From cloud computing to responsive web design, iPads to ebooks, and digital collections to digital literacy – a wide range of library technology-related sessions will be presented at the upcoming 2013 Library Technology Conference. Our two-day conference includes more than 85 conference sessions – keynote sessions, traditional lecture-style sessions, hands-on/workshop sessions, interactive panel discussions as well as poster presentations. A finalized program, including session room locations, will be available prior to the conference. Sessions are listed below alphabetically.
3D Library Displays: Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Online Patrons and Resources Location: Library L03
Presenter(s): Bobby Bothmann, Minnesota State University – Mankato; Jennifer Turner, Minnesota State University – Mankato
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
3D Library Displays: Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Online Patrons and Resources
Presenter(s): Bobby Bothmann, Minnesota State University – Mankato; Jennifer Turner, Minnesota State University – Mankato
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Library L03
Session Type: Hands-On (LAB)
In this session we will take participants through the process of planning and implementing a multidimensional book display using physical media and a variety of online tools, including library catalogs, social media, and websites. We may even integrate good old fashioned buttons! Along the way we’ll share information about what we’ve learned through research and practical experience and encourage attendees to brainstorm ways to implement these multidimensional displays in their own libraries.
Tags: Outreach, Digital Displays
Accidentally Embedded Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Amy Dumouchel, Suffolk University
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Accidentally Embedded
Presenter(s): Amy Dumouchel, Suffolk University
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
Enrollment in one Suffolk University’s graduate political science programs has provided this Electronics Resources Librarian with a view of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate information behaviors from ‘in the wild.’ This poster presentation will document how this experience has not only served to provide better hands on understanding of the department’s needs, it has also served to identify an under-used method of library outreach.
Tags: Information Literacy, Outreach
Accio Data: Managing collaborative projects with free tools Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): Jennifer Arnott, University of Maine at Farmington
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Accio Data: Managing collaborative projects with free tools
Presenter(s): Jennifer Arnott, University of Maine at Farmington
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
What happens when your collaboration is more complicated than a shared document? Using a project named Alternity (a Harry Potter collaborative transformative work) as our case study, we will explore free and open tools to help answer that question, including Google Docs, databases, timelines, family trees, and more. We’ll also cover best practices for group projects, managing data over multiple years, and how not to lose that one piece of information everybody keeps dropping behind the couch.
Tags: Data, Project Management
Advancing Digital Age Coaching Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Renee Jesness, Minneapolis Public Schools
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Advancing Digital Age Coaching
Presenter(s): Renee Jesness, Minneapolis Public Schools
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Hands-on (BYOL)
The school library media specialist has an increasing role of assisting staff with effective integration of technology. Whether it is sitting on the tech committee to help provide visionary leadership, assisting teachers to use technology effectively for assessment and differentiation, creating and supporting digital age learning environments, delivering technology-rich professional development, or promoting digital citizenship, the professional school library media specialist is essential for students and staff to develop these information and digital literacy skills.
Tags: K12/School Media Centers, Youth/Teens, Information Literacy
Agile Web Design and Usability Testing: an Experiment in Redesigning an Internal Website Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Maureen Gormley, Dakota County Library; Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Agile Web Design and Usability Testing: an Experiment in Redesigning an Internal Website
Presenter(s): Maureen Gormley, Dakota County Library; Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Dakota County Library embarked on a 16 week plan to redesign their internal staff website. This session will focus on the process of designing a multifunctional website, including selecting a content management platform, consensus building, soliciting user input and usability testing. Learn the good, the bad and the ugly of webpage development on the fly!
Tags: Systems/Web, Web Design/Usability
All Rivers Flow to the Sea: Integrating Web-Scale Discovery with Existing Systems Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Sarah Johnston, St. Olaf College
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
All Rivers Flow to the Sea: Integrating Web-Scale Discovery with Existing Systems
Presenter(s): Sarah Johnston, St. Olaf College
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
After purchasing Summon for our consortium, we decided that rather than offer it as yet another search interface amongst the many already existing, we wanted to integrate the search experience with our catalog (immediately) and other local databases (eventually). Find out what informed our decisions about interfaces to use, how we navigated the exciting possibilities of APIs and mashups, and discover the tools and resources you’ll need to implement something similar for your library.
Are You Ready for Your Close-up? Creating Online Videos
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Jody Wurl, Hennepin County Library
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Are You Ready for Your Close-up? Creating Online Videos
Presenter(s): Jody Wurl, Hennepin County Library
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Discover some basic production values patrons expect. Explore the roles screencasting and traditional filmmaking may have for promoting your services. Hennepin County Library will share some of its video best practices and address the challenges of producing videos with limited resources.
Tags: Tutorials
Basic Elements of Responsive Web Design Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Jason Bengtson, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Basic Elements of Responsive Web Design
Presenter(s): Jason Bengtson, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Mobile sites are a clunky way to solve a common problem; engaging with mobile users. Responsive Web Design offers ways to create a single site that responds dynamically to the device viewing it. Learn the basics of how to employ this approach, including the use of media calls and tools such as
Tags: Web Design/Usability, Mobile/Apps
Beyond the Map – Using iPads for Library Tours Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Cate Calhoun, Auburn University
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Beyond the Map – Using iPads for Library Tours
Presenter(s): Cate Calhoun, Auburn University
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
Use of iPads in instruction has become a common theme in educational forums. At Auburn University, the iPad is an essential tool for introducing first year students to the library by offering a twist on the traditional library tour. Students are invited to become ethnographers for an hour, exploring the library and using iPads to record their findings. This poster presentation demonstrates the improvement over the traditional tour and displays students’ penchant for creativity.
Tags: Mobile/Apps, Outreach
But You’re So Far Away: Issues in Providing Library Services to Students in Online Courses Location: Olin/Rice 350
In this session, we will address the issues involved in providing library services to remote students, including technology readiness and support, reference and research services, interlibrary loan, and collection development. We will also address some of the legal issues in providing library services to students in online courses.
Tags: Information Literacy, Public Access
Campus History and Spatial Scholarship Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Campus History and Spatial Scholarship
Presenter(s): Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
This poster presentation will describe how we moved from posting scanned maps online and offering a Google Mashup for scanned aerial photographs to utilizing ArcMap, ArcGIS Server and a JavaScript web interface to turn GIS data and historic paper maps into a truly interactive digital map. Building on our successful test projects from the previous year we created an interactive campus map that shows building footprints from 1860 to the present, historic maps, transportation routes and aerial photographs as well as linking to historic photographs of buildings from the University Archives collection.
Tags: Digital Humanities, Metadata
Changed but Still Critical: Brick and Mortar School Libraries in the Digital Age Location: Harmon Room, Library
Presenter(s): Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Changed but Still Critical: Brick and Mortar School Libraries in the Digital Age
Presenter(s): Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Harmon Room, Library
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Today’s reality is that readers and information seekers are having increasingly less need to visit a physical library to meet their basic information needs. Digital information sources, readily accessed from classroom, home or mobile computing devices, are the choice of many learners and teachers. The “Net Generation” student increasingly prefers the visual and the virtual rather than the printed text. Why, many educators are asking, does a school need a physical library when seemingly all resources can be obtained using an inexpensive netbook and a wireless network connection? How can these large physical spaces in our schools be re-purposed for greater educational impact?
