Friday, October 7
Communities of Interest Meetings
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Grand Ballroom Communities of Interest meetings are open to anyone interested in getting more involved in MLA. Come find a Community that interests you!
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Young Adult Author Breakfast: Jay Asher
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | This is a ticketed event. Coco Join us for breakfast and then hear a talk by Jay Asher, best-selling young adult author of Thirteen Reasons Why, The Future of Us, and the forthcoming What Light. Those without meal tickets are invited to take their seats after 10:00 AM. Book sale and signing will follow the event. |
General Sessions
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Facility Planning: Do's and Don'ts | Fiji James Stufflebeam, Vice President and Senior Project Manager, Sapp Design Associates Architects Jacque Cage, Director, Joplin Public Library Panel and attendees discuss various topics and questions regarding facility planning, from master planning to renovations, new construction to cosmetic updates. Where do you start, how do you budget, and what is the process for support and funding? Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Seeding Your Institutional Repository Community | Sahara A Helena Marvin, Institutional Repository & Reference Librarian, University of Missouri - St. Louis The University of Missouri - St. Louis started their own Institutional Repository in January of this year. The soil has been tilled and seeds have been found. In this talk the Institutional Repository will be understood as a community garden. Find out how the planting and growing is going in this informative presentation. Identifying stakeholders: who digs, where is the water and what pests have been identified. Tips, tricks and things to avoid when cultivating a brand new IR garden. All this from someone freshly working the land. Sponsored by MACRL Resources: seeding-your-institutional-marvin-slides.pdf Summer Food Service Program | Sahara B Elizabeth Blau, Community Planner for Nutrition Programs, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services During the school year a large number of children in the United States receive free and reduced-lunches through their school lunch programs. However, when the school year ends, food insecurity becomes prevalent amongst school-aged children. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) helps alleviate the nutritional gap and makes meals accessible to all children 18 years of age or less. Come and learn about SFSP and how USDA and local libraries can partner to make SFSP successful in Missouri! Sponsored by the 2016 MLA Conference Coordinators Course Reserves: Piloting a New Organization | Kalahari Shelly McDavid, Access Services and Learning Commons Librarian, Missouri University of Science and Technology For the summer 2016 semester, we are piloting a new organization in our course reserves; LC call number order. Previously this collection was divided into courses, with a series of crosswalks in place for items on reserve for 2 or more courses. It took a carefully planned clean-up project to see this through to implementation. This clean up took place through a series of created lists out of Sierra that enabled us to strategically clean up our reserves courses, items in reserves locations, and all bib and item records associated with reserves, including supplemental course materials and instructor’s copies. This presentation will go step by step through this process as well as addressing what's next for our electronic reserves. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, MACRL Resources: course_reserves_piloting-mcdavid-slides.pdf Off the Rails: How the Crazy Idea of Installing Real Outdoor Playground Equipment Inside the Library Led to a Rethinking of How Patrons Use Our Space | Maui Grace Bentley, Youth Services Manager, Springfield-Greene County Library In 2014 the Library Station (SGCL) found itself in the middle of a potential trainwreck: we had to replace the beloved, unique, custom, almost-life-size train feature in the children’s department. How would we replace this destination feature while staying within our budget and keeping patrons happy? The process led us to look outside the library world, and indeed outside the world of “indoor furnishings” altogether. The result, an enormous interactive train designed by an outdoor playground equipment company, came with unexpected benefits and led us to take a hard look at what messages we send our patrons with the features we incorporate into our spaces. Learn how we changed our space without traumatizing our patrons, reduced problem behaviors by saying “yes” more often, and somehow convinced our director to let us install outdoor playground equipment in our children’s area! Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: off-the-rails-bentley-slides.pdf off-the-rails-bentley-notes-slides.pdf |
General Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM The 5-Step Process for Organizing Any Space in Your Library | Sahara A Marya S. Welch, Productivity Consultant Is your library workroom overcrowded? Is your office such a mess that you are embarrassed to leave the door open or hold a meeting? Would you like to create a more productive environment for you and your staff? Keeping information, supplies, equipment, and other resources which do not contribute to the company, costs time, space, and energy, and not being able to find the information you do have can cost your library thousands of dollars. Marya S. Welch, Certified Productive Environment Specialist, will teach you the 5-Step Process for Organizing Any Space. She will also share Hemphill's Principle, "If you don't know you have it or you can't find it when you need it, it is of no use to you." Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Sharing Managerial Wisdom in the Library | Fiji Jenny Bossaller, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, University of Missouri Denice Adkins, Associate Professor, University of Missouri Knowledge is power! Don't librarians manage knowledge all day? Yes, and no! This interactive (audience-participation) presentation will focus on how librarians manage and share their institutional knowledge to keep the wheels turning, even in their absence. Leadership, mentoring, and productive communication between colleagues are all part of a healthy ecosystem that enables continuous growth - for the organization, and for employees. We draw on interdisciplinary literature and a short survey of Missouri Librarians to discuss some of the shortfalls in knowledge sharing in our institutions. We will engage the audience in think-share-pair process to collectively brainstorm methods for enhanced communication and productivity in the workplace. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment Community of Interest, MACRL Resources: sharing-managerial-wisdom-adkins-bossaller-slides.pptx Spiva Library’s Solution for Effectively Assessing and Managing Its Collections | Kalahari Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Missouri Southern State University Robert Black, Serials and Reference Librarian, Missouri Southern State University Li Hong, Technical Services Librarian, Missouri Southern State University James Capeci, Interim Director, Missouri Southern State University Nancy Crabtree, Instruction/Reference Librarian, Missouri Southern State University Melissa Forsythe, Library Administrative Coordinator/Acquisition Specialist, Missouri Southern State University As an early adopter of the ProQuest’s Intota collection assessment and development tool and probably the first adopter in Missouri, the George A. Spiva Library of Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) will share its experience with the tool that it began to implement in 2015. After briefly introducing Intota and describing how the environment of MSSU has created the need to implement it, the session will cover two important implementation processes: (1) harvesting historic circulation data from the Sierra system for print resources and COUNTER reports from various providers for electronic resources; and (2) populating the Intota knowledge base with the resource subscription and usage information. The session will focus on analytical reports Intota creates such as 360 COUNTER and library reports. The presenters will demo a variety of reports: (1) ebook zero usage; (2) database usage by fund; (3) e-journal authoritative titles by subject with cost per use; (4) print compared to RCL chart; (5) print deselection (title level); and (6) database peer analysis. The usefulness of these reports will be explained. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, MACRL, Technical Services Community of Interest |
General Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM YA Lit Update 2016 | Coco Sarah Bean Thompson, Youth Services Manager, Springfield-Greene County Library What books should you know about in 2016? What books are trending or getting award buzz? Hear about titles of 2016 and upcoming need to know to releases for your young adult audience (and your young adult fans). Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest Becoming a Librarian in Missouri - Past, Present and Future | Kalahari Sanda Erdelez, Professor, SISLT, University of Missouri Denice Adkins, Associate Professor, SISLT In 2016/2017 Missouri Library and Information Program at the School of Library and Information Science (SISLT) celebrates the 50th anniversary of its establishment and initial accreditation by the American Library Association (ALA). A panel of Program alumni and faculty will reflect upon the historical milestones that influenced the LIS program in shaping the library profession in Missouri and beyond. Panelists will also comment on current trends that impact library environments and their influence on education of LIS professionals. In the concluding segment of the panel, the participants will share their personal projections of what SISLT’s LIS Program will look like in 50 years, at its 100th anniversary. During the panel, members of the audience will have an opportunity to provide their individual observations about the past, present and future of the LIS Program. A digital record of the panel discussions as well as any artifacts collected from the panel (digital images, hand-written notes) will be saved in a “time-capsule” and preserved. The audience will learn historical facts about the SISLT LIS program that aren't widely known, particularly about the program's contributions in the area of library automation and online education. The audience will also gain an understanding of the trends in LIS education especially in terms of preparing for new areas of professional expertise that will be important when hiring future librarians and information professionals. Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Start with Yes: Patron-Centered Customer Service Beyond the Basics | Fiji Kim Flores, Branch Manager, Springfield-Greene County Library Krissy Sinor, Training Coordinator, Springfield-Greene County Library Think your library provides good customer service? Would your patrons agree? Truly extraordinary customer service happens when we listen carefully, understand fully, and give what is asked of us...and then do more. Discover how to develop a culture of "Yes!" in your library as we explore customer service as a mind-set. Learn how to combine effective listening techniques with strong communication skills to address patrons' rights and expectations, and learn how to provide service beyond your wildest dreams! Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Thinking Outside the Block: Using Building Blocks in Your Library Community | Sahara A Charity Jordan, Youth Services Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library District Jeannine Birkenfeld, Youth Services Manager, Springfield-Greene County Library District Emily Alexander, Youth Services Assistant, Springfield-Greene County Library District A hands-on, interactive workshop in which we explore ways to bring the 2016-2017 nominees alive through art, play, activities, and music. For each book, we will provide STEM / STEAM activities, book pairing ideas, active and passive programming ideas, and playlists for incorporating a strong music and rhyme component into your presentation of each book for in-house and outreach purposes. Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: thinking-outside-the-block-jordan-birkenfeld-alexander-handout.pdf Avanzando: The Impact of Mentoring | Maui Gloria Tibbs, Organizational Development Coordinator, University of Missouri - Kansas City Patricia Barra, Librarian, Hickey College Avanzando is the result of a partnership established between the Hispanic Development Fund (HDF) and the UMKC Division of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I). Implemented in August 2011 with 27 participants, the Avanzando Program is designed to support HDF and Agapito Mendoza Scholarship recipients with individualized support in reaching their academic and career pursuits. With over sixty scholarship recipients to date, Avanzando is continuing to grow. Presenters will share an overview of the Avanzando program. Each Avanzando scholar is matched with a campus or community mentor who possesses qualities relevant to scholars’ goals. Mentors and mentees meet regularly throughout their academic careers to develop positive relationships and explore opportunities both within and outside of UMKC. In libraries, information professionals with cultural expertise are invaluable as they can contribute to the provision of better service for users who are becoming increasingly diverse. Librarians are key assets as mentors since they are the ones who provide information services and role models to the mentees. Gloria Tibbs, panelist, will share her experience as the mentor to Patricia Peiffer. Patricia Peiffer, panelist, will share how her involvement in a successful mentoring program such as Avanzando resulted in her career decision to become a professional librarian. Mentoring allows for librarians to advocate for the profession, make an impact in the community, and diversify the profession. Sponsored by Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment Community of Interest, MACRL |
Brentwood Branch Library Tour
2:00 PM Brentwood Branch Library (2214 Brentwood Blvd. - click here for a map) The Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library, formerly Brentwood Branch Library, has been the neighborhood library home to countless Springfieldians since 1971. The brick-and-gabled-roof building resembles the ranch-style homes popular at that time period and found throughout the neighborhood. Despite the lack of monumentality, generations of the library’s patrons have developed a strong sense of ownership and pride in their neighborhood library, with the common claim of ”That’s My Library!” A tour of the project nearing completion will give attendees a behind-the-scenes look at the renovations, addition, and site development aimed at renewing and refreshing Brentwood, ensuring that the branch remains a relevant resource and neighborhood hub for another 40 years. Jim Schmidt, Associate Director of the Springfield Greene County Libraries, and Jason Hainline, Design Associate with Dake Wells Architecture, will provide insight into the design process as well as key decisions made along the way. Sign up at the Registration Desk by noon Friday, October 7. Meet at 2214 Brentwood Blvd. |