Energize 2.0

July 18, 2007 - 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Kovens Conference Center
Florida International University
Biscayne Bay Campus, 3000 N. E. 151st Street
Miami, FL 33181

This full day regional conference encouraged the sharing of ideas and experiences with colleagues and professionals from the region and the country. There were 250 attendees. The purpose was to introduce Web 2.0 tools and give examples of how they are used to improve library services.

Try some Web 2.0 tools using the SEFLIN Energize 2.0 Toolkit.

The Energize2007 Wiki includes comments by attendees and handouts posted by some of the presenters.

Click here to see the Evaluation Results Summary.

Keynote

Social Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomenon
Stephen Abram, Vice President, Innovation SirsiDynix and Chief Strategist, SirsiDynix Institute

There is a global conversation going on right now about the next generation of the web and the next generation of users. It’s happening under the name of Web 2.0. It’s the new hot web where true human interaction takes precedence over merely ‘cool’ information delivery and e-mail. It’s about putting information into the real context of our users’ lives, work and play. Concurrently, there's another big conversation about the vision for what Library 2.0 might look like in this Web 2.0 ecosystem. The social web is coming fast and it’s BIG! What are the skills and competencies that Library 2.0 will need? Come and hear what Web 2.0 is and the adaptations we’ll need to make to thrive in the future. Are we focusing on the real end user's needs? Are we preparing our learners for the world that will be or the one that was? The Millennials and the post-Millennials are different, very different. What can we do to prepare our users and learners for this new world? Stephen Abram, a library futurist, touched on the many changes that are being wrought by Google, the Millennials and 2.0.

SEFLIN Update

SEFLIN Library Staff Networking Directory
Charles Mayberry, SEFLIN Director of Information Services

In early 2007, SEFLIN launched a Library Staff Networking Directory that allows staff in SEFLIN members to identify others in the region with similar job responsibilities, specialties and professional interests. Charles Mayberry shared the features of this tool and demonstrated how it can work for you.

Breakout Sessions

Morning and Afternoon Breakout Sessions

• Podcasting
  Jenny Saxton, Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus
  The MDC program includes the lending of IPods and encourages use of recorded content.
  Valentina Mayz, Alvin Sherman Library Research, and Information Technology Center Nova Southeastern University
  The "Live from the Teen Room" Podcasts enlivens the Teen web page and programming at Nova.
• Social Networking
  Max Anderson, Solinet 
  Get an understanding of the Web 2.0 social networking tools that libraries use for to create interactive services with library users.
• Electronic Instruction / Screencasting
  Tom Cipullo, Palm Beach County Public Library
  See howfree software, "Shockwave" was used to simulate screencasting for animated instruction on the web.
  Eli Moody, Vanderbilt University
  Vanderbilt University uses Camtasia Studio 4 to create library tutorials through screen recording. The tutorials for students and faculty explain how to use our resources or promote library services.
• Wikis Blogs and Collaboration
  Robin Kear, Alvin Sherman Library Research, and Information Technology Center Nova Southeastern University
  Carol Bean, Palm Beach County Library System
  Examples of librarians using wikis and blogs as tools for collaboration

Afternoon Presentation

Making Time for Web 2.0
David Lee King, Digital Branch and Services Manager at the Topeka / Shawnee County Public Library

Learn how to fit in exploration of new tools, and how to get support for these things from the library's administration. Mr. King is a frequent speaker at conferencees and library events. He posts his comments and ideas on his blog

Thank you Conference Sponsors!

Platinum Sponsor 

WebFeat 

Gold Sponsor

Thomson Gale

Bronze Sponsors

Greenwood Publishing

OCLC

Ovid - Wolters Kluwer

Tutor.Com

HW WIlson