issues of the three key areas of a digitization project:
Collections, Metadata and Technology.
Speakers: Cinda May, Indiana State
University; Michael Jerrell, Indiana State University; Jim Gilson, Vigo
County Public Library; Kris Ligget, Vigo County Public Library
Sponsor: Library Automation and
Technology Division
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Women in History
The Women’s Division has selected various historical periods to
highlight women’s contribution throughout history. This year we
will highlight Women and War; Women and the Jewish Holocaust; Women
and Medicine. The program combines a poster session and oral presentations.
Speakers:
Karen Evans, Indiana State University; Melody Allison, University
of Illinois; Andrea Morrison, Indiana University
Sponsor: Division on Women in
Indiana
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
The Y’s and Hows of Instruction: Teaching
to Generation Y
Panelists will discuss the challenges and techniques of teaching information
literacy skills to Generation Y. A school media specialist, an academic
and a public librarian will share their experiences and techniques for
working with this age group. The last twenty minutes of the session
is reserved for the annual BI/UE business meeting.
Speakers:
Jeanne Holba-Puacz, Vigo County Public Library and Carolyn Walters,
Indiana University-Bloomington
Sponsor: Bibliographic Instruction/User
Education Section
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Education for Cataloging and Technical Services:
An Informal Conversation with Michael Gorman
Librarians, library and library school administrators, students, cataloging
educators, and practitioners! Do not miss this chance to hear ALA President-Elect
and father of international cataloging rules (AACR2) address a real
problem confronting libraries today: the critical shortage of skilled
catalogers. Ample time will be given to share our Indiana experiences
and professional perspectives, and to hear about current educational
opportunities.
Speaker: Michael Gorman, California
State University
Sponsor:
Technical Services Division
3:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Annual ICS Business Meeting
Annual business meeting to recognize 2004 officers and elect 2005 officers.
Discuss what is wanted at the 2006 ILF Annual Conference.
Sponsor: Interlibrary Loan/Circulation
Section
3:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Oh Say Can You See
This program is designed to help current and future leaders define and
communicate a vision. Participants will be able to identify obstacles
to a vision, see how to move a vision along, and learn techniques that
can make ones’ vision a vision for everyone in the organization.
Speaker:
Jos Holman, Tippecanoe County Public Library
Sponsor: Middle Managers Division
3:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Professional Development: Off the Beaten Path
As Indiana librarians, we are all familiar with the professional development
opportunities offered by ILF conferences and INCOLSA workshops. We share
ideas, learn about new technology, and make lasting connections with
our colleagues from all over the state. The speakers for this session
have taken professional development to the next step. One studied fund
raising during a sabbatical and put together a gift development plan.
Another researched and wrote a book, and the third has completed a second
master’s in instructional systems technology. Come hear them talk
about how these experiences affected them both professionally and personally
and why they think it is important to venture off the beaten path.
Speakers: Carole Gall, Indiana
University; Jill Lichtsinn, Manchester College; Dr. Philip Young, University
of Indianapolis
Sponsor: Indiana Academic Library
Association
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
RFID Technology – Friend or Foe?
RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) technology has practical uses
for libraries looking to efficiently manage and protect the circulation
of materials. What threat, if any, does this tracking technology pose
to patron privacy? Deborah Caldwell-Stone explains the intellectual
freedom implications this technology has for libraries.
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone,
American Library Association
Sponsor:
Intellectual Freedom Committee
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Children’s Services in the Twenty-first
Century: Meeting the Challenge, Greeting the Future
Where are Children’s Services going in this century? What do we
want them to be? How can CYPD support you in meeting the challenge?
Join the CYPD board for a discussion and brainstorming session. We will
also talk about a survey of Children’s Services in Indiana. Bring
your ideas to share and discuss.
Speakers: Panel of CYPD Board
Members
Sponsor: Children and Young People’s
Division
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Librarian in Jeopardy!
Join Elaine Skopelja, IU Medical Librarian as she discusses how she
went from librarian to Jeopardy game show diva. Learn how easy it is
to ring in and ask a question.
Speaker:
Elaine Skopelja, Ruth Lilly Medical Library
Sponsor: Indiana Corporate and
Network Library Association
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Statistics; Numbers That Impact Funding and Services
Library statistics are collected by federal, state, local agencies and
libraries internally for various reasons. Learn why, their uses, and
how to make the process less painful and more productive. This is also
a good forum to share some of your unique statistics, uses and success
stories based on statistics.
Speaker:
Edie Huffman, Indiana State Library
Sponsor: Indiana State Library
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Tell Everybody: Marketing Databases to our Communities
The grueling committee meetings are over, as are the vendor fairs and
demos. You’ve purchased a database or two or three… you
thought best for your patrons and community. Now, how do you let your
patrons, and potential patrons, know about these wondrous gems? Listen
and ask questions of our panel members as they share with you strategies
(successful and not) they have used to market databases in their communities.
Speakers:
Diana Gill, Elkhart Public Library; Jeanne Holba Puacz, Vigo
County Public Library; Margaret Mohundro, INCOLSA; Mary Mercatante,
Thomson Gale
Sponsor: Reference Division
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Wireless LAN’s in Libraries
This program will discuss what are some of the benefits of having a
wireless network? What were some of the problems that were encountered
when implementing the wireless network? How do different libraries authenticate
users?
Speaker: Panel of Public, Special,
and Academic Librarians
Sponsor: Library Automation and
Technology Division
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
PERF Benefits Seminar
Tony Prizevoits, Outreach Services Manger of the Public Employees’
Retirement Fund, will cover all of the main topics of PERF benefits.
These will include investment options, service credit, estimating benefits,
annuity choices, retirement locations, and working after retirement.
Legislative updates will also be discussed. Ample time for questions
will be included in this program that is of prime importance to every
library employee.
Speaker:
Tony Prizevoits, Public Employees’ Retirement Fund
Sponsor: Indiana Public Library
Association
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Storytelling with Puppets and Creative Dramatics
Not only is storytelling fun, it also supports the Indiana academic
standards and student learning! Ideas to be explored include: host puppets,
book theaters, sound and action stories. You’ll make puppets and
practice bringing them to life in this session and leave with handouts
and directions for future success.
Speaker: Connie Champlin, Indiana
Department of Education
Sponsor: Association for Indiana
Media Educators
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Innovation – Some LSTA Success Stories
In a panel presentation, some LSTA grantees will discuss their grants.
The grantees will share the grant writing process from ideas to completions.
They will also describe the various phases of their projects. The grants
overviewed in this session are innovative technology grants.
Speakers: Arthur Hafner, Ball
State University; Marilyn Hock, Christian Academy of Indiana; Pat Kriskovich,
Plainfield High School; Wanda Pearson, Brownsburg Public Library; Carrie
Robb, Alexandrian Public Library
Sponsor: Indiana Corporate and
Network Library Association and the Indiana State Library
4:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Author Talk: Murder in Venice with Beverle Graves
Myers
Beverle Graves Myers, a Louisville mystery writer, will discuss the
inspiration and research behind her Baroque Mystery series set in the
musical world of 18th-century Venice. Her protagonist is an unlikely
sleuth, castrato soprano Tito Amato, and the plots mix history, mystery
and Venetian atmosphere. Painted Veil is the latest in this series from
Poisoned Pen Press.
Speaker: Beverle Graves Myers
Sponsor: ILF Annual Conference
Committee
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