LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, October 5
8:00 am – 9:00 am
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Thursday, October 5
9:00 am – 9:15 am
OPENING REMARKS
Auditorium
Presenter: Ralph Boe’, Executive Director, LOUIS
Thursday, October 5
9:15 am – 10:15 am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Auditorium
Opportunity vs. Threat: Strategies for dealing
with Crisis
Presenter: Steve Robichaux, Capital City Consultants
How to deal with cutbacks, change, and dysfunctional clients and co-workers.
10:15 am – 10:30 am
BREAK
Thursday, October 5
10:30 am – 11:30 am
SESSION 1
Changes, new features & reports for Acquisitions
Room 1205
& Serials in the WorkFlows Java Client
Presenter: Kat Stephens, Client Care Representative, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
SirsiDynix has given the Acquisitions module an overhaul to make your workflow easier. During this
session we'll focus on the changes in Java for both the serials and acquisitions modules.
How College Students Perceive Libraries and
Room 2101
Information Resources
Presenter: Rebecca Brantley, Head of User Education, Louisiana Tech University; Boris Teske,
Instruction Librarian, Louisiana Tech University
Target Audience: Academic librarians
Join us for a presentation and discussion of quantitative data and qualitative comments from nearly 400
college students among the more than 3300 information consumers who participated in an international
survey documented by the OCLC report Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005).
Customize the Look and Feel of Your
Room 2102
Collection Pages
Presenter: John Guillory, Library Consortium Analyst, LOUIS; Matt Mullenix, Web Administrator,
Special Collections, Louisiana State University; Gina Costello, Digital Services Librarian, Special
Collections, Louisiana State University
Target Audience: Librarians and staff working on digital collections in CONTENTdm.
Explains how to customize your collections pages and add new search functionality.
LinkSource tools and Google Scholar
Room 1212C
Presenter: Adrian Mangum and Kevin Gilmore, LinkSource Customer Care Representatives
Target Audience: Present LinkSource customers or those considering purchasing it in the future.
This session will cover several valuable tools that work together with EBSCO’s link resolver, LinkSource.
They will be discussing how WebFeat Express and LinkSource work together, including how to activate
LinkSource in your WebFeat Express account. They will also be discussing Usage Statistics Reports for
LinkSource; Then and Now. Learn how to use this valuable reporting tool to determine how your
LinkSource is being used. Also, they will be discussing the new reporting tool coming soon for A-toZ/LinkSource; Overlap Analysis. Learn how this feature works and how it can benefit your library. Lastly,
they will be discussing how Google Scholar and LinkSource work together, including how to activate
LinkSource in Google Scholar for your institution. Find out how this program can help direct users to your
LinkSource menu while searching in Google Scholar.
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LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, October 5
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
SESSION 2
Changes, new features & reports for Cataloging
Room 1205
in the WorkFlows Java Client
Presenter: Kat Stephens, Client Care Representative, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
Cataloging in the Java client is easier than ever! Come to this session to learn about the newest cataloging
features, including a cataloger’s best friend, the Marc editor help.
Copyright in Digital Libraries
Room 2102
Presenter: Cavan McCarthy, Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State
University
Target Audience: Librarians and staff working on digital projects, or interested in copyright issues.
Explores the issues of copyright as it applies to digital libraries. Covers the origins of copyright legislation,
current legislation and periods of copyright. Discusses major legislative provisions and examines solutions
for digital libraries. Concludes with an analysis of specific problem areas and challenges relevant to
copyright in digital libraries.
Book Lists in Every Flavor: Take your pick Room 2103
Vanilla or Tuti Frutti!
Presenter: Denise Repman, Library System Administrator, Delgado Community College; Mike DiCarlo,
Associate Director of Libraries
Target Audience: System Administrators
Using WorkFlows to create a new book list. A look at the steps in WorkFlows and how to manage the lists
to your sites needs.
Trigger Happy: PocketCirc at LSU
Room 1212B
Presenter: Natalie Palermo, Systems Librarian, Louisiana State University
Target Audience: Public Services, Technical Services, System Administration
Natalie Palermo will discuss how LSU Libraries has replaced the Intermec 2410 portable scanner with a
PocketCirc PDA. Learn how to use PocketCirc to mark items used or inventory items. Installation, setup,
and offline/online usage will be covered. A PocketCirc PDA will be available for demonstrations.
Solinet Update
Room 1212C
Presenter: Cal Shepard, Manager of Consortial Outreach at SOLINET
Target Audience: SOLINET members and anyone interested in becoming a member.
Cal Shepard will overview the Mellon Foundation funded project to assist Gulf Coast academic libraries
with hurricane recovery activities, including the program to distribute grants to libraries. An update on the
latest in SOLINET programs and services will also be provided.
