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OPENING
KEYNOTE [SAN CARLOS BALLROOM]
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Internet Librarians Own
the Future
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew
Internet and American Life Project
In the information age, people who know how to
find, assess, and use information are the ones
to leap ahead. The future is custom-made for the
skills and sensibilities of librarians. Rainie
discusses his project's current findings about
how people use the Internet and looks at the profound
impact ubiquitous connectivity will have on the
way people interact, participate in groups, and
influence their surroundings. |
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Coffee Break
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
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Monday,
November 15
Track A: Information Discovery
& Search [Steinbeck
Forum]
Discovering and finding
information are the goals for everyone, even if
we Internet librarians like to search and search
and search! This series of programs looks at what’s
new for researchers, including both tools and content
streams, provides tips for efficient information
discovery and findability, and highlights ways to
avoid scams and bad information.
Moderated by Anne Mintz, Forbes
Inc. |
SESSION A101
What’s
New for Online Researchers
10:15
a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Charlie White, VP, Alliances,
Dialog
Anne Caputo, Factiva
Barbara Barclay, VP Marketing
Operations, LexisNexis
This panel of distinguished information
suppliers brings together all the news of the latest
content and cutting-edge tools into one forum for
Internet librarians, searchers, and all those interested
in the most-recent online developments.
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SESSION A102
Favorite
Tools & Useful Freebies
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Gary Price, Co-Author, The
Invisible Web, Publisher, ResourceShelf.com
and News Editor, Search Engine Watch
Up-to-the-minute tips and suggestions from an expert
who reviews more resources than anyone we know!
Take away lots of ideas for productivity tools,
free information resources, and cool search strategies.
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Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
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SESSION A103
Thirty
Search Tips in 40 Minutes
1:15
p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information
Services
Want to turbo-charge your Web research?
This session is jampacked with valuable tips about
how to search the Web more effectively. You don’t
need to be an expert to use these techniques, but
even long-time researchers will learn some new tricks!
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SESSION A104
Replacing
Z39.50 at Last
2:15 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Avi Rappoport,
Search Engine Consultant, Searchtools.com
SRW (Search/Retrieve Webservice) is a distributed
search protocol, allowing access to multiple search
engines, databases and catalogs at the same time.
For example, a library consortium could search across
systems, even if members are using different OPACs,
or a library could search book and journal article
databases at the same time. SRW uses modern standards
such as HTTP, SOAP, and XPath and is designed to
be robust and straightforward. It replaces the Z39.50
standard, implemented in so many different ways
that few systems could interoperate. This talk describes
the values of distributed search, provides a brief
overview of the SRW protocol, and shows some examples
of implementation. |
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SESSION A105
Research
Tools: Turning Search into Research
3:15
p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Marydee Ojala, Editor, ONLINE
Magazine
Darlene Fichter, Data Library
Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan
Sebastian Gard, Product Marketing
Manager, Onfolio
With 91 percent of wired Americans regularly going
online to do research, it is clear that millions
of people today are embracing the power and scope
of the Internet. However, for most, finding the
information is only half the battle—making
that information useful is a key next step. This
session explores the current Internet landscape
with respect to using new technologies for managing
Web resources to maximize organizational and sharing
capabilities for research purposes. Berrey looks
at new categories of research tools, how to
maximize productivity by using the right research
tools, and trends in Web research in 2005. Fichter
shares new Web applications/social bookmarking services
such as Furl, Spurl, Frassle, Feedmelinks, and de.licio.us,
while Ojala discusses desktop tools: Pluck, AskSam,
ContentSaver, NetSnippets, Surfbot, and kee<p>oint.
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SESSION A106
The Art of Detection: How
to Avoid Scams and Bad Information
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Genie Tyburski, Web Manager,
The Virtual Chase, Ballard Spahr Andrews &
Ingersoll, LLP
Professional researchers recognize
that inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise bad information
exists on the Web. But as researchers become more
sophisticated, so do the con artists. What gives
bad information away? How can you avoid falling
prey to scams when technical trickery lends legitimacy
to the information? What search strategies can
you apply to avoid bogus Web sites? Hear what
our PC World magazine pin-up has to say!
