Ready to go back to library school? NCSLA is hosting Library School 2.0, an event that focuses on topics that members named as things they didn’t learn in school, but need to know for work.

What: Library School 2.0 Workshop, Sponsored in part by Springer
When: Friday, September 23rd, 2011, 12:30 – 4:30PM
Where: SAS, Cary, NC
Registration:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Library_School_Workshop
Cost: NCSLA members $20, Students $20, non-members $25
Lunch is included with registration

On the agenda:

Hiring – Tamika Barnes, Director, EPA-RTP Library, UNC Contractor

Budget planning – Aisha Harvey, Head of Collection Development, Duke University, and Jean Ferguson, Head of Research Services, Duke University

A fresh approach to presentations – Diane Chapman, Teaching Associate Professor, NC State University

ROI (Return on Investment), Illustrating your library’s value – Elaine Teague, Manager of Library & Information Services, SAS, and Mary Lane, Library Manager, Lorillard

Space is limited – register by September 15th.

Please contact me with any questions you may have (tiflopez@gmail.com).

Best,
Tiffany Lopez
2nd Year Director
NCSLA

How do you create a professional image?

Presenting yourself successfully in person and online is essential to achieving your career goals. Our speakers will discuss the elements that will help you to create a presence that will enhance your profile with prospective employers and colleagues.

Professional Presence Workshop
October 22nd, 2010
12:00 – 4:00 (Lunch included with registration)
Center for Creative Leadership (Driving Directions)
One Leadership Place
Greensboro, NC

Speakers will include:

Kathy Schaftlein, Senior Learning & Development Manager, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
Kathy manages the Center’s employee benefits and serves as the HR Compliance and Privacy Officer. Additionally, Kathy is involved in the Center’s internal learning and development initiatives to support employee development. Prior to joining CCL she worked in Human Resources Development roles in the retail and financial services industry.

Mike Crumpton, Assistant Dean for Administrative Services at the University Libraries of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mike’s areas of responsibility at the Libraries include personnel management. He has a background as a manager with Barnes and Noble Bookstores and has also been a community college library director.

Personal style representative, Nordstrom, Durham, NC
This person will discuss how clothing style and personal appearance contribute to creating a professional image.

Lunch will be provided as we network and exchange business cards.

Registration deadline: October 18th
Registration fee: $15.00 NC Chapter of SLA members; $10.00 students; Guests and non-members $20.00.
Registration: Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FLLDGMK

For more information:
Mary Krautter at mmkrautt@uncg.edu or 336-256-0274 or
Mary Lane at mlane@lortobco.com or 336-335-6896

“Workplace 2.0: Capitalizing on Workplace Diversity” presented by Barbie Keiser

Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Place: Duke Conference Center at Perimeter One
3005 Carrington Mill Blvd, Suite 125
Morrisville, NC 27560

Register for this FREE event here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KBRVGHB

Brief Description:
Diversity of staff contributes positively to a culture of understanding that extends beyond the organization, affecting its products, services, and modes of communication with (and delivery to) clients. Demographics and the advent of Web 2.0 social networking tools affect the efficiency with which individuals work and the effectiveness of an organization. This presentation is designed to understand the challenges libraries face assuring that all modes of learning and working are taken into account as new services are designed and technology utilized, particularly for communication and collaboration among staff where not only culture comes into play, but generational issues and approaches.

About the Presenter:
Barbie Keiser is an Information Resources Management (IRM) consultant located in the Washington DC metro area, with 25 years experience in library administration and library education.

Register for this FREE event here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KBRVGHB

The NCSLA Technology Round Table was great event! On Friday, September 17, 2010 the chapter held the event at the US Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park (RTP), where NCSLA President Elect and Direct of the EPA-RTP Library Tamika Barnes provided an introduction and overview of the program. There were eight tables of which covered topics concerning OverDrive e-book service, Kindle Service, SharePoint, Data visualization tools, Instructional Tools (i.e. Poll Everywhere), Libraryh3lp, Social media tools to promote collections, and Collaboration tools (i.e. DimDim and Elluminate).

The topic representatives were genially knowledgeable about their subject matters and provided some really useful material around best practices and site references. There were over 50 members of NCSLA and NCLA in attendance. Each presenter had about 15 minutes to talk about their topic and thereafter, members rotated to the next table.

At the end of the day, Tamkia Barnes and Susan Forbes gave tours of the EPA library.

A very special thanks goes to all the presenters:
Elizabeth Caran and Danielle Clark from West Regional Library, Rachel Carriere and Tessa Cierny from the EPA-RTP Library (UNC Contractors), Susie Corbett from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Cory Lown, from North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries, Cass Plater from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Bluford Library, and Jill Robinson from NCLIVE.

Thank you to the RTP Chick-fil-A for donating the meal vouchers which were raffled during the event.

For more information about the event, you can read Tiffany Lopez’s tweets at hashtag #ncsla2010. Notes and commentary were provided by Jamal Cromity and Tiffany Lopez.