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Gaming

roycekitts — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:56:16 CDT

Gaming in the Library, More than just playing around.

Royce here, I am currently working on a presentation for CULS 2009. I will be talking about gaming, collection development, and staff buy-in; in a hands on environment. We use gaming at my library as a way to get teens, tweens, and kids in the library after school and to encourage them to have fun at the library. It lets them be loud, they get to run around and eat all of our snacks.

They also pick out cds, dvds, and books for us to purchase. We do this every day after school.

More to follow.

email: director@tonganoxielibrary.org
IM: roycekitts--google chat

The best gaming links:
ALA Library Gaming Toolkit
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/forms.html

Great Slide presentation by
Julie Scordato
Teen Services Specialist

Other Library Unconferences

Rosemaryh — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:01:02 CDT

Coverage of some previous library unconferences

Library camp 2006 (Ann Arbor, MI) del.icio.us tag librarycamp2006
Library camp East 2006 (Darien, CT) del.icio.us tag librarycampeast2006
Library camp NYC (Baruch College, NYC) del.icio.us tag librarycampnyc2007
L2 unconference Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
Libcamp Boston (Boston, MA)
FLA/PLAN Unconference (Niceville, FL)
Library2.0 on the loose (Perth, Australia)
slq Library 2.0 Unconference (Brisbane, Australia)
Read between the lines (Lansing, MI)
Library camp @ Syracuse (Syracuse, NY) March 4-5, 2008
Library camp 2008 (Ann Arbor, MI) March 20, 2008
LibraryCamp Keeping the fire burning 2009 (Perth, Western Australia) 3 October 2009

Attendees 2009

OUJan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:12:22 CDT

Don't let your networking end when camp does!

Stay in touch & let us know where to find you.

NAME

LIBRARY

WEBSITE/BLOG

EMAIL

CHAT/IM

TWITTER

Erin Downey Howerton

Johnson County Library

schoolingdotus.blogspot.com

erindowney [at] gmail.com

erindowney/meebo

@erindowney

Eric Gustafson

Morrill Public Library

www.hiawathalibrary.org/

eric [at] hiawathalibrary.org

@guffman

Janelle Jarboe Mercer

SWKLS

www.swkls.org

jjarboe [at] swkls.org

janellerenae/gtatlk

@j_nellie

Heather Braum

NEKLS

www.nekls.org
blog.nekls.org

hbraum [at] nekls.org

hbraum@nekls.org/gtalk
hbraum/meebo

@hbraum

Chris Rippel

CKLS

ceprojects.blogspot.com

crippel [at] ckls.org

Julie Hildebrand

Independence Public Library

www.iplks.org

julie.hildebrand@iplks.org

@juliehildebrand

Jan Lee

Ottawa University

http://www.ottawa.edu/Library/LibraryHome.aspx

jan.lee@ottawa.edu

Joshua M. Neff

Johnson County Library

www.goblin-cartoons.com

joshuamneff@gmail.com

joshuamneff on GTalk & Meebo
joshua_neff on Yahoo!

