ASSOCIATES (vol. 4, no. 3, March 1998) - associates.ucr.edu
*CALENDAR*
CANADA
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ONTARIO
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May 21-24
FULCRUM'98, OALT/ABO 25th Anniversary conference
Spencer Hall Conference Centre
London, Ontario
Lohania Regional Branch of the OALT/ABO is hosting the conference
which will offer workshops and presentations, the annual business
meeting, networking, and special displays to celebrate this special
occasion.
For more information contact:
mbushell@bmts.com
OR
Fulcrum'98
Lohania Regional Branch
Box 24074
London, Ont. N6H S
UNITED STATES
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COLORADO
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March 26th
9:00am to 3:30pm.
Colorado Library Association Paralibrarian Division Spring Workshop
-- All Aboard - Para"Train"ing
University of Southern Colorado Library
Pueblo CO
Programs include:
"Caught in the Middle: Being a Supervisor & Being Supervised" -- Jane
Palmer, MA, Psychotherapist
"Detective Work in Historical Research" -- Stan Oliner, Curator of
Books, Colorado Historical Society
"Do It At Your Desk" -- Bob Anderson, Stretching, Inc.
"This is Your Life - Alma Williams" -- Alma Williams, Medical
Library Coordinator, Parkview Episcopal Hospital
Cost: $30.00 for CLA Members
$55.00 Non-Members
Registration fee includes Italian Buffet
Silent Auction fundraiser for Paralibrarian Scholarships - Donations
gratefully accepted.
Doorprizes and more surprises!!!!!!
Deadline for Registration: March 20, 1998
For more information contact:
Patty DeGrasse, Paralibrarian Chair
USC Library
Telephone: 719-549-2386
Fax: 719-549-2738
Email: pdegrass@uscolo.edu
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August 7, 1998
Metro Area PARAPROS Annual Conference- "Parapros: Building Bridges
to the Future."
Regis University
Denver, CO
Speakers and topics for the conference include:
"The Sound of Silence: Censorship at the End of the 20th Century"
-- Jamie LaRue, Library
Director, Douglas County Public Library
Internet/Reference (2 sessions plus an open lab) -- Peggy Jobe,
Government Documents Librarian, University of Colorado
"Surfing the Net with Newt Gingrich" -- Mark Anderson,
Government Publications Librarian, University of Northern
Colorado
"Herding Kittens", "Managing Information Overload", "Conflict First
Aid" -- Pat Wagner, Pattern Research, Inc.
For more information contact:
Judy Holtus
Email: judyh@netman.ci.aurora.co.us (work)
jholtus@chisp.net (residence)
ILLINOIS
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April 23-24
The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries --
"Academic Libraries at the Crossroads: Identity and Change"
Holiday Inn
Matteson, IL
I-57 and Route 30 (just south of Chicago)
The Illinios Association of College and Research Libraries, a
chapter of the American Library Association and a forum of the
Illinois Library Association, is sponsoring a two day conference.
Anthropologist Bonnie Nardi will open the conference with a keynote
address on "Information Ecologies", a topic informed by her recent
work with reference librarians. Dr. Nardi is currently writing a
book to be published by MIT press entitled: Information Ecologies:
Local Habitations for Technology and People, which contains a chapter
on librarians.
Thursday afternoon will feature member presentations and contributed
papers, as well as a plenary session on the theme of "Issues in
Establishing the Electronic Library".
The closing address by ACRL President Lee Hisle, "Survival of the
Fittest: Values for the Electronic Information Age" will challenge us
not to lose sight of traditional values of librarianship in our
changing culture.
A catered lunch on Thursday, dinner excursions to area restaurants,
and a social hour at the Holiday Inn Thursday evening promise plenty
of relaxed networking opportunities. Friday's business meeting will
offer the added enjoyment of a catered breakfast.
Registration fees: $60.00 ALA, ILA members
$80.00 non-members and on-site
registration
$50.00 paraprofessionals
$40.00 library science students.
Registration deadline is April 16, 1998. Registration forms will be
mailed to all IACRL and Illinois ACRL members. The registration
brochure will appear in the March IACRL Newsletter and in the March
ILA Reporter.
