Overview
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Financial Assistance | Presenters
Overview
Small Library Management an ongoing program that provides management
skills to non-MLIS staff of small community (25,000 or less population)
libraries in Texas.
Since 1994, 450 library staff members have completed the entire
series. Over 1000 staff members from across the state have received
training through the program.
Each session is tailored for library staff who would like to learn
more about reference, children's and youth services, creating and
justifying budgets, hiring and supervising staff, ordering and weeding
library materials, and developing policies.
The program consists of five two-day workshops in seven locations
around the state offered over a two and one half year period.
Session I - Management I: Basic Management
Management Principles
Popular Management Literature
Management documents including policies and procedures
Basic Human Resources including job descriptions
Legal Issues including censorship, copyright and conflict
Communication to stakeholders
Session II - Services for Children &
Young Adults
Programming That Works
Early Literacy
Setting Up a YA Space
Getting People in the Door
Making Your Library More YA-friendly
Session III - Collection Development
Community Analysis
CD Policies
Intellectual Freedom
Selection Aids and Tools (Adults and Children)
Evaluating and Selecting Materials (Adults and Children)
Weeding
Marketing and Promoting the Collection
Session IV - Reference Services
Reference Services Overview
Reference Policy
Reference Interview
Online Reference
Google Tips
TexShare Database Searching
Session V - Technology and Automation
Latest and Greatest – social networking,
IM, Blogs
Copy Cataloging
Technology Planning
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Library Websites
Program Objectives
It is intended to provide intensive training for small community
library managers and staff in the areas of administration, management,
policy development, collection development, reference services,
and technology planning. After attending these sessions, participants
will:
- Benefit from enhanced leadership skills
- Be empowered with a sense of authority and professionalism
- Gain the expertise needed to revise and create policies and
procedures
- Have a greater understanding of their roles as information
professionals
- Become part of a support network of professional colleagues
Discussion List
To subscribe to the SLM email list, please use the link below.
http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/slm
Once your subscription request has been processed, you will receive
a message with basic instructions including how to post to the list.
If you have any questions, please contact mailman@lists.tsl.state.tx.us.
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Online Tutorials
Continuing Education credits will be granted to participants in
the Small Library Management Training Program who complete any of
the online training modules in the Idaho
State Library's Alternative Basic Library Education (ABLE) Program.
Two hours of CE credit will be granted for completion of each module.
Two hours of continuing
education credit is also available to any Texas library staff for
completion of each of the online tutorials hosted by the Texas State
Library. Currently, there is an online tutorial available: Professionalism.
Instructions for receiving CE credit is included within the text of
the tutorial.
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Financial Assistance
Continuing a tradition established in 1995, the Tocker Foundation
of Austin is accepting applications for financial assistance to
cover travel costs (hotel, mileage, etc.) or replacement staff expense
to attend FY 2008 workshops. The financial
assistance application form is available in a Word version.
Completed forms should be submitted at
least 10 days before the workshop date you wish to attend
(the mailing address and fax number are listed on on the form).
For more information about the Tocker Foundation, visit their website
at www.tocker.org/
Recent Presenters
Julie B. Todaro, Ph.D. (Administration
and Management) is a noted authority on small library management
and has presented numerous workshops on this and other topics for
both the Texas State Library and the ten regional Library System
Offices around the state. Her expertise and knowledge, as well as
her thorough and thought-provoking presentation style, have made
her a favorite speaker among Texas librarians. Dr. Todaro is currently
the Dean of Libraries of the Austin Community College. She has a
Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from Columbia
University in New York. She received the Librarian of the Year Award
in 1996 from the Texas Library Association, and served as that organization's
president from 2000 to 20001. Visit Julie's web site at www.onr.com/user/jbt/.
Christine Peterson (Technology & Automation)
is a Continuing Education Librarian for Amigos
Library Services. She provides training, support and consulting
services for Amigos member libraries in the areas of Internet and
technology. From 1998 to 2000 she worked as the Manager of Continuing
Education and Consulting Services at the Texas State Library &
Archives Commission, and served as the State Library's Automation
Consultant from 1992 to 1998. She has presented numerous workshops
on technology topics including technology planning. Chris also serves
as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She
received both her Bachelor's Degree in Music and Religious Studies
and her MLS from Indiana University at Bloomington.
Jeanette Larson (Collection Development)
has worked with libraries for more than 30 years. As the Manager
of Continuing Education and Consulting Services at the Texas State
Library, she oversaw the development of the Small Library Management
program. Her experience with Collection Development ranges from
having set up an opening day collection for the first branch library
in a suburban community to overseeing the collections for 21 library
locations as Youth Services Manager for Austin Public Library. Jeanette
also consults with libraries to help them manage and develop their
collections.
John R. Cecil (Collection Development,
Youth Services) is the Library Services Consultant for
Library Development at the Texas State Library. After teaching school
in Texas, John received his Master's in Library Science and worked
for the Brooklyn Public Library in their Connecting Libraries and
Schools Program. He later managed the libraries for the United Nations
International School, and worked overseas in Bucharest and Prague,
overseeing international school libraries. John is happy to be part
of the team and hopes to bring an upbeat, interactive approach to
Small Library Management Training.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
John R. Cecil
P.O. Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711-2927
E-MAIL: jcecil@tsl.state.tx.us
PHONE: 512-463-6627
FAX: 512-463-8800
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