@joshuamneff

Sue Pray

K-State Univ Staff/seeking ESU MLS

suepray@ksu.edu spray@emporia.edu

Kristin Whitehair

Univ. of Kansas Medical Center

kristin.whitehair [at] gmail.com

kristin.whitehair - gtalk

@kwhit14

Royce X. Kitts

The Tonganoxie
Public Library

www.tonganoxielibrary.org

roycekitts@gmail.com

gtalk, meebo: roycekitts

@grzzldlibrarian

Duane Williams

Atchison Public Library

www.atchisonlibrary.org

dwilliams [at] atchisonlibrary.org

live messenger atchison51@hotmail.com

Bobbi Newman

MRRL

Librarian by Day

bobbi.newman AT gmail.com

gtalk, skype

@librarianbyday

Heidi Blackburn

K-State at Salina

http://www.salina.k-state.edu/library/index.html

http://ksuslib.typepad.com/blog/

hblackbu@ksu.edu

Jenny Oleen

K-State University

www.lib.k-state.edu

jkoleen@ksu.edu

Danielle Theiss-White

K-State Libraries

http://www.lib.k-state.edu/staff/dtheiss.html

dtheiss@ksu.edu

gtalk, skype

@dtheiss

Renee Gates

K-State Libraries

http://lib.k-state.edu

regates@k-state.edu

Amanda McConnell

Lawrence Public LIbrary

amcconnell@lawrence.lib.ks.us

Sharon Moreland

Northeast Kansas Library System

http://lybrarian.wordpress.com

smoreland at nekls . org

@lybrarian

Kathryn Greenhill

Murdoch University Library

http://librariansmatter.com/blog

http://kathryngreenhill.com

k.greenhill@murdoch.edu.au
kathryn.greenhill@gmail.com

sirexkat everywhere

@libsmatter
@sirexkathryn

Olga Koz

Emporia State University

okoz@emporia.edu

olgaskoz (Skype)
kozolga (G-chat)

okoz09

Liz Rea

Northeast Kansas Library System

http://www.nekls.org
http://www.nexpresslibrary.org
http://www.mykansaslibrary.org

lrea (at) nekls.org

lrea@nekls.org (gchat, MSN)

@wizzyrea

Katie Sigman

NCKLS
Talking Books

ksigman@manhattan.lib.ks.us

Lynn Koenig

Lawrence Public Library

lkoenig@lawrence.lib.ks.us

Asha Muthukrishnan

K-State Libraries

http://www.lib.k-state.edu/branches/fiedler/

asha_m51@yahoo.com
asham@ksu.edu

Jason Coleman

K-State LIbraries

http://www.lib.k-state.edu

coleman@ksu.edu

jasoncoleman2 (gchat)

@jasmacol

Havalyn Nauss

Veterinary Medical Library- KSU

KSU Veterinary Medical Library

hnauss@vet.ksu.edu

havalyn nauss (g chat)

Art Gutierrez

Emporia State University

agutierr@emporia.edu

Judy Bastin

Butler Community College

http://www.butlercc.edu/nixon_library/index.cfm

jbastin@butlercc.edu

Ronda Holt

Butler Community College

http://www.butlercc.edu/nixon_library/index.cfm

rholt@butlercc.edu

23 Things Kansas Planning

chickey60 — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:29:24 CDT

5/28/09:

The fLip cameras are here! The fLip cameras are here! They were so excited to arrive in KS that some of them fLipped.

We have 3 - anyone want to contribute 1 or 2 more?

Notes from the 1st planning meeting - April 30, 2009

Thanks, Erin for creating this workspace for us!

Notes are a combination of slides and excerpts from the text chat as interpreted by Cindi

Rollyo
Goodreads
slide share
mibbit
IRC
ning group
facebook group
present bigger picture with tools to make it possible
linkedin

Vote for your top 13 tools!

catch up week
mentoring
many of these tools will span multiple areas
learn to add content
learn to create a profile & maintain it
group tools with a common purpose
library context - "I could use this in my library for..."
tools are means to an end
start on the personal level
could use the blog to share ideas for uses in library
building a PLN (personal learning network?)
a week on keeping up with blogs
Start with facebook and RSS feeds
help with info overload
move from existing content consumption to creating content for others to consume
show them the Common Craft video for example
social bookmarking is a great tool for both libraries and personal use
end with uploading videos and such
aggregate all of the participants blogs into a collected RSS
times where people can drop "in" online and talk to a mentor
Here's what's out there... here's how to keep up & consume it efficiently - here's how to start adding your own voice to the conversation.
everybody has a small stake and no one has to do it all - share the mentoring and unit creation
with Jing, it's SO easy to add content
mentors
run 2 tiers simultaneously - advanced 2.0 23 things
use wimba for mentoring and getting together
program that has a stepped system where you can get in at any point
those who are experts on the tools of the week would be the mentors
social bookmarking seems like a good potential place to start
start with a blog - because documenting your progress could be quite fun and it's personal and professional
use wordpress.com instead of blogger
have groups set up and each group has a mentor

