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Thursday, April 3, 2003
7:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. Library Research Round Table Meeting, Directors 3
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Registration,
New Orleans Foyer
8:00 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. WAAL
Business Meeting and Continental Breakfast,
New Orleans Ballroom
Enjoy a continental breakfast (for a small donation) during the business
meeting.
9:00 a.m.– 10:15 a.m. Three
Concurrent Sessions
Presenting Electronic Journals to
Library Users: A Follow-up Report, Directors
6
Barbara Hamel, Information Services Librarian, Steenbock Library, UW-Madison
Aimee Glassel, Electronic Resources Librarian, Memorial Library, UW-Madison
Presenters will provide an update regarding
user access to electronic journals on the UW-Madison
campus. The WAAL 2001 conference saw UW-Madison libraries using static
HTML pages derived from a spreadsheet to create a list of electronic journals.
Now UW-Madison libraries use a Voyager OPAC- based e-journal database
to help manage access to the thousands of electronic journals available
to campus users. The speakers will discuss the development of the new
e-journal interface and database, as well as details about the underlying
catalog records that are critical to its operation. The UW-Madison Electronic
Journal list is at: www.library.wisc.edu/journals/
(select “Electronic Journal List” link).
University of Wisconsin Digital
Collections: The Start of a Grand Transformation,
Directors 1
Peter Gorman, Library Technology Group, Memorial Library, UW-Madison
Joshua Ranger, University Archivist & ARC Librarian, Polk Library,
UW-Oshkosh
Patrick Wilkinson, Director, Polk Library, UW-Oshkosh
In August 2001, UW System Office of Learning & Information Technology and the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries established the UW Digital Collections Advisory Committee to develop a production plan that would lead to the creation of a UW Digital Collections. Panelists will discuss how an initial digital collection was created by cooperative efforts of librarians within UW System, how new digital projects can be proposed for the collection, and the content and usefulness of the initial projects. They ’ll also discuss general technical and organizational issues that were addressed in the creation of a digital collection.
They Know the Tools But Do They
Understand the Process? Using Research Workbooks to Assess Student Learning
Programmatically, Directors 5
Denise Solomon, Associate Professor of Communication Arts, UW-Madison
Abigail Loomis, Campus Coordinator for Library & Information Literacy
Instruction, UW-Madison
A pilot project to evaluate student
outcomes in terms of the information literacy component of the first
course (Comm-A) of a two-course undergraduate communication requirement
at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison was implemented. The assessment team developed a workbook
to assess the
research performance of a sample of students drawn from Comm-A courses,
which are offered by five
departments across campus. This presentation will examine why we selected
the research workbook
assessment tool, the process of developing, implementing and rating the
workbooks, what we learned
about the process, and some of the project’s findings about first-year
students’ research skills.
10:15 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Break, Conference Lobby Floors 1 & 2
10:30 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Three
Concurrent Sessions
Resident’s Program @ UIC: Possibilities
and Opportunities for New Librarians, Directors
6
Robert Allen Daugherty, Circulation Librarian, University of Illinois
at Chicago
Annie Marie Ford, Director of Library Human Resources, University of Illinois
at Chicago
Li Fu, Visiting Electronic Services Librarian, University of Illinois
at Chicago
Peter Hepburn, Visiting Circulation Librarian, University of Illinois
at Chicago
Residency programs effectively nurture
new librarians, involving them in the “home” library and in
the
profession. The model at the University of Illinois at Chicago library
provides a good model. Topics
included are: brief history of the UIC program; senior librarians as mentors;
tapping residents for innovation; and advantages to the residents, the
organization, and the profession now and in the future.
Building and Managing
Digital Collections, Directors 1
Kirstin Dougan, Research Intern, Digital Content Group, UW-Madison
Lee Konrad, Head, Digital Content Group, UW-Madison
Sandra Paske, Head, Reformatting Unit, Digital Content Group, UW-Madison
Amy Rudersdorf, Head, Metadata and Encoding Unit, Digital Content Group,
UW-Madison
This presentation will focus on: 1) selection,
proposal, and assessment of digital projects; 2) managing digital projects,
including: project workflow overview, metadata issues (Dublin Core, controlled
vocabularies, tools), basic technical issues/reformatting hardware, using
student help effectively, quality control, accessibility, and 3) the finished
project and its promotion, cataloging, and public service perspectives.
Projects from the UW Digital Collections will be used to illustrate points
throughout the presentation.
