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Snezek Library Leadership Institute: 2012 Snezek

Information about the CCCU Snezek Library Leadership Institute.

Host Institution

2012 SNEZEK LIBRARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

John Brown University
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
July 18 – 20, 2012

Schedule

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
  • 1:00 - 5:00 pm Registration, optional campus tours
  • 5:30 - 6:30 pm Dinner
  • 6:45 - 8:00 pm Welcome & Introductions & Session 1
  • 8:00 - 9:00 pm Reception & Library Tour
Thursday, July 14, 2012
  • 7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast
  • 8:40 - 8:55 am Devotional - Jane Hopkins (Grenville College)
  • 9:00 - 10:15 am Session 2
  • 10:15 - 10:30 am Morning Break
  • 10:30 - 11:45 am Session 3
  • 12:00 - 12:30 pm Lunch
  • 12:45 - 1:30 pm Travel to Harvard via MBTA
  • 1:15 - 2:30 pm Session 4
  • 2:45 - 5:30 pm Visit Chrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
  • 6:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner
  • 8:00 - 9:15 - Session 5
Friday, July 17, 2012
  • 7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast
  • 8:40 - 8:55 am Devotional - Robin Ottoson (Tabor College)
  • 9:00 - 10:15 am Session 6
  • 10:15 - 10:30 am Morning Break
  • 10:45 - 11:30 am Session 7
  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
  • 1:15 - 2:30 pm Session 8
  • 2:40 - 3:15 pm Vade mecum and valediction
  • 3:15 - 3:30 pm Room check out

Program

Session 1: What are the really big issues? How do I respond? – A panel response to a survey of the “big issues” as suggested by participants

Panelists:

  • Sharon Bull (Northwest Nazarene University)
  • Linda Poston (Nyack College)
  • Hugh Rendle (Tyndale University College & Seminary)

Session 2: “Library manager as campus leader”

Ed Walton (Southwest Baptist University)

Session 3: “The Library without Walls: Extending the Library into a Virtual Environment and the Online Learning Context”

Merrill Johnson (George Fox University)

Session 4: “Marketing is not a four-letter word”

Sheryl Taylor (Dordt College)

Session 5: “Making wise decisions: signs point to yes”

Sara Baron (Regent University)

Session 6: “The Status Quo Has Got To Go”

  • Dan Bowell (Taylor University)
  • Brad Eden (Valparaiso University)

Session 7: “Scale and scalability - implications for smaller academic libraries”

  • Dan Bowell (Taylor University)
  • Tad Mindeman (Covenant College)

Session 8: "Leveraging the Web for Greater Efficiencies and New Capabilities”

Matt Goldner (OCLC)

Planning Team

2012 Planning Team

  • Sara Baron, Regent University
  • Mary Habermas, John Brown University (2012 Snezek Host)
  • Sheryl Taylor, Dordt College
  • Ed Walton, Southwest Baptist University
  • Dan Bowell, Taylor 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.