23 Twisters
things to shake up your online life"
a whirlwind of activites
could have a drawing for a free twister game
whirlwind tour through online life
funnel of fun
dusting up enthusiasm and dusting off our minds
23 kansas twists
new twists
tornadoes are fierce, plus shake it up
twister game - make the things be the spots on a twister board
http://www.partywerks.com/inflatables/Twister/Twister.JPG, http://www.feelingretro.com/toys/images/twister.jpg
23 colorful dots in a funnel shape
it even looks like a game!
I like the play on words "a Kansas Twister" and then have it be referring to the game, not the nasty weather
sunflowers or no sunflowers - that is the question
no KAN prefex allowed
fall twist
twist and shout

Other notes:
Liz_Rea says, "and I am happy to host the project site on the KLOW server
Time frame - fall - October - have it done before the holidays or finished for the first group, but 2nd and 3rd level continue with holiday break"

Next steps:
choose a time frame
marketing
define scope
define audience
assign tasks
criteria
generate online learning materials
committees?
work on the wiki a bit? - together
divide and conquer?
then schedule wimba meeting if needed

Erin is taking the ideas to the graphic illustrator at her library to get branding ideas

Now check out the discussion threads...

Notes from initial meeting @ Library Camp KS (March 2009)

Discussion Topics

chickey60 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:30:24 CDT

Please add topics you hope to discuss at the 2009 Unconference.

During Library Camp, please come here to create new pages for your sessions! Click on "add a new page" to the left, and be sure to link to your page here in this space so that we can find it easily.

Locating and Targeting Continuing Education to meet specific workplace goals
What do we need to change in libraries before we are ready for Open Source library applications - funding? staffing? Are they worth using anyhow?
Creating a library Wiki
Putting the science back into library science: running simple library science experiments to expand knowledge of how to run your library.
Mobile access now! How can we reach users on their cell phones now that they're mini-computers?
Are state/regional campaigns like the one in NJ and the one in Wyoming helpful for libraries? What sort of campaign would be helpful? What PR works for your library, and what PR do you wish you had?
How libraries are using videos on YouTube and other media/social media websites to promote their libraries? How has this changed in the last few years? What do we see in the future?
The future of libraries: What do libraries need to do to prepare for the future? How will patrons use libraries in the future?
Let's do 23 things together! notes
Are there "dead-end" technologies that libraries should abandon? What are they, and how can we leave them behind?
Creating robust and engaging library tutorials for the college credit course or a library website. What are folks doing to promote engagement? notes
New and effective ways to help train student/part time help.
Library Learning Tools (creating and getting buy in), notes

Putting Science Back into Library Science

kwhit14 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:58:56 CDT

There is no abstract available for this page revision.

Mobile Access Now

wizzyrea — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:03:15 CDT

We started this session by going around and "introducing" our favorite mobile access devices. In the room there were:

3 iPhones
1 Blackberry
1 HTC
1 Samsung slide-out phone
1 Acer Netbook

We then talked about ideas that we had for using our mobile access devices more effectively in libraries, as evidenced by these notes:

We discussed iPhone ready templates for library websites, showed the plugin for Wordpress that automagically converts your website/blog to an iPhone ready website with the activation of a single plugin.
We discussed the potential of SMS as a delivery method for library events. Consensus was that SMS may be a technology that is on the downswing due to the rapid adoption of Smartphones.
We discussed how certain platforms (Windows CE) don't show mobile websites well at all... and by example showed that looking at those platforms is beneficial to serving your patrons.
We tried to think of ways to use mobile devices and the access they allow as a tool for PR. A few of our ideas:

Mobile accessible OPAC interfaces... easily search for items and place holds
"Text me this call number" - KSU already does this.
Mobile access to purchased databases for quick/easy information lookup
Staff using mobile devices in the stacks to help patrons, discussion of camera scanning of barcodes for mobile checkout/lookup

We discussed the possibility of using the state purchased databases for specific uses, such as nursing reference. How to get the data to display well on a mobile device? (Patti will work on with Eric, hehehehehehe)

Here was our list of "Action Items," Ideas that could fairly easily and quickly be investigated and implemented:

We finished out our discussion of Mobile Access NOW!!! with a discussion of what we love and hate about our mobile devices of choice.

iPhone users loved:

the GPS/google maps
Shazam (music identification app)
the fact that it's an iPod
the App Store
Websites don't look too funky most of the time, even if not mobile optimized.
People seem to get a real sense of joy when using their iPhone. It really is an object of lust.

iPhone users hated:

no copy/paste
proprietary headphone jack (1st Gen)

Blackberry Users loved:

Can easily check email and facebook
is a pretty good phone
is a lot cheaper than an iPhone

Blackberry Users hated:

the keys are too small
predictive text is kind of annoying.

