Friday, June 19
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Arrivals, Check in at Lamson Hall (if you booked for campus lodging), Purchase meal cards from Dining Services
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Dining Service Hours:
7:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Breakfast
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Deli & Salad Only
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner
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Sabbath, June 20
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| No breakfast at Dining Services |
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Morning Services at Pioneer Memorial Church
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| 8:15 A.M. |
Traditional Service |
| 10:00 A.M. |
Sabbath School |
| 11:15 A.M. |
Contemporary Service |
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There are other churches in the area with slightly different schedules
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| 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. |
Lunch on your own (Dining Services will accept meal card only) |
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Half-Day Tour to Battle Creek
Coordinators: Merlin Burt and Jim Ford
Tour Guide: Jim Nix
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| 2:00 P.M. |
Leave campus — Meet in the Parking Lot behind Pioneer Memorial Church |
| 3:30 P.M. – 4:45 P.M. |
Adventist Historic Village |
| 4:45 P.M. |
Board bus for Oakhill Cemetery |
| 5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. |
Oakhill Cemetery |
| 6:30 P.M. |
Board bus for dinner |
| 6:45 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. |
Dinner at Clara’s on the River (meal included in fee) |
| 8:00 P.M. |
Board bus to go back to Andrews University |
| 9:30 P.M. |
Arrive on Campus |
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Sunday, June 21
Pre-Conference Activities
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| 8:00 A.M. |
Continental Breakfast — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall (No breakfast at Dining Services) |
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ADVENTIST RESOURCES SECTION
Garber Auditorium, Chan Shun Hall
Chair: Jim Ford |
| 8:30 A.M. |
Devotional
Merlin Burt, Director, Center for Adventist Research and Associate Professor, Andrews University SDA Theological Seminary Church History Department
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| 9:00 A.M. |
Research Experiences of Adventist Historians . . .
- Jim Nix, Director, Ellen G. White Estate
- Gary Land, Chair and Professor, Andrews University History Department
- Brian Strayer, Professor, Andrews University History Department
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. . . and the Path Ahead — Panel Discussion
- Jim Nix
- Gary Land
- Brian Strayer
- Jerry Moon, Chair and Associate Professor, Andrews University SDA Thelogical Seminary Church History Department
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| 10:45 A.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 11:00 A.M. |
Cooperation and Coordination – Report of the ARS Digital Committee |
| 12:15 P.M. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 P.M. |
Conservation on a Shoestring
Lori Curtis, Archivist and Associate Chair, Archives and Special Collections, Loma Linda University
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| 2:15 P.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 2:30 P.M. |
Bits and Pieces [Business and Update Session]
- Archiving the Adventist Web
- Managing Adventist Periodicals – Violeta Paraschuk
- Sound Archives
Stand up/Sit down short break
- ARS Planning Committee Election (or re-election) Term expiring: Lori Curtis
- Updates and New Resources
- Ellen G. White Estate Resources – Jim Nix
- General Conference Archives – Joshua Marcoe
- Others
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| 4:00 P.M. |
Technical Tour of the Center for Adventist Research — Jim Ford and staff |
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SCHOOL LIBRARIANS SECTION
Instruction Lab, James White Library
Chair: Katye Hunt |
| 8:30 A.M. |
Devotional
R. Lee Davidson, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, Andrews University
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| 8:45 A.M. |
Teaming up with Teachers for Information Literacy
Sheila Clark, Assistant Librarian, Canadian University College
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Librarians need to position themselves as key collaborators with teachers in the educational process. Integrating information literacy into the curriculum takes time, alertness to opporunities, flexibility, and planning to integrate information. The rewards are information savvy students and productive relationships with teachers.
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| 9:30 A.M. |
Using Databases to Enhance Teaching
Silas Oliveira, Reference/Database/Off-Campus Services Librarian, Andrews University
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This presentation will cover the following: what are databases and their functions, what are the different types of databases, using databases as a teaching tool, preparing a search strategy (Boolean logic, truncation), and presenting relevant databases for teachers.
