Thursday, October 6
Table Talks
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Grand Ballroom Catalog Queries and Connections: Forming a Cataloging Community in Missouri Fiona Holly, Discovery Services Assistant, Rockhurst University Dorie Kurtz, Avila University Calling all catalogers! Are you looking to connect with other people in your field? New to cataloging? Or just an experienced cataloger excited to share your expertise? This table talk is designed with your needs in mind. We are looking to start a free flowing discussion amongst the catalogers of Missouri. Any cataloging related discussion is welcome. Some topics of interests might include: tips and tricks for using your OPAC or cataloging software, project management, training, classification, cataloging unconventional materials, and anything you want to discuss. Come prepared to boast about your accomplishments and with any questions you would like to ask the Missouri cataloging community. Cultivating a Culture of Assessment: Tips for Improving Assessment at Your Library Katelyn Handler, Reference Instruction Librarian, Park University Assessment can be a challenge for librarians involved with instruction at their institutions, particularly at organizations without a formalized information literacy curriculum. This roundtable discussion will give participants the chance to discuss what has worked for them, and what hasn’t, when it comes to improving assessment within their libraries while also hearing tips on ways to improve assessment efforts at their institution. As part of the discussion, the presenter will share knowledge gained from participation in ACRL’s 2015 Assessment Immersion, along with ideas for the creation of assessment tools that can be used in the classroom. |
Poster Sessions
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Grand Ballroom I've Got a Chat Space Baby (and I'll Up Your Game) Sarah E. Fancher, Director, Hamra Library, Ozarks Technical Community College Jamie L. Emery, Research & Instruction Librarian, Saint Louis University Do you ever wish that more patrons took advantage of your chat reference service? A simple adjustment in the placement of your chat widgets can have a big impact on your chat game! Just as the location and visibility of physical service points in the library can affect patron use of reference services, librarians at Saint Louis University discovered that strategically embedding chat reference widgets at “points of need” within our library catalog and article databases drove an immediate and sustained increase in chat traffic. In fact, the largest share of reference interactions at this largely residential campus now occur via chat. Flowsheet: A Tool Streamlines Our Processing and Mending Workflow Hong Li, Technical Services Librarian, Missouri Southern State University The Technical Services Department of Spiva Library at the Missouri Southern State University has one librarian and four cataloging clerks (including one part-time clerk) working on cataloging of new and old materials for main collection, audio-visual/curriculum collection, and government documents collections. Hired student employees (usually four each semester) undertake the majority of physical processing and mending of new and old materials. Having a streamlined workflow is our goal for technical services staff and the student employees. In this poster presentation, I will introduce our experience with the processing and mending flowsheets, and demonstrate how we give instructions to our student employees by using the flowsheets on a daily basis. A flowchart included shows how we make the flowsheets a "responsive" tool to facilitate our workflow. Also, the comments on their use of flowsheets in their work will be heard from the library staff and student employees. Got a Box? Creating DIY Imaginative Play Centers in the Library Charity Jordan, Youth Services Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library District Discover ways to build early literacy skills, encourage play and create a focal point in your library using cardboard structures. One small neighborhood library shows you how with pictures of cardboard play structures they created over the course of a year. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Amy Held, Children's Librarian, Jefferson County Library - Arnold Branch The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten early literacy program is a self-motivated reading program for children birth through age 5 years. Parents and caregivers are asked to read at least 1000 books to their children before they start kindergarten to help them start on the road to learning to read. The Jefferson County Library started a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program in fall 2014. Discover what is needed to start and maintain a program in your library. How We Made Our Seed Library on the Cheap - And You Can Too! Meredith McCarthy, Branch Manager, Jefferson County Library - Arnold Branch In May of 2014 the Arnold Branch of the Jefferson County Library opened a Seed Library with less than a $50 budget. Over 1300 seed packets have been "checked out" by members of the community to take home and grow since that time. The poster session will share how we created this special collection that cost very little to establish and maintain which is well loved by our patrons. Work(shop) It Out: The Beginning, Middle, and Future of a Budding Workshop Series Paige Libbert, Social Media & Information Literacy Librarian, Avila University College and University students often come in to school believing they know it all...and then classes happen. In the 2015-6 school year I worked to create a series of short, lunch time workshops dedicated to helping students improve their research and information