Tags: Strategic Planning, Library Manager
Clear Eyes, Open Source, Can’t Lose: Pairing Assessment and Open Source Tools for a Winning Combination Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Shiva Darbandi, Credo Reference
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Clear Eyes, Open Source, Can’t Lose: Pairing Assessment and Open Source Tools for a Winning Combination
Presenter(s): Shiva Darbandi, Credo Reference
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
In the library and information science landscape, assessment serves as a powerful tool for evaluating programs, measuring learning outcomes, understanding user needs, and much more. Today’s do-it-yourself-librarian can use sites, such as SurveyMonkey and Zoomerang, to create questionnaires in a matter of minutes. These online tools can also make the task of data collection as simple as hitting a download button. Although online surveys have certainly made our lives easier, these tools still have a ways to go before assisting us with the often overwhelming task of data analysis. This traditional lecture style session will explore assessment tools beyond SurveyMonkey. Learn about free and Open Source programs that will quickly and easily help with the analysis of your raw data. From importing information into a user-friendly statistics tool to designing colorful infographics, this will be a quick and useful guide through the process of turning raw data into a format that’s more visually engaging for your stakeholders. Best practices, as well as several innovative examples, will be shared with attendees.
Tags: Assessment, Public Services
Copyright, Licenses, and Fair Use: What’s Up With That? Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Nancy Sims, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Copyright, Licenses, and Fair Use: What’s Up With That?
Presenter(s): Nancy Sims, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Feeling tense about copyright law, and what library uses are legal? Recent court opinions provide some strong backing for an expansive understanding of fair use rights in areas such as course reserves, large-scale digitization, accessibility for people with print disabilities, and streaming video. Other regulatory, legislative, and policy developments – and the licenses we may sign – present both challenges to and support for library uses. Come catch up on the (mostly good) news!
Tags: Copyright/Licensing
Creating and Implementing Information Literacy-based Online Multimedia Instructional Content Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): John Shawler, Credo Reference
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Creating and Implementing Information Literacy-based Online Multimedia Instructional Content
Presenter(s): John Shawler, Credo Reference
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Librarians are often challenged to create online content for their user community. However, they are sometimes at a loss as to how to find appropriate software to create materials, and how to implement a scalable workflow. This presentation will be an interactive discussion about the common issues faced when creating your own videos and tutorials. It will provide an overview of free and commercial software options that are available to create interactive videos, tutorials, and quizzes. We will also discuss best practices, strategies for workflow, and real-world examples of implementation. Upon completion, attendees will be able to evaluate and select software that will meet their creation needs, and implement a scalable workflow to create videos, tutorials, and quizzes that meet their institution’s goals for information literacy.
Tags: Tutorials, Information Literacy
Creating and Publishing eBooks Location: Library 206
Presenter(s): Farhad Anklesaria, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Lisa Johnston, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Creating and Publishing eBooks
Presenter(s): Farhad Anklesaria, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Lisa Johnston, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Library 206
Session Type: Hands-On (LAB)
This hands-on session provides a quick introduction to eBooks and the ePUB format, including creating, editing and publishing. Participants will learn how to use free/open source cross-platform tools to develop their own ePUBs as well as to convert them to other formats, such as PDF or Amazon Kindle. We will discuss various aspects of eBook creation, such as copyright, distribution, and access, as we talk about ways that your library can support this latest trend in scholarly communication.
Creating and Sustaining a Faculty/Staff Learning Community to Explore iPads in Higher Education Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Nancy Aarsvold, St. Olaf College; Kasia Gonnerman, St. Olaf College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Creating and Sustaining a Faculty/Staff Learning Community to Explore iPads in Higher Education
Presenter(s): Nancy Aarsvold, St. Olaf College; Kasia Gonnerman, St. Olaf College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
This session will report on the successful creation and implementation of a collaborative faculty/staff learning community exploring the use of tablets in a liberal-arts college setting. Participants will learn transferable strategies for recruiting iPad community members, selecting best topics from the vast arena of mobile technology in higher education, and documenting and disseminating the best practices gained from the community’s work campus-wide.
Tags: Mobile/Apps, Outreach
Crowdsourcing a Library Logo: One Library’s Experience Location: Olin/Rice 205
Presenter(s): Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Crowdsourcing a Library Logo: One Library’s Experience
Presenter(s): Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 205
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Learn about how the library at Metropolitan State University leveraged the power of crowdsourcing to develop its new library logo. Attendees will learn more about the importance of visual brand identity, selecting a crowdsourcing design service, and developing a compelling project proposal. Specifically, this session will explore how the librarians at Metro State crowdsourced their logo design to the site Crowdspring. Attendees will learn about selecting a crowdsourcing design service and developing a compelling project proposal. The session will seek to answer the question: Is crowdsourcing a creative project online a viable and cost-effective option for libraries? As a case study, it will explore the importance of visual identity and seek to tentatively answer the question: How well does a library-specific logo improve navigation and a user’s sense of location while navigating a library website, licensed databases, social media profiles, and subject guides?
Tags: Social Media, Outreach
Dataverse: a free, hosted solution for social sciences data Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Linda Eells, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Julie Kelly, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Amy West, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Dataverse: a free, hosted solution for social sciences data
Presenter(s): Linda Eells, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Julie Kelly, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Amy West, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
Scientists are being asked to keep and share their research data, and librarians are beginning to have a role in the curation of that data. Working with a small economics association, the librarians who coordinate AgEcon Search worked with the data services librarian at the University of Minnesota to select Dataverse (http://thedata.org/, hosted at Harvard) for the data related to the association’s journal. Dataverse is free, has good documentation, and is optimized for social sciences data. This poster presentation will give the reasons for our selection of Dataverse and give an overview of our implementation of this project.
Decoding and Developing the Online Finding Aid as a Building Block to understand XML, EAD, and Web Development Location: Library L03
Presenter(s): Kent Gerber, Bethel University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Decoding and Developing the Online Finding Aid as a Building Block to understand XML, EAD, and Web Development
Presenter(s): Kent Gerber, Bethel University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Library L03
Session Type: Hands-On (LAB)
In this interactive hands-on session, we will discuss and demonstrate how developing an online finding aid for the Bethel University Digital Library helped the collaborators on learn: (1) The basic of structure and function of XML; (2) To recognize and understand basic elements of Encoded Archival Description; (3) How XML and EAD can be used in software tools like CONTENTdm and Oxygen XML Editor to create finding aids; (4) How XML knowledge can help them with other Digital Projects (i.e. Web, Digital Humanities)
Tags: Archives/Repositories, Metadata
Demand or Patron Driven Acquisitions—Let the user decide Location: Olin/Rice 350
Even though Demand or Patron Driven Acquisitions have been around for many years, the number of libraries using this model is on the rise. Libraries are experiencing a resurgence with programs such as EBL, EBSCO, and eBrary. This session will provide you the information to plan for and implement a DDA/PDA program for your library. You will also hear from libraries who have implemented a DDA/PDA program.