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| 10:10 A.M. |
ABC of Cataloging
Felipe Tan, Senior Cataloger, Andrews University
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This session is intended for those with little or no professional background or experience in cataloging at the elementary and/or secondary level. Presentation will include an overview of the Dewey Decimal Classification System and the Sear’s List of Subject Headings, assigning call numbers and subject headings, and the simplified scheme for classifying Ellen G. White books.
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| 10:45 A.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 11:00 A.M. |
Web Sites and Library Automation
Steve Sowder, Systems Librarian, Andrews University
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A question and answer session on search engine techniques and available library software.
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| 11:35 A.M. |
ANGEL is a Teacher’s Best Friend
Katye Hunt, ANGEL Director, Southern Union Conference
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Participants will use the ANGEL program web site to find useful helps for teachers and librarians.
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| 12:00 NOON |
Lunch |
| 1:00 P.M. |
Tips on Evaluating Selections and Useful Selection Tools for Your School Library
Kieren Bailey, MLIS, University of Western Ontario, April 2009
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This presentation will cover evaluation criteria for your school libraries and the important questions one must ask prior to selecting material. Some of the many useful tools for selecting school library material will be covered.
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| 1:40 P.M. |
Pick or Click: Reference Fun for Kids
Cynthia Helms, Head, Information Services Dept., Andrews University
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What reference tools can librarians offer the patrons of today? Are students encouraged to PICK out a book from the reference shelves or CLICK on the mouse to find answers to their reference questions? It’s not a choice of one over the other but of developing their reference skills in using both print and electronic sources. Librarians can guide patrons in the use of the internet and the print resources through the provision of guidelines and fun exercises. Experience waht it is to be a kid once again in this hands-on presentation.
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| 2:15 P.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 2:30 P.M. |
Fundraising 101
Sallie Alger, Head, Bibliographic Services Dept., Andrews University
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Fundraising is “friend” raising! Some general tips on fundraising and a bibliography of books and websites on help you as you interact with prospective donors.
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| 3:10 P.M. |
To Weed or Not to Weed — That is the Question!
Donna M. Wheeker, Retired/Former Librarian, Andrews Academy
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Some general thoughts on collection development and deselection.
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| 3:50 P.M. |
Hands-on Mending
Katye Hunt, ANGEL Director, Southern Union Conference
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Participants will receive guidance in mending and actually mend problem books as time allows.
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| 5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. |
Campus Tour (Coordinator: Rebecca May) — Meet in the Main Lobby, James White Library |
| 6:00 P.M. |
Supper |
| 7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. |
Opening Ice Cream Reception / Poster Session / Book Display — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
Poster Abstracts
A Practical Example of Mentoring and Its Effect on Job Definition
Dan Drazen, Editor, SDA Periodical Index
The job of editor of the SDA Periodical Index was complicated by the handling of the day-to-day financial work (billing and receivables). This changed after consulting with the editors of two other periodical indexes [Religion Index: One and Catholic Periodical and Literature Index]. As a result of this consultation, the day-to-day financial work of the SDA Periodical Index is now being performed by Andrews University’s Purchasing/Firms Department.
Facing the Past: Shaking Hands with the (D)Evil
Cristian Dumitrescu, PhD Student, Theological Seminary, Andrews University
Dumitrescu’s research on both the official documents of the time and individuals’ files in the depository of the Secret Police archives of Romania presents a lot of potential not only for recreating a hidden, denied, or forgotten history of the Adventist church, but also for establishing a profile of a Communist government’s attempt to squash religious life according to their dictum, “Religion is the opium of the people”. Such a profile might help us understand their mentality and strategies and serve as a resource for Adventist regional or world leaders dealing with situations in Communist countries today. The most difficult question is “How far is the Adventist church supposed to go in collaborating with a Communist regime?” Documents showing the Communists’ intention to reduce religious activity to a minimum and their overall strategy for reaching a non-religious “ideal society” will be posted.
Impact of Andrews University’s Scientific Productivity
Silas M. Oliveira, Reference/Database/Off-Campus Services Librarian, Andrews University;
Lawrence W. Onsager, Dean of Libraries, Andrews University
Evaluating faculty scientific productivity and quality is a strenuous endeavor; however, it is crucial to estimate the impact on the development and progress of a specific subject field or research and on the academic community. Journal impact factors based on citation counts and peer reviews are probably the most common methods utilized to evaluate scientific productivity. To identify Andrews University’s faculty scientific productivity, the authors resorted to the “Science Citation Index” published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) to collect data for this study. Data were collected and tabulated according to various factors.
