Wednesday, April 23
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5

Books on Trial: Red Scare in the Heartland

Sponsor: Intellectual Freedom Committee

Wayne Wiegand will discuss his book, an account of the confiscation of the entire contents of an Oklahoma City bookstore in 1940 by county officials, who then put the proprietors on trial not for anything they did, but for the contents of the books they sold. Books on Trial has something to say to the present not only about the practice of book banning, but also about government treatment of its citizens' civil liberties.

Speaker: Wayne A. Wiegand, is F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies and Professor of American Studies at Florida State University. He serves as Co-Editor of Library Quarterly and Director of the Florida Book Awards. In addition to over sixty scholarly articles, he is author of History of a Hoax: Edmund Lester Pearson, John Cotton Dana and "The Old Librarian's Almanack , Patrician in the Progressive Era: A Biography of George von Lengerke Meyer , An Active Instrument for Propaganda: American Public Libraries During World War I , and Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey.

Of interest to all.

5-Minute Tips for Secondary and Teen Librarians

Sponsor: Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists

A fast-paced session that features middle and high school librarians from across the state presenting offering tried-and-true teaching strategies, lesson ideas, reading promotions, organizational ideas and tips to encourage any teen into the library.

Speakers: Secondary librarians from across the state, including nationally board certified LMS, award winners, and OASLMS officers.

Of interest to school and public librarians.

DRoCs Rock!

Sponsor: Membership Committee

What is the difference between a division, a roundtable, and a committee? Members of various groups will explain their roles in OLA. Both the OLA President and the President-Elect will address how each DRoC can contribute.

Speakers: Jan Bryant, OLA President, Kathy Latrobe, OLA President-Elect, DRoC Representatives.

Of interest to all.

OSS OnRamp: 5 Innovative Projects by Library School Students Utilizing Open Source Software

Sponsor: Library Education Division

Come learn about five innovative library-related projects by current library school students that deliberately utilized open source software, and the online "sharing" that the participants engaged in during the process as part of their ongoing commitment to open source.

Speakers: Betsy Van der Veer Martens, University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies, Kirsten Davis, East Central University (Wordpress), Steve Shelton, Eastern Oklahoma District Library System (Drupal), Gregory Stapp, Metropolitan Library System (Twiki), Steven Streetman, Pioneer Library System (Audacity), Mendi Sumter, Tulsa Community College library (MediaWiki), Lee Webb, Pioneer Library System (Joomla).

Of interest to academic, school and public librarians.

Keys to Education for Librarianship

Sponsor: Library Education Division

Education for careers in libraries is undergoing rapid change and many university presidents, school system superintendents, and municipal leaders question the continuing need for library professionals in the Internet Age. The I-Caucus has brought together a group of universities to foster public awareness of Information as a career. There is a nationwide shortage of school library media specialists. The Western Council of State Librarians has initiated a plan for formal certification of library paraprofessionals. Learn what the future holds for the education of our profession. This panel will bring you up to date on the current status and future of education for librarianship.

Speakers: Melissa Huffman, Coordinator of Library Access Services and Professor in the Library Technical Assistant Program, will speak on the future of pre-professional education. Dr. Barbara Ray, Assistant Professor of Library Media at Northeastern State University and OLA representative to the Mountain Plains Library Association, will forecast the future of education for school library media specialists. Dr. Connie Van Fleet, Professor in the University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies and immediate Past President of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, will address challenges facing education for the library and information professions.

Of interest to all.

Weed Whacking in the Academic Library: Deselection for Academic Librarians

Sponsors: Technical Services Roundtable and Public Library Division

A program for academic librarians on the never-ending deselection/weeding process. This is an outgrowth of our highly attended program last year: "Weed whacking: demystifying deselection". We decided to split it into three separate programs, one for each type of librarian. Though the audience is academic librarians, this program is open to all.

Speaker: Muhammad Afzal, Head of Collection Services, Cameron University.

History of Native Americans From U.S. Federal Documents: Print and Online

Sponsor: Government Documents Roundtable

The Federal government has published many documents that contain information on the history of Native Americans. This talk will cover titles that can be found in many government documents collections as well as those available over the Internet.

Speaker: Brandon Burnette, Government Documents Librarian, Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Of interest to public, academic and school librarians.