Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Friday, September 19, 2008
SUPER CONFERENCE 2009
The 107th Annual Conference of the Ontario Library Association SUPER CONFERENCE 2009January 28 - January 31, 2009 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Details, click here
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Conference Session Visualization -- Best Practices
PS. I wish they'd bring this Useful Chemistry visualizer to OLA? Hello: Are you bringing this creative mind, otherwise at the least change the Chemistry we have--that which is now static?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Mementoes For All Friends-of-Libraries
Some more if you like it:
PS. I am not the first librarian to wear this hat of using the imagechef tool, there are others too: Library and Technology PLC, Senior Friendly Libraries , etc. etc..
My previous post:
Monday, March 3, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update VIII
- Evergreen workshop at code4lib 2008
26 Feb 2008 by nospam@example.com (Dan Scott) This laptop worked fine with the projector at the OLA Superconference just a few weeks ago, and Bill was afflicted by the same problem - so it really put a crimp in my ability to switch from the presentation to the live install image. ...CoffeeCode : Dan Scott, Caffeinated Librarian... - - ONTARIO'S CENTENNIAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES, 1967
22 Feb 2008 by Lorne Bruce Now for the latest presentation at OLA SuperConference on February 1st -- a PDF version of my talk to an avid group of library history people who got to discuss Canada's centennial year and some of the libraries that were built at that ...Libraries Today Blog - - OLA Super Conference notes
20 Feb 2008 by Alex Yarrow I was at the OLA Super Conference last week, and attended two particularly cool sessions. I thought I would share some highlights from my notes with you! Session # 418: Open Source and Libraries in the Developing World with Bess Sadler, ...CLA Montreal Chapter
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update VII
- EGERTON RYERSON'S LIBRARY SYTEM
18 Feb 2008 by Lorne Bruce OK, another OLA SuperConference in Toronto has come and gone at the start of February along with the snowstorm! I was lucky to make it to the Metro Convention Centre to give a presentation on "Centennial Libraries" that were built ...- Wild Ride buzzes OLA Super Conference
18 Feb 2008 by liam As one of the few graphic novels specifically written for kids, Wild Ride caused a good deal of buzz at the recent OLA Super Conference. Thanks to all the teacher-librarians who said hi and got a copy for their school library. ...- WIN.
16 Feb 2008 Heading to the OLA Super Conference. SD Bill Would Allow Higher Brand Fee. Council OKs disaster plan. RADIO CONTROL CAR. Bhutan blast. Pat-In Pie Crust (No-Roll). High-tech fish count. Billerica election heats up. ...
- Backlog:
- Thank-You, OLA!
5 Feb 2008 by Ami Just back from a short trip to Toronto where I picked up this gorgeous Evergreen Award from the Ontario Library Association (in the middle of a howling snowstorm, I might add...) We maritime mommies... [[ This is a content summary only. ...- The Surfacing of Slow Library: OLA Super Conference 2008
1 Feb 2008 by John It could be said that Slow Library represents a better balance of people and technology, and that seemed to be a significant part of the agenda at OLA 2008. A keynote speaker today was Carl Honoré, author of In Praise of Slow: How a ...- Upcoming events…
21 Jan 2008 by justinelibrary OLA 2008. David Sharron and I will be presenting a poster session entitled “Adventures in English Literature” on Friday, February 1. The session will detail our Special Collections/digital resources workshops offered to English students ...NB. Click here for all updates (of The OLA Superconference 2008 Blog's MEDIA MONITORING)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update VI
- Learning 2.0 at OLA Super Conference
13 Feb 2008 by angelacw I had the opportunity to attend the OLA Super Conference recently. One of the sessions I attended was “Moving Your Library to 2.0 and Beyond”, with Amanda Etches-Johnson (McMaster University), Gail Richardson, and Beckie MacDonald ...mélange - - Through a glass darkly...