Tags: Technical Services
Digital Preservation = Enduring Access Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): John Butler, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Digital Preservation = Enduring Access
Presenter(s): John Butler, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Digital preservation is about ensuring the continual access to and usability of digital content over time. In response to the growing need to preserve our growing digital cultural and scientific record, the University of Minnesota Libraries, in partnership with the Minnesota Digital Library and others, aim to develop scalable, standards-compliant capacities and capabilities to manage the full life-cycle of digital entities end-to-end, from submission to dissemination. This presentation provides an overview of the Libraries’ plan to establish and implement policies, a management structure and a preservation management system designed to support the acquisition, validation, ingest, storage, management, integrity, usability, and dissemination of digital objects deemed worthy of enduring access.
Digital Public Library of America: Minnesota’s Contribution Location: Olin/Rice 350
Presenter(s): John Butler, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Digital Public Library of America: Minnesota’s Contribution
Presenter(s): John Butler, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Jason Roy, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 350
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) will launch in April 2013, providing a window onto America’s history and culture through its digital libraries. The Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) is one of seven U.S. state and regional digital libraries selected as a “service hub” to the DPLA. This presentation will profile the DPLA initiative, its inspirations, and initial set of services; and then describe Minnesota’s contributions to this national endeavor.
Tags: Archives/Repositories
Digital Signage: A Creative Approach Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Kendall Larson, Winona State University; Allison Quam, Winona State University
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Digital Signage: A Creative Approach
Presenter(s): Kendall Larson, Winona State University; Allison Quam, Winona State University
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
Digital signage has become ubiquitous on our campuses and in our lives, we believe our poster presentation will provide creative inspiration for other libraries. We anticipate that both Library professionals and technologists would learn from our digital signage implementation and take away practical applications, such as the technology and software set up to our approach to the end user experience for our signage displays.
Tags: Public Services
Drupal helps you create great web apps, fast! Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Link Swanson, Minitex
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Drupal helps you create great web apps, fast!
Presenter(s): Link Swanson, Minitex
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Drupal. What is it? Why should you learn about it? How can you use it to facilitate the growth of great web sites—and cutting-edge web apps—within your organization? This session will provide an overview of what Drupal is and how it is used to build traditional web sites, as well as a new breed of web apps. It will share concrete examples of how Drupal is used by libraries and will explain how Drupal has become ever more important to libraries.
Tags: Web/Systems, Web Design/Usability
e-Textbooks and Students: Shifting Perceptions Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): Dan Reeves, Rasmussen College; Cassie Sampson, Rasmussen College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
e-Textbooks and Students: Shifting Perceptions
Presenter(s): Dan Reeves, Rasmussen College; Cassie Sampson, Rasmussen College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Universities are increasingly offering new models of textbook delivery to students which includes giving the option, or in some cases, requiring the use of e-Textbooks. Despite e-Textbook use being on the rise, many college students are reluctant to adopt this often clunky technology and still prefer printed textbooks. Does training on how to effectively use e-Textbooks improve students’ perceptions? At Rasmussen College, we have provided instructional sessions and webinars to help students become well-versed in the use of their e-Textbooks. To discern how students feel about the adoption of e-Textbooks we have surveyed and assessed students across several campuses. Learn from our experiences as we share the content of our instructional sessions and data collected from students.
Tags: Academic Libraries, Electronic Textbooks
eBooks: Public Training Challenges and Benefits Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): Kimberly Edson, Rochester Public Library; Tyler Irvin, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO); Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
eBooks: Public Training Challenges and Benefits
Presenter(s): Kimberly Edson, Rochester Public Library; Tyler Irvin, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO); Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
For lack of a better source, many patrons are bringing their new eReaders into their local libraries for help. Whether that help is to get it working or troubleshoot downloading a library eBook, the person working the desk is expected to be an expert. To anticipate these situations, the Rochester Public Library has created two different approaches: Drop-In Sessions, where patrons bring in devices for assistance with a specialist, and classes for utilizing the devices. SELCO, as a regional library, provides eBook Roadshows demonstrating different devices and teaching how they operate with library resources. This presentation will discuss the benefits of the different formats of patron education, whether preventative or reactive. It will also provide suggested resources for troubleshooting problems and advice on creating resources of your own.
Tags: eBooks
Envision the Future of Libraries in 2025 with the Minnesota Library Futures Initiative Location: Olin/Rice 205
Presenter(s): 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
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Envision the Future of Libraries in 2025 with the Minnesota Library Futures Initiative
Presenter(s): 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
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 205
Session Type: Workshop
Join in an exciting consensus workshop- lead by trained facilitators from the Minnesota Library Futurists group- to address not only how technology will shape libraries by 2025 but how libraries can play a key role in shaping that future. Over the past few years, the Minnesota Library Futurists have investigated potential economic, social, technological and other trends and have begun engaging the libraries of Minnesota in constructive workshops to help plan for 2025
Tags: Emerging technologies, Strategic Planning, Public Libraries, K12/School Media Centers, Library Manager
Everyone’s an eBook Expert: Staff Support Strategies Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): Jill Smith, Anoka County Library; Mary Wussow, Dakota County Library
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Everyone’s an eBook Expert: Staff Support Strategies
Presenter(s): Jill Smith, Anoka County Library; Mary Wussow, Dakota County Library
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Overwhelmed with ebook help requests? Are staff lacking skills to troubleshoot ebook problems? Join Anoka County and Dakota County Library managers as they share experiences with ebook training and support. Using a variety of approaches, the goal is to give support to patrons and staff while using limited resources. Classes, drop-in help, AskaLibrarian services, online tutorials, help teams, Reader Bars: Learn which strategies have worked—or haven’t—as they’ve experimented with many training models.
Tags: eBooks, Staff training, Public Libraries, Public Services
From Hanging Out to Messing Around: Teen technology facilitators in Twin Cities public libraries Location: Olin/Rice 243
Presenter(s): Peter Kirschmann, Science Museum of Minnesota; Karen Kolb Peterson, Saint Paul Public Library; Aaron Lundholm, Hennepin County Library
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
From Hanging Out to Messing Around: Teen technology facilitators in Twin Cities public libraries
Presenter(s): Peter Kirschmann, Science Museum of Minnesota; Karen Kolb Peterson, Saint Paul Public Library; Aaron Lundholm, Hennepin County Library
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 243
Session Type: Hands-On (BYOL)
Hennepin County and Saint Paul Public Libraries and the Science Museum train and engage teenagers as workshop facilitators. Teen crews encourage other youth in learning, tinkering, and gaining facility with creative technologies in libraries. In this workshop, teens facilitate a hands-on technology bazaar of activities and tools including animation, audio production, and computer programming. Afterwards, participants will engage in conversation with youth and adult staff about tools and practices for engaging teens in your library.
Tags: Youth/Teens, Public Libraries, K12/School Media Centers, Public Services, Systems/Web
From SELCOtv to the Library Variety Hour: Using streaming media for collaboration, communication, continuing education and outreach Location: Olin/Rice 270
Streaming content over the Internet is a practical and affordable way for libraries to share content with their various user communities. This fun and interactive session will highlight two specific library projects. SELCOtv started its life as a video podcast to provide training, meeting videos, and library programs to library staff in the SELCO region. Four years and more than 300 episodes later, its focus has shifted to be more series driven. SELCO staff talk will about the three series they launched in 2012: “SELCO TechCast” which looks at a variety of technology topics, “Horizon: Behind the Screens,” which gives tips, insights and other information on things relating to their ILS, and their newest series “What is…” which is a very brief video podcast that defines terms. SELCO staff will go into the whys, hows and wherefores of producing their streaming media content. Macalester College Library staff will talk about what happens when you take librarians out of the library and stick them in a radio booth. They’ve been hosting a weekly show on the college’s radio station and streaming the content on the web. They will share how this form of library outreach has brought the library out beyond its walls and onto the airwaves. Bonus: There will be music.
