Opening General Session & Keynote Address Thursday, April 15, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. America the Multicultural – One Writer’s Perspective Diana Abu-Jaber, Oregon Book Award winner and author of Crescent and Arabian Jazz, will talk about the many nationally and culturally diverse authors that influenced her when she started writing. She will also share some of the strange, funny and Diana Abu-Jaber unpredictable comments she's heard in response to her own Arab-American perspective. All Conference Banquet Thursday, April 15, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. “Defining the Moderate Arab Voice with Reason and Humor or Take My Wives, Please!” NPR’s Michael Feldman called him the “Arab- American Jackie Mason” and a “very funny guy.” But Ray Hanania’s humor has a serious purpose. An award winning journalist and comedian, Hanania has used his talent for stand-up to increase understanding of Arab-Americans and to advance the cause of peace between Palestinians and Jews. He appears regularly at comedy clubs, and is planning a series of Comedy for Peace shows in Ray Hanania Diversity, Not Diversity, Israel and the West Bank. All Conference Lunch Friday, April 16, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Dedication, enthusiasm, and commitment trademark characteristics of Angel Jones, City of Eugene - Library, Recreation and Cultural Services (LRCS) Executive Director. Angel recognizes the many challenges faced daily by the area’s people of color Window Dressing Window and has proven herself an effective advocate through the implementation of programming and hiring improvements reflecting the rich diversity of Eugene. Angel will share effective strategies for Angel Jones recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and creating a welcoming atmosphere in the workplace for all. Oregon Library Association 2004 Annual Conference Hilton Eugene & Conference Center April 14-16, 2004 1 President’s Message Welcome to the 2004 Oregon Library Association Conference and Eugene, Oregon's second largest city. This year's conference theme, “Diversity, Not Window Dressing,” is a concept that Sandra Rios Balderrama, recent recipient of REFORMA's 2003 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year, deposited in my head and heart. Sandra told me that diversity officers used the phrase to describe that which only appears to address change and that which only deals with the surface. I enthusiastically embraced the notion. Pursuing diversity, and not simply window dressing, provides a remarkable response to a growing political climate that measures patriotism according to a citizen's level of thought conformity and that cultivates suspicion for those whose beliefs or customs differ from our own. This concept remains essential to several enduring ambitions of libraries: The enrichment of the user experience through our collections, services, and programs. The successful development of all library employees. The advancement of the practice and principles of intellectual freedom. To achieve this different (if you will) diversity, we must capitalize on our innate strengths as Oregon library professionals: perseverance, flexibility, creativity, and collaboration. We must stir ourselves beyond the status quo. In the spirit of the conference theme, OLA's Conference Committee 2004 has assembled a plethora of pre-conferences and programs to inspire and transform your professional life. Your participation in this year's conference, indeed in all OLA activities, only reinforces that deeper, more radical, even provocative sense of diversity. Please take pleasure in the offerings of the Eugene-Springfield area and enjoy this year's conference. Faye A. Chadwell OLA President, 2003-04 OLA Executive Board Faye Chadwell Carol Reich President PNLA Representative (University of Oregon Libraries) Oregon Young Adult Network Melanie Lightbody (Hillsboro Public Library) Vice President/President Elect Dale Vidmar (Jefferson County Library District) Member at Large Connie Bennett (Southern Oregon University) Past President Jim Scheppke (Eugene Public Library) State Librarian Suzanne Sager (Oregon State Library) Treasurer Sarah Beasley (Portland State University) Academic Division Colleen Bell (Portland State University) Secretary Debra Bogart (University of Oregon Libraries) Children’s Services Division Ed House (Springfield Public Library) Parliamentarian Teresa Landers (Beaverton City Library) Public Library Division Wyma Rogers (Corvallis-Benton County Public Library) ALA Representative Sonja Patzer (Newport Public Library) Support Staff Division Martha Decherd (Portland State University) OEMA Representative (David Douglas High School) 2 Events and Information Internet Café Poster Sessions Leave your laptop at home! Drop Thursday, April 15, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. by the Internet Café at Booth 16. Bloch Room Brought to you by Userful and the Poster presentations highlight innovative projects OLA Conference Committee. and research. Presenters include students from the Emporia State School of Library and Information Management and The Information Author Signings School at the University of Washington. Book signings will take place in the Exhibits Hall, University of Oregon Bookstore, Booth 13, unless otherwise Exhibitor’s Raffle noted. Books will be available for Join colleagues and exhibitors at the Exhibits purchase. Stage in Hellman (Booth 8) for your chance to win door prizes. Fill out