11 Feb 2008 by librarianinblack@gmail.com If you're not up for a full book that questions and criticizes the house that the web built, at least see what Keen said in a speech he gave at the Ontario Library Association's Super Conference (blogged gloriously by Amanda ...LibrarianInBlack - - Review: Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock
11 Feb 2008 by Jen The other week when I was at the OLA Super Conference, I picked up just two books, and this was one of them. See, unlike many librarians, I'm not into the whole "grab a load of free crap" when it comes to the vendor expo. ... - What should a literate teacher be able to do?
10 Feb 2008 by Diana Deco This is quoted from David Warlick's blog 2c worth, who wrote these notes live from Stephen Heppel's keynote address at the 105th annual OLA Super Conference on January 30th. Heppell asked a group of students what a literate teacher ... - Finding the Fit
10 Feb 2008 by drbrucepk He’s commenting on a keynote by Stephen Heppell at the Ontario Library Association, and Heppell had asked students what a technology literate teacher should be able to do and they listed these things: ...The International Teacher - - Backlog:
- OLA Post: part two
9 Feb 2008 by Michelle Session # 303 Blogging in the Library Jessica Olliver, MLIS Candidate, University of Western Ontario. Jess is a friend and I was thrilled to see her present at the conference. This was a really good overview of the blogging basics and ... - Long overdue OLA post: part one 9 Feb 2008 by Michelle For those not in the biz, OLA is the Ontario Library Association, and the supercoference is huge, over 4500 attendees this year, all of whom have a connection to the library community. The conference does maintain a website, ...Yarns from M. : An Earnest, Savvy, Fetching... -
- Superconference 2008
8 Feb 2008 by glowworm I’ve been to recent Sirsidynix Superconferences, but am tending to the “no-go” for 2008. I thought last year’s event was good for content, and while luxuriating at length in a bathtub in my room that might have been used by some ... - Exhuming Taddle Creek
6 Feb 2008 toronto-sewer.jpg I met up with my editor on Friday after the OLA Super Conference. Although it will still be a couple of weeks before we can get into the serious editing of The Young City, we discussed some ideas. ... - This is a great video - Stephen Heppell was the keynote at OLA ...
5 Feb 2008 by tldlblog This is a great video - Stephen Heppell was the keynote at OLA Superconference and everyone is talking about him. Here is Stephen talking about technology in education. youtube=http://youtube. com/v/W2YCOhljF6U. - Deb's Totally Unofficial OLA Conference Blog, The Second
31 Jan 2008 by Deb Oh, kids. What a day I had. Never mind that I went over to the CBC museum, saw the tickle trunk and the Friendly Giant's Castle, never mind that I had a 'hey how you doin'" head-nod moment with Brent Bambury (I'd have preferred George ... - OLA Conference
30 Jan 2008 by Mr. T. Looking for Mr. Thomson or Mrs. Brown during Exam Return Day or the Feb. 1 PD Day? You'll find them at the Ontario Library Association Conference in Toronto! We'll be back for the start of Semester 2 on Monday; if you have library needs ... - Blog the OLA conference!
22 Jan 2008 by Jen Hey there. I just saw this posted and thought I'd share it with you. Unfortunately my laptop is too dilapidated (missing keys, shorted-out battery, etc.) that I really don't use it anymore except in my bed (well, last week I did use it ... - Research Help Debriefing Jan. 21, 2008
21 Jan 2008 by rhblog The OLA conference is next week Friday. Please make sure you have it in Corporate Time so that Frances can do the scheduling. Janice will not be starting at the Research Help Desk until the summer, due to other projects. ...
