Programs
Year 2011/12
Spring Program
- Social Networking at the Delaware Public Archives
- April 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
- Delaware Public Archives
- Dover, DE
- Flyer
- Not sure how to use all these new social media outlets to get your
message out? Plan on attending this special workshop by the
Delaware Public Archives (DPA) to learn how the Archives has effectively
used these resources. From social media platforms like Facebook,
YouTube, Twitter, and Pinterest to free eBooks and online education
kits for educators, the DPA has increased its online presence to
better serve its researchers and to attract new audiences. Workshop
attendees will learn how the Delaware Public Archives promotes their
digital content and incorporates social media into their work to
share their collection holdings with a broader public.
Fall Program
- Delaware Historical Society Library and Museum
- November 30, 2011
- Wilmington, DE
Year 2010/11
Spring Program
- Longwood Gardens
- Friday, April 8, 2011
- 8:45 a.m.-noon
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Fall Program
- U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), Washington, D.C.
- November 16, 2010
- Tour and a presentation of the mission and history
of the Observatory and a view of USNO’s timekeeping responsibilities
with a presentation of the Master Clock system.
- Sally Bosken, Head Librarian, USNO
Year 2009/10
Spring Program
- Moving Forward, Looking Back: the Hagley Museum and
Library
- March 18, 2010, Hagley Museum and Library
- Going Digital at the Hagley Library – Kevin Martin, Curator of
Digital Collections, Hagley
- The Life Story of a Food Processor: Hagley’s Design Archives
– Bess Williamson, Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University
of Delaware
- Program Information
Annual Conference (April 29, 2010, Dover Downs)
- Managing Reaction: A Case Study in Disaster Management
Courtney Wilson,
Executive Director of the B&O Railroad Museum
in Baltimore. Mr. Wilson will discuss issues of
leadership and management during the critical hours and weeks following
a partial roof collapse at the museum, called one of the most catastrophic
events in the history of American museums.
Year 2008/09
Fall Program
- Created Worlds: Historical and Virtual Collections
- December 12, 2008, Winterthur Museum Winterthur Museum & Country
Estate and Library
- Guide to the Winterthur Library: The Joseph Downs Collection and the
Winterthur Archives -- E. Richard McKinstry, Winterthur
- Do I Really Need A Second Life? -- Alexia Hudson, Penn State Abington
- Program Information
Annual Conference (May 7, 2009, Dover Downs)
- No division sponsored programs at this conference
Year 2007/08
Fall Program
- New Ways to Reach Library Users
- October 12, 2007, Delaware Academy of Medicine
- Program information
Annual Conference (May 9, 2007, Dover Sheraton)
- In-house preservation discussion
A discussion of practical
hands-on conservation and preservation techniques. Mary Durio (Head,
Preservation Deparment, University of Delaware Library)
and Jessica Keister (University of Delaware Art Conservation Department)
- Preserving America's History at the National Archives
Doris Hamburg, esteemed conservationist and Director of Preservation
Programs at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
in Washington, D.C. shares her broad expertise on this essential topic
with you.
Year 2006/07
Fall Program
- HiTech, LoTech, NoTech Approaches to Instruction
October 17, 2006, Widener University
Dr. Tim McGee, Director, Instructional Design and
Technology, Philadelphia University, keynote speaker.
Other speakers:
• Vibiana Bowman, Reference Librarian, Rutgers University – Camden
• Donna Wertheimer, Reference Librarian, Rutgers University – Camden
• Eileen Stec, Reference Librarian, Rutgers University - New Brunswick
The program focused on instructional design for teaching and learning in
academic libraries. Speakers discussed how to incorporate instructional
technology with bibliographic instruction, designing tutorials, reaching today’s
undergraduates, and working with English as a Second Language / English
Language Institute (ESL/ELI) programs.
Annual Conference (May 8, 2007, Dover Sheraton)
Year 2005/06
Fall Program
- Tricks and Treats of Blogging
- October 21, 2005, Delaware State University
- Stephen Marvin, Business and Social Sciences
Subject Coordinator, and Reference Coordinator for the
FH Green Library at West Chester University of PA
- Jane Hutton, Electronic Resources Reference
Librarian at FH Green Library, West Chester University of PA
- Program Information

Annual Conference (May 19, 2006, Dover Sheraton)
- Mining Public Records for Stories: Perspectives
of Students, Journalists and Citizens. Ira Chinoy, Visiting Professor, Philip Merrill College
of Journalism, University of Maryland at College Park
Understand
the importance of access to government information from the perspectives
of library users, journalists and students. Mr. Chinoy is an award-winning
journalist, instructor, and powerful story teller with important
information to share.
