An overview of the final conference program, including general information about concurrent and hand-on/workshop sessions, is available below.
Wednesday, March 17th
7:45am - 8:30am -- Registration / Check-In
After checking in at the registration area, enjoy the continental breakfast that is provided and take advantage of this opportunity to visit the sponsor exhibits.
8:30am - 9:50am --
Opening General Session
A welcome from conference planners followed by the opening keynote presentation.
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Opening Keynote: “Libraries, Technology Evolution, Change and Success” ---Michael Porter, Communications Manager at WebJunction |
10:00am - 11:00am -- Concurrent Sessions
Participants choose from sessions on a wide variety of library technology-related topics:
- Getting Your Library Users Involved in Your Web site Redesign Process
Kimberly Babcock Mashek, Wartburg College - Easy Personal Bibliographic Management Using Zotero
Peter Kirlew, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Readers Advisory 2.05
Jody L. Wurl, Hennepin County Library and Michele McGraw, Henn County Library / St. Catherine Univ - iGoogle Sandbox for Libraries
Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb, University of Nebraska at Omaha - Video Reference: A Pre-Test and Pilot Project
Christine Clifford and Jennifer Nelson, Hennepin County Library - Selecting Metadata Field Concepts and Names
Jill Strass, St. Olaf College - Digital Textbooks: Reading the Landscape
Frederic W. Murray, Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Transforming an Antiquated Vinyl Record Collection Simply and Frugally
Jim Frutchey, Marywood University
11:10am - 12:10pm -- Concurrent Sessions
Participants choose from sessions on a wide variety of library technology-related topics:
- Showcasing Student, Faculty, and Campus Publications in a Small Liberal Arts College...
Janet Sietmann, Macalester College - Extending the Reach of the Library...
Eric P. Kallas, University Of St. Thomas - Minnesota - One Tweet at a Time: developing critical thinking, library connections & information skills...
Rudy Leon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Copyright Education: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Marcia W. Keyser, Drake University - How to Decide, Archon or Archivists’ Toolkit: Open Source Software Solutions to Manage...
Tom Steman, St. Cloud St Univ; Ian Stade, Hennepin County Library; Alexis Braun Marks, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - PALS and Open Source
Mary Ann Greenwald and Jennifer Turner, PALS - Creating Improved Access to Minnesota Maps and Aerial Photographs Utilizing Online Mapping Technologies
Kristi L. Jensen and Lisa Johnston, Univ of Minnesota; Lesley Kadish, Minn Historical Society - Creating Online Tutorials using Wink: the CARLI Experience
Lorna Engels and Paige Weston, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
12:10pm - 1:40pm -- Lunch
Buffet-style lunch followed by
Lunch Tech Talk: “You, the Online Version”
---Michael Porter, Communications Manager at WebJunction
1:40pm - 2:40pm -- Sponsors' Dessert Reception
An opportunity to visit the sponsor exhibits and participate in sponsor demos!
2:40pm - 3:40pm -- Concurrent Sessions
Participants choose from sessions on a wide variety of library technology-related topics:
- I'm not here I'm there -- using a local instant messaging server in your library
John Fink, McMaster Univ - Public Library Instruction: From One to Nine in Ten
Mary Wussow and Annemarie Robertson, Dakota County Library - Google Wave: Ripple or Tsunami?
LeAnn Suchy, Metronet; Rudy Leon, Univ of Illinois; Rita Baladad, Minitex - Augmenting In-house and Vendor-supplied MARC records: Automating Batch Derive of ETD Records by XSLT
Lucas Mak, Michigan State Univ - Building Safety Nets into the Online Library: A Presentation
Jerilyn Veldof, Shane Nackerud, and Ryan Bean, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Michigan Evergreen: one consortium's experience with an open-source shared ILS
Ruth Dukelow, Michigan Library Consortium - Using technology to be creative; when managing labbies and computer support becomes part of the mix
Terry Huttenlock and Mary Carrington, Wheaton College (IL) - Re-imaging Libraries: Developing a Virtual World Presence
David L. Alexander, University of South Dakota - Contracting for creation of research guides using LibGuides
Mike Bloomberg; Bill Wittenbreer; Meg Holle; Rebecca Ganzel Thompson, Augsburg College
3:50pm - 5:00pm -- Workshop / Panel / Hands-On Sessions
Participants will choose from a variety of workshop-style sessions, panel discussions, and hands-on sessions sessions. Some lab and hands-on sessions will be limited to 30 participants.
