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Meetings & Events

2012
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: Setting Your Pace as a Library Leader

Spring 2012, June 1 at Waynesburg University, PA
Keynote:
"Mentoring Matters," Dr. Audrey J. Murrell, Associate Professor of Business Administration & Director of David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership - University of Pittsburgh

POSTER SESSIONS:

“What are tomorrow's leaders learning?”
Marilyn Harhai (Clarion University Dept. Library Science)

"Mt. Lebanon Village Oral History Repository Project"
Brian Dawson (University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science)

“The Knowledge Base: Managing Collective Use of Individual Expertise”
Claire Withers (University of Pittsburgh)
Judy Brink (University of Pittsburgh)
Alexis Stapp (School of Information Science, University of Pittsburgh)

CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETING:

"The WPWVC-ACRL Mentoring Program: How It Can Benefit Your Career Advancement."
Kate Wenger (Chatham University)
Carroll Wilkinson (West Virginia University)

View the complete program.


2011
Meeting User's Needs for Mobility, Access and Discovery  

Spring 2011, May 6 at Bethany College, WV
Keynote: Joe Murphy, General Science Library & Instruction Coordinator - Yale University Library
Mobility in Access & Discovery


PRESENTATION SESSIONS:

    QR Codes & Library Services -- View Presentation Here
    Martha Yancey (
West Virginia University) 
    A. David Roth  (West Virginia University) 

    MU Mobile Libraries Website -- View Presentation Here
    Stephen Tipler (
Marshall University)
    JinPing Zhang (Marshall University)

    Developing a Mobile Website -- View Presentation Here
    Rob Behary (Duquesne University)
    Leslie Christianson (Duquesne University)
    Leslie Lewis (Duquesne University)

 

2010
You Design(ed) the Program
Fall 2010, October 1 at Fairmont State University, WV
Keynote: Dr. Greg Hinton, Professor, Fairmont State University, WV 
Put Your Best Hat On!

POSTER SESSIONS:

    CONSOL Energy Mine Map Preservation Project
    Amy Baker (University of Pittsburgh)

    Implementing New Technology Easily into Instruction Sessions
    Danielle Colbert Lewis (University of Pittsburgh)

    Assessing & Improving a Library Course with Student Feedback
    Beth Toren (West Virginia University)


DISCUSSION SESSIONS: 

    Embedded Librarians
    Monica Brooks & Jennifer Sias (Marshall University)
    Amy Rustic (Penn State) 

   E-Books: Information, Insights and Ideals
    Tracey Ballock (Duquesne University)
    John Barnett (PALCI: Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. @ University of Pittsburgh)
    JinPing Zhang (Marshall University) 

    Future Trends in Libraries:  Good or Bad? Perspectives from Cataloging & Reference
    Margarete Bower, Michael Ford, Faye Leibowitz and Brenda Salem (University of Pittsburgh)        


ACRL Webinar: Marketing Ideas That Work in Academic Libraries - Pecha Kucha Presentations
July 13, 2010 at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA

Grassroots Innovation & Initatives in Academic Libraries
Spring 2010, May 21 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA
Keynote: Danielle Theiss White - Reference Librarian, Kansas State University, KS

ACRL Webinar:Text Messaging Reference - Enhancing Reference Services with SMS
February 23, 2010 at Evansdale Library - West Virginia University, WV



2009
Not-So-Distant Librarian
Fall 2009, September 24 at Edinboro University, PA
Keynote: Barbara Mann - Asst. Director for Public Services, Information & Library Services
Robert Miller - Reference & Instruction Librarian
University of Maryland University College


Assessment in Academic Libraries
Spring 2009, June 4 at West Virginia Wesleyan University, WV
Keynote: Scott Walter - Assoc. Univ. Librarian for Services & Assoc. Dean of Libraries, University of Ilinois, Urbana-Champaign.
The Stories that Sustain Us: Assessment and the Future of the Academic Library

PRESENTATION SESSIONS:

Assessment of Public Service Library School Interns 
Eve Wider, Head of Business & GSPIA/Econ Libraries - University of  Pittsburgh

Citation Support Service - "Spreading the Word" 
Leslie Lewis, Reference Librarian - Duquesne University

