past conferences
Bruce Crocco, Vice President, Library Services for the Americas, oversees library services and sales activities for OCLC in the United States and Canada. He manages customer support, market analysis, and sales programs, in addition to working closely with project management teams to provide input and intelligence on product strategy. Frequently asked to speak on OCLC research projects, Bruce will provided a look into OCLC’s latest study with his talk, “Sharing, Privacy, and Trust in Our Networked World.”
Beth Davis-Brown, Library Services Executive Secretariat, Library of Congress, is coordinator/liaison to the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control. She brings years of cataloging expertise and knowledge of the challenges facing librarians in the digital world. Beth spoke on the final report of the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control and its outcome affecting the Library of Congress.
Beth Davis: The Future of Bibliographic Control
(31 Mb, 31 mins. in Windows Media Player)
Aaron Schmidt, Director of the North Plains Public Library in Portland, Oregon, is a specialist in technology and usability. A dynamic and nationally sought after speaker, Aaron has presented at ALA and the Internet Librarian Conference. He spoke on Web 2.0 and its applications for libraries.
Aaron Schmidt: The Read/Write Web
(65 Mb, 63 mins. in Windows Media Player)
Other presentation included reports on Ask?Away, CARLI, OCLC Members Council, Illinois State Library and WorldCat Local.
Chip Nilges, Vice President, Business Development, OCLC - discussed the latest developments in the WorldCat.org Service, designed to expand web exposure to local collections. Check out Chip's presentation - Part I/Part II.
Lisa Barnhart, Project Coordinator for LibraryU and Dawne Tortorella, Technology Consultant and President, BellCow - provided a presentation on the WebJunction Community Partners Program and the implementation and development plans for the Illinois WebJunction site.
Robin Buser, Cataloging Partners Product Manager, OCLC - will provide a presentation on the WorldCat Selection Service, as well as, an overview of the new WorldCat Cataloging Partners service, which combines the PromptCat service and the Cataloging Partners program. Check out Robin's presentation - Cataloging Update.
Jan Ison, Executive Director, Lincoln Trail Libraries System - discussed the important implications of the Illinois Universal OPAC Project and the WorldCat Local pilot project. Check out Jan's presentation - Illinois Universal OPAC.
Tamiye Meehan, Executive Director, Indian Trails Public Library District and Past President, Illinois Library Association and Bill Pardue, Virtual Services Librarian / NorthStarNet Arlington Heights Coordinator of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, provided a presentation on exciting innovations in Reference Service. Check out Tamiye's presentation - Reference Service.
Susan Singleton - Executive Director, CARLI, provided an update on CARLI and I-Share activities.
Bill Pardue - provided an update on consortial virtual reference in Illinois. Check out Bill's presentation - VR in Illinois.