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Power Point by Texas Library Association CE Specialist Ted Wanner on the importance of professional associations for library school students.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Be a Player: Opportunities in Professional Library Associations Ted Wanner Continuing Education Specialist Texas Library Association
2. Continuing Education?
- 25 years ago, most libraries still had card catalogs
- 15 years ago, no World Wide Web
- 14 years ago, no wikis
- 12 years ago, no blogs
- 11 years ago, no Google
- 5 years ago, no Web 2.0
- 3 years ago, no I-Phone
3. AssociationsFor All Kinds of Libraries
- Academic
- School
- Public
- Special
4. Academic Libraries
- Over 150 in Texas
- Some Key Issues:
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- Library instruction
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- Integrated Library Instruction / Collaboration
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- SACS
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- Marketing, PR, and Advocacy
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- Money
5. Public Libraries
- Over 570 in Texas
- Some Key Issues:
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- Professional staffing
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- Relevance in the Internet Age
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- Library instruction and Programming
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- Marketing, PR, and Advocacy
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- Money, money
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- Disaster Preparedness
6. Special Libraries
- Corporate, museum, medical, law, art, etc.
- Sometimes hard to define or count
- (Over 9000 nationwide)
- Some Key Issues:
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- Money money money
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- Rising data costs
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- Marketing, PR, & Advocacy
7. School Libraries
- Over 7000 in Texas
- Some Key Issues
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- Professional staffing
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- Integrated Library Instruction / Collaboration
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- T exasE ssentialK nowledge &S kills
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- Labeling and other challenges
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- Marketing, PR, and Advocacy
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- Money money money money
8. Q: How do we address commonissues with one voice? 9. Q: How do we address commonissues with one voice?
- A: Professional Associations!
10. National Level
- American Library Association (ala.org)
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- American Association of School Librarians
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- Association of College & Research Libraries
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- Public Library Association
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- Special Library Association
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- Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies
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- Library Leadership & Management Association
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- Etc.
11. National Level (cont.)
- American Association of Law Libraries
- American Society for Information Science & Technology
- Chinese American Libraries Association
- Medical Library Association
- Music Library Association
- Urban Libraries Council
12. Social Media Revolution
- Rise of Virtual Conferences
- National Divisions and Round Tables giving way to Communities of Practice
- Opportunities for Digital Natives
13. www.ala.org 14. 15. Texas Library Association
- Over 100 years old
- Largest state library association
- (bigger than New York, California, & Illinois combined)
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- ~7000 members
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- ~8000 conference attendees
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- 15 staff
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16. TLA Divisions
- College & University Library Division
- Public Library Division
- Special Library Division
- Texas Association of School Libraries
17. TLA Districts (June 2010) 18. TLA Districts
- Abilene
- Amarillo
- Austin
- Corpus Christi
- Dallas
- El Paso
- Fort Worth
- Houston
- Lubbock
- San Antonio
19. TLA Districts in 2011? Regions correspond to Texas Council ofGovernments 20. Round Tables & Interest Groups
- Major areas of interest in librarianship
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- Acquisitions, Archives, Automation, Cataloging, Children, Genealogy, Library Instruction, Reference, Supervision & Management, Young Adults, etc.
- Special interests
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- Black Caucus, CE Providers, Distributed E-Learning, Doo Wop (fun), Gay-Lesbian-Transgendered, REFORMA, Service to Spanish Speakers, TALL Texans, TPALS (vendors), etc.
