ASSOCIATES (vol. 6, no. 3, March 2000) - associates.ucr.edu
MARCH 2000
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Date: |
March 30, 2000 |
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Place: |
Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs |
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Event: |
Spring Workshop |
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Sponsor: |
Paralibrarian Division, Colorado Library Association |
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Cost: |
Paralibrarian Division, Colorado Library Association |
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Contact: |
Val Mullenax (719) 531-6333 ext. 2081 (vmullenax@mail.ppld.org) |
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The Spring workshop includes "Bustles, Balloons, and Buzz Lightyear", "Opportunities for Skill Development: Outsourcing", "Can You Point the Power", "Itty Bitty Book Making" and "I Never Knew That About Colorado."
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APRIL 2000
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Date: |
April 13. 2000 |
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Place: |
Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo |
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Event: |
Annual Conference "Strengthening Libraries through Support Personnel VI" |
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Sponsor: |
Support Personnel Forum of ILA |
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Cost: |
$20.00 for ILA Members, $25.00 for Non-members |
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Contact: |
Amy McGraw (319) 334-2470 (amcgraw@server.silo.lib.ia.us) |
Gina Millsap and Dale Ross will be presenting a session on intellectual freedom. In the afternoon participants will choose between a session on Ergonomics in the workplace presented by Dave Moore or New Technology Trends for Libraries presented by Marie Harms. Carol French Johnson will be giving an ILA update and time for networking has also been set aside. Participants will be invited to tour the new library facility at Hawkeye Community College.
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April 13, 2000 |
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Place: |
Ohio State University's Mansfield Ohio Campus |
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Event: |
Spring 2000 Regional Workshop |
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Sponsor: |
Support Staff Interest Group, Academic Library Association of Ohio |
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Cost: |
$40.00 for ALAO, OCLIS, and ACRL members, $60.00 for Non-Members (which includes a membership in ALAO that will expire 12/2000) |
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Contact: |
Douglas Morrison (330) 684-8951 (dmorri1@uakron.edu) |
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This workshop will explore the differences and similarities in our work and our libraries, and look at some factors that affect our role in librarianship and discuss decisions we have made about work and life. Kathleen Weibel, Director of Staff Development at Chicago Public Library will be the featured speaker. Kathleen is nationally known for this program.
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Date: |
April 14, 2000 |
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Place: |
Raymond Walters College/University of Cincinnati campus in Blue Ash, Ohio |
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Event: |
Spring 2000 Regional Workshop |
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Sponsor: |
Support Staff Interest Group, Academic Library Association of Ohio |
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Cost: |
$40.00 for ALAO, OCLIS, and ACRL members, $60.00 for Non-Members (which includes a membership in ALAO that will expire 12/2000) |
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Contact: |
Douglas Morrison (330) 684-8951 (dmorri1@uakron.edu) |
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This workshop will explore the differences and similarities in our work and our libraries, and look at some factors that affect our role in librarianship and discuss decisions we have made about work and life. Kathleen Weibel, Director of Staff Development at Chicago Public Library will be the featured speaker. Kathleen is nationally known for this program.
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Date: |
April 14, 2000 |
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Place: |
Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois |
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Event: |
Reaching Forward Annual Conference |
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Sponsor: |
Illinois Library Association |
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Cost: |
$65.00 for ILA Members, $75.00 for Non-Members |
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Contact: |
Tobi Oberman (847) 673-7774 or Tom Rich (847) 244-5150 |
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Day long/in depth sessions include The Evolution of Leadership: A Conversation in Three Parts, Coaching and Mentoring and An Ounce of Prevention: Avoiding Pitfalls in Hiring and Managing Others. Half day programs include Do- It-Yourself Book Repair, Developing your Own Customized Learning Plan, From Coping to Comfort: Dealing with Change, Who's Got the Last Piece of the Puzzle? Does Your Piece Match the Rest of the Puzzle that You're In?, Marketing Your Library, Teen Advisory & Young Adult Programming, The Strong, the Wise & the Brave, Getting Things Done, Programming for Preschoolers: Ideas Tried and True, The Library-School Connection: Making it Work For You, Panel Discussion: Pros and Cons of Internet Filtering, How to Bring Out the Best In Yourself and Others, Six Keys to Financial Success, Trends in Technology, Homework Centers in the Public Library, The Power of Love, The Magic of Great Customer Service, Seven Things That Will Change Your Life and Improve Support for Your Library, and What's IMRF?
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Date: |
April 17-19, 2000 |
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Place: |
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Cromwell, CT |
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Event: |
Connecticut Library Association 109th Annual Conference |
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Sponsor: |
Connecticut Library Association |
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Cost: |
Members $40.00 per day or $60.00 for both days, $10.00 additional for walk-in registration |
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Contact: |
Karen Zoller (860) 465-5006 (kzoller@connix.com) |
This annual conference of the CT Library Association includes several pre- conference programs on April 17 and two full days of programs and exhibits on April 18-19. The Library Technical Assistants section in sponsoring two programs: "Weeding in the Garden of Good and Evil - guidance on improving your collection through weeding" on Tuesday April 18, and "Personal Development and Professional Growth" on Wednesday April 19.
