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Conference Program

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Thursday Oct 29, 2009
8:00 – 8:50 Success Story Share Shop
One book for Nebraska Kids
Reading Strategies for Media Specialists
Intro to Microsoft Windows 7
Cataloging Streaming Media
The Status and Future of Gov Docs
ALA Emerging Leaders
Selecting Literature to teach about the Holocaust and other Sensitive Topics
9:00 – 9:50 Golden Sower, Golden Words
Recreation vs. Wreckreation
Build an iLibrary with iGoogle: Building Blocks for Libraries
Technical Services Discussion Forum
Public Library Accreditation Revisited
• NMRT Business Meeting
Come to Your Library!
10:00 – 10:50 • Exhibits Break
11:00 – 12:00 Keynote: Ben Softness, Google
12:00 – 1:30 NLA/NEMA Luncheons and Business meetings
1:40 – 2:30

What Does it Mean to You? AASL Guidelines and the Nebraska Guide
Young Adult Library Programs on a Dime
• ITART Business Meeting
Getting the Most Out of Your Online Subscriptions: How to Increase the Visibility & Viability of Your Online Collections
Notable Books!
LTA to LIS: Library Associate Degree Program on the Move
Why Would I Want a SmartBoard in My Library & What Would I do With it if I Had One?
Advanced Google Search

2:40 – 3:30 • Exhibit Break
3:40 – 4:30 Exploratorium
How to Flame the Curiosity “Spark”
Accessibility and Usability: What You Need to Know
Bridge the Gap in Your Library Holdings with Thousands of Free Scholarly Journals
Take Two Aspirin and See Your Medical Librarian
Speechless: The Suppression of Student Voices in Nebraska With a Roadmap for Change
4:40 – 5:30 Technology Ties to Literature
• YART Business Meeting
What the Text Are You Waiting For? Mobile Computing in the Library
Bridges to Health Information
I Didn’t Go to Library School To….OR Security is Everyone’s Job
One Book Many Librarians
Technology Resources & Ideas
Automating Workflows: Simple PDF/PHP Forms That Save Time and Money
5:30 – 6:30 • Exhibitors' Bash
6:45 – 9:00 NLA Banquet
9:00 – 11:45 Game Night
Friday, October 30, 2009
8:00 – 8:50

From A to Z to Barnes & Noble
Golden Sower Awards Presentation
Play to Win Them Over
Taking Charge of Your Library's Future
New Media Revolution: Finding Information Without Print Materials
Knowledge Management and Libraries: Part 1
Speed Reviews

9:00 – 9:50

Research Matters! Becoming the Key Component in Your School’s Research Curriculum
Comic Con: Not Just for Fanboys Anymore
Online Reference Question Protocol
• TSRT Business Meeting
Knowledge Management and Libraries: Part 2
Jason Peter

10:00 – 10:50 • Exhibits Break
11:00 – 11:50 Best New Youth Books of 2009
Harnessing Social Media: Market Your Library 2.0 Style
Update on Pioneer
Young Professionals: The Group You Don’t Realize You’re Missing
ALA Forum
What Does it Mean to You? AASL Guidelines and the Nebraska Guide
12:00 – 1:30 NLA Section Luncheons & Business Meetings
1:40 – 2:40 Keynote: Gary W. Moore, Author of "Playing With the Enemy"
2:50 – 3:40

Helping Young Readers Find the “Story” in History/Herstory
Information Literacy in the Curriculum: Part 1
Creating Video Tutorials Using Screen Recorders
The History of the Book
Genealogy in the Public Library
Cutting Edge Change: How Budget Cuts are Forcing Libraries to Change
James Solheim

3:50 – 4:40 Information Literacy in the Curriculum: Part 2
Beyond the Research Paper
Conversations about Budgeting
An Alternative to Recording Hash Marks
Make A Splash – READ: Summer Reading Program 2010