Academic Library Association of Ohio
27th Annual Conference October 26, 2001
John C. Myers Convocation Center
Ashland University

Registration
Convocation Center -- Lobby

Continental Breakfast
Convocation Center -- Alumni Room

Opening Remarks & Keynote
Speaker: Emily Mobley Dean, Purdue University Libraries
Convocation Center -- Alumni Room

Session 1

Backlog Busters: How to Keep the Ship Afloat When the Crew Takes Permanent Shore Leave
Mary S. Konkel, College of DuPage, Karen Plummer, and David Prochazka, University of Akron
Convocation Center -- Trustees Room

Bookworms and Geeks: Collaborating to Create a New Library
Kate Hickey and Christopher Fulkerson, Elon University
Student Center -- Kresge Auditorium

Finding Hard-to-Find Books via Internet Booksellers
William P. Kane, Alibris Library Services
Student Center -- Room A

The Changing Professional Development Needs of Teaching Librarians
Rebecca Albrecht, Purchase College and Sara Baron, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Student Center -- Room B

Model Partnerships: Testimonials on Course Integrated Instruction
Colleen Boff, Bowling Green State University and Lisa Santucci, Miami University
Sponsored by the Instruction Interest Group
Convocation Center -- Faculty Room

Understanding the Entry Year Educator
Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ohio Department of Education, Office of Professional Development
Sponsored by the Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group
Convocation Center -- Heritage Room

Session 2

Carpe Diem! Librarians on the Brink of Greatness (11:00 - 11:25)
Deborah Robinson, United States Naval Academy
Library Education: Equipping Academic Librarians for Change? (11:25 - 11:50)
Don A. Wicks, Kent State University, School of Library and Information Science
Student Center -- Kresge Auditorium

Humor in the Library? You Must Be Joking!
Leah Black and Denise Forro, Michigan State University
Student Center -- Room B

Creating Digital Collections with Cross-Departmental Teams
Rob Withers, Bob Schmidt, and Jenny Presnell, Miami University
Convocation Center -- Trustees Room

Diversifying the Profession: Recruiting Undergraduate Students
Haipeng Li, Heather Smith, and Julie Weir, Oberlin College
Student Center -- Room A

Reach for the S.T.A.R.S.: Stress Tamers and Relaxing Suggestions
Gaynelle L. Predmore, Bowling Green State University
Sponsored by the Support Staff Interest Group
Convocation Center -- Heritage Room

Virtual Chaos: Reference Chat (11:00 - 11:25)
Carol Singer and Kelly Broughton, Bowling Green State University
Virtual Reference Service: Our Real-Time Experience (11:25 - 11:50)
Leela E. Balraj and Tom Klingler, Kent State University
Convocation Center -- Faculty Room

Vendor Exhibits and Poster Sessions
Convocation Center -- Alumni Room

Lunch and Business Meeting
Convocation Center -- Alumni Room

Session 3

Camp as a Catalyst for Change Deborah Carter Peoples, Tom Green,
Paul Burnam, and Joy He, Ohio Wesleyan University
Convocation Center -- Faculty Room

Diversity And All Of Its Dimensions
Michael P. Butler, Executive Director, OHIONET.
Sponsored by the Diversity Committee
Student Center -- Kresge Auditorium

Confessions of a Serial Killer: Managing Print Journals in an Online World (1:40 - 2:05)
Robert D. Ault, Youngstown State University
"Is The Journal of Tree Frogs Online?" Access to Online Journals (2:05 - 2:30)
Ken Irwin, Wittenberg University
Convocation Center --Heritage Room

Full Text First: The Case For Giving Students What They Want
Mark McCullough, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Convocation Center -- Trustees Room

Facing the Challenges of Information Literacy Assessment
Lisa O'Connor, Carolyn Radcliff, Julie Gedeon, Kent State University
Student Center -- Room B

OCLC's Metadata Strategy: New Directions for Cataloging
Marty Withrow, OCLC
Sponsored by the Technical Services Interest Group
Student Center -- Room A

Break

Session 4

Building a Strategic Information Literacy Program (2:50 - 3:15)
Trisha Mileham and Richard AmRhein, Valparaiso University
Virtual Orange Barrels: Building a Comprehensive Instruction Program without Disrupting Traffic (3:15 - 3:40)
Ruth Connell and Marcy Milota, John Carroll University
Convocation Center -- Heritage Room

Creating and Implementing a For-Credit Information Literacy Course
Aimee deChambeau, Roger Durbin, James Nalen, Diana Chlebek, and Peter Linberger, The University of Akron
Convocation Center -- Faculty Room

The Fruits and the Pits: Using Focus Groups and Surveys for Collection Development
Linda Brown, John Forsyth, Floris Wood, Evron Collins, and Julie Rabine, Bowling Green State University
Sponsored by the Collection Management Interest Group.
Student Center -- Kresge Auditorium

Hide and Seek: Observations of Novice Web Searchers (2:50 - 3:15)
Laura K. Brendon, The Ohio State University
Reality Check: Students' Self-Assessment of Their Internet Searching Skills (3:15 -3:40)
Linda Rich, Colleen Boff, Kelly Broughton, Bowling Green State University
Student Center -- Room B

Wireless Laptop Lending Program
Phyllis O'Connor and Susan DiRenzo, The University of Akron
Convocation Center -- Trustees Room

Evaluations and Keepsake
Exhange name tags and evaluations for keepsake
Convocation Center -- Lobby
Student Center -- Lobby Outside Rooms A & B