2.  Just a couple of thoughts:
 -In IL and other library presentations...get
their(students) attention in the first 10 minutes.
 -Wow...are we really ahead of the curve
when it comes to assessment; it was amazing
how many people were asking questions in
the Assessment breakout session about issues
that we already address.

3. my takeaways:
 We really should implement Google Scholar.
 I am curious if we can implement RSS feeds or a listserv
of library information for interested Associates.
 Libraries can do much to support accreditation.
 See the file attachment box in the buzz for the
pamphlets scanned by Elizabeth

4. Poster Sessions I liked:
 Sca(n)venger Hunt: Using QR Codes to make it
more fun! by Ramapo College of NJ
 Reaching Online Learners: Tools to Meet their
Needs
Sessions I liked:
 I went to the one on copyright ad all I learned is
that even in the non-profit academia each case is
being considered for itself - no general rules!
 The second session about ebooks - ebooks will
take over academic libraries soon, so we should
really work harder to promote them including in
the catalog - (but not like we have them
now!), some kind of marketing campaign (maybe
we can do something about it, after we market
our new circulation policies - I can work on it with
VIA:)

5. Poster Sessions:
 After seeing the types of poster sessions that are being
approved at VALE I really felt like we(Berkeley
Librarians) have so many interesting things to be
showing off in poster sessions. I definitely can’t stress
enough how simple some of these posters were. It truly
made me feel like we could/should be have a stronger
presence at VALE next year.
Sessions:
 We at Berkeley are not the only librarians who
struggle to get faculty to understand library lingo
and
 Effective classroom management. I learned about
a great rule of thumb to live by: the 3 P’s
1. Planning- plan out what you want to do ahead of time.
Be as detailed to yourself as you can
2. Pacing- Section out your session if you have to. Make
sure to leave room for activities and assessment
3. Performance-teaching is like a performance. Make sure
you know what you are going to say.

6. Classroom Management
Continued….
 Use verbal cues to keep students focused in IL
session (example: “you might want to write this
down…..its important”
 The first 10 minutes of your session sets the tone. If
you bring low energy and the lecture style in the
beginning, students will not be prepared/
enthusiastic about doing an activity at the end.