Category Archives: Conference

Data Curation & Collaboration

I learned about this session for the 2012 ALA Conference this summer.

Data Curation as a Form of Collaborative Research
ACRL Research Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA
Sunday, June 24, 2012, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Hilton-Capistrano

Co-sponsored by the ACRL Research Program Committee and the Science and Technology Section

Speakers: D. Scott Brandt, Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Library Science, Purdue University; Harriett Green, English and Digital Humanities Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Patricia Hswe, Digital Collections Curator, The Pennsylvania State University; Sophia Krzys Acord, Associate Director of the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, University of Florida

Thanks Hope for the tweet.

r-squared – The risk & reward Conference launches fall 2012 in Telluride

Unique Innovation Conference Focuses on Smart Risks to Move Libraries Forward

TELLURIDE, Colo. ­– March 26, 2012 – Library professionals at all levels of their organizations will converge on Telluride, Colo., Sept. 9-11, 2012, for R-Squared – The Risk & Reward Conference. This innovative conference is based on the premise that libraries must take smart risks to move the industry forward. With the help of change agents from retail, architecture, media and marketing, the conference will address innovations in customer curiosity, creative spaces, abundant community and culture. Attendees will leave equipped with the courage to implement creative new ideas and with a support system of risk-embracing peers. Registration opens April 1, 2012.

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Call for for papers & panel sessions, 24th Polar Libraries Colloquy

The 24th Polar Libraries Colloquy (PLC24) will be held June 11-14 in Boulder, Colorado.

PLC24 welcomes all topics that apply to polar libraries or information.  For instance:
* How has your institution/collection/staff/mission/audience evolved?
* Preservation of the cultural heritage – collection management of photographs, films and oral recordings
* Has your research focus changed?
* Outreach of libraries and archives – use of new technologies for teaching and public interactions
* New ways of bringing your collections to the masses
* New ways of bringing the masses to your collections
* Adapting the library to 21st century needs
* Data and metadata curation
* Collaborations and exchanges
Or suggest your own topic for a session!

Computers in Libraries Conference in March, 2012

It looks like over 10 sessions at Computers in Libraries have something to do with collaboration.  Take a look at their brochure of programs. [PDF]

Creating Innovative Libraries is what librarians, systems and information professionals, and teams of other partners and experts do with computers, the internet and cutting edge technology. At Computers in Libraries 2012, the focus is on practices and techniques, technology, and the “secret sauce” or “extra” that creates innovative libraries.

Undergraduates, Open Science, and Collaboration

Joe Kraus was at the ScienceOnline 2012 conference.  One of the relevant sessions concerning collaboration was the “Next Generation of Open Scientists

Science faculty and librarians can collaborate on many aspects of undergraduate education – two ideas are the focus of this discussion. First: How can we best help undergrads understand and explore the scholarly information landscape? In addition to formal sources like journal articles, informal sources (e.g., blogs) are of increasing importance/relevance, which raises a question: How do we get students to think about what formal and informal really mean? How do we – faculty, librarians and others – work together to teach students to navigate the disciplinary landscape and become productive and critical consumers of – and contributors to – the disciplinary conversation? Second: How do we introduce students to the great big wide world of open science? How do the various players in higher education communicate to the next generation the incredible depth and complexity of what going on out there? How do we raise (inspire? support?) the next generation of Cameron Neylons, Steve Koches and Jean-Claude Bradleys (not to mention the next generation of Dorothea Salos and Christina Pikases)?

We had a great discussion. The Abstract for the session and other sessions can be found here.

The ASIST 2011 Proceedings are now online

Many of their sessions dealt with collaboration. Go ahead and click on the link to search the papers. You know you want to.

R-Squared – Risk & Reward Conference 2012

A core group of Colorado library staffers and supporters have developed a new style of conference that kicks off in 2012. The premise of this conference is that the safe route for libraries isn’t good enough anymore. Library professionals need to use creative thinking to evaluate risk and understand its rewards to establish libraries as the leading source of creative sparks in their communities.

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Brick & Click Conference Sessions

I count at least five sessions that dealt with collaboration at the 2011 Brick & Click Conference.

  • The Ins and Outs of a Multicultural Library Orientation Session
  • Proactive Approach to Embedded Services
  • From Static HTML to Interactive Drupal: Redesigning a Library Intranet that Enables Collaboration and Social Interaction
  • Speaking to the Masses: The Evolution of Library Instruction for SPCM 101, Fundamentals of Speech
  • College Readiness Dialogs: Librarian Collaborations from High School to College

CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on Library Cooperation and Resource Sharing

CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference on Library Cooperation and Resource Sharing

Mid October 2012
Beijing, China

It has been almost 10 years since establishing the University Network Library of Beijing in 2002. An international conference was held in 2004 titled “Building Digital Resources and Providing Information Services in the Network Environment: An International Conference on Regional Cooperation and Resource Sharing of Libraries.” At that time, library consortia were about to emerge in China, so the conference focused mainly on the topic of building and sharing literature resources. In 2008, a second international conference titled “International Conference on the Development of Subject Librarianship and Personal Librarianship” was held. This meeting covered the topics of subject librarians, subject librarian services, and personalized information services.

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12th Interlending and Document Supply Conference

This Conference took place in Chicago, September 19th-21st. Many of the sessions dealt with the collaborative aspects of document lending, such as:

“Resource Sharing in the Digital Age: Challenges and Prospects in Nigerian University Libraries” by Stella Anasi and Ali Hussaini

The digital age has had a profound impact on the nature, volume and variety of information resources such that no single library alone can provide all the resources for effective service delivery to its users. The paradigm shift from being “all alone” to collaborating and sharing of resources with others is now a global phenomenon which university libraries in Nigeria cannot afford to ignore. Unfortunately, resource sharing among university libraries in Nigeria seems to be uncommon in spite of the prevailing information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the opportunities they proffer for effective resource sharing.