For more information contact:
Illinios Library Association
33 W. Grand Ave.
Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60610
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April 24
Reaching Forward -- Annual Conference of Library Assistants
Rosemont Convention Center
5555 N. River Rd.
Rosemont, IL 60018
Keynote address, "Be Positively Charged" -- Sylvia Murphy-Williams,
Director, Dundee Township Public Library.
The keynote will focus on her career path from Page to Director.
She will talk about the challenges that she faced along the way and
share with the audience what motivated her to continue to move
forward. Her goal will be to uplift, challenge and inspire Library
Assistants to reach their goals, whatever they may be.
Concurrent sessions throughout the day including sessions by:
Jennifer Schafernak, Training Specialist, Waubonsee Community College
Kathleen Weibel, Director of Staff Development, Chicago Public Library
Tim Goergen, Training Consultant, Hill 'N' Ash, Inc
Deborah Wilcox Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Consulting
and many more...
Registration: $50 ILA Member
$60 nonmember
Registration deadline, March 20, 1998
For more information contact:
Reaching Forward/ILA
33 West Grand, Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60610-4306
MINNESOTA
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May 12, 1998
Enhancing Quality Staff in Changing Times -- "Multiplicity in Our
Lives: Worklife, Cyberlife, Health, Recreation."
Radisson Hotel Metrodome
Minneapolis MN
This is the 6th annual University of Minnesota Libraries symposium
for library paraprofessionals.
The day will include sessions on investment basics and money
management, research "Quickstart", web communication, library service
development to support distance and distributed learning, tai chi,
balancing work and family, anchoring your career, a look at the new
MnLINK, impact of changing roles in library science, Web-66 (working
with Minnesota's K-12) and more--much, much more!
Registration material will be sent out in April.
Cost: $50 for non-Minnesota University Libraries participants.
For more information contact:
L. Cramer
University of Minn. Libraries
499 Wilson Library
309 19th Ave.
So.Minneapolis MN 55455.
Email: crame001@tc.umn.edu
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August 13-14, 1998
Branch Out 1998
Seventh Annual Conference Designed by and for Library
Paraprofessionals and Support Staff
Recognizing Our Strengths: A Bridge to the Future
Thursday-Friday, August 13-14, 1998
at the University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Weibel
Director of Staff Development
Chicago Public Library
The following are a sampling of sessions that will be offered:
Web Page Design / Dealing with Difficult People / Re-inventing
Yourself / Personal Accountability and Personal Leadership /
Nutrition and Aerobics / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Ergonomics /
Creative Thinking / Netscape Tips / Stress Management and Relaxation
/ Windows 95 / Communication / Data Privacy Issues / Storyteller /
Roundtables (both topic and job related)
Additionally, we will offer both Day One and Day Two of Minnesota's
voluntary certification curriculum "What is Library Service" on
Thursday, August 13. There will be limited enrollment for these
sessions as well as for some of the other sessions.
Complete session offerings will be listed in the conference
registration brochure. Brochure/registration materials will be
mailed in late April.
Questions? Marcia Semerau (218) 723-3830, msemerau@duluth.lib.mn.us
or Nancy King (218) 741-3840, nking@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
More information is on the Branch Out home page:
http://www.lib.stthomas.edu/branch98
MONTANA
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April 29 - May 2
Montana Library Paraprofessionals, an interest group of the Montana
Library Association, will sponsor a workshop at the upcoming MLA
Conference (April 29-May 2) in Missoula, MT. The workshop
is entitled "Career Development for Non-MLS Library Employees" and
will consist of five panelists addressing career development options
for library employees not possessing a Master's degree in Library
Science. The panel guests are: Lois Fitzpatrick (Directory,
Corette Library, Carroll College), Greta Chapman (Director,
Lincoln County Public Library), Mike Schultz (Director, Carson
Memorial Library, Western Montana College of UM), Bonnie Williamson
(Director, Havre-Hill County Public Library), Karen Hanna (Reference
Librarian/Library Technical Assistant Instructor, College of DuPage,
Illinois), and Rita Gibson (Circulation Assistant, State Law Library
of Montana).