Tags: Staff Training, Outreach
Getting Their Pinterest: Using Pinterest to Market Your Library Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Kate Bessey, Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE); Krista Jacobson, Globe University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Getting Their Pinterest: Using Pinterest to Market Your Library
Presenter(s): Kate Bessey, Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE); Krista Jacobson, Globe University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Pinterest is one of the fastest growing social media sites. It’s most commonly known as a place to share recipes and design tips but libraries are leveraging the site’s popularity to engage their patrons in fun and creative ways. This session will cover the history of Pinterest and how some public, special and academic libraries are currently using it.
Tags: Social Media, Mobile/Apps
GIS Lite: Simple and Free Mapping Resources for Spatial Scholarship Location: Humanities 302
Presenter(s): Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
GIS Lite: Simple and Free Mapping Resources for Spatial Scholarship
Presenter(s): Ryan Mattke, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Humanities 302
Session Type: Hands-On (LAB)
This session will be a hands-on overview of the various tools related to mapping and spatial scholarship that are available. We will examine sites and programs such as ArcGIS Online, Google Earth, Google Map Maker, batchgeo and GeoCommons, and explore how to add data and scanned maps to create your own interactive maps.
Tags: Systems/Web, Digital Humanities
Going Above and beyond IT limitations using the cloud Location: Olin/Rice 350
Presenter(s): Amy Dumouchel, Suffolk University
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Going Above and beyond IT limitations using the cloud
Presenter(s): Amy Dumouchel, Suffolk University
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 350
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
The cloud serves as a great tool for augmenting limited resources or restrictive IT policies. This presentation illustrates how both freely available and subscription-based cloud tools can be used to expand a library’s online presence and improve workflows. I will also discuss specific library cloud services that are currently available.
Tags: Cloud Computing, Systems/Web
Hash Mark Haters: Implementing Technology-Based Reference Desk Statistics
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Emily Scharf, Webster University
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Hash Mark Haters: Implementing Technology-Based Reference Desk Statistics
Presenter(s): Emily Scharf, Webster University
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Webster University Library has gone from traditional hash marks counting reference transactions to a web-based statistics product. This session will describe how we built staff knowledge and skills leading up to the implementation of Springshare’s LibAnswers. I will discuss the technology used to scaffold the learning process. I will examine: what are we trying to find out by keeping reference statistics? How can we analyze them to further our training and staffing needs? and more
Tags: Public Services, Strategic Planning
Homegrown Usability Testing – Did it Work? Location: Olin/Rice 243
Presenter(s): Terry Glidden, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Homegrown Usability Testing – Did it Work?
Presenter(s): Terry Glidden, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 243
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
SELCO has implemented an inexpensive usability-testing program using in-house equipment. This is the follow-up for last year’s presentation, “Homegrown Usability Testing — Will It Provide Results?”. The answer IS yes! In this presentation, we will discuss how our usability testing has been carried out, what kind of things our users have been showing us, and the types of changes that we have made to our web site.
Tags: Streaming Video/Audio, Web Design/Usability
Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): Amy Boese, Ramsey County Library; Marcus Lowry, Ramsey County Library
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care
Presenter(s): Amy Boese, Ramsey County Library; Marcus Lowry, Ramsey County Library
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Hands-On (BYOL)
Teen Tech programming is a major focus for the Ramsey County Library teen program. Why are we so focused on tech literacy? Who are we teaching? How do we teach our classes? Who cares? Everyone should. We’re focused on building successful adults, and these are the skills they need for maneuvering through an increasingly digital world. We’ll tell you what we’re teaching and why.
Tags: Youth/Teens, Public Libraries, K12/School Media Centers, Public Services, Systems/Web, Information Literacy
How Do We Know? Assessment Approaches for Library Technology Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): Terri Fishel, Macalester College; Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
How Do We Know? Assessment Approaches for Library Technology
Presenter(s): Terri Fishel, Macalester College; Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Workshop
Libraries everywhere are challenged to not only create, pilot, and implement technologies to improve user experience and library operations but must also ask “how do we know if this is working?” If it is, that is important to know. If it is not, that’s even more important so one can adjust and correct course. This discussion explores options for embedded assessment approaches in library technology, shares best practices, and invites participant involvement.
Tags: Assessment
How I stopped worrying and learned to love Institutional Repositories Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Lisa Rabey, Grand Rapids Community College
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
How I stopped worrying and learned to love Institutional Repositories
Presenter(s): Lisa Rabey, Grand Rapids Community College
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
“Institutional repository” is not a four letter word, but sometimes it acts like one. More than a digital library, but not quite an archive, institutional repositories are becoming more ingrained, and necessary, not only in academic libraries but also to institutions as a whole, regardless of size. In this session, you will be wowed and dazzled with knowledge of selection, best practices, and implementation of institutional repositories for different academic needs.
Tags: Archives/Repositories
Humble Barcode Rides Again : Automating Circulation at Quatrefoil Library Location: Olin/Rice 241
Presenter(s): Karen Hogan, Quatrefoil Library
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Humble Barcode Rides Again : Automating Circulation at Quatrefoil Library
Presenter(s): Karen Hogan, Quatrefoil Library
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 241
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Barcodes and automated circulation systems may seem like antiquated technology, yet they are still very useful in the inventory management of a small volunteer-run special library. We will discuss our 18 month project: deciding to move away from a ‘pocket cards and stamps’ system, selecting an low-cost ILS, barcoding 20,000 items, inventory, and privacy policies and procedures in a small, all-volunteer, community library.
Tags: Metadata, Technical Services
Inside the Mind of the User: Website Usability Testing Location: Olin/Rice 350
Presenter(s): Amy Luedtke, Hennepin County Library
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Inside the Mind of the User: Website Usability Testing
Presenter(s): Amy Luedtke, Hennepin County Library
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 350
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
How do patrons search for and use information online? To explore this question, Hennepin County Library (HCL) has partnered with University of Minnesota students to test the HCL website for usability. Project coordinator Amy Luedtke (HCL Web Librarian) and students who have conducted the testing will discuss their findings and explore ways to improve library website usability. They will also share tips and tricks for conducting library website usability testing.
Tags: Information Literacy, Systems/Web, Web Design/Usability
Instructional Videos on the Library Website: Process and Challenges Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Ted Mulvey, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh; Maccabee Levine, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Instructional Videos on the Library Website: Process and Challenges
Presenter(s): Ted Mulvey, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh; Maccabee Levine, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Embedded streaming video applications and tools now allow libraries to reach and teach users about library skills and services in an online, asynchronous environment, thus reducing library anxiety. This presentation will discuss Polk Library’s approach to the creation and development process of instructional videos; the technical considerations such as analytics, the embedding process in the website environment, and site layout; as well as the user response to the videos and future directions.
