CULS 2009 Fall Conference
Getting into the Game: Players, Positions and Challenges
October 15-16, 2009 Memorial Union, FHSU, Hays, KS
Presentations || Handouts || Poster Sessions (YouTube)

Thursday, October 15

2:45-3:45 pm – Breakout Session I
*Second Life for Adult Distance Students: Perspectives of Non-traditional Gamers
Kristin J. Whitehair, University of Kansas Medical Center | Presentation

Policy, Structure, and Learning: A Need for Greater Synchronization
Waseem Afzal, Phd. Student, SLIM-Emporia State University | Presentation

To Ask or Not to Ask? An Analysis of Reference Interview Behaviors in IM Chat Transcripts Laura Bonella, Jason Coleman ; Danielle Theiss-White, Kansas State University

Social Networking for Promotion and Bibliographic Instruction
Barbara M. Pope & Waudenna Agee, Pittsburg State University | Presentation

4:00-5:00 pm – Breakout Session II
*Life after TILT:  Help for Meeting the Continuing Challenges of Asynchronous Library Instruction  
Kathy Delker, Friends University | Presentation || Handout

Give ‘em the Pickle: Customer Service Improvement 
Terri Summey, Emporia State University | Presentation

Arboretum 2.0: The Ivan L. Boyd Arboretum in Google Maps and Flickr
Nathan Poell, Baker University

Tangled Roots: Making Fixed Field Tagging Come Alive
Morgan McCune & Susan Johns-Smith, Pittsburg State University | Presentation || Handout

Friday, October 16

9:00 – 10: 45 Poster Sessions  

Sharing Success: Regional & Academic Library Cooperation
Tom Taylor, SCKLS | Handout

9:30-10:30 am – Breakout Session III
*From Avatar to Learner: Gamer Psychology and Experiential Learning in Library Instruction Sam Rogers & Caleb Puckett, Emporia State University

Panel: Developing Digital Collections for the Wired Campus
Andrew Weiss, Patty Nicholas, Sherry Severson & Jennifer Sauer, Ft. Hays State University

Home-Grown Outreach: Cultivating a Visual Identity at K-State Libraries
Ellen R. Urton & Jenny Heikkila-Furrey, Kansas State University

Find out Fast: Using SurveyMonkey to Survey Users
Susan Weisenberger, Neosho Co. Community College & Rita Severt, Wichita Area Technical College | Handout

10:45-11:45am – Breakout Session IV
*Library Student Assistant Training:  An Information Literacy Approach
Jill Becker, University of Kansas

Vodcasting: Can You See Me Now?
Judy Bastin, Butler Community College | Handout

The Open Education Resource Phenomenon: Free Resources for All
Gloria Creed-Dikeogu, Ottawa University

Positioning the Library as a Prime Location on Campus: Our journey to “A New and Improved Library after 40+ years”  Jennifer Schroeder, Cloud County Community College

*denotes CULS Virtual Fall Conference presentations, sponsored by Forsyth Library, FHSU