Conference Schedule - WEDNESDAY, October 29
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7:00-9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Lobby
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Outreach Services Round Table Business Meeting
D2
All members are encouraged to attend.
Youth Services Section Business Meeting
D7
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
WLA Past President's Breakfast
D3
By invitation
Sponsor: WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD
8:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Tales from Circ Confidential
D8
Barbara Jamieson, Public Services Librarian, Medical
College of Wisconsin
This has been a year for librarians to tell stories to help their governing bodies understand the importance of libraries. Sometimes there are anecdotes that librarians would like to regale other librarians with; tales of strange reference questions, unusual encounters, etc. Come be entertained and entertain others with library lore. Audience participation is essential. The pot warmer concerns a pterodactyl! Join us in sharing some of the experiences that make our jobs fun!
Sponsors: CIRCULATION SERVICES ROUND TABLE
WISCAT Users Group
D4
Mary Clark, WISCAT Coordinator, DLTCL
WISCAT staff will be on hand in an informal setting to provide updated information and demonstrations related to the WISCAT project, including searching, updating holdings, downloading MARC records, interlibrary loan, and other features. Costs and changes for 2004 will be addressed. Bring your questions and comments to add to the discussion.
Sponsor: DIVISION FOR LIBRARIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY LEARNING
The NEW Adults with Special Needs
Resource and Planning Guide for Wisconsin Public Libraries
D7
Barbara Huntington, Youth Services and Special
Needs Consultant, DLTCL;
Coral Swanson, Librarian and Publications Consultant
This presentation will be an overview of the new publication with suggestions on how libraries can use it to begin or enhance services to targeted groups of adults with special needs. Coral Swanson, a consultant for the project, and Barb Huntington, a consultant with the DLTCL, will present highlights from the publication and focus on starting points in various areas of service to adults with special needs. Sponsors: DIVISION FOR LIBRARIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY LEARNING, OUTREACH SERVICES ROUND TABLE
Navigating the BLS Website: Tips
and Tricks for Finding What You Need
D6
Paul La Porte, Economist, U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Economic Analysis and Information,
Chicago
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics web site is the primary fact-finder in the field of labor economics. Most of the data and publications are available online. Learn useful tips, and discover where hidden treasures such as consumer and producer price indexes are located.
Sponsor: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ROUND TABLE
Planning Your Library Web Site
D5
David Tank, Communications & PR Coordinator, Indianhead
Federated Library System, & WLA PR Committee Chair
This workshop is intended for libraries that are planning to create or renovate their web site. Topics will include: Why do we need a web site? Who is our audience? What content do we need? What about graphics? Who will design and maintain the site? How do others access our site on the web? What about accessibility? We'll look at examples of what works and what doesn't.
Sponsors: PR COMMITTEE, ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN SPECIAL LIBRARIANS
Top Trends in Cataloging and
Metadata
D2
Steve Miller, Head, Monographs Department, UW-Milwaukee
Libraries;
Debra Shapiro, UW-Madison SLIS Continuing Education
Librarians are well known for spouting mysterious acronyms and catalogers can be especially guilty of this offense. This program will rescue you from that sinking feeling you get when meaningless strings of letters suddenly flow from your colleagues' lips. Come to hear acronyms like FRBR, MeETS.MODS, ONIX, and MARC XML as well as a few phrases, such as Semantic Web and Integrating Resource put into layman's terms. Steve Miller and Debra Shapiro, two cataloging teachers, will elucidate this baffling language.
Sponsor: TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION
Winning Library Referenda and
Capital Campaigns
Mardi Gras
Pat Boelter, Public Relations and Fund Raising
Advisor
Assembling a strong campaign organization, developing and implementing an effective strategy, and exercising a reasonable degree of political muscle are necessary components to winning referendums and conducting successful capital campaigns. This program will provide an overview of both processes, including step-by-step plans and useful samples, as well as tips to positively position the project and target both the electorate and the donor. Practical advice on methods and techniques that work!
Sponsors: WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES, WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, PR COMMITTEE, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY ROUND TABLE
10:45 - Noon
WISCAT Z39.50 Gateway
D4
Mary Clark, WISCAT Coordinator, Division for Libraries,
Technology, and Community Learning
DLTCL has continued to implement a linked bibliographic system that facilitates broadcast searching and resource sharing across many Z39.50 host catalogs. This program will provide an overview and update on the WISCAT Z39.50 gateway and demonstrate some of the functions and features that the state has implemented.