gathering skills. This poster will detail the beginning, middle, and future of these workshops at my university as well as some feedback from participants. Growing Our Students: Supporting K-16 Access to Primary Source Manuscripts Online Anastasia Luettecke, ISLT Graduate Student, University of Missouri - Columbia Heather Lea Moulaison-Sandy, PhD Assistant Professor, The iSchool at the University of Missouri Growing a community of users of primary source documents is a challenge if the interfaces are not designed for everyday users. Interfaces and systems supporting retrieval and use of scanned, specialized documents can be tough to navigate. Students, instructors, and other non-specialist users can benefit from the convenience of digital, but only if they can find and make sense of these items. Digitized medieval manuscripts in the United States and Canada are an example of documents that might be of use to a wide variety of users. Medieval manuscripts are collected by academic, public, and religious institutions. Our poster analyzes the interfaces of a sample of these digital systems. What will non-specialist patrons encounter in each? How can we support and encourage use of these primary source documents among students, educators, and the general public? And how can we improve ease of access and use of digital resources for all patrons, including non-specialists? In this poster, we present the results of our analysis of 56 websites, focusing on examples of Missouri libraries doing it right. All members of our communities - not just specialists - grow with access to primary source documents. Sci-finders Kits: Taking Science into the Home Desiree Schumann, Project Coordinator, Youth Services, St. Louis County Library St. Louis County Library will feature a new pilot program featuring STEM kits that contain everything parents and kids need to engage in hands-on science activities at home. |
PEER CV/Resume Review Service
8:30 AM - 3:00 AM Grand Ballroom Feel like your resume just isn’t hitting the mark? Is your cover letter a dud? Your Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment (PEER) Community of Interest will help get you on the right track. Sign up for a 30 minute appointment with an experienced hiring manager who will help you out with tone, formatting, and the overall strengths and weaknesses of your materials. See the schedule of reviewers (with library type) at tiny.cc/MLApeer, and sign up for a time-slot (please make sure you only sign up for a time that already has a reviewer volunteer), then complete the contact information form so we’ll know how to reach you in case of an emergency. Print out and bring a few copies of your CV, resume and/or cover letter. For a very focused interview, bring a specific job ad for which you want to apply (or one like the kinds of jobs you want). There will be a limited number of openings dependent on the number of volunteers, so sign up early! The review service is free to all registered conference attendees, but feel free to leave a donation to the Bohley Scholarship fund as a "Thank you." |
General Sessions
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Help with Planning to Get the Most Impact from Missouri’s LSTA Federal Funds | Sahara B Debbie Musselman, Library Development Director, Missouri State Library The Missouri State Library receives approximately $2.9 million in Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds to use for statewide projects and competitive grant programs that improve and expand library services to meet a variety of needs. Come share your thoughts on topics such as grant priorities, statewide projects, and training needs as the State Library looks to create Missouri’s LSTA FY2018-2022 Five Year Plan. The discussion will focus on programs and services to be offered by the State Library that will benefit the entire library community, including academic, public, school and special libraries. Sponsored by Genealogy and Local History Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Geeky Teen Programming on a Ramen Noodle Budget | Fiji Valerie Bogert, Youth Services Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library District Do you shop at the Dollar Store to make your resources stretch? Do you repeat the same crafts for every program you do? Do you want to provide excellent programs for teens using the budget and resources you already have at your disposal? This presentation will give examples of how one library used a small budget and lots of creativity to provide geektastic programs-from monthly geeky fandom events to a library-wide ComicCon while using local resources. Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest Game On - Partnering with Student Activities to host a Library Game Night. Create Library Buy-In Through Innovative Events & Partnerships | Kalahari Coleen Rose, Technical Services Librarian, Southwest Baptist University Games in an academic setting? Why would we want to do that? Providing games in the library attracts more students into the building. Game night interactions help library staff seem more approachable, thus making it easier for staff to form relationships with students. Why would Student Activities want to partner with us? Holding a game night at a strategic point in the semester can help student retention, by serving to encourage students to remain on campus at a time when some are vulnerable to homesickness. A game night can also help students relax at very stressful times in the semester, such as shortly before final exams begin. It also benefits Student Activities by providing students a nighttime activity in a well-lit, safe environment. By partnering with the library, Student Activities diminishes the work normally required for them to hold such an event. The