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I can't help but point out that the examples for "Web Therapy" are mostly organizational and not Web-specific problems. - “Our summer reading guides are totally out of control! How do we reign them in?” - “I was put in charge of our cataloging when a colleague left the organization. How do I find time to manage it well in addition to my normal work?” - “Our Board wants patron statistics, but I don’t know what reports to provide in a way that will make sense and tell them objectively what they want to know. Help!” - “Campus security won’t let us install book drops; how are we supposed to provide a convenient way to return items for our students and faculty?” Maybe not the best substitutions, but I read the originals as issues with staff coordination, role management, internal reporting, and inter-departmental conflicts. None of them, except maybe the LibGuides, is really a technical problem, and I'm wondering if this panel will actually be a forum for talking about organizational dysfunction that often results when new technologies are integrated rather than discussing the technologies themselves. Dave On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 11:55 PM, McHale, Nina <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > **apologies for cross-posting** > > Do any of these scenarios sound painfully familiar to you? > > “Our LibGuides are totally out of control! How do we reign them in?” > > “I was put in charge of our Drupal site when a colleague left the > organization. How do I find time to manage it well in addition to my normal > work?” > > “Our Board wants web statistics, but I don’t know what reports to provide > in a way that will make sense and tell them objectively what they want to > know. Help!” > > “Campus IT won’t let us install a CMS; how are we supposed to develop a > robust library web site for our students and faculty?” > > Take comfort in knowing that you are not alone! If you are headed to Las > Vegas for ALA in June, come join Chris Evjy (Jefferson County Public > Library) and Nina McHale (Red Rocks Community College) and others who work > on or manage library web sites for some Web Therapy! > > Bring your web woes to the table--specific topics will be determined by a > survey sent in advance to attendees--and we’ll put our 20+ years of > combined experience managing public, academic, and special library web > sites to work to develop solutions. This is a great opportunity to work > through complex issues in a small group setting. > > Free hugs! > > To register: > > * Register online<http://ala14.ala.org/register-now> through June 20 > * Call ALA Registration at 1 (800) 974-3084 > * Onsite registration will also be accepted in Las Vegas. > > Nina McHale, MA, MA/MSLS > Library Director > Red Rocks Community College > Buckels Library > 13300 W. 6th Ave. > Lakewood, CO 80228-1255 > 303.914.6747 > http://rrcc.colibraries.org<http://rrcc.colibraries.org/> > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >