Field Trip

The Number 5 Monterey-Carmel takes about 20 minutes to go from the transit station (near Trader Joes pick up some snacks) to the shopping district in Carmel. If you get off at Ocean Avenue its an easy walk to the beach. Lots of soft white sand and roaring surf. Not at all over crowded in October.

Follow Ups

services for screecasters free or web based:
http://jingproject.com/
Screencast-O-Matic .com
ScreenToaster .com
Screenr .com
ScreenCastle .com
Screenjelly .com

info:
http://thesceencastinghandbook.com/
http://scrast.net/
http://delicious.com/tag/screencasting
http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Tutorials

Hosting:

YouTube
Vimeo
Viddler
Screencast.com
TeacherTube
BlipTV

tools:

Embedr

Examples and sharing:

http://ants.wetpaint.com/ Animated Tutorial Sharing Project

http://lib20pbworks.com/resources library projects

Thanks to P. Pival / IL 2009

Last night's Rockin' Battle Deck was very inspirational. Afterwards, I came up with this ditty for the tune 'An American Band' by Grand Funk Railroad.

We're Your Librarians!

Out on the desk for forty long hours
Last night in Skype ref, put me in the sours
Tweet tweet Mebo, is that a fact?
We'll do your whole search, that's just our opening act.



Up all night with Jing -n- Bing-
I got to tell you readings more my thing.
Booze and cupcakes keep me right-
As long as I can make it out the door tonight.



We're Your Librarians
We're Your Librarians
We're comin to your town
We'll help you Google on down
Were Your Librarians



Four young Next Gens in Omaha
Waiting for the 'briarians to return from the back-
A feelin' good, feelin' right and it's Saturday night
The Library Assistant, he was outta sight.



Now these fine ladies they had a plan
They was out to meet their librarian!
They said come on ma'm, lets get it on!
And we proceeded to tear that homework down!

We're Your Librarians x4
Repeat! with Whhoooos

(instrumental break and guitar roaring)

We're Your Librarians x4 (much whhooo -ing)
(don't forget the Googling on down)
Repeat with Whhoooos

Bit Rot - Do We Got?

Thoughts about today's keynote: Bit rot - digitized information is subject to decay over time and as transported through different channels and media. It also occurs when information stored over periods of time can no longer be accessed because the storage device is outmoded or the program code that was used to translate the information is no longer supported by current programming. It was suggested that the answer may be in moving ideas and information into "the cloud" and using open source software code to encode - therefore avoiding the potential problem of getting access to the code at a time when the owner is no longer licensing access but is also not willing to give freely. Another problem that could be potentially solved by moving toward cloud computing would be the problem of bandwidth access - more options and openness could create a more competitive atmosphere for access providers. (Personally I have my doubts about this - I don't see the playing field leveling for poorer folk through the agency of phone and cable companies). The idea that the access market is not as robust as it could be is certainly very solid. Another concern is the lack of real privacy on the web coupled with the expectation of anoyminity - there is a lot of monitoring going on to protect us from virus problems etc but it is still monitoring. We should be working on this even as we move forward into more open source platforms and more social networking tools.
GoogleWave software will create a future environment that uses one preferred comunication form which the user configures (like a blog dashboard?) as a conduit for any type of communication tool that friends/followers/co-workers etc use - so there would be one picture for all the rss, twitter, email, blogs a user works with and a way to translate anything they want to reply with as any other form of communication.

Tuesday Three

Cybertour Wikipedia
Brenda Hough, Continuing Education Consultant, Northeast Kansas Library System
This cybertour highlights ways in which Wikipedia is being used, the nitty-gritty details of how it is edited, and discusses implications for information professionals as we design and direct individuals to information sources


Extreme Makeover: Redesigning Digital Services
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM - Steinbeck Forum (Conference Center)
Kara Reuter, Digital Library Manager, Worthington Libraries
Char Booth, E-Learning Librarian, University of California, Berkeley

In the era of Web 2.0, libraries can offer a wider variety of digital services than ever before, but how do you decide which services? Reuter outlines the comprehensive process used by Worthington Libraries to complete the recent redesign of the library website and to determine their range of digital services. Learn how the libraries incorporated the extensive feedback gathered to deliver a usable new website and dynamic online presence. Booth considers how environmental scanning and other methods of user research can inform library decision-making. She discusses her April
Rockin’ Battle Decks
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM - DeAnza I & II (Portola)

