The 2008 IASL Conference

News Update 14 August 2008 | News Update 23 July 2008 | News Update 17 July 2008 |News Update 10 July 2008 | News Update 8 July 2008 |

News Update -- 14 August 2008

Dear authors

Thank you for presenting your paper at the IASL 2008 conference in Berkeley, California. On behalf of the programme committee, I sincerely hope that all of you enjoyed your experience.

For this conference we would like to try something new and have the conference proceedings available online in the members-only areas of the IASL web site. We feel that this online availability will greatly increase the reach and impact of your work. We will also make a few select papers freely accessible so that potential members can get a feel for the excellence scholarship within our organization.

****If you would not like your paper posted as part of the online proceedings in the members-only area of the web site, please email the Research Forum chair, Marcia A. Mardis by 1 September 2008.*****

If you do not respond by that date we will assume that you would like to have your paper be part of the 2008 conference proceedings available in the members-only section of the IASL web site.

Thank you
Marcia A. Mardis, Ed. D
Research Forum Chair
IASL 2008 Annual Conference

News Update -- 23 July 2008

PROGRAM BOOK ONLINE
The program book is online at the program page. Attendees receive a print copy of the program book and a proceedings CD at the conference as part of their registration.

DORM AMENITIES
Irons and ironing boards can be borrowed from the Front Desk. Laundry facilities are available, and copies may be made for 10-cents each. Please read the General Information section of the Program Book for more information.

IMPORTANT: COMPUTERS
There are computers with printers that you can use for free in Building 1. You can also connect via WiFi or bring an Ethernet cable if your computer requires wired access. ***Important!*** To connect
to the Conference Center's Internet system, you will need to register your computer in advance on the UC-Berkeley Web site. It only takes 2 or 3 minutes to do this, and it is easier to do it before your visit, as there can be a delay in connectivity for a few hours after you register. Visit http://rescomp.berkeley.edu/conferences Select 'Conference Guest'. For PandaConLogin, type iasl . For the password, type librarians08 . Click CONTINUE. On the next screen, fill in your name, email, phone number (optional) and Ethernet card address (i.e., MAC address, physical address, adapter address, or Ethernet address). For instructions on finding the Ethernet card address, please visit http://www.rescomp.berkeley.edu/infocards/?topic=finding-ethernet

LATE ARRIVALS
Contact Blanche Woolls if you will be arriving after 10pm. Please send the day and date of your arrival, your airline, flight number, and arrival time. Transportation to Clark
Kerr late at night has limited options. If you arrive at Clark Kerr after 11pm, use the phone to the left of the main registration desk doors to call for someone to come to the desk to admit you.

GETTING TO CLARK KERR FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO OR OAKLAND AIRPORTS
The BART is the Bay Area's local transportation authority and an economical way to get to Berkeley. There are Station Agents at all BART station to assist travelers. Make sure you have change before
you get on the BART! Other options are to take a taxi (could cost as much as $100 USD) or the shuttle (see below).

Oakland Airport to Downtown Berkeley:

Board the AirBART shuttle bus located out the glass doors from baggage claim in the center island. Pay driver $3.00, exact amount only. Get off at the Oakland/Coliseum BART station (15 minutes). Purchase a ticket in a machine for $2.20 per person (cash, credit or debit) proceed upstairs to the platform and board only the Richmond BART train (every 15 minutes). Get off at the Downtown Berkeley BART station (20 minutes). Walk to the line of taxis outside the station (approximately $8) and ask to go to the Administration Building (Building 1) at the Clark Kerr campus, 2601 Warring, Berkeley.

