Conference Program
Registration 8:30 - 9:00 am in the Dr. Frank B. Lee Nursing Building
Morning Refreshment
Opening Remarks 9:00 - 9:30 am (Thomason Auditorium)
Diane Lohr - LIBRIS Chairperson, Trident Technical College
Joyce Durant - Dean, James A. Rogers Library, Francis Marion University
Dr. Fred Carter - President, Francis Marion University
Keynote Speaker: Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter - SC House Representative, District 66, Orangeburg County. Rep. Cobb-Hunter co-chaired the House Retirement Ad Hoc Committee.
Keynote: Current Proposed Changes to the South Carolina Retirement System.
Tour of the Hewn Timber Cabins
Tour 1 - 9:30 - 10:30 am The sign-up sheet is located at the Registration Desk.
Tour 2 - 10:40 - 11:40 am Tours are limited to 15 people each.
Karl McAlister, Francis Marion University Library, will be your host
African Americans were brought to the farm of J. Eli Gregg in 1836 to raise cotton. Additionally, they also had to construct the farm buildings as well as cabins for their own housing. These two remaining cabins, along with six others, were built beside a sandy road in a cotton field. After emancipation, most of the cabins were moved to scattered locations on the farm and small additions made. The cabins remained occupied until approximately 1953. These remaining two cabins were preserved, moved to their present location on Wallace Woods Road, just off of Highway 301, and permanently reside there to honor the heritage and contributions of those who occupied them. They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Concurrent Sessions #1 9:30 - 10:30 am
Excellence in Customer Service
Jason Broughton, South Carolina State Library
Lee Nursing Building Room: 137
Just serving patrons is not enough. Your patrons are talking about you. Word of mouth is the new 60-second spot, and your customers are its spokespeople. Are they raving about your library, or are they warning their friends to stay away? This interactive workshop will focus on skill building and motivating attendees on the principles of customer service, good communication skills, understanding difficult workers and patron! So come attend the workshop and play the customer service game!
What's APPnin' with Smartphones and Tablets?
Haley Hall, Trident Technical College
Lee Nursing Building Room 145
Learn about applications (apps) and how they can benefit your personal and professional life. Haley will share fun and useful apps for everyday use. Apps will not be device specific. Those attending are encouraged to bring their devices and share their favorite apps, but are not required to do so.
Making it Matter: Teaching Information Literacy so that Undergraduates Care
Rachael Elrod and Cecilia Sirigos, The Citadel
Lee Nursing Building Room 205
Many librarians grapple with the quest to find creative ways to enliven their one-shot sessions so that students actually remember the material presented. This presentation will cover various approaches to and content of one-shot information literacy instruction sessions for undergraduate students in the millennial generation. The presentation will also discuss assessment tools that may be useful in determining the success of these classes.
South Carolina DISCUS
Amy Durenberger, South Carolina State Library
Lee Nursing Building Room 214
The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce that a great new mix of electronic resources will become available statewide in the DISCUS collection on July 1, 2012. Come and find out about your New Line-Up of DISCUS Resources.
Concurrent Sessions #2 10:40 - 11:40 am
Uncle Sam Wants to Be Your Friend: Connecting to the Federal Government through Social Media
Kathy Karn-Carmichael, University of South Carolina Aiken
Lee Nursing Building Room 137
Since the explosion of social media in the last few years, most federal government agencies and many leaders have a presence on various social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. This presentation will demonstrate how to use social media to keep informed of the federal government's activities, programs, important information and easily contact these agencies, as well as using social media to share information with library patrons.
Internet Tools for Collaboration and Increased Productivity
Angie White, Columbia College
Lee Nursing Building Room 145
The Internet has many tools available to enable collaboration and increase productivity. During this session, attendees will be given a tour of a few of the tools that the web has to offer; such as, Dropbox, Prezi, and Pollanywhere, and Join Me among others. Attendees will learn the capabilities of these tools and how to use them to collaborate and to work more efficiently.
eBooks: Worth the Challenge
Jennifer Williams, Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Lee Nursing Building Room 205
EBooks come in many formats. Some must be read in a browser, others may be downloaded for offline viewing on a desktop, and still others can be transferred to eReaders. With such a variety of eBook options it is difficult for library staff to select and implement eBook lending, and even more difficult to ensure that library patrons understand their options. This presentation will explain the variety of eBooks available, discuss implementation strategies, and explore ways to clarify eBooks to library patrons.
