ASCLA at Annual 2010
Preconferences
(events requiring ticket purchases)
Each year ASCLA offers ticketed events at the Annual Conference that provide opportunities for networking, learning and fun! Registration is now open at www.ala.org/annual, and advance registration rates are good until May 14, 2010.
Registration for these events will close Sunday, June 20, and we will not offer at-the-door sales. We encourage you to register early to guarantee your spot!
Giving People What They Want: Information Access in Libraries and Beyond
Friday, 9a.m.-5p.m.
Co-sponsored by ASCLA and the Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)
Join us for a thought-provoking examination of technology and how its pervasive development is challenging traditional approaches to resource-sharing and content access. We���ll examine users��� different information-seeking behaviors and how they differ significantly from how libraries have traditionally provided information. We���ll also discuss technological limitations inherent in sharing resources across disparate systems; innovative approaches that are broadening the definition of resource-sharing; and the impact of digital publishing, library end-user research, and innovative implementations of resource-sharing.
Advance Registration (through May 14): ASCLA member, $205; ALA member, $235; non-member, $250; student and retired members, $160.
Onsite Registration (May 14-June 20): ASCLA member, $215; ALA member, $250; non-member, $275; student and retired members, $185.
Register now at www.ala.org/annual.
Assembling a Consulting Toolkit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Library Consultant
Friday, 9a.m.-5p.m.
DON'T WAIT! THIS EVENT SOLD OUT AT MIDWINTER 2010. Considering consulting as your next career? Prepare yourself for library consulting success with this full-day workshop. Seasoned consultants Nancy Bolt and Sara Laughlin will present an overview of the consultant’s role and guide you through a self-assessment to uncover your consulting potential. Participants will work together to identify consulting opportunities and how to align them with their experience and skills. Takeaways include marketing tips, pricing your services and business management strategies.
Advance Registration (through May 14): ASCLA member, $185; ALA member, $195; non-member, $225; student and retired members, $145.
Onsite Registration (May 14-June 20): ASCLA member, $215; ALA member, $225; non-member, $260; student and retired members, $170.
Register now at www.ala.org/annual.
Programs
Annual Conference registration is required to attend the programs listed below. Registration is available online, as well as by phone, mail or fax. More information is available at www.ala.org/annual.
ACRL/LLAMA/ASCLA Joint Presidents' Program: Capitalizing on Crisis: Leading Libraries in the Post-Recession Era
Saturday, 10:30a.m.-12p.m.
Affecting positive change has always been a leadership test, but the current economic situation presents continuous obstacles that make it even more difficult for libraries to achieve their missions. Declining funding, library closings, service eliminations, and staff layoffs are, unfortunately, commonplace. Rather than taking a fatalistic attitude during these hard times, be challenged by our keynote speaker and reactors to think and act differently as a leader when facing uncertainty and crisis.
Programs: Saturday, June 26
Training Your Customers at Home
Saturday, 8-10a.m.
Web-based training works well with known audiences. Can a library use a webinar to connect with its own customers? What are the pitfalls and benefits? Three Central New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative libraries took on the challenge and we will share the results.
Generating Revenues for Networks, Cooperatives and Consortia
Saturday, 1:30-3:30p.m.
How are library networks, cooperatives and consortia generating revenues? What are the successful models for receiving funds from state appropriations, federal grants and membership dues? What are some of the other sources for revenue streams? Presenters who will explain and explore current and potential ways to generate revenues.
Managing the Maze: Creating a Community Resource Guide for Ex-Offenders and Other Disadvantaged Populations
Saturday, 1:30-3:30p.m.
Co-sponsored by ASCLA���s Libraries Serving Special Populations Section (LSSPS) and ALA's Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) The world of social services is often an unnavigable maze for the vulnerable populations they seek to serve: ex-offenders, returning veterans, the homeless, immigrants, and people with disabilities. With a community resource guide, you can make your library a local information clearinghouse. Make a difference in your community! With a focus on ex-offenders, we’ll share how your library can compile, print, and distribute its own community resource guide.
Programs: Sunday, June 27
Transformational Trends in Library Consortia
Sunday, 8-10a.m.
Sponsored by ASCLA's Interlibrary Cooperation and Networking Section (ICAN)
Library consortia have been around for decades. The successful ones find ways to adapt, evolve and change to meet the needs of their members. How do consortia leaders know what services need to be dropped, what needs to be added and what changes have to be made to help libraries succeed? A panel of consortia directors will discuss different paths they have taken to help ensure the future of their organizations. Come find out how you can help your own consortium succeed!
Connecting Family Caregivers
Sunday, 10:30a.m.-12p.m.
Sponsored by ASCLA's State Library Agency Section (SLAS)
There are 44 million family caregivers caring for adults over 50 who need access to critical medical and care information. Yet most caregivers are isolated and unable to access the information they need to care for their loved ones. The Connecticut State Library in collaboration with the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Nation Family Caregivers Association will share results of a project to train family caregivers on how to access web-based resources.
Have Fun At The Library: Anyone Can Transform Their Workplace Culture And Get More Out Of Their Work
Sunday, 10:30a.m.-12p.m.
When was the last time you had fun at work? Are you and your co-workers miserable? YOU can help change that! Having fun at work is a management phenomenon and employee outlook that has spawned much attention in the business world. Can the same practices be applied to libraries and library employees? This program will report on the results of at least one library organization that is having fun and developing a more rewarding workplace environment for all of its employees.
Programs: Monday, June 28
Sharing Our Strengths: An Interagency Approach to Library Services to Detained and Incarcerated Populations
Monday, 4-5:30p.m.
Co-sponsored by ASCLA's Libraries Serving Special Populations Section (LSSPS) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
This program will present attendees with information on a topic of increasing relevance to our society at large: the growing numbers of incarcerated and detained populations and the provision of high-quality library services in the variety of settings for both genders and all age groups. The program will include three brief presentations from diverse leaders in New York City including Jim Huffman, Vikki Terrile and Jessica Fenster-Sparber, representing two different public library systems and the largest public school system in the country.