NB. Click here for all updates (of The OLA Superconference 2008 Blog's MEDIA MONITORING)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
OLA's Super Conference 2008: Session Presentations
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 @ 9:30 AM-4 PM
- No iPod Required, Katina Papulkas :Session Presentation (.ppt)Podcasting (.pdf)Audacity download (.pdf)Control Toolbar (.pdf)Podcast Resources and Bibliography (.pdf)Audacity effects and audio (.pdf)Export Audacity MPS (.pdf)
Thursday, January 31, 2008 @ 9:05 AM
- How and Why to Bring Users Into the Service and Web Design Process Session Presentation Patricia Eastman (.pdf) / Session Presentation Terry Costantino (.pdf) / Session Presentation Melanie Rodney (.pdf)
- Libraries on the Go. A Shared Experience. Session Presentation Barbara Franchetto (.ppt)
- How and Why to Bring Users Into the Service and Web Design Process Session Presentation Patricia Eastman (.pdf) / Session Presentation Terry Costantino (.pdf) / Session Presentation Melanie Rodney (.pdf)
- Libraries on the Go. A Shared Experience. Session Presentation Barbara Franchetto (.ppt)
- “I just got hired, now what?” Transitioning From Classroom To Workplace Session Presentation (.pdf)
- Connecting for Learning: The TL as Interdisciplinarian Session Presentation (.ppt) / Handout (.doc)
- IM a Librarian: the Meebo, Skype-Unyte Solution Session Presentation (.ppt)
- New Learning Spaces to Foster a Collaborative Information Learning Community for Students Session Presentation (.zip)
- Social and Economic Value of Your Library to Your Community Session Presentation Martin Gómez (.ppt)
- Character Education @ your library Session Presentation (.ppt)Handout - Books for Building Character (.doc)Handout - Grade 7 Language lesson (.doc)Handout - Grade 10 Civics lesson (.doc)Handout - Grade 10 Careers activity (.doc)
- Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience of ESL students: A Collaborative Model Session Presentation (.pdf)
- Webquests for Literature and Information Circles Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Tipping Point and Your School Library Program Session Presentation (.ppt)- HandoutsThe Tipping Point and Your School Library Program (.doc)Thank You For: (.doc)Partners Library Coupons 1 (.pdf)Partners Library Coupons 2 (.pdf)
- "Here There Be Dragons"...Dispelling the Myths and Charting a Course to Roving Handout - Participant Material (.pdf)Handout - Additional Sources (.doc)
- Picture-book Perfect Selections Handout (.pdf)
- Get Smart @Your School Library Handout (.doc)
Friday, February 1, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
- Connecting With South Asian Customers: Developing Cultural Awareness Session Presentation Sarala Uttangi (.ppt)
- Engaging Your Community Through Assessment Session Presentation (.pdf)
- Information Literacy and the Contributions of Library Technicians in the Academic Library Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Listening to Your Library: How People with Vision Loss See Your On-Line Library Services Session Presentation Margaret Williams (.zip)
- Plagiarism in Canada and the Library's Response Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Understanding Academic Misconduct in Canadian PSE Julia Christensen Hughes (.ppt)Works Cited Joy Muller (.doc)
- Rainbow Treasure Chest: Nuggets for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and Transgender Users Session Presentation (.ppt)Partial List of Elementary Titles... (.doc)Partial List of Secondary Titles... (.doc)
- The Ontario Time Machine Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Why Values Matter: The Power of Values Governance At Markham Public Libraries Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Social Networking: Innovation and Research Session Presentation (.ppt)
Libraries and Literacy Working Together Session Presentation (.ppt) - Making Better Decisions: Incorporating Evidence into your Practice Session Presentation (.ppt)Handout (.doc)
- Media Literacy - Making Movies and Posters Session Presentation (.ppt)• Handouts:Stop Film Animation (.doc)The Big Five questions for media literacy (.doc)Animation Rubric (.pdf)How to create a Read poster in Fireworks (.doc)Using Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2 (.doc)READ Poster (.doc)
- International Role of a National Institution: Challenges and Best Practices at LAC Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Influence Without Authority Session Presentation (.ppt)
- Librarianship as a Profession: The Top Ten Trends and What They Mean For Your Career Handout (.doc)
Saturday, February 2, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
- Inside Out: Library Services At Point Of Need Session Presentation (.ppt)- HandoutsGraduate Focus Groups - Questions (.doc)Graduate Student Survey (.pdf)Library Instruction - Student Evaluation (.doc)Pre-Test Information Literacy Questionnaire (.doc)
