Upcoming:

Charleston Conference November 8, 2008
Innovating with purpose: Think global, act local, then give back With Rachel Frick.
Abstract:  How can we alter negative perceptions about libraries and leverage creative problem solving activities from a model of local, incremental change and continuous improvement to a more dynamic, radical, risky course of innovation that yields far reaching solutions?

ALA Annual, Chicago, June 2008
MBA in a Day Preconference.  I am presenting on Management in a Day!

I was on the road a lot in June!  Below is information on each talk, with presentation materials where possible.

NASIG Thursday, June 5, 2008
Managing With Integrity – Half Day Pre-conference
From the program: Management includes planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and assessing. Juggling all these responsibilities in a setting with employees who have disparate personalities and needs requires a large set of skills. Regardless of your position, knowing your own management style and knowing how to coach, motivate, and manage the frequent changes necessary in libraries is essential to being an effective manager. These skills will be developed in this workshop using case studies and discussion.  With Hollie White. 
With 4 hours of material, I am not posting the slides (which largely make no sense without the accompanying workshop!).

SLA Wednesday June 18, 2008
Business & Finance College & University Libraries Section Breakfast, 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Trends in Professional Development for the Academic Business Librarian
I was on a panel with Diane Zabel and Penny Scott.  My talk was One Step Beyond: The Benefits of Graduate Education for Academic Business Librarians, which was based on my experiences as a business librarian pre and post MBA, as well as the results of a survey of business librarians with and without an advanced degree in business.  The slidehow is below or you can take a look at the pdf.

ALA Saturday June 18, 2008
The Plowman and the Rancher Should Be Friends: A Comparison and Discussion of Liaison Workings
Track: Collection Management & Technical Services; Collection Development
Once upon a time, liaison work was solely associated with collection development and management. As collection work changed, so
did the role of the liaison. In the light of this change, many public and academic librarians may not have a clear idea on how they are
supposed to serve in that role. This program evaluated the results of a national survey, discuss changes in the field, and describe
successful strategies for interacting with users and administration. The goal is to inform and generate a dialogue that will shed light on what
has become a very complicated situation.
The slidehow is below or you can take a look at the pdf.


ALA Monday June 20, 2008
8:00 AM -12:00 noon
Bull’s Eye! Targeting the Right Consumer with Market Research (BRASS Program), Hyatt Regency Orange County, Royal E/F
Breakfast sponsored by Standard & Poor’s at 8:00 AM
I moderated a panel about target marketing. The discussion included background on niche marketing and customer segmentation; a snapshot of the U.S. manga market and grassroots efforts for reaching customers; and information on demographic, geographic and lifestyle reference sources.  Panelists: Wendy Diamond, Business Librarian and Head of Reference, California State University - Chico (Wendy's talk); Jack Kyser, Director, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation; Marco Pavia, Director of Marketing, Tokyo Pop; Jeremy Ross, Director of New Product Development, Tokyo Pop; and Dr. Stevina Evuleocha, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, CSU East Bay.