Annual Spring Program

Posted March 19th, 2008 by Lisa McColl
05/02/2008 - 9:30am
05/02/2008 - 3:30pm

THEMES AND VARIATIONS              

TCLC Spring Program 
May 2, 2008  
Rosemont College, McShain Auditorium
Directions to Rosmont College

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9:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM Welcome – Lori Schwabenbauer, TCLC President
10:30 AM Breakout Sessions
A.
 I Love My Computer: Jean Bennett, Instructional Technologist and Diane Skorina, Reference Librarian, Ursinus College
Digital Natives love their computers and the trial and error method of finding, gathering, and disseminating their own new obtained knowledge.  According to Stephan Abram, “People who know how to find, collect, and disseminate good information will be invaluable in our society.”  Librarians can be a valuable part of this by recognizing that the library needs to be a community (as in social networking) of informing and assisting in the knowledge gain and betterment of life for their students.  Understanding how the digital natives are using technology will help to make a rich society.
B.
 Tips and Tales of LSTA Grant Writing: Roberta Jacquet, Cabrini College; Kathy Mulroy, Philadelphia University; Cathy Fennell, Rosemont College
Roberta Jacquet , Kathy Mulroy , and Cathy Fennell will talk about the trials and tribulations of writing, inputting and implementing a Library Services and Technology ACT (LSTA) grant.  Tips or best practices will also be discussed.  The panel has worked together on several LSTA grant proposals and implementations for SEPCHE (SouthEastern PA Consortium of Higher Education) and has individually written and was awarded LSTA grants for her own institution.
C.
 Playing for Time: Planning for Retirement NOW
Tips and strategies for preparing for retirement now, whether you are close to retiring, or many years away.
Noon Lunch
1:15 PM  Breakout Sessions
D.

Reading Promotions: Panel
Lianne Hartman, Gwynedd-Mercy College; Melanie McBride, Rosemont College; Evelyn Minick, St. Joseph’s University; Darren Poley, Villanova University
TCLC librarians share some of their great ideas for promoting reading and library use in their  colleges, and show how large and small libraries can and do come up with unique programming ideas. 

E.
 Get Your Notes in Harmony: Online Options for Organization: Derik Badman, Digital Services Librarian, Temple University
Your books have call numbers to stay organized, what do you have to defeat dischord?  This session will discuss ways to keep organized, electronically and online:  calendars, to-do lists, personal information managers, and dealing with the never empty email inbox.
F.
 Some Sources for Genealogical Research at the Pennsylvania State Archives
Jonathan Stayer is head of the Reference Section at the PA State Archives, where he has been employed as a reference archivist since 1985.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Messiah College and a master’s degree in American Studies from the Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg.  He has written several articles on various aspects of local history and genealogy, and he edited and published the Stayer Reunion Newsletter for nine years.   He is a member of numerous local, state and national genealogical and historical organizations, and he served on the board of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.  His current research interests include Pennsylvania’s Civil War conscientious objectors and the Stayer and Gundrum families. 
2:30 Breakout Sessions
G.

Next Generation Catalog: The Library OPAC meets Web 2.0
Contemporary libraries need state-of-the-art software to make their collections and services visible and attractive to Web users accustomed to the one- stop-shopping aspects of Google and the customer-oriented features of commercial sites such as Amazon.  VuFind, an open-source resource discovery portal developed for libraries by libraries, has harnessed the power of contemporary Web search technology that enables users to query and browse the library’s resources in a simple yet sophisticated manner.

Andrew Nagy, Technology Specialist, Falvey Memorial Library, has been working professionally as a web-based software engineer since 1999.  Currently, he is enrolled in the Masters of Technology Management program at Villanova, where he will be graduating with two masters degrees in May, 2008. Chris Barr, Villanova University, Design Specialist, Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University.

H.

Introduction to the Pennsylvania Digital Library
The Pennsylvania Digital Library (PADL) is a state-wide metadata repository for digital resources created by Pennsylvania libraries, museums, educational institutions, and other cultural heritage organizations.  Members of the PADL team from the University of Pittsburgh will give an overview of the project and provide information on how to get involved.

Brian Gregg is Lead Unix Systems Analyst for the University of Pittsburgh Library System.   Mike Bolam is the Metadata Librarian for the Digital Research Library (DRL) at the University of Pittsburgh University Library System.

I.
 Newsletters to Note: Tips for Communicating on Your Campus
Pam Harris, Terry Heinrichs, Annette Newman, Swarthmore College Library

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