Inventing the Future of the James White Library
Lawrence W. Onsager, Dean of Libraries, Andrews University
To better serve the Andrews community, the current 1970s James White Library building needs to be renovated to provide a 21st century learning environment. This new learning environment will be a place where students, faculty, and staff come to challenge themselves academically and engage in the campus learning environment. The James White Library faculty and staff are working with University administrators to develop plans and initiate changes in the physical facility and library services. This poster is a presentation of changes that have been implemented and changes planned for the future.
Evidence-Based Ministry?
Terry Robertson, Seminary Librarian, Andrews University
The model of evidence-based professional practice has been most thoroughly developed and applied in the health professions. In principle, the claim is made that practice should be based on reliable data, evaluated and organized into meaningful information, and incorporated into collective knowledge for the purpose of improving outcomes. A number of other professions are exploring the potential, i.e. social work, education, librarianship. Can this model be applied to the professional ministry?
Tips of Effective Student Employee Management
Jeannette Wetmore, Public Services Assistant, Union College
The poster will include planning and designing jobs for student employee job satisfaction, training and retraining the employee, and informal appraisals, self-appraisals, and formal appraisals.
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| 7:45 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. |
Speaker Orientation — Garber Auditorium, Chan Shun Hall |
| 8:00 P.M. |
Executive Committee — Bibliographic Services Dept., James White Library |
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Monday, June 22
Conference Program
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| 7:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
| Moderator for the Day: Josip Mocnik |
| 8:30 A.M. |
Welcome to ASDAL and Andrews University
- Carlene Drake, ASDAL President
- Cynthia Mae Helms, ASDAL Onsite Coordinator
- Dr. Neils-Erik Andreasen, Andrews University President
Devotional
Jim Nix, Director, Ellen G. White Estate
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| 9:00 A.M. |
Welcome and Introduction
Josip Mocnik, ASDAL President-Elect/Conference Chair
Keynote Speech — “Pass it On”: Mentoring via the College Library Directors’ Mentoring Program
Dr. Larry Hardesty, Director, College Library Directors’ Mentor Program
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| 10:30 A.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 10:45 A.M. |
Response — Panel
- Josip Mocnik (Moderator), Library Director, Southern Adventist University
- Cristina Thomsen, Library Director, Southwestern Adventist University
- Margaret von Hake, Retired/Former Library Director, Columbia Union College
- Lee Marie Wisel, Library Director, Columbia Union College
Question and Answer Session
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| 12:00 NOON |
Lunch |
| 1:30 P.M. |
Library Anxiety and ICT Literacy: A Foundation for Mentoring Students in the Academic Library
Terry Robertson, Seminary Librarian, Andrews University;
Lauren Matacio, Instruction Librarian, Andrews University
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Library instruction has changed significantly over the last ten years with respect to the tools used to find sources. Using two different instruments, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy test recently published by the Educational Testing Service, and a modified Library Anxiety Scale, this research project worked with University students to discover if there is a correlation between library anxiety and information literacy. The results inform the focus of library instruction in a changing environment.
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| 2:15 P.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 2:30 P.M. |
Business Session I, Carlene Drake presiding |
| 4:00 P.M. |
James White Library Tour (Guide: Norma Greenidge) — Meet in the James White Library Lobby (Guide: Norma Greenidge) |
| 5:00 P.M. |
Supper on your own / Dine Around — Meet in the James White Library Lobby |
| 7:00 P.M. |
Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index Board — Dean’s Conference Room, James White Library |
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Tuesday, June 23
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| 7:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
| Moderator for the Day: Cynthia Helms |
| 8:30 A.M. |
Announcements
Devotional
Darius Jankiewicz, Associate Professor of Theology, Andrews University
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| 8:50 A.M. |
Determining our Worth: The Value of Libraries
Carlene Drake, Library Director, Loma Linda University
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As budgets decline and campus resources become scarce, it is increasingly important to market the worth of our libraries to our institutions. If the services we provide are not perceived as valuable to the institution and its mission, it will be more difficult to obtain our portion of the limited campus funds. It can be helpful in making a case to our campus administrators to look to the business world for methods of assessing our worth. Terms like return on investment, cost benefit analysis, and valuation studies will be discussed in the context of libraries. Strategies and ideas for marketing library services and collections to the campus community will be discussed.
