Tuesday, April 22
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 3

So Happy Together: The Ethics of Co-worker Co-existence

Sponsor: Ethics Committee

ALA's Code of Ethics includes this statement: "We treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect, fairness and good faith, and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard the rights and welfare of all employees of our institutions." Explore library workplace scenarios that raise ethical issues in the workplace.

Speaker: Theresa Dickson, Pioneer Library System, Facilitator.

Of interest to all.

E-Rate Tips & Trends

Sponsors: OASLMS and Public Libraries Division

As a federal e-rate program service, Kellogg & Sovereign Consulting, LLC has been helping schools and libraries with the E-rate program since the beginning of the program in 1997. This session will give current information, tips, and trends on E-Rate.

Speaker: Debi Sovereign, has a strong background in all types of technology, technology integration, software development and implementation, networking, and training. She has been working in the technology arena since 1984.

Weed Whacking in the Public Library: Deselection for Public Librarians

Sponsor: Technical Services Roundtable and Public Libraries Division

A program for public librarians on the never-ending deselection/weeding process. This is an outgrowth of the highly attended program last year: "Weed whacking: demystifying deselection".  Though the audience is public librarians, this program is open to all.

Speakers: Janet Brooks, Materials Selection Manager, Metropolitan Library System, Patti Lehman, Director, Antlers Public Library.

Presentations Session

Sponsor: University and College Division

Come and see what your colleagues are up to: brief presentations on both research and practical applications that have originated in their libraries, including papers, short demonstrations, and projects. These can include power point slides and/or posters, and each will be 10 minutes in length.

Of interest to academic librarians.

Don't Lose Your Past: Preserving Local History in Oklahoma

Sponsor: Social Responsibilities Roundtable

Bill Welge, Director of Research, of the Oklahoma Historical, Society will describe how libraries can help their patrons to preserve their local minority history. 

Speaker: Bill Welge, is the Director of the Research Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society, formerly known as the Archives and Manuscripts Division.  He has worked for the Historical Society since 1977.  Bill has been a member of the Mayor’s Murrah Memorial Task Force – Archives Sub-Committee since 1995.  As the Director of the Research Division, Bill sees some of the most precious historical documents and photos for the State of Oklahoma and is one of the first to come into contact with the great “finds” that are donated to the State Historical Society.  He is a member of many historical societies.  He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and received his Masters of Arts and History, Southwestern Studies from Central State University, Oklahoma.  Bill also is an Adjunct Professor of Library Information Sciences at the University of Oklahoma teaching courses on archival preservation and management.  Welge has received many honors, among them the 2006 Distinguished Service Award, Oklahoma City/County Historical Society.  Bill has written many articles and has edited several historical books.  He is the author of Oklahoma City Rediscovered and Oklahoma: A Rich Heritage which was nominated for the 2004 Center for the Book Award.

Of interest to all.

Keys to Linking Style with Substance

Sponsor: Library Education Division

People learn and understand in many different ways. Assessing learning styles and linking them to effective teaching styles is critical for effective instruction. Learn how the ATLAS assessment makes it possible to assess learning styles and design learning-centered instruction.

Speaker: Dr. Lynna J. Ausburn is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Oklahoma State University. Her research focuses on instructional effects of desktop virtual reality in technical education, learning styles and strategies in adult learners, workforce education and development, distance education, and educational futures.

Of interest to academic, public and school librarians and managers.

Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies

Sponsor: Amigos

Libraries are relying more and more on digital technologies to create, store and make information available to their patrons. But how will they preserve digital information for the long term? One aspect of the issue of digital preservation is preservation metadata. This session will introduce two standards for preservation metadata: Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies (PREMIS) and the NISO Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images (Z39.87 – 2006), discuss the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) as a carrier for preservation metadata, and demonstrate methods for automating the capture of preservation metadata using open source tools.

Speaker: Bill Walker, Imaging Field Services Officer, AMIGOS. As a member of the Imaging and Preservation Service (IPS) unit of Amigos Library Services, Bill regularly conducts workshops on digital imaging, metadata, digital preservation, and XML throughout the Amigos operating region. Over the past three years, Bill has spearheaded the conversion of a number of IPS workshops from the traditional face-to-face mode into distance-learning formats using voice-over-IP technology.  In addition to conducting workshops, Bill worked in a consulting role with OK Digital, a statewide digitization initiative in Oklahoma. He has also provided consulting services in digital imaging for several Amigos member institutions.

Of interest to academic librarians and managers.