Session Description:
As libraries move through a digital transition, it is important to consider both how digital assets fit into a long-term preservation plan and how to increase both intentional and serendipitous discovery of these resources rather than leaving them isolated in data silos. This program will address the critical need of bringing the entire portfolio of library resources together into one discovery services platform.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Evaluation of strategies for managing digital transitions & digitization projects
• Approaches for developing digital preservation strategies
• Practical applications of OAI-compliant harvesting and technical issues of integrating XML-based metadata with MARC data

Presenters:
Joan R. Giesecke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
Dee Ann K. Allison, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
Rice Majors, Innovative Interfaces, Emeryville, CA, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
Librarianship has always been a socially engaged profession, so its only natural for librarians to consider how we can lessen the impact of our professional conferences on the environment. ACRLs Green Component Committee for the ACRL 14th National Conference, makes a bold statement that librarians can make a difference in crafting sustainable practices for our work. During this panel session the Green Committee will discuss its work to “”green”" the 2009 National Conference.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the many avenues to greening a conference, based on the committee’s concrete experience with the ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle
• Participants will use materials generated by the Green Committee in the course of its work to walk through the process of greening a conference or other event
• Participants will contribute their own ideas and experience in brainstorming sessions, to identify challenges to greening library events and practical strategies to overcoming those challenges

Presenters:
Sarah Sheehan, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States,
Charles Forrest, Emory University Libraries, Atlanta, GA, United States
Karen Munro, University of Oregon, Portland Library & Learning Commons, Portland, OR, United States
Nancy Huling Huling, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA, United States
Juliet Kerico, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, United States
Kerri Odess-Harnish, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, United States
Paula Walker, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA, United States
Kate Zoellner, University of Montana Missoula, Missoula, MT, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
Learn how the Boston Library Consortium, according to the New YorkTime s, “”shun[ned] deals to place books on web”". Explore how & why the BLC became the first large scale consortium to self-fund a digitization project so materials remained free and open. Learn how this partnership with the Open Content Alliance led to a unique collaboration with the Biodiversity Heritage Libraries and the outcomes that exploited technology by providing enhanced access to hidden collections.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Learn how to develop strategies in collaboratin with outside partners.
• Learn how a digitization project can spur innovation and promote research
• Learn ways to exploit technology to expose hidden collections

Presenters:
Barbara Preece, Boston Library Consortium, Inc., Boston, MA, United States,
Cathy Norton, Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
PURPOSE of the Library Visual Scan

The purpose of the Library Visual Scan is:

• To evaluate a service operation and space needs.
• To identify service and operational constraints.
• To identify physical constraints.

OUTCOMES of the Library Visual Scan

The Visual Scan is an aid in:

• Needs assessments.
• Strategic planning.
• Master facilities plans.
• Facility repurposing, redesign and renovations.
• Development of the Library as a Place.
• The ability to change as needs, requirements and technologies change.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Learn about Library Programming Standards

• Learn best practices “”Planning a Library Facility”"
• Collections, User Seating and Staffing Measurements for Library Buildings

Presenters:
Alexander Cohen, Aaron Cohen Associates, LTD, Croton-on-hudson, NY, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
This workshop will provide an introduction to electronic resources management in libraries. The emphasis will be on workflows and teamwork, purchasing and administering electronic resources, and utilizing third-party management products. The presenters will provide an orientation to the essential components of managing electronic resources and strategies for doing it well.

Benefits/Objectives:

• Attendees will recognize the evolving role of electronic resources in libraries

Session Description:
This study explored how undergraduate library student workers at an San Diego State University perceived their work experiences in an academic library as contributing to their social and academic integration in college. Tinto’s (1993) model on student departure formed the basis for this study where academic and social integration work together to influence institutional commitments ultimately leading to the decision to remain or leave the college.
Benefits/Objectives:

• A broader understanding of persistence literature.
• Understanding of the academic library’s role in student persistence.
• A deeper understanding of the socially and academically integrative contexts of library employment for library student workers.

Presenters:

Wil Weston, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

DYNAMIC SCREEN CAPTURE - Understanding the Integrative Role of an Academic Library for Undergraduate Library Student Workers: A Qualitative Study at San Diego State University

Dynamic screen capture directions: Click on the name of the file and then save the zip file to your computer. Once the file is saved, unzip it and click on the QuickTime file to play.

Session Description:
Have you ever written a grant? Have you ever thought about it? What does it take to write a grant? What are other librarians doing about it? This poster session will present survey results outlining grant writing activity among academic librarians. We will endeavor to provide a snapshot of current conditions, practices, and lessons learned in pursuing innovative fundraising.
Benefits/Objectives:
To present data from academic librarians regarding grant writing activity

To present survey findings which identify subjects receiving grant funding

To suggest practices that lead to more success in grant writing
Presenters:
Patricia Keogh, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, United States, Zhonghong Wang, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, United States,If you are logged in, you can access the presentation materials below.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
This poster session will demonstrate how the effective use of typography can attract and retain readers; increase your audience attendance at publicized events and focus attention on your library resources and services. The purpose of signage is to convey information or communicate a message. It is important to think about factors surrounding successful signage. These include the overall design, placement and content as well as typestyle. Communicating ideas using correct typographic styles is valuable.
Benefits/Objectives:
Identify and analyze typestyles and their personalities/personas

Apply the principles (type selection and size, color, location, visibility chart) to your sign

Legibility issues and visibility charts - Determine type size in relation to legibility on signs
Presenters:
Suzy Westenkirchner, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
In managing monographic weeding, one must consider the specific campus, and a process which assures faculty their needs are being met. This session presents flow charts tracking the weeding of collections at the UW-Eau Claire library in response to space needs and disciplinary research method. The charts show decisions based on use statistics, electronic bibliographic tools, faculty involvement, and refinements to accommodate main stacks and special cases such the Instructional Media Center and Storage collections.
Benefits/Objectives:
Learn practical methodology and flow charts in order to start weeding projects.

Adapt methodologies discussed to other areas of library collections.

Learn ways to incorporate weeding projects into course curriculum to give future librarians hands-on expereince.
Presenters:
Kathryn Tvaruzka, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.

Session Description:
Many libraries are in the process of purchasing and implementing Electronic Resource Management systems (ERMs) and librarians understandably want to make this momentous and potentially lengthy process go as smoothly as possible. I present three projects we developed at the University of Northern Colorado in order to streamline the implementation process of our ERM. Attendees can take information away with them about these projects and apply it to their own implementation process.

Benefits/Objectives:
Attendees will learn about three projects they can complete prior to implementing an ERM that can make the launch go more quickly and smoothly.

Attendees will learn why these projects saved time and effort when it became time to implement the ERM.

Attendees will be able to take handouts with them that outline the information in this presentation that will facilitate their ability to complete the projects at their own libraries.

Presenters:
Heidi Zuniga, Michener Library, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, United States

If you are logged in, click on the link(s) below to access presentation materials.

…{+}

Access to this presentation and its associated materials is limited to registered members only.
LOGIN or Become a member if you have already registered for the conference and have an Invitation code.