[Libs-Or] ACRL Oregon Sponsored Programs @ 2012 OLA Annual Conference

[Robin Paynter]

*THURSDAY APRIL 26TH*

*Session I 11:00-12:30 pm – “Show Me the Money! Grantwriting Perspectives
for Librarians”*

Presenters: *Karen Estlund* (Head, Digital Library Services, UO) and *John
Russell *(Librarian for History, African Studies and Medieval Studies, UO)

Description: Join University of Oregon librarians Karen Estlund (Head,
Digital Library Services) and John Russell (Librarian for History, African
Studies, and Medieval Studies and Oregon’s LSTA Grant Review Committee) as
they discuss why obtaining grants for doing research or other special
projects in library environments can be beneficial to your organization as
well as an overview of the process of grant-writing, challenges, and do’s
and don’ts.

*Session II 2:00-3:00 pm – “Can We Really Do it All? The Challenges We Face
as Librarians Who Teach”*

Presenters: *Anne-Marie Deitering* (Franklin McEdward Professor for
Undergraduate Learning Initiatives, OSU) and *Kate Gronemyer *(Instruction
Librarian, OSU-Cascades)

Description: In 2009 and 2010 OSU librarians gathered dozens of stories
from librarians who teach. In this presentation we will hear some of these
stories, discuss what they mean for our practice, and see if there is
wisdom to be gained from people who might not call themselves teachers.

*Session III 4:00-5:30 pm – “From Data Chaos to Data Curation: New Roles
for Academic Librarians”*

Presenters: *Carla Pealer* (Data curation librarian – OHSU), *Thomas Johnson
* (Digital Applications Librarian, OSU), *Brian Westra* (Lorry I. Lokey
Science Data Services Librarian, UO)

Description: Data curation is a relatively new area for academic
librarians, and can seem complex and confusing. But isn’t that what we do
best: bring order to chaos? Data curation rests on well-established
practices of our profession: collection development, the reference
interview, and cataloging/metadata. This session will provide an overview
of this increasingly important topic, offer practical advice, and a give
you a chance to flex your own data curation muscles. Data librarians at U
of O, OSU, and OHSU will share their experiences and visions for their
libraries.

*FRIDAY APRIL 27TH*

*Session IV  8:30-10:00 am – “Libraries and the Semantic Web”*

Presenters: *Carlo Torniai*, Ph.D (Ontologist and Research Scientist, OHSU)

Description: What do all those acronyms (RDF, OWL, SWRL) and terms (Linked
Open Data, triples, ontology) mean anyway? And why should we care? The
Semantic Web already is affecting how we discover and share resources, and
will continue to shape how we manage and access content and knowledge. Join
Carlo Torniai on a madcap journey as he wrastles with the wild, world wide
web and shows us how the Semantic Web is changing how we provide our users
the resources they need. There will be plenty of time for questions and
answers in this informal seminar-style session.

*Session V  11:00 am – 12:30 pm – “Oh, the Choices We’ll Make! Reading in
the Digital World”*

Presenters: *Uta Hussong*, Christian (Instruction Librarian, OSU)  and *Jane
Nichols* (Collection Development librarian, OSU)

Description: Preliminary findings from a current study of e-reader adoption
among OSU librarians show that reading has changed, but not in expected
ways. We will situate our presentation in the broader issues and questions
about changing reading practices and literacies and how they influence
adoption of reading devices. We will encourage audience feedback about
their own e-reading habits as we consider whether technology shapes reading
or if reading drives our choice of technology.

*Session VI  2:00-4:00 pm – “Libraries and Humanism: A Book Discussion”*

Presenters: *Kimberly Willson-St. Clair* (Reference & Instruction
Librarian, PSU) and *Emily Ford* (Interim Urban & Public Affairs Librarian,
PSU)

Description: All conference attendees are invited to read and engage in a
discussion of Andre Cossette’s book Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on the
Philosophy of Librarianship (79 pages). “The value of libraries only
becomes a reality for each human being in that self-determination that has
no other name than liberty….” will spark provocative ideas. Topic list for
discussion will be distributed at the session. Bring your book!
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