- Talking to Strangers: Personalizing the Reference Interview Session Presentation (.pps)Handout (.pdf)
- Designing Assignments Worth the Effort Session Presentation (.ppt)Handout - Designing Assignments that Work (.doc)
- Working with an Outside Agency to Conduct a Community Survey: The Burlington Experience Telephone Survey (.doc)Proposal Authorization Form – market research services (.pdf)
- RDA : the Inside Story Session Presentation [English français] Ingrid Parent (.ppt)Session Presentation Marcia Salmon (.pdf)Session Presentation Patricia Longo (.ppt)
- Making it Theirspace! New and Practical Ways to Attract Teens to the Public Library Session Presentation (.pdf)
- Marketing on a Small Budget: a Toolkit and the Proof It Works Session Presentation Karen Thistle and Douglas Davey (.ppt)
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Monday, February 11, 2008
OLA slide show
Note for any one who is interested in going 2.0:
Saturday, February 9, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update V
- 7 months to grow up or till Graduation
9 hours ago by Book Lover I was at the Ontario Library Association conference last weekend volunteering. It was quite an exciting experience. It would have been more exciting had I not been sick. I had a quick look around the Exposition Hall (where all the ...- OLA
7 Feb 2008 by Alyssa Orca authors leave no book unsigned at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference last weekend:. Raquel Rivera signs… and signs… and signs… and signs… (more…)- share your experience and volunteer
7 Feb 2008 by Jennifer I'm back from OLA Super Conference 2008 where I made myself available as a volunteer, spending time over two days at the mentoring booth. I spoke with people interested in career shifts, those moving from the US and those who have.- * SUPER CONFERENCE'S UNIQUE BRAND OF EDUCATION
6 Feb 2008 Another Super Conference is over and what an excellent run of speakers and sessions we have had once more. Ethan Zuckerman, Irshad Manji, Carl Honoré provided enormous buzz with their dynamic and provocative presentations. ...OLA Headline Stories - - References- Exhuming Taddle Creek
6 Feb 2008 toronto-sewer.jpg I met up with my editor on Friday after the OLA Super Conference. Although it will still be a couple of weeks before we can get into the serious editing of The Young City, we discussed some ideas. ...- Best Bets, in books AND in friends This is a photo of Melanie with ...
6 Feb 2008 by The Mysterious Mrs. Jackson While Melanie was in TO for the recent OLA SuperConference, she found out that the Ontario Library Association has named Shadows on the Train one of its Best Bets for Children 2007. Yay! Thanks, OLA! Hey, and thanks to Gianna for taking ...- Wild Wednesday
6 Feb 2008 by Matthew A PowerPoint slideshow from an OLA SuperConference Session - Building Capacity for Learning: Learning 2.0. I'm not quite done going through it yet, but it's well worth the time. (via Stephen's Lighthouse) ...- Flu trumps blogging (and pretty much everything else)
5 Feb 2008 by Meredith Farkas All in all, it was a great conference and I learned about some exciting projects being developed by Ontario libraries. I’m definitely impressed with how collaborative libraries are in Ontario and wish we had that same spirit of ...- More Tag Clouds
5 Feb 2008 Last Thursday, I posted my notes from Andrew Keens presentation at the Ontario Library Association conference in Toronto. What’s in that blog are some fairly word-for-word quotes from his address, where I think he drew some unfair and ...- Those Super Librarians!
4 Feb 2008 by patricia storms Just a quick note to thank all the wonderful librarians and technicians who came by the Scholastic booth on Friday at the OLA Super Conference to get a signed copy of 13 Ghosts of Halloween. It was wonderful meeting you all, ...- OLA presentation
3 Feb 2008 by admin I presented a session called IM a Librarian: The Meebo, Skype-Unyte Solution at this year’s OLA Super Conference. Here are the PowerPoint slides. The slides leave out a lot. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions.NB. Click here for all updates (of The OLA Superconference 2008 Blog's MEDIA MONITORING)
Friday, February 8, 2008
Ethan Zuckerman Blogs OLA Super Conference
One of the spin-off benefits of inviting a blogger to speak at the Super Conference is that we're also likely to get blogged. True to form Zuckerman posted some fascinating pieces related on the Conference.
Only just hours after his plenary, a post appeared on Zuckerman's blog entitled Help, I'm surrounded by librarians. Zuckerman writes a bit about how pleased he is to have been invited to a gathering of librarians and finds significant areas of overlap with his own interests.
