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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