Current & Future Challenges Facing Academic Library Services: Discussion of Ithaka 2006 & No Brief Candle Studies  
Sydney Walden, Reference Librarian/Liaison to Philosophy & Theology Departments - Duquesne University
Rob Behary, Systems Librarian - Duquesne University

Defining and Digitizing a Common/wealth: Building Pennsylvania's Digital Library
John Barnett
,
Assistant Director, PALCI: Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc. headquartered at the University of Pittsburgh

iSkills™ and the Undergraduate Student
Janice M. Krueger, Ed.D., Dept of Library Science - Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Using Assessment for Professional Growth and Pedagogical Improvement
Susan Drummond, Instruction Librarian - Indiana University, PA  
Joann Janosko, Collection Development/Electronic Resources Librarian - Indiana University, PA



2008

Trends and Innovations in Process Improvement
Fall 2008, October 24 at Duquesne University, PA

Keynote: Jeannine Siviy - Manager of Program Transition Group, SEI - Carnegie Mellon Univ., PA

Information Advocacy
Spring 2008, June 6 at Pittsburgh Technical Institute, PA
Welcome: Erika Linke - ACRL President (08-09) & Assoc. Dean of Libraries, Carnegie Mellon Univ.,PA
Keynote: Bill Pearce, PhD - Department Chair, Marketing, Geneva College, PA




2007
Gaming in Libraries: Library Arcade @ Carnegie Mellon University (ppt)
Fall 2007, November 16 at West Liberty State College, WV

Presentation: Donna Beck, Rachel Callison, John Fudrow and Dan Hood - Carnegie Mellon Univ., PA 

Web 2.0 in Academic Libraries
Spring 2007, June 1 at LaRoche College, PA
Keynote: Clifford Landis - Reference Librarian/Instructor, Valdosta State University, GA




2006
Beyond Espresso: Academic Libraries of the Future
Fall 2006, October 13 at Pittsburgh Technical Institute, PA
Keynote: Mary Ellen Davis - Executive Director of ACRL

Great Expectations: Leadership in Academic Libraries
Spring 2006, May 19 at Wheeling Jesuit University, WV
Keynote: Barbara Moran, PhD - Professor & Director of International Programs at SILS, Univ. of North Carolina, NC




2005
10 Characteristics of Highly Effective Organizations
Fall 2005, December 2 at West Virginia University, WV
Keynote: David C. Hardesty, Jr. - President of West Virginia University, WV

Only Connect: Communication in Academic Libraries
Spring 2005, April 15 at California University of Pennsylvania, South Pointe Campus, PA
Keynote: Gloriana St. Clair - Dean of Libraries, Carnegie Mellon University, PA

PRESENTATION SESSIONS: 
    Marketing Your Library
    Julie Seavy - Director of Library Advancement & Ed Galloway - Head : Digital Research Library (University of Pittsburgh)

    Model Communication Behaviors to Enhance Reference Transactions
    Justina Osa - Ed.D. (Pennsylvania State University)

    Partnerships in Diversity
    Crystal McCormick-Ware - Director of Diversity Initiatives (University of Pittsburgh)

    Communication in Digitization Project Management
    Jin Ma - Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian (Pennsylvania State University)

    Using Focus Groups to Connect with Library Users
    Dennis Smith
- Coordinator for Collection Development (University of Pittsburgh)

    The Communication Challenges of Establishing a Three Credit Information Literacy Course at West Virginia University
    Carroll Wilkinson - Head of Access Services & Depository (West Virginia University)



2004

Membership Meeting and Tour of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Fall 2004, November 5 at University of Pittsburgh, PA

The Digital Library: Demons and Darlings: The State of Libraries in the 21st Century
Spring 2004, April 2 at Bethany College, WV
Keynote: Cathy De Rosa - Vice President for Corporate Marketing, OCLC, OH




2003
SAILS: Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
Fall 2003, November 14 at Robert Morris University, PA
Keynote: Carolyn Radcliff - SAILS Project Team Member & Head of Reference, Kent State Univ. Libraries, OH

Library Assessment
Spring 2003, March 16 at Clarion University, PA
 

2002
Fundamentals of Academic Librarianship
Spring 2002, March 22 at University of Pittsburgh, PA

 
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