Listen to Internet Librarian 2009 opening keynote — Digital Publishing, Preservation, and Practices by Vint Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google.
Internet Librarian Topics 1997-2009
As suggested by Kathy Dempsey, author of The Accidental Library Marketer, here is a collection of Wordles based on the final program for each of the Internet Librarian conferences from 1997 to 2009.
Going back in time for this information was like an archeological dig through the the history of web development all the way back to the days before CSS and to when ITI hand coded the entire program in plain HTML.
When it comes to working with data on the web, there were no “good old days” to look back on with fondness in my opinion.
Practical Website Improvement Face-Off
This month’s free article from Online Magazine is a recap and expansion of ideas first discussed during the Library Website Improvement Face-Off session at last fall’s Internet Librarian 2009 conference. Darlene Fichter (University of Saskatchewan) and Jeff Wisniewski (University of Pittsburgh) have put together much the materials and conclusions produced by that session into a must-read primer for anyone looking at overhauling thier library’s website.
See You Next Year
IL 2009 is now history. We learned a lot, enjoyed networking with our colleagues, and making new friends. Be sure to mark your calendars now, while you are thinking about it, and plan to attend IL 2010.
Signing off on behalf of the entire Il 2009 blog team and all the other bloggers that were with us. Thanks for reading our blog.
Don Hawkins
Columnist, Information Today, and IL 2009 Blog Coordinator


