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Catch the Big Information Fish @ Your Library
2003 Utah Library Association Annual Conference
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Poster Session - Thursday, May 8, 8:00 am - 5:00 pmBen's Guide to the U.S. Government for KidsBen's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids is the educational component of GPO Access, the Government Printing Office's (GPO) free online service of official Government Information from all three branches of the U.S. Government. Ben's Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents and students K-12. These resources can help teach about our government and how it works. They can also teach about the primary source materials on GPO Access in carrying out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.Sponsor: Government Documents Round Table How does the Library Survive Freshman Orientation?You know you'll see 1,600 students in 35 classes in four days. What do you do? Do you give them a tour? Do you teach them subject headings? What do they want? More importantly, what do they need? At Utah State University, we tackled this problem head-on. Out with the in-depth exercise and in with a scavenger hunt. Yes - it was controversial with the librarians and with the instructors. But the students love it! This poster session will show other libraries a unique solution to orientation; the objectives the librarians wanted to achieve; and the evaluations from librarians, instructors and students.Sponsor: Library Instruction Round Table Information Literacy across the Curriculum at Weber State UniversityThis poster session will illustrate the breadth and depth of the information literacy program at Weber State University, and how library instruction fits into all levels of the WSU Curriculum.Sponsor: Library Instruction Round Table Portable Wireless Classroom leads to Partnership with Pathology FacultyThe Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library purchased a portable wireless computer classroom to address the shortage of available computers for instruction. One positive and unexpected result of this purchase was a new partnership with the School of Medicine faculty. The portable wireless classroom consists of ten laptop computers with wireless connectivity, a universal wireless access point, and a wheeled storage/transportation cart. Discussions with the School of Medicine Curriculum Steering committee resulted in an innovative approach to teaching second year medical students onsite in the pathology lab using the library's portable wireless classroom and participation of library faculty. The pathology course director restructured the curriculum to take advantage of networked computers and online resources.Sponsor: Library Instruction Round Table The City LibraryA visual presentation of SLC's showcase library highlighting unique departments and features.Sponsor: SLC Public Library Electronic Reserve at the Markosian Library, SLCCThe development of electronic reserve at the Markosian Library. How it started, where we are at now and what the future holds.Sponsor: Salt Lake Community College, Markosian Library Book List BonanzaA place to find book lists and reader's advisory resources for adults, young adults and children from a variety of libraries.Sponsor: Public Services Division, YART, Children's Services Round Table Benefits of ULA MembershipExtension of membership campaign - benefits of belonging to ULA, quotes from directors, part presidents, etc.Sponsor: ULA Public Relations Committee A Good Family History/GenealogyWhat librarians should tell patrons makes a good family history/genealogySponsor: Genealogy Round Table Bringing Genealogical Research to the WorldThe Family History Library provides access to genealogical records in the native language of the user.Sponsor: Genealogy Round Table The AZA Project of the PRO (London)The British Public Records Office has developed an exciting program to connect the holdings of all the County Record Offices on the Internet.Sponsor: Genealogy Round Table Results of the Library Instruction SurveyPerceived value of library instruction as reported by intermediate writing students at UVSCSponsor: Library Instruction Round Table Using Excel 2000 to Manage Grades and Classroom ActivitiesDemonstrate ways that Microsoft® Excel 2000 can be used to record and manage grades and other classroom activities. Show useful formulas for librarians who teach classes. Provide resources for librarians who need to answer questions using Excel.Sponsor: Academic Library Student Success Courses, Library Instruction and Student RetentionIn an effort to improve student retention, Southern Utah University implemented a cohort program in Fall 2000. Groups of cohort students, 25 in each group, registered for the same four classes. The courses included UNIV 1310: The Nature of Success, LM 1010: Information Literacy and two general education courses. Comparison of the cohort students to other freshmen showed cohort students had a 14% higher retention rate. Sponsor: Library Instruction Round TableReference After Hours: Teaching Student Workers Reference SkillsIn Fall 2002, USU Libraries conducted training sessions on reference skills for student workers. The goal of the workshop was to provide student workers with some tools and resources for handling patron questions during times when the Reference Desk is closed. This poster session will outline the teaching materials, tools and strategies presented to the student workers. It will also address the larger issue of training non-professional library workers how to answer at least some types of reference questions. Specifically, it will address strategies for teaching student workers how to assess their own abilities to answer questions when reference librarians are not available.Sponsor: Library Instruction Round Table Stressed is 'Desserts' Spelled BackwardsIn our technology rich and driven work environments, stress is a common factor in our lives. Sometimes we are not aware that we area actually stressed, but the signs and symptoms are evident nevertheless. This poster will explore 1) the signs you are under stress; 2) the causes of stress; and 3) how to cope with stress to make it a positive rather than a negative experience. Sponsor: Health Round TableCome join the newly formed ULA Business Roundtable.Brief Description: Find out about our roundtable, our mission and objectives. Craig Neilson from the Utah State Library Division will be introducing FACTIVA, a business database recently purchased by the Utah State Library Division. This is a comprehensive and very expensive business database that is available free to Utah residents through the State Library webpage.Sponsor: Business Roundtable Library Technician Program at Salt Lake Community CollegeBrief Description: An overview of the Library Technician program.Sponsor: Government Documents Round Table Back to the 2003 Conference page |
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