@ Computers in Libraries 2008!

MODERATOR:

Amanda Etches-Johnson, User Experience Librarian, Mcmaster University

FACULTY:

Chad Boeninger, Reference & Instruction Technology Coordinator, Ohio University

Meredith Farkas, Head of Instructional Initiatives, Norwich University

Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Jenica Rogers-Urbanek, Collection Development Coordinator, State University of New York at Potsdam

What do the terms Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 mean for academic libraries and librarians? Join our panel of 2.0 practitioners and experts for a day of exploration and discovery as we navigate the 2.0 landscape, exploring what 2.0 tools and technologies can do for academic library users. Through a combination of presentations, discussion, and hands-on activities, our dynamic speakers introduce you to technologies such as blogs, wikis, RSS, mashups, social bookmarking, and online social networks. This interactive session provides practical examples of academic libraries that are using these tools and technologies, arms you with the expertise and techniques to introduce these technologies in your own library, and share strategies for getting buy-in from staff, administration, and patrons. A worthwhile day for those interested in implementing changes to keep up within the Web 2.0 world.

Schedule + Presentation Slides + Bios

9.00	Introductions, housekeeping
9.15	Blogs: less what, more how, more wow	Amanda Etches-Johnson
10.00	Wikis in Libraries: Enhancing Services, Promoting Sources, and Building Community	Chad Boeninger
10.45	Coffee Break
11.00	Social Bookmarking - using delicious as the third lobe of your brain	Jason Griffey
12.00	Lunch
1.30	Going Where Our Patrons Are Online - Farkas	Meredith Farkas
2.15	Going Beyond The Great Idea: Getting Buy-In and Doing Effective Training for 2.0 projects	Jenica Rogers-Urbanek
3.00	Coffee Break
3.15	Academic Library 2.0 Unconference	ALL
4.15	Wrap-up

The Academic Library 2.0 Unconference

We'll have at least an hour at the end of the day to answer questions and get some discussion going on the topics we've covered (or any other 2.0 topics, for that matter!). Each of the speakers will be available for a roundtable discussion on their presentation topics, so if we don't get to your questions throughout the day, save them for the unconference! Participants are also free to roam from conversation to conversation, depending on their own interests :)