7:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Registration Open
8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
8:00 a.m.—8:50 a.m. FIRST FRIDAY SESSION
Golden Sower Part I
2010 Winning Authors and Illustrators
Presentation of the 2010 Nebraska Children’s Choice awards to authors and illustrators of outstanding books written for children and young people. Winners this year: Judy Sierra, Author, and Stephen Gammell, illustrator, of “The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School” (primary); Mary Downing Hahn, author of “Deep and Dark and Dangerous” (Intermediate); and Cynthia Kadohata, author of “Craker!”; The Best Dog in Vietnam” (Young Adult). Sponsored by Golden Sower Award. Audience: General, Elementary.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s & Executive’s
What is Linked Data and What Does It Mean for Libraries?
Emily Nimsakont, Nebraska Library Commission
It has been predicted that beyond the person-to-person interaction of Web 2.0 will be interaction between data in the Semantic Web. How can libraries be involved in this new world of information exchange? One answer to this question is: by transforming their bibliographic data into Linked Data, which can then be linked to information from other web resources. Attend this session to learn the basic concepts of Linked Data, how data from libraries can be integrated with other data on the Web, and what this could mean for the future of libraries and their catalogs. Sponsored by ITART. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Islander I
Migration Tips and Tricks
Laura England, Keene Memorial Library
Planning to upgrade your system, migrate to Software as a Service or even to a different vendor? Keene Memorial Library went from a locally hosted system to SaaS in February 2010. Along the way, we learned about *lots* of little things that nobody thinks to tell you in advance. Come to this session to get the behind-the-scenes look at what we’d do differently next time! Sponsored by ITART & TSRT. Audience: General, Public.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
A New Basic Skills
Laura Johnson, Nebraska Library Commission
Come hear about the transition from “Old Basic Skills” to “New Basic Skills,” and how a more flexible program will help you develop the skills and knowledge that you need to provide great service to your community. Sponsored by Paras. Audience: General, Public.
Holiday Inn – Islander II
Pioneer’s Progress
Pioneer Council
The Pioneer Consortium has very exciting progress to report at the conclusion of its LSTA grant, including an enrollment period for your library to qualify for Nebraska’s brand new and cost-effective open source (Koha) ILS system. It’s like finally reaching Chimney Rock! Sponsored by TSRT & ITART. Audience: General.
Riverside – Cottonwood
Library Support Staff Certification
Karen Strege
The American Library Association has started a certification for Library Support Staff (LSSC). This presentation will cover the value of the LSSC for employers and support staff and provide details of how employers can support candidates and how candidates can succeed. Sponsored by ALA. Audience: Public, Academic.
Riverside – Locust
Selections to Consider for Your Book Club
Lisa Kelly and Julie Pinnell, Nebraska Library Commission
We will review and discuss titles to consider selecting for your book group all of which are available as book club kits for check out at the Nebraska Library Commission. Sponsored by NLC and the Nebraska Regional Library Systems. Audience: General, Public.
Riverside – Maple
Beyond the Content; Tools for Effective Research and Learning in CultureGrams, SIRS and eLibrary
Jeff Cutler/Proquest
This session will provide an examination of unique tools available for effective learning and research in CultureGrams, SIRS, and eLibrary resources from ProQuest. Tools will be illustrated, and suggestions provided on ways they may be used to enhance the research experience. Sponsored by Proquest. Audience: General, Public.
Riverside – Walnut
Ethics for Trustees
Gina Milsap, Topeka Shawnee Public Library
The presenter will present trustee ethical dilemmas that not only appear in library land but in the corporate world as well and give best practice solutions. Sponsored by PLTS. Audience: Public.
Riverside – Willow
9:00 a.m.—10:10 a.m. SECOND FRIDAY SESSION
Golden Sower Part II
2010 Winning Authors and Illustrators
Continuation of the presentation of the 2010 Nebraska Children’s Choice awards to authors and illustrators of outstanding books written for children and young people. Sponsored by Golden Sower Award. Audience: General, Elementary.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s & Executive’s
Design Crash Course
Karin Dalziel
An overview of design principles- including layout, typography, information organization and color choices. Examples from various print and web sites will be shown. This session won’t make you a master designer, but it will help you present your information in a clear, concise, and attractive way. Sponsored by ITART. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Islander I
Voice of the Customer: Designing Library Services to Meet User Expectations
Robin Bernstein, Casey Kralik, and Becky Wymer, Bellevue University
Information seekers have unprecedented avenues to acquire information, many of which do not involve the library. Unless users can see an immediate benefit in time, effort, and quality, they will continue to use the avenues from their “real” lives instead of venturing into the library space. Voice of the Customer is a Bellevue University initiative which identifies the expectations of the student and calls for a change to the institutional environment. This is a top-down call to action. Come learn how the library is meeting the call to become more user focused. Sponsored by C&U. Audience: General, Public.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
Is This Censorship?
