Breakout Block 3 Sessions

Monday, November 18, 2024 - 1:30-2:20pm

EBSCO: Enhancing the Experience of Online Information Products for All Patrons Across Indiana

Presenter(s): James Jacobson
Description: EBSCO products are available in all libraries in the entire state offering all citizens 24/7 access to numerous popular periodicals (Ex: Consumer Reports, People, Atlantic, Time, Sports Illustrated), homework, research & assignment help for all educational institutions. These specialized learning resources extend to all patrons in all libraries. EBSCO Information Services will continue to supply a great wealth of information and services to aid library patrons in our state, as it was announced in late spring the relationship will continue with upgraded versions of resources in the fields of language learning, career development, computer skills, homework help and other areas of enhanced access to aid in general learning development. Jim Jacobson will present an update on these products focusing on recent product enhancements while providing a general overview ensuring that libraries understand the value of these products and their service potential. In addition, he will provide a look at other resources that may be available for your consideration focusing on new products within career development specific to the library industry and job seekers.

Presenter(s): Matt Miller
Description: Artificial intelligence has been growing by leaps and bounds. We should be thinking about how AI can help us today. How can we prepare students for an AI future? In this session, Matt Miller will explore steps schools need to make, policies to adopt, small shifts in the classroom, and other helpful strategies to transform how we support students.

Presenter(s): Brando Skyhorse & Angela Jackson-Brown
Description: Presented by Indiana Humanities, stop by Grand Hall for a showcase of two award-winning authors to discuss what they've been working on lately, their writing process, and other author topics. The showcase provides an opportunity to engage with authors in an intimate format!

Presenter(s): Rich Weiland, Beth Gaff
Description: Come to the NICCL IT Roundtable to chat with like-minded staff about what is going on in the library world. Share something that you heard another library is doing. Ask questions of other attendees about some technology issues that have been on your mind. Or just come and brag to other libraries about your technology and let us learn about what you are doing.

Presenter(s): Katie Mazeika
Description: What is good disability representation? What are the tropes to avoid? What about good books with not so good representation? This session will discuss how educators look at disability representation with a discerning eye. Attendees will leave with tools to lead discussions with students about disability representation to grow empathy and understanding.

Moving Beyond ‘Service’: Re-conceptualizing Library Employment to Create a Co-Curricular Model of Student Learning

Presenter(s): Christopher Proctor, Alex Stepp
Description: At the Indiana University Southeast Library, Federal Work-Study students provide the first level of service to library patrons within a co-curricular model, allowing them to both learn and teach information literacy knowledge and skills. In this presentation, we will discuss how we have re-conceptualized library services into our co-curricular framework to enhance the IU Southeast General Education curriculum through fostering advanced information literacy in our graduates. We will situate this discussion within our current model of co-curricular assessment, student learning outcomes, program-level goals, and continuous improvement, all while maintaining our commitment to providing the highest quality services for our patrons. We will demonstrate the importance of 1. Fostering an environment of learning within the library; 2. Transferable skills that students will take with them into their future careers; and 3. Assessment strategies to collect data able to help us better tell our stories to stakeholders.

Presenter(s): Nicole Broch, Bob Woodard
Description: Most commercial insurance policies are not created to serve the special needs of the modern library. Learning the differences between the loss settlement concepts of replacement cost and agreed value can help a library decide how to best invest payments after a loss, without being restricted to the old "books to replace books" insurance requirements. Join Bliss-McKnight as we help navigate insuring library collections.

Presenter(s): Haley Billow, Debbie Acord
Description: Bringing together new and veteran librarians, we’ll cover a variety of topics, such as management, programming, technology, and our favorite resources. You’ll walk away with new ideas to try and new tools for your toolbox.

Presenter(s): Aly Wright
Description: In my presentation I will discuss a few things in regarding to homeschooling: 1) Why do libraries need to do programming geared towards homeschooling families; 2) How to start homeschooling programs at your library; and 3) How helping homeschool families has helped our library and our community.

Presenter(s): Marc Griffith, Sheryl Sollars, Kevin Montgomery, Bob Swanay, Antone Sgro
Description: A moderated panel discussion with Indiana library directors from Carmel Clay Public Library and Westfield Washington Public Library on their strategic planning for their more recent projects. Topics will include feasibility studies, financing opportunities, design team selection and process, project delivery methods and construction delivery.