- Technology Trends Update
Gregg Silvis, Assistant Director for Library Computing Systems, University of
Delaware Library and
Mandi Townsend, Head, Library Systems Support Department, University of Delaware
Library
Catch up on the latest technology news and applications with brief reports
and live demonstrations. Topics include OCLC OpenWorldCat, Google, RSS
feeds, blogs, podcasting, wiki and more.
Year 2004/05
Tour of the Delaware Public Archives -- June 9, 2004. Program
flyer
Fall Program
- Information Literacy
- October 5, 2004, Delaware Technical & Community College, Stanton
- Strengthening the Academic Identity of First Year Students through
Information Literacy -- Etheline Thomas, Ph.D., DTCC - Wilmington
- Multiple Intelligences & Learning Styles -- Pamela A. MacPherson,
DTCC - Stanton
- Program Information
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Tour of the Delaware Public Archives
- March 24, 2004
- 10:00 a.m. to noon
- Lunch following at the Lobby
House (across the street from the Archives)
Invitation to attend Document and Photograph Preservation Workshop,
at Delaware Public Archives -- April 16, 2005
Annual Conference (May 12-13, 2005, Dover Sheraton)
- U.S. Patriot Act: Protecting
Intellectual Property Rights -- Stephanie Ardito
- Internet Literacy -- Fred Hofstetter
- Pay Equity: Is the Revolution
Over? -- Marta
Deyrup
Year 2003/04
Fall Program
- Delaware Legal Information
- November 10, 2003, Delaware Division of Libraries
- Delaware’s Regulatory & Statutory Codes Online -- Jeff Hague,
Registrar of Regulations, and Ed McNeely, Government Information Center
- The Legislative Library -- Ruth Ann Melson, Director, Legislative
Library
- Finding Delaware Legal Information -- Mary Jane Mallonee, Legal Information
Center, Widener University School of Law
- Program information

Tour of Delaware Public Archives -- March 24, 2004
Annual Conference (April
28-29, 2004, Dover Sheraton)
- Delaware Instructional Technology
- Jointly sponsored by the Delaware Center
for Educational Technology and the Delaware Library Association.
Year 2002/03
Fall Program
- About Delaware / By Delaware
- September 25, 2002, University of Delaware Library
- Join us for presentations on Delaware state & local resources created
by Delaware Libraries or Institutions.
- Delaware Index Newspaper Index -- Ben Prestianni, Wilmington Library
- Delaware Postcard Project -- Laura Cochrane, University of Delaware
Library
- Public Projects of the DPA -- Tom Summers, Delaware Public Archives
- Rebecca
Knight, University of Delaware Library
- Handout
Annual Conference (May 16, 2003, Wyndham Hotel, Wilmington)
- Display: About Delaware / By Delaware
- information not available
Year 2000/01
Bus Trip to National Agriculture Library, July 19, 2001
flyer
Year 1999/00
Searchers Forum
- Delaware Legal and Legislative Information
on the Web
- Three sessions offered: Oct. 21: morning; Oct.
21: afternoon; Oct. 22: morning.
Year 1998/99
Searchers Forum
- Government Information in YOUR Library
- October 16, 1998
- Delaware Technical & Community College, Dover
- Program information
- Federal Depositories -- John Stevenson
Government Documents and Maps Coordinator, University of Delaware Library
- Patent and Trademark Resources -- Tom Melvin
Patent and Trademark Depository Program Liaison, University of Delaware Library
- Government Information on the Internet -- Rebecca Knight
Government Documents Subject Specialist, University of Delaware Library
Annual Conference (May 7, 1999, Wilmington)
- Government Information Online in YOUR Library -- Rebecca Knight,
Reference Department, University of Delaware Library
- Over the River and Through the Woods
But Watch Out When You Get to the Highway: Children, Libraries,
and the Internet -- Cathy Wojewodzki, Reference Department, University
of Delaware Library
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