21. Committees (examples)
- Functions within the Association
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- Awards,Budget, By-Laws, Conference Programming, Continuing Education, Legislative, Membership, New Members
- Major ideals of the Association
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- Intellectual Freedom, Leadership Development, Professional Recruitment and Retention, Professional Rights and Responsibilities, Texas-Mexico Relations
22. Publications
- Texas Library Journal
- TLACast
- Intellectual Freedom Handbook
- TexLine
- Texas Reference Sources
- Award lists (Bluebonnet, Tayshas, 2x2)
23. Publications
- Texas Library Journal
- TLACast
- Intellectual Freedom Handbook
- TexLine
- Texas Reference Sources
- Award lists (Bluebonnet, Tayshas, 2x2)
GET PUBLISHED! 24. CE Opportunities
- District Meetings and Workshops
- Annual Conference
- Online tutorials & webinars
25. CE Opportunities
- District Meetings and Workshops
- Annual Conference
- Online tutorials & webinars
GET NEW SKILLS! 26. Legislative Efforts
- Restoration and expansion of state aid
- Library Standards
- Technology Infrastructure Fund
- Library Districts
- 65% Rule
- TexShare databases for K-12
27. Legislative Efforts
- Restoration and expansion of state aid
- Library Standards
- Technology Infrastructure Fund
- Library Districts
- 65% Rule
- TexShare databases for K-12
MAKE THINGS HAPPEN!! 28. Special Projects
- Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)
29. TALL Texans
- Defining your leadership style
- Communication skills
- Influence, Power, and Change
- Risk Taking
- Conflict Management
- Coaching and Performance Improvement
- Personal Career Goals
30. TALL Texans
- 5 years experience in libraries
- Examples of leadership
- Online applications available October 1
- Applications due first week of January
- Notification by March 1
- Institute is usually 2 ndor 3 rdweek of June
31. Special Projects
- Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)
- Calendars (Disaster Relief fundraisers)
32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Special Projects
- Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)
- Calendars (Disaster Relief fundraisers)
- Professionalism & Ethics Task Force
- Transforming Libraries
39. Special Projects
- Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)
- Calendars (Disaster Relief fundraisers)
- Professionalism & Ethics Task Force
- Transforming Libraries
HELP STEER THE PROFESSION! 40. TLA Conference
- Annual
- Seven to eight thousand people
- Over 200 educational programs
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- Best practices
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- New tools
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- Renew your enthusiasm
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- Members get discounted rates
41. 42. Some Past Speakers
- Isabel Allende
- Liz Carpenter
- Ralph Nader
- Julie Powell
- Scott Simon
43. Other Recent Speakers
- Julie Andrews
- Dave Barry
- Tony Brown
- Jenna Bush
- Bill Cosby
- Gloria Estefan
- Marlee Matlin
- Rita Perlman
- Paula Poundstone
- Gloria Steinem
44. San Antonio * April 14-17 45. 46. New TLA President
- Maribel Castro
- School Librarian
47. Possible Keynote Speakers 48. TLA Conference Programs 49. Sample Workshops
- Social Media
- Grants & Fundraising
- Library Instruction
- Faculty Collaboration
- Programming for Youth
- Management
- Assessment
- Intellectual Freedom
- Outreach
- Genealogy
- New Reference Sources
- Virtual Reference
- Communication
- Presentation Skills
50. Librarians vs. Guitar Hero 51. Young Adult Round TableGaming Preconference 2011
- Full Day event with both sample games and presentations on games for marketing, outreach, & library instruction
- Volunteers needed!
- Contact YART Chair Jennifer Smith
- [email_address]
52. Other 2011 Preconferences
- Return on Investment value of libraries
- Library Mashups Social Media
- Dia de los Ni osprogramming
- Library security w/ the Black Belt Librarian
53. Advocacy 54. Volunteer for Conference
- WWW.TXLA.ORG
- EVENTS: ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- VOLUNTEER LINK
55. Volunteer for Conference
- WWW.TXLA.ORG
- EVENTS: ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- VOLUNTEER LINK
GET A JOB!!!! 56. Join Your Professional Association
- Get Published!
- Get New Skills!
- Make Things Happen!!
- Help Steer the Profession!
- Get a Job!!!!
57. Join both ALA & TLA for $35
- Normal student rate: $25 TLA, $30 ALA
- Save $20!
- www.ala.org
- www.tinyurl.com/yfsg7z7
58. Joint Membership Link
- http://tinyurl.com/yfsg7z7
59. Contact Info
- Ted Wanner
- Texas Library Association
- [email_address]
- www.txla.org