Academic Section (ALS)

Tara Hurt, Co-chair
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic CT 06226
860-465-5563
860-465-5522 fax
academic (at) nela1 (dot) org

Karen Carlson Young, Co-chair
Gutman Library, Harvard University
6 Appian Way
Cambridge MA 02138
617-495-4285
academic (at) nela1 (dot) org

Academic Section Annual Conference Program Sessions

Each year at NELA's annual conference, the Academic Section arranges several programs of interest to academic librarians.

Fall 2010
Trends, Trends, Trends: Innovation in Technical Services, Collections & Beyond
Monday, October 18, 8:30 - 10:00
Speaker: Margaret Lourie, LYRASIS

Saving Today: Adventures in Preserving Born-Digital Material
Monday, October 18, 1:00 - 2:00
Speakers:
Andrea Goethels and Wendy Marcus Gogel, Harvard University

The Balanced Scorecard: Making Library Assessment Strategic
Tuesday, October 19, 8:30 - 10:00
Speaker:
Raynan Bowlby, Library Consultant Instructional Design for Online Literacy

Tutorials
Tuesday, October19, 1:00 - 2:00
Speakers:
Christine Brown and Pamela Hayes Bohanah, Bridgewater State University

Collaboration and Outreach: Information Literacy Partnerships
Tuesday, October 19, 2:30 - 4:45
Speaker:
Brenda Collins, Cape Cod Community College 

Fall 2009

Library as Publishing Agent
Monday October 19, 2009 ; 11:30 – 1:00
Speaker:
Marilyn S. Billings / UMass Amherst

Future of Technical Services
Monday October 19, 2009 ; 3:30 – 5:00 Room 15
Speakers:
Jane Ouderkirk / Harvard Business School
Ben Ide / University of Hartford

Electronic Resources Management
Monday October 20, 2009 ; 8:30 – 10:00 Room 2
Speakers:
Carol West / Southern New Hampshire University
Barry Hennessey / University of New Hampshire
Nisa Bakkalbasi / Yale University

One for All: Collaborative Collection Development
Tuesday October 20, 2009 ; 10:30 – 12:00 Room 16
Speakers:
John Harrison / Bates College
Peggy Menchen / Colby College
Joan Campbell / Bowdoin College

Fall 2008

Technical Services Workflow Redesign - What's In It For Me?
October 20, 2008 ; 11:00 – 12:30
Speaker:
Margaret Lourie, LYRASIS

My College Freshman is Your High School Senior
October 20, 2008 ; 1:00 – 2:30
Speaker:
Heidi N. McCann, Mt. Wachusett Community College

Google Analytics
October 20, 2008; 3:30 – 5:00
Speakers:
Laurie Welling, Assumption College
Carole Myles, Assumption College

Steampunk Cataloging: Retro-futurism in Taxonomy & Metadata Management
October 21, 2008 ; 8:30 – 10:00
Speakers:
Jane Padham Ouderkirk, Harvard Business School
Ben Ide, University of Hartford

The Role of Planning in Grant Preparation for Enhanced Library
October 21, 2008 ; 10:30 – 12:00
Speakers:
Shelley Quezada, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Marlene Sue Heroux, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Fall 2007

Getting Your Grant: the Art and Politics of Proposal Writing
October 14, 2007; 9:00-10:30
Speakers:
Shelley Quezada, MBLC
Marlene Heroux, MBLC

Meeting Academic Library User Needs
October 14, 2007; 1:30-3:00
Speakers:
Nancy Fried Foster, University of Rochester
Susan Gibbons, University of Rochester
Nancy Turner, Syracuse University

Forming Community Partnerships
October 14, 2007; 4:00-5:30
Speakers:
Kathleen Halverson, Keene State College
Jean Plotas, St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH

Metadata Cataloging and Access Control: Challenges at UVM
October 15, 2007; 9:00-10:30
Speakers:
Wichada Sukantarat, UVM

Fall 2006

Social Software - What You Need to Know
October 23, 2006; 11:00-12:30
Speakers:
Maura Deedy, Simmons GSLIS Graduate Student
Emily Alling, Univeristy of Massachusetts Amherst

Collaborate to Prevent Plagiarism
October 23, 2006; 1:00-2:30
Speakers:
Susan Herzog, Eastern Connecticut State University
Michael Saxton, Eastern Connecticut State University
Janice Wilson, Eastern Connecticut State University

Gaining Perspective with RefWorks
October 23, 2006; 4:00-5:15
Speakers:
Madeleine Charney, University of Massachusetts
Dave MacCourt, University of Massachusetts

New Frontiers in Access to Historical Primary Sources
October 24, 2006; 8:30-9:45
Speakers:
Christine Madsen, Harvard University

Fall 2005

Environmental Safety in Your Library
October 17, 2005; 11:30-12:30
Speakers:
Eric Germaine, Eastern Connecticut State University
Luigi Marcone, Western Connecticut State University

Friends Groups in Library
October 17, 2005; 1:00-3:00

Academic Partnerships: At all Levels
October 18, 2005; 10:30-11:30
Speakers:
Camille Moore, Eastern Connecticut State University
Ellen Hall, Norwich University

Interactive Library Exercises
October 18, 2005; 2:30-4:00
Speakers:
Susan Herzog, Eastern Connecticut State University
Janice Wilson, Eastern Connecticut State University

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