Sponsors: DIVISION FOR LIBRARIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY LEARNING, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ROUND TABLE
Diversity in Webographies
D5
Karen Eckberg, Librarian
Since the beginning of the World Wide Web, librarians have collected web pages and linked them to their own library's web sites. Many large webographies or collections of web pages have been developed. This session looks at what sites have been collected by ten academic and ten public libraries across Wisconsin. Sites have been chosen both for their diversity and for their style of presentation.
Sponsors: INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM ROUND TABLE, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ROUND TABLE
Our Next Generation: Recruiting
Success Stories
D2
Ahmed Kraima
Jody Gray
Robert Harrison
Valerie Carter
Lois Redic
A diverse panel of librarians who are new to the profession or are current students discuss how they came to the field. There will be an interactive discussion regarding who recruited them, what made them choose their current positions, what they found valuable about library school, in addition to how library school programs can be changed for the better. An objective of the program is to give attendees one workable, recruiting idea that can be implemented in their organizations.
Sponsors: LIBRARY CAREERS, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN SPECIAL LIBRARIANS, SUPPORT STAFF SECTION, WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
What's Hot and What's Not:
Library Technologies & Trends from Applets to Z39.50
Mardi Gras
Roy Tennant, Manager, eScholarship Web & Services
Design, California Digital Library
New technologies are emerging with increasing frequency, while tried-and-true technologies fade away or are relegated to a lesser role. In addition to managing these technological changes, what can librarians do to be on the cutting edge? This talk will highlight trends to watch, identify strategies that individuals and organizations can use to stay up-to-date, and identify both obsolete technologies and those that are likely to be revealed as essential to libraries.
Sponsors: MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION, TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION
Special Sponsor: SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE (SWITCH)
Power and Value of Telling
Library Stories
D1
Richard Moore, Investigative Reporter and Columnist
Richard Moore continues his stories of the exceptional ways libraries have touched his life. At the 2003 WAPL conference, he explored the shared responsibilities and unique place that journalists and librarians have in preserving and expanding society's access to information. Moore invites librarians to pause and reflect on the many ways in which their work makes a difference to individuals and communities. He also offers practical advice for forging partnerships with local journalists and using that alliance to broadcast library stories, change perspectives, and build support at the local and state level.
Sponsor: WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Quality Library Services for
the Home Schooling Family
D7
Lisa Rivero, Milwaukee Home School Organization;
Susan Rozanski, Wisconsin Parents Association,
Milwaukee Regional Coordinator;
Sue Marshall, Children's Librarian, North Shore
Library;
Maggie Payne, Parent
This panel discussion will provide information for libraries that aspire to provide resources and services to home schooling families in the most effective and efficient way.
Sponsor: YOUTH SERVICES SECTION
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Government Information Round Table Business Meeting
D5
Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians Business
Meeting
Creole
You are welcome to bring your box lunch to the meeting. Order one on the conference registration form. We will finish in time for the Special Libraries Tour, which departs at 1:30.
Social Responsibilities Round Table Business Meeting
(Meet at registration table)
Support Staff Section Business Meeting
D7
Technical Services Section Business Meeting
D2
Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Business
Meeting
D6
Media and Technology Section Business Meeting
D4
Reference and Adult Services Section Business Meeting
D3
YSS Luncheon
New Orleans
Neil Gaiman, Author
This year's Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award winner, Neil Gaiman, will discuss his wide-ranging and evocative body of work. Regarded as a top writer of modern comics, he has also written books for children and young adults, translated a Japanese language film into English, created a fantastical TV series for the BBC, and recently become a best-selling novelist. Don't miss this opportunity to hear an outstanding author whose literary talents seem endless. Born in England, Mr. Gaiman currently calls Wisconsin home.
Sponsors: YOUTH SERVICES SECTION, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Special Libraries Tour
Cynthia Lynch, Director of Library Services, Milwaukee
Institute of Art & Design;
Robert Duchek, Corporate Information Center, Northwestern
Mutual;
Patricia Ellingson, Law Library, Northwestern
Mutual
This year's tour includes visits to two downtown Milwaukee sites. Cynthia Lynch will be our tour guide at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Robert Duchek and Patricia Ellingson will take us through the Corporate Information Center and Law Library at Northwestern Mutual. Free bus transportation is provided. Pre-registration is required; sign up on the conference registration form.
Sponsor: ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN SPECIAL LIBRARIANS
2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Millennial Census-Census 2000
D2
Michael P. Watkins, Head of Government Documents,
Forrest R. Polk Library, UW-Oshkosh
What kind of people are we? Get some answers to this question by attending this presentation on Census 2000. Find out what kinds of statistical information can be found in this document that is not available anywhere else. Librarians in every type of setting will be called upon to answer questions relating to the 2000 Census. Learn how the 2000 Census differs from previous ones, the different types of information gathered and how to assist users in accessing this information.
