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A Dream Come True -- An Academic Friend's First Ala Annual Conference, Essraa Nawar Jul 2014

A Dream Come True -- An Academic Friend's First Ala Annual Conference, Essraa Nawar

Library Articles and Research

Essraa Nawar describes her first time attending the American Library Association's Annual Conference as the inaugural recipient of the United for Libraries/SAGE Academic Friend Conference Grant.


Library Annual Reports Made Easy, Essraa Nawar Jun 2014

Library Annual Reports Made Easy, Essraa Nawar

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

No single publication can do more to enhance the reputation, advocate for increased budgets, and support a library than an annual report. Even though an annual report requires time, effort, money, and the cooperation of many contributors to prepare, publish, and distribute, it is a very powerful marketing tool with demonstrated results. To make the process of publishing this yearly report easier, more organized, and more effective, a new approach was implemented in the Leatherby Libraries in 2011 that culminated in recognition as the 2013 national Best of Show at ALA PR Xchange awards with over two hundred entries. The …


Bringing Events And Programming To Life!, Essraa Nawar, Charlene Baldwin May 2014

Bringing Events And Programming To Life!, Essraa Nawar, Charlene Baldwin

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

Nawar and Baldwin detail the Arts, Exhibits and Events Committee, which develops the programming and exhibits at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University. They also showcase the types of events and exhibits that have been put on at the Leatherby Libraries and discuss the pros and cons of the process.