University Libraries, Southwest Baptist University has held two collaborative game nights at the Bolivar campus. You are invited to learn from our experiences about what worked and what didn’t work during our game night events. Sponsored by MACRL Resources: game-on-partnering-rose-slides.pdf What to Do When...There Is a Medical Emergency or Natural Disaster | Maui Katherine E. Bohnenkamper, Associate Librarian/American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor, Drury University David Bohnenkamper, American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor How to be prepared for emergencies in your library. Topics covered will include medical emergencies, severe weather, fire, earthquake, and active shooter. Recommendations will be given for advance planning, training for personnel, contents of a first aid kit, and emergency equipment to have on hand. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: what-to-do-bohnenkamper-slides.pptx what-to-do-bohnenkamper-handouts.doc what-to-do-bohnenkamper-talk.doc Summer Reading Shakeup! | Coco Sara Nielsen, Adult Services Manager, St. Charles City-County Library District Maggie Melson, Youth Services Manager, St. Charles City-County Library District From introducing online registration to using a unified theme for all ages to applying for an LSTA Summer Library Program Grant, the St. Charles City-County Library District completely revamped its approach to Summer Reading in 2016. We introduced a flexible start date, explored new (big-time!) marketing opportunities, widened the concept from “summer reading” to “summer learning,” strengthened our digital presence, and took advantage of cross-promotional opportunities to introduce our customers to our entire range of library services. And we brought nearly 400 staff and over 25,000 customers along for the ride! Learn what worked, what didn’t, and get tips on how you can streamline your program, increase your funding, and reach your customers where they are - for free! If you've shaken up your Summer Reading program lately--bring your stories! We will set aside time for your ideas and successes. Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: summer-reading-shakeup-nielsen-melson-slides.pdf Personal Digital Archiving: An Overview of Online Sources for You and Your Patrons | Sahara A Heather Moulaison Sandy, Assistant Professor, iSchool (SISLT), University of Missouri Brandi Ivester, Student, SISLT Support your community, now and into the future, through the exploration of personal digital archiving (PDA). Saving one’s digital content for posterity is a daunting task, but fortunately, a number of resources supporting PDA are freely available online. Because of the technical nature of the task, community members need to be supported in their PDA initiatives and must have easy access to authoritative sources at an appropriate level. Anecdotally, patrons (including genealogists, small business owners, photographers, and other individuals wishing to organize their digital lives) and even information professionals understand that they need help with PDA initiatives, yet lack the knowledge of how best to proceed with this very technical and somewhat daunting task. Come see the unveiling of the first part of this year-long project to assemble an annotated bibliography of PDA resources (funded by the American Library Association Carnegie-Whitney grant). What is PDA? What do librarians need to understand in working with patrons and with their own content? What resources to support PDA are out there, and what level of expertise do they target? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this interactive session featuring some of the best freely available online resources. Sponsored by Computer and Information Technology Community of Interest, Genealogy and Local History Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: personal-digital-archiving-moulaison-sandy-ivester-slides.pdf MOREnet: Google Forms for the Library | Mojave John Riley, MOREnet If you are tired of printing, organizing, storing, and even chasing paper just to collect the information you need. Google forms is the tool for you. If you're using Google apps you already have the tools available. Google forms can collect, store, backup, sort, and merge your data online. Come and see how easy it is to build forms that many libraries are using for evaluations, polling patrons, maintenance requests, collecting information from the community and stakeholders and many other uses. |
General Sessions
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Running Mock Award Programs At Your Library: A Simple How-To | Coco Sarah Bean Thompson, Youth Services Manager, Springfield-Greene County Library Have you ever wanted to run a mock awards program at your library but not sure where to start? Get ideas and tips for creating a Mock Award program and how to make it successful. Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest Give the People What They Want: Using LibGuides Analytics to Understand Patron Research Needs | Kalahari Jamie L. Emery, Research & Instruction Librarian, Saint Louis University Sarah E. Fancher, Hamra Library Director, Ozarks Technical Community College You put a lot of time and effort into creating LibGuides. Have you ever wondered how your users are searching and interacting with them? Fortunately, LibGuides analytics can reveal important insights about your users' research needs and information-seeking behaviors that can be applied to actively improve the user experience. In other words, once you know what the people want, you can give it to them! In this session you'll learn about the various kinds of enhanced analytics that are available in LibGuides version 2 (Homepage, Guides, Sessions, Browser/Operating