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Snezek Library Leadership Institute: 2019 Snezek

Information about the CCCU Snezek Library Leadership Institute.

Host Institution

2019 SNEZEK LIBRARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Dallas Baptist University 
Dallas, Texas
July 17 – 19, 2019

Dallas Baptist University
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Registration & Optional Campus Tour
5:00 pm Welcome & Introductions
5:30 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Session 1 Opening Address
8:15 pm – 9:15 pm Library Tour & Reception

Thursday, July 18, 2019

7:45 am Breakfast
8:45am Devotional: DBU Ministry Faculty
9:00 am Session 2
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:45 am Session 3
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Session 4
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm George W. Bush Presidential Library Tour
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Dinner at Maggiano’s Restaurant

Friday, July 19, 2019

7:45 am Breakfast
8:30am Devotional: DBU Ministry Faculty
9:00 am Session 5
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:45 am Session 6
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Session 7
2:30 pm Closing: Wrap-Up/Song/Prayer
3:00pm Depart

Program

Session 1 Opening Keynote: Are Libraries Obsolete?

Mark Herring, author of Are Libraries Obsolete?

Session 2: History of Snezek; Introductions & Updates/Sharing 

Esther Gillie and Dan Bowell

Session 3: What Are Academic Libraries Doing These Days? Unpacking the Survey 

Tonya Fawcett and Matthew Ballard

Session 4: What Have You Strategically Planned To Do Outside of Traditional Librarianship to Help Your Institution?

Ed Walton & Jeremy LaBosier

Session 5: Theological Values Proposition for Libraries

Esther Gillie

Session 6: Hackathon: What Would You Do?

Judy Pruitt and Garrett Trott

Session 7: Unstructured Debriefing and Strategizing

All participants

Planning Committee

2019 Snezek: Executive Team
  • Tonya Fawcett – Grace University – outgoing chair
  • Esther Gillie – Regent University – chair
  • Ed Walton – Southwest Baptist University - incoming chair
Planning Team
  • Scott Jeffries, Dallas Baptist University – Host
  • Garrett Trott, Corban University - next year’s host
  • Judy Pruitt, North Central University
  • Matthew Ballard, Roberts Wesleyan College, Northeastern Seminary
  • Jeremy Labosier, Biola University

Presentations and Documents

Due to the confidential nature of the discussions at the Snezek Library Leadership Institute, no presentations or recordings are available to the public.

Contact Ed Walton at Southwest Baptist University to request access to documents related to this year's presentations.

Required Readings

Additional Readings