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Thursday, November 10 (Preconferences)

Communicating to Win
Arch Lustberg
  • Presentation handout (pdf)


  • Nurturing the Presenter: Enhancing Presentation Skills (or "Now That You're a Presenter, Don't Panic!")
    Bett Kopit
  • Presentation outline (image)
  • 20 Factors for an Effective Presentation (image)
  • Interview Questions for Getting to Know Your Concerns (image)


  • Storytelling With Flavor (for everyone, including Early Literacy Populations)
    Bett Kopit
  • Learning a Story Without Memorization (MS Word)
  • Multi-Cultural Bibliography, page 1 (image)
  • Multi-Cultural Bibliography, page 2 (image)
  • Multi-Cultural Bibliography, page 3 (image)


  • Using Colorado's Historic Newspapers with Students
    Nena Bloom and Kathy Ziegler
  • Preconference agenda (MS word)
  • Presentation slides handout (pdf)
  • Search Stragegies and Tips (MS word)
  • Searching Colorado’s Historic Newspaper Collection (MS word)
  • Comprehension strategies (MS word)
  • Territory vs. State article (MS word)
  • Mark Twain Has Passed On article (MS word)
  • Sand Creek Primary Source Lesson (MS word)
  • Classroom Project Ideas (MS word)
  • Evaluating Primary Sources: Newspapers (MS word)
  • Activity Organizer (MS word)
  • Sand Creek Though the Eyes of Colorado Territory (link)
  • Discovering differing points of view on the development of railroads in Colorado (link)



  • Friday, November 11

    Arts, Books & Communities
    Megan S.F. Ellis, Katherine Dines
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Presentation agenda (pdf)
  • Tale of Two Perspectives (pdf)


  • Blog On
    Shelley Walchak
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • B.R.A.I.N.C.E.L.L.S.: Building Reference and Information Nimbleness: Continuing Education and Learning for Librarians Series
    Sandra Smith, Michelle Jeske, Susie Whiteford, Christine Satriano, Derek Wolfgram
  • B.R.A.I.N.C.E.L.L.S. (MS Word)
  • BEYOND TODAY: Learning, Linking and Leading (MS Word)
  • Charts (Excel)
  • Participant Evaluation Summary (MS Word)


  • Bring your Library to the Classroom
    Leif Madsen
  • Presentation handout (MS Word)


  • Electronic Capstones Theses & Dissertations
    Betty Meagher; Alex Martinez
  • Presentations slides (PowerPoint)


  • GIS Public Library User Study
    Steve Wrede, Janine Reid, Richard Tucey
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • Gotta Wear Shades - Future So Bright: Recent MLS Grads and their Initial Library Experiences
    Laurel Seppala-Etra, Mindi Bane, Allaina Howard, Maureen Klink, Alice Kober, Jack Maness, Amy Phillips, Manual Santos, Daryll Stevens
  • Top Ten Things They Never Told Us in Grad School (MS Word)
  • So you think you want to be an internal candidate? (MS Word)
  • Biographies of Presenters (MS Word)


  • Going to the Dark Side: Vendor/Librarians
    Dodie Ownes; Ronnie Storey; Emily Garner
  • Presentation handout (MS Word


  • Greening Your Library
    Beth Filar Williams
  • Presentation web site (link)


  • Historic Language and Historic Newspapers
    Martha J. Hanscom, Additional members of the CDP Metadata Working Group
  • Presentation outline (pdf)
  • Searching Colorado’s Historic Newspaper Collection (pdf)


  • ISBN-13: What's this all about?
    Linda Gonzalez, Carolyn Morris, Ronnie Storey-Ewoldt
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • Legal Reference for the Non-Law Librarian
    Mariann Storck
  • Presentation handout (pdf)


  • Love Anime, Love the 1st Amendment
    Mary McCarthy
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Bibliography (pdf)