Tags: Tutorials, Information Literacy, Streaming Video/Audio
Internet Spitballing – Using Pinterest to Spur, Mold, and Share Creative Ideas for Project Design Location: Harmon Room, Library
Presenter(s): Chad Gilman, Inver Hills Community College
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Internet Spitballing – Using Pinterest to Spur, Mold, and Share Creative Ideas for Project Design
Presenter(s): Chad Gilman, Inver Hills Community College
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Harmon Room, Library
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Tags: Strategic Planning, Social Media
iPads for Public Use Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Michael Flores, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO); Alice Henderson, Plainview Public Library
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
iPads for Public Use
Presenter(s): Michael Flores, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO); Alice Henderson, Plainview Public Library
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
This session will outline the full process of how Plainview Public Library checks out iPads as an alternative to a public computer for in-library use. We will discuss both the technical and logistical process used to circulate the iPads. Such as wiping each iPad between patron use, as well as what user restrictions are put in place. Discussion on the practices of checking them out, as well as duration.
Tags: Circulation Services, Mobile/Apps
Is that a Doctor in Your Pocket? Medical and Health Information on the Go Location: Harmon Room, Library
Presenter(s): Martha Hardy, Metropolitan State University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Is that a Doctor in Your Pocket? Medical and Health Information on the Go
Presenter(s): Martha Hardy, Metropolitan State University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Harmon Room, Library
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
In the burgeoning field of mHealth, mobile applications for health and medical information abound. In Is That a Doctor in Your Pocket? Medical and Health Information for Mobile Devices we will review some of the best (and the worst) apps to access health information for patients and healthcare consumers, search for evidence-based research articles, track prescriptions and dietary supplements, access electronic health records, and more. Bring your iPhone, iPad, or Android device to play along.
Tags: Mobile/Apps, Public Libraries
Is this a job for librarians? Report on project to collaborate on database for news article analysis Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Is this a job for librarians? Report on project to collaborate on database for news article analysis
Presenter(s): Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
This poster presentation highlights ArticleManager, a database developed by a librarian to enable a Northwestern University political science professor to pursue research into the influence of religion and religious groups in African political activities. The database has gone through numerous data model and interface revisions in response to evolving research needs. Given the rapid growth of the Digital Humanities and the increasing importance of eResearch, should libraries be prepared to offer such technological assistance and creative collaboration?
Tags: Systems/Web, Digital Humanities
It’s Time for your Library to Mobilize Location: Harmon Room, Library
Presenter(s): Beth Hillemann, Macalester College; Ron Joslin, Macalester College; Johan Oberg, Macalester College; Kendall Bartsch, Third Iron Advanced Library Technologies; Leslie Mollner, Macalester College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
It’s Time for your Library to Mobilize
Presenter(s): Beth Hillemann, Macalester College; Ron Joslin, Macalester College; Johan Oberg, Macalester College; Kendall Bartsch, Third Iron Advanced Library Technologies; Leslie Mollner, Macalester College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Harmon Room, Library
Session Type: Workshop
Mobile technologies are having a growing impact on libraries as users increasingly use their hand-held devices to access services and resources. Many library vendors are also offering mobile options. While some libraries are providing extensive mobile services, many others are just deciding where to begin. This workshop will look at the state of mobile library services and what libraries need to do to develop a mobile strategy for their own library. We will cover the advantages of providing such mobile services, policy implications and what types of mobile services are currently being offered by libraries. In addition, several library vendors will discuss services and technologies that they are providing to help libraries extend outreach, increase usage of existing resources, and meet growing mobile demand.
Tags: Mobile/Apps, Strategic Planning
Join the Revolution: Reconceptualizing Textbooks and Educational Resources Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): Kristina De Voe, Temple University
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Join the Revolution: Reconceptualizing Textbooks and Educational Resources
Presenter(s): Kristina De Voe, Temple University
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
“Do you have my textbook?” is perhaps the most asked question at every academic library reference desk during the first weeks in a semester as students scramble to find cost-effective editions of textbooks. The presenter will highlight successful programs in which alternative textbooks have been introduced and implemented, reducing student textbook expenses while increasing student engagement. Open educational resources (OER) as well as suggestions for how libraries can engage faculty and campuses to support OER will also be discussed.
Tags: Electronic Textbooks, Academic Libraries
Just a minute: Delivering quick tutorials at the point of need Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Tammi Owens, Winona State University
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Just a minute: Delivering quick tutorials at the point of need
Presenter(s): Tammi Owens, Winona State University
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
In this presentation, I discuss Winona State University’s Darrell W. Krueger Library’s new short “library minute” tutorials and examine best practices for ensuring a video’s maximum pop and stickiness. I review how WSU integrated quick tutorials into our guides, website, and face-to-face instruction sessions and demonstrate how you can integrate online instruction moments everywhere, maximizing the reach of the library in just a minute.
Tags: Tutorials
Left to our own devices – cool tools for various devices that you can use in your library! Location: Library 206
Presenter(s): Chad Gilman, Inver Hills Community College; Amanda Mills, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Left to our own devices – cool tools for various devices that you can use in your library!
Presenter(s): Chad Gilman, Inver Hills Community College; Amanda Mills, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Library 206
Session Type: Hands-On (LAB)
This hands-on session will include interactive demonstrations of how library staff and instructors from two academic libraries have used Pinterest (online pinboard/photo-pinning), Explain Everything (screen-casting iPad app) and Socrative (survey/clicker tool – web or mobile app) in their libraries. Participants will work with these and other cool tools to come up with a project/idea that can be utilized at their libraries! Participants should be prepared to have fun and get creative!
Tags: Information Literacy, Mobile/Apps, Emerging Technologies, Social Media
Libraries and Cloud Computing: Roles and Possibilities Location: Olin/Rice 205
Presenter(s): Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Libraries and Cloud Computing: Roles and Possibilities
Presenter(s): Doug Johnson, Mankato Area Public Schools
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 205
Session Type: Hands-On (BYOL)
In this session, you will discover how libraries can benefit by moving to the cloud and what role librarians can play when applications become hosted. We’ll share some common examples of cloud computing applications used in libraries including
Tags: Cloud Computing, K12/School Media Centers
Linked Data vs Schema.org: A Town Hall Debate about the Future of Information Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): Sarah Johnston, St. Olaf College; Sarah Beth Weeks, St. Olaf College; Sarah Ring, Minitex
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Linked Data vs Schema.org: A Town Hall Debate about the Future of Information
Presenter(s): Sarah Johnston, St. Olaf College; Sarah Beth Weeks, St. Olaf College; Sarah Ring, Minitex
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Join us for a debate showcasing the benefits and drawbacks of the “classic” linked data movement as compared to Schema.org (two powerful approaches to publishing structured data on the web). In the process we will discuss current linked data and Schema.org projects from around the world and here in the Upper Midwest. Come and learn what the best approach may be for connecting your data to the wider information universe. Audience participation will be encouraged!
Tags: Data, Academic
Little Library That Could: How Switching to Open Source Enabled Us to Better Serve Patrons Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Kate Moody, Ripon College; Andrew Prellwitz, Ripon University; Sarah Thorngate, North Park University; Carl Ziebell, Ripon College
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Little Library That Could: How Switching to Open Source Enabled Us to Better Serve Patrons
Presenter(s): Kate Moody, Ripon College; Andrew Prellwitz, Ripon University; Sarah Thorngate, North Park University; Carl Ziebell, Ripon College
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
From 2011-2012, Ripon College transitioned from proprietary library systems to the open-source Koha ILS and CUFTS link resolver. This session will provide a road map for others considering open source; we’ll cover the benefits and limitations of open-source software, the options we considered, strategies for getting buy in from key stakeholders, and ways to ease the transition for patrons. We’ll include a hands-on demonstration of both the front- and back-ends of Koha and CUFTS.
