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**Final Conference Schedule**

11 am to Noon - Session One

Noon to 1:30 - Lunch Session Two
  • Green Libraries - lead by Jennifer
  • 2.0 Topics - lead by Royce
  • Staff training - lead by Danielle
  • Creative Commons - lead by Michael
  • Programming - lead by Rhonna

1:30 to 2:30 - Session Three
  • Library Catalogs - lead by Josh
  • Library as Place - lead by Kim
  • Outreach & Programming - lead by Rhondalyn
  • Mentoring - lead by Nikhat
  • Future of Reference - lead by Danielle
  • Gaming - lead by Royce
  • 2.0 - lead by David

**below this point were topics suggested before the unconference, which we used to get our topics for the day:**

VIRTUAL REFERENCE/INFO LITERACY

*Future of reference services
*Virtual Reference--what are others doing?
* Information literacy - campus-wide plans

LIBRARIES AS "PLACES"
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Library as place (physical and virtual)
* Strategies/tools libraries can adopt to establish themselves as centers for discussion and celebration of culture
* Compact shelving installation

ADMIN AND TRAINING/FREE STUFF!
* job shortages for librarians and a need for a more comprehensive mentoring program to include those looking for jobs, not just those new in their job.
* Getting tech training on a budget
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Cheap and free options for things like podcasting and online tutorials
* Open source software
* Should libraries abandon local OPACs in favor of WorldCat?
* What interest is there in a state-wide Web 2.0 library catalog?
* What interest is there in a state-wide digital repository?
* Virtual libraries--what's ahead!

USERS AND PARTICIPATION
* Benefits v. Disadvantages of Adding user-generated tags, comments, reviews to Library Catalogs (e.g., via Library Thing for Libraries)
* What presence, if any, should libraries establish on social networks like My Space and Facebook?
* how to get community involved in participating in our blogs
* Libraries and Second Life - those who are using it, have your outreach efforts worked? If you're not using it, why not?
* Using social bookmarking to enhance accessibility and awareness of quality resources
*How do you measure the success of your libraries social networking endeavors?
* How can Web 2.0 tools help us develop better collections?
* What are the implications of CreativeCommons when it comes to libraries?

Instruction/Information Literacy