Okay, so I’m at Canada’s largest gathering of librarians. There are likely 4500 librarians from across Ontario in a conference center located in the funky-shaped shadow of the CN Tower. I’m here because I’ve been asked to give a keynote this afternoon. When I got the invitation, I assumed that the Ontario Library Association had wanted to invite David Weinberger, realized he was busy and invited me instead. To my surprise and pleasure, the folks who invited me, knew my work and hoped I’d come to Ontario to talk about some of the issues I addressed at the Idea Festival in Louisville late last year - the internet in the developing world, homophily, serendipity, xenophilia. Which should be fun… for me at least.
Zuckerman then goes on to cover in detail session 418 entitled "Open Source and Libraries in the Developing World" by Bess Sadler, Randy Metcalfe and Nasser Saleh who presented on the eIFL project (Electronic Informatio for Libraries). He describes the eIFL project as one area in which there is enormous overlap between his work and that of librarians.
His post entitled Oh Canada is not directly related to the Conference but at least we can take some credit for getting him up here and inspiring him to muse: "Oh Canada, that frigid, yet funky land. You have ever so much to teach us."
Finally there is Zuckerman's fascinating post on one of the spotlight speakers, Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur who spoke about "The Democritization of Web 2.0 and Digital Narcissism". There was a nice (but unintentional) point-counterpoint to having Zuckerman and Keen booked back to back since in many ways they represent diametrically opposed perspectives on the issue of the potential of the internet for social (and political) transformation. Zuckerman was keenly (pun not intended) aware of the contrast. Unfortunately Keen was oblivious. Zuckerman writes:
I hadn’t realized, when I signed up for the gig, that I was speaking directly before Andrew Keen. Keen is one of the hottest internet skeptics right now, and has been touring to promote his book, “Cult of the Amateur”. My friend David Weinberger has been invited to debate Keen several times, most notably in the Wall Street Journal, and I found myself worrying that I’d been put on stage as a cyberutopian strawman for Keen to batter afterwards. As it turns out, that wasn’t the intention. I addressed a plenary session, then Keen ran one of a dozen simultaneous sessions. To the two hundred or so crammed into a too-small room for Keen’s talk, it likely felt that he was responding directly to my optimism about the internet - as it turns out, he hadn’t actually caught my talk, which meant that the conflict between our worldviews was an inherent one, not one created by the structure of the conference.
Too bad we didn't think to set up a debate. Zuckerman was hoping to engage Keen during his Q&A:
I had my hand up for much of the question and answer session, but didn’t get to offer my query. I got asked by several people afterwards what I wanted to ask. Basically, I planned to ask Keen when he’d become worth listening to. He argues that we should listen to experts, not to amateurs… but this is his first book. Did he become an expert in a single moment of enlightenment? Or when the check from the publisher cleared? If it wasn’t a quantum process, was there a moment as a very good amateur where he was suddently worth listening to? And if so, doesn’t that mean that there could be, theoretically, out there on the citizen-generated internet, someone else worth his time to listen to?
The discussion then continues in the comments with interesting personalities like Larry Sanger (of Citizendium) and author David Weinberger weighing in.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update IV
OLA SuperConference Session
5 Feb 2008 by stephen
We did a session for the OLA SuperConference in Toronto on Saturday. Here are the PPT's. Building Capacity for Learning: Lerning 2.0. Stephen.
Stephen's Lighthouse -
Présentation Evergreen / OLA Super Conference
5 Feb 2008 by Camille Espiau
Une présentation d'Evergreen, intitulée "Evergreen : state of the open-source ILS", a été faite le 01/02/08 par Dan Scott, lors de l'Ontario Library Association Super Conference (OLA Super Conference). Le diaporama est disponible sur ...
Groupe de réflexion sur les SIGB libres -
OLA Super Conference
5 Feb 2008 by ebonymoonblade
Greetings, all. Last week was wonderful week in that I got the chance to go to the big OLA Super Conference. Our school paid for our trip down to see the Expo, which is where every library-related vendor in the country tries to be. ...
Ebony's journal -
"...A Great Presentation at the OLA Super Conference!"