System, Searches, and Assets) and why they matter. Specifically, you'll learn how conclusions derived from LibGuides data suggest new best practices for LibGuides creation, curation, metadata, and ongoing local site management. Sponsored by Computer and Information Technology Community of Interest, Reference and Government Information Community of Interest, MACRL Resources: give-the-people-emery-fancher-slides.pptx give-the-people-emery-fancher-handout.docx Maps, Timelines, Colors, and Cats: Can DPLA Help My Patrons? Can My Library Participate? | Sahara A Emily Jaycox, Missouri History Museum The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) aggregates high quality digital resources from many repositories, and makes certain fields more uniform for better search results. Researchers benefit from the convenience of a centralized portal. DPLA is built to be open source and app-developer-friendly. In 2014, a group of Missouri libraries began contributing data to DPLA. The presenter is one of the founding members of the “Missouri Hub.” Learn how your library’s digitized content could become part of this exciting project. A common misconception of librarians is that DPLA could replace a digital asset management system. This is not the case. If the user is interested in your library’s digital asset, DPLA sends the user back to your site. Users can find sources in numerous libraries with a single search. Library websites receive increased traffic from DPLA. Repositories send metadata, thumbnails and URLs to DPLA via “service hubs”. Smaller libraries work together to coordinate this data flow, helping to keep costs of participation low. It’s especially strong at using library metadata to create unusual visualizations. Visit http://dp.la/ for more information. Sponsored by Computer and Information Technology Community of Interest, Genealogy and Local History Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest, Technical Services Community of Interest Resources: maps-timelines-colors-jaycox-slides.pptx Public Health and Public Libraries: Librarians as Health Literacy First Responders | Maui Barbara Jones, Missouri Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Health literacy is a critical community issue, costing the Missouri economy between $3.3 billion to $7.5 billion annually. Public libraries are perfectly situated to be health literacy first responders and help improve the health of their communities. Come learn more about health literacy and creative ways you can partner to help educate your community. Potential funding sources and free resources will be discussed. Sponsored by Reference and Government Information Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Closing the Accessibility Gap: Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library | Sahara B Amy Nickless, Special Services Librarian, Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library Lisa Hellman, Youth Services Librarian, Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library The American Community Survey estimates that as of 2014, more than 155,000 Missourians live with a visual disability. Over 460,000 Missourians struggle with physical disabilities that could prevent them from using standard print materials. Many of these people live and work in your community and are not aware that there is a library expressly designed to serve their needs. Fortunately, Missouri is home to one of the best talking book and braille libraries in the nation, with a wide range of accessible formats and quality programming. Open up a world of accessible books and library services to your patrons by learning how Wolfner Library serves special populations. Alternate formats and services are delivered direct to doorsteps, desktops, and mobile devices. Learn how your patrons may qualify for our service. Be in the know with up-to-the-moment information on the many new offerings at Wolfner Library, including print/braille games, large print books, descriptive DVDS, and dial-in book clubs! Resources: closing-the-accessibility-nickless-hellman-slides.pdf closing-the-accessibility-nickless hellman-linkedwebsite MOREnet: LearningExpress Library | Mojave John Riley, MOREnet Bob Martin, MOREnet Want to give your students practice with online testing? Need study materials for college preparation exams like SAT and ACT? How about, ASVAB, Firefighters, Real Estate, Nursing, WorkKeys, or GED tests? Not only does LearningExpress Library provide preparation materials for all of these tests (and more!), it provides practice tests for these areas as well. Come explore this online resource currently available to all MOREnet member organizations and see what you and your students have been missing. |
General Sessions
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM 15 Free (or Very Cheap) Ideas for Beautiful Library Marketing that You Can Use Today | Sahara A Jared Oates, Chief Operating Officer, Niche Academy Kathleen O'Dell, Community Relations Director, Springfield-Greene County Library District Many of us would like to do a better job letting people and the media know about what our library has to offer, but feel prevented by limited resources, time or experience. You can do more than you think! This session offers 20 (or more!) practical and high-impact ideas that you can use immediately with minimal training, expertise, time and expense. Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: 15-free-ideas-oates-odell-slides.pdf 15-free-or-very-oates-odell-linkedwebinar Building Community with Freshmen: An Embedded Librarian Experiment | Kalahari Gwen Simmons, Associate Professor of Library Science and Media Specialist, College of the Ozarks Dr. Stacy McNeill, Professor of Communication Arts, College of the Ozarks In the Spring 2016 semester, the presenters experimented with an embedded librarian in a speech class composed primarily of college freshmen. Topics covered during the presentation include a brief overview of the embedded librarian concept, the rationale for choosing this particular class, logistics, a comparison to a class without an embedded librarian, and reflections on the experiment. Sponsored by MACRL Tips & Tricks for Thriving in Your First Management Position | Maui Ashley Durkee, Assistant Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library Brent Husher, Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library Come hear about the successes and failures we encountered in our first year of managing a branch library. We'll share some of the leadership techniques and methods we instituted in order to improve processes as well as employee satisfaction, and open the floor up to fellow attendees for a Q & A session. Sponsored by Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: tips-and-tricks-durkee-husher-slides.pptx tips-and-tricks-durkee-husher-notes.docx Building Community Partnerships for Adult Programming | Coco Stacey Lewis, Manager, Adult Programming, St. Louis County Library To support our community, librarians must be prepared to provide dynamic, educational, and creative programming. However, we don’t have to do it alone. Learn how to leverage community partnerships to provide programs for adults of all ages and with varying interests. Discussion will include the pros and cons of in-house vs. partner-provided programming, tips for developing and sustaining partnerships, and specific examples of programs that have worked in a metropolitan library system. Sponsored by Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: building-community-partnerships-lewis-slides.pptx Smartphones and Scavenger Hunts: A Mobile Introduction to the Library | Sahara B Kimberly Moeller, Instructional Services Librarian, University of Missouri - Columbia Noel Kopriva, Instructional Services Librarian, University of Missouri - Columbia In the Fall Semester of 2015, the University of Missouri - Columbia Libraries (MU Libraries) Instruction Committee began offering students in first-year classes a web-based, smartphone-friendly library scavenger hunt as an alternative to traditional library tours. With time and budget constraints in mind, librarians used resources already available, Qualtrics software and Springshare Research Guides, to create and deliver the MU Libraries Scavenger Hunt. Currently the Scavenger Hunt has been taken by 865 students with an 80% response rate in three first-year courses. This presentation will share how librarians adopted the guidelines in UC San Diego’s presentation to suit MU Libraries’ needs, challenges that occurred along the way, how the scavenger hunt was marketed and promoted, and a collage made from student work during the scavenger hunt. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Computer and Information Technology Community of Interest, MACRL Resources: smart-phones-scavenger-moeller-kopriva-slides.pptx MOREnet: Take a Trip and Never Leave the Library with Augmented and Virtual Reality | Mojave John Riley, MOREnet An augmented reality environment includes elements of the real world and the virtual world at the same time, and is interactive in real time. AR/VR applications have become portable and available on laptops and mobile devices, and is being done for marketing, amusement, social purposes, and education. We will take a look at some of the most popular AR/VR apps and explore ways to take advantage of their potential. |
Thusnelda Schmidt Children's Luncheon: Debbie Ridpath Ohi
11:00 - 12:30pm | This is a ticketed event. Fiji Join us for lunch and then a talk by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, engaging writer and illustrator of books for young people. Those without meal tickets are invited to take their seats after 12:00 PM. Book sale and signing will follow the event. |
General Sessions
1:00 - 1:45pm Rooted in the Campus Community: Aligning Your Institution’s Mission, Planning, and Assessment Models with the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education | Coco Sharon McCaslin, University Librarian, Fontbonne University Sharon McCaslin was a member of the ACRL Task Force that wrote the current ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (2011). Since then, she has used the Standards as a framework for writing two strategic plans and five annual reports. In this session she will explain how to correlate core library documents with comparable campus documents, while still using the ACRL Standards and IPEDS metrics to allow benchmarking with other academic libraries. Sponsored by MACRL Resources: rooted-in-the-campus-mccaslin-slides.pptx Rooted in Play: Using Play in Your Library | Sahara A Charity Jordan, Youth Services Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library District Kids learn through play! In this interactive, hands-on session explore the different types of play and how you can use them to build key skills in young children. We'll discuss the benefits of play, how to create play activity stations and how to make a case for play in your library. Be prepared to move around and try out various play stations that will be on display! Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest Make Your LibGuides a HIT! | Kalahari Kristy Steigerwalt, Clinical Medical Librarian, University of Missouri - Kansas City Sue Sykes-Berry, University of Missouri - Kansas City What does it take to create a LibGuide that works? How do you define success in Research Guides? At the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri-Kansas City we looked at what works in LibGuides for our patrons. In the process of converting to LibGuides 2 the Health Sciences Library decided to reevaluate the success of our LibGuides using statistics and the number of hits received for each guide. This presentation will explore our process for defining relevance for our collective guides. We will examine the significance of the number of hits each guide receives in the statistical dashboard, how many hits are considered ‘enough’, weeding guides, the criteria for a successful guide, and the significance of tagging. Come away with an example framework for LibGuide evaluation and suggestions for creating your own assessment process for the LibGuides at your institution. Sponsored by MACRL Challenges and Rewards of Being Both a Parent and a Librarian: How to Find Balance and Common Ground | Fiji Jodie Borgerding, Instruction Librarian, Webster University Library Jennifer Peters, Content Management and Discovery Services Librarian, Greenlease Library Anna Francesca Garcia, Education Librarian, Kansas City Public Library How do you balance the demands of parenthood with the workload of librarianship? How can one role enhance the other? This panel will identify common themes, questions, frustrations, and victories experienced by librarians who are also parents. Participants will be invited to share their own experiences in order to create a larger conversation about what it means to be both a librarian and a parent as well as the institutional changes needed to support the multiple aspects of our lives. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment Community of Interest Resources: challenges-and-rewards-borgerding-peters-linkedslides Connecting Across Distance: Staff Community and Collaboration | Maui Stacey Lewis, Manager, Adult Programming, St. Louis County Library How do you develop a sense of community among library staff members when they work in different departments or branches and rarely interact? The St. Louis County Library combines in-person and online tactics to encourage collaboration among programming staff across the 20-branch system. Discussion will include planning educational and interactive meetings, using virtual space as a cooperative tool and developing routine shared communication. Learn how one library system utilizes programming forums, Google apps and e-mail to build community among dispersed staff members. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest Resources: connecting-across-distance-lewis-slides.pptx eGO and LEAP: A Statewide Library E-Book Platform and a Library Content Exchange | Sahara B Eric Hansen, Electronic Resources Coordinator, Connecticut State Library The Connecticut State Library is moving forward with its plan for a statewide E-Book platform in partnership with the New York Public Library and others. Electronic Resources Coordinator Eric Hansen will furnish an update on all progress to date and how it will affect content and services of the State Library. He will demonstrate the service from the SimplyE app and will describe the current state of the LEAP project for a library content exchange, where partner libraries will be able to collaborate in eBook collection development. He will discuss possible implications of the service and the content exchange for libraries and their eBook operations. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Public Libraries Community of Interest, Technical Services Community of Interest MOREnet: Intro to Coding in the Library | Mojave Bob Martin, MOREnet We will be exploring resources to implement coding the library. We will utilize code.org resources and Scratch, a programming language designed for ages 8-16. No coding experience is needed for this fun session. We will also discuss resources for creating classes such as Hour of Code and Everyone Can Code. |
General Sessions
2:00 - 2:45pm Culture of Chaos: Leading Staff Through Organizational Change | Maui Seth Moses, Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library Ashley Durkee, Assistant Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library Katie Gregory, Assistant Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library Tiffany Mautino, Assistant Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library Organizational culture is our workplaces' shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which influence our attitudes and behaviors towards our colleagues, customers, and our daily work. It is one of the most difficult aspects of work life for leaders in any organization to change. Join branch managers from Mid-Continent Public Library as we talk about identifying when you need a culture change, how to go about it, and what you can expect throughout all stages of the process. Sponsored by Access Services Community of Interest, Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment Community of Interest Resources: culture-of-chaos-mautino-slides.pptx Tween You and Me | Coco Alyssa Tabor, Youth Services Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library District Pamela Groseclose, Youth Services Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library District Legos, Disney, Doctor Who, oh my! Have you ever wondered how to provide services to tweens in the library? No need to call Scooby Doo to solve this mystery! Come learn about the interests of tweens and take away a program ready to be implemented at your library. Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest Resources: tween-you-and-groseclose-tabor-resources-and-prezi.pdf tween-you-and-groseclose-tabor-programming-notebook.pdf tween-you-and-groseclose-tabor-program-ideas.pdf You Have an Idea, So Now What? | Sahara B Jordan Gloyd, Circulation Manager, Springfield-Greene County Library Katie Hopkins, Reference Associate, Springfield-Greene County Library In LibraryLand, it’s not uncommon to be struck with ideas for innovative services or improvements for serving patrons. But once you have a great idea, what exactly do you do next? This presentation will explore in-depth the process for taking a seed of an idea and growing it into a successful library project or service. The presentation starts by sharing in detail six steps for bringing an idea to complete fruition. From initially considering how an idea fits your library’s mission to ensuring favorable outcomes once your project is approved, this presentation will lay out all the actions we feel are necessary to successfully bring an idea to life. As the steps are explained, Katie Hopkins will use a district wide bullying programming series she planned to demonstrate how she used the six steps to build a successful programming series. After the steps are shared, Jordan Gloyd will discuss her partner project, a circulating Heirloom Seed Library, and explain how they took their project from a simple idea to a full blown permanent library service. Sponsored by Reference and Government Information Community of Interest Resources: you-have-an-idea-hopkins-gloyd-handout.pdf Missouri School Libraries Transform | Sahara A Kerry Townsend, Columbia Public Schools Coordinator of Library Media Programs, Missouri Association of School Librarians Members of the MASL Evolving Librarian Task Force Attend this session to find out how the Missouri Association of School Librarians is advocating for school librarians and school libraries! Learn about the Evolved Librarian Task Force, the Missouri School Libraries Transform campaign, the workshops MASL leaders have presented at statewide conferences, and the information MASL has shared with state legislators, school superintendents, and DESE officials. Plus, find out what you can do to support MASL's advocacy efforts. Sponsored by Youth Services Community of Interest Your Boss Just Won the Lottery - Now What? Rooting Your Library in Succession Planning | Kalahari Karen Robinson, Assistant Teaching Professor, MU-SISLT Dr. Denice Adkins, Associate Professor & LIS Program Chair, MU-SISLT Dr. Jenny Bossaller, Assistant Professor, MU-SISLT Deep roots of organizational memory, community relationships, and decision-making processes may be lost when long-term managers or employees walk out the door. Effective succession planning can help this transition. This session will consider competencies and actions needed for effective succession planning. Sponsored by Professionalism, Education, Employment, and Recruitment Community of Interest Resources: your-boss-just-robinson-slides.pdf your-boss-just-robinson-responses-handout.pdf Listening to Your Patrons: How to Design and Conduct a Student Drawing Exercise to Seek Their Vision of the Ideal Library Space | Fiji Mardi Mahaffy, Head of Learning and Research, University of Missouri - Kansas City Fu Zhuo, Learning & Research Librarian, University of Missouri - Kansas City University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Libraries wished to engage our students in a conversation about library spaces. What needs do students have in relation to the physical library environment? How might they utilize library spaces to best fit those needs? We invited students in Miller Nichols Library to take part in a drawing exercise designed to solicit their vision of the ideal library space. Armed with pens, paper, and pizza, students imagined adding a new floor to the library and drew what they’d like to see. Some themes emerged that we expected, others were surprising, and some were downright creative! This presentation will outline the goals of the project, explain how we designed the study and recruited participants, and share our findings. Sponsored by MACRL MOREnet: Robots Invade Your Library!! | Mojave Bob Martin, MOREnet One of the most fun and innovative maker tools to come out is the innovation of consumer robotics. These tools can range from very simple and easy to use, to complex and sophisticated. This session will provide 3 specific examples of robots you can incorporate into your maker spaces or classes. We will do a hands on demo of Spheros, Little Bits, and Lego Mindstorm EV-3s. Come see how these tools work and try them out! |
SISLT Reception
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Fiji Join the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies in celebrating its 50th Anniversary of providing LIS education in the state of Missouri. Learn about our new educational opportunities in digital humanities, e-learning librarianship, library management, user experience, and gaming. Light refreshments and soft drinks will be provided, cash bar. |
MLA Awards Gala
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Please show your conference badge for admission to this event. The Library Station (2535 N. Kansas Expressway - click here for map) Please join us as we recognize some of your outstanding colleagues for their exceptional work and dedication in service of libraries and librarianship. Musical guest Andy Sun will kick off the reception at 6:00 PM, to be followed by the awards ceremony at 7:00 PM, and with musical guest Kevin Cott rounding out the evening. Special guests Gayle Harper, author of Roadtrip with a Raindrop: 90 Days Along the Mississippi River, and Laura McHugh, author of The Weight of Blood and Arrowood, will sign books and have copies of their works available for sale. Refreshments will include heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Shuttle service will be available between the conference Registration Desk entrance and the Library Station at 20-minute intervals beginning at 5:50 PM, with the last shuttle departing the Library Station at about 8:30 PM. Event sponsored by Better World Books Transportation sponsored by ReferenceUSA |