Winter 2015 TLJ

Legislative Committee
3:00 - 3:50 pm
CPE#368d: SBEC 0.5
Serving Diverse Users in the Digital
Age (Contributed Papers Session I D)
3:30 - 3:50 pm
Yunfei Du, Department of Library and Information
Sciences, University of North Texas.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#313c: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Amigos e-Shelf: A Report from
the Real World (Net Fair)
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Amigos e-Shelf allows libraries to introduce
or supplement e-book access. Amigos obtains
content directly from publishers, reducing
expense and restrictions added by third-party
distributors. Librarians discuss how e-Shelf
has fit into their library and affected staff and
users.
Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services.
Automation & Technology Round Table.
CPE #347e: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Build Your Own App, Part II: The
Building of a Mobile App (Hands on
Lab 8: ticketed; register online only)
4:00 - 4:50 pm
During this hands-on presentation, Mark
Montgomery and Becky Odajima will guide
attendees on how to plan and create an app.
They will also discuss various service providers.
At the end of the program attendees will learn
how to build an app from start to end. Tickets
must be purchased by Friday, April 3, through
preregistration.
Mark Montgomery, Hart Bluff ISD; and Becky
Odajima, Midway High School, Midway ISD.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#3997: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
“The Choice”: Push the Button
for TexQuest Collaboration
in Elementary Schools
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Have fun with the TexQuest team as they
“audition” ideas for promoting online
resources before a panel of elementary
school “judges.” Will innovative approaches
make them “turn their chairs” Take away
imaginative marketing ideas for engaging
teachers on your campus.
Len Bryan, Library Development and Networking
Division, Texas State Library & Archives
Commission; Lorraine Mettham, Library Services,
Amarillo ISD; Melissa Rippy, Library & Instruction
Materials, Pasadena ISD; Martha Rossi and Ann
Vyoral, ESC, Region 20.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#329: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Crisis Communication
Following an Incident
in a Library
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Returning to normalcy
Jeff Lanza
after a crisis often depends
on how information is communicated. This
presentation covers proactive steps to develop
and deliver effective messaging. Learn to
communicate with key stakeholders, minimize
the spread of damaging information, and
shepherd your library through crisis.
Jeff Lanza, The Lanza Group.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#390: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Cyber Security in the Library
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Libraries must be vigilant in a world of
technology security risks. Library tech veterans
offer strategies for protecting networks, PCs,
email, and users from security threats: fraud,
identity theft, malware, viruses, Trojans, trolls,
and all-around creepy stuff.
Chris Martinez and Gene Rollins, Harris County
Public Library.
Public Libraries Division.
CPE#393: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Does Self-Selection
Affect Student Reading
Achievement
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Librarians have long been
Richard L. Allington
proponents of student choice
in reading material selection. Learn the four
factors that influence student achievement
and whether research validates a correlation
between student choice and academic success.
Richard L. Allington, Literacy Studies, University of
Tennessee.
Texas Association of School Librarians.
Private School Librarians’ Chill Out
(Ticketed)
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Join colleagues from private K-12 schools
across Texas for some networking and a sweet
afternoon treat. Tickets must be purchased by
Friday, April 3, through preregistration.
TASL-Private School Discussion Group Division
and Texas Association of School Librarians.
CPE#3994: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Weeding: It’s Not a Crime
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Librarians often feel like they are killing the
collection when they discard books. The
opposite is actually true! Discover ways to
strengthen your collection using the classic
CREW method for weeding. The presenter,
author of the CREW Manual, will also discuss
special considerations in weeding modern
hybrid (print and e-book) collections.
Jeanette Larson, Larson Library Consulting.
Tammy Worcester
Tang
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#395: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Beyond Copy & Paste:
Building Integrated
Technology Projects
4:00 - 5:20 pm
How can we stop students
from copying and pasting
from the Internet and submitting the work
as their own Design assignments that
motivate good research behavior and guard
against plagiarism. Integrate technology into
the curriculum and build projects that let
students shine.
Tammy Worcester Tang, ESSDACK (Hutchison, KS).
Texas Association of School Librarians.
CPE#397: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Melissa Huber Eric Lupfer
Grant
Writing:
Getting
Starting,
Getting
Finished
4:00 - 5:20 pm
Seeking funds for a special project or program
The panel will guide you through the grant
writing process: researching funding sources,
reviewing tools and grant writing websites,
and crafting successful applications.
Melissa Huber and Eric Lupfer, Humanities Texas;
Erica A. McCormick, Library Development and
Networking Division Texas State Library & Archives
Commission; and Darryl Tocker, Tocker Foundation.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#398: SBEC 1.5; TSLAC 1.5
Job Seekers at the Library:
Using Workforce Partnerships
to Enhance Services
4:00 - 5:20 pm
Workforce development is central in policy
and funding discussions these days. Whether
you are a school library helping prepare the
next generation of workers, a public library
helping individuals find jobs, or an institution
of higher education delivering graduates ready
for today’s jobs, you are part of the solution in
creating a successful and productive workforce.
Learn about the role and opportunities for
libraries in this most critical area of education
and economic development.
Francisco Almaraz
Megan Schneider
Francisco
Almaraz,
Executive Office,
Workforce
Solutions; Sheri
Foreman Elder,
Houston Center
for Literacy;
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