Alaska Library Association Conference 2004Conference Evaluation 2004
Alaska Library Association Library Conference
March 25-28, 2004
Fairbanks, Alaska

 


Your assessment of this conference will help AkLA in planning future conferences. Your comments are important to us. Please take time to fill out this survey.

Return this to the registration desk in the Princess Hotel or mail it to:

Alfred Preston, Post Library
1060 Gaffney Rd #6600

Ft. Wainwright, AK 99703-6600.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 25

___ Basic Health Care for Library Books (1) - Phil Rumpel

___ Tour of Ft. Knox Gold Mine and Poker Flat Missile Research Range (T-1)

___ Technical Considerations for Filtering Internet Access in Public Libraries (2) - Tamara Georgick & Rand Simmons

___ Using Creativity & Innovation Skills (3) - Kathryn Deiss

___ Subject Analysis Using Library of Congress Subject Headings (4) - John Mitchell

___ Tour of Public Libraries (T-2)

___ Tour of Special Libraries (T-3)

___ Tour of University Libraries (T-4)

___ Tour of School Libraries (T-5)

___ Basic Health Care for Library Books (5) - Phil Rumpel

___ Opening Reception Honoring Exhibitors (6)

___ "Variety Evening" (entertainment) - The Chill Factor; Red Hackle Pipe Band; Noor Shimaal; Trina & the Triceratops

___ AkLA Executive Council Dinner Meeting (7) - Michael Catoggio

FRIDAY, MARCH 26

___ Continental Breakfast Buffet (with your interest group)

___ Computer Lab: Using Microsoft Office in the Library (G-1) - Tracy Swaim

___ Poster Session: When You Never See Your Clients - Sally Bremner and Kathy Murray

___ Poster Session: Alaska's Small Public Libraries - Christine O'Connor

___ Poster Session: ALIEN - Deb Mole and Freya Anderson

___ Poster Session: Raven About Reciprocal Borrowing - Sue Sherif

___ Poster Session: Friends of the State Library - Gaylin Fuller, Greg Hill and Paul McCarthy

___ College Credit for Conference Attendance (8) - Deb Mole

___ First-time Conference Attendee Orientation (9) - Michael Catoggio

___ Cataloging Roundtable Meeting (10) - Marlene A. Harris

___ Budgeting for Lean, Mean Times in School Libraries (11) - Doug Johnson

___ DIRLEAD Meeting (12) - Patricia Linville

___ Orientation for New E-Council Members (13) - Freya Anderson

___ Opening and Keynote: "The Creek Sisters Explore the Library World" (14) - Vicki Andrews and Marcia Trainor; Mayor Whitaker; PNLA President

