All Sessions

Everyone’s an eBook Expert: Staff Support Strategies

Jill Smith, Anoka County Library
Mary Wussow, Dakota County Library

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Low-skilled Adult Learners and Learning Technologies: Strategies Supporting Inclusion

Tom Cytron-Hysom
Adam Kieffer, St. Paul Public Schools ABE
Julia Tabbut, St. Paul Public Schools ABE and MN Literacy Council Consultant
Jen Vanek, DEED, St. Paul Schools ABE and MN Literacy Council
Jennifer Weaverling, St. Paul Public Schools Adult Basic Ed

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

OMG! My metadata is as fresh as the Backstreet Boys: How Google Refine can update…

Sarah Beth Weeks, St. Olaf College
Elissah Becknell, Minneapolis Community & Technical College

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Spectrum of Support: Planning Services for Digital Humanities Scholars

Jennie Burroughs, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Things in a Flash: K-College iPad Apps

Kate Bessey, Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE)
Karen Qualey, Bloomington Public Schools
Leann Suchy, Metronet

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

User-Centered Design Approach to Designing a Libraries Website

Patrick Patterson, SUNY Potsdam

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Working with Institutional Records: An Overview of a Project at the Mpls Institute of Arts

Stephanie Kays, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Janice Lea Lurie, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Jessica McIntyre, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Instructional Videos on the Library Website: Process and Challenges

Ted Mulvey, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Maccabee Levine, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Linked Data vs Schema.org: A Town Hall Debate about the Future of Information

Sarah Johnston, St. Olaf College
Sarah Beth Weeks, St. Olaf College
Sarah Ring, Minitex

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Personal Archiving: Helping Users Recognize and Preserve Their Treasures

Lisa Johnston, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Julie Kelly, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Lois Hendrickson, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Scott Spicer, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Amy Neeser, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Strong and Free: Building a Resilient Data Store North of the Border

John Fink, McMaster University
Nick Ruest, York University

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch: Free Software for Ease of Access AND Improved Productivity

Ernetta Fox, University of South Dakota, Disabilities Services
Danielle Loftus, University of South Dakota, University Libraries

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Websites are for people

Matthew Reidsma, Grand Valley State University

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

What a MESS! Implementing Licensed and Free Mobile Applications for Electronic Library Resources

Bobby Bothmann, Minnesota State University – Mankato
Casey Duevel, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Minnesota State University - Mankato

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Creating and Publishing eBooks

Farhad Anklesaria, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Lisa Johnston, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Decoding and Developing the Online Finding Aid as a Building Block to understand XML, EAD, and Web Development

Kent Gerber, Bethel University

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Envision the Future of Libraries in 2025 with the Minnesota Library Futures Initiative

Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library
Amanda Mills, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Megan Richardson, North Dakota State University
Jenn Straumann, Anoka County Library
Jennifer Turner, Minnesota State University - Mankato

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

From Hanging Out to Messing Around: Teen technology facilitators in Twin Cities public libraries

Peter Kirschmann, Science Museum of Minnesota
Karen Kolb Peterson, Saint Paul Public Library
Aaron Lundholm, Hennepin County Library

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Getting Their Pinterest: Using Pinterest to Market Your Library

Kate Bessey, Rasmussen College
Krista Jacobson, Globe University

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

GIS Lite: Simple and Free Mapping Resources for Spatial Scholarship

Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

How I stopped worrying and learned to love Institutional Repositories

Lisa Rabey, Grand Rapids Community College

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Is that a Doctor in Your Pocket? Medical and Health Information on the Go

Martha Hardy, Metropolitan State University

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

New Wine into Old Wineskins? Adding the Visual to Literacy Instruction

Alan W. Aldrich, University Libraries, University of South Dakota
Carol A. Leibiger, University Libraries, University of South Dakota

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Road to Endeca: Building an OPAC outside of the box

Susan Hansen, Rochester Public Library
Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library
Thuan Nguyen, Rochester Public Library

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Screencasting: Simple & Inexpensive Virtual Instruction

Alyssa Novak, Globe University
Elaine Settergren, Globe University

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Steal This Tutorial!

Stacy Anderson, Ferris State University
Emily Mitchell, Ferris State University

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Using CollectionHQ and Supplemental Tools to Rethink Collection Management

Jake Grussing, Great River Regional Library
Jay Roos, Great River Regional Library

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Humble Barcode Rides Again : Automating Circulation at Quatrefoil Library

Karen Hogan, Quatrefoil Library

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Inside the Mind of the User: Website Usability Testing

Amy Luedtke, Hennepin County Library

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Just a minute: Delivering quick tutorials at the point of need

Tammi Owens, Winona State University

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Little Library That Could: How Switching to Open Source Enabled Us to Better Serve Patrons

Kate Moody, Ripon College
Andrew Prellwitz, Ripon University
Sarah Thorngate, North Park University
Carl Ziebell, Ripon College

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

WebQuests: Recycling and Renewing

Melissa Engleman, University of Minnesota – Morris

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Changed but Still Critical: Brick and Mortar School Libraries in the Digital Age

Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Clear Eyes, Open Source, Can’t Lose: Pairing Assessment and Open Source Tools for a Winning Combination

Shiva Darbandi, Credo Reference

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Demand or Patron Driven Acquisitions—Let the User Decide

Michelle Ehlert, Metropolitan State University
Miki Scholl, Walden University
Scott Wasinger, EBSCO
Sadie Williams, eBook Library
Kelli Gonzalez, ebrary

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care

Amy Boese, Ramsey County Library
Marcus Lowry, Ramsey County Library

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Join the Revolution: Reconceptualizing Textbooks and Educational Resources

Kristina De Voe, Temple University

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Raising the Bar: A Library’s Ebook ‘Reader Bar’

Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library
Mary Wussow, Dakota County Library

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

VuFind – A Web 2.0 interface for your library catalog, electronic resources, and more

Alan Rykhus, MnSCU/PALS
Evan Rusch, Minnesota State University – Mankato

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Accidentally Embedded

Amy Dumouchel, Suffolk University

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Beyond the Map – Using iPads for Library Tours

Cate Calhoun, Auburn University

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Campus History and Spatial Scholarship

Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Dataverse: a free, hosted solution for social sciences data

Linda Eells, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Julie Kelly, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Amy West, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Digital Signage: A Creative Approach

Kendall Larson, Winona State University
Allison Quam, Winona State University

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Is this a job for librarians? Report on project to collaborate on database for news article analysis

Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Minnesota State University - Mankato

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lightning Round Presentations

Josh Bishoff, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
John Fink, McMaster University
Alexis Logsdon, St. Olaf College
Anne Shelley, Illinois State University
Scott Spicer, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Scrivener: Organize Your Writing

Megan Kocher, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracking Book Return Performance with Access Database

Chris Whidden, Rochester Public Library

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Copyright, Licenses, and Fair Use: What’s Up With That?

Nancy Sims, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Crowdsourcing a Library Logo: One Library’s Experience

Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Digital Public Library of America: Minnesota’s Contribution

John Butler, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Hash Mark Haters: Implementing Technology-Based Reference Desk Statistics

Emily Scharf, Webster University

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Internet Spitballing – Using Pinterest to Spur, Mold, and Share Creative Ideas for Project Design

Chad Gilman, Inver Hills Community College

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Mind Mapping to Manage Your World

Kathleen Bedor, Law Library Consultants, Inc.

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Mobile Revolution

Aimee Clark, Milford (IA) Memorial Library
Susan Pratt, Milford (IA) Memorial Library

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Are You Ready for Your Close-up? Creating Online Videos

Jody Wurl, Hennepin County Library

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Creating and Implementing Information Literacy-based Online Multimedia Instructional Content

John Shawler, Credo Reference

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Creating and Sustaining a Faculty/Staff Learning Community to Explore iPads in Higher Education

Nancy Aarsvold, St. Olaf College
Kasia Gonnerman, St. Olaf College

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

e-Textbooks and Students: Shifting Perceptions

Dan Reeves, Rasmussen College
Cassie Sampson, Rasmussen College

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

From SELCOtv to the Library Variety Hour: Using streaming media for collaboration, communication, continuing education and outreach

Rachel Gray, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)
Donovan Lambright, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)
Jesse Sawyer, Macalester College
Dave Collins, Macalester College
Ginny Heinrich, Macalester College

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Going Above and beyond IT limitations using the cloud

Amy Dumouchel, Suffolk University

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Homegrown Usability Testing – Did it Work?

Terry Glidden, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

It’s Time for your Library to Mobilize

Beth Hillemann, Macalester College
Ron Joslin, Macalester College
Johan Oberg, Macalester College
Kendall Bartsch, Third Iron Advanced Library Technologies
Leslie Mollner, Macalester College

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Left to our own devices – cool tools for various devices that you can use in your library!

Chad Gilman, Inver Hills Community College
Amanda Mills, Minneapolis Community & Technical College

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Libraries and Cloud Computing: Roles and Possibilities

Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Seeking Serendipity with Summon: How Web Scale Discovery Changed How we think about Teaching and Reference

Jennifer DeJonghe, Metropolitan State University
Michelle Filkins, Metropolitan State University
Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University

2:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Takin’ It to the Streets: Mobile Library Card Applications for Community Events

Tammy Wallin Noack, Hennepin County Library

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Agile Web Design and Usability Testing: an Experiment in Redesigning an Internal Website

Maureen Gormley, Dakota County Library
Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

eBooks: Public Training Challenges and Benefits

Kimberly Edson, Rochester Public Library
Tyler Irvin, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)
Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

iPads for Public Use

Michael Flores, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)
Alice Henderson, Plainview Public Library

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Moving forward on OCLC WorldShare Management Services: current status and future development

Erica Nutzman, Globe University

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Piloting eBrarian: An Online Instructional Model

Rachel McGee, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus
Carrie Keillor, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus
Jane Littlefield, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM