Conference Program - Illinois Library Association

Recent Economic Census Information Online
This session will give an overview of what kind of data can be found in the Economic Census,
how it’s collected, the timeframe for releasing the 2002 data, how the data is organized, how
to access the data online, and how you and your patrons can utilize the data.
Moderator: Ielleen Miller, University of Illinois at Springfield
Speaker: Marilyn E. Stephens, U.S. Census Bureau
Sponsor: GODORT Forum
Track: Reference
Location: Peoria Civic Center, Room 209
Recipes for Success
Everything old is new again, and that applies when using lesser-known picture books that have
not enjoyed their day in the sun. Rev up your picture book repertoire with terrific picture books
published prior to 1996 that lack an authorial notoriety and have not garnered awards/honors.
These recommended titles have proven themselves with many audiences and have become
favorites by the strength and merit of their storylines. The titles also contribute in building our
confidence as performers. Discover titles that have been identified as priceless by dint of their
usefulness, audience appeal, and repeated success. Find out how the titles work as icebreakers
with a variety of listeners, how these seasoned picture books convey timely topics for 2005,
and how the “best books”are those titles that youth services librarians retain in their coveted
workroom “stash.” These gems are truly ones we would carry out first if the library suddenly
were to go up in flames.
Moderator: Dianne Happ, Peoria Public Library
Speakers: Paula Lopatic, Vespasian Warner Public Library District; Judy Decker,
Quincy Public Library; Georgianne Schau, Bloomington Public Library; and Mary Adamowski
and Mary Weimar, Orland Park Public Library
Tracks: Collection Management and Development, Youth Services
Location: Peoria Civic Center, Room 210–211
Outreach: School and Public Library Cooperation
The outreach coordinator of the Plainfield Public Library and the media director for Plainfield
School District 202 will present a program on their successful outreach cooperation between
the two entities: public library and school district.
Moderator: Ceil Carey, Plainfield Public Library
Speakers: Ceil Carey, Plainfield Public Library, and Kathie Murphy, Plainfield School District #202
Tracks: Management, Youth Services
Location: Peoria Civic Center, Room 212–213
Tips and Techniques on How to Get Your Building Referendum Passed
Do you need a new building and have to go to referendum? Are you sure you’re ready? Is your
community ready to say yes? Sugar Grove Public Library District will present the strategies they
used to pass their building referendum. We will also review legal requirements, timelines,
committees, and how to get the community involved. Learn how to increase your chances
of passing a building referendum!
Moderator: Tara Griffin, Harris Bank
Speakers: Tara Griffin, Harris Bank and Beverly Holmes Hughes, Sugar Grove Public Library District
Tracks: Advocacy, Management, Trustees
Location: Peoria Civic Center, Room 220
The Role of Subject Specialists in Academic Libraries:
What They Do and How
This session will present practical ideas about the subject specialist’s work in academic libraries.
The overall set of general responsibilities, education and training, and their role in collection
building will be discussed. The foundation concepts of being a subject expert in libraries and
how that fits into the learning process of both librarians and students will be explored. Two
specific examples of projects done by subject librarians will be presented. In the first one,
the functions of an instructional Web site will be demonstrated. The second will show the
methodology and results of a bibliographic subject analysis.
William Baker: “Speaking from the Trenches: Issues Concerning Subject Librarians in Academia”
Jitka Hurych: “How Do Librarians/Subject Specialists Become Experts?”
Michael Duffy: “The Web as a Medium for Basic Asychronous Music Library Instruction: Using
the NIU Music Library”
Nestor Osorio: “Bibliographic Subject Analyses: Strategies and Methods”
Moderator: Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University
Speakers: William Baker, Jitka Hurych, Michael Duffy, and Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois
University
Track: Professional Development
Location: Peoria Civic Center, Room 221
Virtual Reference in the Fast Lane
Interested in reaching new users? Want to enhance your library’s services? This panel discussion
will provide practical tips for providing virtual reference services. Topics include: enhancing
library services through virtual reference, technology trends in virtual reference, developing
policies, training, and marketing virtual reference service.
Moderator: Karen Becker, Prairie Area Library System
Speakers: Laurie Bartolini, Illinois State Library; Brian Smith, Homer Township Library District;
Dawn Bussey, River Forest Public Library; Lori Bell, Mid Illinois Talking Books Center;
Charlotte Bruce, Olney College
Sponsor: Reference Services Forum
Track: Reference
Location: Peoria Civic Center, Room 222
Friday, October 14
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