PASCAL - Remix
Rick Moul, PASCAL
Lee Nursing Building Room 214
The PASCAL electronic resource package for libraries across the state has been reconfigured and reshaped. Come find out what your options are and what's new.
You Can Lead A Student to the Library, But Can You Make Them Do Research? The Effect of Syllabus Design and Content on Undergraduates' Perceptions and Use of the Academic Library
Adam Haigh, Lander University
Thomason Auditorium
Explore the effect that academic syllabi design has on the perceptions and use of the academic library. Several articles have sought to examine the information seeking behaviors of both business faculty and students. The research was conducted at several schools in the Southeastern United States via an online survey instrument. The majority of the respondents were upper level business students. For each course surveyed, the author also examined the syllabi themselves to look for any correlation. Both implications for librarians as well as future research avenues will be discussed.
Meet the Vendors 11:40 am - 12:00 pm
EBSCO - Steve Strother, Regional Sales Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
OVID - Diane Campagnes, Regional Sales Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
GALE - Tracie Lee, Regional Sales Partner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
FILMS MEDIA GROUP - Greg Ricci, Digital Services Consultant This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lunch in the Ervin Dining Hall 12:00 - 1:10 pm (Shuttle will be provided or enjoy the walk)
Concurrent Sessions #3 1:20 - 2:20 pm
Fun and Games with staff @ your library
Jason Broughton, South Carolina State Library
Lee Nursing Building Room 137
Learn how to introduce games for team building at the library so your staff can provide a more cohesive unit when working to assist customer, projects, and the general public. Attendees will be introduced to some websites for resources and how to use games like Jeopardy to assist in connecting with your audience. The workshop will focus on working across a broad spectrum of programming ideas. This workshop is great for persons who want to add some fun, inquiry, and engagement activities to their library programs, training activities, or staff day.wanting to stis wis ofs apr on encen conne c
The Lizard Man and The Gray Lady Went Walking... 10 South Carolina Online Resources For You and Your Patrons
Amanda Stone, South Carolina State Library
Lee Nursing Building Room 145
Come explore 10 online resources that will entertain, teach, and inspire you and your patrons about a variety of topics related to South Carolina. From famous people to government information to historical images, you can find a wealth of information about your local area and South Carolina in general. Now you can have an arsenal of websites at your disposal when looking South Carolina resource for a researcher with a local history question, citizen wanting to more about his hometown.
Embedding 2.0 - Academic Libraries and a Reference Mentoring Initiative
Samantha Hale, University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science
Lee Nursing Building Room 205
Embedded librarianship is becoming increasingly familiar in user services. As the idea develops, so do unique ways to meet the needs of student users in academic libraries. Similarities exist between tutoring practices in academic success centers and methods reference librarians use to assist students. By investigating these similarities and their implications, we might uncover an excellent model for promoting outreach and information literacy in the academic community. To explore embedded librarianship as a mentoring model, I have served the Writing Center as a "reference tutor." This paper will present my observations and open discussions regarding opportunities in reference mentoring.
Off the Grid? Access to Professional Development for Rural and Small Academic Library Professionals.
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, University of South Carolina Lancaster
Deborah Tritt, University of South Carolina Aiken
Lee Nursing Building Room 214
Almost all libraries continue to face shrinking budgets, which not only affect daily operations, but also the professionalism of librarians, who are ethically bound to continue their professional education (ALA Code of Ethics, Principle VIII). Kendrick and Tritt will reveal preliminary findings from their study focusing on how library professionals in small and rural academic libraries identify and access professional development and networking opportunities. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss the importance of and barriers to professional development they face in their libraries.
Afternoon refreshments in the lobby.
Closing Session and Door Prizes - Thomas Auditorium 2:30- 3:00pm