[OPLINLIST] The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute is almost here!

[Doug Morrison]

(Please forgive duplicate postings since this message was sent to multiple 
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The Ohio Library Support Staff Institute is almost here !

Sunday, July 23rd -Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 at Wilmington College.

Grab the opportunity to network with peers, be exposed to new job-related 
skills and knowledge, and gain a sense of community and support from other 
library assistants throughout the state and region!

(Complete schedule & class offerings, below.)

Registration ends July 5th, 2006.

So come and be a part of the fun and learning that is OLSSI !

To register & find out more, go to:

<http://www.olssi.org>www.olssi.org

OLSSI 2006

Sunday, July 23, 2006

3:00 - 5:00 PM:  Check-In for Attendees
6:00 PM:  Opening Ceremony, Dinner and Library Luau!

Monday, July 24, 2006

8:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15 AM classes:
* The Chairs Class: How to Start and Run a Poetry Workshop; Michael 
Bradshaw, Supreme Court of Ohio Law Library, OLSSI Chairperson

* Intermediate Excel; Jana Burton, College of Wooster
* Creating a Special Collections Area in Your Library; Ed Vermue, Oberlin 
College

10:30 - 11:45 AM classes:
* Speaking With Our Own Voices: Digital Story Telling & Libraries; Anne 
Fields & Karen Diaz, Ohio State University
* Showing Off: Library Displays 101; Gaynelle Predmore, Bowling Green State 
University

Lunch - A Roman Trattoria (Italian Cuisine)

1:15 - 2:30 PM classes:
* Computer Classics: the Undo Button is Your Best Friend; Jana Burton, 
College of Wooster
* Just What Is A Blog Anyway? The Benefits of Blogs for Libraries and 
Staff; Candi Clevinger, OhioLINK
* The What and Why of Graphic Novels & Anime; Steve Raiteri, Greene County 
Public Library, Library Journal

2:45 - 3:45 PM classes:
* Library Snapshot: The Cincinnati Historical Society; Barbara Dawson, 
Curator of Printed Works, Cincinnati Historical Society

* Library Snapshot: BGSU Book Cart Drill Team; Sara Bushong & Christine 
Plotts, Bowling Green State University

4:00 - 5:30 PM:  Fun!!  "Animal Quackers in the Soup" (the OLSSI Pool Party)
4:15 - 5:30 PM:  Tour of Watson Library at Wilmington College

Monday Dinner is on your own - Check out the town of Wilmington!!

7:00 - 8:15 PM:
Optional Round Table Forum:
* Changes in the Library Affecting Support Staff: a) In Technology, b) From 
the Public Library Perspective, c) Career Ladders, d) Education 
Opportunities, e) More!

Doug Morrison moderator (Ohio State University ATI Library); with John 
Burke, Cynthia Klinck, Anne Abate & Linda Pierro.

8:15 - 9:00 PM:  Fun!!  Balloon Twisting 101; Connie Brooks, John Carroll 
University
8:15 - ???? Fun! Games! Entertainment! OLSSI Staff

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

8:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15 AM classes:
* Stress Management the Hawaiian Way; Cindy Schisler, Wright State University
* Internet Safety for Kids; Cynthia DuChane, InfOHIO
* Securing the Library in an Insecure World;  Connie Brooks, John Carroll 
University

10:30 - 11:45 AM classes:
* Creating PowerPoint Presentations; Paula Harnist, Cincinnati State
* Continuing Your Education and Pursuing Certification; John Burke, Miami 
University
* Ergonomics in the Workplace; Christopher Hamrick, Ohio Bureau of Workers 
Compensation

Lunch - Mexican Fiesta (Mexican Cuisine)

1:00 - 2:00 PM classes:
* Library Snapshot: Digitizing the Wright Brothers in Photographs; Jane 
Wildermuth, Fordham Archives Wright State University

* Library Snapshot: Zoos Have Libraries?  Who Gnu?; Sheila Campbell, 
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

2:15 - 3:15 PM class & Closing Ceremony:
* My Dream Is Yours The Future for Support Staff in the Library of the Future;
Linda Dobb, Executive Vice-President, Bowling Green State University)
* Closing Remarks and Grand-Prize iPod Award by P. M. Bradshaw, OLSSI Chair

3:45 - 5:00 PM Check Out

If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact anyone on the OLSSI 
Steering Committee.
Names and contact information are located at: http://www.olssi.org


Douglas Morrison
Reference/Serials Librarian
Ohio State ATI Library
1328 Dover Road
Wooster, OH. 44691-8905
phone - 330-287-1291
fax - 330-262-7634
email - morrison.244 at osu.edu
O.L.S.S.I. Website: http://www.olssi.org  
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