LIBRIS

Registration 8:30am - 9:00am

Opening Remarks: 9:00am – 9:30am
Diane Lohr, Trident Technical College and Chairperson of the LIBRIS Conference Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ron Brown, Professor at USC School of Library and Information Science

Session I – 9:30a – 10:30a

Online Marketing Projects: The Art of Utilizing Student Workers
Presented by Casey Schacher (Coastal Carolina University)
Room #AC-217
Do you have tremendous need for online marketing materials but little time or money to create them? This session will teach you how to hire/recruit the right students that will help you to get the job done. It will also show you how to assign and manage projects and how to make it fun for everyone.

Stay Viable during Severe Construction
Presented by Gypsey Teague (Clemson University)
Room # AC-213A
What happens when you can’t close your library during major construction, and more than 50% of your library is ripped apart and impassable? This session discusses the game plan that’s Clemson’s library came up with to not only stay viable but also safely accessible during their time of upheaval. Bring your worst construction horror story to this round table discussion!

Adopting and Adapting New Tools to Meet Old Needs: The Effective Use of Social Media to Promote the Library
Presented by Marla Roberson (Tri-County Tech) and Kris Jones (York Tech)
Room # AC-240 (located inside the Library)
Social media tools are living on our desktops and have changed how we receive information about events and our library. This session will help to answer many of the questions you might have before taking the plunge into the future with the tools available to you.

Staff Training 4.0-Double to Magic of 2.0
Presented by Mary Daubenspeck (SCILS Consortium)
Room # AC-215
When you talk about wizards, does your staff think you are talking about Harry Potter or Merlin? Explore the solutions the SCILS S\Consortium found for training staff using Blackboard, Camtasia, Respondus and others to create policy and procedure documents, self-tests, videos and more!

What’s so great about Google??
Presented by Rose Jenkins, Midlands Tech
Room # AC- 152
Google is much more than a search engine. It has tools for e-mail, task management, collaboration, web publishing and more. Best of all, it's free! Come find out what's so great about Google.

Cataloging as a Tool for Outreach: Bringing Campus Collections Together
Presented by Lisa Bodenheimer, Scott Dutkiewicz, Derek Wilmott (all from Clemson)
Room # AC-218
Members of the Cataloging Unit at Clemson University Libraries participated in a two and a half year project to add a campus education media center’s collection to their Millennium catalog. This presentation describes their experience.

Session II – 10:40am – 11:40am

Let’s Skype! Using Skype in Library Programming
Presented by Meredith Daniel (Piedmont Tech)
Room # AC-240 (Located inside the Library)
Skype is a very simple, economical and effective means of communicating with speakers at a distance. Not only will Meredith demonstrate firsthand basics of the program, she will also discuss how her Library has effectively used Skype for author chats and guest speaker discussions.

Gang Awareness in Your Community
Presented by Investigator DJ Flores, Richland County Gang Unit
Room # AC-115
Investigator Flores is one of several investigators in the Gang Unit. It is their job to collect information on gangs, track gang activity, conduct gang awareness classes and assist with gang related crimes. Their mission is to eradicate gang activity by expanding the knowledge of gangs in the community. Come and learn about this GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) opportunity!

Cognitive Health-
Presented by Xavery Hopkins (Prevention Partners/Employee Insurance Program)
Room # AC-213A
The Cognitive Health seminar offers a close look at the most important components that contribute to good cognitive health. Cognitive health is a vital part of healthy aging and quality of life. The seminar addresses a combination of mental processes that includes the ability to learn new things, intuition, judgment, language, and remembering.

Westlaw Next
Presented by Shelley Geiger Cappelle JD
Room # AC-215
Thomson Reuters – West
Westlaw’s new legal research information system allows you to search the world's leading collection of legal content in just one simple language query. A Legal Research System that Speaks the Same Language You Do: Human.

SC State Library-2 Sessions in 1!!
Session A will be presented by Amy Duernberger (SC State Library)
Session B will be presented by Dr. Curtis Rogers (SC State Library)
Room # AC-152
Amy will be presenting “Search Smarter with DISCUS – South Carolina’s Virtual Library”. Did you know DISCUS implemented SmartSearch which allows the user to retrieve results from multiple databases now with a single search. SmartSearch also “recognizes” your computer as being in South Carolina and grants you access without username and password!

Dr. Curtis Rogers, Communications Director at the SC State Library will discuss the results of the 2010 Day in the Life of SC Libraries survey. The report looks at the astonishing growth in library use statewide. Rogers will discuss how the study began, the survey development, and outcomes.

Your Mom’s Couch is NOT an Option!
Presented by Todd Rix and Melinda Deyasi (both from Coker College)
Room # AC-217
Lying on the couch for days on end after graduation is not an option! Coker College Library offers new one credit classes called Advanced Academic Research Skills that helps new graduates to research their future goals and guide them through this important decision making process.

11:40am – 12:00pm MEET THE VENDORS!
The vendors are located in the Academic Center Lobby

12:00pm – 1:10pm LUNCH and MORE VENDOR TIME!
Lunch will be provided in Room # AC-143

Session III – 1:20pm – 2:20pm

Move It or Lose It
Presented by Ramsey Makhuli (Prevention Partners/Employee Insurance Program)
Room # AC-143
Move it and lose it with music and exercise to start your afternoon!

Putting LibGuides into Action: Ideas from USC Columbia and Clemson
Presented by Karen Brown(USC), Jan Comfort(Clemson) and Suzanne Rook-Schiff (Clemson)
Room # AC-213A
LibGuides was a hit with many of you in last year sessions. We brought it back again this year but will focus on how two different schools are using their LibGuides application. Each university developed and used their guides in unique ways.

Any Questions? Using the Cephalonian Method to Encourage Participation and Active Learning in Library Instruction
Presented by John Watts (Coastal Carolina University)
Room # AC 218
Transfer of learning is most effective when active learning is present. The Cephalonian Method, originally introduced as a method of orienting tourists to a resort in Cephalonia, is a fantastic, easy and pedagogically sound approach for student learning in library instruction.

Disability Awareness 101: Breaking Barriers to Information Access in Library Services
Presented by Yolyndra Green and Linda Colbert (both from Central Piedmont Community College Library)
Room # AC-215
Libraries serve a diverse group of patrons, and we need to be ensuring our library provides adequate information service to all patrons.

Using Art to Examine and Inspire Your Library Career
Presented by Kris Jones (York Technical College)
Room # AC-217
Using images taken from magazines, we will investigate and discuss who you are or aspire to be in your career, and then begin work on a collage card that will allow you to use easy artistic techniques to express a vision of your work life.

Encore: It’s all right here!
Presented by Carey Hunt (Innovative Interfaces Sales Consultant)
Room # AC-240
New technologies allow Encore Discovery and Encore Reporter to bring information from multiple sources-from ILS to article databases and beyond-into a single elegant user experience.

2:40pm - 3:00pm Closing Remarks
Door Prizes

See you in 2011!!