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Southwest Iowa Library Service Area WINGS TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE March 27 & 28, 2003 Southwestern Community College Schedule of Sessions Thursday, March 27 10-10:15 a.m. A Gathering of Wings: Welcome and Introductions Thursday, March 27 10:30-12:10 a.m. Building Basic Websites Information Literacy State Library Mary Wegner will discuss information literacy: what it is, what YOU can do to promote it, and what's happening around the state. "A Site a Minute" ( Primarily for public libraries; see also 'A Site a Minute for Schools' below) Your colleagues will introduce you to 80 websites--one per minute--on ten topics: Genealogy, Teen sites, Consumer, Government, Lyrics & Poetry, Children's sites, Senior Sites, and Antiques & Collectibles. (Carrie Falk, Pat Means, Cindy Miller, Pat Sleister, Carole Stanger, Sherry Waddell) 12:10-1:00 p.m. Lunch Thursday, March 27 1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Blog It! Library Weblogs to Tell the Library Story Karen Burns introduces weblogs--if you're not quite ready to do a website, so just want to add a great feature to your current website. You'll have a chance to create a blog during the session. Presenting: The Library! Power Point Presentations You've seen them, your children and grandchildren are doing them--now you can, too! Ann Coulter will show you how easy it is to create visual presentations with Power Point software. Seek and Ye Shall Find: Effective Internet Searching Carole Stanger will lead you through searching the Internet effectively, including tips to get better results from your searches. Thursday, March 27 3:00 - 4:40 p.m. Computer Housekeeping It's like doing dishes and making the bed--you know you need to do them for the household to run smoothly: things you need to do regularly on your computer, such as antivirus updates, ftp'ing records to SILO, emptying the trash, etc. The Grand Tour--Software to Help Manage Your Library Short on time? Jill Pannkuk will show you how off-the-shelf software, such as word processing and spreadsheet, can help you be more efficient and effective in managing your library. Telling the Library's Story with Numbers: WebConnect and Your Annual Report Looking for a more dynamic, effective way to present your statistics to the board, council, supervisors, and others? Wishing you could see what other libraries are doing? Carole Stanger will show you how WebConnect can easily do charts, graphs, and tables to tell the library's story--it's like magic. (And it's fun!) Thursday, March 27 6:00-7:40 p.m. "A Site a Minute" ( Primarily for public libraries; see also 'A Site a Minute for Schools') Your colleagues will introduce you to 80 websites--one per minute--on ten topics: Genealogy, Teen sites, Consumer, Government, Lyrics & Poetry, Children's sites, Senior Sites, and Antiques & Collectibles. (Carrie Falk, Pat Means, Cindy Miller, Pat Sleister, Carole Stanger, Sherry Waddell) "A Site a Minute for Schools" (Primarily for school libraries/media centers) Introducing 80 websites that will be useful to you and to the teachers at your school. Technology for Trustees Technology is an integral part of libraries, but it's easy to feel left behind as the changes happen quickly. What (how much?) do trustees need to know about technology? Bev Dashner and Ann Coulter have been there and can help you through the maze. Friday, March 28 10:00-10:15 a.m. A Gathering of Wings Friday, March 28 10:30-12:10 a.m. First Search and EBSCO These terrific online resources are underused! Carrie Falk will show what these are all about, give tips on searching effectively, and give you some hands-on searching time. If you haven't used First Search and/or EBSCO, or don't feel very comfortable with them, don't miss this session. Tales from the Trenches: Automating the Library A panel of librarians who have been through automation (or changing automation systems) will share their experiences--what worked well, what didn't work well, what they'd do differently next time. If you're thinking about automating, this is a must session. Teaching Computers and the Internet to the Public Now you have the computers and the connection to the Internet, and you know you should be teaching the public how to take best advantage of those resources. Sarah Willeford has been teaching classes at the Clarinda Public Library, and will share her experience, tips, outlines and handouts! Friday, March 28 12:10 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Friday, March 28 1:00- 2:40 p.m. "A Site a Minute" ( Primarily for public libraries) Your colleagues will introduce you to 80 websites--one per minute--on ten topics: Genealogy, Teen sites, Consumer, Government, Lyrics & Poetry, Children's sites, Senior Sites, and Antiques & Collectibles. (Carrie Falk, Pat Means, Cindy Miller, Pat Sleister, Carole Stanger, Sherry Waddell) Using Technology for Presentations Telling the Library Story means you'll have to do a presentation at some point in your career! Karen Burns will give you ideas and hints for using technology to craft more dynamic presentations. Friday, March 28, 2:45-3:00 p.m. Wrap-up (back to Wings registration) |
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Southwest Iowa
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