Arkansas & SELA: Getting Back to Natural Things...Learning, Libraries and Literacy
2010 ArLA/SELA Tentative Schedule
Saturday - September 25 Pre-Conference
Pre-Conference Tour
9:00 – 4:30
Tour of several Central Arkansas Library System buildings: Main Library,
Arkansas Studies Institute, Cox Building, and Brown, Rooker, and McMath
branches ($20)
2:00 – 4:00
Trustees Workshop, Central Arkansas Library System, Main Library Campus,
Arkansas Studies Institute, Room
(FREE)
Sunday – September 26
10:00 ArLA Board Meeting
11:00 Exhibitor booth setup begins
12:00 Registration Opens
12:00 Basket Auction Items Delivery begins
1:00 – 1:50
Breakout sessions
1. Jerrie Townsend; Getting to Know the Arkansas Library Association ARLA
2. Carrie Gardner, Everything You Wanted to Know about Intellectual Freedom
but Were Afraid to Ask, (Part One)
3. Brian Hulsey, Ebooks: Landscape # Implications SELA
4. Francisca Goldsmith, Teen Library Services: Risky Business
5. Linda R. Most, The Rural Public Library as Place: The People’s Place for
Community, Reading and Information SELA
6. Krista Petty; Small Town Public Relations ARLA
7. Jim Roberts & Becky Henry (Encyclopedia Britannica); Integrate Technology
with Britannica Digital Learning
2:00 – 2:50
Breakout sessions
1. Carrie Gardner, Everything You Wanted to Know about Intellectual Freedom
but Were Afraid to Ask (Part Two)
2. Cathy Howser, Explore! Space Science at Your Library ARLA
3. Francisca Goldsmith, Sequential Art and the Youngest Readers
4. Wanda Brown, Jason Ezell, Amy Poe, Phillip Smith; Library Instruction and
Information Literacy: a SELA Panel Discussion SELA
5. Philenese Slaughter, What’s In a Name? When the Names Changes From State
to State …..Statewide Databases. SELA
6. Jenny McMillen Sweeney, Arkansas Records with a Little Help From the
National Archives at Forth Worth
7. Arta Kabashi (Amigos), Open Source Tools for the Reference Desk
3:00
Exhibits open
3:00 – 3:50
Breakout sessions
1. Wendy Richter, Connecting to the Past: The Civil War Sesquicentennial ARLA
2. Camille McCutcheon, Panning for Gold: Locating the Best of the Best
Resources for Your Juvenile Collection! SELA
3. Mark Mann, Reese Rowland, Ed Sergeant, Bobby Roberts, Green Library
Buildings – the Pros and Cons ARLA
4. Jessie Burchfield, Access to Justice and Your Library: Using the Legal Services
Partnership Website ARLA
5. Steve Beleu, How to Use the American Survey now, and get ready to use 2010
Census data of Southeastern States
6. Christine Peterson (Amigos), Cloud Computing: Pie in the Sky
7. Amber Wilson, When Students are Willing to Tax Themselves: Implementing a
Student Library Fee ARLA
4:00 – 4:50
Breakout sessions
1. Mark Mann, Reese Rowland, Ed Sergeant, Bobby Roberts, Finding the Perfect
Match- Selecting an Architectural Firm for Your Building Project ARLA
2. Francisca Goldsmith, Sequential Art Nonfiction for Older Readers
3. Terri Hebert, Release Your Inner Wiki: Connecting Content and Students
Together ARLA
4. SELA New Voices winner, Jeff Mortimore; Making Research Make Sense:
Guiding College Students into Information Literacy through the Information
Search Process SELA
5. Wendy Rickman, Story Time Ideas ARLA
6. Christine Peterson (Amigos); Catching Up With Technology
7. Laura Speer, Britt Murphy, Tisha Zelner, Necia Parker-Gibson; Trends In
Library Publications ARLA
4:50
Exhibits Close for the Day
5:00 – 5:30
Business Meeting
Arkansas Association of School Librarians (AASL)
5:00 – 5:50
Business Meeting
Arkansas Library Paraprofessionals (ALPS)
5:30 – 7:30
Reception at the Central Arkansas Library System, Main Library Campus,
Arkansas Studies Institute (FREE with registration)
Monday – September 27
8:00
Exhibits Open
8:00- 9:00
Breakfast in the Exhibits Hall (FREE with registration)
8:00 – 8:20
Business Meeting
Government Documents Round Table
Information Technology Round Table
Reference and Instruction Services Division
8:30 – 8:50
Business Meetings
Resources and Technical Services Division
Two-Year Colleges Round Table
Youth Services Round Table
9:00 – 9:50
General Session with Camila Alire, FRONTLINE EMPLOYEE LIBRARY ADVOCACY:
EVERY VOICE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
10:00 – 10:50 Breakout sessions
1. Carrie Gardner, Opposites Attract: Self-Censorship and Librarians, Part One
2. Tim Daniels; Open Source ILS: The Perils, Pit Falls and Success of PINES and
Evergreen SELA
3. Oliver Kelzenberg, Beyond CINHAL – What do we need to support our Nursing
program? (Proquest)
4. Leslie Burger; Surviving the economic downturn: group therapy session
5. Camille McCutcheon & Michael Wilson, Survey Says? Instruction Methods
Used to Help Students Locate Articles in Print & Electronic Formats: A Survey
of Southeastern Libraries SELA
6. Bill Walker (Amigos), Defining Digital Projects
7. Darleen Bailey Beard, Gwendolyn Hooks; Elvis Lovers, Tree Lovers, and All
11:00 – 11:50 Breakout sessions
1. Jud Copeland; The Resource Description and Access (RDA) Code: A Brave New
World of Cataloging ARLA
2. Tim Daniels; Open Source ILS: The Perils, Pit Falls and Success of PINES and
Evergreen (Part Two) SELA
3. Camila Alire, COME AND SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND STORIES ABOUT HOW
LIBRARY EMPLOYEES CAN HELP ADVOCATE FOR THE LIBRARY WITH CAMILA AND
OTHER ATTENDEES.
4. Gwendolyn Hooks, Writing About Bass Reeves ARLA
5. Carrie Gardner, Opposites Attract: Self-Censorship and Librarians, (Part Two)
6. Kirk Gordon & Travis Dintelman (EBSCO); What is New with EBSCO in the
Traveler Database Program
7. Randi Eskridge, Jana Dixon, Rachel Shankles, Crystal Long and David Eckert.,
Arkansas Teen Book Award ARLA
12:00 – 1:15 Luncheon with Larry Foley
1:30 – 1:50
Business Meetings
College and University Libraries Division
Public Libraries and Trustees Division
Special Libraries Division
2:00 – 2:50
Breakout sessions
1. Ellen Mizio (OCLC), Cooperatibe Cataloging for the 21st Century
2. Evelyn Barker & Lea Worcester; Powerful Partnerships & Great Opportunities:
Promoting Archival Resources and Optimizing Outreach to the K-12 Community.
3. Brian Hulsey, Libraries and Transliteracy SELA
4. Marsha Howard & Alison Deming, Libraries and Zoos a Match Made in New
York City – Coming to a City Near You (Jacksonville, Florida; Little Rock, Arkansas;
New Orleans, Louisiana) ARLA
5. Lutishoor Salisbury & Elizabeth McKee; Are subscription Databases Still
Relevant in the Academic Environment? ARLA
6. Bill Meehan, Margaret Swanson, Perry Yates, Emy Decker; Chalk Talk: Sports
Holdings in Southeastern Conference University and Public Libraries SELA
7. Cindy Caton, LaRoyce Childs, J B Hill, Brenda Jackson, Shawn Manis:
Article Delivery: Increasing Access to Print and Microform Collections ARLA
3:00 – 3:30
Final Bidding on the Auction Baskets, Bidding closes at 3:30, Payment for
baskets and pick-up of the baskets 3:30 – 4:00
3:00 – 3:50
Breakout sessions
1. Sally Gardner Reed; A Participatory Friends success stories exchange, with
Sally Gardner Reed
2. Rebecca Vargha, Tales from the Journey: Highlights of a Library and Archives
Cultural Study Tour of Reunified Germany 2009 for “American Libraries” SELA
3. Jerry Smith & Bettye Kerns, Safe & Secure—Staff and Patrons ARLA
4. Devona Pendergrass, Jennifer Chilcoat, Joyce Durant, Stephen Cuntetto;
Vendor Relations in Troubled Times (Part One) SELA
5. Karen Newberry, Haley Rugger, Oh Baby! Lapsit Storytime @ Your Library
6. Robert Bremer, Copyright for Librarians (Part One) SELA
7. Sara Tarpley, Celebrating 21st Century Learning (Gale)
4:00 – 4:50
Breakout sessions
1. Judith Gibbons & Lisa Rice, Committee Work That Works: Public Library
Advocacy in Kentucky SELA
2. Gina Minks (Amigos); Arkansas IMLS Connecting to Collections Grant- Findings
and Next Steps
3. Young Professionals of Arkansas Meet and Greet ARLA
4. Stephanie Huffman, Jeff Whittingham, Rob Christensen, Tracy McAllister;
Audio Books in the Middle School Library: The Impact On Reading Skills ARLA
5. Angela Black, The New Natural State: Solutions for Acquiring and Preserving
Arkansas’s e-serials ARLA
6. Robert Bremer, Copyright for Librarians (Part Two) SELA
7. Devona Pendergrass, Jennifer Chilcoat, Joyce Durant, Stephen Cuntetto;
Vendor Relations in Troubled Times (Part Two) SELA
5:30 –
Reception at the Clinton Presidential Library ($15.00)
Tuesday - September 28
7:30 – 9:15
Arkansas Library Association Members Business Meeting and Breakfast,
Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 (FREE with registration)
7:30 – 9:15
Southeastern Library Association Business Meeting and Breakfast,
Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 (FREE with registration)
9:30 – 10:20 General Session with Sally Gardner Reed, The Differing Roles of Friends and
Trustees and how they can come together for promotion and advocacy of the
library.
10:30 – 11:20 General Session with Leslie Burger; Creative Practices in A New Economy: Tips
for Surviving in Troubled Times
11:30 – 1:00 Arkansas Library Association Awards Luncheon
11:30 – 1:00 Southeastern Library Association Awards Luncheon