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5:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit
Hall Grand Opening and Reception |
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Monday,
November 15
Track B: Web Design &
Development [DeAnza
I]
This series of talks
focuses on new tools, best practices, and strategies
for creating effective Web sites. Join Webmasters
from many different organizations who share their
knowledge and experience.
Organized and moderated by Darlene Fichter,
University of Saskatchewan |
SESSION B101
Library
Web Site Meets About.com
10:15
a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
David King, Web & IT Project
Manager, Kansas City Public Library (KCPL)
KCPL recently started tracking Web links, our Internet
“list of links” pages. We discovered
that local links, such as our subscription databases,
links to sports teams, and area job sites, were
heavily used, and hundreds of other links were not
used at all. Rather than still gathering thousands
of links that won’t be used, the library Web
team changed to an “About.com” strategy.
We are now building daily-updated topic guides with
a localized focus. These guides feature local content,
area news, and events relating to the topic, as
well as library resources relating to the topic.
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SESSION B102
Usability
Research Update
11:15 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Darlene Fichter,
President, Northern Lights Internet Solutions
This session provides a look at key usability research
findings and scientific studies in the past year.
Capitalize on these findings and incorporate their
results into your development to create better-designed
Web sites, applications, and interactive tools.
Our usability expert peppers her talk with study
examples of library home pages, navigational systems,
subject pages, subject portals, and live reference
services. Up-to-the-minute tips and suggestions
from an expert who reviews more resources than anyone
we know! |
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Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
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SESSION B103
Building
a Business Case for Web Standards
1:15
p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Dinah Sanders, Innovative Interfaces
The growing trend in Web design is the separation
of presentation from structure and behavior. Use
of XHTML, the current HTML standard, and CSS (cascading
style sheets) facilitates this process. But why
should it matter to libraries? Because standards-compliant
Web sites are faster, more accessible, more reliable,
and cheaper to maintain and improve. This session
provides the information you need to convince your
organization that clean code is an investment that
pays off. |
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SESSION B104
Choosing
the Right CMS for Your Library Web Site
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Jeff Wisniewski,
Web Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh
Andrew White, Associate Director,
& Joseph Balsamo, Systems Administrator, Health
Sciences Center Library, Stony Brook University
Library Web sites are evolving rapidly to keep pace
with new user demands. Wisniewski describes why
his library selected Dreamweaver Contribute and
how it’s working to support multiple authors.
White and Balsamo describe how their library tackled
the problem by switching to Plone, an open source
content management system requiring little knowledge
of HTML codes. Get a jump-start on demystifying
CMS for library Web sites. |
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SESSION B105
Cool
Tools Update for Library Web Sites
3:15
p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Darlene Fichter,
Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan
Frank Cervone, Assistant University
Librarian, Northwestern University
Hop on board and look at some great tools to make
a Webmaster’s life simpler. What new open
source or low-cost tools could be used on your library
Web site? Come to this action-packed session and
learn what’s new, useful, and critical for
having an outstanding Web site. Pack your toolbox
with inexpensive (or free) Web tools to put to use
when you return. |
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SESSION B106
Webmasters Roundtable
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sarah Houghton,
E-Services Librarian, Marin County Free Library
Mike Creech, Web Development
Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University
Sarah Rice, Information Architect,
Seneb Consulting
Navigation tips and tricks from a range of Webmasters
are discussed, including working in a pre-set
frame, designing for multilingual sites, usability-driven
Web design, improving search and findability,
and more. |
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5:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit
Hall Grand Opening and Reception |
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Monday,
November 15
Track C: E-Resources &
Digital Libraries [DeAnza
III]
Delivering content
electronically to customers is foremost on the minds
of Internet librarians. This track enables you to
learn from those who have been pioneers in digitizing
content or in leveraging Web resources. |
SESSION C101
E-Book
Update
10:15 a.m. – 11:00
a.m.
