2015 Session Ideas

The list below is condensed from the feedback forms and the first planning session. If you think of other ideas respond to this post and I'll get them added to the list. Also we need to start looking at which ideas would fit best in each session type. We need to come up with 6-8 general session ideas, 6 seminar session, and 5 each of BoaF, Workshop, and Hands-on trainings.

Old standards that are well received and obviously should continue:
• KLAS New Features
• NLS Updates
• BoaF – KLAS Administratros, RA Issues
• Seminars – Admin Review, New Features, Reports
• Hands-on - Scavenger Hunt, RA Search Skills, any AT if available

Newer standards that are well received and possibly should continue:
• Ignite Talks
• Ask the Experts/ Q&A with KLAS staff

Topics that should be repeated:
• KLAS Mobile App
• Queries, statistics and reports
• AT and WebOPAC (only if AT available)
• Dup on Demand and stats related to DoD

New ideas mentioned:
• PIMMS
• Circulation tips – how to maximize your circulation maintenance; how to increase circulation
• Conference Planning session
• Circulating and counting multiple titles on one cartridge (got both should have been presented and least helpful); is it worth counting?
• Circulation coverage
• Staffing – comparing between different libraries and states
• KLAS 102 – what’s beyond KLAS 101
• Little used/known KLAS features
• KLAS functions used incorrectly
• Xess
• How to load BARD records and rerun the errors
• In-house vs outsourced server
• Creating jobs in batch manager
• More info on assistive technology
• Equipment Tracking and management
• Keeping staff motivated
• Retrieving overdue books and processing mismatched books
• RS Queue – maybe tips on how to keep patrons active, problem patrons
• How to customize reports – interlinkage between KLAS and NLS
• Locally produced books on BARD and KLAS role
• Ways to serve book clubs
• Out of RC business in May - should we discuss?
• Shelving options
• Series of trainings on a specific topic
• IRC/TBL partnerships
• Mini OPAC session on setting up parameters
• RFID
• Purging catalog; withdrawing copies

Suggestions for conference in general:
• Laugh for day - clone James Gleason (submitted by JG)
• Cover something for each department in library
• More to library than just RAs – maybe something for the machine department.
• More time set aside for small group discussions on targeted topics
• Consider some longer in-depth presentations on subjects of general interest
• Encourage all ignite talks to have handouts or PowerPoint
• Put library tour at a different time; should be part of schedule, not optional
• In hands-on – have the presenters talk a little more about it rather than just hand out a worksheet

Offers to Present for 2015:
• User perspectives on reports (Kim Tomlinson, WI)
• How to keep staff motivated in a changing system (no name)
• Partnering with Public Libraries (I think this is Pat Herndon, GA)
• BoaF on New Technology and how to help our patrons better (Michael Usrey, AZ)

So here's my initial stab at trying to place some of the new session ideas. However, I think we need to discuss if we really want to rehash some of these topics. We need to cover new and interesting ideas, not beat a dead horse. Anyway, look over the list and make suggestions for any changes.



General Sessions (6-8 in addition to *standard sessions)

• *Keystone Highlights of the past year
• *Julie Klauber award
• *Keynote speaker
• *Roll call/ice breaker
• *KLAS New Features
• *NLS Updates
• *Business meeting
• Ignite sessions - do we want to keep or try something different?
• KLAS Mobile App
• Dup on Demand and stats related to DoD (Braille institute stuff?)
• PIMMS
• RFID
• Circulation
  • Tips – how to maximize your circulation maintenance
  • Tips - how to increase circulation
  • Circulating and counting multiple titles on one cartridge; is it worth counting? (should this be tied to dup on demand?)
  • Coverage

Xess/Purging catalog and withdrawing copies/demise of RCs

Shelving Options

Unconference session – (could some of these ideas fit here?)

• In-house vs outsourced server
• Locally produced books on BARD and KLAS role

Seminar Sessions (6)

• Admin Review
• Reports
• How to customize reports – interlinkage between KLAS and NLS
• Queries
• Statistics
• Equipment Tracking and management
• Ask the Experts / Q & A with KLAS Staff
• Series of trainings on specific topics
• Using new technology to better serve patrons

Hands-on Training (5)

• Scavenger Hunt
• RA Search Skills
• How to load BARD records and rerun the errors
• Creating jobs in batch manager

Workshops (5)

• New Features
• KLAS 102 – what’s beyond KLAS 101 (look at past schedule – seminar or workshop?)
• Little used/known KLAS features
• KLAS functions used incorrectly
• Setting up OPAC
• Retrieving overdue books and processing mismatched books
• Partnering with Public Libraries

Birds of a Feather (5)

• KLAS Administrators
• RA Issues
  • RS Queue – tips on how to keep patrons active, problem patrons

Conference Planning session

IRC/TBL Partnerships

Staffing issues

• comparison among states
• motivating

Ways to serve book clubs

This may sound silly, but how about something that encourages and explains the use of klasusers.com?