Marylaine Block Writer, Speaker, Internet Librarian marylaine at netexpress dot net

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATION OUTLINES

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• SERVING COMMUNITIES, CREATING COMMUNITY - a presentation for the New Hampshire Library Association, May 21, 2008

• LIBRARIANS: THE PARTY PEOPLE - a presentation for the New Hampshire Library Association, May 22, 2008

• HOW LIBRARIES HELP THEIR COMMUNITIES ACHIEVE THEIR ASPIRATIONS - a presentation for the North Suburban Library System, April 29, 2008

• BEYOND THE BASICS: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LIBRARY'S WEB SITE - a presentation for the Arizona Library Association, November 14, 2007.

• LIBRARIANS: THE PARTY PEOPLE! - a presentation for the Nevada Library Association, October 4, 2007, based on the research for my book, The Thriving Library: Successful Strategies for Challenging Times.

• WHAT THRIVING LIBRARIES DO RIGHT - a presentation for the Rhode Island Library Association, June 7, 2007.

• POSSIBLE FUTURES FOR REFERENCE - a presentation for the Rhode Island Library Association, June 7, 2007.

• CHANGE ON THE CHEAP - a presentation for the Southeastern Massachusetts Library System, June 6, 2007.

• LIBRARY 2.0 MEANS BETTER SERVICE -- a presentation for the British Columbia Library Association, April 19, 2007.

• NET EFFECTS: HOW LIBRARIANS CAN MANAGE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE INTERNET -- a presentation to the Hawaii Library Association Conference, November 11, 2005, based on my book of the same name (for information on the book, see http://marylaine.com/book/index.html

• BUSINESS REFERENCE ON THE INTERNET -- a presentation for the Prairie Area Library System, September 8, 2004.

• SOME GOOD SITES TO START SENIORS ON -- from a presentation on how to train seniors in use of the internet for Southeast [IA] Library Services, August 12, 2004.

• THE INVISIBLE WEB -- a presentation for Southeast [IA] Library Services, August 12, 2004.

• THE INVISIBLE WEB -- a presentation for LACONI-RASS at Batavia Public Library, November 14, 2003.

• THE WEB OF INFLUENCE: HOW NEWS SPREADS AMONG LIBRARIANS -- a presentation at the Internet Librarian Conference, November 4, 2003

• INTERNET TRENDS AFFECTING LIBRARIANS -- a presentation for the QuintEssentials Conference in Philadelphia, October 27, 2003.

• SPREADING THE MEME: MARKETING YOUR ORGANIZATION'S LIBRARY -- A presentation for the QuintEssentials Conference in Philadelphia, October 27, 2003.

• RESOURCES FOR READERS AND WRITERS -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, October 8, 2003.

• ATTRACTING READERS AND PUBLISHERS TO YOUR WRITINGS ON THE INTERNET -- a presentation to the Mississippi Valley Writers' Conference, June 20, 2003.

• FREE INFORMATION IF YOU CAN FIND IT: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ON THE NET -- a presentation to Dubuque Librarians, April 24, 2003

• LIES, DAMNED LIES AND THE INTERNET -- a presentation to Dubuque Librarians, April 24, 2003

• FIVE GREAT SITES (EACH) ON PRACTICALLY ANY TOPIC -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, April 9, 2003.

• FINDING IMAGES AND SOUNDS ON THE WEB -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, December 4, 2002.

• BASIC INTERNET SEARCHING -- a presentation for Winding River Library System, November 21, 2002, including a set of practice problems, TEST YOUR SEARCHING SKILLS.

• ADVANCED INTERNET SEARCHING -- a presentation for Winding River Library System, November 21, 2002, including a set of practice problems, TEST YOUR SEARCHING SKILLS.

• HOMEWORK HELP ON THE NET -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, November 13, 2002.

• PLANNING FOR SIDE EFFECTS: THE CASE FOR SEMI-LUDDITE MANAGEMENT -- a presentation at Internet Librarian, November 6, 2002.

• IMPROVING LIBRARY SERVICES TO MEN -- a presentation to the Wisconsin Library Association, October 30, 2002.

• KEEPING UP WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LIBRARIANSHIP AND THE INTERNET -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, October 16, 2002.

• THE INTERNET AS A LEARNING TOOL -- a presentation for Suburban Library System, May 1, 2002.

• BUSINESS REFERENCE SOURCES ON THE NET -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, April 10, 2002.

• MAPPING THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE -- a presentation for the Tennessee Library Association, March 27, 2002.

• TRAINING SENIORS HOW TO USE THE NET -- a presentation for River Bend Library System, March 19, 2002.

• BUT DOCTOR, I FOUND IT ON THE WEB -- a presentation for the medical staff of Good Samaritan regional Medical Center, Phoenix, March 15, 2002.

• MENTAL MAPS OF THE INFORMATION LANDSCAPE -- a presentation for the Internet Librarian Conference, November 6, 2001.

• INTERNET RESOURCES FOR K-12 -- a workshop for Moline librarians, October 26, 2001.

• THE NET AS A TEACHING TOOL -- a presentation for Moline librarians, October 26, 2001.

• THE RULES OF INFORMATION -- a presentation for faculty of the Eastern Iowa Community College District, September 28, 2001.

• HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE NET -- a presentation for faculty of the Eastern Iowa Community College District, September 28, 2001.

• THE INTERNET AS A TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOL -- a presentation for the Delaware Instructional Technology Conference, April 2, 2001.

• BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL REFERENCE COLLECTION ON THE NET -- a presentation for North Suburban Library System, February 15, 2001.

• IF YOU GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE WILL HE STILL MARRY YOU? or BUILDING A BUSINESS BY GIVING AWAY FREE INTERNET CONTENT -- a presentation for the Internet Librarian Conference, November 8, 2000

• 28,000 SITES, SOME OF THEM GOOD -- a presentation for Clinton Community College Staff, October 6, 2000.

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