finding new resources: life after systems
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Finding New Resources: Life After Systems. Ted Wanner Texas Library Association September 29, 2013 District 1 Fall Meeting in San Angelo. Change is a Constant. 35 years ago, most libraries still had card catalogs 32 years ago, there were no PCs 23 years ago, no World Wide Web - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ted WannerTexas Library Association
September 29, 2013
District 1 Fall Meeting in San Angelo
35 years ago, most libraries still had card catalogs
32 years ago, there were no PCs
23 years ago, no World Wide Web
18 years ago, no Google
10 years ago, no Web 2.0
6 years ago, no i-Phones
Change is a Constant
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Texas Library Systems1969-2012
Collection Development
Reference
Management Issues
Information Technology
Grants & Fundraising
Continuing Education
Networking
Now Where Do We Go…?
TLA Acquisitions and Collection Development Round TableTLA youth services groups like CRT and YART
ALA www.ala.org/rusa/
REFORMA www.reforma.org
Collection Development Help
Texas State Library reference service
512-463-5455 or www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/ask.html
TLA Reference Round Table
www.txla.org/groups/RRT
Your colleagues at other nearby libraries
Help with Reference
Texas Library Association 800-580-2852
Staff
Supervision, Management, and Administration Round Table
New Members Round Table mentor program
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Starring Jeanette Larson!
Association of Small & Rural Libraries mentoring partners program
Nonprofit groups
Abilene Community Foundation
Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Consulting Sources
Texas Accellerated Library Leaders (also known as TALL Texans)
Leadership Development
TALL Texans Curriculum (partial list)
Defining your leadership style
Communication skills
Influence, Power, and Change
Risk Taking
Conflict Management
Coaching and Performance Improvement
Personal Career Goals
TALL Texans5 years experience in libraries
Examples of leadership & ability to apply learning
Online applications available October 1
Applications due last week of January
Notification by March 1
Institute is usually 2nd or 3rd week of June(2013 Institute will be June 9-12 plus special Reunion Day for 20th Year)
TLA units like SMART
Foundation Center in the Tom Green County Library
Abilene Community Foundation
Texas State Library grants
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/landing/libfunds.html
GrantStation ($99/year on Tech Soup) www.grantstation.com
Tech Soup – low cost IT resource www.techsoup.org
Help with Grants & Fundraising
TLA Districts
6. El Paso
7. Fort Worth
8. Houston
9. Lubbock
10. San Antonio
1. Abilene
2. Amarillo
3. Austin
4. Corpus Christi
5. Dallas
TLA Districts
Major areas of interest in librarianship• Acquisitions, Archives, Automation, Cataloging, Children, Genealogy, Library Instruction, Reference, Supervision & Management, Young Adults, etc.
Special interests • Black Caucus, CE Providers, Distributed E-Learning, Doo Wop (fun), Gay-Lesbian-Transgendered, REFORMA, Service to Spanish Speakers, TALL Texans, TPALS (vendors), etc.
Round Tables & Interest Groups
Annual
Seven to eight thousand people
Over 200 educational programs•Best practices•New tools•Renew your enthusiasm•Members get discounted rates
TLA Conference
Fort Worth * April 24-27, 2013
TLA Conference Programs
Gloria Estefan
Marlee Matlin
Rita Perlman
Paula Poundstone
Liz Carpenter
Isabel Allende
Julie AndrewsDave BarryTony BrownJenna BushBill CosbyScott Simon
Some Recent Speakers
Keynote Speakers in 2013
J R Martinez Dan Ariely Neil Gaiman
Intellectual FreedomLiteracyGenealogySpecial Reference SourcesVirtual ReferenceReturn on InvestmentMarketing & OutreachPresentation SkillsTalking to City Officials
Social Media
Grants & Fundraising
Library Instruction
Faculty Collaboration
Programming for Youth
Veterans Services
Management
Assessment
Sample Workshops
www.txla.org/awards
$30,000 in scholarships and awards
Getting to Conference
TLA Webinars
www.txla.org/CE
Texas Library Journal
TLACast
Intellectual Freedom Handbook
TexLine
Texas Reference Sources
Award lists (Bluebonnet, Tayshas, 2x2)
TLA Publications
American Library Association (and divisions)
www.ala.org
Texas State Library and WebJunction webinars
www.tsl.state.tx.us
NTLP: Not Typical Library Partners(formerly North Texas Library Partners, North Texas Regional Library System)
www.ntxlibpartners.org
Connecting Texas Libraries Statewide(formerly Central Texas Library System)
www.ctls.net
TCEA: Texas Computing in Education Association
www.tcea.org
Amigos Library Services
www.amigos.org
Other Online CE Sources
Special Example: libraries.idaho.gov/page/able
Advocacy
Sample letters and talking points
Tool kits and tutorials
Contact information for politicians
TALK TO DREW DARBYRepresentative for District 72House Committee on Appropriations
www.txla.org/advocacy-tools
DREW DARBY, State Representative
TexasLibrarySnapshotDay.org
Foundation Centers
Texas Computing in Education Association
Tocker Foundation
Abilene Community Foundation
Abilene Library Consortium
Amigos Library Services
Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
OneStar
TLA District 1
Texas Library Association
American Library Association
Public Library Association
Texas State Library & Archives
North Texas Library Partners
Central Texas Library System
Tech Soup • Greenlights
LIFTA • SMART • NMRT
Texas Center for Performance Excellence
Texas Municipal Library Directors Association
You Are Not Alone