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Date: |
April 25, 2000 |
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Place: |
Radisson Hotel Metrodome on U Twin Cities campus |
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Event: |
8th Enhancing Quality Staff Symposium |
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Sponsor: |
University of Minnesota Libraries |
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Contact: |
Linda DeBeau-Melting, l-debe@tc.umn.edu |
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MAY 2000
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Date: |
May 3-7, 2000 |
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Place: |
Sam Jakes Inn in Merrickville, Ontario (outside Ottawa) |
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Event: |
27th Annual Conference "Turning the page/Tournez la page" |
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Sponsor: |
Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario (OALT/ABO) Ottawa Regional Branch/Section regionale d'Ottawa |
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Contact: |
Diana Brown (diana.brown@nlc-bnc.ca) |
Various conference packages will be offered such as: full, daily, individual workshops, plus a spousal package. Tours of the National Archives Building, the newly renovated Parliamentary Library, and the Governor General House will also be offered.
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Date: |
May 21-23, 2000 |
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Place: |
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia |
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Event: |
8th Annual Two-Day Conference, "Reaching for the Stars: Success, Recognition, Professionalism" |
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Sponsor: |
VLA Paraprofessional Forum |
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Cost: |
Full Conference $95.00 for Members, One day $70.00 for Members, Full Conference $140.00 for Non-Members, One day $100.00 for Non-Members |
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Contact: |
Linda Hahne (757) 583-0041 (hahne@bellatlantic.net) |
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This conference will present a program to enhance the professional development of paraprofessionals, and to provide workshops, presentations, roundtables, panels and networking opportunities. Some session titles are Photoshop Basics, Is There An E-book In Your Future, Emerging Technologies For Libraries, Image, Object and Slide Scanning, Customer Service: The Heart of the Library, But The Way They Act! coping with Teen Behavior In the Library and Web Page Design for Beginners.
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Date: |
May 21-23, 2000 |
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Place: |
Lake Hamilton Resort, Hot Springs, Arkansas |
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Event: |
Annual Spring Conference |
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Sponsor: |
Arkansas Library Paraprofessionals (ALPS) of the Arkansas Library Association |
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Cost: |
$55.00 one day only registration for ArLA Members, $65.00 one day only registration for Non-Members |
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Contact: |
Jamie Melson (jamiem@cals.lib.ar.us) |
The theme of this year's conference is The Next Generation.
For more information contact Jamie Melson or contact: Arkansas Library Association, 9 Shackleford Plaza, Suite 1, Little Rock, AR 72211
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JUNE 2000
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Date: |
June 14-16, 2000 |
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Place: |
Crowne Plaza, Rochester NY |
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Event: |
22nd Annual Conference of the New York State Library Assistants Association: "Library Assistants - Celebrating Ourselves" |
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Contact: |
Donna Hanna (716) 245-5508, hanna@geneseo.edu |
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Registration deadline: |
May 5, 2000 |
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JULY 2000
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Date: |
July 5-8, 2000 |
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Place: |
Hilton Chicago and Towers Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |
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Event: |
2000 COLT Annual Conference "Library Support Staff: New Leaders For The New Millennium" |
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Sponsor: |
Council on Library/Media Technicians (COLT) |
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Cost: |
Prior to May 5: COLT Member $145.00 (one day $75.00), Non-Member $190.00 (one day $100.00). After May 5: COLT Members $175.00 (one day $90.00), Non-Member $220.00 (one day $115.00) |
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Contact: |
Linda Owen (909) 787-3780 (lowen@pop.ucr.edu) |
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The conference program will include 24 programs in the following subject areas: Library Services; Health and Safety Issues; Technology and Technical Skills; Supervision and Management; Education; and Professional Issues. Tours, talk time, the welcome reception and the awards banquet will round out the event.
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Date: |
July 8-9, 2000 |
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Place: |
Chicago |
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Event: |
SSIRT Program Schedule, Annual Conference 2000 |
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Cost: |
You need to be registered for the ALA Conference. First-time members can save $25.00. First-time personal membership is $50.00 and members earning less that $18,000/year is $35.00. Being a member of the roundtable is $7.00 |
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Contact: |
Dorothy Morgan (dot@mailbox.lpl.org) |
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http://www.ala.org/ssirt (or) http://www.ala.org/ssirt/schedule.html |
The preliminary American Library Association's Support Staff Interest Roundtable Program is located on the SSIRT website. More information on the programs will follow as they are finalized.
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Date: |
July 14, 2000 |
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Place: |
Riverhouse Conference Center, Bend, Oregon |
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Event: |
Oregon Library Support Staff Division Conference |
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Sponsor: |
Oregon Library Support Staff Division |
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The keynote speaker for this event will be Donetta Sheffold, founder of SSD. The luncheon speaker will be newspaper columnist Mark Highberger. Sessions include Feng Shui, Catalog the Internet, Write for Your Health, Genealogy, Cultural Sensitivity, Intellectual Freedom Toolkit, Selling it in the Stacks, Customer Service & Phone Etiquette, Writing a Winning Proposal, Privacy on the Net, Tips for Resolving Workplace Conflicts and Effective Meetings.
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AUGUST 2000
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Date: |
August 11, 2000 |
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Place: |
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado |
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Event: |
9th Annual Metro Area PARAPROS Conference |
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Sponsor: |
Metro Area PARAPROS |
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Cost: |
$10.00 registration fee, $10.00 box lunch (optional) |
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Contact: |
Rebecca Fenn (parapros@usa.net) |
Topics for this Annual Conference include Genealogy, HTML class, Library and Search Engines, Colorado Digitization Project, Reference Skills, Customer Service, Children's Services, a Censorship panel and three sessions by the ever popular Pat Wagner.
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