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New Buildings and Innovative Library Design
The very last session I attended at PLA was: New Buildings and Innovative Library Design: Reflecting Communities in our Buildings Presenters: Carolyn Robertson – Christchurch City Libraries Su Scott – Waitakere Library and Information Services Mirla Edmundson – Manukau City Council The presenters described themselves as “two hobbits and an elf” and that we’d see [...]
Using Organizational Culture to Improve Library Services
By Saturday morning, this middle-aged librarian was starting to wear down, but my first session of the day perked me up and gave me food for thought: Using Organizational Culture to Improve Library Services Handouts Slides – http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Smith_Kirstaine_143728_Feb15_2010_Time_121337PM.pdf Worksheet – http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Smith_Kirstaine_143728_Feb15_2010_Time_120709PM.doc Speaker Kirstaine (Kirsty) Smith – Great River Regional Library Kirstaine started her talk by [...]
Data Driven Library
The last session on Friday gave me a lot to think about and was titled: The Data-Driven Library Presenters Greg Edwards – Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Paula Brehm-Heeger – Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County The presenters opened their session with a quote by Sherlock Holmes, “It is a capital mistake [...]
Reorganizing the Organization
After I finished lunch on Friday, I attended: Reorganizing the Organization Presenters: Ann Cress – Jefferson County Public Library Marcellus “MT” Turner – Jefferson County Public Library Paula Kiely – Milwaukee Public Library Additional presenters were scheduled to attend from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, but were unable to make to PLA. [...]
Talk Table: Supervising Volunteers
My second session on Friday was a talk table called Supervising Volunteers and was facilitated by June Bass and Sherry Braga. Maybe it’s because I was frustrated with group work back in grad school, but I’m not normally a fan of talk tables. But my library is trying to make better use of volunteers and [...]
Cents and Sensibility: Will your Technology Pay Off?
I started off Friday morning with: Cents and Sensibility: Will your Technology Pay Off? Powerpoint – http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Freeman_Gretchen_L.__143763_Mar17_2010_Time_100115AM.pptx Presenters: Lori Bowen Ayre – Galecia Group Kathleen K. Smith – Fresno County Public Library Gretchen L. Freeman – Salt Lake County Library In the excitement of chasing the next shiny new thing, we sometimes forget to analyze [...]
Mourning the Loss: Challenge of Change
My last session on Thursday was: Mourning the Loss: The Challenge of Change Speakers: Pam Nissler – Jefferson County Public Library Beth Jones – Jefferson County Public Library Ann Cress – Jefferson County Public Library Melissa (Missy) Shock – Douglas County Libraries As of this writing, neither handouts nor slides were available for this session [...]
Power Up Your Learning Organization
After lunch on Thursday afternoon I found myself in: Power Up Your Learning Organization Handout Materials: http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070317PM.doc http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070620PM.docx http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070650PM.docx http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070723PM.docx http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070750PM.pdf http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070821PM.docx http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Gutsche_Betha_143757_Mar19_2010_Time_070932PM.docx Presenters: Kathleen Geisinger (WebJunction), Betha Gutsche (WebJunction), Michele Leininger (Pierce County Library System) and Jennifer Fenton, Washington State Library The presenters opened by offering a quotation whose source I did not catch: [...]
Conference Reflections – PLA Rocks
Although I still have seven sessions to summarize for you (unless fellow bloggers beat me to them!) over the next few days, I wanted to take a few moments to simply reflect on my experience of PLA 2010 in Portland as a whole. This was my first attendance at PLA, and owing to my recent [...]
Beyond Fact: Library/Museum Collaboration
The second session I attended on Thursday was: Beyond Fact: Libraries and Museums Making Science Accessible Presentation Materials – http://www.placonference.org/handouts/1560_Chun_Terrilyn_026390_Mar24_2010_Time_044539PM.pdf UNOFFICIAL Book Group Book List – http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/dcornwall/lists/1591609 The presenters from the Multnomah County Library, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OSMI) and the Multnomah County Health Department explained their grant funded collaboration aimed at [...]