Donald T. Hawkins, Information
Today, Inc., & EBSCO Publishing
Bruce Connolly, Reference Librarian,
& Gail Golderman, Electronic
Media Librarian, Schaffer Library, Union College
Part documentary video, part archival repository
of primary source documents, part directory of hyperlinks
to external, research-quality Web resources, part
reference companion, and part customizable toolset
for researchers at all levels of sophistication,
the contemporary e-book represents an integrated
(and ever-evolving) matrix of technologies. This
presentation offers an assessment of the current
state of the e-book market, an overview of the major
participants, and an opportunity to communicate
your own experiences and insights. |
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SESSION C102
Digitizing
Collections
11:15 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Christopher Warnock,
CEO and CTO, ebrary
The future is here. It’s now possible to scan
a book—without cutting the binding—at
a rate of 1,000 pages an hour. Moreover, you can
now digitize over 10,000 documents in less than
1 day, put them online, and make them accessible
simultaneously to multiple users. Do you know how
to manage that kind of staggering technology? Do
you know the basics of building and managing a complete
digital collection? Warnock talks about the process
and his client provides tips on digitizing and accessing
digital content. |
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Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
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SESSIONS C103 & C104
Federated Searching &
OpenURL
1:15 p.m. – 2:00
p.m. & 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Frank Cervone,
Assistant University Librarian, Northwestern University
Athena Hoeppner, Electronic Resources
Librarian, University of Central Florida
Marlene Porter, Head of Information
Services, Medical College of Ohio
Cindi Trainor, Director, Information
Technology, Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
Federated searching is the next generation in library
services on the Web. Cervone describes how federated
searching provides a single, unified interface to
multiple products resulting in better use of resources,
relates what is available today, what’s involved
in implementing a federated search service, its
impact on the library, and how the OpenURL standard
and other linking initiatives relate to these new
services. Hoeppner and Porter compare the different
OpenURL implementations available, emphasizing the
public interface, features available, and implementation
processes. They cover different OpenURL services,
including SFX, OLink, and more. Trainor discusses
how a small library system supporting seven colleges
uses the library catalog, Web site, and an OpenURL
Link Resolver to streamline access to expensive
electronic journal resources. |
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SESSION C105
Digital
Video: Streaming & Archiving
3:15
p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Marshall Breeding,
Library Technology Officer, Vanderbilt University
The Vanderbilt Television News Archive, established
over 35 years ago to preserve U.S. national news
broadcasts, has recently undertaken a major transition
away from videotape in favor of digital technologies.
This change has involved a number of technological,
financial, and legal challenges. Breeding describes
the digital technologies used for the preservation
of and access to the collection, producing high-quality
MPEG-2 digital files, digital workstations for encoding
the broadcasts, and the streaming video delivery
system for providing access. He discusses the strategies
implemented to make the operation financially self-sufficient
and the legal obstacles faced in providing access
to the digital content. |
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SESSION C106
Accessibility of ARL Academic
Libraries’ Digital Library Projects
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Chad Kahl,
Coordinator, Library Instruction and Information
Literacy, &
Sarah Williams, Science Librarian,
Illinois State University, Milner Library
Discover results of a study focusing on accessibility
of over 1,000 digital library projects from 100-plus
academic members of the Association of Research
Libraries. The study noted number, titles, types
and URLs of projects; type of access; terminology;
level of access from the library’s home
page; whether content was restricted, and if so,
if it was explained; whether metadata was included,
and if so, if it was searchable; if the project
was developed through a partnership; and was the
project affiliated with a library unit. Learn
more about the surprising findings that indicate
digital library resources, despite considerable
funding and resources, are not easily accessible. |
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5:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit
Hall Grand Opening and Reception |
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Monday,
November 15
Track D: Partnerships &
Collaborations [DeAnza
II]
Sponsored
by the Medical Library Association (MLA)
Thinking outside the box is critical for success
in any organization today. Libraries and information
services are exhibiting creative skills by doing
just that. Join us for some interesting looks at
partnerships and collaboration in the information
industry.
