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2009
Wednesday, March 18th
9:30 AM

Applying the Information Commons Concept in Your Library

Stacey Greenwell, University of Kentucky

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

11:00 AM

Amazon's Kindle™ Wireless Reading Device: Is It the Future of Interlibrary Loan?

Joyce Neujahr, University of Nebraska - Omaha

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Greenstone: Is the Open Source Option Right For You?

Sean Felhofer, William Mitchell College of Law

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Meeting Them Halfway: Using YouTube in a First Year Information Fluency Program

Beth Hillemann, Macalester College
Aaron Albertson, Macalester College

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Online Book Clubs Using Moodle Software

Jody K. Wurl, Hennepin County Library

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Technology Tuesdays: A Brown-bag Approach to Faculty/Staff IT Development

Sheryl Sheeres Taylor, Dordt College

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

What Is Cooking in the Lab: Update on University of Minnesota Digital Library Development Lab Projects

Shane Nackerud, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Jason Roy, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Technology Trends and Libraries: So Many Opportunities

Eric Lease Morgan, University of Notre Dame

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:30 PM

Collection Development at the Crossroads: The Intersection of Changing Technologies and Evolving Roles

Julie Gilbert, Gustavus Adolphus College
Anna Hulseberg, Gustavus Adolphus College

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

2:30 PM

Extreme Library Website Makover: Drupal Edition

Chris Oien, College of St. Catherine MLIS Program
Lisa Ebert, College of St. Catherine MLIS Program
Kay Jacobson, College of St. Catherine MLIS Program

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

2:30 PM

Library Media Production Support: A Case Study of a Collaboration Between the University Libraries and the Department of Post Secondary Teaching and Learning

Scott Spicer, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

2:30 PM

Ning @ your library -- the Do-It-Yourself Social Network

Beth Ringsmuth Stolpman, College of St. Catherine MLIS Program
Lindsay Peifer, College of St. Catherine MLIS Program

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

2:30 PM

Tracking Patron Interactions Online, All the Time: Comparing Tools for Collecting Reference Statistics

Martha Hardy, Metropolitan State University
Lisa A. McGuire, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Amy West, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

2:30 PM

Widgets at the UMD Library Website

Rory Litwin, University of Minnesota - Duluth
Doreen Hansen, University of Minnesota - Duluth

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

3:30 PM

Distributed Reference Service

Sue Davidsen, Walden University

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

Finding Grant Opportunities for Libraries and Technology

Nikki Busch, University of Wisconsin-Madison

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

Minnesota Digital Library - Where We Are

Marian Rengel, Minnesota Digital Library
Eric Celeste, Minnesota Digital Library

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

More Than Just a Blog

Shelly Xiaoli Zhu, Youngstown State University

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

On-line Homework Help: Converting Best Practices with Results

Kimberly Edson, Rochester Public Library

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

Using Video for Library Orientation and Promotion

Stacey Greenwell, University of Kentucky

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3:30 PM

Video Games as Learning Tools for Your Media Curriculum

Brock R. Dubbels, University of Minnesota

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Thursday, March 19th
8:30 AM

Now You See It, Now You Don't: Using WiFi Notebooks to Turn a Meeting Room Into a Classroom

Michael J. Dargan, Cedar Falls Public Library

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

8:30 AM

Reading for Digital Natives

Carol Soma, Blue Earth Area Schools

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

8:30 AM

Taking LibData to New Heights

Shane Nackerud, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Johan Oberg, Macalester College

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

8:30 AM

Using ContentDM in a Consortium

Ann Kenne, University of St. Thomas
Denise Tyburski, Macalester College
Chris Schommer, Macalester College

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

8:30 AM

VuFind: The MnPALS Experience

Alec Sonsteby, Concordia College

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Copyright As Your Right

Marcia W. Keyser, Drake University

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

9:45 AM

Discussing "Next-generation" Library Catalogs

Eric Lease Morgan, University of Notre Dame

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

9:45 AM

Drupal at the University of Minnesota: A Case Study

Cody Hansen, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Wayne Loftus, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