  • Offering downloadable eBooks & audio eBooks in a public library: The pros and cons
    Janet Ryan, Joan Hansen
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • On Top of Online Services: AskColorado
    Sharon Morris
  • Presentation handout (MS Word)


  • Online Business Resources for Librarians
    Marcy M. Phelps
  • Presentation handout (pdf)


  • Partnering for Success: Information Literacy and Program Assessment
    Judith Rice-Jones, Sue Byerly
  • Presentation handout (pdf)


  • Picking a new logo and redesigning a Web site
    Wanda McDavid; Marcy Dunning; Joan Goater
  • Presentation outline (MS Word)
  • On-Point Research Process (MS Word)
  • Our New Logo (MS Word)


  • Poster Sessions
  • Summaries (MS Word)


  • Power Up Your Library with ET-IL
    Janet Oliver, Michelle Brown, and Jo Anne Hibbard
  • Presentation web site (link)
  • Criteria Checklist for a Power Library (pdf)
  • ET/IL Lesson Plan Format (MS Word)
  • QUICK Website Evaluation Sheet (MS Word)
  • Power Educator Grants for 2004-05 (html)
  • Internet Resources (MS Word)


  • Reader's Advisory with Teens
    Emily Dagg, Other members of CYAAL (Colorado Young Adult Advocates in Libraries)
  • Presentation handout


  • Ready for the Oh-Ohs? Making Libraries Relevant for Generation Y
    Beth Avery
  • Presentation Slides (PowerPoint)


  • Refueling the Marians
    Phil Goerner, Kim Ackerman
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Presentation agenda (MS Word)


  • Stranger Than Fiction: Reader's Advisory for Non-Fiction
    Becky Sheller, Jean Anderson
  • Presentation handout (MS Word)


  • Strategic Planning
    Jon Walker, Midori Clark, Kathy Knox, Jerry King
  • Doing the Demographics & Comparisons (pdf)
  • the New Planning for Results Library Service Responses (pdf)


  • Using Student Techs to Lighten and Brighten your Media Load
    Kay Evatz, Tarver Student Techs
  • Presentation introduction (MS Word)
  • Goals for Power Library (MS Word)
  • Tarver Tech Application (MS Word)
  • 6+1 Trait Writing Model (html)
  • Outline of Video Class Lessons (MS Word)
  • Student Digital Videography Terminology (MS Word)
  • Pre-Shoot Interview Questions (MS Word)
  • Video Taping Procedure (MS Word)


  • Wake Up Call: What Our Customers Are Trying To Tell Us If We'd Only Listen
    Derek Wolfgram, Beth Elder, Gwendolyn Crenshaw, Cori Jackamore, Susan Kotarba, Pilar Castro-Reino
  • Focus Group Findings Executive Summary (MS Word)
  • Proposed Library Styles Map (pdf)
  • Sources Consulted (MS Word)


  • Wiki Wiki
    Donnice Cochenour
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)



  • Saturday, November 12

    The Changing Face of Library Assessment
    Sarah Naper, Lisa Blankenship, Megan K. Eberhardt, Dan H. Lawrence, Helen Reed
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Presentation handout (pdf)


  • Doin' Business at the Library
    Hutch Tibbetts
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Displays (MS Word)
  • Bibliography (MS Word)
  • Monthly Display example - Linux (MS Word)
  • Monthly Display example - Real Estate (MS Word)
  • Sign Up example - Real Estate (MS Word)
  • Feedback form (MS Word)


  • Getting My Book Published: What, How, and With Whom?
    David Spilver
  • Presentation overheads (pdf)

  • Manuscripts Mechanics (MS Word)

  • Submission Materials (MS Word)

  • Submission Materials list (MS Word)

  • Writing Your Query Letter (MS Word)

  • Resources for Writers (MS Word)

  • Preparing a Nonfiction Book Proposal (MS Word)

  • Questions About Book Publishing Contracts (MS Word)

  • Spelling (MS Word)

  • Synopsis (MS Word)