___ Survival Skills for the Information Jungle (Kids and Internet) (15) - Doug Johnson

___ Communication in the Workplace (16) - Nina Malyshev

___ Statistics and Alaska's Public Libraries (17) - Patience Frederiksen

___ Cataloger's Desktop (18) - John Mitchell

___ Murder in the Stacks, or, How to Protect Your Materials (19) - Robyn Russell and Anne Foster

___ State of the State "Budget" Luncheon / Lobbyist Update (20) - George Smith and Clark Gruening

___ AkLA General Meeting (21) - Michael Catoggio

___ AkLA President's Program: Advocating for Your Library: a Toolkit (22) - Michael Catoggio

___ Influencing Skills (23) - Kathryn Deiss

___ The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing Plagiarism in Your School (24) - Doug Johnson

___ Intellectual Freedom Committee Meeting (25) - June Pinnell-Stephens

___ Computer Lab: The Invisible Web (G-4) - Lyn Ballam

___ ILLiad - UAF ILL Workflow Demonstration (26) - Karen Jensen and Casey Bywater

___ Basic SACO (Creating Proposals for Library of Congress Subject Headings) (27) - John Mitchell

___ Can You Remember?: Storytelling Workshop (28) - Donald Davis

___ Adult Readers Roundtable Meeting (67) - Georgine Olson

___ Indispensable Librarian: Schools in the Digital Age (30) - Doug Johnson

___ Public Libraries Roundtable Meeting (31) - Christine O'Connor

___ Computer Lab: Finding Census 2000 Information Online (G-5) - Cam Macintosh

___ Awards Banquet and Battle of the Books 20th Birthday (32) - Patty Linville and Shelly Logsdon

___ Stories to Help Us Remember Who We Are: Storytelling for All Ages (33) - Donald Davis

___ Computer Lab: Using EBSCO to Keep your Patrons and Funders Current (G-6) - Dan Cornwall

___ Entertainment: "The Chechahcos" (the all-Alaskan silent film classic) - Dirk Tordoff

SATURDAY, MARCH 27

___ Continental Breakfast Buffet (with your library "type")

___ Poster Session: Raven About Alaska's Summer Reading Programs - Sue Sherif

___ Poster Session: Alaska Center for the Book - Chris Bristah

___ Poster Session: Fairbanks Sampler Project - Georgine Olson

___ Poster Session: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Cherie Stihler

___ Language of Leadership (34) - Nina Malyshev

___ Developing and Funding Digital Collection Projects, Part 1 (35) - Linda Stewart

___ Unicorn Users' Group Meeting (36) - Brenda Knavel

___ Basic Cataloging (Cataloging for Dummies) (37) - Robyn Russell and Karen Wilson

___ Computer Lab: Using RefWorks Bibliographic Citation Manager (G-8) - Elise Tomlinson

___ Librarians Just Wanna Have Fund (Fundraising) (38) - Patience Fredericksen

___ Author Book Signings (39)

___ Developing and Funding Digital Collection Projects, Part 2 (35) - Linda Stewart

___ Alaska Native Culture in Children's Books (41) - Teri Sloat and Tricia Brown

___ Using Alaska Marine Safety Education Association Materials in a Library Setting (42) - Kristie Sherrodd

___ Balancing Life and Work (43) - Kathryn Deiss

___ Field Guides for Alaska (44) - Judie Triplehorn

___ Distance Masters in Library Science Programs (45) - Wendy Zimmerman

___ Computer Lab: Camtasia Studio: Economical and Easy Way to Create Online Library Instruction (G-9) - Elise Tomlinson

___ Empower Your Library Through Collection Information (46) - Michael Byrnes

___ Read It! Read It! Library Storytime Packets (47) - Jane Baird

___ Beyond 1001 Nights: Choosing Books and Videos on the Middle East (48) - Robyn Russell and Tim Pursell

___ Tundra Times Project: Phase 2 (49) - David Ongley, Judith Terpstra and Frederick Zarndt

___ AkASL Board Meeting (50) - Robert VanDerWege

___ Lunch with Children's Authors: From the Secret Garden to Dostoevsky: Libraries & Us (51) - Virginia Euwer Wolff

___ Computer Lab: Customizing and Branding EBSCOhost for Your Library (G-11) - Dan Cornwall

___ What Librarians Should Know About Alaska Native Languages, Dictionaries and Books (52) - Michael Krauss and Tom Alton

___ S.O.S. for Information Literacy: Web-based Multimedia Resources for Educators (53) - Lyn Ballam

___ What Works & What Doesn't in Storytelling (54) - Donald Davis

___ Basic ILL (55) - Freya Anderson and Karen Jensen

___ Uniform Titles: Misunderstood, Unappreciated, But Oh So Useful (Bibliographic Records) (56) - Rosario Garza

___ Computer Lab:FileMaker Pro Tips (G-12) - Mary Jennings

___ Educational Opportunities for Alaskan Librarians, Technical Staff and Paraprofessionals (57) - Patricia Linville

___ Creative Writing for Grownups: More Play & Less Work Than You Expect (58) - Virginia Euwer Wolff

___ Battle of the Books Meeting (59) - Shelly Logsdon

___ Showboating FRBR: Clustering Bibliographic Records for Catalogers, Reference, & Systems Staff (60) - OCLC Western Staff

___ Getting Your Slice of the Pie: Interlibrary Cooperation Grants (Grantwriting) (61) - Patience Frederiksen

___ Privacy in Libraries: Policies, Practices and Pitfalls (62) - Carrie Gardner

___ Tricky Processing for Technical Services Staff (63) - Gina Atos and Billijo Link

___ National Board Certification for School Library Media Specialists (64) - Janet Madsen

___ Continuing Education Committee Meeting (65) - Freya Anderson and Deb Mole

___ Collection Development Roundtable Meeting (66) - June Pinnell-Stephens

___ Alaska Native Issues Roundtable Meeting(29) - David Ongley

___ Dinner with Authors for Adults: Joe Crosson and Early Aviation in Fairbanks (68) - Dirk Tordoff (Dessert "auction")

___ Unexpected Days! Storytelling Program for All Ages (69) - Donald Davis

___ Fairbanks Shakeskpeare Theater: Bard-A-Thon

SUNDAY, MARCH 28

___ Princess Brunch Buffet

___ Everyone Reads Book Discussion: Mercy Pilot: the Joe Crosson Story by Dirk Tordoff (70) - Georgine Olson

___ Children's Librarians Sharing Ideas and Programs (71) - Sandra Strandtmann

___ Broadband Strategies for Libraries (72) - Steve Smith

___ Copyright Basics (73) - Jennifer Brown and Freya Anderson

___ OCLC Update (74) - OCLC Western Staff

___ Metadata Cataloging (75) - James Simard, Marline A. Harris and Judith Terpstra

___ AkASL General Membership Meeting (76) - Karen Davis

___ Computer Lab: Invisible Web (G-16) - Lyn Ballam

___ Talk Tables for Small Library Issues (77) - Aja Razumny

___ ILL Trends (79) - Freya Anderson

___ Reference Librarians and the Online Catalog (80) - Nancy Tileston and Jude Baldwin

___ Academic Roundtable Meeting (81) - Kate Gordon

___ Authors to Alaska Roundtable Meeting (82) - Corey Hall and Candy Kopperud

___ Computer Lab: Using Microsoft Office in the Library (G-17) - Tracy Swaim

___ End-Note Luncheon: Moving Ahead (83) - Carrie Gardner

___ AkLA E-Council Meeting (84) - New AkLA President