CIC Library Conference: Getting in the Flow

Keynote Speaker - Lorcan Dempsey

From Discovery to Disclosure: Putting Library Resources in the Flow

• Glenn Peterson-Hennepin County Public Library
• Jenny Levine – ALA

• Susan Hollar - Inside the course (Sakai at Michigan)
• Diane Dallis - Inside the course (Sakai at IU)
• Lisa Hinchliffe - Inside Immersive virtual environments (Second Life at UIUC)
• John Butler - Inside the Research Worklow (Mellon at MN)

Discussing capacity, agility, how decisions are made about new products, the role of Research & Development

• Stephen Rhind-Tutt, Alexander Street Press
• Frank Menchaca - Thompson-Gale
• Christopher McKenzie – John Wiley & Sons

John Riedl

Creating the Social Web

The Social Web is reflecting a radical change in the nature of publishing: the who, what, why, and how of authoring is changing in ways not imagined even five years ago.  In the first half of the talk, we will explore the new terrain of publishing by visitng social web sites, and through online videos and even confessionals.

In the second half of the talk we will explore three key questions: (1) Why is this happening?  What are the technological and social drivers? (2) What does the social web mean for the future of publishing?  Who will be in control?  (3) Should information professionals support or resist these changes?  How?

Where should we be heading and how we should get there?

• Cody Hanson (UMN)
• Emily Barton (Mich State)
• Ellysa Stern Cahoy (PSU)

(All conference events for March 20 will be held in the Elmer L. Andersen Library)

Keynote Speaker - Peter Morville

Ambient Findability: Libraries, Librarians, and the Internet of Things

At the crossroads of ubiquitous computing and the Internet, the user experience is out of control, and findability is the real story. Access changes the game. We can select our sources and choose our news. We can find who and what we need, when and where we want. Search is the new interface of culture and commerce. As society shifts from push to pull, findability shapes who we trust, how we learn, where we go, and what we buy. In this cyberspace safari, Peter Morville explores the future present in mobile devices, search algorithms, ontologies, folksonomies, findable objects, digital librarianship, and the long tail of the sociosemantic web. Reflect with Peter he challenges us to think differently about the power of search - and findability - to redefine our sources of authority and inspiration in an increasingly digitized and networked information environment.

Panel Presentation: Looking Upstream: Reading the Currents of User Preferences

• Ben Bunnell – Google
• Kristi Marchbanks - Amazon

Facilitated Discussion: Envisioning Our Collaborative Future - Next Steps

Discussion and consideration of possible collaborative projects, facilitated by Rosie Barry