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| 9:30 A.M. |
Group Photograph (Coordinator: Rebecca May)
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 9:50 A.M. |
Percieved Influence of Academic Qualifications, Gender, Religious Affiliation, and Ethnic Sentiment on Mentoring Practices among Librarians in Selected University Libraries in Nigeria
Yacob Haliso, Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University;
Uloma Onuoha, Lecturer II, Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University
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Mentoring enhances an individual worker’s development and the organization’s growth, yet libraries and other organizations in Nigeria still find it very difficult to develop or even adopt formal mentoring programs that support staff development. This has led to the underutilization of existing workers who would otherwise have been more productive had they been properly mentored. It appears that religious affiliation, academic qualification, tribal sentiment, and gender difference are strong factors that militate against mentorship. The study uses the descriptive research design with questionnaire as the collection tool and the census as the sampling technique. The expected outcome (which is ongoing) is to enlighten and encourage policy makers and administrators to come up with a blue print for formulating mentoring programs.
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Finding Free Online Adventist Books: Where Are They?
Warren Johns, Cataloger, Loma Linda University
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With the computerization of collections and the offering of more and more distance education degrees, including ministerial degrees, Adventist librarians need to think creatively about making available online materials, such as e-books and e-journals, relative to Adventism. The major scanning projects of Google Books, Project Gutenberg, Archive.org, MOA, CCEL, etc. are providing for the first time a number of free Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) e-books that are no longer covered by copyright. This presentation will explore cost-efficient ways for locating and then linking those materials with local library catalogs to make them more readily accessible. It will be proposed that SDA librarians working through ASDAL set up a “Google.groups” site that can serve as a permanent archive for developing and ongoing “union list” of free SDA materials on the Internet.
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The Role of the Christian Librarian in Postmodern Academia
Nicola Palmer, Acquisitions and Serials Librarian, Northern Caribbean University
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The purpose of this paper is to stimulate among practitioners in the field of librarianship recognition that the Christian librarian’s role is not one of business as usual in the performance of their varied duties. It posits that this professional can impact positively in the workplace to the glory of God and that, as Gregory Smith (2002) puts it, the relationship between an avid Christian faith and librarianship need not be adversarial. A particular set of values, a strong work ethic, and the implementation and adherence to best practices are considerations which can be credited to any profession, yet the Christian librarian working in the reality of postmodern academia is challenged to bring to the profession virtues and ethical underpinnings which will reflect an unmistakable Christian philosophy which hinges on love to God and man, thus becoming an authentic and transparent Christian.
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| 12:00 NOON |
Lunch |
| 1:30 P.M. |
Mentoring in Librarianship: the Training Experience at James White Library
Felipe Tan, Senior Cataloger, Andrews University
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This presentation will explore the concepts of mentoring in librarianship from the traditional to the current. It will also describe how cataloging can be a viable situation for mentoring as implemented and experienced at James White Library in 2008. Several issues that were encountered in the process will be presented. While training can be done on either an individual or group basis, there are varying factors that come into play. No single type of mentoring is applicable to all librarians; however, if mentoring practices are tailored according to the library’s needs and situations, they can yield positive results.
