All Sessions

Experienced members of American Association of School Librarians (AASL) will show you how to navigate Annual Conference and fill you in on other ALA/AASL events. Don't miss this opportunity to learn the AASL ropes regarding everything from the features and benefits of your membership to practical tips and ideas that can help you in your career as a school library professional. First time attendees and prospective members are invited and long-time members are welcome to attend this great networking opportunity.

Through its standing Scholarly Communications Committee, ACRL sponsors a regular forum at both midwinter and annual conference to broaden the base of librarians who are knowledgeable about and engaged in scholarly communication issues. The highly popular forum series is co-sponsored by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC). The topic and speakers are chosen 60-90 days before the conference based on issues that are most relevant at that time.

A sustainable, Open Access scholarly communication system requires robust, stable sources of funding. One key source of such funding are campus-based Open Access funds – pools of money provided academic institutions specifically earmarked to help authors offset the cost of journal publication. These funds have sprung up on campuses large and small, in colleges and universities across the U.S., Canada, and increasingly, worldwide. How are these funds created? Where are they located and who administers them? Where does the money come from? Are authors using these funds? Where can my institution turn for information on creating such a fund?

This forum will explore all of these questions and more, as a panel of experts delve into the latest developments in creating, implementing and sustaining this crucial resource.

Presenters include:

• Chuck Eckman, Librarian and Dean of Library Services at Simon Fraser University
• Sue Kriegsman , Program Manager for the Office for Scholarly Communication at Harvard University Library
• Andrew Waller, Librarian at University of Calgary

These panelists will share their experiences in establishing and running some of the most visible and longest-running Open Access Campus Funds in existences, and discuss what’s working, what need fine tuning, and what they see pending as new developments on the horizon for these crucial resources.

What’s going on at the local level? Some of the programs presented by ALCTS affiliate members at state, regional or other local conferences or meetings are highlighted in the ALCTS Affiliates Showcase. This showcase covers a variety of topics of interest to ALCTS members, such as collaboration, hidden collections, and workflow issues. Come see what your colleagues are talking about.

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Meeting of all STS task forces unless otherwise scheduled

Business meeting

A forum where users communicate experiences, ideas and technical expertise related to the use of Ares reserves automation software.

You don’t have a choice. It’s imperative that you use social media to successfully advocate for teen library services. In this session you’ll find out how to use tools like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+ to advocate for teens and for the value of teen library services. This interactive presentation gives attendees the opportunity to brainstorm ways to bring back what they learn to their local library communities.

Meeting of the ASCLA Board.

Some believe that engaging students in authentic learning can be challenging when presented with the ‘bells and whistles’ of technology, whether equipment or online resources, and they could be correct. But there are strategies and resources which offer the opportunities to do that. Use of student-owned devices and Web 2.0 resources will be discussed as will the ways to integrate the AASL "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" into innovative learning opportunities.

Business meeting

Meeting of the Catalog Form and Function Interest Group

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Join us for conversations about new and ongoing issues and opportunities related to collaborative digitization initiatives across a diverse array of consortia, libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage institutions. This meeting is open to all and will feature a main presentation (see below) and brief project updates from attendees.

Please join us for a discussion about "Transforming Collections," as we continue a discussion begun at Midwinter by exploring how different libraries and consortia are dealing with the transformation of our collections. Our distinguished panelists will share their experience and perspective on such trends such as patron-driven acquisitions, E-book approval plans, collaborative collection development, and the development of collaborative, curated, subject collections. Following the presentations, we will have a Q&A session and share our own experiences, gaining new ideas we can implement in our own Libraries.

Speakers:

Keith Powell, Head of Acquisitions, University of California, Irvine

Jill Emery, Collection Development Librarian, Portland State University

Jennifer Younger, Executive Director, Catholic Research Resources Alliance and Edward H. Arnold Director of Hesburgh Libraries Emerita, University of Notre Dame

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This discussion group is open to anyone interested in Collection Management in Public Libraries. Come meet others who share your issues/ideas/concerns. Please email topics you would like discussed to Nanci Milone Hill at nhill@mvlc.org

Publishing Undergraduate Research: Resources and Innovations from the Library: How can science librarians foster an environment that encourages undergraduates to publish? What sort of support can librarians provide as undergrads conduct research, write and revise papers for publication? What are some ideas for a library hosting contests or small conferences/panels, awarding prizes, and publicizing undergrad achievements in publication? Come share your ideas with your colleagues at this discussion section.