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2013 Annual VLA Paraprofessional Forum Conference, May 19-21, Holiday Inn Koger Center, Richmond

Presentations will be posted here as they are made available by the presenters.

Monday, 10:45am-11:45am

A Balanced Perspective: Identifying Hot Buttons and Interpreting Opinions Presenter(s): Janna Mattson & Heather Groves Hannan, George Mason University, Prince William Campus; Ian Reynolds, George Mason University, Fairfax Campus

Training Student Workers with Class Presenter(s): Bethany Young and Johnnie Gray, Christopher Newport University

Transformational Leadership Presenter: Myles Miller, LeadUP

The Paraprofessional as a Professional: Professional Development Matters Presenter: Craig Amos, Thomas Nelson Community College

Monday, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Public Library Services to the LGBT Community Presenter: Otis D. Alexander, Saint Paul’s College

(C)rossing the Line? Copyright for Libraries Presenter: Fred Dingledy, College of William and Mary Law Library

Put Teens in Charge! Presenter: Laini Bostain, Culpeper County Library

Speaking Tech-nically Presenter(s): Stella Pool, Community Network Coordinator for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library; Melissa Davis, Public Services Librarian for Southern Virginia University; Nicole Sheppard, Branch Manager for Bedford Public LibrarySystem; Jenny Novalis, Technology Librarian for Bedford Public Library System; Kurt Plowman, Chief Technology Officer, City of Staunton; Chris Glover, Assistant Director for Information Technology for Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

Award-Winning Books Presenter(s): Dr. Marilyn Harhai and Dr. Janice Kreuger, Clarion University Department of Library Science

Monday, 2:45pm-3:45pm

Educational Opportunities in Library Science Presenter(s): Dr. Marilyn Harhai and Dr. Janice Kreuger, Clarion University Department of Library Science

Simple Steps to Running Effective and Efficient Meetings Presenter: Connie Gilman, Chinn Park Regional Library

The Reality of the Virtual: Adding E-materials to Your Catalog without Losing Your Mind Presenter(s): Laura Morales and Jeannette Navia, Williamsburg Regional Library

Cyber Security: Protecting Your Personal Data Presenter(s): Amy Brener and Sarah Morehouse, George Mason University

Monday, 4pm-5pm

Be Prepared: Dealing with Difficult Library Patrons Presenter(s): Kelly Windt and Katherine LaVallee, Prince William Library System

Tuesday, 8:30am-9:30am

Basic Records Management Presenter: Anita Vannucci, Library of Virginia

Authority Control: Why Is It Important? Presenter: Tricia Mackenzie, George Mason

eProgramming for Teens Presenter: Michelle Chrzanowski, Newport News Public Library System

Tuesday, 9:45-10:45am

Fast and Free: Apps and Websites You Can Use Today Presenter: Amanda Hartman, Longwood University

Open Door Special Needs Storytime Presenter(s) Heather Ketron and Christine Leary, Loudoun County Public Library

 

Tuesday, 11:00am-12pm

 

2012 Annual Conference, October 24-26, 2012 Williamsburg VA

Presentations will be posted here as they are made available by the presenters.

Thursday, 1:15-2:00pm

Supernatural, Dystopian Are They New? If Not Are They Different? Noreen Bernstein, Williamsburg Regional Library

Literati Public: Improving Digital and Information Literacy Throughout the Commonwealth by Jackie Ricords, Credo Reference and Cindy Church, Library of Virginia

Anime for the Rest of Us by Jessica Fessler and Katie Walton, Chesapeake Public Library

The Value of Volunteers: Your Key to Success in Tough Economic Times by  Daza Craig and Tammy Coulter, Augusta County Library

Cracking the Code: Using QR Codes to Engage Teens at Your Library by  Jessica Cerny and JoLynn Holcomb, Chesterfield County Public Library

VLACRL Poster Sessions

Experimenting in an iPad Sandbox: Liz Thompson, Georgia College & State University, and Jamie Calcagno-Roach, Cindi Sandridge, Jennifer Keach, Mark Lane, and Jonathan Paulo, James Madison University

“Like” Us! Practical Tips to Engage Your Community on Facebook by Emily Cox and Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol, Longwood University

Sing. Play. Dance. Early Literacy Skills through Music & Movement by Anna Langrill, Prince William Public Library System

Thursday, 2:15-3:00pm

Open Door Special Needs Storytime, Heather Ketron and Christine Leary, Loudoun County Public Library

Marketing: A Four Step Model Dr. Christie Koontz, Florida State University

Teaching Them to Teach: Creating a Formal Training Program for New Instruction Librarians by Katelyn Tucker and Candice Benjes-Small, Radford University

