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OLA Conference 2018

Welcome to the 2018 OLA Conference program! Please check back frequently, as more details and information will be continuously added over the coming weeks. See our tips for using Sched. The conference hashtag is #ORLib18 (twitter / instagram)

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Lara Seven Phillips

Multnomah County Library
Librarian
Portland, OR

Lara Phillips is the co-author of Taking your MLIS Abroad: Getting and Succeeding in An International Library Job and a former librarian at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.

8:30am PDT

Grand Opening Session and Keynote Address: Erin Helgren Playwright's HallJill Cunningham • Erin Helgren

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Grand Opening Composer's Hall

11:00am PDT

User-Centered Collection Development: Assessing Open Access Funding with Service Design Heuristics WilderErin Gallagher • Joe Marquez

12:30pm PDT

All Conference Lunch & Business Meeting Playwright's Hall

2:00pm PDT

Oregon History at Your Fingertips: Highlights from Oregon Digital Collections Director's RoomClaire Bolyard • Valery King • Dotty Ormes • Sarah Rowland • Arlene Weible • Document Interest Group (DIGOR)

4:00pm PDT

A Day in the Life of a Rural Librarian HansberryNatasha Chitow • Diana Hadley • Jane Scheppke • Jeremy Skinner • Kathy Street • Erin Wells

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Conference Center LobbyBuck & Elizabeth

8:30am PDT

Spotlight on Justice: How Small and Rural Counties Support the Legal Information Needs of the Public Director's RoomAmy DaSaro • Pam Davis • Beecher Ellison • Erika Hente • Kate Lasky • Sue Ludington • Nate Pedersen • Madelynne Sheehan • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT) • Reference Round Table (RRT) What Is Your Vision of the Future of Libraries? Join IFLA’s Worldwide Discussion! Board RoomRichard Sapon-White • Patricia A. Wand • International Relations Round Table (IRRT)

11:00am PDT

Introduction to Legal Research and Reference in Oregon: How Any Librarian Can Master the Question “Is It Legal?” (Part 1) Director's RoomLewis Zimmerman • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

11:50am PDT

Introduction to Legal Research and Reference in Oregon: How Any Librarian Can Master the Question “Is It Legal?” (Part 2) Director's RoomLewis Zimmerman • Legal Reference Round Table (LRRT)

2:00pm PDT

Growing Into Management WilderMargaret Alexander • Karen Muller • Jimmy Pearson • Jerianne Thompson • Public Library Division (PLD)

9:30am PDT

Let Our Voices Light the Way: Addressing Sensitive Topics in Libraries Through Dialogue SousaLindsay Marlow • Kelly McElroy

11:30am PDT

Get Out of Town! How to Get an International Library Job SousaLara Seven Phillips

12:20pm PDT

Weed Them and Reap SousaMaryKay Dahlgreen • Emily O'Neal • Technical Services Round Table (TSRT)

2:00pm PDT

Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards (ORCA): Winners, Nominations, and More! Joplin/SeegerMelanie Hetrick • Kiva Liljequist • MacKenzie Ross • Oregon Reader's Choice Award Committee (ORCA) • Oregon Young Adult Network (OYAN)