ASSOCIATES (vol. 3, no. 2, November 1996) - associates.ucr.edu
Conferences
UNITED STATES
Florida
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COLT-North Florida Chapter
Upcoming Events
Dec. 14, 1996
At the Home of the Putnams
3600 Martinwood Ct. Tallahassee, FL
Everyone is welcomed to attend our HOLIDAY COVERED DISH LUNCHEON.
This will be a time to get to know each other and have fun.
Please come and join us.
Contact Linda Putnam 385-7282 if you would like to attend. There
will be no cost other than bringing a covered dish.
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Jan. 11, 1997 - Leon County Public Library
WHAT DO THEY DO IN TECHNICAL SERVICES. Mrs. Rosann Bazirjian
Assistant Directory of Technical Services at Florida State
University will help us understand what is done "behind the
scenes" in Technical Services.
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Feb. 8, 1997 - Leon County Public Library
REFERENCE INTERVIEWS. Mrs. Katherine Shelfer from the Reference
Department at Florida State University's Strozier Library will
teach us the basics of how to find our what the patron REALLY
wants.
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April 12, 1997 - Leon County Public Library
PRESERVATION AND DISASTER PLANNING. Mr. Burt Altman, University
Librarian in the Special Collections Department of Strozier
Library, Florida State University and FSU Libraries Preservation
Officer will give a presentation dealing with the new
Preservation and Disaster Plans written by the FSU University
Libraries and how recent events have caused immediate
implementation of the disaster plan.
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June 14, 1997 - Leon County Public Library
Mrs. Deedee Hynote, Systems Administrator at Nabors, Giblin and
Nickerson Law Firm will give a presentation dealing with LANS -
LOCAL AREA NETWORKS. WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WORK.
For more information on these or any other programs contact:
Linda Putnam
Documents Department
Strozier Library
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2047
Email: PUTNAM@MAILER.FSU.EDU
New York
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December 3, 1996
2:00 TO 4:00 PM
Capital District Library Council
28 Essex St. Albany, NY
CALA : CAPITAL AREA LIBRARY ASSISTANTS is pleased to announce
our fall 1996 workshop, Support Staff Visibility in an Era of
Downsizing. The workshop will be presented by, Ed Gillen,
Personnel Assistant, Office of Human Resources Management, New
York State Education Department.
Join us for a lively discussion of some of the most important
issues facing library assistants today. Following a showing of
the video "Support Staff: invisible people" (presented by Ed
Martinez in the Soaring to Excellence II series), Ed Gillen,
nationally known advocate for library support staff, will lead a
discussion about some of the key points made in the video,
including: ways to make ourselves more valuable and more visible
in our organization, doing more with less, qualifications,
continuing education and morale. Face the future with more
certainty!
COST: $5.00 Registration fee -- REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH.
For more information contact:
Jean Guyon
SUNY Albany
Telephone: 518- 442-3625
Fax: 518- 442-3620
Email: jm902@cnsvax.albany.edu
Oregon
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July 18, 1997
Portland, Oregon
Oregon Library Support Staff Roundtable (LSSRT) conference is
tentatively scheduled for Friday, July 18th in Portland, Oregon.
Watch future issues of "Associates for more details or contact:
Maresa Kirk
Mark O. Hatfield Library
Willamette University
Salem, OR 97301
Telephone: 503-370-6312
E-mail: mkirk@willamette.edu
Virginia
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May 19-20, 1997
Richmond, Virginia
University of Richmond
Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum
"Today's Vision -- Tomorrow's Reality" The Virginia Library
Association Paraprofessional Forum will hold its annual two-day
conference.
For more information contact:
Sue McFaden
Email: smcfaden@aol.com
or
Diane Moore
Email: dmoore@leo.vsla.edu
Washington, D.C.
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February 13-14, 1997
COLT Mid-winter Conference
The Washington D.C. chapter of COLT will be hosting this year's
Mid-Winter Conference from February 13-14, 1997. The focus of
this year's workshop is "Combatting Stress in the Workplace". A
luncheon and tours of selected Washington, D.C. landmarks are
also on the agenda.
