MPLA/ULA 2008 Conference Handouts
Utah Library Association
Mountain Plains Library Association
Annual Conference
29 April - 02 May 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah
Daily Program Schedules
- Tuesday, 29 April 2008 <pdf>
- Wednesday, 30 April 2008 <pdf>
- Thursday, 01 May 2008 <pdf>
- Friday, 02 May 2008 <pdf>
Poster Sessions
- If the Mountain Won’t Come to You…Office Hours in Academic Departments Increase Librarian/Faculty Collaboration - deg farrelly, Arizona State University and the West campus (PDF)
- One Book Henderson 2007: A One Book Model - Laurie Orton (MS Word)
- Improving Library Services: A Path to Excellence - Alice Weber, Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
- ¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians - Champ-Blackwell, John Bramble, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
- The Hard Sell:Bringing Library Instruction to the Business School - Leticia Camacho and Andy Spackman (PDF)
- Practical Politics for Challenging Times - Donna Jones Morris and Pete Giacoma
- Practical Politics Internet Resources (MS Word)
- Practical Politics Plan Your "Ask" (MS Word)
- Books Behind Bars - Ted Johnson
- Handout (PDF)
- Flier (PDF)
- PR News Release (PDF)
1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
- Copyright and Multimedia - Carrie Russell, ALA Copyright Specialist (Power Point)
- Integrating the Library into CMS - Roy Degler and Kathleen Kelsey
- Leading More Effectively From Where You Are! - Susan Madsen (PDF)
- More Toys and a Bigger Sandbox: Future Trends for Digital Libraries - Curt Witcher (Power Point)
3:15 - 4:05 p.m.
- Complete Copyright for Children's Services - Carrie Russell, ALA Copyright Specialist (Power Point)
- Socially Challenged: Applications of Social Networking in an Academic Library - Adriana Reed, Crystal Goldman, Dale Larson and Kate Holvoet
- Using Social Bookmarking in Academic Research (Adriana Reed) (Power Point)
- Blog Startup Kit for Your Library (Dale Larsen) (PDF)
- Chat Reference: Consortium vs. Stand-alone (Kate Holvoet) (Power Point)
- It's All Pidgin to Meebo (Crystal Goldman) (Power Point)
- Something for Everyone: Genealogical Reference Services in the 21st Century - Curt Witcher (Power Point)
- Can We Talk? - Laura DeBaun, Northwest Kansas Library System
4:15 - 5:05 p.m.
- Copyright vs. Access - John Eye, Phil Roche
- The Mobile Learning Center and Laptop Loan Program - Brooke Andrade, Paul Mascarenas, Mary Walsh (Adams State College)
- Power Point Presentation
- Handout (Word)
- Consumer Health Web Links (PDF)
- Advanced Web Techniques (PDF)
- Introduction to Using a Computer (PDF)
- Introduction to Email (PDF)
- Introduction to the Internet (PDF)
- Party with a Plan: A Guide for Hosting Events - Annie Epperson (University of Northern Colorado, Instruction Librarian), Sarah Naper (University of Northern Colorado, Reference Librarian), Stephanie Wiegand (University of Northern Colorado, Reference Librarian)
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. - MPLA Birthday Bash
- MPLA: Expanding Horizons 1998-2008 (PDF) - an update of the MPLA History series in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of MPLA
Thursday, 01 May 2008
8:30 - 9:20 a.m.
- The Not So Common Commons - Beth Avery and Juli Hinz
- Library Law - Wayne Hanway (MS Word)
- Getting Published: You Can Do It! - Peter L. Kraus (Power Point)
- Office 2.0 - Roy Degler
- 60 Children's Books in 60 Minutes - Gene Nelson, Carla Morris and Marsha Broadway (MS Word)
- Me to We: Crowdsourcing the Digital Library - Craig Neilson, Ray Matthews, Linda Roholt, Darci Card, Utah State Library
- Slides (PDF)
- You Can 2 on YouTube - Sandy Lane, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
10:15 - 11:11:05 a.m.