  • Literary Agents -- Book Publishing (MS Word)

  • Is there a "Literary Agent 007"? (MS Word)

  • Agent's Role -- In Summary (MS Word)


  • Memory Magic: Maintaining Your Top Professional Form
    Deborah Fink, Susan Anthes, Sue Williams
  • Presentation handout (MS Word)


  • Metadata Update: Present and Future Trends and Development in Metadata Standards
    Nancy Chaffin
  • Presentation slides (pdf)


  • Need and Know-How: The Perfect Partnership in Creating Tools for Distance Students
  • Presentation handout (pdf)


  • New Technology Development Leverages Elder Outreach Simply
    Paul Davoust
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • One Two Three Follow Me: Chants Rhymes and Songs Really Count
    Linda Armstrong
  • Presentation outline (MS Word)
  • Beside the Old Red Barn (MS Word)
  • Flannel Board Patterns for Beside the Old Red Barn (MS Word)
  • Sample Library Resources for Primary Math Teachers (MS Word)
  • Overview of K-2 Mathematics Skills (MS Word)
  • Write Your Own Instructional Verse (MS Word)


  • Please Don't Make Me Attend Another Staff Development
    Lisa Joseph, Lesley A. Small-Taylor
  • Staff Development Resources (MS Word)
  • Staff Development That Doesn’t Send Them Moaning (MS Word)


  • Poster Sessions
  • Summaries (MS Word)


  • Ready Set Go! Fast Meaningful Change in Your First 90 Days
    Beth Elder, Derek Wolfgram, and Kristin Arnold
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • Space: The Future Frontier
    Jennifer S. Kutzik , Don Albrecht
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)


  • Super Search Strategies
    Vicky Hays
  • Children’s Books Search Strategies (MS Word)
  • Truncations or Wild Cards (MS Word)
  • Library of Congress Online Catalog Boolean Searching (MS Word)
  • Common Boolean Search Commands (pdf)


  • Teach an Old Blog New Tricks
    Steve Lawson, Robin Satterwhite, Gwen Gregory
  • Presentation web site (link)


  • Voice of the People - Using Woody Guthrie's Songs and Writings with other Primary Sources to Reflect the Great Depression
    Christopher Jennings, Donna Levene
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Four Ways to Learn About American Memory (MS Word)
  • Primary Source Fact Sheet (MS Word)
  • AAM-Colorado Workshops Description (MS Word)

    Websites and Insights for Teen Readers Advisory Service
    Kathe Fletcher
  • Presentation handout (MS word)


  • Work It Baby! The Nuts and Bolts of Library Merchandising
    Jenny LaPerriere, Trish Christiansen
  • Presentation handout (pdf)



  • Sunday, November 13

    Academic Libraries, the Homeless, and Codes of Conduct: Views from the Trenches, Administration, and Campus Security
    David Gleim, Teri Switzer, Louise Treff-Gangler, Heather Coogan
  • Presentations handout (MS Word)
  • Incident form (Excel)


  • American/Bulgarian Library Exchange: Stories from six Colorado librarians who visited Bulgarian libraries
    Nancy Bolt, Patti Bateman, Ann Cress, Michael Sawyer, Phyllis Larison, Annette Choczyzk, Paul Paladino
  • Presentation slides (pdf)


  • Cataloging for the Paraprofessional
    Carol Foreman
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Cataloging and Authority Sources (MS Word)
  • 10 Ways to Improve Data Quality article (pdf)


  • Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library Panel Discussion
    Priscilla Queen, Ruth Ann Krovontka, Vicky Hays, and Melissa Depper
  • Presentation cover (pdf)
  • Presentation introduction (gif)
  • Storytime Early Literacy Observation Checklist, Pre-Readers: Ages 4 - 5 (pdf)
  • Storytime Programs Based on Research, Pre-Readers: 4 and 5 Year Olds (pdf)
  • What Can I Say? Storytimes and Early Literacy (pdf)
  • Storytime Early Literacy Observation Checklist, Talkers: Ages 2 - 3 (pdf)
  • Storytime Programs Based on Research, Talkers: Two And Three Year Olds (pdf)
  • Storytime Early Literacy Observation Checklist EarlyTalkers: Ages newborn to 2 years (pdf)
  • Storytime Programs Based on Research, Early-Talkers: Birth to Two Year Olds (pdf)
  • 15 Brain Based Teaching Strategies (gif)
  • Start Smart: Early Brain Development and Its Applications (gif)


  • Middle Eastern Book Club
    Phil Goerner
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Presentation agenda (MS Word)
  • Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan Book List (MS Word)


  • Whats up? Developing a Personal Continuing Education Plan
    Valerie Horton
  • Person Continuing Education Plan Template (Excel)
  • Webography and Bibliography (MS Word)
  • Personal Inventory Exercise (MS Word)
  • Personal Continuing Education Plan Template 2 (MS Word)



  • Trustees

    How Safe are Your Staff and Patrons? Security Issues & Policies That Work
    Moderator: Polly Bailey-Rule, Presenters: Rick Ashton, Tom Scott
  • Defensive Tactics (MS Word)
  • Child Safety (MS Word)
  • Problem Situations (MS Word)
  • Customer Access to the Children’s Area (MS Word)
  • Pets/Animals in the Library (MS Word)
  • Branch Security (MS Word)
  • Child Safety 2 (MS Word)
  • Privacy of User Records (MS Word)
  • Criminal Background Checks - Guidelines (MS Word)
  • Background Notification, Release, and Authorization (MS Word)
  • Behavior Agreement (MS Word)
  • Warning Notice (MS Word)
  • Parent Letter (MS Word)


  • How to do a Trustee Orientation & Understanding Colorado Library Laws
    Moderator: Ann Brady, Presenters: Eloise May
  • Is My Library Board Governing or Advisory? (MS Word)
  • Basic Principles of Colorado Library District Law (MS Word)
  • Colorado Library Law at a Glance (MS Word)
  • Basic Orientation for Board Members/Trustees (MS Word)


  • It’s a Tough Job & You are Doing It! Searching for the Right Director, Working Through Governance Issues, and Evaluating the Results
    Moderator: Ann Brady, Panelists: Polly Bailey-Rule, Ray Nieder, Bill Knott, Judy Van Acker
  • Policy Governance (MS Word)
  • Estes Park Public Library, Director Search Process (MS Word)
  • Elbert County Library District, Library Director Duties and Responsibilites (MS Word)
  • The Governance Model: Board, Director, and Staff Roles (MS Word)
  • Roles of the Board and Library Director (MS Word)


  • Making Complex and Ethical Decisions You and Your Library Can Live With
    Moderator: Polly Bailey-Rule, Presenter: Mary Elizabeth Harper
  • Code of Ethics of the American Library Association (MS Word)
  • Evaluating Effectiveness (MS Word)
  • Sacred Cows (MS Word)
  • The SWOT (Strength/Weakness/Opportunities/Threats) process (MS Word)
  • Needs Decision Tree (MS Word)
  • What Others Say about Decisions, Ethics, and ... (MS Word)


  • Tools to Help Train Trustees - Colorado Library’s Board & Trustees Handbook, and Douglas County’s Trustee Training Manual
    Moderator: Ruth Anna, Presenters: Patricia Froehlich, Jamie LaRue
  • Douglas County Libraries Trustee Orientation Manual (pdf)


  • Using Public Funds Wisely - Investment Policies and Financial Benchmarking
    Moderator: Ruth Anna, Presenters: Clarence Kissler, Paddy Correia
  • Presentation slides (PowerPoint)
  • Presentation handout (MS Word)
  • Getting a Grip on Your Financial Condition (Excel)
  • Calculator: Total Financial Impact of Added Staff (Excel)


  • Last update: December 1, 2005

     

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