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
LUNCH
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LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, October 5
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
SESSION 3
Changes, new features & reports for
Room 1205
Circulation in the WorkFlows Java Client
Presenter: Amy Morgenthaler, Senior Client Care Account Manager, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
During this session we'll focus on features in the Java client that make circulation fast and easy.
MARC: Edit, Before You Regret It
Room 2101
Handouts 1, 2, & 3
Presenter: Carla Clark, Head of Access Services & Systems, Louisiana State University in Shreveport;
Jeremy Landry, Automation Librarian, Nicholls State University
Target Audience: Technical services staff and system administrators
Many sets of MARC records are not quite ready for your catalog. Carla and Jeremy will provide examples
of feral MARC records and how MARCEdit can be used to tame these beasts. No flash photography
PLEASE!
Special Formats in the Digital Library
Room 2102
Presenter: Jeff Rubin, I.T. Management Consultant, Louisiana State Museum; Chuck Patch, Director of
Systems, Historic New Orleans Collection
Target Audience: Institutions with diverse collections (audio, video, paintings, large format objects) and
Digital library collection developers seeking solutions for creating new media collections
Explores a range of digital formats and how to work with them. Focuses on special formats, (e.g. audio
files and maps), converting them into digital files (e.g. MPG, JPEG2000) and loading them into
CONTENTdm.
Adding URL to your Catalog Searching
Room 2103
Presenter: Denise Repman, Library System Administrator, Delgado Community College
Target Audience: System Administrators
This session will demonstrate the process of making the 856 tag (or any other tag) searchable in your
OPAC.
Creating and Displaying RSS Feeds
Room 1212B
Presenter: Sigrid Kelsey, Electronic Reference Resources and Web Development Coordinator, Louisiana
State University
Target Audience: Those wanting an introduction to RSS; some knowledge of html will be helpful.
Do you know how and why to use RSS feeds? RSS feeds can be used to display current events, new books,
or recent EBSCOHost articles on a web page. RSS feeds can be offered to other departments who may
wish to display this information on their respective web sites. In this practical session, participants will
learn how an RSS feed might be useful to a library, how to create one, and how to display one using an
RSS reader. Participants will leave this session with the practical skill of creating an RSS feed, as well as
displaying an RSS feed on web pages. A basic knowledge of html will be helpful to participants.
OCLC Update on Group Services, Collection
Room 1212C
Analysis and Ebooks
Presenter: Doug Potts, Director, Network Partner Programs, OCLC
Target Audience: Directors, Heads of Public Services, Reference librarians, Collection Development and
Technical Services
This session will introduce you to new capabilities from OCLC including tools for cataloging electronic
resources, the new Terminologies service, and the e-Serials Holding service to help maintain holdings on
electronic serials. You will also hear an update on the OCLC Collection Analysis service, including the
ability to compare your holdings to Authoritative Lists, such as Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles, and
an update on the new NetLibrary interface and purchase models for groups.
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LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, October 5
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
SESSION 4
Changes & new features for System
Room 1205
Administration in the WorkFlows Java Client
Presenter: Amy Morgenthaler, Senior Client Care Account Manager, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
With the Java client, SirsiDynix is introducing a new way to manage toolbars and properties. During this
session we'll discuss the new Toolbar Management Wizard and how to manage properties for your users.
One-Stop Shopping: Merging Circulation and
Room 2101
Reference Desks
Presenter: Janet Murphy, Interim Chair of Access Services, University of New Orleans Library; Jeanne
Pavy, Interim Chair of Reference Services, University of New Orleans Library; Trish Del Nero, Reference
Coordinator, Loyola University; Deborah Poole, Public Services Coordinator, Loyola University
Target Audience: Reference or Access Services Staff and Administrators
This session will offer details of recent attempts at UNO and Loyola libraries to combine circulation,
reference, and other services at one desk. The rationale, benefits, and challenges of merging multiple
service points will be discussed, and implications for future directions in providing these essential services,
including the idea of the "information commons," will be explored.
LOUISiana Digital Library Make-over
Room 2102
Presenter: Gina Costello, Digital Services Librarian, Special Collections, Louisiana State University;
Robert Russo, Analyst, Information Technology Services, Louisiana State University; John Guillory,
Library Consortium Analyst, LOUIS
Target Audience: Anyone interested in learning about recent changes to the LOUISiana Digital Library
web site.
This session will explore options for redesigning the digital library web site to make it more user-friendly.
