MPLA Conference Handouts
New Mexico Library Association
Mountain Plains Library Association
Libraries: Launching the Future
Annual Conference
14-16 March 2007
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Conference Program (PDF)
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
- 9:00am-4:00pm
- Avoiding the Activity Trap: Don’t Just Get Busy – Get Real Results! presented by Pat Wagner, Pattern Research, Colorado
- 1:00-4:00pm
- Floods, Fires, Pestilence and Other Disasters: Are You Prepared? presented bu Daniel C. Barkley, Nancy K. Dennis, Linda K. Lewis, Teresa Y. Neely, Anne D. Schultz and Frances C. Wilkinson, University of New Mexico Libraries
- Handout (Word)
- Power Point Presentation
Thursday, 15 March 2007
- 11:00am-12:00pm
- How Safe is YOUR Library? Tips and Ideas on Creating a Safety Plan for Your Library presented by Lynette Schurdevin, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces, NM
- Graphic Novels for Kids, Tweens and Teens presented by Julie Bartel, Utah
- Leadership: What Matters presented by MPLA
- Carol Hammond's Handout (Word)
- Electronic Resource Management (ERM) Systems: To Buy or Build presented by Dodie Ownes, Library Consultant, Colorado
- Listen Up! Audio Books and Music Start to Finish presented by Barb Brattin, Wilkinson Public Library, Colorado, Joel Robinson, Marmot Library Network, Colorado
- 12:30-1:30pm
- Free Government Information Resources for Public Librarians presented by Peter Kraus, University of Utah
- MPLA Profesional Forum
- Call To Order – Anxiety Over Conducting a Productive Meeting? Fugetaboutit!! presented by Jim Connor, Board of Trustees—Jefferson County Colorado Public Library, Advisory Board for the Colorado State Library
- Strong Librarians - Stay Healthy presented by Cindy Osborne, Weld Library District, Colorado
- Power Point Presentation
- Handout (Word)
- Seniors.gov & Beyond presented by Jim Veatch, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Mark Pendleton, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, and Justine Veatch, Electronic Information Library Consultant, New Mexico
- 1:45-2:45pm
- Banned Books Exposed presented by Valerie Nye, College of Santa Fe, Kathy Barco, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System, New Mexico
- A Library Symposium: Bag of Hot Air or a New Way to Envision the Future? presented by Annie Epperson, University of Northern Colorado, Sarah Naper, University of Northern Colorado
- Handout (PDF)
- Connecting School Libraries With Families presented by Heather Erlandson, Bloomfield Early Childhood Center, New Mexico
- Developing Online Multimedia Tutorials for Library Resources and Instruction - presented by Kathleen Kelsey, Oklahoma State University, Roy Degler, Oklahoma State University
- Supporting Website at http://tutorials.atyourlibrary.com
- 3:00-4:00pm
- The Good, The Bad, The Different: Is an Alternate Web Browser in Your Future? presented by Mike Avery, Colorado
- Handout (PDF)
- Pros and Cons of IM/SMS for Virtual Reference presented by Kris Johnson, Colorado State Library
- Power Point Presentation
- Handout (Word)
- Consortial Purchasing: Small Colleges Working Together Can Get a Break presented by Beth Avery, Western State College of Colorado
- Everybody on the Bus presented by Jim Connor, Board of Trustees—Jefferson County Colorado Public Library, Advisory Board for the Colorado State Library
- 4:00-5:00pm
- Marketing Your Library Program to Administrators, Principals, Teachers and Students presented by Margo Lamb, District Elementary Library Supervisor, Las Cruces, Laurie Treat, Bloomfield High School, New Mexico
Friday, 16 March 2007
- 9:15-10:15am
- The Care and Feeding of Your Teen Advisory Board, presented by Sarah Kostelecky and Mercedes Encinias, Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System
- Power Point Presentation
- Teen Advisory Board Application (Word)
- Teen Advisory Board Bylaws (Word)
- Mystery Night Flyer (MS Publisher)
- Meeting the Challenge of Maintaining Public Computing and Internet Services presented by Barbara Gersh, Compumentor
- Power Point Presentation
- The Joy of Computing “Cookbook” (PDF)
- Cookbook Feedback Document (Word)
- "Share Your Story” Flyer (PDF)
- Podcasting 101 presented by Beth Filar-Williams, Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC), Twila Firmature, University of New Mexico
- Supporting Wiki: http://podcastinglibraries.pbwiki.com/
- Beyond Food, Flowers, and Festivals: How to Evaluate Culturally Specific Children’s and YA Books presented by Uma Krishnaswami, Author, New Mexico
- Handout (Word)
- 10:30-11:30am
- Exploring the Deep Web presented by Peter Kraus, University of Utah
- Readin’, Writin’ & Researchin’ K-12 presented by Elise Orell, Carlos Rey Elementary, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Stephanie Eagle, Belen Middle School, Belen, New Mexico, Gemma Morris, Eldorado High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Handout (Word)
- Launching a Survey: Pitfalls to Avoid & Avenues to Explore presented by Sarah Naper, University of Northern Colorado, Stephanie Wiegand, University of Northern Colorado
- Launching a Survey (PDF)
- Sample Informed Consent (PDF)
- Documents Governing Participants (PDF)
- Suggested Readings (PDF)
- 11:45am-1:15pm
- Strong Librarians - Stay Healthy presented by Cindy Osborne, Weld Library District, Colorado
- Power Point Presentation
- Handout (Word)
- 1:30-2:30pm
- Overcoming the E-Rate Hurdle presented by Jeff Hall, WebJunction, Sandy White, New Mexico State Library, Malavika Muralidharan, Arizona State Library Archives and Public Records, Cindi Hickey, State Library of Kansas
- Power Point Presentation
- Handout (Word)
- Supporting Website: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/KSL/ce/MPLA/
- Wikis in Collaborative Learning presented by Kathleen Kelsey, Oklahoma State University, Roy Degler, Oklahoma State University
- Supporting Website at http://wikis.atyourlibrary.com
- Policy and Practice: How to Avoid the Nasty Bits presented by Dr. Michael Hoeflich, Jim Heckel
- Meeting Rooms, Exhibits, and Other Sticky Bits (PPT)
- First Amendment and Libraries (PDF)
- Internet, CIPA & Sexual Harassment (PDF)
- Privacy and Confidentiality (PDF)
- Religious Issues and Libraries (PDF)
- Spanish Language Books - Buying the Best presented by Jim Veatch, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Mark Pendleton, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Justine Veatch, Library Consultant, Dolores Tellez, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Rosamarina Diaz, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Representative from Chulainn Publishing Co., Representative from Libros sin Fronteras (Baker & Taylor)
- Spanish Language Acquisitions (PPT)
- Spanish Language Books Script (Word)
- Spanish Language Books (Word)
- 2:45-3:45pm
- Launching Students Into Information Literacy: A Collaborative Effort presented by Vik Brown, Southern Utah University
- Supporting Paraprofessionals in Their Pursuit of Librarianship: An Answer to a Need? presented by Sarah Naper, University of Northern Colorado, Stephanie Wiegand, University of Northern Colorado
- Survey Handout (PDF)
- Additional Types of Support Handout (PDF)
- Let the Patron be Your Guide: Purchasing or Interlibrary Loan presented by Beth Avery, Western State College of Colorado, Joe Becker, New Mexico State University, Mary Caspers-Graper, South Dakota State University, Theresa Spangler, Colorado State University, Jivonna Stewart, New Mexico State University
