<div id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer" class="ReadMsgBody"><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><p><b>THURSDAY APRIL 26TH</b></p>
<p><b>Session I 11:00-12:30 pm – “Show Me the Money! Grantwriting Perspectives for Librarians”</b></p>
<p>Presenters: <b><i>Karen Estlund</i></b> (Head, Digital Library Services, UO) and <i><b>John Russel</b><b>l</b> </i>(Librarian for History, African Studies and Medieval Studies, UO)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><b>Session II 2:00-3:00 pm – “Can We Really Do it All? The Challenges We Face as Librarians Who Teach”</b></p>
<p>Presenters: <i><b>Anne-Marie Deitering</b></i> (Franklin McEdward Professor for Undergraduate Learning Initiatives, OSU) and <b><i>Kate Gronemyer</i> </b>(Instruction Librarian, OSU-Cascades)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><b>Session III 4:00-5:30 pm – “From Data Chaos to Data Curation: New Roles for Academic Librarians”</b></p>
<p>Presenters: <b><i>Carla Pealer</i></b> (Data curation librarian – OHSU), <i><b>Thomas Johnson</b></i> (Digital Applications Librarian, OSU), <i><b>Brian Westra</b></i> (Lorry I. Lokey Science Data Services Librarian, UO)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><b>FRIDAY APRIL 27TH</b></p>
<p><b>Session IV 8:30-10:00 am – “Libraries and the Semantic Web”</b></p>
<p>Presenters: <i><b>Carlo Torniai</b></i>, Ph.D (Ontologist and Research Scientist, OHSU)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><b>Session V 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – “Oh, the Choices We’ll Make! Reading in the Digital World”</b></p>
<p>Presenters: <i><b>Uta Hussong</b></i>, Christian (Instruction Librarian, OSU) and <i><b>Jane Nichols</b></i> (Collection Development librarian, OSU)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><b>Session VI 2:00-4:00 pm – “Libraries and Humanism: A Book Discussion”</b></p>
<p>Presenters: <i><b>Kimberly Willson-St. Clair</b></i> (Reference & Instruction Librarian, PSU) and <i><b>Emily Ford</b></i> (Interim Urban & Public Affairs Librarian, PSU)</p>
<p>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!</p>
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