Using NATC counts in Collection Analysis
Room 2103
Presenter: Kevin Merriman, Collection Management Librarian, McNeese State University
Target Audience: Acquisitions / Collection Management Librarians, Directors, Subject Librarians, and
Librarians involved in Accreditation Collection Review
This presentation will cover intermediate applications of the LOUIS custom report of NATC counts,
including selection criteria to facilitate collection analysis: specifically publication date segmentation, and
current volume counts vis-à-vis pre-selected collection levels by manipulating the exported tab-delimited
data in Excel graphs.
How to start a Friends group for your library:
Room 1212B
benefits and pitfalls
Presenter: Jules Tate, Director of Library Services, Louisiana State University at Alexandria; Don Smith,
Dean of the Library, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Target Audience: Any library with a Friends group or contemplating starting a Friends group.
Two library directors speak about their experience with starting, maintaining, or revitalizing Friends groups
at academic libraries.
Do-it-yourself with WebFeat
Room 1212C
Presenter: Todd Miller, President of WebFeat
Target Audience: Anyone who is currently using WebFeat or any federated search engine, or anyone who
is considering a federated search engine.
Learn how to build and manage your own WebFeat systems using WebFeat's exciting new WebFeat
Express system. Session will also include a brief review of latest developments at WebFeat, including
MyWebFeat.
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LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Friday, October 6
7:30 am – 8:30 am
BREAKFAST
Friday, October 6
8:30 am – 9:30 am
SESSION 5
Reports for System Administration in the WorkFlows
Room 1205
Java Client and details regarding ISBN-13
Presenter: Kat Stephens, Client Care Representative, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
Wondering what you'll need to do to prepare for the ISBN 13 change? If so, this session is for you! We'll
discuss the ISBN 13 changes and how they affect the software. In addition, we'll discuss some of the
newest reports available in the Java client that can help you to administer your system more efficiently.
Interested in Ariel or ILLiad? An Overview of the Two Applications
Room 2101
Presenter: Carla Clark, Head of Access Services & Systems, Louisiana State University in Shreveport;
Karen Jung, Head of Access Services, Southeastern Louisiana University
Target Audience: ILL staff and system administrators
If your library is not yet using Ariel or ILLiad for your interlibrary loan tasks, come and learn about what
these two applications can do for you. Carla Clark will give an introduction to Ariel document delivery
software and general hardware requirements. Karen Jung will discuss ILLiad interlibrary loan software.
Digital Partnerships: The GUMBO Grant
Room 2102
Presenter: Jeff Rubin, I.T. Management Consultant, Louisiana State Museum; Chuck Patch, Director of
Systems, Historic New Orleans Collection; Diane Brown, Deputy State Librarian, Administrative Services,
State Library of Louisiana
Target Audience: Administrators, collection developers, project personnel, and institutions seeking to
build creative partnerships with other institutions.
Explores how to pool resources and personnel from several institutions in order to create significant digital
collections. Uses the experiences of the GUMBO grant participants to address organization, funding,
workflow, and selection issues.
LOUIS: Who are we?
Room 2103
Presenter: Sara Zimmerman, Associate Director, LOUIS
Target Audience: All
An inside look at how LOUIS operates; governance, committees, system administrators, and services.
It's all about the Brain: Customizations to iLink using only the
Room 1212B
Workflows config tools
Presenter: Laurie Phillips, Technical Services Coordinator, Loyola University
Target Audience: System administrators & public services librarians
There are many interesting customizations that can be made to iLink without going beyond the Workflows
config tools. In this session, we'll cover descriptions, links from gateway elements, booklists and quick
searches. Booklists are a great way to draw attention to particular areas of your collection & quick searches
allow catalog users to do limited searches without needing to know how to use advanced searching.
Campus Research powered by Westlaw:
Room 1212C
Introduction and Demonstration
Presenter: Jean-Paul de Laureal, Academic & Government Sales Representative, Westlaw/Thomson West
Target Audience: Research and Reference Librarians, and staff at the college/university level who
conduct or assist in online news, business information, and law/law related topics.
An introduction and live demonstration to Campus Research. Reference Librarians can depend on Campus
Research to provide students with an easy-to-use online resource for news, law-related and business
information. Topics discussed will include: Coverage--depth and breadth of news, business, and law related
databases; Organization of the Interface and Functionality; Competitive comparison; Key benefits for
Librarians and students; The LOUIS Trial; and Questions and Answers.
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LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Friday, October 6
9:45 am – 10:45 am
SESSION 6
Searching in Unicorn
Room 1205
Presenter: Amy Morgenthaler, Senior Client Care Account Manager, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
This session will focus on searching in Unicorn, starting with a discussion of the indexes. We’ll take a look
at the indexing structure of Unicorn, what you would need to do if you were to change what is searched and
finally we’ll cover searching strategies in Unicorn. This is great for both C and Java users!
