Winter 2015 TLJ
Winter 2015 TLJ
Winter 2015 TLJ
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Unique Formats in YA Novels...................... 10-10:50 am<br />
Spirit of Texas Reading Lists<br />
for Middle & High School....................... 10-11:20 am<br />
Genealogical Research Using<br />
The Portal to Texas History.......................... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Transforming an Academic Library<br />
to a Community Resource Center............... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Meet Rising Stars of YA Literature..................... 2-2:50 pm<br />
Innovative Uses of Technology & Social<br />
Media in Reference & Information<br />
Services: Lightning Talks............................. 2-3:20 pm<br />
Check Out Your Schools: Financial<br />
Allocation Study for Texas (FAST)................. 2-3:50 pm<br />
From Embedded Librarian<br />
to Librarian as Leader................................ 2-3:50 pm<br />
Turning Outward: Adding Veterans’<br />
Services at Your Library............................... 2-3:50 pm<br />
Night Out With Reference<br />
& Information Services......................................6-8 pm<br />
Friday, April 17<br />
Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List<br />
Program Featuring Jeff Smith...................... 9-9:50 am<br />
Health Information for Everyone:<br />
MD, RN, PhD, or DDS Not Required!....... 10-11:20 am<br />
Imagine Every Child, Every Day a Reader:<br />
Booktalks to Motivate<br />
Tweens and Teens................................... 10-11:20 am<br />
Resource Sharing & Organizational<br />
Wednesday, April 15<br />
E-Resource Management:<br />
Syncing to the Best in the Field........... 10:15-11:50 am<br />
TexShare Database Update............................. 1-1:50 pm<br />
Teen Ambassadors @ the Library ................... 2-2:20 pm<br />
Lighthouse for the Blind’s Library Adaptive<br />
Equipment Sponsorship Program................ 2-2:50 pm<br />
Bucking Tradition: Innovative<br />
Approaches to Academic Liaisons............... 2-3:20 pm<br />
Promoting eBook Self-Publishing<br />
at the Public Library.................................... 2-3:20 pm<br />
ILL, Discovery Services, and Reference............. 2-3:50 pm<br />
In the Edit Bay: Connecting New Students<br />
to Libraries at Orientation<br />
through Video....................................... 2:30-2:50 pm<br />
The Maker Spot: Igniting<br />
Community Creativity................................. 3-3:50 pm<br />
Serving Diverse Users in the Digital Age...... 3:30-3:50 pm<br />
‘The Choice’: Push the Right Button<br />
for TexQuest Collaboration<br />
in Elementary Schools................................ 4-4:50 pm<br />
Job Seekers at the Library: Using Workforce<br />
Partnerships to Enhance Services................. 4-5:20 pm<br />
Thursday, April 16<br />
Collaborating with Your Community<br />
to Promote Literacy..................................... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Sync Up! Entrepreneurs & Libraries.................. 1-1:50 pm<br />
Family Place Libraries TM : Public Libraries<br />
as Key Partners in Early Learning................. 2-3:50 pm<br />
Community College Accreditation:<br />
The Role of the Library & Librarian.............. 3-3:50 pm<br />
Friday, April 17<br />
The Shared Print Landscape<br />
for Texas Academic Libraries................... 10-10:50 am<br />
Syncing Summer Reading:<br />
It’s Not Just for Summer......................... 10-11:20 am<br />
Libraries United: We All Prepare<br />
Texans for Work..................................... 10-11:50 am<br />
‘The Choice’: Push the Button for TexQuest<br />
Collaboration in Secondary Schools........ 11-11:50 am<br />
Social Media<br />
Tuesday, April 14<br />
Tech Camp: Technology Conference<br />
within a Conference ................................10 am-4 pm<br />
TBA Program Committee Meeting..................11 am-1 pm<br />
Radical RA: Using Social Media for Reader’s<br />
Advisory & Collection Development............. 4-4:50 pm<br />
Texas Top Technology Trends........................... 4-4:50 pm<br />
Wednesday, April 15<br />
Next Generation Social Media .................... 12-12:50 pm<br />
50 Emerging Technologies in 50 Minutes......... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Distance Learning Collaborative Tools............. 1-1:50 pm<br />
Promoting Arts Programming in the Library...... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Social Media and Marketing............................ 1-1:50 pm<br />
Tech Your Story: Design Your<br />
Online Library Presence.............................. 2-3:50 pm<br />
New Social Media: School Kids<br />
Tell Us What’s In........................................ 3-3:50 pm<br />
Cyber Security in the Library............................ 4-4:50 pm<br />
Thursday, April 16<br />
Hanging Out with Google.......................... 8:30-9:50 am<br />
Re-launch Your Public Library Website<br />
in 10 Easy Steps: Best Practices<br />
& Considerations....................................... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Innovative Uses of Technology & Social Media<br />
in Reference and Information Services:<br />
Lightning Talks........................................... 2-3:20 pm<br />
Friday, April 17<br />
10 Things your Website Needs in <strong>2015</strong>........... 9-9:50 am<br />
Special Populations / Diversity<br />
Tuesday, April 14<br />
The Diversity Summit: Integrating Diversity<br />
at Personal, Organizational,<br />
& Professional Levels........................................1-5 pm<br />
In Sync with Your Community: Customizing<br />
Adult Programs & Services<br />
to Meet Changing Needs........................... 2-3:20 pm<br />
A Colorful Canon: Building Diversity<br />
