Mary and Jonathan at the 2006 Swap ‘n Shop in NOLA

If you would like to catch a glimpse of the splendor that is Mary Evangeliste, you can see her in action at ACRL; Mary is presenting not once, but twice at ACRL in Baltimore this year.

Library as Convener: Collaborations that Build Creative (Academic) Communities

Session Format: Workshop Track: Collaborations Theme: Rocking the Boat (innovations) Friday, March 30 8:30 AM – 12:15 PM Session Number/Code: W Room: Baltimore Convention Center – 338 Presenter(s): Bess de Farber Grants & Revenue Manager, University of Arizona Libraries Mary Evangeliste Training Coordinator-Information Commons, University of Arizona Program Description: Learn the art of collaboration through structured facilitative methods that yield creative ideas you never would have dreamed of on your own. The workshop presents a simulation of processes on how to host a CoLAB Planning® session in your library. Note: This workshop limited to 60 particpants in order to ensure active participation. Pre-registration will be available in February 2007. Learning Objectives

• Understand the concepts that drive outstanding collaborations
• Plan how to present an innovative facilitative process to discover new collaborative relationships/projects in your own community
• Utilize tools that ensure candidness, follow-through, and commitment to the project end-result

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Will it make my teeth whiter? Selling the library without selling out

Session Format: Panel Session Track: The Environment for Libraries Theme: Lifelines (values) Saturday, March 31 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Session Number/Code: PN Room: Baltimore Convention Center – 310 Presenter(s): Julie O’Keeffe Coordinator of Outreach Services, Marquette University Erla Heyns Ph.D. Libr Director, Cornell University Mary Evangeliste Training Coordinator-Information Commons, University of Arizona Patricia Berge Librarian, Marquette University Program Description: Academic libraries increasingly compete for the attention of patrons. Many librarians have begun to embrace marketing of libraries, however, many are still reluctant. How do we move from marketing as an add-on to making it integral to libraries? Learning Objectives

• Articulate assumptions and obstacles towards marketing
• Describe methods to communicate our professional ethics, as outlined by ALA, through marketing
• Analyze the costs and benefits of marketing