Thursday, March 31, 2005
4:00-4:30

No Conflict Exhibit Time

UCD Poster Sessions II

Sponsor: University & College Division

Preparing for Leadership: Ghost Ranch and OLA Gold
OLA members who have attended MPLA's Ghost Ranch Leadership Institute or were on the committee for the OLA Gold leadership institute will present posters about their experiences and will answer questions about how to apply for future leadership institutes.
Presenters: Rachel Butler, OKC Community College Library; Sarah Robbins, University of Oklahoma; Gina L. B. Minks, University of Tulsa; Kathryn Lewis, Norman Public Schools

Ruth Brown Poster Session
An explanation of the Social Responsibilities Roundtable’s Ruth Brown Memorial Award.
Presenter: Gypsey Teague, Langston University (Social Responsibilities Roundtable)

Desperate for Digitization? OKDIGITAL is for You!
OKDIGITAL is an organization founded by Gina Minks and Cokie Anderson to promote and encourage digital projects throughout the state of Oklahoma. Its mission is to foster collaboration, recommend digital best practices, identify Oklahoma resources and consultants and maintain a website that acts as a directory of current Oklahoma digital projects. This poster session will educate others on the mission of OKDigital as well as offer a way for Oklahoma institutions to contribute information about their own digital projects.
Presenters: Gina L. B. Minks, University of Tulsa; Cokie Anderson, Oklahoma State University.

Integrating Vendor Records for E-Resources into your Catalog
This poster will describe how to evaluate MARC catalog records available from vendors for source, fullness, and record quality. It also covers how to obtain a test file, use the MarcEdit software to convert the records to eye-readable form, examine them for missing and incorrect MARC fields, and edit or modify records before loading them into your online catalog. In addition, it addresses the single or separate record approach and the maintenance issues in the local environment.
Presenters: Michele Seikel and Co-Ming Chan, Oklahoma State University Library.

Mexico in U.S. Government Documents: Developing a "Browse Topics" Pathfinder
Mexico and the United States share a history that is tightly intertwined, complicated, and fascinating. Relationships with our southern neighbor have been important since the 1800s, when the U.S. gained a large part of Mexican national territory, including Texas, much of Arizona, New Mexico Utah, Nevada, California, and parts of Oklahoma, Colorado, and Wyoming. During Mexico's first industrial development, from around 1890-1910, its textile factories used much North American cotton. Today, Mexico is a favorite travel destination for many North Americans. Mexico and the United States share industries, exchange goods of all kinds, and continue a somewhat uneasy diplomatic relationship. This poster session will discuss the methods for preparing a "Browse Topics" Web page on U.S. Federal documents that concern Mexico. It builds on the Documents poster session presented at Conference 2004 by Tanya Finchum, Susanne Holcombe, and Barbara Miller, outlining the principal agencies and highlighting their documents of special interest to public, school and academic librarians
Presenter: Helen Peeler Clements, Oklahoma State University Library