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Social networking sites are not just for scoundrels. Learn how Facebook serves responsible users and can even promote your library. |
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In this brief session participants will learn very basic Microsoft Publisher usage with Publisher pre-designed templates. Participants will begin designing individualized library brochures. Samples will be available. |
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This session will focus on the planning and implementation of opening The University of Toledo Information Commons 24/5. Consideration of staffing, marketing, impact on staff and students, and coordination with offices across campus will be described. Ideas to help your planning go smoothly will also be offered. |
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Learn how The Ohio State University Libraries are piloting WorldCat Local as a method to provide access to library treasures, and hear about the adventures of trying a new kind of web catalog. You will learn what WorldCat Local is, how it works, and why a library might want to use it as an alternative for catalog access. |
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Maps are a rich resource for libraries needing to provide location information. Google is ok but the old fashioned print map cannot be beat. Come explore some basic items that should be considered for your collection. Why these, where to acquire, how to house them, and should you even care! |
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No Need to Draw Yer Cutlass! How Facebook Can Work for Libraries By George Leggiero |
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Sail Ho! WorldCat Local and Resource Discovery By Rebekah Kilzer |
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Sailing Your Ship On Through the Night: Operating a 24/5 Library By Marcia Suter |
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Putting the Rrrrrr in PublisheR: Making a Brochure from a Template By Peggy Rector |
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Now, Where Am I Again? By John Crissinger |
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Charting the Frontier of the Internet: Web 2.0 By George Leggiero |
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Sail through the latest trends in Internet technology in this introduction to social networking, podcasting, instant messaging, and more. |
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Shiver Me Letters! (And Shapes, Too!): Die Cuts in Libraries By Gaynelle Predmore |
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Explore the buried treasure of die cut machines for all types of libraries: as a service for library users, public relations device, staff development tool, and so much more. Come ready to discover new techniques, share ideas, create some fun and learn that die cut machines are not just for teachers any more! |
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Smooth Sailing Through Rough Waters: Intermediate Yoga for Library Staff By Terry Butterworth |
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This class is open to all that have previous experience with Yoga. We will be working on balance poses, deep twists, and other more vigorous asanas. Each participant will need to bring their own yoga mat. It will also be helpful to have a block and strap, but not required. |
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Stop Being a Hidden Treasure: Reveal Yer True Self to the Captain and Crew! By Diana Riemenschneider |
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This session will define different traits of an introvert; discuss identifying your weak areas; and discuss different techniques for taking control of those introvert traits when you have to. |
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Team Work: How to Work with Other Swabbies and Still Maintain an Even Keel By Mary Ayres & Kathy Burns |
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We will show how to work effectively as a team and solve team work problems. We would also like to ask anyone who has a problem involving team work to bring it to the table. |
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Student employees are works in progress--from gems in the rough when they are hired to accomplished negotiators of the workplace when they leave our employment. In this class session we will explore strategies for successful recruiting, hiring, coaching, reviewing performance, and recognizing excellence. |
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The Chair's Choice: Transforming Gems Into Treasures: Hiring and Supervising Student Employees By Beverly Stearns |
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As the 2008 Chair of OLSSI it is my pleasure to choose an instructor and class for our conference. Beverly Stearns from Bowling Green State University has agreed to share her knowledge of hiring and supervising student assistants, a subject near and dear to my heart as I oversee the student hiring process at Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center at John Carroll University. Please see The Chair/s Choice - Transforming Gems Into Treasures: Hiring and Supervising Student Employees. Thank you very much Beverly. Connie Brooks 2008 Chair The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute |
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2008 Class Descriptions |
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Join me for an overview of how patrons can download books, audiobooks, music and film from your library homepage. We will use the website of the Mid-Ohio Library Digital Initiative, a collective group of 13 libraries that joined together to use OverDrive. |
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Explore how social bookmarking can promote your library and enhance your reference services. It has fun personal applications, too! |
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Show your users that the library is a fun place, promote the library and have fun all at the same time! Hear their experiences hosting a video contest, bookmark competitions and READ poster competitions and find out what pitfalls to avoid, get unique promotion ideas, and share your experiences. |
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Come join us for a Hatha Yoga class that will focus on poses that address the aches and pains associated with daily work activities in the library. Each participant will need to bring their own yoga mat. No previous experience needed. |
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The focus of the presentation is to make us aware of the differences between Veterans, Boomers, Gen Xers, and Nexters and how to maximize performance as well as job satisfaction for all generations |
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Audiobooks, eBooks, Music, & Video: Digital Downloads Without Pirating! By Kate Porter |
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Getting Your Sea Legs: Introduction to Yoga for Library Staff By Terry Butterworth |
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It/s OK to Have Fun: Engaging Your Users and Promoting Your Library with Contests By Candi Clevenger and Allen Reichert |
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Get Hooked on Social Bookmarking By George Leggiero |
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Discovering the Treasures of Different Generations By Georgene Johnson |