Other device users loved:

can easily check email and facebook
is a pretty good phone
is cheaper than iPhone

Other device users hated:

that it doesn't do as much as some other mobile devices

Unconference Details

erindowney — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:47:14 CDT

Agenda for Library Camp Kansas 2009

9:00 - 10:00 AM	Arrive, Mingle, Eat, Drink, Obtain Name-tags
10:00 - 11:00 AM	Opening Session (Hemisphere Room)
11:00 - 11:30 AM	Lightning talks (5 min. demos of a technology or project; Hemisphere Room)
11:40 - 12:20 PM	Breakout session #1 (various rooms)
room 301	Library Wikis
room 408	Creating Library Learning Tools
room 407	statewide campaigns to excite people
401B	putting science back into library science!
hemisphere room	open source in libraries
12:30 - 2:00 PM	L unch off-campus (not a breakout session)
2:00 - 2:40 PM	Breakout #2 (various rooms)
room 301	mobile access NOW!!!
room 401b	23 things!
408	dead end technologies
407	library tutorials
hemisphere	sharing and coordinating resources
2:50 - 3:30 PM	Breakout #3 (various rooms)
301	widgets/interactivity
room 408	Training students/part time staff
407	making library videos/you tube
401b	future of libraries
hemisphere	dead end technologies
3:35 - 4:00 PM	Closing Session (Hemisphere Room)

Room 301 seats 30 (don't write on smartboards with whiteboard markers!)
408/407 have computers
401B has a laptop/projector (don't write on smartboards with whiteboard markers!)
Hemisphere room can seat two groups
123 is small - about 10 ppl - no equipment but a whiteboard.
Collaboration stations are dotted around the building (this place is like heaven)

Lunch options | Location, travel & parking | Learn more about unconferences | List of attendees

What you should bring:

Great ideas, great questions, an interest in collaboration, laptop with wi-fi (if possible)

If you take pictures at the unconference...
...and put them on Flickr, please send them to the Kansas Libraries & Librarians group.
Also, use the unconference tag: libcampks09

Want to attend? Check out the invitation to participate and register today!

sponsors 2009

erindowney — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:44:02 CDT

Kansas State Libraries
Without KSU's generous support, we wouldn't have a place to meet, bandwidth to use, or laptops to share.
Many thanks for your second year of sponsorship!

Northeast Kansas Library System
NEKLS paid for attendees' parking on campus, making this a truly fee-free unconference experience.
Many thanks for your second year of sponsorship!

Tonganoxie Public Library
Kansas Library Association - Public Libraries Section
Kansas Library Association - KPLACE Round Table
Kansas Library Association - College & University Libraries Section
These fine organizations provided the fuel to keep our fire burning all day long - the refreshments were wonderful and much needed. Your generosity is much appreciated!

Dead End Technology

lybrarian — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:46:59 CDT

CDs/DVDs are digital downloads going to replace these? What about rural areas that don't have the bandwidth to have this?
Faculty demand helps to keep demand for CDs up!
Will libraries just stop checking out CDs and audio books?
What happens when physical formats become obsolete?

VHS tapes.....blank tapes aren't even being produced any more, but should you phase out tapes that are still being used?
Do space restrictions force this to happen?

Philosophy discussion - copyright and licensing issues - how will this work in the future? Online database model for future AV content streaming (with proper bandwidth)

Is TV a dead end technology?

Whaty about the MP3 player as a dead end technology?

What’s the model when there isn’t a physical item to check out? Audiobooks, music and more creates artificial limitations to make it ’seem like’ downloads are physical items.