San Francisco Airport to Downtown Berkeley:

BART is located at the international terminal, garage G level. Purchase a ticket in a machine (cash credit or debit) for $5.90. Board the Pittsburg/Baypoint BART train. Get off at the Balboa Park
BART station and transfer to the Richmond BART train. Get off at the Downtown Berkeley BART station (travel time 1 hour total). Walk to the line of taxis outside the station (approximately $8) and ask to go to the Administration Building (Building 1) at the Clark Kerr campus, 2601 Warring, Berkeley.
BART Service hours: Weekdays (4:00 am - Midnight); Saturday (6:00 am - Midnight); Sunday (8:00 am - Midnight) Trains typically run every 15 minutes except Saturdays before 7 p.m., when trains run every 20 minutes. In some cases, service extends past midnight. Check http://bart.gov for details

SAVE ON AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION WITH BAYPORTER EXPRESS
Another airport transportation option is an airpot shuttle. When attendees book their ride to Clark Kerr and mention "IASL conference" they will be given a $3.00 discount. The Bayporter Express
(1-415-467-1800) (http://www.bayporter.com/) runs only till 10:00 PM. If they arrive after this time, they can go up stairs at the airport and take the Super Shuttle for $41.

For your return trip to the airport, stop by the registration desk.
If 7 people sign up , a van can be booked for the San Francisco or Oakland Airport (or you may reserve on your own). Contact Jean Jay for more information.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO CLARK KERR CONFERENCE CENTER
See http://conferenceservices.berkeley.edu/conf_dirto_CKC.html . Please remember that you must have and pay for a daily parking permit if you plan to leave a car on campus please contact Blanche Woolls to arrange one.

BANQUET TICKETS
If you did not purchase a meal package, you may buy a ticket for Wednesday night's banquet and live auction for $25. Please RSVP now with Blanche if you are interested (you can pay upon arrival).

SESSION HOSTS
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be a session host. Before your hosting session, please stop by the registration desk.

SATURDAY WINERY AND REDWOODS HIGH SCHOOL TOUR
Please meet at the Front Desk in Building 1 Saturday at 9:30am to meet your bus. The tour is sold out. For more information, contact Blanche.

CAL LIBRARY TOURS
There is still room in some of the Wednesday and Thursday afternoon campus library tours. Contact Jean Jay, Co-Chair of Local Arrangements.

PACKING LIST
Here are some things you may wish to bring with you to the conference:

- PRESENTERS: A brief bio for your session host to use for your introduction, a CD or flash drive if you are giving a PowerPoint or multimedia presentation (we will provide the data projector and
laptop), approximately 40 copies of your handouts (optional)

- ***Flights originating in the U.S. have certain travel restrictions. Please consult your airline for baggage weight and quantity limits. Learn more about what cannot be carried onto the plane at
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1012.shtm The 3-1-1 rule restricts the quantity of liquid and gel items you may carry on. Learn more here: http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm
Please note that at the security checkpoint, you may be asked to remove your shoes and unpack any laptops.

- Ethernet cable if you wish to connect your computer in the dorm room

- Items for the locally-produced materials exhibit

- A children's or young adult book for the International Book Exhibit

- Auction items for the silent auction, raffle, and Wednesday night live auction. Make sure it fits in your suitcase so someone else can take it home! We need items of all kinds: mugs, t-shirts, locally
handcrafted items, pens, and more!

- A favorite story if you would like to be part of Monday's storytelling evening

- Dress clothes for the banquet

- Shower shoes, a bathrobe, and something to carry toiletries in if staying in a dorm with a communal shower

- Swimsuit, running shoes, or other athletic gear if you plan to use the Recreation Center (additional fee -- see General Information section of the Program Book)

- Power adapters for electronics and power converters for hair-dryers (consult the manufacturer)

- Passport, ticket, shuttle reservation (if applicable)

- Photocopy of your passport, NOT stored in the same bag as your original passport (to facilitate a replacement if lost)

- Camera, battery charger, and/or USB cable (labeled with your name)

- Cell phone, charger and/or adapter

- The Clark Kerr contact information -- see bottom of email. (if bringing your cell phone, program the Clark Kerr front desk number into it: 510-642-6290. You can leave a message for conference committee members there).

