Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference 2002
Libraries...a basic freedom"
Wednesday, October 30
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
7:30
- 8:30 a.m.
Circulation Services Roundtable Business Meeting
Interlibrary Loan Roundtable Business Meeting
Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Business Meeting
Youth Services Section Business Meeting
8:00
- 9:30 a.m.
Past Presidents’ Breakfast
By invitation only.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Library Association
8:45
- 10:00 a.m.
Conversations Along the Information Literacy Continuum:
What We Have in Common as Teachers
Val Edwards, Library Media Specialist, Monona Grove High School; Tana
Elias, Web Librarian, Madison Public Library; Patricia Herrling, Instruction
Coordinator, UW-Madison Steenbock Library
User education? Information literacy? Library instruction? Regardless of what we call our instruction programs, librarians from all kinds of libraries are involved in helping to educate users about library resources. What do instruction librarians in school, public and academic libraries have in common? How do our teaching situations differ? If you’re interested in discussing how librarians across the information literacy continuum can (and already do!) work together to help users develop and hone their information literacy skills, then join this conversation with a panel of school, public, and academic librarians.
Sponsors: Library User Education Round Table, Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Wisconsin Association of School Librarians
Is
It Really a PILL? Patron-initiated
InterLibrary Loan
Judith Tuohy, Head, Interlibrary Loan, UW-Madison Memorial Library;
Jan Ison, Executive Director, Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Champaign,
IL; Pam Wittig, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Madison Public Library
Are you interested in what all the talk is about? Come and listen as three panelists describe their libraries’ patron-initiated ILL service and discuss the successes, challenges and impacts that it has had on document delivery, customer satisfaction, and library staff. Hear their thoughts on what they see happening in the future and the issues their institutions may be facing.
Sponsors: Interlibrary Loan Round Table, Circulation Services Roundtable, Outreach Services Round Table
Is
Your Leadership Sinking?
James N. Morrison, President, James N. Morrison & Associates
Jim discusses trends in leadership focusing on characteristics and principles of leadership. An entertaining look at leadership as a process, not a position.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
Next
Generation Software: Here We Go Again!
Tom Rich, Warren Newport Public Library, Gurnee, IL
Many libraries and library systems are ready to move to next generation software systems. Tom Rich, a dynamic and entertaining speaker, will present a program on how to deal with moving to a new system. Tom will address training issues both for staff and public, what to expect, and how to transfer from system to system gracefully.
Sponsors: Circulation Services Roundtable, Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries
Serving
Men Better
Marylaine Block, Writer, Internet Trainer, “Librarian without
Walls”
While most of us have done a reasonably good job of selecting materials that appeal to men and women alike, such as investment information, we can and should do a far better job of selecting materials for primarily or exclusively male interests such as high risk sports, war novels and nonfiction, computer games, outdoor life, home workshop projects, guns, etc. Ms. Block offers advice on how to identify good books and magazines to meet their needs, how to increase men’s awareness of the collections available to them, and how to make them feel welcome in our libraries.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Small Libraries Round Table
Top
Ten Human Resource Issues Librarians Need to Know
Marion C. Smith, Director, Labor Research, Michael Best & Friedrich
LLP
Marion C. Smith shares troubleshooting tips about common human resources issues, such as the hiring process and progressive discipline.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries
10:45
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Everyone Started Out Small
Stuart Stotts, Singer, Songwriter, Performer
Making music with young children is a way to teach, move, laugh and celebrate together. Come for ideas about activities, songs, instruments and motions for singing and using music with kids.
Sponsor: Youth Services Section
A
Few Good Web Sites
Gerri Moeller, Electronic Resources Librarian, Outagamie Waupaca Library
System; Joy Schwarz, Web Librarian, Winnefox Library System
Find out what’s new, what’s fun, and what sites we couldn’t live without.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Small Libraries Roundtable
Library
Advocacy: Telling Our Story
Mary Babula, Director of Membership Services and
Outreach, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
Mary Babula will examine the importance of telling the library story to members of the public, journalists and elected officials. Her presentation will highlight building coalitions and developing networking skills for political strength. Making a commitment to public education and political advocacy on behalf of libraries and the citizens who rely on them is an essential professional dynamic.
