Please note: We gather at a host library for each webinar – these sessions are open to EVERYONE (members and non-members alike) and are intended to encourage group discussion and networking. Online access to the session URL will be emailed to ACRL-Oregon and ACRL-Washington members after each webinar.

From Idea to Publication Part One: Understanding the Research Question
February 7, 2012
Learn to formulate and define good research questions, select appropriate research methodologies and design the research study. Specific topics will include developing useful questionnaires, techniques used in conducting telephone interviews, working with focus groups and constructing surveys to get the information you need.

Location: Oregon State University, Willamette Meeting Room
Contact: Jennifer Nutefall (Jennifer.Nutefall@oregonstate.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

From Idea to Publication Part Two: Analysis and Writing
March 7, 2012
Quantitative methods necessitate certain kinds of analyses, while qualitative methods operate on different assumptions and different kinds of data.  It is essential to have an understanding of the appropriate forms of analyses (along with their possibilities and limitations).  Learn learn to express their research in publishable form.

Location: Portland State University Library, Room 160
Contact: Amy Hofer (ahofer@pdx.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

Shifting Sands: How Small Changes in Policy, Culture and Technology are Determining the Future of Libraries
March 27, 2012
Discover how changes in national and international policy, the growth of the free culture movement, and the rapid evolution of technology are having big impacts on libraries, and what you can do to help turn the tide.

Location:  Washington State University at Pullman, Room TBA
Contact: Corey Johnson (coreyj@wsu.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

From Idea to Publication Part Three: Submitting for Publication
April 3, 2012
Learn how to select an appropriate journal or publisher, learn how to prepare a manuscript for submission, and understand what the submission process will encompass.

Location: University of Washington at Tacoma Library, Room TBA
Contact: Erica Coe (elcoe@uw.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

Have ideas for a terrific conference program or preconference? The Program Committee would love to hear from you! Online forms for proposal submissions are now available on the Oregon Library Association website: http://bit.ly/nP8Q7A

Please submit proposals by Friday, October 7th.

Preconference and program ideas do not have to be completely finalized at this point. Enter general information on the topic and speaker(s) with as much detail as possible. Each program or preconference must be sponsored by an OLA unit, but if you have a great idea and don’t have a sponsor, the Program Committee will attempt some matchmaking.

“Oregon Libraries: Right at the Heart of Things” is the theme selected by President Robert Holshof-Schmidt for the 2012 OLA Conference, to be held in Bend April 25-27. Mark your calendars for this “can’t-miss” event.

Please contact me if you have questions.

Thank you!

Camille
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Camille Wood, MLS
Library Director
Crook County Library
175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr.
Prineville, OR 97754
(541) 447-7978 ext 301
(541) 447-1308 fax
cwood@crooklib.org
Crook County Library – Experience the Journey!

The NEH offers seminars for community college faculty, as well as others for all academic faculty. These are great continuing education opportunities and I will be attending one in August, hosted by the Newberry Library, which will focus on the Pullman Company, its town, and the famous Pullman strike. It will also have material on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Union. I’m particularly tickled to spend a week in the Newberry, and happy that they have a relationship with a ‘by the week’ apartment rental that gives me a week in downtown Chicago for $350!

I went to a similar seminar last summer in Mississippi on the Civil Rights movement that was one of the best things I have ever done. The NEH considers librarians as faculty, even if by contract they are not. Are you listening Mt. Hood?

This year’s Community College Seminars (too late to apply, but inspiration for next year.)

http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-college.html

This year’s NEH seminars for all academics:

http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-university.html

Embedded Librarians: Integrating Information Literacy Instruction at the Point of Need

EVERYONE is welcome to attend the live session @University of Oregon Knight Library, Edmiston Classroom #144  located on the main floor of the library– ACRL Oregon members can also view the archived webinar afterwards. Hope to see you there!

Webinar Information http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/embedded.cfm

Questions, contact Miriam Rigby rigby@uoregon.edu or Jane Scott jscott@georgefox.edu

The fee for ACRL Oregon’s preconference Managing Vendor Relationships has been lowered to $45 for LIS students!

