Presenter Registration
Submission deadline: October 15, 2005
All SIRLS Masters and Doctoral students are welcome to submit a presentation proposal to the symposium committee. Each presenter may choose the style in which they would like to present, such as reading from a paper or speaking from an outline or PowerPoint slides. However, the committee strongly encourages presenters to follow a structured format. Please keep in mind that a ten-page paper takes approximately 20 minutes to read and should be written for oral presentation. Presenters will be given approximately 20 minutes to speak during their breakout session, which will be followed by a 15-20 minute answer/discussion period.
Presenters have the option of submitting a proposal in the form of a draft/final paper or a brief synopsis, approximately 500 words in length, which reflects the material that will be presented. Please include the title of the presentation. Each submission will be reviewed and students will be notified of their submission status by October 25. The symposium committee is committed to representing diverse perspectives and populations, areas of librarianship that are not well covered in the standard literature, new voices, and innovative topics.
Possible presentation topics include, but are not limited to: information policy; history of libraries/librarianship; intellectual property, copyright and fair use; access to information; libraries/librarianship and social responsibility.
Resources for Presenters
Conference Presentation Workshop - Part I
October 5, 2005 at 6 p.m. in the SIRLS Multipurpose Room
If you're still unsure about public speaking or just want to learn how to give an effective presentation, come to this workshop being given by Professor Cheryl Malone. All students are welcome whether presenting at the symposium or not. Part II of the workshop will be held in mid/late October with Professor Patti Overall.
Please RSVP to LSO President Andrea Lemieux at alemieux@email.arizona.edu. Although it is not necessary to RSVP, by doing so can ensure there will be enough seating for everyone.
Web Resources
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"A Speaker's Guide" by Bob Spillman and Ian Parberry
Geared toward the humanities, a great guide for presenting by Claremont University
Handful of resources on the American Educational Research Association webpage "Presentation Tips and Information"
Paper Topics from Library Juice
Survival tips for presenting in the Chronicle of Higher Education's article "The Scholarly Lecture: How to Stand and Deliver"
Toastmasters International's "10 Tips for Public Speaking"
Using Power Point? Tips for creating and using slides in a presentation from Boston University
Library Resources
Communicating professionally : a how-to-do-it manual for library applications
Z678 .R65 1989 Main
Mastering public speaking: how to prepare and deliver winning presentations and successful speeches
E-book through NetLibrary
People skills for library managers : a common sense guide for beginners
(Includes chapter: Conducting Successful Workshops, Presentations, and Meetings)
Z682.2.U5 W55 1996
Public speaking handbook for librarians and information professionals
Z716.3 .S73 2003 Main & Law
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