Linda Parker, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Some instances of censorship are clear, others are not. This interactive session will use a case study approach to review the principles and nuances of censorship. The audience will be invited to respond to questions about the cases through the use of the Classroom Performance System, or clickers. Sponsored by Intellectual Freedom Committee. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Islander II
TSRT Business Meeting
Riverside – Cedar
Digital Talking Books and BARD Book Downloading Service
Scott Scholz, Nebraska Library Commission
This presentation will contain an overview and demonstration of the BARD book downloading service and an introduction to our new digital talking book cartridges and players. Sponsored by Paras. Audience: General, Public.
Riverside – Locust
Extending Your Library’s Circle of Influence
Panel
Building civic, commercial, and governmental support is key to the survival of libraries. Learn how to translate ideas into action and action into results with this five “P” system. Sponsored by PLTS. Audience: General.
Riverside – Maple
Collection for Your Community—Tools? Cake Pans? Toys?
Gayle Roberts and Wendy Lukert, Blair Public Library
A look at some of the special collections popping up in public libraries in the United States and our experience at Blair in our Toy Library. Sponsored by SCYP. Audience: Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Walnut
Library Policy Writing
Laura Johnson, Nebraska Library Commission
Why does a library need policy? What should the policy cover, and how? And once policy is in place, why would a library change it? How often should policy be reviewed and how? We’ll explore what policy can do for a library and when policy is the appropriate way to handle a situation. We’ll discuss how to write-and rewrite-policy and introduce some strategies for making these processes easier and more effective. Sponsored by S&I. Audience: General, Public, Special.
Riverside – Willow
10:00 a.m.—10:45 a.m. EXHIBITS BREAK
Holiday Inn and Riverside
10:00 a.m.—10: 45 a.m. GOLDEN SOWER AUTOGRAPHING SESSION
Autographs may be obtained from the winning Golden Sower Award authors and illustrators.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s
10:45 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. THIRD FRIDAY SESSION
Raising Money to Support the Library: Ways Your Friends Group Can Do More to Help
Andrew Sanderbeck, People Connect Institute
As budgets continue to shrink, libraries need their Friends Groups to do more. This session offers attendees examples of proven fund raising program ideas that raise money, friends and in some cases, creates streams of revenue throughout the year. Attendees will learn three environmentally friendly ways to raise funds, how to use community partnerships to raise funds, the most efficient and effective ways of using their websites for fund and friend-raising and eleven 21st Century fund-raising best practices. Audience: Public.
Holiday Inn – Executive’s
Talk Story: An English/Asian Language Collaboration
Joy Panigabutra-Roberts, Sheila Jacobs, Maureen Brase-Houchin, and Vicki Wood, Lincoln City Libraries
Just how does a multi-agency partnership pull together for a one-time program opportunity? Learn from those involved with the development and implementation of a bilingual story time: TALK STORY, at Loren Eiseley Branch Library. Talk Story is a joint project of the American Indian Library Association and the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association as part of ALA President Camila Alire’s Family Literacy Focus Initiative. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Islander I
AASL Standards 21st Century Learner
Judy Henning, Kearney Public Schools, Sherry Crow, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Deb Levitov and Lori Umstead, Omaha Public Schools
ASSL’s Standards for the 21st Century Learner will be discussed by a panel made up of the Nebraska Learning4Life Coaches who have done professional development on the standards during the 2009-10 school year. The session will cover the critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and inquiry used in project based learning in teaching to the 21st Century Learning Standards. Sponsored by NEMA. Audience: Schools.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
Dspace: An Open Source Solution to Implement at Your Institutional Repository
Viral Amin, Creighton University
Full-texts of documents, local collections, datasets, and unique materials are essential to research today. Creighton University has assumed full charge of their digital repositories by running open source software packages such as DSpace. DSpace is the best option available to academic and research libraries to implement a digital repository. The presenter will discuss the skills, culture, and mentality needed to successfully administer DSpace. Sponsored by C&U. Audience: Academic.