Organized and moderated by Micki McIntyre,
UMDNJ HealthyNJ |
SESSION D101
Innovative
Partnerships for Digital Collections: Expanding
Your Library’s Reach and Finding Funding
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Victoria Harriston,
Library Manager, Christine Rasmussen,
Information Systems Librarian, & Lisa
Loyo, The National Academies (National
Academy of Sciences)
As costs for services continue to skyrocket,
one possible solution, and innovative mind-set,
is that libraries stop relying on their organizations
to provide total funding for their services. Learn
how one library is using its existing digital collections
to launch an outreach program for libraries in developing
countries. Through an innovative partnership within
its own organization, the National Academies Library
is providing free access to its collections for
libraries and like organizations in developing countries.
Learn how the project got off the ground, the road
to finding funding to expand the reach of the project,
and how to apply similar principles to your own
library. Use their experience to help you rethink
your existing resources and how they can be repackaged;
consider partnership opportunities within your organization;
and gain knowledge of some fundamental steps to
take when seeking grant funding. |
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SESSION D102
Partnering
to Improve Patient Safety
11:15
a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lorri Zipperer,
Cybrarian, Zipperer Project Management
Healthcare has embraced the need to include nonclinical
staff in order to establish a robust culture of
safety. Librarians could improve the safety of medical
care through greater participation in patient safety
initiatives. Librarians would be full partners in
the patient care arena if asked to contribute with
the tasks they do best: data mining, knowledge management,
research support, and evaluating results using the
best practices of evidence- based medicine. |
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Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
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SESSIONS D103 & D104
Partnering for Health
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. & 2:15 p.m.
– 3:00 p.m.
Sandra Kendall,
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Kay Deeney, Education Coordinator,
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific
Southwest Region
Micki Mcintyre, UMDNJ HealthyNJ
Join these three librarians for a lively discussion
of partnerships among and between hospital libraries,
public libraries, academic libraries, private businesses
within the community, multi-type library councils,
and big corporations. They share their strategies,
lessons learned, and tips for dealing with accessibility
for diverse clients, bilingual sites, and health
information literacy. Partnerships are beneficial
but need proper tending. |
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SESSION D105
Partnerships
with Users & Communities
3:15
p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Denise M Watkins,
Client Development, Information Management, GlaxoSmithKline
Pharmaceuticals
Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Reference
Manager, & Erica Reynolds,
Web Content Manger, Johnson County Library
Many of our users and communities have undergone
a major paradigm shift in the delivery of information
services. From face-to-face contact to a predominately
virtual environment, our users are used to the traditional
model of library services, regardless of the library
setting, be it special or corporate or academic.
While there are both supporters and those who decry
this shift, it continues to be an ongoing trend
and has changed and redefined relationship and partnerships.
Watkins focuses on how librarians in her environment
are working to develop a new partnership with their
primary users. McMillian-Nelson and Reynolds discuss
developing and maintaining partnerships to increase
access to local resources and services via the Web. |
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SESSION D106
Volunteer Web Teams: Making the Most of a Good
Thing
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cynthia Beuselinck,
Webmistress, Inet-Toolbox & Dianne
Guidera, Library Trustee
Web teams have become an essential part of the
landscape for those responsible for Web sites.
Many smaller organizations struggle with the idea
as they can’t afford to get the people they
need. Volunteer Web teams can help fill the gap,
but knowing who you need and how to mobilize them
is essential to your success. This inside view
of the AALT WebTeam demonstrates how to set up
a team of volunteers with virtually no Web skills
to produce incredible results for your Web site. |
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5:00
p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit
Hall Grand Opening and Reception |
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