Writing Effective Cover Letters for Library Positions by Susan Vandale, Hollins University

 

Thursday, 4:00-4:45

Putting on a Play: Creating Plays for Children @ Your Library by Amanda Liss and Kathleen Britto, Loudoun County Public Library

Managing “Gadget Mania”: A Coordinated Approach by Christine Brantley, Nicole McGee and Kevin Carobine, Virginia Beach Public Library

Leadership Lessons: My Experience at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Senior Executives in Local and State Government Program, June 2010 by Chang Liu, Loudoun County Public Library

50 Free Tools — Chosen by You! by Nathan Flinchum, Roanoke Public Libraries

You Had Me at Hello: Developing Meaningful Professional Connections by Rebecca K. Miller and Tracy M. Hall, Virginia Tech; Megan Hodge, Chesterfield County Public Library

Tween Readers’ Advisory by Rebecca Purdy and Bridget Harvey, Central Rappahannock Regional Library

 

Thursday, 4:00-6:00

Annual VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia) User’s Group Meeting

Friday, 8:00-8:45 am

Teen Spaces @ Your Library by Craig Graziano, Central Rappahannock Regional Library; Michelle Chrzanowski, Newport News Public Library

Netflix at the Academy: Classifying Films by Genre in Academic Libraries by Maryke Barber, Hollins University

Citizen Science by Allison Scripa, Virginia Tech

Patron Access and Find It Virginia: Let’s Spread the Word

My Year in Prison: Providing Library Services to the Incarcerated Teen by Wini Ashooh, Central Rappahannock Regional Library System

Rejuvenate Your Space Interior Refreshing or Renovation Under $60,000  by MaryLou Puritz and Laura Wickstead, Roanoke Public Library

Friday, 9am Business Meeting: Treasurer’s Report by Maryke Barber, Hollins University and VLA Treasurer

Friday, 11:30-12:15

Don’t Pollute the Water-Cooler: Team Morale Starts with You! by Caitlin Flanagan and Rita Scrivener, Hampton Public Library

Respect Authority! Strategies for In-House Authority Control by  Ngoc-My (“Mee”) Guidarelli and Elizabeth McDaniel, Virginia Commonwealth University

Surviving the Switch: Changing Your ILS from Two Perspectives by Michelle Dotson and Nancy Webster, Northumberland Public Library

Assessing, Analyzing, and Adapting: Improving Graduate Student Instruction through Needs Assessment by Beth Roszkowski and Gretchen Reynolds, George Mason University

Pinterest: Sharing Your Library with the Community by Michelle Chrzznowski, Newport News Public Library

Searching the 1940 Federal Census – Where were Grandpa and Grandma in 1940? by Patricia Little-Taylor, Portsmouth Public Library; and Cynthia Clark, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School

Service Literacy: The Promises and Pitfalls of Integrating Information Literacy and Service Learning by Claire Ruswick, Mary Baldwin College

From Soloist to Choir Member: Creating an Orientation Plan for a Newly-Hired, Experienced Librarian by  Gail Flatness and Erika Davis, Marymount University

Friday, 1:15-2:00pm

Open Access E-Books in Academic Libraries by Philip Young and Connie Stovall, Virginia Tech

Friday, 2:15-3:00pm

Intellectual Freedom and Kids by Lisa Crisman and Amanda Giannini, Richmond Public Library

Redefining Audio: Making it a Priority by Michelle Cobb, AudioGO and Elizabeth Hensley, Culpeper County Public Library

Anime Clubs @ Your Library by Michelle Chrzanowski, Newport News Public Library System; Susan Hampe, Virginia Beach Public Library

Library Value: Going Beyond Mere Numbers by DeeDee Taylor and Angella Butler, City of Virginia Beach Public Library; and Steven Wright, City of Virgina Beach

Friday, 3:15-4:00pm

Fun with Local History: The History of the Old Dominion Land Company and the City of Newport News, Virginia by Gregg Grunow, Newport News Public Library System

Developing Effective and Concise New Employee Orientation Materials by April Pavis and Leah Bromser-Kloeden, Loudoun County Public Library

 

What’s Next for Virginia Libraries? New Models of Service in the eEnvironment by Debra Shumate, Cleveland Park Library, DCPL

Extra Funds Not Necessary: Reinvigorating Faculty and Student Interest in Your Library’s Book Collection by Luke Vilelle, Hollins University

 

