Slides are available at: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/TAFE-Key.pdf
Discusses major technology trends TAFE needs to be account for in their 20/20 planning process.
Technology as Conversation
“Technology as Conversation” TAFE New South Wales Meeting, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract: Discusses major technology trends TAFE needs to be account for in their 20/20 planning process.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/TAFE-Key.pdf
Audio from Information Online Keynote
I’ve now posted the audio for my keynote at Information Online on my podcast, or click here.
“The Changing Face of Service” Information Online 2007, Sydney, Australia.
Slides available at: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007InfoOnline.pdf
Discusses the need to shift libraries from artifacts to conversations.
The Changing Face of Reference
“The Changing Face of Reference” Information Online Conference 2007, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract: Discusses the need to shift libraries from artifacts to conversations.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/InfoOnline.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/infoonline.mp3
“Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation” ALA Washington Office Update, ALA Midwinter, Seattle, WA.
Slides available at: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/ALA-OITP.pdf
Overview of the IIS/ALA project on participatory networks and participatory librarianship.
Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation
“Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation” ALA Washington Office Update, ALA Midwinter, Seattle, WA.
Abstract: Overview of the IIS/ALA project on participatory networks and participatory librarianship.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/ALA-OITP.pdf
The K-12 Environment: A Compromised Setting for Studying Information Seeking
“The K-12 Environment: A Compromised Setting for Studying Information Seeking” Panel Presentation, ALISE, Seattle, WA.
Abstract: Discussions of the restrictions and biases built into studying information seeking of youth in a school environment.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/ALISE.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/ALISE-k12.mp3
“The K-12 Environment: A Compromised Setting for Studying Information Seeking” Panel Presentation, ALISE, Seattle, WA.
Slides available at: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2007/ALISE.pdf
You can also download and listen to an audio recording of the presentation here: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/ALISE-k12.mp3
Discussions of the restrictions and biases built into studying information seeking of youth in a school environment.
Participatory Networks at Midwinter
The final version of the Participatory Network Technology Brief (http://iis.syr.edu/projects/PNOpen/) developed for the ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy will be releassed at ALA Midwinter. The full brief will be available via the web. Many, many thanks to those who took the time to comment on the first public draft.
There was an active period of comments on the public draft of the Participatory Networks paper from mid-October to the first part of December. The comments came in three forms: e-mail to the authors, postings to a web based bulletin board systems, and comments and edits to the paper posted as a collaboratively edited WIKI. Commenters ranged from noted members of the library community, such as Karen Schneider, Walt Crawford and John Buschman to library science students. The most active mode of comments was the bulletin board and e-mail. Few actual edits were made to the WIKI site, with most participants choosing, instead, to leave comments via the WIKI.
The table below summaries the nature of the comments, and the anticipated effect in the final document:
| Comment Thread | Discussion | Anticipated Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Library 2.0 | Commenters felt the work of the Library 2.0 community was not well represented here, and that a lot of good work done was missed. | The Library 2.0 section of the document will be reworked to acknowledge the work of Library 2.0, and discuss a participatory librarianship model as a means of advancing the work of the Library 2.0 community. Many of the commercial Web 2.0 examples have been supplemented or replaced with Library 2.0 examples. |
| Use of the term â??Conversationâ?? | Several commenters felt the use of the word â??conversationâ?? was incorrect, or at best, straining the meaning of the word. Conversation was presented as an informal exchange of ideas between people. | The authors clarified the use of conversation and highlighted the use of â??Conversation Theory.â?? A separate theoretical piece is anticipated. |
| Commercialization of Libraries | The use of Web 2.0 technologies and the text seems to promote the use of commercial ideas in the library, and therefore seems to advocate for making the library online more commercial in nature. | More library examples were used to highlight how commercially developed technologies does not require commercialization. It was also noted tht there are some libraries in commercial settings. |
There will be two presentations on the brief at ALA Midwinter. The first Friday January 19, 2007 to the advisory board of ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy and the second, an open meeting, on Saturday January 20, 2007. The Saturday briefing will be part of the “Washington Office Update Session” 8:00 A.M.â??10:00 A.M., Washington Convention Center, Rooms 611-614.