Friday, March 31, 2006
10:15-11:15

Graphic Novels From the Inside

Sponsor: Program Committee

Graphic Novels are the fastest growing segment in publishing but most people still don't really understand them. Unshelved's Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes present this unique view of graphic novels from their perspective as cartoonists, publishers, fans, and (in Gene's case) librarian. Worthwhile for anyone who wants to know more about the wide world of graphic novels. To view Unshelved, go to http://www.overduemedia.com.

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the... No, wait, that's Davy Crocket. Bill is a native New Yorker who was dragged all around the world by his parents at a very formative age and finally ended up in the wilds of Seattle. He is a trained software designer and very much an untrained cartoonist.

Gene is the pen name of a public librarian from the Seattle area. He loves graphic novels, television shows from his childhood, pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain. He continues to make the mistake of letting Bill write his biographies.

Speakers: Bill Barnes & Gene Abraum

Of interest to all.

ADA Guidelines for Web Pages

Sponsor: Library Education Division

Learn the details of creating Web pages that are accessible according to Americans With Disabilities (ADA) guidelines. Reach patrons who may have been previously overlooked.

Dr. Van Fleet is the Recipient of the 2004 Association for Library and Information Science Education Award for Teaching Excellence in the Field of Library and Information Science Education. She is also author of several books, including Preparing Staff to Serve People with Disabilities: A How-to-Do-It Manual.

Angie Brunk has a BA in Political Science and an MLS from Indiana University specializing in special collections. She completed an internship in the Preservation Department at Watson Library at the University of Kansas, and was the Microfilming project coordinator in the Preservation department at Indiana University. Angie is currently the reference, outreach and special collections librarian at East Central University. Angie has been visually impaired all of her life. She is also an active photographer and musician.

Speakers: Connie Van Fleet, Michael O'Hasson, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Angie Brunk, Librarian, East Central University

Of interest to all.

Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma

Sponsor: Centennial Ad Hoc Committee

Members of ODL's Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma Committee will talk about the 2006 winner and plans for celebrating the 2006 book. Ideas for programing and promoting Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma in all types of libraries will be presented. There will be an opportunity for sharing the success stories of 2005. The 2007 "Grand Finale Six-Pack" will be introduced with brief book talks on each of the 2007 books.

Speakers: Members of ODL's Oklahoma Reads Oklahoma Committee

Of interest to all.

Partnership: Public and School Librarians Sharing the Teaching

Sponsor: Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists/Public Libraries Division

This workshop highlights collaborative activities and best practices between school librarians and public librarians via networking, technology, and collaboration. Real world examples will be demonstrated and discussed including actual projects and cutting-edge research in order to improve student learning.

Speakers: Dr. Barbara Ray, NEOSU, Deborah Maehs, OASLMS Chair, Anne Masters, Associate Director, Pioneer Library System, Sue Ann Ghormley, Branch Manager, John F. Henderson Public Library

Of interest to public and school librarians.

Contributed Paper Session 1

Sponsor: University and College Division

Of interest to academic librarians

Censorship in Public Libraries: Actions Versus Opinions 1991 to 2004
Studies in the social sciences have shown that people’s actions do not always reflect their opinions. Public libraries experienced an increasing number of material challenges in the early 1990s which then dropped drastically from 1993 to 1998, followed by a slight rise in numbers from 1999 to 2004. Do these trends in censorship attempts reflect changes in overall public opinion concerning controversial materials in public libraries? Statistics from the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom concerning challenges in public libraries are compared with the General Social Survey’s public opinion polls which asked whether controversial materials should be removed from public libraries. The time period compared is 1991 to 2004. Conclusions concerning the relationships between these variables will be drawn.
Speaker: Susan Burke, University of Oklahoma

Women’s Work: Oklahoma Women and Clothing Production, 1890-
The proposed paper begins with an extended reference question. When women in Oklahoma or Indian Territory produced clothing for their families, and furnished their homes, how did they acquire the materials they needed? Around 1900, were women still weaving, or tanning skins, or had they largely adopted factory-made cloth and even ready-made goods? Was sewing widespread, or were seamstresses common? Did many families have sewing machines? In short, what was the social context in which women produced clothing? My immediate goal, based on an earlier beginning study, is to answer these questions, using on newspapers, territorial magazines, censuses, and other information preserved by Oklahoma’s major research libraries. The ultimate goal is to answer another question. We know where major collections of costumes are, but do good primary resources exist in smaller libraries as well? The paper will serve as a basis for a pathfinder available at the 2006 Conference, and later for a survey of Oklahoma libraries and museums to discover their resources on this important aspect of Oklahoma women’s lives.
Speaker: Helen Peeler Clements, Oklahoma State University

Motivating Student Workers in the Academic Library: Theory & Practice
This paper discusses recent studies of student worker motivation in academic libraries in light of two theories of motivation, Skinner’s and Herzberg’s, which differ dramatically in their view of human behavior. Skinner’s theory rests on a somewhat mechanistic view of human behavior, in which behavior can be determined and controlled to a large extent simply by providing the right sorts of conditions and reinforcements. Herzberg’s theory, on the other hand, allows for the complexity of human behavior and encourages managers to take individual abilities and differences into account in planning workers’ tasks for peak motivation and performance. After applying these two theories of motivation to recent studies of student workers in academic libraries, the author concludes that elements of each theory can be useful for managers in motivating certain kinds of tasks.
Speaker: Karen Antell, University of Oklahoma Engineering Library

Supervising Friends and Former Peers

Sponsor: Supervisors, Managers, and Administrators Roundtable

This management and communications training provides valuable insights on how to maintain on-the-job friendliness and off-job friendships when promotion puts you in charge.

Theresa Jaye Dickson is the Associate Director for Planning and Operations of the Pioneer Library System, oversees branch facilities, and acts as Personnel Office Manager for the 3-county system. She also works as a resource person and trainer for the Oklahoma State Department of Libraries, trains for the PLS Academy in Intellectual Freedom and personal skills. An active member of the Oklahoma Library Association and currently a board member of the Mountain Plains Library Association, Theresa regularly presents trainings in HR and in librarianship.

Speaker: Theresa Dickson, Pioneer Library System

Of interest to public and school librarians; managers.

FOLIO Morning Program

Sponsor: Friends of Libraries in Oklahoma

FOLIO presents two speakers for the morning program. Kim Bishop, Oklahoma House of Representatives Staff Attorney, will present, “Legal Issues of Concern to Nonprofit Organizations.” Larkin Warner will present “Libraries and Community Economic Development.” Dr. Warner, OSU professor emeritus and Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame inductee, has formulated economic forecasts and assessments over the years that have been used by many governmental agencies and Oklahoma businesses.

Kim Bishop is a member of the FOLIO board of Directors. She will speak on Legal Issues of Concern to Nonprofit Organizations.

Dr. Larkin Warner (left) is Regent's professor emeritus of Oklahoma State University and was recently inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. Over the years his economic forecasts and assessments have been used by many governmental agencies and Oklahoma businesses.

Speakers: Kim Bishop, Oklahoma House of Representatives Staff Attorney and FOLIO Board of Directors, Dr. Larkin Warner, Oklahoma State University

Of interest to public librarians and FOLIO members.