Presenter(s): Tom Cytron-Hysom, Consultant; Adam Kieffer, St. Paul Public Schools ABE; Julia Tabbut, St. Paul Public Schools ABE and MN Literacy Council Consultant; Jen Vanek, Consultant to DEED, St. Paul Schools ABE and MN Literacy Council; Jennifer Weaverling, St. Paul Public Schools Adult Basic Ed
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Low-skilled Adult Learners and Learning Technologies: Strategies Supporting Inclusion
Presenter(s): Tom Cytron-Hysom, Consultant; Adam Kieffer, St. Paul Public Schools ABE; Julia Tabbut, St. Paul Public Schools ABE and MN Literacy Council Consultant; Jen Vanek, Consultant to DEED, St. Paul Schools ABE and MN Literacy Council; Jennifer Weaverling, St. Paul Public Schools Adult Basic Ed
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Panel Discussion
Lower-skilled adult learners likely lack print or digital literacy skills to independently use self-directed interactive websites like LiveMocha and learning systems like MOOCs. The rapid pace of technological development is increasing the digital divide, further limiting participation of lower-skilled people in higher-education and employment. In the session participants will consider strategies for addressing the issue and learn about efforts in Minnesota to provide support for lower-skilled adults working to become self-directed, digitally literate learners.
Tags: Information Literacy, Public Libraries, K12/School Media Centers
Mind Mapping to Manage Your World Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): Kathleen Bedor, Principal, Law Library Consultants, Inc.
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Mind Mapping to Manage Your World
Presenter(s): Kathleen Bedor, Principal, Law Library Consultants, Inc.
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Mind mapping software can be an invaluable management tool for data capturing and organization as librarians respond to an increasing demand for new and more sophisticated services. The presenter will demonstrate practical applications for a wide range of tasks: planning, project management, research, current awareness, competitive intelligence, teaching, presenting, and producing eReports. Attendees from all types of libraries will discover personal applications as they move forward in the digital age.
Presenter(s): Aimee Clark, Milford (IA) Memorial Library; Susan Pratt, Milford (IA) Memorial Library
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Mobile Revolution
Presenter(s): Aimee Clark, Milford (IA) Memorial Library; Susan Pratt, Milford (IA) Memorial Library
Thursday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Hands-on (BYOL)
As our society becomes more dependent on mobile devices, libraries need to evolve. Free tools to build a mobile friendly webpage and Android app for your library, mobile catalog circ options, QR codes within your library, social networking, scanning, reference, and more.
Tags: Mobile/Apps
Moving forward on OCLC WorldShare Management Services: current status and future development Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Erica Nutzman, Globe University
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Moving forward on OCLC WorldShare Management Services: current status and future development
Presenter(s): Erica Nutzman, Globe University
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Globe University has been live on OCLC WMS for over one year and much has changed during that time. This session will talk about the current capabilities of the system, how it’s working for Globe, and what future developments are planned.
New Wine into Old Wineskins? Adding the Visual to Literacy Instruction Location: Olin/Rice 350
Presenter(s): Alan W. Aldrich, University Libraries, University of South Dakota; Carol A. Leibiger, University Libraries, University of South Dakota
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
New Wine into Old Wineskins? Adding the Visual to Literacy Instruction
Presenter(s): Alan W. Aldrich, University Libraries, University of South Dakota; Carol A. Leibiger, University Libraries, University of South Dakota
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 350
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Images are significant information carriers in new technologies. Scrutinizing the written word ignores communication work done by images. Intermediality suggests ways to assess images using many of the same criteria for evaluating verbal content, with added visual-literacy criteria. The presenters in this session combine visual and textual literacy into a holistic critical-thinking approach, which enriches interpretation when learners apply rigorous criteria to texts, regardless of their media. Suggestions for such instruction will be provided in a LibGuide.
Tags: Information Literacy
OMG! My metadata is as fresh as the Backstreet Boys: How Google Refine can update… Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Sarah Beth Weeks, St. Olaf College; Elissah Becknell, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
OMG! My metadata is as fresh as the Backstreet Boys: How Google Refine can update…
Presenter(s): Sarah Beth Weeks, St. Olaf College; Elissah Becknell, Minneapolis Community & Technical College
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Missspelings, extra spaces, random;punctuation and wEird CapitalizaTion: Are any of these issues with your metadata? Google Refine is a powerful tool that can solve all of these problems with a single click. Even more amazing, Google Refine allows you to transform your data from one format to another, extend it with web services, and even connect it to linked data sources like Freebase.
Tags: Technical Services, Metadata
Personal Archiving: Helping Users Recognize and Preserve Their Treasures Location: Harmon Room, Library
Presenter(s): 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
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Personal Archiving: Helping Users Recognize and Preserve Their Treasures
Presenter(s): 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
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Harmon Room, Library
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
As our users collect and produce all manner of electronic items, organizing and preserving them is a growing challenge. Following the lead of the Library of Congress’s Personal Archiving initiative, http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/ the University of Minnesota Libraries is investigating user needs and possible solutions. The results of a survey of first year students helped inform our direction. A staff boot camp will build library staff skills, and Web resources and other outreach efforts are planned.
Tags: Academic Libraries, Productivity, Public Access
Piloting eBrarian: An Online Instructional Mode Location: Olin/Rice 350
Presenter(s): Carrie Keillor, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus; Jane Littlefield, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus; Rachel McGee, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Piloting eBrarian: An Online Instructional Mode
Presenter(s): Carrie Keillor, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus; Jane Littlefield, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus; Rachel McGee, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus
Thursday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 350
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
In 2012, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota librarians transformed the Twin Cities campus library’s instructional services. The goals were to expand instructional services while maintaining current staffing models and to provide responsive, relevant, and sustainable instruction that did not take away from class time or add to faculty workloads. The end result was eBrarian, an entirely online instructional model. This session will describe eBrarian’s developmental process, technologies, marketing strategies, lessons learned, and feedback results
Tags: Information Literacy, Tutorials
Raising the Bar: A Library’s Ebook ‘Reader Bar’ Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library; Mary Wussow, Dakota County Library
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Raising the Bar: A Library’s Ebook ‘Reader Bar’
Presenter(s): Beth Gallinger, Dakota County Library; Mary Wussow, Dakota County Library
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
The Dakota County Library’s Wescott branch launched a ‘Reader Bar’ in 2012 with a selection of ebook readers and tablets. Library staff use the Reader Bar to promote their ebook and digital magazine resources, train the public and provide customers with an opportunity to compare devices in a non-commercial setting. Learn the logistics of setting up and locking down devices and using the Reader Bar for changing staff roles and improved staff-customer interactions.