Will the library subscribe to content and make that available to the public? Is this a model for the future?

Microsoft Office might be becoming obsolete. -- It is. They continue to REDESIGN it so you continue to have to relearn how to use the software. That wastes so much time for most people. They just want to type a document the way they've always typed a document.

Microsoft Office - Open Office to Google Docs (cloud computing in the future)

Is desktop software becoming obsolete....will internet applications take over.

Will handheld devices take the place of desktop computers.

Is the solo/stand alone library catalog becoming obsolete? Will there be a “google” of libraries - with a courier - change scoping, but it’s all interconnected (Georgia and Evergreen)

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Not sure if this belongs here or on the future of libraries discussion page. Feel free to move it there if you think it belongs over there. Eric, Janelle, and I (Heather) (re)discussed dead technologies and we briefly touched on what the future of the cd/dvd means for libraries. I came home and stumbled upon this discussion that's been going on at several library blogs. Here's one thread from Jason Griffey's blog:

"Content providers have insisted on holding tight to a model of selling their wares where content is scarce, connections are hard, and communication is expensive. We live in a world, however, where content is ubiquitous, connections are trivial, and communication is essentially free. These two worlds cannot coexist, and library vendors from Overdrive to OCLC must change their models. If they don’t, they will die as certainly as newspapers, magazines, the recording industry, television, and printed books.

"Where does all of this leave the library? As the analog dies and the digital rises, unless we get in front of the content providers and claim our place at the digital table, we run the risk of being increasingly marginalized. There are places for us in this new world, but we need to make them, to carve them from the bytes. Stewart Brand’s comment that “information wants to be free” has never been more true, but just because it wants to be free doesn’t mean it doesn’t need caretakers."

Video Coverage

roycekitts — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:38:06 CDT

Some Unconferencing going on:

Library :Learning Tools

chickey60 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:45:40 CDT

Creating ONline Learning Tools -

What do we want to learn?
Look at some.
How do you get faculty/user buy in?

online.ksu.edu - course management system

http://www.lib.k-state.edu/
Resarch Help @ K-State Libaries - Resources for students - http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/libinst/researchhelp/
Assignment Planner - http://ksulib.org/ac/ (based Assignment Calculator, U. of Minnesota Libs.,

http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/)

Library Instruction == citation tools with mouse over illustrations (http://ksulib.org/cb/citeit.php), Watch It! -
videos similar to JING videos -createcd in Captivate

(http://www.lib.k-state.edu/depts/libinst/captivate/journalmagazine/)

Wake Forest U. Libraries - Z.Smith Reynolds - Toolkit - vids, text, audio - all tagged
(http://zsr.wfu.edu/toolkit/)

KSU Salina - nontraditional students - incorporating a lot of online tools - separate catalog from main campus
post all tutorials and handouts on blog - Tutorial Home page

(http://ksuslib.typepad.com/blog/library-tutorial-homepage.html)
Handouts for classes posted to the blog (http://ksuslib.typepad.com/blog/library-handouts-homepage.html)

Online tools:
A.N.T.S.: ANimated Tutorial Sharing Project - http://ants.wetpaint.com/ - good place to get ideas

Keith/Washburn shows No Cookies in the Library (Sesame Street) - then have cookies in the library
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJlkplvYdgA)

Where do we have a copyright issues - trying to get permission to use a Seinfeld episode for classe -not making
progress - where is the line for fair use?

Motion Picture License agreement - might look into those.

Use 10% for fair use. Had the discussion in staff meeting a few years ago but now you can view full episodes
online - how does this change things?

Is there a policy on how to give appropriate credit for other institutions training materials? - Creative Commons
licensing could be an alternative. Move more towards Open Source - is helping us move to resources we create that
aren't software. Seek permission.

Check with your own university/school to see if it is appropriate to share resources you have created.

