LTD Past Programs
MLA Annual Conference: November 7-9, 2007
Catalog 2.0
Thursday, November 8, 1:45-3:00 p.m.
Dao Rong Gong
Michigan State University
Krista Graham
Central Michigan University
Juliane Morian
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Jackie Wrosch
Eastern Michigan University
TechEscape 5.0: The Naked Patron: Mining the Data to Uncover User Trends
Friday, March 16, 2007
Mary Madden, PEW Internet and American Life Project
Social Media and Libraries: New applications for a new generation of users
Brian Hilligoss, University of Michigan
Tips, Tricks and Traps: Do It Yourself Questionnaries and Focus Groups
MLA Annual Conference: October 10-13, 2006
Top Tech Trends:
Wednesday, October 11, 2-3:15 p.m.
PowerPoint Presentation (369.5KB)
[NOTE: Most worthwhile content is in the speaker's note pane]
Top trends in technology and how they affect libraries—Among the bleeding
edge inventions, what holds promise? As more and more libraries adopt
them, how are yesterday’s innovations panning out? What trends in the
consumer market are going to have an effect on our collections and
services? Come hear one person’s educated guesses and share your
perceptions.
Revolutionary Changes in the Out-of-print Book Market: Buying and Selling on the Internet for Libraries:
Thursday, October 12, 10-11:15 a.m.
PowerPoint Presentation (75.5KB)
Bibliography (WORD, 28.5KB)
The Internet has revolutionized the out-of-print book market. Now that any
book owner can become a seller on Amazon.com or Half.com, buyers,
including libraries, have near instant access to over 6 million titles.
While availability is up to around 95% for 19th and 20th century
titles, prices are down so that most popular works since 1950 are
available for $2.95 or less. Libraries can now easily find
retrospective materials to fill in gaps and to serve as an alternative
to interlibrary loan. Libraries, especially those with active Friends
groups who can list the books and take care of the transaction, can
also become sellers and bring in much more money for rejected gifts and
discards than the traditional book sale.
Digital Copyright Issues: Library Blogs and Web Sites:
Thursday, October 12, 10-11:15 a.m.
Presentation (WORD, 40KB)
Your library’s presence on the Internet through your library blog or web
site opens the door to a myriad of digital copyright issues. This
session will address what libraries need to do to avoid copyright
infringement on the Internet.
From Tech to Tome: Spanning the Gulf:
Thursday, October 12, 2-3:15 p.m.
Do the librarians and “techies” at your library have an adversarial
relationship? Librarians and technology staff have enormous potential
to work together to provide excellent library service to patrons.
Unfortunately, both groups are often frustrated by difficulties in
communicating and working with each other. This panel discussion of
librarians and “techies” will tackle this problem head-on, sharing
their experiences and possible solutions for creating a more productive
partnership. Come and join in this important disucssion!
Tomorrow’s Professionals: Library School Students’ Projects:
Friday, October 13, 9-10:15 a.m.
Victor Ibegbu - PowerPoint Presentation (952KB)
Jodi Tyron - PowerPoint Presentation (692KB)
Now's your chance to go back to library school by attending a crash course on
emerging library science trends and innovations! The exponential growth
of new technology, new approaches to teaching those technologies, and
new opinions about where library science is headed is changing how
information retrieval is being researched in library science programs
across the state. Attend this program to learn about library student
projects from tomorrow's professionals in the field and tap into their
talents today!
