At-A-Glance
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For times and locations of the conference features listed below, see their entries at the conference web site under "Highlights and Speakers:"
- Autograph Garden Exhibits Hall, 1-8
- WLA Silent Auction Exhibits Hall, 1-8
- WLA Store Exhibits Hall, 1-8
Tuesday, October 31, Pre-conferences
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Tamboti
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Marketing the San José Way Marula
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- Digitization and Metadata Workshop Tamarind
- Making the Health Literacy Connection: Easy as ABC or 123 Portia
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
- Registration North Atrium
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Vendor Reception Exhibit Hall, 1-8
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 1
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Registration North Atrium
7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
- Free Continental Breakfast Kalahari Convention Center
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
- Past Presidents Breakfast Ironwood
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Internet Café Empress
9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- Book Discussion—Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Aloeswood
- Cataloging Changes on the Horizon: FRBR and RDA Tamarind
- Passport to the World Aralia
- Promoting Public Libraries Portia
- State and Federal Legislative Update Session Guava
- Tried and True Toddler Ideas Tamboti
- User-Generated Metadata in Digital Collections Cypress
- Wider Units Marula
- WSLL Web Tour Mangrove
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
- Break in the Exhibits Area Exhibits Hall, 1-8
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
- Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face Cypress
- Conquer the Clock Tamboti
- Fe-Fi-Fo (Fees, Fines and Forfeitures) Banyan
- History of the Mystery Portia
- Notable Books Marathon Tamarind
- Patriot Act II: No Problem for Libraries Now? Think Again Marula
- Putting Pizzazz in Preschool Programming Aralia
- Reference: Heart of the Library or Superfluous Service Guava
- The San Jose Way Aloeswood
- Update on DLTCL Technology Plans and Programs Mangrove
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
- Connecting Research, Practice, and Technology: A Second Generation Look at EBP Portia
- Dynamic Library Atmospheres Mangrove
- From Chaos to Calm: Understanding Moments of Crisis Cypress
- The Information Specialist Role in the Health Care Boom Ironwood
- Intellectual Freedom: From Principles to Best Practices Guava
- International Crane Foundation Tour
- Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry Marula
- Poof, You're Organized! Tamboti
- Stroller Aerobics Tamarind
- What Do Poor People Need and Deserve From Libraries Aralia
- What's a WHO? And Digitization Demystification: Discover How Your Collection Can Become Part of Wisconsin's Heritage Aloeswood
4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
- Break in the Exhibits Area Exhibits Hall, 108
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Webbies Awards Reception Hallway
- Keynote Address A&H
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
- Making Connections: All Conference Reception B&G
- UW-Madison SLIS Reunion Aralia
- UW-Milwaukee SOIS Reunion Mangrove
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- WLA Foundation Fundraiser -- Moose Jaw Brew Pub
Thursday, November 2
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Registration North Atrium
7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
- All Conference Breakfast Buffet Kalahari Convention Center
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Exhibits Exhibits Hall, 108
- Internet Café Empress
9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- 24/7 Virtual Reference Users Group Meeting Mangrove
- Applying Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and Other Positive Approaches—Balance At Work: Enforcing Rules While Meeting Human Needs in Your Library Aloeswood
- Book 'em, Danno! Keeping your Library Board Within the Law and Out of Trouble Aralia
- Complete Copyright For the Academic Library Tamboti
- Dynamic Library Atmospheres (repeat of Wednesday session) Cypress
- From Monkey Business to Serious Research Guava
- How to Make The Ask Suite E
- Hepcat, Coolcat, Badgercat Tamarind
- New Directions in Public Access to Scholarly Research Suite F
- Ready to Read with Books2go: The Six Skills for Early Literacy Marula
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
- Break in the Exhibit Hall Exhibits Hall, 1-8
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
- A New Direction: Stepping Off the Ivory Tower and Into the Community Tamboti
- An Extended Form of Housekeeping: Women Environmentalists Past and Present Guava
- Best Books for Young Adults 2007 Aralia
- Celebrate What's Right with the World—Tipping the Balance Towards the Positive: Exploring Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and Other Positive Approaches to Change Aloeswood
- It Doesn't Have to Be Boring: Government Produced Websites for Kids, K-12 Tamarind
- LibraryThing: Online, Social, Do-it-Yourself Cataloging Suite F
- Organizing Your Library (guided discussion) Cypress
- People to People Marula
- Reaching Out to People Coming Out Mangrove
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
- Alerts and RSS Feeds from Badgerlink's Academic Search and Other
Library Databases: What Is Right For You? Guava - Beyond the Ramp: How to Be Sure Your Programs and Services are Accessible
to People with Disabilities Marula - Books to Movies Tamboti
- Copyright 101: The Basics for Public Libraries Suite F
- MARC My Words: Elements of Speaking for Librarians Cypress
- New and Expanded Youth with Special Needs Resource Guide Aloeswood
- Running Effective Meetings Tamarind
- Statewide Resource Sharing and Information Access Mangrove
- The Secret Lives of Cranes Aralia
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.