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| 2:15 P.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 2:30 P.M. |
Business Session II, Carlene Drake presiding |
| 4:00 P.M. |
Center for Adventist Research Exhibits Tour — Lower Floor, James White Library (Guide: Jim Ford) |
| 5:00 P.M. |
Supper on your own / Dine Around — Meet in the James White Library Lobby |
| 7:00 P.M. |
ALICE Council — Dean’s Conference Room, James White Library |
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Wednesday, June 24
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| 8:00 A.M. |
Day Tour to Grand Rapids
Coordinator: Sallie Alger |
| 7:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
| 7:30 A.M. |
Leave campus — Meet in the Parking Lot behind Pioneer Memorial Church |
| 9:00 A.M. |
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park (entrance included in fee) |
| 11:30 A.M. |
Board bus for Northern Beltline |
| 11:30 A.M. |
Lunch on your own in Northern Beltline |
| 12:45 P.M. |
Board bus for Gerald Ford Museum |
| 1:15 P.M. |
Gerald Ford Museum (entrance included in fee) |
| 3:30 P.M. |
Board bus for Public Library |
| 3:45 P.M. |
Grand Rapids Public Library |
| 4:45 P.M. |
Board bus for Saugatuck |
| 5:30 P.M. |
Supper on your own in Saugatuck |
| 7:30 P.M. |
Board bus to go back to Andrews University |
| 8:30 P.M. |
Arrive on Campus |
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Thursday, June 25
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| 7:00 A.M. |
Breakfast |
| Moderator for the Morning: Cynthia Helms |
| 8:30 A.M. |
Announcements
Devotional
Carolyn Macomber, Training and Development Coordinator, Human Resources, Andrews University
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| 8:50 A.M. |
Finding Demographics of Web Site Visitors Using Google Analytics
Steve Sowder, Systems Librarian, Andrews University
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By using free software from Google, one can obtain a wealth of information about the visitors to a web site, i.e. which pages are viewed the most/least, where the visitors are located, what browsers are used, what screen resolutions are used, and other information. This information can be used to guide the continuing development of a web site.
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| 9:30 A.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 9:45 A.M. |
Bringing in the Leaves of History of Helderberg Primary School
Yvette Sparrow, Technical Services Librarian, Helderberg College
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In South Africa our forefathers had the vision to establish an elementary school on the same campus as Helderberg College. Unfortunately very little was done to keep comprehensive records of the history of Helderberg Primary School, and there was no central source of information on the history of this school. This led to the publishing of a book celebrating the 80th anniversary of Helderberg Primary School in 2008, a book giving details of the school’s beginnings in 1928 right up to the events which played out during 2008. The methods of retrieval and the partnering with other researchers are dealt with in this paper.
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| 10:30 A.M. |
Breakout Sessions
- Directors (Moderator: Carol Nix)
- Public Services/Instruction (Moderator: Wolfhard Touchard)
- Technical Services/Systems (Moderator: Warren Johns)
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| 12:00 NOON |
Lunch |
| Moderator for the Afternoon: Josip Mocnik |
| 1:30 P.M. |
Teaming Up to Meet the Challenge: The Southern Experience
Genevieve Cottrell, Cataloger, Southern Adventist University;
Stanley Cottrell II, Technical Services Librarian, Southern Adventist University;
Marge Seifert, Public Services Librarian, Southern Adventist University
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The presenters team up to reflect on the utilization of a team-based approach to library management at Southern Adventist University. The library management challenges faced and the rationale for the adoption of the team approach will be discussed. Team-based library management will be reviewed. The organization of the teams and their responsibilities will be outlined. The team leaders will reflect on their team experiences. The adavantages and disadvantages of the team-based approach to library management at Southern will be discussed.
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Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Use of Academic Librarians in Southwestern Nigeria: the Leadership Role of Babcock University, Nigeria
Yacob Haliso, Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University
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The use of information and communication technology (ICT) improves service provision of the librarians. In spite of this, it is observed that librarians in Nigeria do not maximally utilize the ICTs. Consequently, the community of scholars complains about the poor information services provided by the librarians. This study investigated the factors that may be responsible for the poor utilization of the ICT in southwestern Nigeria.
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| 2:50 P.M. |
Break — Whirlpool Room, Chan Shun Hall |
| 3:05 P.M. |
Breakout Session Reports and Business Session III, Carlene Drake presiding |
| 5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. |
Horn Archaeological Museum Tour (Guide: Stefanie Elkins);
Appetizers |
| 7:00 P.M. |
Middle Eastern Banquet — Lincoln Room, Dining Center
- Hebrew Dance Group
- Resolutions Committee Report
- Tribute to the Retirees (Coordinator: Lori Curtis)
- Handing of the Gavel to the Incoming President (Carlene Drake and Josip Mocnik)
- Awarding the Presidential Plaque to the Outgoing President (Lori Curtis)
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