This is a list of conference programs tailored for those interested in service to special populations. It does not list the meals or other activities. Please see the list of all conference programs for this information.
#1Thursday 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Friday 8:30 am - 9:45 pm |
#2Thursday 2:45 pm -3:45 pm Friday 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |
#3Thursday 4:00 pm -5:15 pm Friday 1:45 pm-3:00 pm |
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| Thursday | T4 Partnering Internationally T6 Accelerated Reader T7 The Hidden Question in Adoption Searching |
T16 So Many Books, So Little Time! T9 Advanced Subject Analysis/Subject Authority T15 Family-Search Internet Genealogy Service |
T17 Serving Families and Youth Through Partnerships |
| Friday | F3 See Jane Read F4 Helping Patrons in Critical Times |
F15 There's No Place
Like Home F16 How To Use Cataloger Desktop and Classification Plus to Improve Your Cataloging |
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Partnering Internationally
Serving an international population, providing information from other countries in other languages, and knowing where to go to find information about international topics is an ongoing challenge. Effective international librarianship requires working partnerships. This session will discuss the challenges and give guidelines for partnering abroad.
Sponsors: Special Libraries
Target Audience: Special librarians, Public librarians, Academic librarians, Library directors
Accelerated Reader: Why Do You Use It? How Do You Use It?
Four speakers will address their perspective of and involvement with the Accelerated Reader Program. There will be time at the end for questions from the audience.
Sponsors: Program Board
Target Audience: All Librarians
The Hidden Questions in Adoption Searching
Jill Ekstrom, member of the Utah Adoption Council and founder of Utahfinders, along with Darlene Dineen, Librarian, and Carolyn Campbell, author of "Together Again: True Stories of Birth Parents and Adopted Children Reunited" will speak on why adoptees search, how to recognize the adoption searchers, and how to help them in their search
Sponsor: PLS and GenRT
Track: Service to Special Populations
Target Audience: librarians
So Many Books, So Little Time! Great New Books for Young Adults
Find out the latest and greatest reads from a panel of those who work with (and love) teenagers
Sponsor: YART
Target Audience: Librarians interested in Young Adult literature
Advanced Subject Analysis/Subject Authority: Geographic Headings and Genre/Form Headings
An advanced training session on subject analysis and subject authority work that will cover formulation of geographic headings and genre/form headings with information on how to formulate the geographic headings and subdivisions, when to the use [v subfield code, the appropriate use of the 655 field, and the new 181 subdivision authority records
Sponsor: ACA & TSRT
Target Audience: Catalogers
FamilySearch® Internet Genealogy Service: How to Use Its Full Features
A demonstration of the FamilySearch® service on the Internet including: new features, searching strategies, using the Family History Library Catalog™, downloading and submitting GEDCOM files, installing Personal Ancestral File® (PAF), importing data from FamilySearch, ordering products, using collaboration lists, and getting your own Web site indexed.
Sponsor: GenRT
Target Audience: Genealogy enthusiasts and those unable to attend the pre-conference
Serving Families and Youth Through Partnerships
Today's libraries have the potential to play a significant role in responding to and meeting the broad needs of children, young adults and families. Learn how you can integrate your library into the community through partnerships and collaborations with other community services and providers.
Sponsor: YART
Target Audience: all Librarians
See Jane Read" Literacy Programs in Libraries using Children's Literature.
Join Marilou Sorensen, University of Utah/BYU and children's book review critic at the Desert News and Amy Sanyer, Utah Humanities Council Motheread Program, as they discuss the place of children's literature in adult and family literacy programs.
Sponsors: ULA President, Sue Hill
Target Audience: Public libraries, Children's librarians, School librarians
Helping Patrons in Critical Times: Locating Information about Living and Dying
The purpose of this session is to enable librarians to better serve senior citizens and other facing "end-of-life" choices. The ten most important reference sources and websites will be discussed at this interactive session with Dr. Jay Jacobson. Librarians will learn to locate and become familiar with the materials and services that are available. This topic is not only interesting to librarians as information providers, but also as a personal issue as many of us cope with aging family members.
Sponsor: HEART/Reference and Adult Services Roundtable
Target Audience: Reference Librarians – Public, Medical, Specials, Academic
There's No Place Like Home: Genealogical Research at your Own Public Library
Bev Norton will present "Hidden Genealogical Treasures in Public Libraries," the results of a statewide on-site survey of one-of-a-kind historical and genealogical gems held by public libraries in Utah. Nola Kraut will share ideas and experiences in how public libraries can assist genealogical researchers through friendly and customized access, Interlibrary Loan, and collection development policies.
Sponsors: Academic Library Section and GenRT
Target Audience: Public librarians, board members, and members of the public
How to use Cataloger Desktop and Classification Plus to Improve Your Cataloging
Demonstration of how to use catalogers Desktop and Classification plus to improve accuracy and speed in cataloging
Sponsor: Academic and TSRT
Target Audience: catalogers and people interested in cataloging