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IUG 2008
Innovative Users
Group
Sixteenth Annual Conference
Washington, DC
Sunday, April 27, 2008 - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
IUG Pre-conference & Innovative Interfaces Workshops (Sunday, April
27, 2008)
The IUG will announce its pre-conference programs in February.
These Innovative Interfaces sponsored workshops will also be presented on Sunday April 27, 2008. Registration cost for each workshop is $40 (if registered for main conference), $60 (if not).
Morning Program
Library Staff Transitions: Managing Your Library's Innovative System through Staff Changes
Every library needs to plan for the inevitable changes in personnel that happen in any organization. Key staff people will retire or quit, and new staff will be hired and need to be trained. Staff may also take on different roles within the organization, requiring that they come up to speed on a new set of tasks and responsibilities. How can you minimize the impact on your library's daily operations and assure that the really important information is being passed on to the new decision makers?
This workshop will focus on methods for creating a smooth transition period during staff turnover, maintaining an accessible "history" of decisions made and the reasons for them, and minimizing problems for Innovative system support. In addition to looking at staff transitions, we will also look at the role of the Innovative Coordinator and available support for a newly designated coordinator.
Co-presented by Judith Clark and an Innovative trainer TBA
Afternoon Program:
WebPAC Design and Best Practices
How to make the most of your WebPAC using a combination of Innovative's tools and standard web practices. This workshop will talk about the way to approach your design or redesign project. We will begin with an overview of the way that the WebPAC is constructed, including the role of example sets, tokens, Web Options and customizable forms. We will then go on to more advanced topics such as Javascripts, style sheets and images. We will work with you toward a goal of creating a WebPAC that reflects the individual identity of the library and organization, that optimizes the display and use of the library's resources, and that helps to create a good user experience for your patrons.
The workshop will show of examples of different WebPAC's that accomplish these goals in unique or particularly beautiful ways.
Co-Presented by: Debbie Turner, Library Training Consultant and Stephanie Dal Pra, Senior Systems Librarian, Encore Services
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