Sponsors: Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Intellectual Freedom Round Table, Library Development & Legislation Committee, Library Advocacy Round Table, Outreach Services Round Table, Wisconsin Library Association Foundation, Wisconsin Library Trustees Association, Wisconsin Women Library Workers, Youth Services Section
New
Employee Orientations, Part II:
Training Issues
Debra Wilcox Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Consulting, Waunakee, WI
We’ve found our new employees: how do we train them? Debra Wilcox Johnson, veteran presenter, will expand on training new employees in Part II of her new employee workshop. Deb is an entertaining speaker who will leave you with a multitude of good tips!
Sponsor: Circulation Services Roundtable, Library Careers Committee, Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries
OCLC’s
CORC
Aimee Glassel, Electronic Resources Librarian, Central Technical Services,
General Library System, UWMadison; Debra Shapiro, Continuing Education
Specialist, Continuing Education Services, School of Library and Information
Studies, UW-Madison
OCLC’s CORC, Cooperative Online Resources Catalog, is one of the unfortunate acronyms with too many meanings—CORC is web-based cataloging software, and is also a database of records describing Internet resources. Although CORC was originally developed for Internet resource cataloging, new OCLC cataloging products for all types of materials will be a lot like CORC. Learn more about the many meanings of CORC from two experienced CORC’ers.
Sponsor: Technical Services Section
When
the Boomers Retire, Whom Will We Hire?
Barbara J. Arnold, Admissions and Placement Adviser,
UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies; Mary Jane Scherdin,
Director, Edgewood College Library; Rebecca Watson-Boone, President,
Center for the Study of Information Professionals, Inc.
This interactive program will focus on the graying of our profession and of the WLA membership. It will look at what kind of people have been attracted to the field in the past and will discuss ways to recruit a new generation of library professional for our future diversity. Time is planned for type-of-library small group discussion and a responding panel presentation. Employers, students and new members are encouraged to bring their ideas to the program.
Sponsors: Library Careers Committee, Library Research Round Table, Membership Committee, Wisconsin Library Association Foundation
WISCAT
Users Group Meeting
Mary Clark, WISCAT Coordinator, Division for Libraries, Technology and
Community Learning; Garrett Erickson, WISCAT Training and Support, Division
for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning; Terry Wilcox, Interlibrary
Loan Librarian, Reference and Loan Library, Division for Libraries,
Technology and Community Learning
WISCAT staff will be on hand to provide updated information and demonstrations related to the WISCAT project, including searching, updating holdings, downloading MARC records, interlibrary loan, the Z39.50 gateway, and other features. Costs for 2003 will be addressed. Bring your questions and comments to add to the discussion.
Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning
12:00
- 2:00 p.m.
Youth Services Section Author
Luncheon: Ghostly Remembrances: Writing
(Righting) the Past
Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Author
Ms. Bartoletti’s book, Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850, is the winner of the 2002 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, as well as many other honors. An eighth-grade teacher for 18 years, Susan Campbell Bartoletti left teaching to write fulltime. She is the author of the award-winning non-fiction photo essays Growing Up in Coal Country and Kids on Strike! She has also written several novels and picture books.
Sponsors: Youth Services Section, Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Wisconsin Library Trustees Association
12:15
- 1:00 p.m.
Association of Wisconsin Special Libraries Business
Meeting
Circulation Services Roundtable Board Meeting
Library User Education Roundtable Business Meeting
Media and Technology Section Business Meeting
Reference and Adult Services Section Business Meeting
Social Responsibilities Round Table Business Meeting
Support Staff Section Business Meeting
Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Business Meeting
2:00
- 3:15 p.m.
“Coffeetalk” for Librarians
Debra Duncan, Technical Services Librarian, Forrest R. Polk Library,
UW-Oshkosh; Shirley Chilson, Head, Information Services, Waukesha Public
Library
This program provides a forum for academic and public librarians to informally talk and brainstorm about the issues and trends facing Reference and Information Services Departments today, providing ideas and strategies that librarians can try in their own libraries.
Sponsor: Reference and Adult Services Section
It’s
a Two-Way Street: Serving Students and the Public at Academic and Public
Reference Desks
Dennis Unterholzner, Reference/Archives Librarian, Carthage College;
Jane Jorgensen, Reference Librarian, Madison Public Library; Stefan
Smith, Outreach Librarian, UW-La Crosse
Reference librarians often assist patrons who are outside of their primary clientele. It may be the public using the resources at the local academic library or students using their public library for college research. How can we best serve these patrons and what services do we provide for them? What policies should we have in place? How does this affect our ability to serve our primary clientele? And how and when do we refer patrons to libraries that would better serve their information needs? This panel presentation will look at these questions from the point of view of both public and private academic libraries and the public library.
