Our Cataloging Data: The Future of Sharing and Creating

Monday, 3:30 – 5:00 Suddenly our catalog records are hot commodities The Library of Congress wants out of its “alpha role” in providing cataloging. OCLC wants to clarify who may share contributed records with whom. Biblios.net and Open Library offer open access alternatives. RDS disseminates catalog records into web-based entities. Where is all this leading? [...]

From Information to Intelligence: Using the Social Web to Transform Communities

Monday, 1:00 – 2:30 We know that libraries make a difference. A big difference. Can we challenge ourselves to move to the next plateau quickly? Can we do that in an era of restricted budgets and financial pressures? What strategies will work? What technologies show the most promise? Are our communities ready for this? Stephen [...]

Discussion Group: Boundaries in Reference Service

Monday, 9:00 – 10:00 The landscape of reference service has been changing. Library users with nontraditional needs and varying competencies are appearing in libraries faced with staffing and facility challenges. Discover how different types of libraries are adapting and setting new boundaries from Matthew Jaquith, Springfield (MA) City Library and Chris Bigelow and Sheri Sochrin [...]

OS Smackdown: This Time It’s Personal

Sunday: 4:00-5:00 Description See what all the excitement is as ITS panelists Wes “The Penguin” Hamilton, Scott “iEverything” Kehoe, and Rick “800-Pound Gorilla” Levine face off with demonstrations and discussions of the latest and greatest offerings in operating systems. Windows 7 (Rick Levine) Anyone like Vista? Not so bad, but Windows 7 is better. Some [...]

For the Love of Books (and other materials)

Sunday, 1:15 – 2:45 Description: Even (or especially) in tough budget times, libraries should maintain a preservation budget. Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, Preservation Specialist for the MA Board of Library Commissioners, addresses preservation concerns for print, AV, and digital materials in active circulating collections and special collections. Learn about budget-minded training options, best practiced and archival materials. [...]