your entry in the Exhibits Diana Abu-Jaber Hall and drop it in the basket on the statege. Thursday, April 15, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Prizes will be raffled during breaks and the All Conference Reception. Ray Hanania Thursday, April 15, following the Banquet Thursday, April 15, 3:30 p.m. Nancy Osa Thursday, April 15, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, 10:30 a.m. During program in Sousa You must be present to win. Look for the prize symbol in the program for raffle donors. All Conference Reception Thursday, April 15, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Conference Center Lobby and Hellman OLA/OYAN Raffle Tickets Win fabulous prizes! Tickets are $5 each or $20 Tour the exhibits, have a for 5 and may be purchased throughout the drink on us, and signup Conference from OYAN members. for door prizes! Sponsored by Thompson/Gale. Registration Table Hours Wednesday, April 14, 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. President’s Reception Friday, April 16, 6:30 a.m. - Thursday, April 15, 9:30 - 11:00 p.m. Eugene Public Library Join OLA President Faye Chadwell and host, Eu- Message Board gene Public Library Director Connie Bennett, Located next to the Registration Table in the at the beautiful new Eugene Public Library. Conference Center Lobby. Meet and greet your colleagues over wine and chocolates and enjoy tours of this magnificent library, including the book sorting equipment! Conference Headquarters Shuttle available every 15 minutes from the Located in Studio A of the Hotel Mezzanine. Hilton front entrance beginning at 9:15. 3 Conference at a Glance Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration - Conference Center Lobby 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Navigating CIPA (Sousa) 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Understanding and Using Library of Congress Classification (Bloch) 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Communication, Culture, and Complications: A User-Friendly Guide to Interaction (Wilder - Box lunches delivered to room) 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch for All-Day Preconferences (Vistas I) 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Creating Annual – and Capital – Fundraising Success (Joplin/Seeger) 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Basic Book Repair for Libraries (Hansberry) 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. OLA Board Meeting (Studio A - Conference Office) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. ACRL-OR Reception (OLA Parlor Suite) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PLD No Host Bar (Vistas I) 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. PLD Dinner (Vistas I) Thursday, April 15, 2004 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration - Conference Center Lobby 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Opening General Session & Keynote Address: Diana Abu-Jaber (O’Neill/Williams) 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Break – Exhibits Grand Opening – No Conflict Time (Conference Center Lobby/Hellman) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Keynote Response Panel (Bloch) Electrifying Government Documents (Joplin/Seeger) Meet the Grantmakers (Board) Virtual Business Reference (Wilder) Crossing the Great Divide: Adult Books for Teens, Teen Books for Adults (Sousa) Parents as Partners in Early Literacy (Studio B/C) Supporting Research From the Perspective of Diversity & Intercultural Studies (Directors) Serving the Whole Community (Hansberry) Astute Observers: Librarian Teaching Mentors (Ferber) 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch (included with registration) – OLA Business Meeting/ Candidate Statements/Awards (O’Neill/Williams) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Puppets = Storytime Magic with Steven Engelfried (Studio B/C) A Diverse Set of Libraries to Meet High School Research Needs (Directors) Showboating FRBR (And We Don’t Mean Edna!) (Ferber) 4 Conference at a Glance 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., cont. The Powerful Role of Rural Libraries (Wilder) 2-Minute Reviews of Books by Oregon Authors (Bloch) Indexing Oregon’s Historic Newspapers (Board) Your Portal in a Storm: The InformACTion Project for Oregon’s Public Libraries (Joplin/Seeger) “The Report of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated.” Is Reference Really Dead? (Sousa) Men’s Work, Women’s Work: The Social Shaping of Technology in Academic Libraries (Hansberry) Turn One Computer Into Ten: Affordable Turnkey Public Access Computing for Your Library (Hellman - Exhibits Stage) 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Break – No Conflict Time Diana Abu-Jaber Book Signing (Conference Center Lobby/Hellman) 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Dewey Decimal Classification Ed. 22 Update (Board) Cross-Cultural Awareness for the Reference Desk (Hansberry) Accommodations for the Vision Impaired: What Works and Why (Wilder) Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There! Procrastination: Why We Do It and How to Stop (Studio B/C) Digitization Projects with CONTENTdm (Sousa) Life After Gates: How to Support Your New Technology When Gates is Gone (Ferber) Building Bridges on Campus: Collaboration Between Teaching Faculty and Librarians (Joplin/Seeger) Innovative Partnerships for Public Libraries (Directors) Poster Sessions (Bloch) 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.