- South Carolina State Library Digital Collections
- Latino Materials and Programming Ideas for Families
- Libraries: Institutions for the Future
- “Building Relationships between Library & Information Technology Unity”
- “The Role of Libraries in Promoting Our Shared History”
- EBooks 101
- Brainstorming for the Future (tentative title)
- Tag You’re It: Using the OPAC to Create a Virtual “Barnes and Noble” Fiction Collection at an Academic Library
- Running in Place & Coming Out Ahead, or “How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Renovation”
- Workforce Development Programming Workshop
- Loose the Desk: Mobile Services and Digital Checkouts
- Beyond Use: What Collection Managers (might) Want to Know About ROI
- DISCUS News: Update on Current Database Evaluation Project
- Green is the New Black: Creating Eco-Friendly Have Couture
- Wrap It Up: Quick Strategies to Engage Students and Assess Learning
- Library Research Consultations: Who Benefits Most?
- Panel Discussion on Assessment of Information Literacy Programs
- Five Plus Reasons You Should Be Using Google As More Than Just A Search Engine
- Nationwide and Statewide Workforce Development Resources
- “Managing Impacts of Organizational Change”
- “The Library Building from a Facilities Perspective: Spaces Are Changing”
- Conducting Yourself With Class: The Unwritten Rules of Professionalism
- Critical Inquiry: Leveraging Library Instruction for Student Learning Outcomes
- Steampunk 101: A Primer for Librarians
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Conference Session Lineup
The schedule of sessions (for the annual conference) was released last week. The current lineup of topics:
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Mentoring By Proxy
An excellent leader’s memoir is a valuable gift for other professionals. Most of us will never have the opportunity to mingle with, much less be mentored by, those who have found themselves at the top of their fields. These books provide an opportunity to obtain an inside perspective on the personal values and insights that lead to an extraordinary level of success.
General Colin Powell's My American Journey stands out to me as one of these memoirs. As he shares about learning to command his troops, much of his advice fully applies to management situations common to any field. For example, it was a story he shared that broke through to me and gave me confidence when deciding how to handle difficult employees.
Tony Dungy, coach of the 2007 Super Bowl champions Indianapolis Colts, offers another insightful autobiography with Quiet Strength. A man heralded for his impeccable character, his mild-mannered style appeals to those who gravitate toward humility, kindness, and respect. Imagine a tough, trash-talking football coach, and you’ve got the exact opposite in Dungy. He led HIS way, which landed him with a Super Bowl ring!
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, and President Jimmy Carter also wrote thought-provoking memoirs peppered with anecdotes, advice, and lessons learned throughout their years as high-profile leaders. All of these books have shaped me and helped me to avoid spending time in the “school of hard knocks”.
General Colin Powell's My American Journey stands out to me as one of these memoirs. As he shares about learning to command his troops, much of his advice fully applies to management situations common to any field. For example, it was a story he shared that broke through to me and gave me confidence when deciding how to handle difficult employees.
Tony Dungy, coach of the 2007 Super Bowl champions Indianapolis Colts, offers another insightful autobiography with Quiet Strength. A man heralded for his impeccable character, his mild-mannered style appeals to those who gravitate toward humility, kindness, and respect. Imagine a tough, trash-talking football coach, and you’ve got the exact opposite in Dungy. He led HIS way, which landed him with a Super Bowl ring!
Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, and President Jimmy Carter also wrote thought-provoking memoirs peppered with anecdotes, advice, and lessons learned throughout their years as high-profile leaders. All of these books have shaped me and helped me to avoid spending time in the “school of hard knocks”.
Whose memoirs would you recommend?
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Next Week's ALA Virtual Conference
The 2011 ALA Annual Virtual Conference takes place July 13-14, with various sessions available throughout the day on both days. The last session on July 13, "Perceptions of New Professionals", might be of interest to NMRT members:
From http://www.alaannual.org/virtual/schedule.php:
This session explores various scenarios to help new professionals navigating the first stages of their career. Answers to the following, and other questions, will be discussed: How other new professionals found jobs? How other librarians work with their library associations? Presented by very new librarians with jobs at libraries\info centers, seasoned\veteran librarians, and successful professionals working in other fields.
Speakers: Sue Hutley, Executive Director of the Australian Library and Information Association; Jessica Hernandez, Librarian, FDA Biosciences Library at U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Tiffany Mair, Program Assistant, Capitol Impact. LLC; Nathan T. Wright, Founder of Lava Row
Registration costs $69 to attend both days of the conference. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to pay a smaller amount to attend a single session, but since several interesting programs are on the lineup, it would still be a good deal. Visit http://www.alaannual.org/virtual/register.php to register.
From http://www.alaannual.org/virtual/schedule.php:
This session explores various scenarios to help new professionals navigating the first stages of their career. Answers to the following, and other questions, will be discussed: How other new professionals found jobs? How other librarians work with their library associations? Presented by very new librarians with jobs at libraries\info centers, seasoned\veteran librarians, and successful professionals working in other fields.
Speakers: Sue Hutley, Executive Director of the Australian Library and Information Association; Jessica Hernandez, Librarian, FDA Biosciences Library at U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Tiffany Mair, Program Assistant, Capitol Impact. LLC; Nathan T. Wright, Founder of Lava Row
Registration costs $69 to attend both days of the conference. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to pay a smaller amount to attend a single session, but since several interesting programs are on the lineup, it would still be a good deal. Visit http://www.alaannual.org/virtual/register.php to register.
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