- The Attorney General & You - Assistant Attorney General Jerrold Jensen, along with Assistant AG and Utah State Library Counsel Katherine Kinsman, and Salt Lake County Attorney Lohra Miller
- Science for the Non-Scientist - April M. Love, Betsy Hopkins, and Lisa Dunn (Power Point)
- The South Dakota Regental Information Literacy Exam: A Tool to Document and Assess Information Literacy. - Carol Leibiger and William Schweinle (Power Point)
11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
- OSU Library Home Page - Robin Leech, Karen Neurohr, Victor Baeza (Oklahoma State University)
- Power Point Presentation
- Morae Script (PDF)
- Morae Questions (PDF)
- Focus Group Script (PDF)
- Consent Form (PDF)
- Card Sort 3 Results (PDF)
- Card List and Data (PDF)
- Personal Relations Between Librarians and Readers - Jim Rettig
1:45 - 2:35 p.m.
- Library of Congress American Memory Website - Peggy O'Neill-Jones (PDF)
- Advocacy Training from the Expert, and Washington Update - Emily Sheketoff
- Washington Office Quick Reference Guide (MS Word)
- Washington Office "Hot Topics" flier (PDF)
- Legislative Day flier (MS Word)
- Legislative Update - Higher Education (MS Word)
- Legislative Action Center One Pager (MS Word)
- LSTA Stats for all Mountain Plains Library Association states (except South Dakota)
- Legislative Update - School Libraries (MS Word)
- Legislative Day sample library "One Pager" (MS Word)
- Using Collaborative Design to Provide Instruction and Information in Libraries - Alan W. Aldrich (Power Point)
- So What's Coming After AACR2? - Michele Seikel and Linda Taylor (Power Point)
3:15 - 5:05 p.m.
- On the Path to Digitization: Partnering with the Mountain West Digital Library - Cheryl Walters (Power Point)
- Partnering with the Mountain West Digital Library - Kenning Arlitsch and Sandra McIntyre (Power Point)
- Metadata in a Collaborative Environment - Kayla Willey (Power Point)
- Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices (PDF)
- Western States Digital Imaging Best Practices (PDF)
- Metadata Guidelines for the Mountain West Digital Library (PDF)
- MWDL handout for ULA/MPLA 2008 Conference (PDF)
- Successful Library Capital Projects: The Ultimate Community Connection - Panel Members: Ronald Jenkins, Logan, Linda Tillson, Park City, and Martin Felix, Hyrum
- ULA Trustee Internet Resources (MS Word)
- ULA Trustee Survey Results, Dec 2007 (MS Word)
- Utah State Library Distance Education Project Survey (MS Word)
- Utah State Library Distance Education Project flier (MS Word)
- Cultivating a Culture of Community - Victoria Boone and Cindy Osborne
- Power Point Presentation
- Ideas 1 (PDF)
- Ideas 2 (PDF)
- Ideas 3 (PDF)
- Virtual Reference Service - Tracy Bicknell-Holmes
- Power Point Presentation
- Handout (MS Word)
- Amazing After School Programs - Rebeca Wallin, LuCinda Gustavson
- Shakespeare For Kids (MS Word)
- Wizards Academy (MS Word)
- Five Favorite Science Adventures (MS Word)
- Ghostbusters: The Genealogy Genies - Jill Waring
- Genealogy Links (MS Word)
Friday, 02 May 2008
10:00 -10:50 a.m.
- Along a Greener Path: Utah Libraries Taking Action - Sandra McIntyre, Joan Gregory, and Jeanne Le Ber (PPT)
- Off the Beaten Path: America's Literary Underground Comes to Utah - Brad Cole, Denis Brunke (PDF)
- Crossing Paths to Connect Educators and Learners with Online Resources - Heather Leary, Brooke Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Kristy Bloxham
- Website in a Box: A Simple Solution to a Tough Problem - Colleen Eggett and Shelly Drumm
- Website in a Box (PDF)
- Website in a Box (Flash)
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11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
- Funding Digital Collections: Perspectives from Seekers and Providers - Jamie Weeks, David Hales, and Randy Olsen (MS Word)
- Funding a Digital Library - Randy Olsen - (Power Point)
- Grant Guidelines - USHRAB - Janelle Tuttle (MS Word)
- Digitization Policy - USHRAB - Janelle Tuttle (MS Word)
- LSTA Competitive Grants - Rose Frost (PDF)
- MWDL Flyer (PDF)
- Nourishing the Four Selves: New Habits to Manage the Work+Life Balance - Isabel H. Clark
- Handout (PDF)

