PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Sirrine
1:00 – 4:00
Children’s Service and Child Development: The Pivotal Role of Children’s Librarians
Introduction to child development and the crucial role children’s librarians play in facilitating healthy growth, not only through the promotion of literacy and the love of reading, but also as an attachment figure, mentor, and friend in the context of the increasing complexity of children’s lives in our contemporary society. Offers solid, research-based evidence on the necessity of and need to strongly support children’s services. Suggests ideas on innovative, collaborate programming to utilize library resources in aiding child development.
Frieda Ling, MLS, MC, LMFT
Health Librarian & Child/Family Therapist
Glendale Public Library & Christian Family Care Agency
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Sirrine
9:00 – 12:00
Fabulous Adult Library Programming You, Too, Can Do
Librarians from the Glendale Public Library will share their success stories in programming. Business, cultural, health varieties as well as publicity and advertising know-how are featured.
Anne Owens
Glendale Public Library
Kathy Hamel
Glendale Public Library
Frieda Ling
Glendale Public Library
Ivy Jarvis
Glendale Public Library
Cynthia Landrum
Glendale Public Library
Diane Nevill
Glendale Public Library
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Palo Verde I
1:00 – 4:00
Intellectual Freedom 101 for Teacher-Librarians
This pre-conference will equip Arizona teacher-librarians with the tools to successfully deal with a book or materials challenge.Participants will learn about the principles of intellectual freedomas well as applicable laws and policies at the state and locallevels. Recent book challenges will be examined in order toillustrate the various parts of the book challenge process. All participants will receive a copy of Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools by Henry Reichman. When registering, please indicate your school district.
Ann Dutton Ewbank, Ph.D.
Education Liaison Librarian
Arizona State University at the West campus
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Palo Verde III
9:00-12:00
Navigating the Sea of Change @ Your Library
Change is a constant in today’s library environment. This workshop will examine how we react to change as individuals, teams and public servants. Participants will add to their personal change management toolkit with current strategies and trends for dealing with organizational change efforts. Improve your sea legs and change your life.
Pat Taviss, MLS, MAOM
Library Consultant
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Crismon
1:00 – 4:00
Beyond the Millennials: Library Instruction for the Net Generation
Millennials, the first generation to have been raised in the Internet environment, are just now entering college, and due to their unique ways of approaching information seeking, hold profound implications for the survival of traditional library services. Though Millennials undoubtedly view and use technology differently than other generations, nearly all library users have felt the impact of Google, chat technologies, and the ubiquitous digital media on information seeking and literacy. Attendees will see and design examples of instruction using active learning techniques and web-based communication formats, and identify ways their libraries can adapt to both high and low context millennial learners and the diverse groups that use the library as a springboard to academic success.
Leslee Shell
Fletcher Library, Arizona State University at the West Campus
Marisa Duarte
Fletcher Library, Arizona State University at the West Campus
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Theater
1:00 – 4:00
Copy cataloging & matching: how to know if the item in your hand matches the record on your screen
Learn which MARC fields must match exactly in your item and record, and why, and which fields are optional. Also, how to know if those vendor records are up to snuff.
Eileen Jaffe
Bibliographic Database Manager
Pinal County Library District
Diane Neverman
Senior Librarian, Technical Services
Peoria Public Library
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Pomeroy
1:00 – 4:00
Visual Literacy in a Multi-Media World
In this world of increasing mass media, it is becoming evident that visual literacy should be taught as a basic skill -- just as information literacy is taught. Visual literacy can be defined as the ability to read images; including photographs, artwork, charts, diagrams, signs and symbols, web pages, and document design.
The workshop “Visual Literacy in a Multi-Media World” will:
· Explore the history of visual communication; including abstract and symbolic images
· Look at visuals produced or displayed through contemporary electronic media
· Review elements of visual design, technique, and media
· Analyze emotional, psychological, physiological, and cognitive influences in perceptions of visuals
· Learn what is involved in being knowledgeable designers, composers, and producers of visual information
· Highlight effective document design rules
The overall objective of the workshop is for participants to learn what is involved in becoming informed viewers, critics, and consumers of visual information.