- There's Another App For That! Going Beyond Google Apps w/ Free Online Media...
Scott Spicer, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Beyond Boring: Using Technology to Engage Students with Information Literacy
Jennifer Quinlan, St. Cloud State University - Integrating Online Library Resources into Learning Management Systems: a Roundtable Discussion
Fritz Vandover and David Collins, Macalester College - Building Safety Nets into the Online Library: A Workshop
Jerilyn Veldof and Jan Fransen, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Creating Interactive Websites with Flash
Amy Hribar, Kristen Mastel, and Claudia Sueyras, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Fast, Cheap and Out of Control: Low-budget Technology Programs for the Non-experts
Cynthia Matthias and Alicia Anderson, Hennepin County Library - Writing Open Source Software in Libraries: phxEventManager
Matt Butler and Kevin Hatch, Iowa City Public Library - LibGuides Interface Customization
Jenny Brandon, Christine Tobias, and Kelly Sattler, Michigan State Univ Libraries - We’re off to see the Widget: Finding the Heart, Courage and Brains to Use an IM Widget
Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library - Using cloud computing to manage your electronic resources: OR You have HOW MANY spreadsheets?
Theresa Borchert and Erika Rux, Concordia College - Moorhead - Widgets and Gadgets: Dynamic Tools for Dynamic Libraries
Carissa Tomlinson and David Dahl, Towson University
Thursday, March 18th
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7:45am - 8:30am -- Registration / Check-In
Check in at registration area and enjoy the continental breakfast provided.
8:30am - 9:50am -- Workshop / Panel / Hands-On Sessions
Participants will choose from a variety of workshop-style sessions, panel discussions, and hands-on sessions sessions. Some lab and hands-on sessions will be limited to 30 participants.
- Web Video Boot Camp: An Introduction to iMovie for Librarians
Johan Oberg, Chris Schommer, and Alison Sommer, Macalester College - Using Google Apps to Meet Standards
Dawn Nelson, Osseo Area Schools - Yahoo Pipes: Create unique content for patrons
Todd Quinn, Northern State University - RSS Feeds Freed From Readers: Getting the Benefits without Training the Users
Greg R. Argo, Concordia University - Saint Paul - How to Create a Mashup Using Google Maps
Patrick Patterson, Indiana University Foundation - Create a Browser Toolbar for Your Library Using Conduit
Laura M. Wight, South Dakota State University - Create a FREE Library Web Site in 1 Hour or Less!
Diana Stirling, Mammoth Public (AZ) Library; Sherrie Baltes, Pima Co. Public (AZ) Library - Second Life and Twitter for Librarians: Virtual Tools for Building Local and Global Networks
Rachel Hall and Angela Murillo, Univ of Iowa School of Library and Information Science
10:00am - 11:00am -- Concurrent Sessions
Participants choose from sessions on a wide variety of library technology-related topics:
- Best Practices for Creating Online Tutorials
Matt Lee, Minitex - If You Build It Will They Come? Designing and Implementing a Digital Media Lab
Danielle Whren Johnson, Loyola/Notre Dame Library - Enhancing the Library Users' Web Site Experience with Web Analytics
Johan Oberg, Macalester College and Ben Durrant, Univ Of St. Thomas - Minnesota - Sell It to See It: Marketing Library Resources on the Web
Hamp Smith and Alison Purgiel, Minnesota Historical Society - Mastering Our Own Domain: The Power of LibGuides
Megan Jens and Emily Waitz, Hamline University - Library Integration--5000 Courses at a Time
Kate Peterson, Jon Jeffryes, and Shane Nackerud, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Social Knowledge Management in an Academic Research Environment – A Case Study
Kimberly Silk, University of Toronto - Developing Information Services for Special Library Users by Designing a Low Cost Digital Library: The Experiment of NOC-Digital Library
Ramadan Faraj Elaiess, University of Strathclyde - Is the content management system right for you?