9:45 AM

Hear the Voices of Classroom 2.0 through Free Web 2.0 Tools

Wendy Wolfe, Totino-Grace High School

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

9:45 AM

Library Technology Programs for Baby Boomers and Beyond

Barbara Kondrick, Hennepin County Library

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

9:45 AM

The Life & Times of an Embedded Librarian

Galadriel Chilton, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

11:00 AM

An Introduction to Web Video for Libraries Using Apple's iMovie

Gary Gruba, Apple Computer
Mike McGraw, Apple Computer

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Getting a Handle on E-Resource Management: An ERM Panel

Carolyn DeLuca, University of St. Thomas
Dani Roach, University of St. Thomas
Galadriel Chilton, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Don Zhou, William Mitchell College of Law

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Google Apps (and other Google Tools) for Libraries

David Collins, Macalester College
Barron Koralesky, Macalester College

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Stuck in the Social Web

Laura M. Wight, South Dakota State University

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Technology Workshops with a Twist: Using Scratch for Youth Technology Workshops

Jennifer Nelson, Hennepin County Library
Keith Braafladt, Science Museum of Minnesota

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Tutorials and e-Learning Resources in a Flash! Using Adobe Captivate to Create Training Tutorials for Staff and Interactive e-Learning Resources for Library Users

Ron Joslin, Macalester College
Suzanne McGinn, St. Paul Public Library
Chris Oien, College of St. Catherine

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Using an Audience Response Systems in Library Instruction

Carole Cragg, Bethel University
Betsy Dadabo, Bethel University
Lyndi Finifrock, Bethel University
Jennifer Borkenhagen, Concordia University - St. Paul
Sue Gray, College of St. Catherine

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Virtual Life, the Metaverse and Everything

Debbi Duncan, University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

11:00 AM

Visual Thinking with Spatial Data: Using Spatial Organization to Access Library Information

Lesley Kadish, Minnesota Historical Society
Jennifer Jones, Minnesota Historical Society
Leah Ujda, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

1:30 PM

A Beginner's Guide to InDesign Publishing Software

Jacki Betsworth, Macalester College

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

AskMN: The Librarian Is In - Minnesota's Cooperative Digital Reference Service

Carla Pfahl, MINITEX Library Information Network
Christine Clifford, Hennepin County Library
Sue Gray, College of St. Catherine

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

De-Googlization: A Librarian's Challenge with Information Monopoly

Allison Quam, Winona State University

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

Making Your User Guides Relevant in a 2.0 World

Kari D. Weaver, Wartburg College
Kimberly Babcock Mashek, Wartburg College

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

Quality of Freely Available Resources in Vendor Provided Knowledge-Bases

Michael Bloomberg, Augsburg College

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

Streamlining Acquisitions Workflows

Tess Kasling, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
Mike Walmsley, YBP Library Services
Kathleen Clatanoff, YBP Library Services

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

1:30 PM

What Everything Has to Do With Everything: Professional Development Convergence

David Zukor, Wayzata Public Schools

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Firefox Extensions and Tools: Using iMacros and Zotero

Todd Quinn, Northern State University
Jennifer Borkenhagen, Concordia University - St. Paul

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

3:00 PM

Hi-Tech Toys and Tools: Implications for Libraries

John Larson, St. Paul Public Library

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

3:00 PM

Introduction to the Moodle Course Management System for Librarians

Peter Kirlew, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

3:00 PM

Is There Anybody Out There? Online Training Technology, Tips, and Analysis

Deborah Copperud, James J Hill Reference Library
Jennifer Hootman, MINITEX Library Information Network
Beth Staats, MINITEX Library Information Network
Matt Lee, MINITEX Library Information Network
Lynn Beck, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

3:00 PM

Jing: More Bang for Your Instructional Buck

Maria Brandt, Southwest Minnesota State University
Pete McDonnell, Southwest Minnesota State University

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

3:00 PM

Podcasting Basics for Librarians with Apple's GarageBand

Gary Gruba, Apple Computer
Mike McGraw, Apple Computer

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

3:00 PM

User-Friendly Multimedia Authoring with Pachyderm

Lara Friedman-Shedlov, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Claudia Sueyras, Univ of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Kris Wetterlund, Sandbox Studios/Museum 41
Scott Sayre, Sandbox Studios/Museum 41

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

2010
Wednesday, March 17th
1:30 PM

Staying One Click Ahead: A Look at Emerging Technologies & their Impact on Libraries

Ron A. Joslin, Macalester College

1:30 PM