MCLS Annual Meeting 2014

Join us on October 3, 2014 in Battle Creek, Michigan, for the 2014 MCLS Annual Meeting.

Keynote speaker: Maureen Sullivan

Maureen will be addressing how libraries can engage and transform their community, whether that be their town, county, institution or campus.

Following the keynote, a panel of library leaders will respond and present how they are working to engage their very different communities. The panel includes:

Emily Bunyan - Director of the Knox County Public Library in Vincennes, Indiana

Corey Seeman - Director of the Kresge Business Administration Library at the University of Michigan

Christina C. Wray - Librarian at the Center for Disability Information and Referral within the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University – Bloomington

Following lunch and the business meeting will be an unconference of four breakout sessions with topics chosen by attendees.

The overarching theme of the unconference will be "The future of libraries in the region and how they can engage and transform their communities". Please let us know what you would like to talk about.
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Partnering for Information Literacy

School, Public, and Academic Libraries work together and coordinate activities to advance lifelong learning skills
Kristina Brewer, 22.08.2014, 08:28
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What is the next big idea?

mcls, 18.08.2014, 09:11
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Librarians' Role in Open Educational Resources

How can librarians in academic institutions encourage the adoption of free online textbooks and other materials to help lower the cost of college?
tjulrich, 03.09.2014, 07:18
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What do libraries want to accomplish?

mcls, 18.08.2014, 09:12
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Help school libraries survive

School libraries are closing and school librarians are being laid off or forced back to the classroom. This bodes ill for students who will be entering college or the work force without adequate information literacy skills. How can all of us work...
Randy Dykhuis, 02.09.2014, 12:43
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Successful Collaborations and Partnerships

Attendees will highlight successful partnerships and collaborations with their community, campus-wide departments, and the like. Bring stories of how you engaged your community so that other attendees might benefit as well.
Regina Gong, 15.09.2014, 09:31
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Small libraries standing Tall

How can small libraries effectively engage the community and make an oversize impact on their area?
Ray Arnett, 18.09.2014, 10:23
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Moving beyond the walls - Getting out of the building

gorillalibrarian, 02.10.2014, 09:52
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New Movers and Shakers

How do we identify the new movers and shakers in our specific community and then what are practical strategies to engage them in strategic conversations?
Ray Arnett, 02.09.2014, 14:23
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why won't students utilize our ebooks?

Academic Libraries are adding ebooks at a dizzying pace, yet many or most students still prefer print resources. Are we missing something? What should our strategy be?
Ray Arnett, 03.10.2014, 08:57
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What are our aspirations for libraries in Indiana & Michigan?

What are our aspirations for libraries in Indiana & Michigan?
Randy Dykhuis, 03.10.2014, 09:10
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