If you are interested in attending the Montana Library Association
conference, you may do so as a non-member.
For more information, contact:
Bette Ammon
Missoula Public Library-Director
301 E. Main Street
Missoula, MT 59802
Phone (406)523-2860
Fax (406)728-5900
E-mail bammon@mtlib.org
NEBRASKA
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May 15, 1998
The Paraprofessional Section of NLA will be having their 1998 Spring
Conference in Norfolk, NE, at the Northeast Community College on
Friday, May 15, 1998. Our theme for this year is "BUILDING SKILLS FOR
THE 21ST CENTURY". The sessions include Windows 95' training,
reference on the Internet, and Bibliotherapy - Books That Heal.
Staff from any library in Nebraska is welcome to attend. For more
information see our Paraprofessional Section home page at:
http://www.nol.org/home/NLA/para.html or contact Janet Greser or
Mary Geibel at the Nebraska Library Commission, 402-471-2045,
800-307-2665.
NEW YORK
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June 10-12
NYSLAA (New York State Library Assistants' Association) 20th annual
conference
Hotel Syracuse,
Syracuse, New York.
Workshops offered include: Children and the Web; Search Engines: What
Are They? How Do They Work?; Writing your Resume, Marketing Your
Skills,to name a few. In addition a full-day, 2 part workshop on both
days is planned on Building the Leader Within: Keys For Leadership.
There will be a 20th Anniversary Gala on Thursday evening.
Earlybird prices received by April 17,1998 are:
$95.00 Member, full conference
115.00 Non-member, full conference
For more information contact:
Donna Hanna
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY 14454
Telephone: 716-245-5508
OHIO
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May 1
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Central Region Conference of the Council on Library/Media
Technicians (COLT) -- "The Untapped Resource: Library/Media
Support Staff"
Cleveland, Ohio
Registration includes reception, conference materials,
two break-out sessions, continental breakfast, and lunch.
COLT members $45.00
non-COLT members $50.00
Thursday, April 30, 6:00-8:00 pm Reception
For hotel reservations contact:
The Sheraton City Centre Hotel
777 St. Clair Avenue (Downtown/off I-90)
Cleveland, Ohio
216-771-7600
Room rates: Singles or Doubles $109.00
(check in: Thursday, April 30 after 3:00 pm; make your
reservation after 2/28/98)
For registration and more information:
Margaret Barron
Cuyahoga Community College
P.O. Box 5444
Cleveland, OH 44101-0444
Email: margaret.barron@tri-c.cc.oh.us
OREGON
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July 17
Oregon Library Association Library Support Staff Round Table
conference "Gateways 98 : An Ocean of Opportunities"
Holiday Inn
Newport, Oregon.
The keynote speaker will be Steve Hanamura. Mr. Hanamura is
principal of Hanamura Consulting, a firm he founded in 1986 to help
people work and live with one another to create a more productive
environment. Before starting Hanamura Consulting, he held human
resource management jobs for US Bank, the Oregon Commission for the
Blind, and Lane Community College. An experienced and respected
expert on workplace issues, Mr. Hanamura is a popular media
interview guest and keynote speaker at regional and national
conferences.
Other conference sessions will include Survival Spanish, conflict
resolution, email privacy, and a look at the roles of
paraprofessionals employed by jobbers.
The 4th Annual conference site will also offer something different.
Rather than a formal lunch with a speaker, we'll have box lunches
with a variety of informal entertainment and networking opportunities
in the dining room, on the hotel grounds, and on the beach. We
encourage participants to dress casually to take advantage of the
location.
There are a variety of lodging options in addition to the
conference site. All Oregon libraries should have received a
preliminary flier earlier this year. Check for updated conference
information on LSSRT's website at
http://nemesis.willamette.edu:80/lssrt
For more information contact:
Maresa Kirk, LSSRT Chair
Mark Hatfield Library
Willamette University
900 State St., Salem, OR 97301
Telephone 503-370-6312
Email: mkirk@willamette.edu.
SOUTH CAROLINA
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July 24
"Staying in the Crest of the Wave"
Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters
This conference, sponsored by the South Carolina Library Association.
Paraprofessional Roundtable will feature nationally known speaker, Dr.
