Friday Morning Pictures

More pictures from Friday morning.

Evaluation Forms

Forgot to fill out an evaluation form at the conference? It's OK! You can still provide your feedback. Go to http://hsli.org/Conference/HSLI_Eval_2007.pdf to get a form. You can fax the completed form to Morgann Thomas at 217-383-3452

Welcome to new subscibers

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Here are a few more pictures from the reception.

Conference Pictures

Thanks to everyone who attended and made the 2007 conference a success. Here are some pictures from Nancy's Reception. More photos will be available later.

Don't forget you umbrella

The forecast calls for rain on Thursday and Friday. Remember to bring your umbrella to the conference!

Did you receive a registration confirmation?

Everyone that is registered for the conference should have already received a confirmation message by e-mail. If you registered but did not get a confirmation message, please fax your registration form to Elissa Cochran at 217.337.2299

Registration deadline extended

The deadline for registering without a late fee has been extended to October 15. Registration forms are available at http://hsli.org/Conference/registration.html

Have you registered yet?

Don't forget to send in your registration form. The registration deadline is October 15, a little over one month away. Forms are available on the conference website.

Poster Sessions Announced

HSLI will host 11 poster sessions this year. Congratulations to the presenters! The full list of sessions, including abstracts, is available on the conference website.

Registration form avaialble

The registration form has been posted to the conference website at http://hsli.org/Conference/registration.html

Please register by October 1 to avoid a late fee.

Keynote Speaker Annonced

Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Creating Tomorrow’s Library Today

The keynote address will be delivered Friday, October 26 by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe.

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe is Head of the Undergraduate Library, Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, and Associate Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is also a member of the ACRL Information Literacy Institute Immersion faculty. The Undergraduate Library is widely-known for its use of social networking to reach out and connect with students. Lisa has worked to foster a culture of exploration and experimentation in "The Undergrad" as well as through her leadership of the Library's User Education Committee. Lisa is internationally sought after as a conference speaker and is widely published in the field of information literacy.

Poster deadline is approaching

Send in your application for the poster session before the August 1 deadline! To apply, send an e-mail to Stacey Knight-Davis at slknight@eiu.edu that includes the following information:

First and Last Name of presenter(s)
Email address
Phone number
Library, Hospital, or Other Affiliation
Title of Poster
Abstract
Poster size
Do you need to request an easel?
Do you need a table?

Posters will be presented during an evening reception on October 25. This will be a venue for sharing ideas on new projects, services, research, or to network with people facing similar issues. Posters need not be related to the health sciences, but should have some connection to special or academic librarianship.

Posters should be less than 48 inches long. Poster presenters may bring in easels or stands for their poster. A limited number of easels are available from the hotel, and this equipment must be requested in advance. Table space is also available. Chairs will be provided for all presenters.

Vendor Contract Available

New information for vendors, exhibitors, and sponsors has been posted to the conference website. http://www.hsli.org/conference/vendors.html

CE Speakers Confirmed

Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation for Library Advocacy

Ruth Holst, Associate Director, NN/LM Greater Midwest Region
Jacqueline Leskovec, Outreach and Evaluation Coordinator, NN/LM Greater Midwest Region

Library users and stakeholders will recognize and value the importance of their library's services and of the librarian to the organization. That is the ultimate goal of this six-hour workshop. The outcome for the class is that librarians will be able to show the value of their library's services. Participants will become familiar with an evaluation process and will use and take away methods and tools for assessment, evaluation planning, creating logic models, data collection, data analysis and reporting. The workshop will feature group exercises that move participants through the steps of an evaluation process. There will also be student discussion and exercises in addition to lecture..

Geeks Bearing Gifts

Bryan Vogh, Technology Coordinator, NN/LM Greater Midwest Region

This class is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today’s hottest technology trends. Program participants will be able to identify technology trends and they will understand how these trends will impact or can be integrated into traditional library services. Content will be presented in with a “can-do” focus intended to encourage participants to investigate at least one technology for implementation in their institution. Course structure will include brief vignettes and demonstrations of a wide variety of technologies. Some of the topics to be covered include instant messaging, podcasting, open source software, spyware and other malware, developments in mobile computing, blogs and wikis, radio-frequency identification, and more.

Integrating RSS Feeds into Library Services

Lauree G. Hart, MLIS, Web Systems Librarian
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – Elmbrook Memorial, Brookfield, Wisconsin

RSS feeds are not just for RSS Readers anymore. Libraries are using RSS feeds as an important tool to proactively provide library users with up-to-date information, group collaboration projects and to market library services. RSS feeds push information to users and can be incorporated in web pages or read through an RSS Reader. Numerous publishers and authoritative government sources are offering RSS feeds. Feeds are being used to update web content, reading lists, table of contents, current awareness news, guidelines, safety alerts and more. Libraries may create their own RSS feeds to market featured library items, new Internet resources, library training and events as well as organizational information. This class focuses on the benefits of using RSS feeds in a health science library environment. Identifying information needs and wants based on targeted user groups is discussed as well as aspects to consider before using RSS feeds. Finding and incorporating RSS XML feeds into HTML web pages is demonstrated. Class participants will gain hands-on experience in finding RSS XML feeds, placing the feeds in an RSS Reader and embedding them in an HTML page.