4 Feb 2008 by Of Peter,
"Dear Peter, Thank you so much for your great presentation at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference today! You have put together a very informative and thought-provoking session. In an ever growing media-blitzed society, ...
Peter Stranks-Photography, Advertising... - - References
Who is Citing / Promoting this Blog
- Connie Crosby says she found Ontario Library Association Superconference 2008 - Blog -- cited by John Dupuis at Confessions of a Science Librarian
- Jen @ Canuck Librarian posted the call for bloggers to Blog the OLA conference!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update III
"...A Great Presentation at the OLA Super Conference!"
6 hours ago by Of Peter, Thank you so much for your great presentation at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference today! You have put together a very informative and thought-provoking session. In an ever growing media-blitzed society, it is through ...Peter Stranks-Photography, Advertising... -Docutek vs IM
8 hours ago by Paul R. Pival Dan Sich from the U of Waterloo has posted the slides from a presentation he just gave at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference. The title of his talk was IM a Librarian: the Meebo, Skype-Unyte solution, and one really ...The Distant Librarian -Super Roundup
8 hours ago by theweelibrarian I’ve just returned from presenting and attending the Ontario Library Association’s SuperConference (despite a wicked snowstorm on Friday). As per usual, there were too many sessions and not enough time and I had some great conversations ...the wee librarian -The Future of Academic Libraries
10 hours ago by Joe This is a very interesting post and presentation at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference -- "My Job in 10 Years: The Future of Academic Libraries."Science and Engineering ResourcesSuperconference 2008
3 Feb 2008 by Sharon Seslija The Superconference 2008 site will have all the presentations posted for all sessions - it's a great place to go for personal teaching resources and pd. I also attended the OSLA's Hot Issues session and have a draft copy of the new ...Betty Bunhead Blog -Blog of the week January 3, 2008
3 Feb 2008 by Sylvia McNicoll Eighteen out of twenty authors showed up at the Convention Centre in Toronto on this stormy day. Most businesses and government offices, certainly schools closed. Librarians didn’t all make it. But I think everyone enjoyed it. ...Sylvia mcnicoll's Blog -ola stuff
2 Feb 2008 by Mike The session was Patricia Eastman from Toronto Public Library and two of their usability consultants. I found this to be quite a good session covering a lot of things we need to think about for our upcoming website redesign. ...ex libris -Weekend in Toronto
3 Feb 2008 by Barbara in Beamsville On Friday, I went to the Ontario Library Association Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Later, Brendan and Amie and I went to a restaurant called Coca's and had a nice dinner. Then we walked back through the snow. ...Untitled -Things learned at SuperConference
3 Feb 2008 by MadJenny This week was the annual Ontario Library Association SuperConference. Held, luckily, in Toronto. There, I took part in a little of this, and also a lot of sitting listening to people, and a lot of droning on for myself. ...
Interesting Conclusion of a Blogger at the end of the day two...
"All in all it was another very well organized event with interesting speakers and topics. My only complaint was the lack of a free pen in my conference package. Also I can’t really be seen carrying around a bag covered in butterflies so I had to give the conference bag away to my Mom. I also forgot to see if Access Copyright was giving away free mints again this year. There’s always next year." [@ Library Playground -- Libraries, Technology & Me]
VIRTUAL ACCESS: Where is this access?
I am reading the following info on the OLA's Website: (under the caption virtual access)
"A professional company has been hired to make certain sessions available on the Web in video or audio format to OLA members who have not been able to come to Super Conference, or who have not been able to attend your session at the time allotted...."
My first question is to the organizers, participants, etc.: WHERE are these videos / audios? Is there a web link?
On another issue, I noticed that the Bloggers of 2007 OLA SuperConference did more visuals / colorful blog posts. Then, my second question is to the Team of SuperConference Bloggers 2008: Are we contented with mere textuals; presumably, we are better off with web 2.0 / Library 2.0 / and another feather in our cap that we are 'proud' of: Library Of Congress Images Goes Web 2.0
I am sure many participants must have clips (and may be at YouTube, Video.Google, etc). And, in case you find it any where, lets post it on the blog. Is any body reading this? Hello.....
