Computers in Libraries 2009 Conference

Learning Anytime Anywhere: Web 2.0

This session was about becoming extremely creative with instruction techniques. The speakers Chad Boeninger (Ohio University Libraries), Joe Murphy(Yale University) and Madeline Kriescher (U.S. Courts Library, 10th Circuit)were all very persuasive about using a combination of voice, video and web tools to instruct.

Here are some of the notes:

Q: Where does research and training happen?
A: Anywhere
Q: How librarians teach?
A: 1 shot instruction sessions, One-on-one patron service

New Life of a Librarian
Librarians need to become LIVE-Brarians
Look beyond libraries for new ways to service patrons
Keep up with 2.0 technology

Blogs & Wikis
- Separate blogs for subjects (we already do that)
- Blog with PICS – very important
- WordPress plug-in with polls and surveys
- IM chat Digsby or Meebo
- Skype (used in a kiosk is a good way to reach patrons)

Reach out with your voice
- Podcast or screencast
(they’ve done a 52 minutes series) 1 minute a day)
- OdeoStudio free service
- Wink is a screencast open source program
- VIDEO is AWESOME way to reach out
- Youtube overkill, try other open source technology
- Flip cameras are great
- Blip.tv (can create a group of videos)
- Quick media converter
- 12 seconds video site (ties into twitter account)
- Eyejot (email video program)
- Vyew (meeting software)
- Twitter

Incorporate a mobile page on your website for easier use

Using FlickR for library instructions
- Convert Powerpoint slides into jpeg files
- Upload slides individually in reverse order into Flickr
- Enter metadata for each slide, or batch
- Create a set
- Students can use Flickr app on phone

Expanding instruction using Flickr

Why Flickr?
Image based asynchronous instruction
Hosting PPTs saved as images
Marketing

Considerations
- Use metadata tags
- Clear images
- Printable images

This session was cool because the speakers have created different ways to reach patrons. I thought it was neat.

Chad Boeninger of Ohio University Libraries
Click the picture to see how he services patrons through video using Blip.tv.

Mobile Practices & Search: What’s Hot

This session made my head spin! There is so much stuff out there for mobile users. The speaker Megan Fox, Associate Director of Technology and Special Projects, Simmons College was very knowledgeable about all of this stuff.

Here is some of the notes I was able to jot down:

General facts
- iPod has over 30,000 apps
- Text/SMS 2:1 ratio (more people text than call)
- By 2011 all “smartphones” will have access to apps via mobile web

Mobile Search
- Customized searches provided by ChaCha (answer anything)
- Google Mobile phone lets you do a Voice Search (never have to type to search)

Mobile Search Engines
• Google Mobile Local
* Google SMS
* 4info - SMS search services
* Synfonic - Also offers SMS search services
* Vazu - Allows you to copy & paste text and send it as a SMS search
* YP - Offers yellow pages and white pages look up. Also, you can reverse phone and address look up, including neighbor lookup
* Yahoo Mobile
* MSN Mobile
* AOL Mobile
* Infospace Mobile
Plenty more….