Catherine Petersen
Library Service Representative Instructional Specialist and Art History Faculty
Coconino Community College
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Pomeroy Room
9-12
Taking Control of Technology: Managing Technology Assets in the Public Library
Is computer technology overwhelming your library staff? Are you required to prepare a library technology plan, but don’t know where to start? Join staff from the Arizona State Library and WebJunction to learn how the TechAtlas tool and other resources on WebJunction can help you to take control of your library’s technology assets. The presenters will also discuss how TechAtlas can be used to prepare a library technology plan to satisfy E-Rate requirements and apply for other technology-related grant opportunities.
Jeff Hall
TechAtlas Project Coordinator
WebJunction
Malavika Muralidharan
Public Library Development Consultant
Arizona State Library Archives and Public Records
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Palo Verde II
8:00 – 12:00
Immigration 101: Law, Process, Issues, and Impact on Library Service
Description of the program: Program in two parts; break between segments.
Part 1: How much do you understand about immigration? Learn from an expert panel about the law, the history, and the process in order to better understand the important issues in the news and to better serve your customers.
Part 2: Libraries are experiencing an ever-increasing demand in service and information from and about the immigrant population. What effect does immigration have on collection development, programming, and customer service? Do you know how best to serve immigrant users? Learn from a panel of experts, including librarians, about service adjustment, and find out about existing community resources to improve your delivery and referral.
Sandra Rios Balderrama
Past National REFORMA President/Director Rios Balderrama Consulting
Dr. Lisa Magaña, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Chicana & Chicano Studies/Author
Arizona State University
Rudy Bustamante
Community Liaison Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services/Office of Citizenship,
Phoenix District Office
Marianne Gonko
Program Director, Immigration Services/Managing Attorney
Friendly House, Inc.
Francisco Vargas
Librarian & UA Knowledge River Program Graduate
Desert Sage Branch, Phoenix Public Library
Ghada Elturk
Outreach Librarian
Boulder Public Library,
Boulder, CO
Frank de la Cruz
Branch Manager
El Pueblo Branch, Tucson Pima Public Library
Maya Castillo
Library Associate
Valencia Branch, Tucson Pima Public Library
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Theater
9-12
Grants for Libraries
Discover the confidence and knowledge you need to get library grants. Learn who gives funding for libraries, the easiest method for writing grant proposals, and real life library grant success stories. Stephanie Gerding co-wrote the notable Grants for Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual & CD-ROM (Neal-Schuman, 2006), and also publishes the only free resource for all library grant opportunities, Library Grants Blog (http://librarygrants.blogspot.com). She is also the Bringing in the Money columnist for Public Libraries. She will share an easy-to-follow grant process cycle, including planning for success; discovering and designing projects; researching and selecting the right funder; creating and submitting the proposal; and evaluating and continuing the process. Tip sheets, valuable worksheets and resource lists will be provided to make grant work easier for you. Experienced and novice librarians, students, administrators and anyone who seeks or uses grant funding will find invaluable and practical guidance.
Stephanie Gerding
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
PRECONFERENCES – November 14, 2006
Palo Verde I
9-12
(FREE)
Is a Library Degree in Your Future?
Have you ever thought about pursuing a Master’s Degree in Library Science? Unsure where to begin? Have questions but nowhere to turn?
Jana Bradley, Director of the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona, will give an informative presentation on the Masters of Library Science degree program at UA. This program will cover the application process, course work, degree requirements, and review course locations in Tucson, Phoenix, and online.
Special emphasis will be placed on why this is a good time to consider the professional degree and what issues to evaluate before making a commitment to the program. Individual appointments with SIRLS faculty will be available following the program.
Jana Bradley
Director, School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona
Leslie Kent Kunkel
Assistant Director, School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona
FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMS (by Division/Interest Group)
Acquisitions/Cataloging
Crismon
Nov. 15
2:00 – 3:00
RDA (Resource Description & Access): Repositioning Cataloging for the Future
In this presentation, Paul Weiss and Marly Helm will discuss RDA (Resource Description & Access), the proposed new cataloging standard currently under development. An overview of RDA will be presented and Parts 1 and 2, which have been released for constituency review, will be summarized. Changes to existing cataloging practices affected by the proposed standard and the future implications of RDA will be discussed.
Marly Helm
Assistant Librarian/Cataloger
Arizona State Museum Library
Paul J. Weiss
Librarian, Catalog Department, Metadata Services
University of California, San Diego
Acquisitions/Cataloging
Crismon
Nov. 15
3:30 – 4:30
Standards for Local Holdings Records: An Overview of MARC21 Format for Holdings Data and ANSI Z39.71
MFHD, Z39.71, captions, paired tags, publication pattern data! Confused by the new terminology for creating local holdings records in WorldCat or your ILS? Come to this program for an overview of MARC21 Format for Holdings Data, a communications standard for holdings information, and ANSI Z39.71, a data standard for displaying electronic records.