Ann T. White, will keynote with the "12 Commandments for People Who
Work with People" and during the afternoon session, "Keeping Spirits
High". The early afternoon session will feature Director of Systems
and Planning for the Spartanburg County Public Libraries, Mr. Tom
Lowrimore, on the topic, "What does the Wave Look Like?"
Lunch will be provided with the registration fee of $25 for non SCLA
members and $20 for members.
For more information contact:
rainesdg@charleston.edu
VIRGINIA
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May 18-19
Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum -- "Making a
Difference: A Shared Responsibility"
University of Richmond
Richmond, VI
The Paraprofessional Forums sixth annual conference will present a
program to enhance the professional development of paraprofessionals
and will provide twenty-four (24) workshops, presentations and panels,
nine (9) roundtables and ample networking opportunities. The Forum
is pleased to announce that Will Manley and Gene Kinnaly will be
keynote speakers. Session topics include Copyright Issues and the
Internet, Dealing with Difficult People, Grant Writing for
Paraprofessionals, Basics of Book Preservation, Effective Displays
and several computer workshops. A Sunday evening picnic, Monday's
tee-shirt social, and the Special Buffet luncheon and Extra-Ordinary
Afternoon Session featuring Will Manley on Tuesday are some of the
special events planned.
For more information contact:
Mary Fran Nash
Longwood College Library
Longwood College
Farmville, VA 23909-1897
Telephone: 804-395-2450
Fax: 804-395-2453
Email: mnash@longwood.lwc.edu
Lydia Williams
Longwood College Library
Longwood College
Farmville, VA 23909-1897
Telephone: 804-395-2432
Fax: 804-395-2453
email: lwilliam@longwood.lwc.edu
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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June 24-27
1998 Annual Conference of the Council on Library/Media
Technicians (COLT)
"Support Staff Building for the Future: the Blueprint, the Tools,
the Power"
Washington Marriott Hotel
Keynote speaker: Ann Symons, in-coming ALA President.
Banquet speaker: Raymond Roney, publisher of Library Mosaics.
Many great breakout sessions for your selection.
Wed. June 24 Evening Reception
Thur. June 25 Keynote and Breakout Sessions
Fri. June 26 Business Meeting, Breakout Sessions, and Banquet
Sat. June 27 ALA Exhibits available
Registration (prior to 6/1/98)
COLT members: $125.00
non-COLT members $145.00
Registration includes reception, conference materials, keynote, lunch
both days, and access to special D.C. area tours.
For hotel accommodations, contact:
Washington Marriott Hotel
1-800-228-9290
Ask for COLT special group rates:
Single: $129 plus tax
Double: $149 plus tax
For roommate matching contact Kit Rollerson kitt@citrus.ucr.edu
For more information contact:
Diane Welsh
Email: dwelsh@aarp.org
OR
Visit the COLT homepage http://lib-www.ucr.edu/COLT/
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June 25-July 1
American Library Association Annual Conference
The Support Staff Interests Roundtable of ALA will be sponsoring or
co-sponsoring several programs at the annual conference. Dates and
times are confirmed, program locations will be available at the
conference.
Saturday, June 27, 9:30am - 12:30pm
SSIRT Membership Meeting
Members and nonmembers welcome!
Saturday, June 27, 2 - 4pm
SSIRT Discussion Forum
Your opportunity to offer feedback, share thoughts and solutions and
network with Support Staff from around the country. Bring along
information on your conferences and newsletters from your local
associations to share.
Sunday, June 28, 9:30am - 12:30pm
"Starting and Maintaining a Staff Organization"
Joint SORT (Staff Organizations Round Table) / SSIRT Program
Sunday, June 28, 2:00 - 5:30pm
"How To Stay Employable in the 21st Century?"
Speaker: Pat Wagner, author, owner Pattern Research.
The program will address issues identified in the 1997 SSIRT Survey.
Registration information for the ALA Annual Conference can be found
in the January 1998 issue of _American Libraries_.