Collaboratively Creating
a WebCT Web Evaluation Course: Why, What and How, Directors 5
Barbara Lazewski, Reference Librarian, Steenbock Library, UW-Madison
Lisa Jansen, Instructional Technology Consultant, Letters and Science,
UW-Madison
Renee Schuh, Instructional Technology Consultant, Division of Information
Technology, UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison Instruction Technology consultants wanted a short course they could use to teach faculty to use WebCT course software. Steenbock Librarians wanted a 15-20 minute accessible web evaluation tutorial to use with library instruction and to promote as customizable for faculty. The panel will discuss how we got together to create a Library WebCT course on Evaluating and Finding Quality Web Sites, issues we had to work out on the collaborative process, what we learned and where we’re going with the tutorial. Try the tutorial at wi.courses.wisc.edu by using the WebCT login id guest and password guest.
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
Program, New Orleans Ballroom
FDR’s Forgotten Struggle to Disseminate Federal
Information
Mordecai Lee, Associate Professor of Governmental Affairs, School of Continuing
Education, UW-Milwaukee
In direct contrast to our current political
environment with legislation like the USA Patriot Act and the
Homeland Security Act being passed, in 1939 President Roosevelt created
the Office of Government Reports. The OGR answered public inquiries through
its US Information Service, regularly sent packets of information and
government documents to public libraries, published the US Government
Manual and
clipped 350 daily newspapers. Professor Lee will discuss the OGR and its
new headquarters building,
the US Information Center. This idea was so opposed by the conservative
coalition in Congress that while FDR was successful in opening the new
building, the fight was so costly politically that it eventually led to
the demise of OGR and the razing of the US Information Center after the
war.
1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Plenary
Session, New Orleans Ballroom
The Shock of the New:The Future of Libraries and
Library and Information Workers
John W. Berry, ALA Past President and Executive Director of NILRC: A Consortium
of Community
Colleges, Colleges and Universities based in Chicago
Open Source, OpenURL, personalization, content
syndication, students, faculty and library usage
and new and emerging roles for libraries and librarians in the digital
age are among the topics ALA’s immediate Past President, John W.Berry
will discuss. He’ll also talk about the looming recruitment crisis,
the need to diversify the library workforce and the issue of salary equity.
3:00 p.m.- 3:15 p.m. Break,
Conference Lobby Floors 1 & 2
3:15 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Three
Concurrent Sessions
Supporting Distance
Education Students in the Library: What do we need to do?, Directors
6
Elizabeth Buchanan, Assistant Professor, UW-Milwaukee School of Information
Studies and Co-Director
of the Center for Information Policy Research, UW-Milwaukee
Distance education is changing higher education
and the services and support needed to support it. Dr.
Elizabeth Buchanan has firsthand experience in coordinating UW-Milwaukee’s
SOIS Distance Educa-tion Program and in teaching both distance education
SOIS graduate and undergraduate courses. Her
dissertation and professional writing focus on the specificity with which
DE programs must be designed,
delivered, and maintained. From her “lived experience” and her
rich research background, she offers us
advice on how libraries can serve and support DE students through partnerships,
electronic access,
commitment to “proactive communication,” and planning for change.
Beyond the Bodice-Ripper:
Historical Fiction for the Well-Informed, Directors 5
Helene Androski, Reference Librarian, Memorial Library, UW-Madison
Another program in the new tradition of talking
about books at WAAL! Helene Androski will lead a book
discussion of Pat Barker’s Regeneration, a novel set during WWI,
and then participants will share recommendations for other examples of
better-written historical fiction. The result will be a reading list
posted on the WLA Readers Section website at: www.wla.lib.wi.us/sections/readers/.
The Harley-Davidson
Archives:...or “Can you appraise these glass doorknobs for me?”,
Directors 1
Bill Jackson, Senior Archivist, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Harley-Davidson has been preserving its history
through one effort or another since 1915. Today, the
Company has a vibrant Archives program that currently supports a 100th
anniversary celebration and
countless other initiatives. However, what may make the Archives more
notable is the very unique chal-
lenges it faces. Whether it is a private collector seeking appraisals,
or diverse preservation issues,
working life in the Archives is never tedious. The presentation will be
a fun and rare insider’s look into
one of the most unusual archival programs in America.
5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Reception, UWM Libraries, 4th Floor, Conference Center
Transportation on your own--check at Conference
Registration for on-site car-pooling opportunities.
Reception at UW-Milwaukee Libraries
Take in a breathtaking view of Milwaukee’s
skyline and Lake Michigan from the UWM Libraries’ 4th Floor Conference
Center while enjoying hors d ’oeuvres and a cash bar with your colleagues.