Sponsors: Reference and Adult Services Section, Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
Metatagging
Web Pages
Sally Drew, Director, Reference and Loan Library, Division for Libraries,
Technology and Community Learning; Mary Clark, WISCAT Coordinator, Division
for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning; Ann Hamon, Librarian,
Reference and Loan Library, Division for Libraries, Technology and Community
Learning
Staff from the Reference and Loan Library have had experience using TagGen software to create metatagging on Web pages for the Wisconsin Portal Project and for the Great Lakes Maritime History Project. This program will include a brief overview of metatagging, and will offer some how-to information and tips for those that want their own Web pages to be more accessible via the Web.
Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning
Planning
for Side Effects: Managing the Unintended Consequences of Our Technologies
Marylaine Block, Writer, Internet Trainer, “Librarian
without Walls”
Many foresighted librarians have been thinking about some of the unfortunate side effects of the Internet. Ms. Block will tell you about strategies librarians have come up with to deal with such unintended consequences as the changes in our users’ information- seeking behavior, the decline of book culture, threats to privacy and intellectual freedom, threats to the preservation and integrity of digital documents, the techno-economic imperative that eats up library budgets, and the continuous retraining required of us by the rapid pace of technological change.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Small Libraries Round Table
Storytelling
101: Building Oral Communication Skills through Storytelling
Stuart Stotts, Singer, Songwriter, Performer
Ever since the first words were spoken, storytelling has been an integral part of human experience. Using folktales as source material, participants will learn basic storytelling techniques and then choose, rehearse and tell a story. Join storyteller Stuart Stotts for this practical, handson workshop in the delightful art of telling stories.
Sponsor: Youth Services Section
What’s
That You’re Listening To? A New Format for Audio Books
Linda Miller, Project Coordinator, Wisconsin Public Library Consortium;
Mellanie Mercier, Library Automation Coordinator, Waukesha Federated
Library System; Stef Morrill, Library Development Coordinator, South
Central Library System
First e-books, now audible e-books. Come hear how Wisconsin libraries have introduced MP3 books into their collections as part of the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium Program.
Sponsor: Media and Technology Section
Wisconsin
and the New Economy
David J. Ward, President, North Star Economics; Senior Vice President
Emeritus, UW-System
A discussion that highlights Wisconsin’s current national ranking on several key economic indicators and discusses strategic initiatives for improving the state’s economy.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
2:00
- 5:00 p.m.
Special Libraries Tours
Betsy Vogel, Director, Technical Center Library, Rayovac Corporation;
Connie Von Der Heide, Reference/Outreach Services Librarian, Wisconsin
State Law Library
The tour bus leaves at 2:00 p.m. for a short drive to the world headquarters of Rayovac Corporation, founded in 1906. Here we will meet Betsy Vogel, Director of their Technical Center Library. The tour bus leaves Rayovac at 3:15 and proceeds down to the beautiful new Wisconsin State Law Library, located on Madison’s Capitol Square. Connie Von Der Heide and other WSLL staff will guide us through this new facility. The bus departs WSLL at 4:30 p.m., returning to the conference center at 5:00 p.m. Registration is necessary, sign up on the conference registration form.
Sponsor: Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians
4:00
- 5:15 p.m.
The Art of Nonfiction
Kathleen T. Horning, Librarian, Cooperative Children’s
Book Center, UW-Madison School of Education
Kathleen T. Horning, librarian and coordinator of Special Collections at the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, will use books to highlight issues relating to the evaluation of nonfiction and what makes an outstanding book of information.
Sponsor: Youth Services Section
BadgerLink
Users Group Update
James Leaver, BadgerLink Coordinator, Division for Libraries, Technology
and Community Learning
James Leaver will discuss enhancements to the full text resources implemented in the last year, and will demonstrate new site features. Throughout the session, participants will be encouraged to ask questions and to contribute suggestions as to how the site might be further developed to be made more user-friendly for patrons of all ages.
Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning
One
vs. Many: Using Single or Separate Catalog Records for Multiple Versions
Richard Reeb, Assistant Director, Central Technical Services Division,
General Library System, UWMadison; Jean Zanoni, Head of Bibliographic
Control, Marquette University Library
With the introduction of electronic resources, libraries must decide if an item will be represented by a single catalog record or if separate catalog records will be used to represent the electronic version and the print version. Panelists will explore both sides of the issues, including what factors went into the decision-making process and what procedures are used.
