WiLSWorld Conference: July 23-24, 2008 at the Madison Pyle Center.
We are very pleased to announce that Roy Tennant will be our opening-day
keynote.
Roy Tennant is a Senior Program Officer for OCLC Programs and Research. He is the owner of the Web4Lib and XML4Lib electronic discussions, and the creator and editor of Current Cites, a current awareness newsletter published every month since 1990. His books include Managing the Digital Library (2004), XML in Libraries (2002), Practical HTML: A Self-Paced Tutorial (1996), and Crossing the Internet Threshold: An Instructional Handbook (1993). Roy wrote a monthly column on digital libraries for Library Journal 1997-2007 and has written numerous articles in other professional journals. In 2003, he received the American Library Association's LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Excellence in Communication for Continuing Education. (see Roy's website)
John Blyberg will be the plenary speaker on Wednesday afternoon.
John Blyberg is currently the Head of Technology and Digital Initiatives at Darien Library in Connecticut. He was formerly the System Administrator and Lead Developer for the Ann Arbor District Library in Michigan.
R David Lankes will be delivering the second day keynote
R. David Lankes is director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, and an associate professor in Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Lankes has always been interested in combining theory and practice to create active research projects that make a difference. Past projects include the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, the Gateway to Education Materials, AskERIC and the Virtual Reference Desk. Lankes' more recent work involves how participatory concepts can reshape libraries and credibility. This work expands his ongoing work to understand the integration of human expertise in information systems. (see R. David's website)
Please note: the following is a tentative schedule! The final agenda will be very close to this one. In particular, the days on which sessions are scheduled should remain as outlined here.
- Tom Zillner
Times | Wednesday, July 23rd |
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| 9:00-1015 | Keynote: Libraries in a Networked World Roy Tennant Although libraries were among the first professions to adopt the Internet (with realtors still lagging far behind), we have yet to fully grasp the potential of the network and how we can transform what we do to better serve the needs of our users. What opportunities does the Internet provide and how can we move library services to the network level at web scale? |
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10:30-11:45 | Three
Concurrent Sessions |
| A Conversation With Roy Tennant |
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Aeon and Ares Rich Stryker, Atlas Systems Inc. talks about their products Aeon (special collections management) and Ares (reserves management). |
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WorldCat Local at the University of Washington Jennifer Ward, University of Washington The University of Washington Libraries has been using OCLC's beta WorldCat Local (WCL) product as its default OPAC since April 2007. WCL provides a localized version of WorldCat.org with custom branding and relevancy ranking that puts local and consortial collections first and interoperates with UW's pre-existing integrated library system (ILS) and fulfillment systems. This session will review WCL's architecture, usability testing and user experiences from UW, and the substantial impacts that WCL has had on the university’s interlibrary loan and consortial delivery systems. |
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1:15-2:30 | Plenary
Session What happens if we let our users collaborate with one another, comment on our blogs, run amok through our catalogs, and generally speak their minds? Will anarchy and mediocrity lay waste to our carefully hand-crafted libraries? Or will we evolve to take advantage of web 2.0 so that it, too, will help fulfill the Library's mission--to enrich, encourage, enlighten, and aid in the pursuit of democracy? Trust is good. John will tell you why. |
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2:45-4:00 | Three
Concurrent Sessions |
| Leveraging the WorldCat Grid” Roy Tennant OCLC's WorldCat Grid offers a wide array of bibliographic data and services via a suite of application program interfaces (APIs). This session will introduce WorldCat Grid Services and the supporting OCLC Developer's Network as well as demonstrate applications that use these services. |
| Open Source Library Automation: All Grown Up Joshua Ferraro, LibLime The past few years have seen major milestones in open-source library automation: several open-source ILSes are now available, including Koha, OPALS, OpenBiblio, PMB, Evergreen and NewGenLib. Joshua Ferraro, CEO of LibLime, gives an overview of these developments and will discuss why open-source software will continue to change the face of library technology and empower libraries. For libraries who fear they can't take advantage of the benefits of open source, Ferraro will discuss the perceived barriers to implementation and show how libraries can now enjoy the advantages of open source--with or without an IT staff. |
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Developing a Virtual Community for Nursing Practice: UW Oshkosh College of Nursing in Second Life Debbi Duncan, UW-Oshkosh Second Life® facilitates collaboration and co-creation and is a great platform for engaging students in active and experiential learning in authentic contexts. It encourages social and peer learning. A grant sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA) was secured with the primary objective of helping nursing faculty infuse technology into a collaborative online program. The UW Oshkosh College of Nursing utilizes Second Life to offer virtual classes in a virtual learning environment. This presentation will focus on how we developed our Second Life presence with the intent of enhancing distance learning with immersion learning experiences. |
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| Thursday, July 24th |
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8:30-10:00 _________ | Member
Breakfast Program |
10:15-11:30 |
Keynote: The Dewey-Level Shift |
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| 11:45-1:00 __________ |
Three Concurrent Sessions __________________________ |
| A Conversation With David Lankes |
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WALDO, LibLime, and Koha delivery. WALDO is now in the second year of a three year program to move 19 of its member libraries to KohaZoom, one of the most popular Open Source ILS systems now coming into use. Mr. Stromquist will present background on the WALDO Open Source decision and describe benefits projected for participating libraries. As part of the project WALDO has negotiated a consortial contract with LibLime that is available to other libraries either singly or as groups. Becky Bell will follow with an update on the current development efforts underway at WALDO to implement additional academic support features in Koha. Becky will describe the content of the 35 plus development projects, the organizational structure, the development methodology, and the project management and review processes used in the project. |
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| Public Access: We Lobbied For It, Now Let's Make It Work Julie Schneider, UW-Madison Expanding access to bioscience research has long been an integral part of the scholarly communication discussion. The NIH Public Access Policy is at the forefront of a worldwide movement to advance science by removing barriers and opening collaborative research opportunities. One of the activities of the UW-Madison Scholarly Communication and Publishing Committee is to assist researchers and the campus in complying with the new NIH policy and to engage researchers in broader discussions of public access to information. Join Julie as we talk about the current changes happening in scientific information exchange and scholarly communication. |
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