Register at the OLA website (A button is being added for students in the form, but if you encounter any problems, please contact Jane Scott.)

Rice Majors (Emporia SLIM alum) has gathered a top notch group of presenters and he and Rachel Bridgewater (another SLIM alum) will be moderators. The presentations and discussions will add to your working knowledge of the interplay between vendors, library software, and libraries.

Information-seeking behavior of library vendors
Rice Majors, University of Colorado
Robert Allen, bepress
Marjorie McLaughlin, Innovative Interfaces
 
Partnerships with vendors: case studies & lessons learned
Steve Casburn, Multnomah County Library
Steve Shadle, University of Washington
 
Future of library vendors: new sorts of partnerships
Carl Grant, Ex Libris
Andrew Pace, OCLC
Neal Block, Innovative Interfaces
 
When is a vendor not a vendor?
Margaret Mellinger, Oregon State University
Margaret Bean, University of Oregon

The preconference is on Wednesday, April 6th from 9-4 pm at the Salem Conference Center. And after the preconference, you are invited to mix and mingle at ACRL Oregon’s reception from 5pm – 7pm.

Who: Everyone is welcome to attend the live e-learning workshop! (ACRL National supplies one login for one physical location only, so we can’t send out the URL unfortunately)
 
ACRL Oregon members — if you can’t attend the live session don’t worry – the URL for the archived version of the workshop will be emailed to you soon after the live event. 

When:
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Doors open 10:30am  |  Workshop 11:00am-12:30pm  |  Networking time 12:30-1:00pm
 
Lunch: brown bag
 
Location:
Chemeketa Community College
Building 9, Room 240
Directions to CCC: http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/communitylocations/salem/
CCC campus map: http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/communitylocations/salem/documents/chemeketa_campus_map.pdf

Parking:
Parking pass information: https://ssb-cprd.chemeketa.edu/pls/parkingcprd/zps_shell.phtml
Guest parking permits — username & password (username and password are case sensitive):

Username: acrl
Password: webcast
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Robin Paynter
ACRL Oregon Communications Coordinator

The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty

Hone your online instruction skills in a workshop conducted by experts. The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is a leader in distance education, and its librarians play an active and innovative role in the school’s online classes.  During this interactive webcast, UMUC librarians will share practical tips and tools for designing, implementing and assessing online library instruction.  This instruction method addresses a variety of learning styles and engages students through active learning exercises. Fostering peer, faculty, and administration buy-in will also be discussed.  Consider your perceptions of online library instruction: What barriers and opportunities do you see? What goals do you have for library instruction?    After the live event, you will have an opportunity to draft online instruction materials and receive feedback from the presenters and other participants via a real-time chat sessions as a follow up to the webcast. 

LIVE SESSION:

When:  Tuesday, September 14, 2010.  Doors open at 10:30am  |  workshop from 11:00am-12:30 pm  |  discussion/networking/lunch time from 12:30 – 1:00pm

Where:  Southern Oregon University Library, Electronic Classroom (Room 114) Directions/Parking:  Directions to the SOU library  If attendees need a parking permit, they should see Ila Haas in Library Administration.

Who: *Any interested parties are welcome to attend the live event!*

Lunch: Brown-bag!

Questions? Contact Connie Anderson-Cohoon (541-488-0799 or anderson@sou.edu)

ARCHIVED SESSION:

ACRL Oregon Members will also receive the archived workshop URL shortly after the live event, so members who are unable to attend the live event can view its content 24/7 from anywhere!

FUTURE WORKSHOP SESSION – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

So You Want to Create an Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial? (October 19, 2010)
Learn about the experience creating an interactive information literacy tutorial from beginning to end in collaboration with a multimedia designer in this ACRL Webcast.  Evaluate the potential of tutorial as an assessment tool and an opportunity for self-evaluation.

Location: Chemeketa Community College