InsideOLITA

Hosted by Convergent Library Technologies
Speakers: Kimberly Bolan, Kimberly Bolan & Associates; Rob Cullin, Evanced Solutions

When: January 12, 1:00 pm EST.
Cost: Free
Register online at www.clibtech.com by selecting “Webinar” from “Events Schedule”
OR or call 1-866-213-8880 x116

Convergent Library Technologies is pleased to host this unique opportunity to hear two popular speakers discuss their thoughts on innovation and best practices in a 21st century oriented public library. This popular session was recently presented at both the California Library Association conference and Indiana Library Federation conference, both held in November 2008.

Please join us. Space is limited.

Presentation Overview

This practical, how-to presentation focuses on worldwide best practices for 21st century public libraries. Twenty-one examples and ideas from both public libraries and non-library organizations will be shown and discussed. Examples provided will include such topics as Library 2.0, Web 2.0, facilities, marketing and branding, collections, community collaborations, and customer service. Presenters will encourage group discussion of the examples shown.

Kimberly Bolan is a library consultant based in Indianapolis, IN. She specializes in facility planning and design, strategic planning, and library service improvement. Kim holds an MLS from Syracuse University, is the author of Teen Spaces, Technology Made Simple, and numerous journal articles. Prior to becoming a consultant Kim served in several public library administrative positions. Kim was named a 2004 “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal and has presented at numerous state and national conferences. She’s active in PLA, YALSA, NYLA and ILF, is a community editor for WebJunction, an advisor to ALA Editions and runs her own popular blog, http://indielibrarian.blogspot.com/.

Rob Cullin is the co-founder of Evanced Solutions, a company that grew out of a consulting project to design a library program and events registration application for a local library. That project turned into a presentation at PLA and evolved into a commercially sold product. Rob has enjoyed working extensively with libraries of all sizes, but especially small and medium ones, helping them integrate technology into their public service plans. He has worked with Kim on a number of projects and spoken on his own and with her a numerous conferences. A big proponent of Web 2.0, Rob focuses on how to make that concept real and tangible in public libraries.

I spotted this post at All Points Blog: “Off-Topic - Why We Need Libraries“.

It’s a nice little summary of the value that public libraries bring to our cities and communities and ties in some recent troublesome news in Philly reported at Library Journal: “Philadelphia Libraries Remain Open, But Staff Cuts Mean Fewer Days“.

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The Mentorship Program of the CLA Student Chapter at the University of Western Ontario is recruiting mentors for the upcoming Fall term. OLITA asks that you consider volunteering, especially as there is a large cohort entering the Faculty this Fall.

The importance of mentoring library and information science (LIS) students cannot be underestimated. Among other things it demonstrates a commitment to personal and professional development of self by the students, and for practicing librarians a commitment to colleagues and the profession, provides role modeling for professional leadership and facilitates the development of increased competencies and stronger interpersonal skills, and encourages students’ active involvement in the profession and in our LIS associations.
The mentorship program has been successfully matching students in the MLIS program at Western with professionals in the LIS field since its inception. Suggested topics for discussion between mentors and their student mentees include:

• resume review
  course recommendations
  industry overviews
  professional trends
  current issues
  job shadowing
  library tours
  attending conferences
  introductions to other professionals in the field

They have been receiving very positive feedback from both mentors and mentees involved in the program and invite you to participate! If you would like to learn more about the program or to register to be a mentor for an LIS student please email: westernmentorship@gmail.com and don’t forget to indicate your membership in OLITA!

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Initial findings of a survey on OPACs by Dave Pattern are posted to his blog “Self-plagiarism is style”. Worth noting is how unhappy Canadians are with their OPACs in comparison to other jurisdictions, and how unhappy academic librarians are with their OPAC in comparison to other librarians.
Also, Marshall Breeding takes a look at the changes in the ILS industry in his article in April’s issue of the Library Journal, titled An Industry Redefined. He notes that “though the ILS continues to represent the largest portion of revenue, products that deal with electronic content and deliver better web-based services to users are the focus of the current blitz of research and development and will increasingly define industry leaders.”

Join us at Digital Odyssey 2007 for the latest buzz.