Workshops

Millennials in the Library:
Today's Student Library Worker

Friday, October 7, 2005
Main Conference Room
Alabama Public Library Service
Montgomery, AL
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Presenters from various academic libraries in Alabama will describe the millennial generation and share tips and techniques for recruiting, training, motivating, and retaining today's student library workers.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

9:30 a.m.	Registration
10:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction of Morning Speakers
10:15 a.m.	Who are the Millennials? Eric A. Kidwell, Library Director, Huntingdon College Introduction to the millennial generation and their defining characteristics. Powerpoint Slides
10:45 a.m.	Student Workers at the Huntingdon College Library Margaret Kinney, Head of Circulation, Huntingdon College Profile of the type of student workers received by the Huntingdon College Library and how the library employs, trains, and motivates them. Powerpoint Slides
11:15 a.m.	Customer Service Training for Student Assistants in Public Services Mangala Krishnamurthy, Head of Public Services/Reference Librarian, University of Alabama Overview of the customer service training for student assistants in the Science Library at the University of Alabama. Powerpoint Slides
11:45 a.m.	Questions and Discussion
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Introduction of Afternoon Speakers
1:15 p.m.	Technology in Student Worker Training Lisa Vardaman, Education/Instructional Media Librarian, Troy University Role of technology in training student workers at the Troy University Library.
1:45 p.m.	Using PowerPoint to Train Student Workers Joyce A. Brannan, Technical Services Librarian & Sheletha Ross, Curriculum Laboratory Librarian, University of West Alabama Use of PowerPoint presentations to train student workers at the University of West Alabama Library. Work Study Students Training Presentations
2:15 p.m.	Wrap-Up Kathleen Lowe, Reference/Instruction Librarian, University of Montevallo Powerpoint Slides
2:45 p.m.	Questions and Discussion

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DIRECTIONS: The workshop will be held in the Main Conference Room, Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery, AL. For directions, see their website at http://www.apls.state.al.us/webpages/about/contact.html#Directions.

Please contact anyone listed below if you have questions:

Jennifer Long, AACRL President, jlong@beowulf.mhsl.uab.edu
Robert H. Schrimsher, AACRL Vice President, rhschrim@samford.edu
Deborah Grimes, AACRL Past President, dgrimes@sheltonstate.edu
Carla Waddell, AACRL Secretary, ctwaddel@samford.edu
Bethany Skaggs, AACRL Treasurer, bskaggs@jsu.edu
Rosemary Arneson, AACRL Member-at-Large, arnesonr@montevallo.edu
Jill Grogg, AACRL Newsletter Editor, jgrogg@bama.ua.edu
Eric Kidwell, AACRL Legislative Liaison, ekidwell@huntingdon.edu
Beth Ashmore, AACRL Web Master,  beashmor@samford.edu

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