- Break in the Exhibits Area Exhibits Hall, 1-8
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.
- Banta Award Winner Cypress
- The Bumpy Road Workshop: Journeying with Novice College Learners Suite E
- Life in the Bubble: Information Literacy at Elmhurst College Mangrove
- Meet the 2006 Burr/Worzalla Winner Tamboti
- The Ramp of the Future: Providing Equal Access to Technology Aloeswood
- Recruiting and Retaining an Ethnically Diverse Workforce Tamarind
- Teens and Technology Marula
- The World of Wikis and Libraries Aralia
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
- Awards Banquet A&H
Friday, November 3
7:00 – 11:00 a.m.
- Registration North Atrium
7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
- Free Continental Breakfast Kalahari Conference Center
8:30 – 11:00 a.m.
- Internet Cafe Empress
9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- Beyond Newsletters: RSS Feeds, Blogs and Podcasts Suite 3
- Council on Library and Network Development Public Hearings Suite 6 -- CANCELLED
- Discovering Your Ancestral Story Aloeswood
- H.H. Bennett: The Man Who Made Wisconsin Dells Famous Cypress
- Meeting the Demand: 21st Century Trends in Resource Sharing Marula
- Minnesota Crime Wave Tamboti
- Taking the Show on the Road Mangrove
- Technology Trends in Libraries Guava
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
- Poster Sessions -- North Atrium
Building Connections: A Collaborative Discovery of Online Teaching
Casper the Ghost as an Academic Library User--"Friendly But Still Invisible"
Celebrating a Century of Library Education in Wisconsin
Connecting Librarians and Film: Identifying Stereotypes
Connecting the Dots: Improving our Article Delivery Service
Development of a Service Philosophy as a Change Management Tool
The Health Information Connection: Establishing Consumer Health Libraries in
Helping Consumers Find Reliable Health Information on the Web
Inviting the 800-pound Gorilla to the Table: Integrating Google and Google Scholar
into an Information Literacy Program
Liaison Success: How to Connect
Making Connections with Patient Care: The MCW Libraries Clinical Medical Librarian
MCW Libraries' Support of Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
The Medical Transcriptionist's Tool Box: Addressing the Information Needs of MTs
Prairie du Chien Memorial Library's Expansion
School Libraries & Student Achievement: Making the Connection
Shear Terror: Trimming the Print Reference Collection
Study Abroad Programs and Site Libraries: Rovigno, Istria (Croatia); La Pocatiere,
Quebec (Canada); Izmir, Turkey; and Tangier, Morocco
Top Ten Benefits of Being a GMR Network Member
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
- A Torturous Route: Combing National Security Files and Finding 50-Year-Old CIA Fingerprints All Over Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Cypress
- Aiming High: Bringing Nopnotch Authors and Humanities Programs to Your Library Tamboti
- Behind Closed Doors? Service on Children's Literature Awards Committees Guava
- Destination ImagiNation: Creative and Critial Reading Skills Marula
- From the Codification of Text to the Manipulation of Reality: A New Paradigm for Information Professionals Aloeswood
- Small Libraries and The Digital Divide Suite 3
- Tradition and Innovation: Helping Patrons Perform Historical Research in the Printed and Online World Mangrove
- Wisconsin's Legislative and Judicial Websites: What's There, What's Where, What's New Suite 6
12:00 – 2:00 a.m.