This year's CIC Library Conference "Getting in the Flow" will be held on March 19-20, 2007 at the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Center http://www.hhh.umn.edu/about/index.html on March 19 and the Elmer L. Andersen Library http://andersen.lib.umn.edu on Tuesday, March 20.
Links for conference presentations (more to come):
- Lorcan Dempsey - From Discovery to Disclosure: Putting Library Resources in the Flow
- John Butler - Inside the Research Workflow-Minnesota
- Susan Hollar - Inside the Course at Michigan
- Diane Dallis - Inside the Course at Indiana
- Peter Morville - Ambient Findability
- Jenny Levine - Beyond the Walls of the Academy
- Ellysa Stern Cahoy - Next Generation Librarians: Visions of Our Future
- video "Finding Time"
- Cody Hanson - Next Generation Librarians: Visions of Our Future
- John Riedl - Creating the Social Web
For a map of the conference locations and hotel locations, click here.
Lorcan Dempsey's recent (Ariadne, 2006) analysis of the gravitational pull of the Amazoogle forces suggests a flattened networked world, a wave of social tools, and pervasive computing and communications in our working and learning lives. Rather than being defined primarily by collections or the services that support them, the library is challenged to become more engaged in the processes of teaching, learning, and research - a true partner in support of the academic mission. Dempsey has suggested that an important focus for libraries is attention to services that save time, are sensitive to user workflow, and are targeted and engaging. As he puts it, libraries need to get "in the flow" of the user.
Addressing these and other emerging challenges Dempsey will be the keynote speaker at the 2007 CIC libraries conference to be held March 19 – 20 on the campus of the University of Minnesota. He will be joined by Peter Morville, author of Ambient Findability; Glenn Peterson of the Hennepin County Library and Jenny Levine of ALA discussing gaming in libraries; innovative information providers on the sources of data and inspiration they use for product and strategic planning; as well as speakers on blogging; Sakai; Second Life; and what NextGen librarians see as emerging needs and opportunities.
In our discussions, both formal and informal, we will seek to respond to the following questions:
- What strategies and services should libraries pursue to respond to these trends? How can the library infuse its services into the workflow of the students, scholars, and researchers we support?
- What information or skills do libraries need to be agile and responsive to this highly changing environment?
- In light of these new trends are there opportunities for the CIC libraries to work collaboratively to develop and facilitate new models for library services?
Registration forms will be sent to the University Librarian’s office of each CIC institution to designate participants.