Sponsor: Technical Services Section
Seeing
Ourselves in the Municipal Mirror: Successful Partnerships with Municipal
Officials
Michael
K. Davis, Middleton City Administrator; Joseph L. Greco, Menomonee Falls
Village President and President, Wisconsin League of Municipalities;
Jean M. Jacobson, Racine County Executive; Vern M. Rolbiecki, former
Mayor and Library Director, New Holstein
Here’s an opportunity for dialogue with municipal officials leading to a better understanding of how to improve relationships and work together toward common goals. We are all on the same side, serving the same constituents, when it comes to advocacy on behalf of fair distribution of shared revenues. Beyond discussion of the current state budget crisis, this program will potentially benefit all members engaged in annual budget review with municipal officials
Sponsors: Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries, Intellectual Freedom Round Table, Library Advocacy Round Table, Library Careers Committee, Library Development & Legislation Committee, Outreach Services Round Table, Wisconsin Library Trustees Association
Use
of Technology Students in Academic Libraries
Jana Reeg-Steidinger, Reference Librarian, UW-Stout; Leanne Hansen,
Director, Cofrin Library, UW-Green Bay; Kay Young, Reference Librarian,
UW-Platteville
A panel discussion on the impact of using technology student workers in various academic library settings.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
Wisconsin
Libraries @Your Library
Barb Sanford, Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator, South Central
Library System; Sally Gilson, Merrill Middle School; Martha Gammons,
Public Relations, Editor of Monday Memo, Arrowhead Library System; John
Thompson, Prairie du Sac Public Library
A panel will discuss how to use the American Library Association slogan “@your library” to promote your library. A variety of examples from Wisconsin libraries will be highlighted at this informative panel/poster session. The WLA Public Relations Committee is encouraging Wisconsin libraries of all types to use the “@your library” brand in their promotions to take advantage of the support of ALA.
Sponsor: Public Relations Committee
5:30
- 6:30 p.m.
Keynote Session
Libraries and
the New McCarthyism
Mathhew Rothschild
Mr. Rothschild has been at The Progressive since 1983, working his way up from associate editor to managing editor to publisher, and finally to editor in 1994. Prior to his work at The Progressive, he was an associate editor and then editor at Multinational Monitor, a magazine founded by Ralph Nader.
From November 1994-May 1999, Rothschild hosted the syndicated radio program "Second Opinion." He currently directs the Progressive Media Project http://www.progressive.org/mediaproj.htm, which distributes opinion pieces to newspapers around the country. He has appeared on "Nightline," C-SPAN, MSNBC, NPR, has been a commentator on Wisconsin Public Television since 1998, and frequently appears on Wisconsin Public Radio's "The Tom Clark Show."
Note: U.S. Senator Russell Feingold, who was to be the keynote speaker at this year's WLA Conference, will not be able to attend. He sends his regrets and hopes that he can address the Association at a future conference.
Sponsor: Conference Planning Committee
6:30
- 7:30 p.m.
UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies
Reunion
Pam Noyd, President, Alumni Association
Louise Robbins, Director, SLIS, UW-Madison
Join former classmates, faculty, and colleagues at our alumni reunion. Come meet the new faculty. Louise Robbins will report on what is new at SLIS. The Alumni Association will report on what they have been doing. Light refreshments and cash bar provided.
Sponsors: UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies, UW-Madison SLIS Alumni Association
UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies Reunion
Sponsor: UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
“University
of Other” Library and Information Studies Reunion
A library school reunion for the rest of us. Wear your school colors
and bring a copy of your alma mater’s logo as we celebrate the
diversity of library programs and recount the paths that brought us
to Wisconsin.
Sponsor: Conference Planning Committee
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
Discover Dane Dining
Chauffeured rides to area restaurants will be available for conference
attendees who wish to explore the wealth of dining opportunities in
the Madison area. Sign up at the conference registration table. Save
room for dessert at the all-conference reception back at the Marriott.
Sponsor: Conference Planning Committee
7:30
- 8:30 p.m.
WLA Barbecue
Join your WLA colleagues for dinner in an informal setting as you reflect
on the programs and events of the day and prepare for the exciting programs
and activities of the remainder of the conference.
Registration and fee required.
Sponsor: Conference Planning Committee
8:30
- 11:00 p.m.
All-Conference Reception
After the dinner, mosey on over to the Atrium for a dessert reception
hosted by local academic, public, school and special libraries. Learn
about the diversity of these Dane County area resource centers as you
enjoy the lilting piano tunes of Dan Barker.
Sponsor: Conference Planning Committee, Dane County Area Libraries
Last revised: October 1, 2002
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