Tags: Public Libraries, eBooks
Road to Endeca: Building an OPAC outside of the box
Location: Olin/Rice 270
Presenter(s): Susan Hansen, Rochester Public Library; Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library; Thuan Nguyen, Rochester Public Library
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Road to Endeca: Building an OPAC outside of the box
Presenter(s): Susan Hansen, Rochester Public Library; Brian Lind, Rochester Public Library; Thuan Nguyen, Rochester Public Library
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 270
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
During a website redesign, our top priority was providing a new OPAC that provided “Google-like” searching of our catalog. Traditional library OPAC vendors weren’t offering what we were looking for, but we discovered Endeca, a commercial service which provides searching for “more than half of top 100 eCommerce sites
Presenter(s): Alyssa Novak, Globe University; Elaine Settergren, Globe University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Humanities 304
Session Type: Hands-On (LAB)
Learn to make library instruction screencasts for your library even if you’re limited by time and budget. Session participants will learn to create library videos with a hands-on, interactive demonstration of the screencast recording process from start to finish using Screencast-O-Matic and YouTube. Participants will discuss other considerations in starting a virtual library instruction program, including accessibility, methods for ongoing maintenance, and the effective placement of videos.
Tags: Public Services, Information Literacy, Tutorials
Scrivener: Organize Your Writing Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Megan Kocher, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Scrivener: Organize Your Writing
Presenter(s): Megan Kocher, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
Scrivener is software developed to help with long writing projects such as screenplays, novels, and dissertations. The University of Minnesota’s Personal Information Management Collaborative, identified Scrivener as a valuable resource for our graduate students to assist with organizing and pulling together the many pieces of information that go into their writing. We are developing a workshop to help students get the most out of this tool. This poster presentation will give an overview of what Scrivener is and show examples of how it can be used to pull together the disparate parts of a written academic work to aid the author and facilitate organization of sources, coding of information, use of multiple forms of media, and a nonlinear writing process.
Tags: Academic, Productivity
Seeking Serendipity with Summon: How Web Scale Discovery Changed How we think about Teaching and Reference Location: Humanities 302
Presenter(s): Jennifer DeJonghe, Metropolitan State University; Michelle Filkins, Metropolitan State University; Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Seeking Serendipity with Summon: How Web Scale Discovery Changed How we think about Teaching and Reference
Presenter(s): Jennifer DeJonghe, Metropolitan State University; Michelle Filkins, Metropolitan State University; Alec Sonsteby, Metropolitan State University
Thursday, 2:30 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Humanities 302
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Has your library struggled to justify purchasing a discovery tool? Are you skeptical that they do all they claim to do? Librarians at Metropolitan State University implemented a Web Scale Discovery tool in 2012 after becoming convinced that we needed to radically change how we provide access to our collections. In this presentation we will discuss how we implemented Serials Solutions Summon and how it is transforming the way we approach reference, instruction, and acquisitions.
Tags: ILS/Discovery Tools
Spectrum of Support: Planning Services for Digital Humanities Scholars Location: Harmon Room, Library
Presenter(s): Jennie Burroughs, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Spectrum of Support: Planning Services for Digital Humanities Scholars
Presenter(s): Jennie Burroughs, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Harmon Room, Library
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
The emergence of digital humanities as a new form of research is challenging scholars to explore new research practices. In turn, the librarians and technologists who support them are challenged to explore new resources, tools, and services to support these efforts. This session will describe user needs in digital humanities, provide an overview of services offered by institutions supporting these scholars, and suggest planning processes based on work underway at the University of Minnesota.
Tags: Digital Humanities , Academic Libraries
Steal this tutorial! Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): Stacy Anderson, Ferris State University; Emily Mitchell, Ferris State University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Steal this tutorial!
Presenter(s): Stacy Anderson, Ferris State University; Emily Mitchell, Ferris State University
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Hands-On (BYOL)
Is your information literacy tutorial outdated? Do you wish it were easier to track learning results from your tutorial? Does the idea of fighting with HTML and computer code make you queasy? Come try out PILOT, an information literacy tutorial running on freely available software. It makes creating/editing content, including interactive assessments, easy for even non-techie librarians. Be ready to roll your sleeves up and try it out!
Tags: Mobile/Apps, Tutorials, Information Literacy
Strong and Free: Building a Resilient Data Store North of the Border Location: Olin/Rice 205
Presenter(s): John Fink, McMaster University; Nick Ruest, York University
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Strong and Free: Building a Resilient Data Store North of the Border
Presenter(s): John Fink, McMaster University; Nick Ruest, York University
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 205
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Cloud technologies are an attractive way to build infrastructure with a minimum of fuss. However, there are instances in which the cloud can fail to live up to expectations, or where legal or ethical considerations make it difficult to trust outside parties. To solve some of these problems, it is possible to build a cloud infrastructure within your institution. There are some exciting new hardware and software developments that put local cloud implementations within easy (or easier) reach for libraries. This session will discuss problems and opportunities with the cloud, along with specific strategies and technologies for local cloud installations. We will focus on the Permafrost project, a cooperative effort by some Ontario academic institutions to build a cheap, redundant, geographically disparate, multi-terabyte data store.
Tags: Cloud Computing, Archives/Repositories
Takin’ It to the Streets: Mobile Library Card Applications for Community Events Location: Olin/Rice 100
Presenter(s): Tammy Wallin Noack, Hennepin County Library
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Takin’ It to the Streets: Mobile Library Card Applications for Community Events
Presenter(s): Tammy Wallin Noack, Hennepin County Library
Thursday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 100
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Community events provide opportunities to engage with new audiences, but these events are often low-tech. Off-site library card applications present a technical challenge for libraries and leave patrons with no tangible takeaway after an event. Learn about Hennepin County Library’s mobile card application system, which connects to the library’s ILS from virtually anywhere and allows new library card registrations on the spot. This session will discuss HCL’s technical setup and its impact on library policies.
Tags: Public Services, Public Libraries, Circulation Services
There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch: Free Software for Ease of Access AND Improved Productivity Location: Olin/Rice 150
Presenter(s): Ernetta Fox, University of South Dakota, Disabilities Services; Danielle Loftus, University of South Dakota, University Libraries
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch: Free Software for Ease of Access AND Improved Productivity
Presenter(s): Ernetta Fox, University of South Dakota, Disabilities Services; Danielle Loftus, University of South Dakota, University Libraries
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 150
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Technology provides a terrific way to remove obstacles to learning. Many of the available tools are free, but what are they? This session will highlight tools such as Evernote products, GoogleDocs, Natural Reader, Fire Vox, ssOverlay, MindMeister, Windows built in products, and more. While these products can be used by libraries as adaptive technologies to provide acess, they also can be used to increase day-to-day productivity of library staff and patrons.
Tags: Staff Training, Productivity
Things in a Flash: K-College iPad Apps Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Presenter(s): Kate Bessey, Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE); Karen Qualey, Bloomington Public Schools; Leann Suchy, Metronet
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Things in a Flash: K-College iPad Apps
Presenter(s): Kate Bessey, Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE); Karen Qualey, Bloomington Public Schools; Leann Suchy, Metronet
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
The first question most people ask when they see an iPad is: “What are your favorite apps?” The iPad is useful, but utilizing apps is why it’s so useful. Come hear about apps for K-6 kids, teens, college students, and adults. We’ll cover a variety of apps that can: help elementary students with math and spelling; engage teens with artwork and science; support college students’ notetaking and research; aid in your creation of infographics; and so much more.