Copyright Law and Fair Use Rights by James Heller, College of William and Mary; Sally Wiant, Washington & Lee University, and Tim Coggins, University of Richmond School of Law Library

Engaging the Community _Hosting Public Policy Conversations_Resource List by Carolyn Caywood, ALA Center for Civic Life Advisory Board; Stephanie Klinkenberger, Virginia Beach Public Library

 

Judge Not by the Cover but by the Audio: Providing Books to the Visually Impaired by Mutahara Mobashar and Beth Solka, Central Rappahannock Regional Library

 

2012 Summer Program, iPads in Libraries, July 17:
Recorded Program

9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. – “Building an iPad classroom” presented by Meridith Wolnick, First Year Librarian, UVA
VLACRL Instant Classroom Presentation
VLACRL Specs

10:25 a.m.-10.55 a.m. – “Teaching with iPads” presented by Rebecca Kate Miller, Information Literacy Coordinator & College Librarian for Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering & Carolyn Meier, Instructional Services Librarian, Virginia Tech
Presentation coming soon!

11:00 a.m.-11.30 a.m. – “Circulating iPads” presented by Patrick Tomlin, Head of Art and Architecture Library & Heather Moorefield-Lang, Education and Applied Social Sciences Librarian, Virginia Tech
Presentation coming soon!

11.40 a.m.-12.10 p.m. – “Experimenting in an iPad Sandbox” featuring a panel discussion with “iPad Sandbox” facilitators Cindi Sandridge, Metadata and Adaptive Cataloger; Liz Thompson, Library Assistant in Rose Library; Jonathan Paulo, Education Liaison Librarian; and “iPad Sandbox” participants Mark Lane, E-Resources Specialist; Patricia Hardesty, Reference Librarian; Michael Mungin, Psychology Liaison Librarian, James Madison University.
Presentation coming soon!

 

2012 Summer Program, iPads in Libraries, July 17:
Recorded Program

9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. – “Building an iPad classroom” presented by Meridith Wolnick, First Year Librarian, UVA
VLACRL Instant Classroom Presentation
VLACRL Specs

10:25 a.m.-10.55 a.m. – “Teaching with iPads” presented by Rebecca Kate Miller, Information Literacy Coordinator & College Librarian for Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering & Carolyn Meier, Instructional Services Librarian, Virginia Tech
Presentation coming soon!

11:00  a.m.-11.30 a.m. – “Circulating iPads” presented by Patrick Tomlin, Head of Art and Architecture Library & Heather Moorefield-Lang, Education and Applied Social Sciences Librarian, Virginia Tech
Presentation coming soon!

11.40 a.m.-12.10 p.m. – “Experimenting in an iPad Sandbox” featuring a panel discussion with “iPad Sandbox”  facilitators Cindi Sandridge, Metadata and Adaptive Cataloger; Liz Thompson, Library Assistant in Rose Library; Jonathan Paulo, Education Liaison Librarian;  and “iPad Sandbox” participants Mark Lane, E-Resources Specialist; Patricia Hardesty, Reference Librarian; Michael Mungin, Psychology Liaison Librarian, James Madison University.
Presentation coming soon!

2012 Paraprofessional Conference, May 20-22, 2012

Monday, May 21, 10:45am-12:00pm

Diabetes Resources for Patrons (.PPT) by Allison Scripa

Diabetes Resources (Word) by Allison Scripa

Creating a Technology Education Program for Patrons by Douglas Keith

Monday, May 21, 1:45pm-3:00pm

Empowering the Library Middle Manager by Jessica Scalph and Judith Rodriguez

Information Overload: Getting to the Good Stuff by Michelle Chrzanowski

Monday, May 21, 3:15pm-4:30pm

Interviewing: Tips from the Other Side of the Table by Megan Hodge, M. Teresa Doherty, Deborah Lammers and Nicole Spoor

Tuesday, May 22, 8:30am-9:30am

Leadership 101: Leading Yourself, Leading Others by Nan Carmack, Campbell County Public Library

Researching Private Companies: From Burger King to Twitter  by Dan Gingert, PrivCo

It’s In the Bag! by Nichole Sheppard and Dawn Fisher, Bedford Public Library

Citizen Science (.PPT) by Allison Scripa

Citizen Science Resources (Word) by Allison Scripa

Current Trends in Interlibrary Loan by Tammy Hines

Tuesday, May 22, 9:45am-10:45am

Video Format and Conversion by Ken Hopson

Outreach Services: Thinking Outside the Walls by Willow Gale

MLS 2.0: Earning a Master’s in Library Science in an Online Program by Margaret Kidd, Elizabeth McDaniel and Jennifer Roach

 

Tuesday, May 22, 11:00am-12:00pm

Basics of Professional Writing by Suzy Szasz Palmer

Library Support Staff Certification Program – Candidate Experiences

2011 Annual Conference, October 27-28, 2011

Thursday 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

The Legally Literate Librarian by Gregory Stoner and Jeanne Ullian, Williams Mullen; Terry Long, Virginia State Law Library.

