Internet Librarian 2007 has debunked the myth that you have to be a techie to attend; there’s something for everyone! And as you’ll see from the gems highlighted in this Weekly Tip, you needn’t attend the conference to benefit. This group (organizers, presenters, and attendees) is committed to using social software tools of all kinds to get the word out. They’ve made many of the presentations available on the web and have shared comprehensive session notes in blog posts.
The IL2007 Wiki directs folks to slideshare (a free tool for sharing presentations) where many of the presenters have posted their slides. The sessions have good clear titles to get you to those sessions that have tips, resources, and links for exploring and implementing tools that help us better serve our communities. In the near future, Information Today (the conference organizers) will be sharing additional resources and presentations like they have in previous years.
The conference is probably the largest gathering of librarian bloggers, many who have posted notes on sessions. This labor of love demonstrates not only their stellar note-taking skills, but their commitment to using tools to connect us with this valuable information. Browse all the blog posts tagged with IL2007 on either Technorati or WordPress or take a look at the list of bloggers at IL2007 as listed on the InfoToday Blog. Just to give you a sense of what’s available, here are a few of the presentations posted on the web, some paired with notes from bloggers:
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Online Outreach: 2.0 Marketing Strategies for Libraries with Aaron Schmidt and Sarah Houghton-Jan. See the notes from The Shifted Librarian and InfoToday Blog.
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Going Where Our Patrons are Online with Meredith Farkas.
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Assessing Patron Needs for Information Literacy in Public Libraries with Adina Lerner (Santa Monica PL), Alan D’Souza (San Francisco PL), and Carol Bean (BeanWorks). See the notes from The Shifted Librarian.
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Blending In: Libraries in the Networked Community with Chrystie Hill & Michael Porter. See the notes from The Impromptu Librarian.
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And one more prize-winning note-taker to visit: Librarian Like Me. Jami Haskell did a great job capturing the opening keynote presentation from Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project and day two keynote from Joe Janes on “Reference as we know it is gone…and it’s not coming back.”
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