Category Archives: Conferences

CiL 2008: Innovation Starts with “I”

April 8, 2008 – 11:19 am

E201 – Innovation Starts with “I”
Helene Blowers, Director, Digital Strategy
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Tony Tallent, Director of Youth & Outreach Services
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC)
Are you the jelly, the sandwich, or the cellophane?
Talking about ingredients today

Process improvement
Thinking outside the box

Innovation is and intersections of ideas

It is about doing new things
Putting it into action

Book: The [...]

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CiL 2008: Widgets, Tools, and Doodads for Library Webmasters

April 8, 2008 – 2:12 am

Darlene Fichter
Data Librarian
University of Saskatchewan
Frank Cervone
Director – Library, Information, and Media Studies
Chicago State University
Firefox: www.SafeCache.com (defends against cache-based tracking)
Firefox: www.SafeHistory.com (protects history privacy)
Firefox: FoxMarks (auto syncs bookmarks)
Firefox: FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extenstion)

sync/backup extensions and settings between computers

meebome.com

embed a chat window on your website

LinkBun.ch

put multiple links into one small link

www.docsyncer.com

automatically finds and [...]

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CiL 2008: Web 2.0 Services for Smaller Underfunded Libraries: 20 Steps to Success

April 8, 2008 – 1:04 am

Sarah Houghton-Jan
Senior Librarian for Digital Futures
San Jose Public Library
Sarah began by asking some questions of the audience

How many people in the room working at a small library? Lots
How many work in an underfunded library? Most
How many work in an underfunded dept.? Some

Sarah surveyed digital user Library Activity in 2006

website visit 5-6 per capita
database use [...]

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Upcoming Presentations

April 2, 2008 – 7:19 pm

Open Source Applications
April 9th
Computers in Libraries Conference – Washington D.C.
Getting Results with Google (Support Staff Symposium)
April 17th
SWON Libraries – Dayton, Ohio
Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up
April 28th
TechConnections Conference – Columbus, Ohio
Mobile Devices in Libraries (OLC Boot Camp)
April 29th
Ohio Library Council – Columbus, Ohio
Getting Results with Google
May 13th
CO-ASIST – Columbus, Ohio

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Upcoming Presentations

February 1, 2008 – 10:35 pm

Getting Results with Google
February 12th
CO-ASIST – Columbus, Ohio
Tune-Up Your Library’s Website
February 21
SWON Libraries – Springfield, Ohio
Technology Trends
March 20th
SWON Libraries – Blue Ash, Ohio
Open Source Applications
April 9th
Computers in Libraries Conference – Washington D.C.
Mobile Devices in Libraries (OLC Boot Camp)
April 29th
Ohio Library Council – Columbus, Ohio

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