Library Administration & Management Round Table (LAMART)

Putting "Value" in Evaluation: Building Relevant, Dynamic Statistical Analysis

Posted Tue, 01/01/2013 - 9:33pm by Admin

Recent history has taught us that we must begin assessing what it is we really do, alter our record-keeping to include an ever-widening group of new services and features, provide evidence that we are actually accomplishing our goals, and find open-ended assessment tools that anticipate future change in library operations. This type of rigorous self-examination makes it more difficult and perhaps unwise to use a one-size-fits-all statistical analysis. Accordingly, this session will focus on the process necessary for meaningful and dynamic statistical analysis, including: parsing your mission statement to discover categories of evaluation, brainstorming key indicators that relate directly to these categories, leveraging your organization's current statistical analyses, and evaluating your methods to ensure future adaptability.<

Presenters:

Josh Johnson, Branch Manager, Davis County Library

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Battle Creek

Hiring for Champions: Finding, Screening, and Interviewing Tips

Posted Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:35pm by Admin

Come learn some tips to help you and your employees hire the best for all positions in their library, from pages to directors. Find out how to avoid common pitfalls and temptations we all face in the hiring process and instead focus your energy on practices which will help you find and hire champions.

 

Presenters:
Gerrit van Dyk, Brigham Young University

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 
Soldier Creek

Be Brave: How to Hold a Difficult Conversation Even If You're Terrified

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:53pm by pfrade

Many librarians are unwilling to consider leadership in libraries because they know that such leadership and managerial positions require conducting difficult conversations and holding people accountable for the work they are asked to do.  Other librarians have taken on leadership positions without being fully prepared to handle difficult personnel issues.  A practical and easy method for handling conflict and holding people accountable was developed after 14 years of leadership in various libraries.  This one-hour workshop will provide attendees with a step-by-step guide to holding difficult conversations with a hands-on activity to learn the basics of writing up the results of those conversations.

Presenter:

Catherine Soehner, University of Utah

Handouts:

Soehner - Difficult Conversations 3.ppt

Soehner - Difficult Conversations Process Outline.docx

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 
Cascade E

PP: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Public Libraries

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:25pm by pfrade

Public libraries function in a climate where budget cuts and the realignment of services are a reality.  They have to find a balance between providing core services and offering new services that meet the information needs of their communities.  One way of doing this is by engaging in entrepreneurial activities in which a library creates new revenue streams. Yet, no study has investigated whether public library directors engage in entrepreneurial leadership as a means of generating revenue in new ways.  This presentation is based on a study which examined the view of library directors on entrepreneurial leadership, the types of entrepreneurial opportunities they are pursuing, and whether they are planning additional endeavors. (1/2 hour program)

Presenter:

Jasmina Jusic, Park City Library

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Soldier Creek

ILEAD USA -- Leadership, Technology, and Collaboration Workshop for Professionals

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 10:56am by pfrade

The State Library has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to create a leadership, technology, and collaboration workshop for our librarians. We are working with the Illinois State Library, where the project began in 2010, Colorado, Iowa, and Ohio to create a program that will inspire, challenge, and encourage librarians to imagine where library services are headed.  We will report on the first session that took place March 26-28, and talk about repeating ILEAD USA in the future.

Presenters:

Donna Jones Morris, State Librarian
Matt McLain, Utah State Library

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Battle Creek

Why Isn't Anyone Having Any Fun Here? Recreational Reading and the University Library

Posted Tue, 01/03/2012 - 4:29pm by pfrade

Classes, computers, study space . . . Does anyone actually come to the college library for the books anymore? Do students read anything their professors don't make them read? And if they do, does it distract them from their schoolwork? Should already scarce resources be spent to encourage such behavior?    Come for a discussion about the place of recreational reading in the modern university library. We'll share facts, opinions, and even some book recommendations.

Presenter:

Andy Spackman

Handouts:

RecReadingULA.ppt

Date: 
Fri, 04/27/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Ballroom D

Rubrics as a Tool for Library Outcomes Assessment

Posted Wed, 12/15/2010 - 4:28pm by Admin

Rubrics have long been used in education to access complex tasks. In libraries, rubrics can allow us to concretely articulate the outcomes and then provide a foundation for quality assessment for tasks from library instruction to community programs to job performance. This presentation will define what rubrics are, give practical advice on how to create them, and show how they can be applied to outcomes assessment using example from the presenter’s experience as well as others from the library literature.

Presenter:

Rachel Wadham, Brigham Young University

Date: 
Fri, 05/13/2011 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm

President’s Program: Speaking to the Core

Posted Tue, 12/14/2010 - 12:51pm by pfrade

Join ULA President Andy Spackman and Dr. David B. Whitlark as they speak to ULA’s theme for the year: “Utah Libraries: At the Core of Our Communities.” When we advocate for libraries we sometimes provide laundry lists of services and

Date: 
Thu, 05/12/2011 - 1:45pm - 2:45pm
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