Noteworthy and newsworthy

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Fitzsimons, E. (2006), "Noteworthy and newsworthy", The Bottom Line, Vol. 19 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/bl.2006.17019bab.001

Noteworthy and newsworthy

It is not too late to do some tweaking of your schedule for the American Library Association Annual Conference, although it is right around the corner. There is a lot to do in New Orleans, and eating out or taking tours will certainly contribute to the city’s economy. However, you might consider some of the following preconferences and programs if your calendar is not yet full. Although not all of the dates and times were available at the time of writing, by the time that you receive this you will be able to find everything on the events and conferences page at www.ala.org The descriptions are those provided by the sponsoring divisions.

Sponosored by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA)

Money Mavens, 21st Century Style: Best Practices in Library Fundraising – Saturday, June 24, 2006, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m

What are the critical elements that ensure success for your fund-raising programs? Do they differ, depending on library type? Three fund-raisers representing public, private and public academic libraries describe the elements critical to their development programs, take questions from the audience, and share helpful resources and tips sure to improve your library fund-raising efforts.

Built to Last: Managing Sustainable Collaborations – Sunday, June 25, 2006,10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m

Partnerships with museums and public broadcast licensees afford libraries the opportunity to broaden their audience and build lasting collaborations. Come learn about the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant program to foster these collaborations and hear about their success stories.

Fund Fare: Expanding Your Donor Base Horizontally and Vertically – Monday,June 26, 2006, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m

Learn how to expand your donor base by focusing on effective ways to communicate with diverse donors and prospects. Through a group presentation and roundtable discussions, Fund Fare 2006 will explore generational, gender, ethnic and cultural differences within your donor base and how these differences affect fund-raising. You will learn how to develop messages that resonate with diverse audiences and how to develop fund-raising strategies for these populations.

LAMA preconferences

Millennials: If You Build It, Will They Come? – Friday, June 23, 2006,8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m

Millennials (those born after 1979) are the largest new adult generation since Baby Boomers. What will Millennials want in a new library service or building? What are the ideal Millennial space and service characteristics? Will Millennials support public library tax levies? This program will include a rare opportunity to interact with a panel of Millennials as they respond to your own plans for innovation as well as plans from other libraries.

Speakers: Richard Sweeney, University Librarian, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Judy Luther, President, Informed Strategies; Marta Deyrup, Associate Professor/Librarian, Seton Hall University Libraries; Larry Corbus, Principal, Corbus Associates; Aaron and Alex Cohen, Consultants, Aaron Cohen Associates

Tickets: Advance: LAMA Member: $225, ALA Member: $270, Non-member: $345, Student/Retired Member: $135. Onsite: LAMA Member: $275, ALA Member: $320, Non-member: $395, Student/Retired Member: $185.

Event Code: LA1

Strategic Communication: Walk in with a Problem, Walk out with a Plan – Friday,June 23, 2006, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m

In this dynamic, hands-on workshop, you will bring in your biggest challenge and leave with an effective action plan for your library, combining branding, marketing and public relations into a powerful, cohesive, cost-effective strategic communication plan. Academic and public library PR professionals, administrators, staff and advocates will learn and apply proven techniques to their unique needs. Working with expert coaches, you will build your own action plan for communicating the vital role of your library.

Speakers: Amy E. Spaulding, Associate Professor, Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University; Pat Wand, Dean of Library and Learning Resources, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Jennifer Hearn, Strategic Communication Consultant, Metropolitan Group, LLC; Julie B. Wallace, Community Relations Manager, King County Library System.

Tickets: Advance: LAMA Member: $225, ALA Member: $270, Non-member: $345, Student/Retired Member: $135. Onsite: LAMA Member: $275, ALA Member: $320, Non-member: $395, Student/Retired Member: $185.

Event Code: LA2

3 Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries

Shaking the Money Tree: Grant Writing for Librarians

This program addresses successful grant writing. Intended for novice proposal writers and those who want to improve their grant writing-skills, the program will include identifying funding sources, proposal writing, criteria that agencies use in evaluating proposals, collaborating with other academic units, what makes a grant successful, strategies for avoiding common pitfalls in grant writing, and when to hire a grant writer. Speakers will include an individual familiar with funding sources and grant writing as well as an agency representative who reviews grants.

4 ACRL preconference

4.1 Taking Your Library Liaison Program to the Next Level: Strategies for Outreach and Integration – Friday, June 23, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m

This preconference will present an overview of library liaison programs and strategies for strengthening or revitalizing liaison programs. Attendees will learn about methods of effective program development to ensure curricular integration of library services and resources. During the day, participants will be engaged in a variety of exercises, including case studies of liaison roles involving discipline-based academic programs, interdisciplinary research, and such initiatives as learning communities, undergraduate research programs, and diversity and globalization initiatives. Learn how to develop outreach/marketing plans for liaison programs to expand the scope and depth of interaction between liaison librarians and their constituencies.

Presenters: Craig Gibson, Associate University Librarian for Public Services, George Mason University; Jamie Coniglio, Head of Reference/Coordinator of Liaison Program, George Mason University.

Other ACRL professional development opportunities

ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute – August 6 -11, 2006, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Leadership of academic libraries has never been more challenging. Attend the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute and increase your capacity to lead and manage. Registration is now open.

For further information on ACRL programs contact Margot Conahan Sutton, ACRL. Tel: 312 280 2522; E-mail: msutton@ala.org

Sponsored by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)

How to Change the World in a Hurry with the Money You Have Right Now: The Anatomy of a Successful Project

What makes some externally funded projects deliver a large and lasting payoff and others barely limp along through the grant year, disappearing immediately thereafter? Hear what makes a cooperative project work using a real-world case stuffy from the perspective of the state librarian, regional director, project library director, and outside consultant. The goal of the “Trading Spaces” project was no less than to change the public perception of libraries in New Jersey.

Edited by Eileen FitzsimonsFitzsimons Editorial Consultants, Chicago, Illinois, USA