Sponsors: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ROUND TABLE, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS
COPE 3: ALA Congress on Professional
Education: Focus on Library Support Staff
D7
Julie Huiskamp, Northeast Iowa Community College,
Calmar, Iowa;
Paulette Feld, Technical Services Division, Polk
Library, UW-Oshkosh;
Cynthia Wallace, Winnefox Cooperative Technical
Services, Berlin, WI
Panel discussion with three members who attended the conference in May 2003.
Sponsors: SUPPORT STAFF SECTION, LIBRARY CAREERS COMMITTEE, CIRCULATION SERVICES ROUND TABLE
Is MARC Dead: What Comes Next?
D6
Roy Tennant, Manager, eScholarship Web & Services
Design, California Digital Library, University of California
MARC has been a library standard for over 30 years, but its stature has diminished recently. Besides being overly complicated, the computer systems it uses are complex and proprietary. Will continuing to use MARC isolate library data from the developing metadata world? Mr. Tennant, the author of the provocative October 2002 Library Journal article "MARC Must Die," will discuss the future of MARC, library catalogs, and what is on the horizon.
Sponsors: TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION
Wisconsin Reads! : A More Perfect
Union @ Your Library
Creole Room
David Brostrom, Waukesha Public Library;
Lorelei Starck, Milwaukee Public Library;
Jessica Becker, Wisconsin Humanities Council;
Jane Jorgeson, Madison Public Library, Alicia
Ashman Branch;
Gary Gisselman, Marathon County Public Library
Panelists will share information about the Wisconsin Humanities Council's most ambitious book discussion entitled, "A More Perfect Union." The new program will engage a large statewide audience in discussion of politics, ethics, and the public good. Panelists will also discuss their experiences with citywide and countywide initiatives.
Sponsors: REFERENCE AND ADULT SERVICES SECTION, WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
Banta Award Winner Presentation
Mardi Gras
Deborah Blum, Author, 2003 Banta Award winner
Deborah Blum, author of Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection, will read from and discuss her work.
Sponsor: LITERARY AWARDS COMMITTEE
Masifunde Sonke or Let's Read:
Developing Library Services in Rural South Africa
D5
Patricia Peterson, Information Processing Consultant,
College Library, UW-Madison;
Sara Stubbins, Head Librarian, Qatar Academy
in Doha, Qatar
The World Library Partnership, a nonprofit organization that establishes and improves library service in developing countries, sent teams of volunteer librarians to Honduras and South Africa in 2002. Volunteers went to rural villages for three weeks to work in either a school or community library. Trish Peterson and Sara Stubbins were part of the South African team. This program will highlight their experiences in their respective host libraries and communities.
Sponsors: WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ROUND TABLE
Now We've Got Them…. What Do
We Do? The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation State Partnership and Supplemental
Lab Grants
D5
Jane Grogan, Madison Public Library;
Lori Burgess, Marathon County Public Library;
Jill Hartmann, Racine Public Library;
Stacy Stevens, TB Scott Free Library, Merrill
Gates' computers: now that we've got them what do we do? Come learn from a panel of experts what works and what doesn't. Have you got questions? Then they've got answers. How do you install them? Integrate them into your existing computer network? Resolve software issues? Train your staff? Teach the public?
Sponsor: WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIANS
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Archiving Electronic State
Government Publications
D2
Sally Drew, Director, Reference and Loan Library,
DLTCL;
Kristen Eschenfelder, UW-Madison, SLIS
Representatives from the Reference and Loan Library and the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies will discuss the report from the Wisconsin Document Depository Study Committee and the Final Report of the Government Web Page and Information Management Project prepared for the Department of Electronic Government. Both reports make recommendations related to managing and archiving state government publications available in electronic format.
Sponsors: DIVISION FOR LIBRARIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY LEARNING, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ROUND TABLE
5 Things You Need To Know About
…
D7
Gerri Moeller, Electronic Resources Librarian,
Outagamie Waupaca Library System;
Joy Schwarz, Web Librarian, Winnefox Library System
What 5 things would you share with others about your favorite computer software? This session's speakers will share their favorite tips and tricks on a variety of software and web tools, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Google, and more. "Five Things" tips sheets will be made available via handouts or online.
Sponsor: MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION
Barrier-Free Access to Online
Information Resources at Academic Libraries: Reflection on the Last Five
Years and the Years to Come
D4
Dr. Axel Schmetzke, Librarian/Associate Professor,
UW-Stevens Point
Access to online resources has become integral for all students, instructors and administrators. Libraries, the main providers of online resources, must ensure all individuals (including assistive technology users) can use online offerings. After introducing ethical, legal and policy dimensions of this mandate, the presenter will critically review progress made in the past five years on UW campuses and campuses nationwide. He will discuss changes that must take place for online services to be inclusive.
