Friday, April 1, 2005
11:15-12:15

Take Global Thinking Beyond Chopsticks and Chips & Salsa

Sponsor: OASLMS

Participants will understand the why's and how-to's of extending global thinking beyond the basics. Students must be prepared to compete in a global economy. This program will provide strategies to increase international knowledge and skills that will extend global thinking.

Speaker: Buffy Edwards, Norman Public Schools

Of interest to all librarians.

Oklahoma Cooperatives

Sponsor: Interlibrary Cooperation Committee

Oklahoma librarians are involved! Learn about organizations available throughout the state for public, school, academic, and special librarians. Find out who we are and take the time to network.

Of interest to all librarians and support staff.

Ecology or Feng Shui: Creating Positive Relationships Between Patrons and the Library

Sponsors: MPLA, UCD, AdRT

Want to make your library a more inviting place, for users AND staff? Beth Avery, President of the Mountain Plains Library Association and Library Director at Colorado's Western State College will show us how to look at our library in a new way, using the principles of ecology and feng shui.

Speaker: Beth Avery, President of the Mountain Plains Library Association and Library Director at Colorado’s Western State College.

Of interest to all librarians.

Breaking Tradition: Library Careers You Hadn't Thought About

Sponsor: Career Recruitment & Retention Committee

What does a systems librarian do, anyway? How exciting is it to work in a library at a military institution or a government research institution? What exactly is a director of library operations? Librarians in these jobs will describe their roads to them, complete with stops and detours; and what happens now that they have arrived there.

Speakers: Kay Bauman, Executive Director/Library Operations, Metropolitan Library System; David Corbly, Systems Librarian, University of Oklahoma; Chris Holiday, Librarian, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant; Brad Robison, Librarian, Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism

Of interest to all librarians.

Going Beyond Don't Ask Don't Tell

Sponsor: Social Responsibilities Roundtable

Exploring the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersexed Community from both sides of the desk. We will discuss the ramifications of policy and procedure, as well as employee and patron expectations when dealing with customer service and Administrative Policy.

Of interest to all librarians.

Bequests, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Retained Life Estates and Other Planned Giving - How Is It Done?

Sponsor: Endowment Ad Hoc Committee

Planned giving vehicles and how they can be used to give to non-profits like OLA or to family members will be the focus. Anyone interested in leaving a legacy to a favorite charity or in learning how planned giving can help in fund raising will find this program fascinating

Susan B. Shields is a partner in the Oklahoma City law firm of Hartzog Conger Cason & Neville. Ms. Shields' practice has emphasis in the areas of estate planning, trusts, probate and estates, guardianships, tax-exempt organizations, and business entities. Ms. Shields is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She is also listed in "The Best lawyers in American" in the area of Trusts and Estates and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Law. Ms. Shields is also Chair-Elect of the Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association, and a graduate of Class XVII of Leadership Oklahoma. Ms. Shields graduates with a B.A. with departmental honors from Stanford University, and a Juris Doctorate degree from UCLA School of Law.

Speaker: Susan Shields, attorney.

Of interest to all members.