- Any medications

- Sunglasses

- Notebook for taking notes

- In your wallet: ATM or money card (often the least expensive way to exchange money), emergency contact and medical information, Clark Kerr address and phone number (2601 Warring St., Berkeley; 510-642-6290)

- Photographs of past IASL conferences for display

- Comfortable shoes

- Business cards

CONFERENCE CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION
Front Desk: Administration Building (Building 1)
Clark Kerr Conference Center
2601 Warring
Berkeley, CA 94720-2288 USA
Phone: 510-642-6290
(can leave messages for those staying at dorms or for the conference committee)

News Update -- 17 July 2008

INTERESTED IN VIDEO STREAMING YOUR PRESENTATION?
On Monday morning, David DiGregorio (USA) will be leading a double session on video streaming for school libraries. If you are interested in having your session videoed and posted online, please contact him at David to discuss the possibility. (If you?re interested in learning streaming, David will bring extra equipment that you can borrow after attending his session.)

VOLUNTEER FOR THE AUCTION!
Bring out your inner salesperson and pitch in with the silent auction, raffle, or Wednesday night live auction. Gerald Brown can use volunteer help throughout the conference. Email Gerald Brown to pitch in. Proceeds benefit IASL initiatives.

SAVE ON AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION WITH BAYPORTER EXPRESS
When attendees book their ride to Clark Kerr and mention "IASL conference" they will be given a $3.00 discount. The Bayporter Express (1-415-467-1800) runs only till 10:00 PM. If they arrive after this time, they can go up stairs at the airport and take the Super Shuttle for $41. For your return trip to the airport, stop by the registration desk. If 7 people sign up , a van can be booked for the San Francisco or Oakland Airport (or you may reserve on your own). Contact Jean Jay for more information.

ARE YOU ARRIVING LATE AT NIGHT?
If your flight arrives in San Francisco or Oakland after 10pm, please email Blanche Woolls with the day and date of your arrival, your airline, flight number, and arrival time. Transportation to Clark Kerr late at night has limited options.

SATURDAY WINERY AND REDWOODS HIGH SCHOOL TOUR
Please meet at the Front Desk in Building 1 Saturday at 8:30am to meet your bus. The tour is sold out. For more information, contact Blanche Woolls

CAL LIBRARY TOURS
There is still room in the Wednesday and Thursday afternoon campus library tours. Contact Jean Jay, Co-Chair of Local Arrangements.

LOCALLY PRODUCED MATERIALS EXHIBIT
Do you have materials related to school libraries produced by your educational jurisdiction that would be helpful to others trying to improve school libraries in various corners of the world? If you do, please bring a copy of the material to the Locally Produced Materials Exhibit at the IASL 2008 Conference in Berkeley, California. Fran Luther, Chairperson of the IASL Publication & Information Dissemination Committee, will be hosting the exhibit and needs you to bring any materials related to school libraries that are not available through a commercial publisher. Various formats are welcome, including print monographs, brochures, posters, and electronic resources such as CD-ROM. Please bring a print-out of the electronic resources. For all resources, we need to know the title, author, distributor name & contact information, price in US dollars, length (such as number of pages or running time), and a brief annotation regarding the content of the material. This information will be compiled into a bibliography and posted on the IASL website as has been done for the past three conferences. IASL members, therefore, can view the materials at the conference Locally Produced Materials Exhibit, and also read about the materials online. After the conference, the Exhibit materials will be donated to a local library. Please contact Fran Luther if you have any questions.

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News Update -- 10 July 2008

Hello again – this is the second email being sent to conference attendees with information related to our upcoming conference in Berkeley. If you registered on behalf of other colleagues, please forward this notice to them. We look forward to seeing you soon!

SESSION HOSTS
We are seeking volunteers to host sessions. If you agree to host, you help the presenters set up, introduce them, and remain during the session to help out as needed. It only takes a moment and does a great deal to support our conference community. If you are interested in hosting, please refer to the conference schedule planning sheet and email your preferred sessions to Kristin Fontichiaro, Program Chair.

INTERNATIONAL BOOK EXHIBIT
Ruth Cady, chair of the Children’s and YA Literature SIG, reminds attendees to pack a children’s or young adult book for the International Book Exhibit, which will be displayed in the Garden Room at the conference. After the conference, the book collection will be given to a Native American reservation school library. For more information, contact Ruth Cady.

