Name: ULA 101 and Power Up Your Professional Development with MPLA
Start: 2024-05-09T11:10:00-0600
End: 2024-05-09T12:00:00-0600

Welcome to the 2024 joint conference for the Utah Library Association and Mountain Plains Library Association!

Wifi network ULA-MPLA 2024, password ULAMPLA24

ULA 101 and Power Up Your Professional Development with MPLA

A how-to session for newer ULA Annual Conference attendees. Learn to navigate the exhibits, decipher the conference program, how ULA really works, and ways for to get involved. Did you know that MPLA offers professional development grants to its members? Whether you're an MPLA member or considering membership, join members of MPLA's Professional Development Committee to learn about funding for opportunities such as conferences, workshops, coursework, and more. Plus, we'll offer tips and tricks for finding professional development opportunities that are relevant to your learning needs.

Speakers

Shay Beezley (she/her)

Assistant Director, Metadata & Cataloging, University of Central Oklahoma

Shay Beezley, Assistant Director of Metadata and Cataloging at University of Central Oklahoma's Chambers Library, leads a team of six catalogers and up to four student employees in providing accurate, effective and timely access to library resources. As someone that the DiSC assessment... Read More →

Maggie Marchant

Economics, Finance & Data Librarian, Brigham Young University

I am the Economics, Finance, and Data Librarian at Brigham Young University. I started my current role in the fall of 2021 and love the opportunity to work with and help students and faculty. I also love getting to work and constantly learn with great colleagues at BYU and throughout... Read More →