Creating Digital Text Collections
Room 2102
Presenter: John Kelly, Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of New Orleans
Target Audience: Librarians and staff working on digital projects, or interested in putting texts online.
A general exploratory session examining the various means of creating text collections for use online.
Examines existing collections to explore such issues as objectives, selection, submission, and processing,
and how CONTENTdm may be used to create them.
Healing your ILL's
Room 2103
Presenter: Carla Clark, Head of Access Services & Systems, Louisiana State University in Shreveport;
Karen Jung, Head of Access Services, Southeastern Louisiana University; Patricia Doran, Interlibrary Loan
Coordinator, Loyola University
Target Audience: ILL staff, technical services staff, and system administrators
The right prescription for your library's Interlibrary Loan department. How Ariel, ILLiad, Odyssey, OCLC
Union Listing, and the OCLC Policy directory can cure your patrons and staff's ILL's. Learn how to
administer the correct dosage.
Communication via Tex Messaging: New
Room 1212B
Methods of Reference, Instruction and
Outreach
Presenter: Angela Dunnington, Southeastern Louisiana University; J B Hill, Director of Public Services,
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries; Rodney Clare Jackman, Southeastern Louisiana University
Target Audience: Users interested in areas of reference and instructional services
One of the most noticeable trends on college campuses is the abundant use of cell phones. Text messaging,
also known as SMS (i.e., short message service), is a technology for sending and receiving messages via
cell phones and other handheld devices. In the Spring of 2005, Sims Memorial Library at Southeastern
Louisiana University initiated a “Text A Librarian” service that enables students, faculty and staff to send
questions to and receive answers from reference librarians using the text message feature of their cell
phones. In the Spring of 2006, the presenters received a grant to incorporate text messaging into their
information literacy efforts. The plan is to use existing cell phone technology to increase student
involvement and improve student learning. This presentation will include discussion on the use of text
messaging technology in three distinct areas: reference, instruction and outreach.
PowerSearch and LRC/BRC
Room 1212C
Presenter: LuAnn Harrison, Training Consultant, Thomson Gale
Target Audience: Library staff, educators, volunteers and anyone who assists in finding information
online and would like to learn more about using the Gale databases for research.
Thomson Gale is proud to present its new platform for all Gale electronic resources -- Thomson Gale
PowerSearch. New features such as cross-search capability, language translation, citation generation, an
enhanced vocabulary, product customization and collection building will be highlighted, as well as content
updates for Literature Resource Center and Biography Resource Center.
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LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
10:45 am – 11:00 am
BREAK
Friday, October 6
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
SESSION 7
SirsiDynix Panel Discussion
Room 1205
Presenter: Amy Morgenthaler, Senior Client Care Account Manager, SirsiDynix
Target Audience: SirsiDynix customers
During this informal session, we’ll talk about new products coming from SirsiDynix as well as future
enhancements. We’ll leave plenty of time for questions from you!
Digital (W)Rap Session
Room 2102
Presenter: John Guillory, Library Consortium Analyst, LOUIS; Zehra Zamin, Library Consortium
Information Analyst, LOUIS; John Kelly, Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of New Orleans
Target Audience: Librarians and staff working on digital collections in CONTENTdm
An open session opportunity to bring issues and questions raised by digital projects to the floor and discuss
how to solve them. LOUIS staff will be on hand to answer organizational and technical questions.
X Marks the Spot: 9XX Ordering in Workflows
Room 1212B
Presenter: Kevin Merriman, Collection Management Librarian, McNeese State University
Target Audience: Acquisitions / Collection Management Librarians, Systems Administrators (In Libraries
Considering implementing 9XX)
This session will provide a cursory review of the Acquisitions Module with full details of implementing
9XX ordering.
The New Version of EBSCONET
Room 1212C
(Subscription Management System)
Presenter: Ian Best, ESS Web Development Manager
Target Audience: Librarians responsible for title research, acquisition and claiming of electronic and print
subscriptions
The EBSCONET® Subscription Management System facilitates ordering, claiming and renewals. In
addition to your order history, EBSCONET provides access to EBSCO's title file which includes
information on Open Access titles, registration information, and publisher details. This session provides an
introduction to the new version of EBSCONET, navigating the interface, and descriptions of major
EBSCONET functions, including claiming, ordering, and renewing.
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
Closing Remarks
Presenter: Ralph Boe’, Director, LOUIS
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Full Auditorium
LOUIS Users Conference Agenda
October 5 - 6, 2006
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
LUC 2006 was sponsored by the
following organizations:
EBSCO Publishing
LOUIS
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Marcive
OCLC
SirsiDynix
Thomson Gale
WebFeat
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