For more information on SSIRT programming contact:
Pat Clingman, President
Telephone: 937-227-9500 ext 285
Email: ADM_PAT@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US
Paulette Feld, V-Pres/Pres. Elect
Telephone: 920-424-7369
Email: feld@uwosh.edu
WISCONSIN
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April 23-25
WAAL 1998 Annual Conference --- "Pass, Punt, or Kick? Game Plan
for the Future"
Midway Hotel
Green Bay, WI
The conference, cosponsors including the WLA Support Staff section
will feature Dr. Gary M. Pitkin, Dean of University Libraries at the
University of Northern Colorado speaking on "Transforming the
Academic Library" at the April 23 dinner session. Earlier that day,
Joel McNally, editor of Milwaukee Shepherd Express will discuss "How
the Media Shapes the News". Other concurrent sessions throughout the
conference will address technology and many other issues facing
academic libraries. On Saturday, April 25, Gail Junion Metz,
President, Information Age Consultants will offer the program "How
People Learn and How to Best Serve Them in Libraries". On Friday
evening, a tour of the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame will be offered
to conference goers, as well as an Ice Cream Social "with a twist"
later in the evening.
Prior to the conference, on April 22, the WAAL Leadership conference
will be held. This year, due to a grant from ACRL, WAAL is offering
grants to Wisconsin support staff to participate in the leadership
conference at no cost.
Deadline for pre-registration for the conference is March 30, 1998.
Cost (pre-registered) WLA Member: $50 full conference/$35 Thurs. or
Fri/$15 Sat. only. Non Members: $70 full conference/$45 Thurs. or
Fri/@25 Sat. only. Student rates are also available. Meal costs are
not included with registration.
For more information contact:
Wisconsin Library Association
5250 E. Terrace Ave.
Suite A
Madison, WI 53704
Telephone: 608-245-3640
Fax: 608-245-3646
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May 7-8
WAPL Spring Conference -- "Many Hats: Blending Old & New"
Ramada Conference Center
201 North 17th Ave.
Wausau, WI
Cosponors for the conference include the WLA Support Staff Section.
Keynote speaker on May 7 is Ellen G. Miller, President Ellen G.
Miller Group. She will speak on "Trustees, Friends and
Administrators: Advocates for Library Excellence." Thursday's
luncheon speaker will e Joel McNally, Editor of Milwaukee Shepherd
Express, an alternative newsweekly. McNally will speak on "How the
Media Shapes the News". Other sessions will focus on PR, history (in
connection with Wisconsin's 150th birthday celebration), technology,
and other issues relevant to public libraries. Friday's highlights
include the program "Whatever Happened to Ward, June, Wally & the
Beav?" presented by Chris Clark Epstein. The program will discuss
the positive aspects of change in a practical, humorous presentation.
Full conference registration - WLA members $35, Nonmembers $45
Thursday only - members $25, nonmembers $35
Friday only - members $20, nonmembers $30
Meals not included.
For more information contact:
Wisconsin Library Association
5250 E. Terrace Ave.
Suite A
Madison, WI 53704
Telephone: 608-245-3640
Fax: 608-245-3646
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June 11
WLA Support Staff Section - "On the edge...."
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
The one day conference will feature Kathleen Weible, Director of
Staff Development, Chicago Public Library. Other speakers include
Harry Sydney, Running Back Coach for the Green Bay Packers; Ted
Balser, Director, UW Oshkosh Career Services; and AYE JYE, a comedian
and author of the upcoming book "The Gift of Smoozing, How To Treat
Others Well" will offer their perspectives on various aspects of the
conference theme. In addition, Janice Dibble and Greg Schmitz of the
Oshkosh Public Library Reference staff will offer their insight on
the internet.
For registration and more information contact:
Julie Schmude, Chair WLA Support Staff Section
Winnefox Library System
106 Washington Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54901-4985
Telephone: 920-233-5220
Fax: 920-236-5228
Email: schumde@winnefox.org
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If you are planning a conference or workshop and would like to
have it featured in an upcoming issue of the "Associates"
Calendar of Events, contact:
Paulette Feld
Technical Services
Polk Library
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Telephone 920-424-7369
Fax 920-424-2175
Email feld@uwosh.edu
For a current listing of conferences, check out the Library Support
Staff Resource Center pages on the World Wide Web at
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/ssp/