NB. I found video that reports the ALA conference and reports OLA 2008 @ Help, I’m surrounded by librarians. :-)
Monday, February 4, 2008
Session 418: Open Source and Libraries in the Developing World
Bess Sadler, Research and Development Librarian, University of Virginia; former co-chair of eIFL-FOSS
Nasser Saleh, Integrated Learning Librarian, Queen's University
Randy Metcalf, Program Manager for eIFL-FOSS
Bess started with a few words about open source software, and the meaning of "free" - in terms of "as kittens" (where there are associated costs down the road) or "as beer" (where there are no future costs). Then she outlined Stallman's four freedoms associated with software:
- you are free to run the program;
- you are free to study and adapt the program to your needs;
- you are free to redistribute;
- you are free to improve the software and release your improvements (and the whole community benefits).
Digital collections and libraries are of growing interest in developing countries, where it is often easier to access information on foreign collections that it is to learn about local histories.
For me, one of the most eye-opening lessons from Bess's talk was when she brought up the frequent criticisms of programs working to bring open source software to developing countries: what use is it when people are starving in those places?
- The technology is a part of the solution - it facilitates the spread of knowledge and supports access to it;
- Information access is vital to alleviating poverty;
- Access to information is as basic and vital as other services; and
- Where will local experts, such as engineers or farmers, get their information from?
Both Nasser and Randy talked about what eIFL is and does, and why its work is so important. Randy also talked about the aims of the program, and the need for realism.
- Simple advocacy isn't enough (you need action to back it up);
- Understanding alone doesn't get you a functional ILS;
- Building a community takes time (it doesn't happen overnight);
- There are always more challenges than are obvious at first;
- Expectations of the community can't always be managed.
(Ethan Zuckerman's summary of the session can be found here.)
OLA Conference Archives: Historic Perspective
On the Internet, I hardly see the 100+ years history of the OLA and its conferences. Mere news story or a passing reference to the Ontario Library Association's 100th Anniversary Super Conference (COUNTDOWN TO THE EVENT OF THE CENTURY AND FOR THE CENTURY) is not my major concern.
This is not an allegation about lack of documenation or absence of primary sources to write this history. I am sure most of this archival information may be in the physical storage, i.e, main office's vault (irrespective of the case-history we are interested in, and that includes OLA, CLA, ALA, etc). Whereas, I am concerned about the fact that virtual archives, of any of these are very few and data is hard to find.In short, does anybody know where on the Internet one may find complete historic information about all the OLA's growth and developement, as well as, more significantly about the conferences -- including, abstracts, presentations, handouts, announcements, news stories, awards, etc.?
Note: recent stuff is at the OLA Website* + Wayback Machine **
Ps. I am not the only soul hunting for this type of archival materials. See the most recent inquiry @ Library 2.0 Stuff*THE SUPER CONFERENCE ARCHIVE 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
**Wayback machine has a few traces 1999 to 2003
Sunday, February 3, 2008
MEDIA MONITORING: What Other Bloggers Say: Update II
Andrew Keen @ Super Conference
32 minutes ago by amanda OLA ’s Super Conference wrapped up yesterday — it was good. I’d say it was great but, truth is, I only made it to one session (other than my own). I had many more circled in the program, but a combination of last-minute preparations for ...blogwithoutalibrary.net -OLA Super Conference 2008: My Session
1 hour ago by John Dupuis As I mentioned the other day, I presented yesterday at the OLA Super Conference this year on My Job in 10 Years: The Future of Academic Libraries. Between the bad weather all day Friday and the 9:05 Saturday timeslot (not to mention ...Confessions of a Science Librarian -Naptime
9 hours ago by djfiander djfiander posted a photo:. Naptime. Bill Denton (wtd) rests his eyes at OLA Superconference 2008. This is, in fact, the only picture I took at this year's conference.Photos from djfiander -Top Tech Trends
2 Feb 2008 by Casey Fiander in a roundtable discussion of Top Tech Trends at OLA’s Superconference. We’ve made a pact not to share our trends with each other in advance (no peeking), so it’ll be interesting to see how much overlap we have [...]Untitled -