The American Geographical Society Collection, celebrating its 25th anniversary
at UWM, will be open for a presentation by AGS Library Curator, Chris
Baruth, on the 1978 move from New York. Take a tour of the AGS Library
and see some of the historically significant maps and geography-related
items. Enjoy our first “Swap
Meet” of innovative library handouts and flyers and view poster
sessions on timely topics.
7:00 p.m. Dining
So Many Restaurants,So
Little Time...
The Milwaukee area is famous for the variety
and quality of its restaurants. This “Dinner on Your Own”
time gives you the opportunity to experience one of the exciting dining
establishments in the area. Check the Local
Librarians’ List of Favorite Restaurants at: www.wla.lib.wi.us/waal/conferences/2003/dining.htm.
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Internet Room Access, Directors
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Friday, April 4, 2003
8:00 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Continental
Breakfast, Conference Lobby, First Floor
Enjoy a continental breakfast (for a small donation).
8:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m. Registration,
New Orleans Foyer
9:00 a.m.- 10:15 a.m. Two
concurrent sessions
“Stale, Creepy,
Tomb-Like”: User Surveys and The Things You Learn, Directors
1
Julie O’Keeffe, Coordinator of Instruction, Memorial Library, Marquette
University
Gain insight into the demands of conducting
web-based user surveys. Learn from Marquette’s experience conducting
three surveys in three semesters, including the ARL-sponsored LibQual
service quality survey. Walk away with tips on conducting your own surveys
and a list of pro’s and con’s.
Innovative Library
Approval Plans, Directors 6
Karl Debus-Lopez, Chief Acquisitions Librarian, General Library System,
UW-Madison
Barbara Walden, European History/History Outreach Librarian, Memorial
Library, UW-Madison
New innovations in approval plan services
raise questions and challenges in library implementation that
involve acquisitions, cataloging, collection development and book selection.There
are bumps and potholes on the road to prompt receipt, cost savings, and
rapid delivery of books to users. University of Wisconsin Madison speakers
will present an overview of the process, issues raised, and lessons learned
from UW-Madison’s successful implementation of shelf-ready acquisitions
for firm-order and approval plan materials, and a look at possible future
developments for innovative library approval plans.
10:15 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Break,
Conference Lobby, First Floor
10:30 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Three
concurrent sessions
The Assessment Imperative,
Directors 1
Susanna Bartmann Pathak, Planning & Assessment Librarian, Virginia
Commonwealth University Libraries, Richmond, Virginia
Why is assessment important to the viability
of your library? This session will address that issue as well the type
of assessment initiatives your library should undertake, involvement of
staff in assessment activities, and how to build a culture of assessment
at your institution. Approaches to deciding what to measure and how to
use results for service planning and decision making will be presented
as well as how assessment goals could be defined and integrated with annual
planning cycles. Find out how working with what you have to design an
assessment program will benefit your user community.
“And Now for Something
Completely Different”: Procedures for Dealing with Licensed GIS Data
Sets at the American Geographical Society Library, Directors 6
Patti Day, Digital Spatial Data Librarian, AGS Library, UWM Libraries,
UW-Milwaukee
The American Geographical Society Library
actively collects local GIS data and makes it available to
students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
This data is often licensed with
restrictions on use and dissemination. Procedures to insure compliance
with the licenses requires behavior not taught in library schools, such
as: asking a persons status (student, faculty, etc), asking intended use
of the material, and providing written documentation of license restrictions
to patrons. The author will discuss the various issues from licensing
data sets to redistribution and how to deal with multiple different licenses
in an efficient manner.
Collection Assessment
In Depth, Directors 5
Jim Tobin, Collection Management Librarian, UWM Libraries, UW-Milwaukee
Krystyna Matusiak, Digital Library Project Manager, UWM Libraries, UW-Milwaukee
Subject collections are typically assessed in terms of broad LC classes. This falls short of precision with respect to academic disciplines or focused subject inquiry. Given time, effort, and a good OPAC, however, a collection can be assessed more precisely, to show specific strengths and limitations of focused subjects, or interdisciplinary subjects, sometimes with surprising results. This presentation will outline the methodology, procedures and results of such in-depth assessments at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries since 1999, on such subjects as Fresh Water, Information Science, Spanish Literature, Art and Architecture, and Health Sciences.
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Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Annual
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April 2-4, 2003--Four Points Sheraton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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