HOST: Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library
MUSICIANS: Richard Geiger, Information & News Consultant, & Tim DeWolf, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
PRESENTERS: Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library; Amy Buckland, McGill University; Nancy Dowd, State Library of New Jersey; Michael Porter, WebJunction; Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
JUDGES & SLIDE CREATORS: Sarah Houghton-Jan, San Jose Public Library; Aaron Schmidt, DCPL; Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University; Jeff Wisniewski, University of Pittsburgh; Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates; Stephen Abram, SirsiDynix; Richard Hulser, Library Consultant

Join our evening of fun and music featuring our first-ever “Battle Decks Spectacular!” Also known as “PowerPoint Karaoke,” our willing participants make a coherent presentation based on hand-selected, seemingly unrelated slides that they see for the first time live on stage. After a fantastic musical interlude, the participants face judgment, with the winner to be determined based on overall awesomeness. Hilarity, along with some learning, is guaranteed for all!

Tuesday Two

Web 2.0 for Tough Times
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM - DeAnza I & II (Portola)
Ms. Jaye A. H. Lapachet, Manager of Library Services, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
Camille Reynolds MLS, Director, Research & Information Services, Nossaman LLP
Kendra K. Levine, Librarian, Institute of Transportation Studies Library

In tough economic times, it is important to maximize information and knowledge management efforts by using cost-effective tools to repurpose information the library staff is already gathering. Law libraries are often behind the times in terms of technology; however, Lapachet and Reynolds discuss Web 2.0 tools for the intranet to refeed information to attorneys, using 2.0 tools to push the boundaries of information-sharing and collaboration in the law firm/corporate environment, as well as some of the successes and failures of the tools tried. Levine discusses how transportation libraries are engaging their organizations with new technologies and education to
impact all users. She illustrates with a website put together for the transportation industry.


Archive Metamorphosis: Caterpillar to Social Computing Butterfly
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM - DeAnza I & II (Portola)
Gerry Lukos, Research Analyst, Intel Library, Intel Corporation
Jody Hopper, Program/Project Manager, Intel Library, Intel Corporation
Carlotta Knapo, Project Manager, Intel Lilbrary Web & Systems Group, Intel Corporation

Intel Library’s Virtual Research Library (VRL) database was initially developed to enable company employees to access technical papers and presentations authored by other Intel employees. Through the years, the VRL has taken on more “duties,” features have been added to enhance usability, and historical content has been added to make the content more robust. Presenters discuss how the VRL has evolved from a simple document archive to a sophisticated tool that Intel authors use to initiate and track the manuscript approval process required by the legal department. We will also show Web 2.0 features that are being added to increase the value of the VRL for employees who use it to research technology questions and how the content is being repurposed to create new products, including an expert-finding tool.

Tuesday One

OPENING KEYNOTE — Libraries of the Future: Places of Desire
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM - San Carlos Ballroom (Marriott)
Paul Holdengraber, Director, Public Programs, New York Public Library

In his position as founder, curator and voice of “LIVE from the NYPL,” Holdengraber thinks up “programs that will stimulate intellectual fervor, inspire discussion and dissent, and create forums to bring books and people together–cognitive theater.” Following his interview of Vint Cerf, Holdengraber is himself interviewed about why he believes public conversations are a fundamental way to make libraries irresistible, ensuring their everlasting importance; how to take advantage of the “afterlife of the conversation”; how to create moments of magic; and tips for oxygenating and transforming libraries for the future. Join this funny, knowledgeable, and insightful speaker; he'll make your day!

Making Virtual (VR) Reference Multidimensional
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM - Steinbeck Forum (Conference Center)
William Breitbach, Librarian, California State University, Fullerton
Mike Demars, Librarians, California State University, Fullerton
Linda Bedwell, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Dalhousie University Libraries

After more than a decade of VR services, problems persist: absence of a reference interview, communication limitations, extended transaction times, concerns about the quality of instruction, and technological problems. The first presentation looks at how to address these problems using simple-to-use and free technology, including Jing (for on-the-fly videos); on-the-fly webpage annotation with text, graphics, audio, or webcam; harnessing the power of YouTube; embedded IM, and more. Bedwell shows how, by experimenting with free online communications tools, strategic online placement, and other innovative solutions, the Novanet Live Help online reference service has established itself as a highly valued and much-used service. In 1 year, during which Dalhousie cancelled their virtual reference software subscription and adopted chat widgets in its place, usage statistics skyrocketed fivefold.