Faculty/User Buy In:
Working with nontraditional faculty/students - example: aviation dept. - science or engineering
Washburn - liaison with faculty - Dean asked him to write notes to all and include a free coupon for coffee with
your librarian - and faculty started calling - 25% return on the cards - effort - individual contact

Creating a flyer or brochure with list of books (resources) that apply to their dept. or curriculum directly

Created customized subject guide - and then shared with faculty - asked for feedback

Printouts of what resources available and attend staff meeting for feedback

Can show online tools - create brochure - get to the people that might not find it anyway

Learning tools development process: general outline; some do storyboards, create PowerPoint with screen shots to
illustrate, if you work from a storyboard - less work on the backend with editing - even with testimonials had to
provide guidance

Use an outline - Camtasia - helps keep the project on track.

23 Things for Kansas

chickey60 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:42:58 CDT

Topic: Development of a 23 Things-type program for Kansas

Thanks to Heather for tweeting the notes from the session! Please direct questions about this project to Cindi at
chickey at kslib.info.

Diana viewed the archive of a 23 Things summit sponsored by WebJunction and MaintainIT -what stuck out from summit
was the need for marketing and mentoring.

Want to recruit mentors so that participants will have "human" tech support.

During the summit it was noted that librarians working in smaller libraries had trouble completing 23 things in the
prescribed time frame. What can we do differently in a Kansas program so no pressure?

Baker's Dozen program (AZ) really attractive, doable; but also need to have time frame for structure. Open-ended
with no deadline - momentum gets lost.

Tangible incentives matter in program.

Cindi's personal goal: after end of program have regular session in wimba/opal, to encourage experimentation w/ new
tools, to share the discovery of new tools - maybe something like lightning rounds in the morning session.

Want participants to have an opportunity to get it right personally and let client stuff come last; don't
necessarily make it always that the tools apply to work only. If people understand it personally, then they're
able to better understand how it applies to professional life.

Limiting number of people involved? Handpicking first group?

Want to set context for translating tools in ways to do work in libraries.

Essential to get managers on site, on board with program.

Time always a factor; maybe pitch program as time-saving tools; perception of those in this room is "we" like to
play w/ tools.

Whole point is not the tools themselves; the whole point is coming out of program and being able to use any new
tools; comfort level!

Getting over fear of change!

One incentive already: fits into technology component of admin. certification

Goal: get people to feel comfortable working online.

Exploring aspect is important.

Have people do things using what they enjoy, THEN they can see how they can see how it fits professionally.

Play leads to creatively thinking in a lot of ways.

Allow experimentation and broaden horizons.

More options? Oonly facebook....or options; focus on the competencies (like friending), not the programs. Want to
throw open the doors...but not overwhelm.

Late-adopters claim: "by the time I figure that out there will be something new" -- how to get them involved;

Dealing with the rapid change part of it all too.

Replies to Heather's tweets:

"You did a nice job tweeting the gathering. I enjoyed it. Once they see the value personally you've won & they
apply to all they do; that making it understandable at a personal level is critical." lindawadman

Live Coverage

sirexkat — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:13:41 CDT

Trying to embed the CoverITLive window with live tweets from @libsmatter and @librarianbyday and hash tag #libcampks09 .

On my blog , Library Camp Kansas 18 March 2009 . And embedded:

Home

erindowney — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:06:06 CDT

Library Camp Kansas 2009

Wednesday, March 18

Hale Library, KSU (Manhattan campus)

PLEASE TAG YOUR MEDIA FROM THIS CONFERENCE WITH: libcampks09 (add #libcampks09 to the end of twitter posts)

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!!

Overview
Library Camp Kansas is a library unconference. Participation is open to anyone who is interested in dialogue and conversation about customer-friendly libraries, library 2.0 and how we can all improve our services and organizations to meet the needs of our communities.

How does it work?
At the start of the event, all participants will meet together to brainstorm and choose the specific topics to be discussed during the break-out sessions. Once the schedule is set, participants can attend whichever sessions sound interesting. Each session will have a volunteer facilitator who will start a discussion and encourage sharing and brainstorming. If there are any topics you think should be discussed in the break-out sessions, please add them to the Discussion Topics page.

For more details about the event, please visit the following pages:

Unconference Details (agenda, list of what will be provided and what you should bring)
Lunch options (list of establishments within walking distance of Hale Library)
Location, travel, and parking (maps, directions, and parking information)
Learn more about other library unconferences.

