Annual Meeting

2013 M/AV-SIS Annual Meeting program

Read the program description at the 2013 Annual Meeting Conference Planner. The program information below is formatted for easier reading and includes additional information.

I6: Manage Your Role in the Institutional Project and Communicate Your Library's Value to the Institution: Seven Principles for Success

Date and Time

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013, 3:45 P.M. - 4:45 P.M.

Takeaways

Participants will be able to apply two principles for creating a substantive strategic plan before the project begins that defines what the library needs to accomplish to apply its expertise and fulfill its designated role.
Participants will be able to apply two principles for identifying work efficiency concerns and making workflow adjustments before the project begins that address how to carry out the strategic plan.
Participants will be able to apply three principles for responding effectively to any issues arising with outside contractors/vendors during the project.

Description

When a library lends its expertise to an institutional project, effective management of its role often presents a greater challenge than when managing library projects. The LaValley Law Library managed the audiovisual (AV) portion of the McQuade Auditorium renovation while simultaneously maintaining a full AV event support schedule for the University of Toledo College of Law.

Explore seven principles for demonstrating your expertise and successfully completing a large-scale project in your own institution. These principles will be applied through a combination of lecture, demonstration, and voluntary audience exercise to strategic plans, workflow/efficiency issues, and responses to contractors/vendors. Most importantly, this program will illustrate how your library can communicate its value at the institutional level.

Audience

Librarians who are interested in or participating in library or institutional projects. Librarians who are interested in communicating value to a larger institution, including value derived from less traditional tasks.

Track(s)

Library Management, Information Technology

Presenter Bios

Ryan Overdorf (Coordinator, Moderator & Speaker) is the Sr. Electronic/Media Services Librarian at the University of Toledo's LaValley Law Library. He created the initial design and was the primary designer for the new AV installation in the auditorium. He also made sure that lighting, acoustical, and construction issues that impacted the installation were properly addressed by the contractors. The Dean of the University of Toledo College of Law acknowledged Ryan's vital role in the timely completion of the project. Ryan has been proactive in using demonstrations and audience interaction to enhance attendee learning. Attendees have consistently complemented his presentations.

Rick Goheen (Speaker) is the Assistant Dean for the LaValley Law Library and Associate Professor at the University of Toledo College of Law. As Assistant Dean, Rick played an important role in addressing the logistical issues created by the project and communicating the necessary information to the Dean. He has directed or participated in major building or renovation projects at two different law schools. He consistently receives excellent student evaluations for his teaching ability in the legal research classes he teaches.