Holiday Inn – Islander II
Using Videocue (Video Podcasting) to Promote Literacy
Emmy Fiala and Lori Toepfer, Omaha Public Schools
Attendees will learn how to incorporate Videocue (video podcasting) into the creation of video booktalks. Examples of student and teacher created projects will be shared. Sponsored by SCYP. Audience: Elementary.
Riverside – Cedar
Exploratorium
NEMA and NLA members share their programs through displays and posters. Spend this program time browsing and visiting with participants about their creative ideas. Sponsored by NEMA Information Power Committee and NLA. Audience: General, Public, Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Riverside – Cottonwood
Novel Movie Trailers
Laurie Konrad and Jan Campion, Omaha Public Schools
Bring novels to life for your students. Learn how to make movie trailers using powerpoint or moviemaker so that students learn plot, characters, setting, mood and theme. Use animations, transitions, free music and the art of finding good actresses and actors to play the characters in the book. Many student work samples are available to view along with a step-by-step instruction and handouts. It is a video booktalk with pizazz! Sponsored by YART. Audience: Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Locust
PebbleGo is the Way to Go!
Glenda Willnerd, Lincoln Public Schools
FINALLY – an online resource for emerging readers. If you are looking for a database that PreK-2 students can read and understand, then learn more about PebbleGo Animals and PebbleGo Earth and Space in this lively session. Your students will quickly become engaged with both of these resources that provide them with great information, read aloud text, videos, and many interactive features. Sponsored by NEMA. Audience: Elementary School
Riverside – Maple
Programming at the Speed of Light
Gayle Roberts, Blair Public Library
Come network with other children’s and young adult librarians as we exchange program ideas at the speed of light . . . Or at least at the speed of laughter. Join the fun as we exchange programming ideas, have impromptu song and dance, and walk away relaxed and laughing. Participants need to bring only one programming idea they think will “steal” the show. Sponsored by SCYP. Audience: Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Walnut
Google Secrets
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
Michael Sauers will share some new Google services, tools, and features that can help improve your internet life. Sponsored by Paras & ITART. Audience: General.
Riverside – Willow
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEONS AND BUSINESS MEETINGS
C & U Luncheon and Business Meeting
Holiday Inn – Islander II
PLTS Luncheon and Business Meeting
Riverside – Walnut
SCYP/Mad Hatter Luncheon and Business Meeting
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s & Executive’s
PARA Luncheon and Business Meeting
Riverside – Maple
1:45 p.m.—2:45 p.m. GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE
Freedom Writers
Holiday Inn
3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. FOURTH FRIDAY SESSION
Freedom Writers Breakout Session and Signing
Autographs may be obtained from the Freedom Writers.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s
Best New Youth Books of 2010
Sally Snyder, Nebraska Library Commission
Brief book talks of new titles you may or may not have heard about, and that could be good additions to your library’s collection. Titles starting with teens and going back through preschool age will be highlighted. Sponsored by Paras. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Executive’s
Rokahr Family Archive: The Story of an Obsession
Anita Breckbill, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
The Rokahr Family Archive is a collection of scores, books and posters about opera held in the Music Library of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The collector, Jack Rokahr, a Lincoln native, spent a lifetime collecting for the archive. This session will show the gems of the collection and relate Mr. Rokahr’s collecting adventures. Sponsored by University Libraries. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
1 Year Out: 4 Recent Graduates Talk About Life After Library School
Karin Dalziel, Marcia Dority Baker, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Emily Nimsakont, Nebraska Library Commission, and Kathryn Kelly, Lincoln City Libraries
Four recent graduates talk about their experiences after library school, including how what they learned – from technology to administration – applies (or doesn’t) to their jobs. They will also discuss the job search process and share lessons learned. Sponsored by NMRT. Audience: General.
Riverside – Cedar
Nebraska Library Think Tank: Three to the Power of Ten
Melissa Cast-Brede, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Mary Nash, Creighton University, Nora Hillyer, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Join with colleagues across Nebraska for three concurrent, small group discussions of ten to consider what inspires, intrigues, and worries us about the future of academic libraries. We will reflect on the conference programs we’ve seen and discuss how new insights have changed our thinking. Sponsored by C&U. Audience : General
Riverside – Maple
Lifesaving Tips
Betty Armstrong, Ogallala Public Schools
Ideas on how to run a school media center. These are ideas that make you wish you had thought of that. The presenter draws on over 27 years of experience in running an elementary media center. This session would be of interest to both school and public librarians or media specialist. Topics covered will including weeding, display ideas, organizing basic library tasks. Sponsored by Ogallala Public Schools. Audience: Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Walnut