Information Technology Conference 2006

Social Networking: Plugging New England Libraries into Web 2.0
October 13, 2006
Bentley College, Waltham, MA

Program
8:30am - 9:30am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30am - 9:35am	Welcome & Introductions - Philip Hunt, Program Director, IT, NELINET, Inc. - Dr. Phil Knutel, Director of Academic Technology, Library, and Research Services, Bentley College
9:35am - 10:30am	Keynote: Ben Vershbow, The Institute for the Future of the Book Ben was interviewed in the May 15, 2006 edition of Library Journal for the cover story, "The Social Life of Books." Ben Vershbow is a writer, researcher and publisher at the Institute for the Future of the Book, a New York-based think tank and publishing lab connected to the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. He has directed numerous digital publishing experiments at the Institute, including New School cultural theorist McKenzie Wark's "GAM3R 7H30RY 1.1", NYU media historian Mitchell Stephens' "Without Gods", and the multimedia art blog "IT IN place" by Brooklyn painter Alexandre Itin. Upcoming projects include two networked books: a collaborative history of MIT's Architecture Machine Group led by Columbia Network Architecture Lab director Kazys Varnelis, and an exploration of urban computing by information architect Adam Greenfield. In addition to being a frequent contributor to the Institute's blog, "if:book", Vershbow has written on digital publishing and network culture for Publisher's Weekly and Library Journal. He received his B.A. from Yale.
10:30 - 10:45am	Morning Break
10:45 - 11:30am	Blog that Bibliography Gary Atwood, Reference Librarian Babson Library at Springfield College Gary Atwood (M.A., M.S.) is a Reference Librarian at Babson Library, Springfield College in Massachusetts. In addition to reference, his responsibilities include digital resource management and liaison work with the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and the Department of Management and Economics. He is a graduate of Simmons College.
11:30 - 12:15pm	Sharing Knowledge, Creating Community Karen Mellor, Library Program Specialist RI Office of Library & Information Services Karen Mellor is a Library Program Specialist at the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services where she is a member of the agency's Web Team. Karen leads the state's Web Data Sharing project, a multi-agency task force that is implementing new ways to disseminate and share government information via web services and Web 2.0 technologies.
12:15 - 1:00pm	Lunch and Tours of Bentley
1:00 - 1:30pm	e-Poster Sessions: - Podcasting Christine Drew, Manager, Instruction & Outreach, George C. Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Online Tutorials with Captivate Edee Edwards, Reference Librarian/Information Literacy Coordinator, Babson Library at Springfield College - Implementing Instant Messaging in Your Library Beatrice R. Pulliam Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor, Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College
1:30 - 2:15pm	Speaking the Language of the Millennials Elisabeth Tully, Director, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library at Phillips Academy Elisabeth Tully came to the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library via a circuitous path that included receiving a BA in religion from Duke University and an MPH from UNC in Health Administration. After a stint in the Peace Corps, she spent fifteen years as a hospital administrator and hospital and health insurance reimbursement consultant before obtaining her MLS and teaching certification. She has worked in both public and independent high schools, and has been the Director of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library at Phillips Academy for the past 5 years. Additional Presenters: Michael Blake, Associate Director for Instructional Services, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library at Phillips Academy Michael Blake, Associate Director for Instruction at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, has experience in many different library settings: academic libraries, consortium libraries in hospitals, special libraries in consulting firms and public libraries. At the OWHL he directs a team of six instructional librarians in supporting teaching and learning across the curriculum. Sara Ciaburri, Instructional Librarian, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library at Phillips Academy Sara Ciaburri is a member of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library’s instructional team, with liaison responsibilities for the Arts. She is a recent graduate of the MLS program at Simmons College, and is undeniably the “coolest” member of the library staff. Sara is the editor of the OWHL’s blogs, and is responsible for our MySpace account.
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Afternoon Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Reaching Library Users: Delivering Dynamic Library Content with Blogs and Wikis Chad Boeninger, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Alden Library at Ohio University Chad F. Boeninger is a Reference & Instruction Librarian at Ohio University's Alden Library. He is also the Business & Economics Bibliographer and the assistant web manager. Chad began working at Ohio University in July 2002, shortly after receiving his Master of Science in Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee. Chad's research interests include multiple aspects of technology, library marketing, library planning, library instruction, and public services. He is constantly striving to make the library a cool place and a viable resource for current and future patrons. He is the author of the Library Voice blog.
3:30pm	Closing Remarks

October 30, 2006

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