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OLA 2016

Tamara Ottum

State Library of Oregon
Library Consultant
Salem, OR

Tamara has worked in libraries for almost 20 years. She has held paraprofessional and professional positions of various types (circulation, information literacy, reference, rural outreach, systems & technology) in both public and academic libraries. Currently she coordinates Answerland, the statewide virtual reference service, and chairs the OLA Reference Round Table (RRT).

6:00pm PDT

Public Library Division Reception & Dinner - Mardi Gras ($49) Convention Center, Cascade BallroomKevin Barclay • Vailey Oehlke • Public Library Division / PLD

8:30am PDT

Opening Session and Keynote Address: Sari Feldman Convention Center, Cascade BallroomVailey Oehlke • Jane Corry • Sari Feldman • Liisa Sjoblom

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Grand Opening & Poster Sessions Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallLiisa Sjoblom • Snacks & Drinks

11:00am PDT

Building a Better Library Website through Usability Testing Sisters, Room BCrystal Trice • Library Assessment RT / LART Get to know your ALA President – Q&A Session with Sari Feldman Convention Center, Cascade CSari Feldman Helping Job Seekers Expand Their Opportunities: Library Resources and Partnerships Sisters, Room ADeb Dyck • Kimberly Fothergill • Jenny Pedersen • Patricia Snyder • Arlene Weible

12:30pm PDT

Lunch and Business Meeting Convention Center, Cascade BallroomJane Corry • Stephanie Lind • Liisa Sjoblom

2:00pm PDT

How to Show and Tell a Legal Research Story: Searching Nolo and Fastcase Sisters, Room CMegan Austin • Cathryn Bowie • Sue Ludington • Lewis Zimmerman • Reference Round Table (RRT) / Legal Reference (LRRT) Using the Edge Toolkit to Tell Your Story Sisters, Room BLourdes Aceves • Darci Hanning • Public Library Division / PLD When Others Tell Our Story: Librarian Portrayals in Film Convention Center, Cascade EJennifer Snoek-Brown

3:00pm PDT

Exhibits Break Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallSnacks & Drinks

4:00pm PDT

Open Educational Resources: Reducing Textbook Costs in Oregon and Building Partnerships Convention Center, Cascade EMichele DeSilva • Jackie Ray • john schoppert • Academic / ACRL • Library Instruction RT / LIRT What's Their Story? Using an Online Assessment Tool to Learn About Patron Skills Deschutes SouthAmy Honisett • Library Assessment RT / LART

5:00pm PDT

All Conference Reception Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallSnacks & Drinks

8:00pm PDT

OLA President's Party - Live Music & Door Prizes ($25) Convention Center, Cascade BallroomJane Corry • Snacks & Drinks

7:30am PDT

Legal & Reference Round Tables Business Meeting (RRT & LRRT) Sisters, Room AThea Evenstad • Sue Ludington • Reference Round Table (RRT) / Legal Reference (LRRT)

8:30am PDT

Chasing Your Own Tale: A Librarian's Introduction to Genealogy and Genealogical Sources Sisters, Room CMargaret Harmon-Myers • Malia Laughton • Greg Martin Stories from Abroad: Travels with Library Explorers Convention Center, Cascade DLinda Campillo • Tom Larsen • Heather McNeil • Maureen Milton • International Relations RT / IRRT

10:00am PDT

Exhibits Break & Poster Sessions Convention Center, Lower Level, Exhibit HallSnacks & Drinks

11:00am PDT

Telling the library's story through linked data Sisters, Room CTeresa Ferguson • Erica Findley • Sandy Macke • Crystal Trice • Technical Services RT / TSRT Visual Stories - Putting the Sexy Back in Assessment Convention Center, Cascade DSara Q. Thompson • Library Assessment RT / LART

12:30pm PDT

Awards Lunch & OYAN Raffle Big Winners Convention Center, Cascade BallroomJane Corry

2:00pm PDT

A Picture is Worth a Thousand 'Likes': Photography Bootcamp to Make Your Storytelling Social Media Amazing Convention Center, Cascade DBill Landau Bringing Digital Privacy Education into Your Library Convention Center, Cascade EAlison Macrina • Intellectual Freedom Committee / IFC Thriving as a Mid-Career Librarian Convention Center, Cascade FCat Finney • Allie Flanary • Jane Nichols • Hannah Gascho Rempel

4:00pm PDT

Wrap-up: Feedback and Sharing at Your Library or Home Off Site