Tags: Mobile/Apps, Youth/Teens
Tracking Book Return Performance with Access Database Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Chris Whidden, Rochester Public Library
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Tracking Book Return Performance with Access Database
Presenter(s): Chris Whidden, Rochester Public Library
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
As the administrative team at Rochester Public Library became interested in collecting data with regard to how our book return system performed, we developed a network-based solution using an Access database that allowed us to collect large quantities of data and making them useful in multiple ways. This poster presentation will provide an overview the implementation of this project as well as the types of data being collected and how it is being used to evaluate and improve the book return process.
Tags: Strategic Planning, Circulation Services
User-Centered Design Approach to Designing a Libraries Website Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Presenter(s): Patrick Patterson, SUNY Potsdam
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
User-Centered Design Approach to Designing a Libraries Website
Presenter(s): Patrick Patterson, SUNY Potsdam
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Campus Center
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
SUNY Potsdam College Libraries unveiled a new website in 2012. The year-long development process for this site was deeply rooted in human computer interaction and this presentation can serve as a model for people who are in the process of designing a new website or thinking about it. The presenter will highlight steps in the process used including learning about the campus community, conducting a card sort, creating concept sketches, developing wireframe models and building an interactive prototype with HTML 5. The presentation will also talk about the interactive approach that was used to gather feedback from potential users along the way. Finally, the difficulties and time constraints that occur when designing a new website from a blank canvas will be discussed.
Tags: Systems/Web, Web Design/Usability
Using CollectionHQ and Supplemental Tools to Rethink Collection Management Location: Olin/Rice 241
Presenter(s): Jake Grussing, Great River Regional Library; Jay Roos, Great River Regional Library
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Using CollectionHQ and Supplemental Tools to Rethink Collection Management
Presenter(s): Jake Grussing, Great River Regional Library; Jay Roos, Great River Regional Library
Wednesday, 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 241
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Although several libraries are using it, there has been little formal discussion of CollectionHQ and its impact on collection maintenance, budgets, and workflow. In 2011 Great River Regional Library (GRRL) began using CollectionHQ in addition to Horizon’s stock rotation module to direct the flow of materials system-wide. GRRL’s IT staff also created a web-based collection tool that functions as a title dashboard. In this session, we’ll discuss how GRRL uses these tools to manage a collection that floats among 32 branches.
Tags: Technical Services
VuFind – A Web 2.0 interface for your library catalog, electronic resources, and more Location: Olin/Rice 243
Presenter(s): Alan Rykhus, MnSCU/PALS; Evan Rusch, Minnesota State University – Mankato
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
VuFind – A Web 2.0 interface for your library catalog, electronic resources, and more
Presenter(s): Alan Rykhus, MnSCU/PALS; Evan Rusch, Minnesota State University – Mankato
Thursday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 243
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
VuFind is an open source Web OPAC overlay that incorporates Web 2.0 functionality. Besides your own catalog records you can add records from digital resources and other repositories. This allows the records to be searched in a single interface. This session will describe and demonstrate some of our VuFind implementations, our plans for VuFind in the future, as well as answer any questions you may have.
Tags: Systems/Web
Web Resource to Connect Instructors to Library E-resources: Supporting Integration of Library Content into the Curriculum Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Presenter(s): Virginia Bach, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Laurel Haycock, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Lois Hendrickson, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Julie Kelly, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Web Resource to Connect Instructors to Library E-resources: Supporting Integration of Library Content into the Curriculum
Presenter(s): Virginia Bach, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Laurel Haycock, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Lois Hendrickson, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities; Julie Kelly, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Thursday, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: Leonard Center Fieldhouse
Session Type: Poster Session
As libraries purchase more electronic materials and instructors add online components to their courses, the learning landscape becomes more complex. Instructors, however, want the process to be as simple as possible, given the multiple demands on their time. At the University of Minnesota Libraries, we have created a Web site to guide instructors as they locate digital content for their students and provide copyright-appropriate access on course Web sites, Moodle, etc. In this poster session, we will address both free and library-purchased materials.
Tags: Academic Libraries, Electronic Textbooks
Webquests: Recycling and Renewing Location: Olin/Rice 270
Presenter(s): Melissa Engleman, University of Minnesota – Morris
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Webquests: Recycling and Renewing
Presenter(s): Melissa Engleman, University of Minnesota – Morris
Wednesday, 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 270
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
WebQuests are online learning modules designed to encourage student participation and exploration. They are uniquely suited to library and information literacy instruction given the prevalence of web searching and the need for students to have information literacy skills when conducting these searches. They create highly independent learners and are inquiry based, rather than the following of linear steps. They also lend themselves to real time assessment of student learning goals. WebQuests have recently undergone a renewed look after falling off the grid for several years. The presentation will take a look at a WebQuest created by the presenter, including its construction, implementation, responses by learners and professors, problems, and assessment issues.
Tags: Public Services, Information Literacy, Tutorials
Websites are for people
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Presenter(s): Matthew Reidsma, Grand Valley State University
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Websites are for people
Presenter(s): Matthew Reidsma, Grand Valley State University
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 250
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
Library websites are notoriously hard to use. Our staff spend much of their time training our patrons to use our online tools, instead of helping to develop deeper skills. We can learn from fields like evolutionary psychology and video game design to build helpful and powerful websites that people can actually use, where the burden of teaching how to use the tools falls to the tools themselves.
Tags: Web Design/Usability
What a MESS! Implementing Licensed and Free Mobile Applications for Electronic Library Resources Location: Olin/Rice 350
Presenter(s): Bobby Bothmann, Minnesota State University – Mankato; Casey Duevel, Minnesota State University - Mankato; Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
What a MESS! Implementing Licensed and Free Mobile Applications for Electronic Library Resources
Presenter(s): Bobby Bothmann, Minnesota State University – Mankato; Casey Duevel, Minnesota State University - Mankato; Nat Gustafson-Sundell, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Wednesday, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM
Location: Olin/Rice 350
Session Type: Traditional Lecture
More patrons are using their smart phones and tablets to access library resources as providers add specific applications or Web functionality for their products. This session will cover library services on mobile devices such as e-books, e-journals, electronic indexes, and other mobile applications. We will discuss those subscription services that are mobile ready like Ebsco Host and LibGuides and mobile add-ons such as the iPad app for The Chronicle and the impact this has on licensing and support.
Tags: Mobile/Apps
Working with Institutional Records: An Overview of a Project at the Mpls Institute of Arts Location: Olin/Rice 243
Presenter(s): Stephanie Kays, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Janice Lea Lurie, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Jessica McIntyre, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Working with Institutional Records: An Overview of a Project at the Mpls Institute of Arts
Presenter(s): Stephanie Kays, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Janice Lea Lurie, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Jessica McIntyre, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Wednesday, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Olin/Rice 243
Session Type: Traditional lecture
Before implementing wide-scale technology to organize institutional records, you must first have a strategy for the identification and arrangement of these intellectual assets. Establishing an archives/ records management program is a preliminary cornerstone to future initiatives that focus on digital technologies. Hear from the Library & Archives staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts about their work on an NHPRC grant project to gain intellectual control over their institution’s documentary holdings.
Tags: Archives/Repositories, Metadata, Public Services
