Academic Section (ALS)

Jason Soohoo, Representative

Salem State University
352 Lafayette St
Salem MA 01970
978-542-6967
academic@nela1.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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