Kay Vincent
Continuing Education Librarian
Amigos Library Services
Acquisitions/Cataloging
Sirrine
Nov. 15
9:15 – 10:15
Challenges and Opportunities for Cataloging and Authority Control in the Changing Environment
What are the challenges and opportunities for cataloging and authority control in today’s library environment? Given the size of growing collections with diverse materials and a variety of metadata schemes, how can catalogers achieve simplicity and interoperability for users and staff? We will review a number of issues such as the death of MARC and how XML can give new life to MARC. Also, how the functions of METS, MODS, FRBR and FAST can help meet the goals of simplicity and interoperability. Metasearch will also be explained as one more opportunity for catalogers to keep current and meet today’s information needs.
Sandy Chen
Electronic Resources Librarian
New College of Florida
Diverse Populations
Pomeroy
Nov. 16
8:00 – 9:00
Neighborhood Connections: Community Development Approach to Library Services
How can a library partner with neighborhoods to enhance service for a diverse community? Learn how Tucson-Pima Public Library's Quincee Douglas Branch made contacts that developed into structured activities, including multicultural puppet shows, film presentations, and exciting programs for children, teens, adults, and seniors. Find out about using advisory groups in library programming research and development. Also learn how to leave patrons coming away with the realization that the library is not only a place for collections but is also an essential part of the community.
Sharon Yang-McNeil
Tucson-Pima Public Library
Fabiana C Gutierrez
Tucson-Pima Public Library
Diverse Populations
Crismon
Nov. 16
11:15 – 12:15
Training and Education for Library Workers—Preparing, Keeping Up, Preventing Burnout and Avoiding the Deadwood Syndrome
The literature espouses the benefits of training and education for library workers, yet many libraries hire staff without prior training, education, or certification. Few libraries and information organizations provide enough incentives and rewards for those wishing to attend training and education programs. In addition, we wonder if our paraprofessional and pre-professional training programs meet the needs of current or future workers and the marketplace. Find out how to make training realistic, relevant, and achievable. This interactive session is designed for current and potential library staff, directors/managers, and supervisors, too!
Chas T. Moore, Jr.
Coordinator, Library Information Technician Program
Mesa Community College
Zoë Luter
Outreach Coordinator
Mesa Community College
ALYAS
Palo Verde I
Nov. 15
11:00 – 12:00
Craft This! Cool Easy Crafts for Teens & Tweens
Do you want to offer craft programs at your library, but consider yourself to be "craft impaired?" Trust Susan Murray of the Glendale PublicLibrary when she tells you thatcraft programs can below stress, easy to do, and even fun! See demonstrations of craftprojects thatSusan has done with teens, learn how complex projects can be adapted for use with younger kids, and even get some "hands-on" crafting time!
Susan Murray
Teen Librarian
Glendale Public Library
ALYAS
Palo Verde III
Nov. 15
3:30 – 4:30
Hot Book Movie Trailers, from Concept to Completion: Exciting Ways to Get Your Teens to Read the Book
Via a Tucson-Pima Public Library initiative, teens were inspired to create a storyboard and act in a movie trailer depicting a favorite book of their choice. The city’s TV Channel 12 agreed to work with the teens to direct and shoot the trailers. A panel of teens involved in the project will discuss what inspired them to choose the books, the storyboard process, and how easy, difficult or embarrassing it was to take on a role in a movie. The teens will also share what they have learned from this experience and how the trailers are impacting teen reading choices.
Joanna Peled
Tucson-Pima Public Library
Yolanda Sainz
Tucson-Pima Public Library
Gene Einfrank
Tucson Channel 12
Panel of teens who participated in the project
ALYAS
Theater
Nov. 15
2:00 – 3:00
Manga Art Programs for Today’s Teens
Librarians from the Tucson-Pima Public Library will discuss successful multi-media art programs that incorporate teen pursuits and peer culture. These programs combine alternating periods of art instruction and creative work, and are designed to alleviate the frustrations of young artists who feel that their drawings must be perfect. Although this presentation will address multiple art styles and techniques, the primary focus will be Manga and Graphic Novel processes. This presentation will outline the initial steps in creating Manga art and will offer a how-to guide for starting an art program.