Sponsors: LIBRARY RESEARCH ROUND TABLE, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION, CIRCULATION SERVICES ROUND TABLE, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS, FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN LIBRARIES
Notable Books Marathon
Mardi Gras
Gary Warren Niebuhr, Director, Greendale Public
Library;
James Gollata, Director, Miller Memorial Library,
UW-Richland;
Beverly DeWeese, retired Deputy City Librarian,
Milwaukee Public Library;
Helene Androski, Reference Librarian, Memorial
Library, UW-Madison
An annual event offering thoughtful, inspiring, humorous and fast-paced reviews of notable titles selected from the ALA Notable Books list and the WLA Literary Awards Committee's notable books. Our presenters are all experienced, knowledgeable book talk and discussion leaders.
Sponsors: READERS SECTION, LITERARY AWARDS COMMITTEE, REFERENCE AND ADULT SERVICES SECTION
Seeing Ourselves in the Municipal
Mirror, Part II: Continuing Partnerships
D1
Jessica MacPhail, City Librarian, Racine Public
Library;
Jean M. Jacobson, former County Executive, Racine
County;
Joedy Simonsen, President, Racine Public Library
Board of Trustees;
Cathy Stepp, Wisconsin State Senator - 21st District
Creating and maintaining successful partnerships with municipal and other elected officials will be the focus of this panel discussion. A continuation of the discussion held last year, this year's panel will talk about the exchange of information and increased levels of understanding and cooperation gained from their participation in a meeting held at the Racine Public Library shortly after Senator Stepp became the new state senator for district 21.
Sponsor: WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Graphic Novel
D6
Neil Gaiman, author
Neil Gaiman's influence on the comic book genre is far-reaching and considerable; he has elevated the comic book to what the library world now calls "graphic novels." "To read The Sandman is to read something more than an imaginative new comic: it is to read a powerful new literature, fresh with resonance of timeless myths." --Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone. Don't let this opportunity to hear Neil expound on this unique type of literature pass you by.Sponsor: YOUTH SERVICES SECTION, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES, REFERENCE AND ADULT SERVICES SECTION, READERS SECTION, WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Keynote Address-It's All Politics
Grand Ballroom West/Center
Will Durst, Political Satirist
Think locally. Laugh globally. Join us for this year's keynote address, presented by Will Durst, a premier political comic. Called the "thinking man's comic," Durst is cherished by critics and audiences alike. His presentation is sure to entertain with lively and provocative observations and keen insight sweeping both sides of the aisle. With the USA Patriot Act and CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act), couldn't we use a little humor with a twist? Will Durst's performances are made possible by the First Amendment.
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Reunions - UW-Madison
School of Library & Information Studies; UW-Milwaukee School of Information
Studies
Mardi Gras
Meet your fellow alumni, faculty and friends at our 2003 WLA reunions.Sponsor: UW-MADISON SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES, UW-MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION STUDIES
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Annual presentation of awards and honors.
Sponsors: WISCONSIN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, LITERARY AWARDS, CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD COMMITTEE, AWARDS & HONORS COMMITTEE
8:00 p.m.-Midnight
Salsa Lessons
El Babalu Caribbean Club
The fun-loving Youth Services Section invites you to experience the pulse of big city nightlife! Salsa dancing is easy to learn, and hot, hot, hot! El Babalu Caribbean Club is an authentic Latin music club located at 611 W. National Avenue in the culturally diverse Walker's Point neighborhood just south of downtown Milwaukee. Free lessons will get you moving to the Latin beat. Put on your dancing shoes, and meet in the lobby of the Four Points Sheraton at 8:00 or after the banquet to carpool or grab a cab to the club. For more information contact Claudia Backus at 262-896-8087 or backusc@hotmail.com.
9 p.m.- Midnight
Book discussion: Mystic River
Place not yet determined
Gary Niebuhr, Moderator
READ is doing a genre study of mystery fiction at this year's conference and Mystic River is the Anthony Award winning title from 2002. The story is riveting: a young boy (Dave) gets into a car and comes back four days later, forever changed, his friendships with Sean and Jimmy destroyed. Twenty-five years later Dave, Sean and Jimmy must confront their pasts when the daughter of one of them is found murdered. Read the book and come prepared to discuss this exciting mystery.
Sponsors: READERS SECTION
Test your memory, knowledge and stamina during an evening of trivia fun. Come with your own team of 8 or more players or be joined at the event with other free agents to form teams. Games will consist of three rounds of play with prizes for the top scorers. What team will be named "WLA's Factmeisters of the Year?"