5th “Tech is IT!” Day
April 16th, 2007I rarely accept speaking engagements these days. I do, however, speak at regional events. On May 23rd, I will be keynoting Infolink’s Tech Day 2007 at Rutgers. They have an amazing lineup and a great theme (”21st Century Online Community: Do you know what your users are doing?”) and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. Here’s what I’m talking about:
Keeping Up with Technology: Why and How Every Librarian Should Do It.
Librarians need to keep up with technology. This is no secret, but two questions inevitably arise:
One: How can I do it well without feeling overwhelmed?
In the current “real time” “blink and you’ll miss it” culture, librarians can think that it’s impossible to keep up with everything. This is true, but there are tricks that can be implemented to do it quickly and effectively. The presenter will provide his top tips on how to keep up with technology and, in essence, users needs. These helpful tips can be used across the library profession, be it the public, private, academic, special, and more.
Two: Why should I care about keeping up? My users aren’t “there” yet.
That’s exactly the reason why librarians need to keep ahead of the curve. By being proactive and not reactive, we can lead in educating our users about up and coming ways of interacting, providing information in different formats, and justify the libraries existence in the ever changing world. The presenter will provide case studies on why keeping up with technology is important from all sectors of the library industry.
At the end of the presentation, the audience will be able to:
1) utilize the tips, tricks, and tools to better keep up with technology trends.
2) justify why keeping current is important and have the expertise to educate users and colleagues.
I’m hoping to see many of you there. I don’t get out as much as I used to so I like to make the most of my gigs, meeting as many colleagues as possible. Stop by and say hi if you are attending.
April 16th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
I’m looking forward to your speech — see you there!