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Teleconferences

Fall 2007 – Summer 2008 Schedule

Soaring to Excellence 2008—Mapping the Library Landscape: Every library worker a trendspotter

Library Challenges & Opportunities 2008

Sunshine Week 2008

Registration & Cancellations

Although there are no fees for these events, registration is required as seating capacity is limited. If you are unable to attend, please notify Betsy Swanson (betsys@umn.edu, 800-462-5348, or 612-625-5014) as soon as possible so we can open your reserved spot to someone else.

Locations

All teleconferences will be held in S30B Wilson Library, West Bank Area, Minneapolis Campus, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, unless otherwise indicated.

Directions, Parking & Maps

Teleconference Details

Finding the Trends That Matter: Get Your Environmental Scan On

Date Location Time Register
Friday, October 26, 2007 S30B Wilson Library
West Bank Area
Minneapolis Campus
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities 		11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Central Time) 		n/a
Presented by the College of DuPage

The year starts with a look primarily at high-level trends in business and economy, and how these trends can impact on our local library—even if it seems they are quite remote from our routine practices.

Speakers
  • Steven J. Bell - Director of the Paul J. Gutman Library at Philadelphia University. Bell writes and speaks frequently on topics such as keeping up for personal professional development, library technology and academic librarianship.
  • Catherine C. Wilt - Since 2002, Wilt has served as the Executive Director of PALINET, one of the largest U.S. member-owned and governed regional Library Networks. Her background includes consulting, training and technical support for network members.
Fee
  • No charge; registration is required.
Desktop Streaming

This College of DuPage Library Learning Network event is also available via desktop streaming. If you prefer to participate via your own desktop, please register online through the College of DuPage Web site. Do not complete billing information section on the form. Windows Media Player is required to view the webcasts.

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People Watching With a Purpose: Meeting Needs Before They Need It

Date Location Time Register
Friday, February 8, 2008 S30B Wilson Library
West Bank Area
Minneapolis Campus
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities 		11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Central Time) 		n/a
Presented by the College of DuPage

How many times have you planned and prepared a program or service based on what you thought was a "community need?" And how many of these didn't quite work out like you thought? Libraries—public, school, and academic—are re-visioning their roles in communities, moving beyond the rapidly outdated paradigm of creating services for patrons and students and instead partnering with community members in building meaningful experiences: whether those happen within the library's walls, on a digital network, or in cultural and political spaces. Taking an "asset-based," grassroots view, librarians and library educators advocate using a "community informatics" model toward library services, where significant—even delightful—engagement can happen. In this program, we discuss this paradigm shift, why it's so necessary, and what it "looks like" in the real world.

Speakers
  • Ann P. Bishop, Ph.D. - Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is also the co-director of the Community Informatics Initiative.
  • Nancy Kranich - national library leader, speaker, and advocate; past president of the ALA, past Assoc. Dean of Libraries at New York University, and published author on topics of libraries' roles in civic engagement, equity, digital technologies, and "the information commons."
Fee
  • No charge; registration is required.
Desktop Streaming

This College of DuPage Library Learning Network event is also available via desktop streaming. If you prefer to participate via your own desktop, please register online through the College of DuPage Web site. Do not complete billing information section on the form. Windows Media Player is required to view the webcasts.

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Library Spaces: Future Needs

Date Location Time Register
Friday, March 7, 2008 S30B Wilson Library
West Bank Area
Minneapolis Campus
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities 		11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Central Time) 		n/a
Presented by the College of DuPage

Alan Kirk Gray, Assistant Director of Operations for the Darien (CT) Public Library, joins several prominent architects whose focus is on libraries to discuss how library spaces can reflect the role of today's libraries. Alan has consulted on the development of appropriate, innovative library spaces, and is currently responsible for the planning and construction of a new Darien Public Library building. He will be joined by Elisabeth Martin and Jeffrey Hoover, noted architects whose focus is on library planning and design. The panelists will address design and function in all types of libraries, and explore creative ways of configuring current and future library space to meet new services. Join us for an enlightening discussion about making the most of current library spaces, and take a look at some of the more innovative library spaces today.

Speakers
  • Alan Kirk Gray - Assistant Director – Operations for Darien Library, Darien, CT, where he is responsible for the program, planning and construction of Darien Library's new 54,000 sf building, which has been cited for its anticipation of the current trends in the innovative use of library facilities.
  • Jeffrey Hoover, AIA - Principal of Tappé Associates, Boston, MA, where he specializes in programming, planning and design of learning environments, with particular focus on libraries.
  • Elisabeth Martin, AIA - has practiced architecture for over twenty years, with a focus on Library Planning and Design.
Fee
  • No charge; registration is required.
Desktop Streaming

This College of DuPage Library Learning Network event is also available via desktop streaming. If you prefer to participate via your own desktop, please register online through the College of DuPage Web site. Do not complete billing information section on the form. Windows Media Player is required to view the webcasts.

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Government Secrecy: Censoring the Right to Know

Date Location Time Register
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 S30B Wilson Library
West Bank Area
Minneapolis Campus
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities 		12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
(Central Time) 		n/a
OpenTheGovernment.org

Speakers will discuss executive branch power and secrecy, congressional rights and responsibilities, and the role of the press in combating government secrecy. We will be visiting and talking with creators of web sites that help the public avoid having to file official requests or go to offices and meetings to learn what our government is doing. These sites make hard-to-find government information -- federal, state and local -- easy for the public to find and use and may inspire you to do likewise. A quick report will be given, as well, on an initiative to develop a 21st Century Right-to-Know agenda and recommendations for the next President and Congress.

Speakers
  • Mickey Edwards - Director of the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership and former Republican member of Congress from Oklahoma for 16 years
  • John Podesta - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Progress, Chief of Staff to President William J. Clinton from October 1998 until January 2001, and formerly in senior staff positions in Congress
Fee

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Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting the Library Trends that Really Matter

Date Location Time Register
Friday, April 11, 2008 S30B Wilson Library
West Bank Area
Minneapolis Campus
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities 		11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Central Time) 		n/a
Presented by the College of DuPage

This program examines how these other trends are having an impact on libraries—and what libraries are or should be doing to integrate these trends into their services (e.g., gaming is an obvious one that libraries are using to draw the younger generation into the library). This show contains a series of case studies that demonstrate how libraries are using trendspotting to create the right services for their communities.

Speakers
  • To be determined...
Fee
  • No charge; registration is required.
Desktop Streaming

This College of DuPage Library Learning Network event is also available via desktop streaming. If you prefer to participate via your own desktop, please register online through the College of DuPage Web site. Do not complete billing information section on the form. Windows Media Player is required to view the webcasts.

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Tools of Engagement: Attracting and Engaging Library Users

Date Location Time Register

Friday, May 9, 2008 		S30B Wilson Library
West Bank Area
Minneapolis Campus
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities 		11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Central Time) 		n/a
Presented by the College of DuPage

What are the most creative libraries doing to engage current and potential users of the library? Join us as we explore great new ideas for reaching and engaging users and look at some results of users' involvement in shaping library services, programs, and spaces. This program will go beyond PR, to involving our various communities of users in shaping the libraries of the future.

Speakers
  • To be determined...
Fee
  • No charge; registration is required.
Desktop Streaming

This College of DuPage Library Learning Network event is also available via desktop streaming. If you prefer to participate via your own desktop, please register online through the College of DuPage Web site. Do not complete billing information section on the form. Windows Media Player is required to view the webcasts.

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