What was 2008 like? Find out what we discussed!

Registration is free! Check out the invitation to participate and register today!

closing session

erindowney — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:00:25 CDT

lightening rounds were great
Gloria made her first Animoto video!!
Let's keep helping each other and working with each other
Play is work is play
Jason points out - remember that this is a change-organism so please contribute your thoughts! Change is our only constant!!!
Lots of topics are covered at other conferences/coned, but you can't get to everything.
Help spread the love of NEKLS Tech Day to more staff all over!!
Let's have a gadget round! Ex. one of the new tiny projectors, a Dell mini, an iPhone demo, things like that
at CiL the LSW will have LobbyCon! Use mini projectors to do their own sessions and breakouts - deviate from the dominant conference paradigm
Need more ways to share the content from other conferences with each other
this year's schedule was better than last - lightening rounds a welcome addition
Do more lightening rounds at the end/ gadget rounds
Downside - we can't go to everything! :(
Lightening round at end to bring up things that didn't get addressed in the sessions
Jason is the MAN!!!
and we're done... for now...

Library Tutorials

keithrocci1 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:49:40 CDT

-Washburn University librarian (Keith) shares Angel 7.3 CMS and use of library tutorials

-Uses Adobe Captivate, Youtube, Adobe Presenter, and Articulate to create robust and engaging sessions

-We need engaging tutorials for credit courses and library users

-Think about your audience, understand their learning styles, create tutorials that address different learning styles

-Washburn is trying to put all freshmen in an information literacy course..the number would be about 700.

-What about a KLA repository for tutorials similar to ANTS? We are librarians and we share.

-Think about ways to automate your powerpoints and use video

-K-State on-line system featured

-Embedded library course (non-credit) added to all students

-Very effective way to get the message to many students

Futures of libraries

lybrarian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:28:03 CDT

Future of Libraries (Kathryn facilitating)

Kathryn's future presentation: People :: Place :: Content :: Community
Content: what we stock, Place: physical and virtual, People: library staff, and Community: user influence services - users more involved
What is a library now? Our brand is books, do we tie ourselves to that brand? What when a 'book' is in a different container.
MPL - no more VHS or cassettes - what comes next? Is space needed? DVD thin v. VHS thick? Computers v. laptops v. mobile
Harry Potter and Star Wars are media neutral - the story is lego, movie, book, videogame
Ahead of the curve, but Library has the long-tail - outdated technologies that only a few places have for the late adopters or those who can't afford the cutting edge technology. Content over format? Be container neutral? If there's a movie that is only available and popular on VHS, do we have to keep it?
Library as the 3rd place - with the bad economy, use is increasing of ALL formats
50 year timeline: which books will still here? picture books, smut (but anonymous with iphone), immediate - Need more bandwidth (high speed) Providing bandwidth - do patrons come for communal computing? Sometimes...
Community centers with rec, pool, library, gym, etc.
Teaching and learning - align purpose and expand purpose
Academic library running out of space - fight between content and place
People - organizational structure as a bottleneck - librarians need to come into the organizaiton with the skills (retirement issues and 'how' boomers retire > leave the leadership position in favor of fun jobs they want to do)
How do you keep up? Methodologies to keep up? 23 Things
Not really a profession of continuing education - need education on NEW stuff :: How does the profession keep up with the kids?! Grad students v. undergrads and how the approach technology and databases - Grads are able to adapt and assimilate (and share these lessons with faculty)
Are Reference librarians still the BEST finders of answers and information?? Can a librarian do it better than Google? How can they do it if they can't 'play' with new technology?
Staff has a disconnect between 'knows' and 'don't knows' with technology - stretched
Pace of change is fast, fast, fast. How do you cope with multiple new technologies? The More's Law - rate of technological advancement
Changes needed - traditional library stuff, augment with new skills and playtime, and freedom to try and fail (shovers and makers) (MySpace, for example) Do a tour working with teens, then embarrassment isn't a fear anymore...

