The University of Central Florida invites you to the John C. Hitt Library, on Friday May 19th, 2017, for an honest and up-close look at Librarianship in today’s society. This full-day professional conference addresses some of the current problems facing MLIS graduates entering the job market, how new trends in technology are changing libraries, and how to cope in an ever changing library environment.
This FREE conference is open to anyone who is interested in, currently working on, or has already earned their MLIS degree. Along with the host of speakers, giving talks on a variety of topics, there will also be representatives from the Information Sciences programs at USF and FSU. Please feel free to check out the AGENDA and SPEAKERS. Then, please be sure to REGISTER by May 1, 2017.
This program is made possible through the sponsorship of University of Central Florida Libraries and EBSCO.
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| Friday, May 19th | ||
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| 8:30 AM |
MLIS Day Committee 8:30 AM |
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| 8:30 AM |
MLIS Day Committee John C. Hitt Library 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
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| 9:00 AM |
Barry Baker, University of Central Florida LIB 223 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM |
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| 9:05 AM |
Patricia Profeta, Indian River State College LIB 223 9:05 AM - 10:00 AM |
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| 10:00 AM |
MLIS Day Committee John C. Hitt Library 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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| 10:15 AM |
A Day in the Life of an Account Services Manager (EBSCO) Carol Seiler, EBSCO LIB 235A 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 10:15 AM |
The Adjunct Librarian – What Is It? How Does It Work? What Are The Expectations? Nardia Cumberbatch, Valencia College LIB 235C 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 10:15 AM |
Youth Services – What’s It All About? Grace Moore, Winter Park Public Library LIB 223 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
Academic or public librarian? Similarities, differences and finding your best fit Tina Buck, University of Central Florida LIB 223 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
Accidental Manager, or You’re in Charge, Now What? Mary Page, University of Central Florida LIB 235C 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
Lorelle Anderson, Florida A&M University College of Law LIB 235A 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
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| 11:15 AM |
Disney Libraries – Very Specialized Libraries David W. Hartman, Walt Disney World LIB 223 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
MLIS Day Committee John C. Hitt Library 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
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| 1:15 PM |
Ripley’s Believe It or Not – Special Collections and Archives Edward Meyer, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! LIB 223 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
MLIS Day Committee John C. Hitt Library 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
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| 2:15 PM |
Cynthia Kisby, University of Central Florida LIB 223 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Wrap up: The Five-Minute Paper Penny Beile, University of Central Florida LIB 223 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
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