Interviewing: Tips from the Other Side of the Table by Megan Hodge, Chesterfield County Library; Teresa Doherty, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries; Deborah Lammers, Dumbarton Area Library; Nicole Spoor, Hampton University/ William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library.

What Can I Do With This? Deciphering Copyright and License Notices by Benjamin Keele and FredDingledy, William and Mary Law Library.

ACRL POSTER SESSIONS:

Thursday 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender be: E-Readers and Library Policy by Tammy Hines, Longwood University; Paula Alston, Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library.

Sustaining Your Professional and Scholarly Identity in the Digital Environment: Strategies for Virginia Librarians by Rebecca Miller,  Virginia Tech

Private Screenings: Using Short, Individualized Screencasts as a Library Instruction Modality for Off-campus Students by Brad MacDonald (Jefferson College of Health Sciences)

Graphic Novels: Bridging the Gap by Randi Wines and Shalon Hurlbert, Roanoke Public Libraries; Susan Hampe, Virginia Beach Public Library; Michelle Chrzanowski, Chesapeake Public Library.

Thursday 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

VIVA User’s Group Meeting with Kathy Perry, VIVA (The Virtual Library of Virginia) and John Ulmschneider, Virginia Commonwealth University.

123 Math Science by Heather Ketron and Maureen Smith, Loudoun County Public Libraries

Changing Standards: RDA, AACRL2, and MARC21 by Elizabeth McCormick, Radford University.

Advocating For Public Libraries by Leslie Adams

Friday 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Renovate and Rejuvenate: Surviving a Multi-Phase Building Renovation by Debbie Sweeney, Diantha McCauley and Tammy Coulter, Augusta County Library.

Engage and Thrive by Lydia Patrick, Cynthia Hart and Susan Larson, Virginia Beach Public Library.

Friday 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Methods and Models of Strategic Planning by Katherine Simpson, American University Library

Motivation 101 by Nan Carmack, Campbell County Public Library System

Taking Your Library Mobile by Jenny Novalis, Bedford Public Library System; Nathan Flinchum, Roanoke Public Library; Pat Howe, Longwood University.

Sustainable Instruction: Practical Ideas for Designing and Implementing a Required Information Literacy Course by Ilka Datig and Claire Ruswick (Mary Baldwin College)

Workshops for the Common Good: Developing and Implementing a Successful Learning Commons Academic Skills Workshop Series by Jamie Price & Emily Moore (Jefferson College of Health Sciences)

Friday 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Friday 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Using Quick Classroom Assessment Techniques to Generate Reportable Data from One-Shot Instruction Sessions — Laura W. Gariepy (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Leadership 101 by Nan Carmack, Campbell County Public Library System

Questionable Content by Suzanne B. Corriell, VALL Vice President/President-Elect and Timothy Coggins (Intellectual Freedom Committee Member), University of Richmond School of Law.

Value Added: Transforming Traditional Storytimes to Early Literacy Classes by Katie Cerqua and Victoria Strickland-Cordial, Virginia Beach Public Library.

Friday 3:15PM – 4:00 PM

Lean Library Management by Nan Carmack, Campbell County Public Library System

Teens Can Read, But What Comes After Young Adult Titles by Pam Spencer Holley and Beth Yoke, Young Adult Library Services Association [YALSA]/ALA.

A Little Help from our Friends: A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Approach to Information Literacy Assessment by Mark Lenker, Liz Kocevar-Weidinger, Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol (Longwood University)

2011 VLA-CRL summer program, August 10, 2011

VLACRL All Presentations

2011 19th Annual Paraprofessional Conference May 22-24, 2011

Preserve What You Have and Prepare for the Unexpected by Lene Palmer

2011 ACRL Spring Symposium, May 9, 2011

James Madison University’s MyiLibrary Patron Select Implementation by Cherie Duncan, Director, Acquisitions & Cataloging

Interlibrary Loan Purchase on Demand White Paper by Meris Mandernach 

Coutts MyiLibrary PDA at the College of William & Mary by Cathy Reed

BUILDING AN E READERS COLLECTION AT DUKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES by Nancy J. Gibbs

