Collaborations,
Partnerships, and Solutions:
The QuintEssential Conference
October 26-28, 2003
Sheraton
Society Hill Hotel
Philadelphia PA
CE Courses
Continuing Education Courses
Sunday, Oct 26 | Tuesday, Oct 28
Full Day Class
Teambuilding: Understanding Group Dynamics Increases Performance
Understanding your personality type, based on your responses to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), can increase your understanding of how you see things and behave in certain situations. It can also enhance your understanding of other types so that you more effectively deal and interact with others in and outside your organization. The objectives of this session include building your understanding of your own needs, values, preferred roles and behaviors based on your type and developing strategies for dealing with different types in your organization. As a prelude to discussing MBTI, you will be reviewing communication style and motivational needs and differences.
Instructor: Dr. William Stieber
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $250 (MLA/SLA members), $275 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 8
Maximum number of participants: 20Copyright in the Digital Age
Receive an overview of the current status of U.S. copyright law and its impact on library services. The emphasis will be on the copyright status of print, audiovisual, computer programs, databases, electronic journals, the Internet, and Web. Copyright law basics, potential uses of copyrighted works in libraries, and formulating institutional and organizational copyright policies will be discussed.
Instructor: Laura Gasaway, Director, Law Library/ Professor of Law, University of North Carolina
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $150 (MLA/SLA members), $175 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 8
Maximum number of participants: 35Half Day Classes
Consumer Health Information and Low Literacy Clients: Partnerships and Solutions
When it comes to providing consumer health information for clients with low reading skills (and their healthcare providers), it is generally agreed that, while the need is great, so are the barriers, and low literacy resources are definitely limited. The good news is, this picture is gradually changing. With more resources becoming available, together with creative and collaborative approaches toward providing consumer health information to this population, we can make a difference! This class will address the need for including low literacy clients and resources in consumer health information (CHI) service plans; address some of the issues and barriers involved in attempting to provide such services; and develop a working knowledge of approaches and resources for providing health information services to low literacy clients, with a focus on collaborating with other entities attempting to serve this population.
CLASS IS FULL
Instructor: Kay Hogan Smith, Coordinator for the Health InfoNet of Alabama, UAB Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama
Time: 8am-12pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 30Molecular Biology and Genetics for Librarians
Basic concepts in molecular biology and genetics, including DNA structure and function, transcription, translation, mutation, and gene therapy will be covered in this class. Vocabulary and search terminology (MeSH) will be reinforced and participants will be introduced to a variety of basic print and electronic resources available in the areas of molecular biology and genetics. The class will be taught through a combination of lecture, demonstration, and interactive group exercises. This class is relevant for librarians serving molecular researchers at academic institutions, research centers, hospitals, and industry (e.g., biopharmaceutical/biotechnology.)
Instructor: Kristine Markovich Alpi, Library Manager, Public Health Library, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
Time: 1pm-5pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 30Super Searcher/ Searching the Web (computer lab)
The class focuses on the advanced search features and the cutting edge of searching. Participants will use various search engines, compare the features and utility of each and develop search strategies that increase the precision and scope of searching. The students will have discussions, exercises and view short presentations as a part of the class. The class includes discussions of web search engines, indexes and hybrids of the two, commercialism and how it influences searching and topics suggested by the participants.
CLASS IS FULL
Instructors: Bryan S. Vogh, Technology Coordinator, NN/NLM SE/A Region, University of Maryland; Denise O'Shea, NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, The New York Academy of Medicine
Time: 1pm-5pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: Thomas Jefferson University*
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 21
*Please indicate on your registration form if you will need transportation to the offsite CE classes.Web Usability: Making Content Easy to Find (computer lab)
Usability rules the web. If a patron can't navigate your website, then he or she will not use your library to find information. The rest of the Internet is only a mouse click away. Participants in this four-hour workshop will learn how to conduct usability studies without expensive consultants, how to create accessible web pages, and how to apply design simplicity to their Web site. Workshop topics include integration of diverse resources, library websites as components of institutional websites, and Internet vs. intranet design.
Instructor: Bryan S. Vogh, Technology Coordinator, NN/NLM SE/A Region, University of Maryland
Time: 8am-12pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: Thomas Jefferson University*
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 21
*Please indicate on your registration form if you will need transportation to the offsite CE classes.Using Evidence-Based Medicine Databases (computer lab)
Medical schools have emphasized evidence-based medicine for at least twenty years. However, it's only been in the last several years that newly developed databases have made it possible to easily find the best evidence. Databases such as the Cochrane Library and its constituent parts (DARE, CCRCT, Database of Systematic Reviews) are easy to use once it's understood how and why they're created. Participants will have ample time to practice their use and will also learn about EBM databases available at no cost on the Internet.
CLASS IS FULL
Instructor: Mignon Adams, Library Director, J. W. England Library, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Time: 1pm-5pm
Date: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003
Place: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia*
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4 Maximum number of participants: 20
*Please indicate on your registration form if you will need transportation to the offsite CE classes.Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003
Half Day Classes
Create Your Own Customized Marketing Plan to Target Your Info Center's Customers
If you just can't find the time or inspiration to start an organized marketing program, then this course is for you. It will start by reviewing the basic terms and definitions of marketing, and move quickly to discussing the tools you'll need for success. Then, through instruction, group discussion, and brainstorming, you'll create a marketing plan. Each individual will be given a basic outline and will fill in sections throughout the afternoon to end up with a customized marketing plan to take back to work. Best practices, hot tips, and interesting ideas will be sprinkled throughout the program.
Instructor: Kathy Dempsey, Editor, Computers in Libraries and Editor, Marketing Library Services, Information Today, Inc.
Time: 1:30pm-5:30pm
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 30Fund Raising is Everyone's Job
Everyone is a fund-raiser, regardless of his or her job description. Philanthropy is relationship-driven and every person who has contact with non-staff becomes a part of the fund raising process. Topics that will be covered in this class include how not to raise money, why fundraisers aren't the best fundraisers, de-mystifying the step-by-step process of raising money, identifying prospects, building the donor relationship, asking, and stewardship. This will be an interactive class.
Instructor: Leslie Marqua, Associate Director for External Relations, SOAR!(Support Our Aging Religious)
Time: 1:30pm-5:30pm
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 30Introduction to Information Ethics CANCELLED
The workshop will consist of an introductory presentation on Information Ethics, and the presentation and discussion of Information Ethics issues (e.g., understanding and working with people; access issues, including privacy protection, HIPAA, and security; cultural issues; ownership/quality/integrity of content; preservation/removal/exclusion of information; and trust of individuals, content, and organizations). It will also include a discussion of MLA's Code of Ethics and other codes and will use a model to work through problems and questions. Participants will work within groups on resolving questions and problems and reconvene to discuss the problem-solving process and the issues. Selected readings will be required in advance of the workshop.
Instructor: Toni Carbo, Professor, School of Information Sciences and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Pittsburgh
Time: 1:30pm-5:30pm
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003
Place: Hotel
Cost: $80 (MLA/SLA members), $105 (nonmembers)
MLA CE Credits: 4
Maximum number of participants: 30