October 2010

Title: NNYLN Conference - "2010: Trends & Technology"
Date: Thursday and Friday, October 14 & 15, 2010
Location: Eben Holden, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
Directions: Click for directions to the St. Lawrence University campus.
Cost: For all attendees: $40.00 for both days, or $25.00 for one day (either Thursday or Friday). Free to library staff members within the Blue Line.
Note: Lunch is on your own Oct. 14. Lunch is included on Oct. 15.
Description: A variety of opportunities will be available over this day-and-a-half conference.

 

DAY 1
Select one of three 9:30 a.m. sessions on Oct. 14:
Geeks Bearing Gifts, with Gregg Headrick, NN/LM.
This class is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today's hottest technology trends. Program participants will be able to identify technology trends and understand how these trends will impact, or be integrated into, traditional library services. Content will be presented with a "can-do" focus intended to encourage participants to investigate at least one technology for implementation in their institution.
Book Repair with Kary Barth, KAPCO.
This session is designed to demonstrate quick and easy techniques for extending shelf life on general circulating materials. Prevention is the key, but the discussion will address specific, common repairs: tipping in loose pages, broken spines, torn header caps, ripped and torn pages.
Greening the Library with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid Hudson Library System.
Going green doesn't have to mean spending a lot of "green." Increase your awareness and interest in energy conservation and environmentally friendly facility issues such as: energy efficiencies, renewable energy options, facility maintenance, sustainable design and building components (for both new construction and for buildings that are being renovated/expanded), and funding "green" initiatives.

 

Attend a class or take a tour at 11:10 a.m. on Oct. 14:
Facebook: Hands On with Jim Crowley, Crowley Computers.
Learn to use Facebook in the library. How to start, what to use it for. Learn to use Facebook’s privacy controls. Libraries around the world are using Facebook for everything from communicating with patrons to sharing their collections. Why consider a Facebook page, how to get started, and how to stay safe?
Tour SLU's O.D. Young Library - Built in 1959, expanded in 1980, and renovated in 1999-2000, this is the main campus library. Features include the Munn Writing Center (aka The WORD Studio), the "treehouse" study areas, two public computer labs, and a 24-hour study room.

 

Lunch on your own from 12:10-1:00 p.m.

 

Select one of three 1:00 p.m. sessions on Oct. 14:
Metadata Made Simple with Michelle Gillie, Arline Wolfe, St. Lawrence University.
Learn to describe collection items in preparation for scanning projects. Students will learn to create tags and descriptions that will let users search and find items in scanned collections.
How Much Space Do You Really Need? with Dick Waters, Library Building Consultant.
Tailored to the needs of librarians, participants will have an opportunity to learn how a library can accurately develop its space needs, whether planning for a totally new facility, expansion of an existing structure, or renovating an older library building, as well as how to project the space needs of their library, and how to handle cost estimating.
WALDO with Rob Karen, WALDO.
Learn about the latest WALDO products and services. Includes an update on LibLime Open source.

 

Attend a class or take a tour at 2:40 p.m. on Oct. 14:
Microsoft Office 2010: Hands On with Jim Crowley, Crowley Computers.
The world’s most popular set of applications has been refreshed and renewed again! Students will explore the new features and capabilities to help them decide if it’s worth upgrading. And would it be helpful to access PowerPoint from the web?
Tour the Johnson Hall of Science - St. Lawrence University's largest construction project ever, the Johnson Hall of Science features two interconnected buildings of three floors each, plus a partially earth-sheltered lower level. The project is connected to the existing Bewkes Hall of Science via three glass walkways. Johnson Hall has received LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council, and is the only Gold-certified building on a college campus in New York State.

 

DAY 2
Select one of three 9:30 a.m. sessions on Oct. 15:
Customer Service with Deidre Dowling, Nylink.
Have fun with... customer service? This session will explore how good customer service affects the library’s bottom line and how some basic ideas can form the basis of a successful customer service program. Participants will learn to:
~ Develop techniques to cope with and manage difficult patrons
~ Identify ways to positively interact with patrons and colleagues
~ Develop customer service policies
Mash-ups: Bringing Together the Sundry and the Surprising with Kay Benjamin, SUNY Oneonta and Nancy Cannon SUNY Oneonta.
A mash-up is a web application that integrates information from two or more sources, such as a Google map overlaid with population statistics. In this session, take a look at some noteworthy mash- ups, find out why they’re proliferating on the web, and learn some easy ways to create your own.
Google Books, Google Scholar with Cyril Oberlander, SUNY Geneseo; Shannon Pritting, SUNY Oswego.
The Internet offers a wealth of free scholarly resources and finding tools. Two major resources of this type are Google Books and Google Scholar - introduce their use for scholarly research in your library.

 

Lunch and Guest Speaker at 11:45 a.m.
Marc Pitman will discuss "Telling your story."
We all have a great story to share. But more often than not, we don't tell it very well. Nationally acclaimed speaker Marc Pitman will help fix that. Discover how to communicate your story to any audience - volunteers, communities, board members donors, prospective donors. Marc will also share a practical three-step process to define your organization's story, one that can be used by everyone in your shop or by key individuals - professionals and volunteers alike.

 

Sign up for this conference. (When registering, you only need to sign up for the conference itself and not the individual sessions you will attend.)

 

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