Clay Shirkey, Fantasy Football, and the Future of Library Collections by Greg Raschke

2010 Annual Conference – Portsmouth

2010 Paraprofessional Conference – Richmond Koger Center

  • Beyond Search: What Can Google Do For You?
    Pt. 1
    Pt. 2 
    Steve Helm
  • Zotero: The Coolest Firefox Plugin Ever
    Steve Helm

2010 VLA/CRL Program

“Collaboration: Libraries Moving Forward Together”
(UVA’s Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, VA May 27, 2010)

Lori Goetsch, ACRL President (PDF)
Bruce Hulse, Washington Research Library Consortium (PDF)

2009 VLA Annual Conference – Williamsburg

  • Preconference on Books Old and New
    Noreen Bernstein, Andrew Smith and Barry Trott
  • ThrillerList (Word)
  • Three Millennia of Crime Fiction (Word)
  • Picture Books (Word)
  • Great Crime Fiction (Word)
  • FOR LOVERS OF TWILIGHT (Word)
  • EDGY (PDF)
  • Broadcast Business Information: Library Instruction for 500
    Jason Sokoloffand Kathy Clarke
  • Broadcasting Business Information (PPT)
  • VLA Beyond Recession
    Abiodun Solanke and Dora Douglas
    VLA Beyond Recession Abiodun and Dora Friday Oct 30

2008 VLA Annual Conference – Williamsburg

  • Welcome to the Virginia Library Association – (PPT)
    Karim Khan, Caroline Labbé, Jessica Schwab, VLA Region V Committee
  • Making the River Flow Uphill: Getting Frontline Knowledge Where it Needs to Be
    John Huddy and Karim Khan

2007 VLA/VALL Annual Conference – Homestead

  • Las Vegas Lessons: What Libraries Can Learn from Vegas, Disney, Abba, Cirque de Soleil, and the Stones
    Barbie Selby
  • Bridging the Gap: Serving Re-entry Students in Public and Academic Libraries (PPT)
  • Bridging the Gap: Serving Re-entry Students in Public and Academic Libraries (Word)
    Jessie Schwab, PWCPLS
    Heather Groves Hannan, GMU
    Bill Fleming, NOVA CC

2006 Annual Conference – Williamsburg

  • “Is There A Librarian 2.0 In The House?” (PPT)
  • “Is There A Librarian 2.0 In The House?” (Word)
    Lydia Patrick and Bob Bowie (Fairfax County Public Library)
  • “Blogs, Wikis and Listservs… Oh My!” (warning 13.2 Mb)
    Steve Helm (Radford University)
  • “Link Checking: A Quicker Path to Quality Web Resources” (PPT)
    Paul Barron (George C. Marshall Foundation)
  • “When Passive is Active: Booklists, Bookmarks, and Displays in Readers’ Advisory.” (Word)
    Neil Hollands
  • “Copy Cataloging Done Smarter!: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel in the Age of Google” (PPT)
    Robert O. Ellett, Jr., Ph.D.
  • “Grow Your own Circulation Staff” (PPT)
    Fran Millhouser and Robert Harvey
  • “Beyond the Misty Mountains: Readers’ Advisory for Fantasy Fiction”
    Neal Wyatt, Andrew Smith, and Barry Trott
  • Dark Fantasy to Suggest to Readers (Word)
  • Genre Slides: Fantasy as Conduit (Word)
  • Heroes, Kingdoms, Swords, and Sorcery (Word)
  • “Promoting Promoting National National Library with Pizzazz!“ 
    Diane Bowden
  • Virginia Department of Taxation Partnership with Libraries (PPT)
    Holly Anna Jones
  • More Than Just Noise: Library Podcasts That Teach

2005 Annual Conference – Williamsburg

2004 Annual Conference – Williamsburg

  • Active Learning Bibliography (PDF)
  • Evaluating Sources Activity (PDF)
  • Keyword Activity (PDF)
  • Research Question Activity (PDF)

 

2004 Paraprofesssional Conference

Lily McGovern
Government Documents in Your Library (PPT)

Lily McGovern
Additional Resouces on Government Documents May 24, 2004 (Word)

2001 Conference

Karen Dillon (SWING):
“Keeping Your Auditor & Procurement Office Happy for Pennies a Day”

Mary Grattan:
“Extending Career References Services”

Steve Helm:
“Bringing It Home”

Beth Wescott:
“Finding Medical Information with your Library Users”

Beth Wescott:
Library Partnerships: Examples of Working Together

Leslee Zipper: (Softline)
Meeting the Diversity Needs of Your Community