Computers in Libraries 2014 Schedule

W1: Searchers Academy: Hacking Search

W2: Drupal in a Day

W3: Ch-Ch-Ch-Change! Encouraging a Change Culture in Your Library

W4: Aggregating Content on the Fly! Tools & Techniques

W5: Thinking, Playing, & Learning With Lego

W6: Library Resource Management: Strategies, Technologies, & Practices

W7: Project Management 101: Basics & Tips

W8: Getting Support for Your Initiatives

W9: Design My Library Space

W10: Technology Trends in Libraries for 2014

W11: Personas: Why They Work & How They Make Library Websites Better

W12: Makerspaces, Service Design, & Library Creative Spaces

W13: Four Strategies of Inventive Thinking

W14: Library Resource Discovery: Strategies, Interfaces, & Options

W15: Responsive Web Design

W16: Slam-a-Thon! Slam the Boards

W17: Planning for the Future: Intro to Scenario Planning

W18: Project Management for Digital Initiatives

W19: Digital Repositories: Strategies & Techniques

W20: Conducting a UX Design Jam Workshop

Hack Libraries: Platforms? Playgrounds? Prototypes?

Weinberger studies the effect of the internet on ideas and their organization, and has written a series of popular books on the topic. He applies those ideas to libraries directly as the co-director of the Harvard Library Innovation Lab, the motto of which is “Hack libraries.” From that Lab has come projects such as Stackview, an innovative visual library browser at use at Harvard and at the Digital Public Library of America, and LibraryCloud, which is an open metadata server being constructed under Weinberger’s leadership as head of the Harvard Library's Interoperability Initiative. The aim of LibraryCloud is, he says, “to make it easier to hack the library via open APIs.” Weinberger argues for transforming libraries into platforms that enable anyone on the planet to use everything that libraries know. “Libraries are probably not going to be the ones that invent their own future,” says Weinberger. “The ideas are likely to come from some kid in a garage. Platforms are how we can get everyone on the planet to help create the future of libraries.” Be inspired by Weinberger’s ideas and big picture perspective. Get new insights to apply to your network and library community. Gather strategies to apply for a successful and engaged future from our thought leader, industry guru, popular author and library strategist.

COFFEE BREAK Exhibit Hall opens

LUNCH BREAK - A chance to visit the exhibits

COFFEE BREAK in the exhibit hall

RECEPTION in the exhibit hall

Hacking Strategies for Library Innovation

In a world filled with turbulent change, are libraries keeping pace? Are they innovating and engaging their communities with all the opportunities available? Are they choosing the right focus and priorities? Hear from an innovative library practitioner with experience in special, academic, and public libraries and a reputation for hacking and creating new environments and experiences for community audiences. Get insights, ideas, tips. and challenges for hacking and transforming your library!

COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Hall opens

LUNCH BREAK - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits

COFFEE BREAK in the exhibit hall

Extreme Makeovers & Mindshifts: People & Places

Hacking Library Spaces: Lessons From Tactical Urbanism

With the changes in publishing, communities and campuses, as well as society in general, libraries are challenged with their spaces more than ever. How can libraries act in a timely manner and gather support for change in their communities? Hear from the author of Tactical Urbanism and see how many communities are “just doing it,” rendering possibilities in real time with little in the way of resources. Fantastic examples stretch your imagination and provide lots of ideas to take home to your library! Includes an introduction by Michael Edson, Web & New Media Strategy, Office of the CIO, Smithsonian Institution.

COFFEE BREAK Exhibit Hall opens

LUNCH BREAK - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits