Internet Librarian 2004
April 2nd, 2004It seems downright silly to be thinking about Internet Librarian 2004, which will be held yet again in Monterey, CA. The submissions for presentations are due next month, so I’ve got to get cracking.
I’ve been thinking about submitting a proposal for a full-day track on content delivery methods. Librarians are always talking about how we collect content, put it online, and then have our clients retrieve it (by actually visiting the site or via search mechanisms). I’m envisioning a full day track on how this content can be delivered to clients. There are many ways to deliver content these days: RSS, IM, e-mail (although that one is pretty old, but still viable in some instances), PDAs, and much more. What I’d like to see are presentations that use technology as a delivery tool, rather than as a collection tool.
I’m definitely going to submit the idea to Infotoday within the next few weeks, so if you have any ideas, please let me know. Even if you can’t get out to the conference to present, I would still like any ideas that you can throw my way. It’s important to note that if you send me your ideas, it is not an invitation to speak at the conference. You will still have to submit it on your own and hope that they accept it. I’m just trying to get some ideas down before sending in my track concept.
You can either leave comments at this blog post, or contact me directly. And, if you can get out to Monterey in November, you will not be disappointed. It is one of the best library technology conference in the country.