PHOTOS FROM PAST CONFERENCES
Conference coordinator Blanche Woolls invites you to bring photos from past IASL conferences for display at this year’s conference. They can be brought to the registration desk. For more information, contact Blanche Woolls.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY TOURS ADDED!
We are pleased to offer the following library tours as part of the IASL 2008 conference at a charge of $10 per participant.  If you are interested in taking these tour(s), please email Jean Jay, Co-Chair of Local Arrangements.  When you email her, please have the following information available:
1.  Your full name
2.  Your tour interest by choice (first, second, third).  If you cannot make one of the dates, please let her know in the email. 

C.V. STARR EAST ASIAN LIBRARY -- The newest library on campus - C.V. Starr East Asian Library, opened its doors in October, 2007.  You can preview this library at: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/10/16_eal-facts.shtml or http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EAL/ . This tour is limited to 25 participants on each tour.
Tour #1a:  Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 3:00 PM
Tour #1b:  Thursday, August 7, 2008, 2:30 PM

ROBBINS COLLECTION, SCHOOL OF LAW -- The Robbins Collection (rare law books, you will be able to see books 600 years old and touch them too!), School of Law – Boalt Hall.  Please preview library at:
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/robbins/ . This tour is limited to 10 participants on each tour.
Tour #2a:  Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 3:00 PM
Tour #2b:  Thursday, August 7, 2008, 2:30 PM

DORMITORY ROOMMATES
If you have a made a choice of roommate, please confirm with Blanche Woolls (bwoolls@slis.sjsu.edu) to make sure that roommates know they are sharing with each other. We have one or two people who think they are sharing with a third person who has chosen no roommate at all.

TRANSPORTATION
Airport transportation should be arranged in advance of your arrival. See the links listed at http://iasl-online.org/events/conf/2008/travel.htm . If you are arriving late at night, check the services’ latest hours of service, especially if you must clear Customs first.

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News Update -- 8 July 2008

It is hard to believe that in just under a month we will be gathering at the Clark Kerr Conference Center. Here is some information that may be useful as you plan your trip. If you have registered on behalf of colleagues make sure you send them this weblink.

If you are involved in the POSTER PRESENTATIONS please refer to the IASL 2008 Poster Guidelines [PDF file].

PARKING
If you are planning to have a car at the conference, please email Blanche Woolls so that we can prearrange a parking space for you. Parking spaces may require an additional fee.

WEATHER
You can track the weather at Berkeley by going to weather.com and typing in “Berkeley CA.” Please note that the dormitory and conference center are not air-conditioned. If you plan to visit San Francisco during your visit, note that San Francisco or other coastal areas may have cooler weather.

A NOTE FOR PRESENTERS
If you are presenting, please remember that we are “going green” and not duplicating handouts. You are welcome to bring your own; we recommend about 25 handouts. All participants will receive a proceedings CD containing papers. Presentation rooms will have a Windows XP laptop and data projector and Microsoft Office 2003 software. If presenters have further questions, please contact Kristin Fontichiaro or Marcia Mardis

COMPUTER ACCESS
The Conference Center has wireless access and a few computer terminals for participants’ use.

TRAVELING TO BERKELEY
You may be flying into the Berkeley area via San Francisco, Oakland, or another airport. You will need to reserve a shuttle in advance to get to Berkeley. Please see the Travel page on the IASL Web for details. The Clark Kerr Conference Center is approximately one mile from the main University of California campus in Berkeley. Locals describe it as a brisk walk.

SPECIAL MEALS
Please contact Blanche Woolls if you would like to attend the conference meals (including the banquet) but did not register for a meal package or campus housing.

CONFERENCE CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION
You can learn more about our conference facility, see photographs, and get directions and contact information at http://conferenceservices.berkeley.edu/summer_conference.html

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Your IASL Conference Committee

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Last updated 18 August 2008 (KSB)