Below are the 2006 Symposium presentations, in various formats, generously provided by the presenters for us to post on the LSO website. These presenters have granted specific permission to post each of the following presentations on the LSO website. Please contact the presenter individually for further use of their presentation.
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Enjoy browsing the presentations!
Room 341:
RSS: What it is and How to Use it (link to Beth's blog)
~presented by Beth Hoffman
RSS is one of the hot technology buzzwords in the library world right now, but it is also one of the more confusing ones. This presentation will offer a practical explanation of what RSS is and how librarians (and LIS students) can use RSS to keep up with current events and news and also to assist library users in their own information searches.
Room 337
Information Access & Cultural Knowledge (PPT)
Resource List (Word Doc)
Ruth Morgan and Rebecca Blakiston will discuss the ethical conflicts facing information professionals regarding holdings of potentially sacred Native American cultural knowledge in their collections. The approaches taken by the Arizona State Museum and University of Arizona Libraries will be used to highlight the many factors involved. Various scenarios will be presented and discussed.
Room 331
High School Libraries on the Navajo Reservation (Cancelled)
~Presented by Marti Lindsey
Active school library programs, run by a trained teacher librarian, make a significant difference to student learning outcomes. This presentation describes the development of high school libraries on the Navajo Reservation, the improvement of the collections and the services, and how active library programs improved reading abilities and student accomplishments.
Room 341
Are Irish Public Libraries Similar and/or Different than American Public Libraries? (PPT)
~presented by Shana Harrington
Living in Dublin and interning at the Dublin City Centre Library this summer helped me explore this question. I'd like to share this fascinating and often surprising experience that gave me insight into the Irish culture, and our own.
Digitization Projects (PDF of PowerPoint)
Digitization Projects Paper (PDF of Word Doc)
~presented by Jeff Collins
Digitization is a necessary burden that librarians and other information professionals must bear in order to prove their relevance and maintain a critical link with society. Two recent examples of digitization projects, Google's Print Library Project and Yahoo!'s Open Content Alliance, are utilized as case studies to illuminate the complex issues associated with digitization.
Room 337
Traditional Conservation Practices and Traditional Cultural Practices (PPT)
~presented by Carol Howe
This presentation will focus on debates which can arise between conservationists, who consider the preservation of material culture the very foundation of their profession, and societies which may feel otherwise about the destiny of certain physical items which are sacred to them. That is, they may not want all items preserved, or they may want items cared for in ways that
conflict with basic principles of conservation/preservation
Room 331
Archivists and Curators: Conflicting and Concordant Ideologies (PPT)
~presented by Lynne Collins
An examination of the professional definitions of Archivist and Curator, and the prescribed duties of each, in regard to currently held or advertised positions and the holdings of the concerned institutions. Why are many positions carrying dual titles, i.e. "Archivist/Curator," or "Curator and Archivist"? And why are some institutions with typical archival holdings adding "Curator" to their job titles?
Room 341
Assessment and Development of Corporate Library Resources
~presented by Jennifer Swift
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. is a corporate medical research facility devoted to the development of automated pathology diagnostic systems. Since the company's inception twenty years ago, it has been functioning without a library or information center to serve the current needs of the scientific researchers. An internship was created to focus on a solution to access information resources.
Conflicting Values in an Online Reference Question:An Ethical Dilemma (PDF)
~Presented by Dale Savage
Twenty Ask-A-Librarian lines from around the US were queried by a fictional patron seeking end of life information. Complicating the request, the patron expressed the intention to end her husband's life (possibly without his knowledge). The librarians were thus presented a situation in which providing information might lead to the death of an unwitting third party.
Room 337
Area Studies Symposium
~ presented by John Walsh
The presentation focuses on the Area Studies Symposium held at the UA. Three multicultural panels presented on a broad range of topics. As the presentations unfolded a common thread emerged. Trends of multiskilling of area librarians and a de-emphasis on specialization have cast a gloomy outlook over area studies librarianship. These views held little weight against the reports of the many inspirational projects taking place in area studies librarianship.
Room 331
Digital Divide in Navajo land (PPT)
~presented by Wendy Begay
For Native Americans, the “Digital Divide” has been described more of a “Digital Canyon .” The Gates Foundation created the Native American Access to Technology Program (NAATP) as a response to bridge the gap for Native American communities. This paper explores the current status of the Digital Divide for one Navajo Community in Arizona
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