in Children’s Literature............................... 2-3:50 pm<br />
This Voice in My Heart: A Runner’s Memoir<br />
of Genocide, Faith, and Forgiveness............ 4-4:50 pm<br />
Wednesday, April 15<br />
Cultural Competencies in the Workplace:<br />
A Primer on Management<br />
& Leadership.................................... 10:15-11:50 am<br />
Developing a Culturally Responsive Approach<br />
to Learning: A Community Response<br />
to the Dearth of Latino<br />
Children’s Literature.......................... 10:15-11:50 am<br />
Check Out a Human Book!............................. 1-1:50 pm<br />
US Citizenship Toolkit...................................... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Lighthouse for the Blind’s Library Adaptive<br />
Equipment Sponsorship Program................ 2-2:50 pm<br />
Collection Development<br />
for Non-English Speakers........................... 2-3:20 pm<br />
Kapow! Teens Creating Comics....................... 3-3:20 pm<br />
Yuyi Morales: Coming of Age........................... 4-5:20pm<br />
Thursday, April 16<br />
Microaggression: It’s No Small Matter............. 9-9:50 am<br />
Black Caucus RT Author Session: MIA-Diverse<br />
Characters in Children’s Literature.......... 10-11:50 am<br />
East Texas War and Memory Project............. 11-11:50 am<br />
Cultural Competence for Librarians................. 1-1:50 pm<br />
Supporting English Language<br />
Learners’ Content Literacy.......................... 2-2:20 pm<br />
We Write DIVERSE Books................................. 2-2:50 pm<br />
Library Services for Homeschoolers.................. 2-3:20 pm<br />
Turning Outward: Adding Veterans’<br />
Services at Your Library............................... 2-3:50 pm<br />
Programming with the Tejas Star Books............ 3-3:50 pm<br />
Fragmented Identities: Skippyjon Jones<br />
and Chimichangos................................ 3:30-3:50 pm<br />
Black Caucus Round Table Silver Anniversary<br />
Reception: Meet the Presidents..........................6-8 pm<br />
Friday, April 17<br />
Advanced Fundraising for Library<br />
Friends and Foundations........................ 10-11:50 am<br />
Let’s Hear Their Stories: American<br />
Indians, Arabs, & Arab Americans.......... 10-11:50 am<br />
Teacher/Faculty-Library Collaboration<br />
Tuesday, April 14<br />
Communicating with School Faculty:<br />
Be The Solution.......................................... 4-4:50 pm<br />
Wednesday, April 15<br />
Academic Faculty and Librarians in Sync:<br />
Helping Students Cross Information<br />
Literacy Thresholds............................ 10:15-11:50 am<br />
The New ACRL Framework for Information<br />
Literacy for Higher Education:<br />
Using it at Your Institution........................... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Bucking Tradition: Innovative Approaches<br />
to Academic Liaisons.................................. 2-3:20 pm<br />
Resources for K-12 Lesson Plans<br />
in The Portal to Texas History....................... 3-3:50 pm<br />
Proving the Power of a<br />
Community College Library........................ 4-5:20 pm<br />
Ultimate Picture Book Sketch-Off..................... 4-5:20 pm<br />
Thursday, April 16<br />
Embedded Librarianship: Beyond<br />
the One Shot Instruction Session................. 9-9:50 am<br />
The Library and the English Language Arts<br />
Classroom (ELA) – A Well-Worn Path........... 9-9:50 am<br />
Googlepalooza: School Media Ideas<br />
to Facilitate Collaboration...................... 10-11:20 am<br />
Bites with LIRT......................................... 12:-00-1:50 pm<br />
Using PBS Learning Media to Cultivate<br />
Innovative Thinking in the Classroom.......... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Conversations with Faculty about<br />
Academic Library Instruction....................... 2-2:50 pm<br />
Friday, April 17<br />
Digital Citizenship: Sync Up Safely................... 9-9:50 am<br />
Sharing the Wonder with One Book,<br />
One Community: Kindness Theme<br />
Unites Community...................................... 9-9:50 am<br />
Special Collections for Students: Helping<br />
Your Scholars Get the Most<br />
Out of Archives...................................... 10-11:50 am<br />
Technical Services<br />
Tuesday, April 14<br />
Experiences in Open Source ILS Migration..... 12-1:50 pm<br />
Basic Book Repair and Mending ..................... 1-3:50 pm<br />
Essential Skills and Qualifications<br />
of Cataloger/Metadata Librarians<br />
in the Digital Era................................... 2:30-3:50 pm<br />
Wednesday, April 15<br />
E-Resource Management: Syncing<br />
to the Best in the Field....................... 10:15-11:50 am<br />
Streaming Media in Public Libraries: The<br />
Newest Generation of AV Materials.... 10:15-11:50 am<br />
Assessing Cataloging Services<br />
in an Academic Library........................... 11-11:50 am<br />
ILL, Discovery Services, and Reference............. 2-3:50 pm<br />
Tips for Successfully Negotiating<br />
e-Resource Acquisitions.............................. 2-3:50 pm<br />
Weeding: It’s Not a Crime............................... 4-4:50 pm<br />
Thursday, April 16<br />
RDA: A Review of the Essentials....................... 9-9:50 am<br />
Zoning Out at Lewisville PL: Adventures<br />
in Collection Reorganization....................... 1-1:50 pm<br />
Just-in-Time: Redefining Your<br />
Collection Development Philosophy............ 2-2:50 pm<br />
Balancing Books & e-Content:<br />
Innovations in Acquisitions.......................... 3-3:50 pm<br />
Friday, April 17<br />
Linked Data: An Emerging Trend................. 10-11:50 am<br />
30 Texas Library Journal • <strong>Winter</strong> 2014
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