For registration forms and information contact:
Kineret Abramson
Telephone: 202- 662-9198
Email: abramson@law.georgetown.edu
Vivian Serrano
Telephone: 202- 662-9185
Email: serrano@law.georgetown.edu
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February 16-17, 1997
American Library Association Midwinter Conference
Support Staff Interest Roundtable (SSIRT)
February 15, 1996 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Business Meeting
February 16, 1997 - 2:00 pm -4:00 pm Discussion Group meeting
Any Support Staff that will be in Washington for ALA or just want
to come in for the day are more than welcome to attend one or
both meetings. Sites for the meetings will not be set until
after December 1. Watch LIBSUP-L and the Library Support Staff
Resource Page for further details.
Wisconsin
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March 20, March 21, March 24
Various Locations
Wisconsin Library Association Support Staff Section
Library Support Staff: Meeting the Realities of the 21st Century
These one-day conferences will be held in various locations
around the state. Join your colleagues for a variety of
interesting, informative and inexpensive programs.
March 20, 1997--UW Center Marathon County (Wausau)
March 21, 1997--UW LaCrosse
March 24, 1997--UW Milwaukee
Registration information will be available in January.
For more information contact:
Lavonia (Moni) McCarty
Circulation Services
Murphy Library Resource Center
UW LaCrosse
LaCrosse, WI 54601
Telephone: 608-785-8524
Fax: 608-785-8639
Email: mccarty@mail.uwlax.edu
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April 17-19, 1997
Chula Vista Resort
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) Annual
Conference
For registration and more information contact:
Wisconsin Library Association
4785 Hayes Road
Madison, WI 53704-7364
Telephone: 608-242-2040
Fax: 608-242-2050
Teleconference Schedule
Soaring to Excellence
February 14, 1997; March 14, 1997; April 11, 1997
Topics for this year's Soaring to Excellence teleconference are
based on feedback from more than 10,000 library support staff who
participated in Soaring to Excellence over the last two years.
You and the Internet
Friday, February 14, 1997
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
This teleconference will cover the basic use, design and
terminology of the Internet. It will also focus on training for
you and the library user, access to the Internet, using mental
models to better understand the Internet, and using the Internet
in reference and searches.
The presenter:
D. Scott Brandt, a.k.a. Techman, is an assistant professor of
library and information service at Purdue University. In addition
to training, teaching and doing research, Scott Brandt is a
nationally known presenter of workshops that apply new models of
learning to training on Internet-related topics. He is one of the
organizers of the annual Computers in Libraries conference.
You and Technical Services
Friday, March 14, 1997
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
This teleconference will explain technical services directed to
library staffers who work in technical services as well as those
who work in other areas of the library. We'll look at
qualifications for working in technical services, possible jobs
for LTA's and time management. We'll highlight communications and
serving the internal client and you'll improve your skills at
teamwork between the technical services department and the public
services department. We'll also take a look at technical services
issues now and in the future.
The presenter:
Debra Wilcox Johnson teaches, writes, and consults in the areas
of management, personnel issues, technical services, library
issues, and training of each category of library worker. Dr.
Johnson works with libraries of every type and size throughout
the United States. Both her practical approach to library issues
and her ability to involve participants make her an ideal
teleconference participant. Deb Johnson's combination of
useful information and humor will create a relaxed and
information-packed training experience. You'll discover what
makes a quality workplace and excellent customer service.
You and Your Job: Body, Mind and Spirit
Friday, April 11, 1997
You are not "just" a library assistant. You are part of a
worldwide system of information which is basic to human culture:
the library. Learn the latest on ergonomics and environment in
the library. Update your people skills by learning about conflict
management, assertiveness vs. aggressiveness and gender
differences in communication. Finally, find out how you can soar
in the global world by increasing your self-esteem and body
image.
The presenters:
To be announced
Soaring to Excellence is a teleconference designed especially for
training library assistants. The content of Soaring to
Excellence is a balance between technical issues and workplace
issues. It is innovative, practical and it is a milestone in the
history of library paraprofessionals, who form 62% of library
employees. The program is produced by the College of DuPage
under the direction of Linda Slusar, the coordinator of the
Library Technical Assistant program at COD. Previous Soaring to
Excellence teleconferences have reached over 10,000 people at 420
sites in the U.S., Canada and the Virgin Islands. Participants
have included the Library of Congress, Harvard University and
NASA
For more information on how your institution can participate call
the College of DuPage at:
1-800-3-LINKUP
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Technical Services
Libraries & Learning Resources
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Telephone: 414-424-7369
Fax: 414-424-2175
Email: feld@uwosh.edu