MPLA Conference Handouts
NEVADA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
MOUNTAIN PLAINS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
'Basque’ in Knowledge @ at your library™
Annual Conference
November 5-8, 2003
Incline Village, Nevada
REFORMA NATIONAL, contributing program sponsor
Thursday, 06 November 2003
- "Outside the Boundaries: Academic Librarians and Non-Traditional Research": 9-11am
- "From Wagon Trains to Jet Planes": Carol Hammond (MS Power Point format)
- "Performance Planning, Not Evaluation": Steve Marquardt, 9-11am
- Performance Evaluation Presentation Outline (MS Word)
- Peter Scholtes Notes (MS Word)
- Reward Problems (MS Word)
- Performance Evaluation Zingers (MS Word)
- "Future of Government Information": Judith Russell, Duncan Aldrich, Patrick Ragains, Susie Skarl, 9-11am
- Virtual Depository: Arizona Project (MS Power Point)
- Information Dissemination Pilot Projects (MS Word)
- Duncan Aldrich Notes (MS Word)
- Patrick Ragains Notes (MS Word)
- Susie Skarl Notes (MS Word)
- Question & Answer Session (MS Word)
- "Hearing Every Voice: Tools for Team Based Decision Making": Debbie McGuire, Anna Moore, and Mary Bushing, 9-11am
- Brainstorming A Solution (MS Word)
- "Virtual Reference Panel Discussion": Michael Ahern, Arthur Brady and Susan McGlamery, 9-11am (MS Word format)
- "LEAN: How to use the Nevada Law Help Directory": Ana Hinman and Sandra Marz, 9-10am (MS Power Point)
- "SOS: Information Literacy": Ruth V. Small, 12:30-2pm
- "SOS: Information Literacy" Handout (MS Word format)
- "SOS: Information Literacy" Article (MS Word format)
- "Mother Goose Time": Lynn Wren, Betsy Johnson, and Rachelle Weigel, 12:30-2pm (All documents MS Word format)
- Story Time Planner
- Professional Resources
- Building Early Literacy through Rhyme: A Selected Bibliography
- Professional Bibliography Mother Goose Toddler Time
- Mother Goose Web Sites
- Samples
- Themes
- "Ethnic Authors of the Mountain Plains": Sherry York, 12:30-3pm (MS Word format)
- "Graphic Novels and Hot Books for Teens": Amy Shelley, Tricia Suellentrop, and Richard Brookman, 3-4:30pm
- Hot Paperbacks For Teens (MS Word format)
- Hot Paperbacks for Teens (MS Power Point format)
- "Virtual Reference Part II: Statewide Collaborative Reference Services: Eric Hansen and Ellen Fox, 12:30-2pm
- "KANAnswer: A Kansas Collaborative for Virtual Reference": Eric Hansen (MS Power Point format)
- "Strategies for Successful Supervision": Mary Anne Hansen, 3-4pm (MS Word format)
- Academic Section Professional Forum Papers, 7-9pm
- "Education for Library Staff: Meeting the Needs of Paraprofessionals in Utah" by Peter Kraus, University of Utah (MS Power Point)
- "Evaluating Academic Library Collections in the Age of Expedience: Weeding with a New Tool" by Jennifer L. Fabbi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MS Word format)
- "Weeding With A New Tool" (MS Power Point)
- "A Survey of Carnegie Classification Master's Colleges and Universities I & II to Evaluate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Utilization within the Libraries at these Institutions" by JaNae Kinikin and Keith Hench, Weber State University - Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III (MS Word format)
- "Painting a New Picture of Public Library Management" by Betsy Bernfeld, Teton County Library (MS Word format)
Friday, 07 November 2003
- "Communications Processes in Public Libraries": Mary Bushing, 9-11am (MS Power Point)
- "Library Instruction Assessment in Real-Life": Brenda Mathenia, 9-11am (MS Power Point)
- "Reading With Your Ears": Kaite Mediatore, 9-11am (MS Word format)
- "Patrick Jones presents the Best Practices for YA Services", Patrick Jones, 9-11am (Website)
- "Attracting, Educating, and Serving Remote Users": Donnelyn Curtis, Araby Greene, Amy Shannon, Millie Sying, and Vicki Toy-Smith, 12:30-2pm. (Website)
- "Perfecting Pathfinders on the Web": Paula Wilson, 3-4:30pm (MS Word)
- "Leading in Turbulent Times": Luis Herrera, 3-4:30pm (MS Power Point)
- "Book Clubs: Actual and Virtual": Kaite Mediatore, 3-4:30pm
- Sources for Starting and Maintaining a Reading Group (MS Word format)
- The Facilitator's Handy List of Ground Rules, Guidelines and Everything Else (MS Word format)
- Reader Response (MS Word format)
- Further Questions for Discussion (MS Word format)
- Suggestions for Theme Book Groups (MS Word format)
- "Grant Writing": Peter Kraus, 3-4:30pm (MS Power Point format)
- "JETKOR and the Roaring Lion: eBook Writing": Georgia Hedrick and Sherri Del Soldato, 3-4:30pm (MS Power Point format - Note: huge file)
Saturday, 08 November 2003
- "New Pathways to Planning": Patti Butcher, Thomas Reddick, and Cindi Hickey, 2-4pm (Website)
