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Computers in Libraries 2011

Hear from experts, practitioners, technologists, and strategists—all from the information industry. Computers in Libraries offers five strong program streams each day filled with information sessions, panels, and facilitated discussions; two special streams focused on special and government libraries; plus many workshops, networking opportunities, and an extensive exhibit hall hosting sponsors and cybertours. You can participate in sessions relating to information discovery and search, ebooks, web design and development, user experience, K-12 strategies and practices, collaboration, next-generation catalogs, innovation, learning and training, marketing and planning, mobile practices, and more. With over 150 knowledgeable speakers in five simultaneous tracks plus three dynamic keynotes, pre and post conference workshops, and an entertaining and informative evening program, Computers in Libraries 2011 is a definite must-attend event. It caters to all interests and all levels of knowledge while providing many exciting networking opportunities—join speakers, authors, and fellow participants in refreshment breaks, informal dinner groups, receptions, and more. [Download as PDF]

Sunday, March 20, 2011
Start Time End Time Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Handheld Librarians’ Mobile Tech Tutorial
  • Designing Digital Spaces for Positive User Experiences: UX4Lib
  • Moving to Management
  • HTML5 & CSS3: New Markup & Styles for the Emerging Web
  • Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data
  • Games & Simulations to Energize Training & Teaching
  • Dancing With Data: Concepts & Approaches
  • Copyright Compliance: It’s Easier Than You Think
9:00 AM 4:30 PM
  • Searchers Academy
  • Web Managers Academy 3.0: Seamless Websites & Expanded Presence
1:30 PM 4:30 PM
  • Engaging Your Community With QR Codes
  • Screencasting: Tips & Tricks for Fast & Easy Online Tutorials
  • Public Computers: Policies & Programs to Improve Patron Outcomes
  • Designing Mobile Experiences
  • Practical Open Source Software for Libraries
  • Technology Planning: What’s on Your Horizon?
  • Digital Repositories: Strategies & Techniques
  • Paper Trails: Digging Into Public Records
5:30 PM 7:30 PM Gaming & Gadgets Petting Zoo

Computers in Libraries 2011

Monday, March 21, 2011
Start Time End Time Information Discovery & Search Web Presence & Experience Communities & Collaboration Marketing & Measuring Internet@Schools
8:45 AM 9:45 AM Keynote – Google Books: Strategic Focus & Value to Library Communities
9:45 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break – Exhibit Hall Opens
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Super Searcher Strategies & Tips Building Great Websites Using Partnerships & Collaboration to Deliver Service Value Promoting With Web 2.0 Collections for Today and Tomorrow: How “e” to Be
11:30 AM 12:15 PM Search Engine Update Improve Your Website Now! Building Community With Faculty & Suppliers Measuring the Soft Stuff  
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Lunch Break – A Chance to Visit the Exhibits
1:30 PM 2:30 PM Search: Quick Tips for Adding Value Mining Data to Learn About Libraries & Users Building Community Partnerships: Ideas & Insights Demonstrating the Impact of Public Access Technology The Author Visit: From On-Site Appearance to Online Chat With Teachers and Students
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Coffee Break – In the Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM 4:00 PM Visualization & Geospatial Technologies In Pursuit of Library Elegance Collaboration: Connecting Research & Practice Innovative Marketing Tools and Strategies In the Trenches—Adaptive Strategies to Teaching With LibGuides
4:15 PM 5:00 PM Semantic Web Apps for Researchers: VIVO Drupal: The Basics & More SharePoint: Collaboration Tech Tips Performance Measures: Illustrating Value to Your Community  
5:00 PM 5:45 PM Reception in the Exhibit Hall
11:15 AM 12:15 PM         Ebooks Go to School: Limitations and Possibilities for Instruction and Leisure Reading
4:00 PM 5:00 PM         Kids Doing Research Right

Computers in Libraries 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Start Time End Time Innovative Services & Programs Next-Gen Systems & Operations Ebook Trends & Practices Enterprise Trends & Practices Internet@Schools
9:00 AM 9:45 AM Keynote – Engaging Digital Natives: Strategies, Services & Satisfaction
9:45 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break – Exhibit Hall Opens
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Learning From Inspirational Libraries Community Tagging EBook Publishing: Practices & Challenges Reinventing the Corporate Library Best of Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning
11:30 AM 12:15 PM MetaSocial: Making Online & Mobile Interactions Rock Current OPACs & Next-Gen Systems Empowering the Reader in a Digital World Organizational Intelligence & Raising Your Value A Homework Help Site That Meets Teens Where They “Live”
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Lunch Break – A Chance to Visit the Exhibits
1:30 PM 2:15 PM “Teching Up” Traditional Library Programs What’s New & Engaging EBook Models & Challenges New Alignments, Structures, & Services Merging Literature and Web 2.0
2:30 PM 3:15 PM Game Creation Programs in Libraries Integrating iPads Into Learning & Libraries EBooks & Their Growing Value for Libraries Mobile Programs for the Enterprise Graphic Language (Arts!) in the Library
3:15 PM 4:00 PM Coffee Break – In the Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM 5:00 PM Getting to The Eureka! Moment RFID: Technology & Applications EBooks & Their Growing Value for Libraries (continued) Successful Multigenerational Collaboration Strategies Marketing Strategies for Your School Library— Create a Brand and Control Your Image
7:30 PM 9:00 PM Dead & Innovative Technology: Recreating the Information World

Computers in Libraries 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Start Time End Time Planning & Implementing User Experience Mobile Trends & Practices Content Management & Preservation Training & Learning
9:00 AM 9:45 AM Keynote – Adding Value to Communities
9:45 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break – Exhibit Hall Opens
10:30 AM 11:15 AM Thinking Strategically & Critically: Seeing Possibilities Faculty Information Using Behavior Mobile Landscape and Location Digital Preservation Strategies: Value Through Longevity Face-to-Face? Avatars & Facebook for Learning
11:30 AM 12:15 PM Effective Workflows for Multi-Gens & Tech Change Usability Express: Recipe for Libraries Mobile Hot Topics Libraries in the Semantic Web Creating 21st-Century Information-Literacy Programs
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Lunch Break – A Chance to Visit the Exhibits
1:30 PM 2:30 PM Persuasion & Permission Cool Tools: Measuring, Visualizing, & Analyzing What Libraries Do QR Codes Repositories: Strategies & Practices Podcasting & Tools: Endless Opportunities!
2:45 PM 3:30 PM Planning & Realizing the “Fourth Place” Digital Collections: Creative Development & User Experience Mobile Usability Collecting & Preserving User-Generated Content Learning Virtually: 23 Things & Counting
3:45 PM 4:30 PM Before & After the Plan: Tracking Strategic Initiatives Social Media Strategy & Goals Building Community & Mobile Experiences Building Digital Collections While Saving Deteriorating Microforms Transliteracies: Libraries as the Critical “Classroom”

Computers in Libraries 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011
Start Time End Time Post-Conference Workshops
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Evidence-Based Methods for Library Advocacy
  • What Librarians Need to Know About SharePoint
  • Analyzing Website Usage With Google Analytics
  • Engaging, Interesting, & Practical Presentations to Capture Your Audience
  • Practical Program Management Strategies
1:30 PM 4:30 PM
  • Social Network Analysis for Librarians
  • SharePoint Action Plan for Libraries: Taxonomies & Search
  • Optimizing Your Website: Better Metadata = Better Marketing
  • Facilitation Skills for Info Pros
  • Personal Digital Archiving
  • Writing for the Wired Web
9:00 AM 4:30 PM
Data Curation: Understanding & Dealing With Research Data