Shelly Xiaoli Zhu, Youngstown State University, Ohio
11:10am - 12:10pm -- Concurrent Sessions
Participants choose from sessions on a wide variety of library technology-related topics:
- Sharepoint in Libraries
Ben Durrant and John Heintz, Univ Of St. Thomas - Minnesota - Wikipedia: The Educator's Friend (!)
Nathan A. Rinne, Osseo Area Schools - E-Book Management – It Sounds Serial!
Carolyn J. DeLuca and Dani L. Roach, Univ of St. Thomas - Minnesota - If You Build It Will They Come? Issues in Institutional Repository Implementation, Promotion and Maintenance
Karen Bjork and Jeremy Brown, North Dakota State Univ - Main Campus - Social Networking in the (Law) Library: can you do that?
Marcia L. Dority Baker, Univ of Nebraska at Lincoln - Streamlining recommendations for purchase with Coldfusion
Steve Mosing, Rochester Public Library - MN - A decent sort: Edmonton Public Library's decision-making model for automated check-in and sorting equipment
Adrienne Canty, Edmonton (Alberta) Public Library - Be Where Your Users Are: Libraries in Content Management Systems
Jezmynne Dene, Claremont Univ Consortium
12:20pm - 1:20pm -- Lunch
1:30pm - 2:40pm -- Afternoon General Session
Keynote Presentation: "Burning Pencils, Sharpening Questions"
---Anne Zarinnia, Associate Professor, Univ of Wisconsin - Whitewater
2:40pm - 3:30pm -- Poster Sessions and Dessert Reception
See details of the poster sessions.
3:40pm - 5:00pm -- Technology Dialogue and Panel Discussion Sessions
Participants will choose from a variety of technology dialogue and panel discussion sessions.
- A Future of the Academic Library Web Presence
Cody Hanson and Shane Nackerud, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Towards Digital Inclusion: The Role of Libraries and Other Community Technology Centers
Mary Ann Van Cura, MN State Library Services; Susan Nemitz, Ramsey County Library; Libby Caulum, AmeriCorp Community Technology Empowerment Program; Sarah Koschinska, Project for Pride in Living; John Richard, Waite House/Technology Literacy Collaborative; Terri Thao, Nexus Community Partners - A Library-Writing Center Partnership: Improving Research and Citing using Camtasia Video Tutorials
Jane Littlefield; Anne Deutsch; Brigitte Mussack, Saint Mary's Univ of Minnesota - One Device Will Rule Them All: Make Way for Mobile Technologies
Danielle P. De Jager-Loftus; Alan Aldrich; Carol Leibiger; David Midyette, Univ of South Dakota, University Libraries - Staying One Click Ahead: A Look at Emerging Technologies & their Impact on Libraries...
Ron A. Joslin; Fritz Vandover; Josh Allen, Macalester College - Fast & Fun: Tech Topics for Libraries
Ann Walker Smalley and LeAnn Suchy, Metronet; Matt Lee, Minitex; Patricia Post, CMLE; Danya Leebaw, Carleton College; Kristin Partlo, Carleton College; Karen Bauer, Bloomington Public Schools; Rita Baladad, Minitex - Copyright Mashed-Up and Remixed
Jessica McIntyre, Mpls Institute of Arts; Lyndi Finifrock and Betsy Dadabo, Bethel Univ