Sharon's notes, feel free to ADD new info.

training students/part time staff

erindowney — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:26:56 CDT

edh scribing/leading session

Lots of turnover/training issues
Keeping P/T staff committed & excited
Large volumes of p/t staff
Creative ways to maximize student workers in the face of budget cuts

Things we've done that haven't worked
Have overwhelmed P/T staff with information, basic knowledge for job
Number of patrons/patron groups they must be familiar with
Lots of what they have to do are things they need to learn first-hand
Training sessions are too theoretical - can be a waste of our time to do it over and over again for only one person at a time
Training sessions can also cover things that don't come up for months or at different times of the year
On a tight schedule - no money for overlap between staff members. Someone exiting the job should be able to help train the person coming in
Too much training can work against you too - there's too much time that can be spent training and not working
Get the knowledge out of people's heads so when Sally leaves, Sally's job doesn't walk out the door with her
Training restricted to local servers - not fully on the free web
P/T staff often try to figure things out themselves because they don't want to "bother" us, can ask staff who are also unsure or are doing it the "wrong" way
Often students or volunteers don't understand library concepts like confidentiality, etc. and it's hard to make the time in training to cover these sorts of fundamental topics.
How to motivate them to take care of the library in librarian's absence/at night, off times, etc. - a sense of ownership
How to reward staff for getting their stuff done, learning, doing extra, above and beyond - extrinsic motivation works for young people who are used to getting that in school, etc.
Identifying good potential hires that have motivation while working, and not just turning on the charm in the interview process
Combat the perception that a library job is just sitting around reading books, etc.
customer service is difficult to teach - but so important to the job!
Staff who would never dream of going above and beyond for the patron - seat warmers
How to deal with coverage while you're hiring/training another person

Things that have worked or might work
Have created a wiki to answer questions when we're not there to help train them
Creating short videos that they can watch and learn from - Jing, etc. Use to illustrate a particular procedure or concept
Creating quizzes to target skills/tasks that are not being performed up to snuff
Create a staff facebook page so that you can mass contact everyone at once where they look for messages
Get they to create videos/wiki pages to demonstrate mastery of skills/concepts
Use students to create buzz and do outreach to drive up traffic, etc.
Spend more time with nighttime/weekend staff to help give them a sense that we see their work, etc.
Good pointed interview questions to try and learn potential staff members' motivation

Library Wikis

EricGustafson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:14:37 CDT

What do we want to get out of a wiki?
Would like to know what is out there. She would like a place to put policies for her students.
Eric G. showed us his wiki and it is in PBWiki. He tracks questions he gets as a technology consultant for the State Library of Kansas.
Eric demonstrated how easy it is to edit a page.
PBWiki
Offers free version and paid versions. Eric uses the free version. His url is kanknowledge.pbwiki.com
Classic and WYSWIG editor options.
You can search wikis by keyword another useful feature.
There is an educational version that allows an educator to create a wiki and then you can add students and create logins for them so they do not need an email. There was a recent update to PBWiki that wants all users to provide an email address. This is similar to wetpaint.com policy.

Only a two people have a wiki.
How are people using wikis?
ESU is using it for a knowledge base. They have a private wiki and pay for the lowest level currently.
Library Camp wiki is on wetpaint.com. Url is http://librarycampks.wetpaint.com
Two people have asked about using this for information for students to find information such as policies. The question arose do we want them to be able to edit pages or comment? Feedback was mixed. Some thought it was good idea others not depending on the content of pages.
Can we use it for a book discussion group? We thought this might be another possible use.
One participant asked about surveys. We clarified the question to asking what classes someone would like to see. Options people threw out were polldaddy.com and doodle.com.
Eric demo’d doodle for us. Also talked went back to polldaddy.com wanted to know how to use it and if we can put in a widget on website. Polldaddy.com provides the widget and code and you just copy and paste.
Art asked about how to get alerts about search hits like when his named appeared on the web. You can do something like this thru Google alerts.
We ended by talking about twitter and its likeness with Facebook. With twitter you can have text messages sent to you instantly when someone you are following updates. You get limited characters up to 140. It is not a chat just brief updates.