“Future of Resource Sharing in Turkey: Can Open-Access be an Alternative?” by Ertugrul Cimen

Resource sharing activities in Turkey have gained momentum in recent years, but only with respect to the sharing of print materials. As global use of electronic resources becomes increasingly common and the sale of electronic books at amazon.com surpasses that of printed books, the concepts related to resource sharing will change around the world and the sharing of electronic resources will become a necessity.

Major publishers have begun adding clauses to their license agreements so as to identify how electronic content can be shared with other libraries’ users. In response to this development, librarians are taking an increasingly active role in the preparation of new license agreements; in coming years, librarians and library consortia will have to lead a difficult negotiating process with publishers. Collaboration, resource sharing and document supply services in Turkey must be redesigned in the near future to include electronic resource sharing services.

“RapidILL: Fast, Collaborative, and Cost-Effective Resource Sharing in Today’s ILL World” by Tom Delaney and Michael Richins

Begun as a homegrown system serving 6 partner libraries, RapidILL has since expanded to one that processes about 1 million requests annually for over 200 partner libraries. Rapid produces a very high degree of cost savings at $5.41 per request (prior to numerous innovations and technological enhancements) according to the 2004 ARL cost study, a dramatic improvement in response time for photocopy requests, and a fill rate that has never been lower than 94%. Rapid is also system-neutral and interacts with ILLiad, Clio, Relais, and OCLC.

Rapid works with groups of libraries willing to meet specific service parameters, but must be priced attractively enough to attract the attention of a sufficient number of partners. The authors will explain the difficulties of developing a program that operates on a cost-recovery basis within the confines of a state-funded university system. This paper will evaluate costs, reasons that libraries have joined Rapid, and what makes RapidILL unique in the ILL world.

“HathiTrust: Digital Access as the Intersection of Interlibrary Lending Potential and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights” by Kristina Eden and Anne Beaubien

The HathiTrust Digital Library is a major repository and digitization project which grew out of the GoogleBooks scanning project. In addition to providing open access to public domain books, HathiTrust could potentially change ILL workflow and enable better international sharing of resources. With a collection of nearly 8 million items, HathiTrust is a significant digital resource and this paper will explore its impact on ILL.

Barriers to lending books internationally have included costly shipping charges, institutional lending policies, preservation issues, and payment methods. Large-scale digital repositories have overcome these barriers by making full-text items easily viewable online. HathiTrust improves on this idea by adding robust Bibliographic and Data API’s which support integration into local workflow, for example the inclusion of links in local catalog records or searchable metadata.

This paper will evaluate the HathiTrust Digital Library within the context of ILL. The authors will review the impact on international lending and how Hathi might advance digital resource collaboration worldwide, examine how these processes are complicated by intellectual property rights, and discuss what the next steps might be for the ILL community.

“Resource sharing in a cloud computing age” by Matthew R. Goldner and Katie Birch

Cloud computing is changing how businesses operate. It offers libraries new opportunities for collaboration and sharing, while also promising cost savings and improved workflows. The impact of cloud computing is not so much about specific technology, but rather how it helps libraries manage the shift of information from print and physical media to electronic resources. We must ensure a continued environment of cooperation and resource sharing for libraries. By identifying and addressing our common challenges, we can make libraries a continued force in the world of Web-based information services.

“Light at the End of the Tunnel: Transitioning from One Interlending System to Another” by Sharon Howells and Cathie Jilovsky

In 2010, two Australian libraries made the unusual decision to move from one successfully operating interlending system to another equally successful interlending system. Why? How? What was involved?

This paper will examine the circumstances that led to this decision and outline the progression from review and analysis of interlending systems available in the Australian marketplace, to the detailed project management and the transition to and implementation of the new system. Issues discussed will include the preparation, planning, the anticipated and real impact on the library user experience, consultations and collaborations required to achieve a successful transition, as well as some of the trials and tribulations experienced along the way.

“Radical Collaboration and the Future of the Academic Library: The 2CUL Project as Case Study” by James G. Neal

Cooperation is part of the professional DNA of academic libraries, and is a constant for service, success and survival. Academic libraries will be increasingly defined by new and energetic relationships and combinations, a radicalization of the working relationships among libraries, between libraries and the communities they serve, and in new entrepreneurial partnerships. The context for collaboration combines rapidly shifting user requirements, a need to rethink redundant inefficient library operations, an increasing emphasis on unique resources, a requirement to achieve scale and network effects through aggregation, a mandate for systemic change, and unprecedented economic pressures. This paper will explore these developments in the context of the 2CUL partnership between Columbia and Cornell University Libraries, a transformative and enduring partnership between two major academic research libraries based on a broad integration of resources, collections, services, infrastructure and expertise.

“CALIS ILL and DDS Systems: a successful way of resource sharing” by Xiaoxia Yao

Even in the digital age, interlibrary loan and document delivery are two of the primary forms of resource sharing. As one of public component of “project 211″, CALIS aims to provide high-level services for teaching and academic research and to promote, maintain and improve resource sharing among academic libraries in China.

CALIS has been dedicated to establishing an “open, peer-to-peer” interlibrary loan (ILL) and document delivery service (DDS) system from the very beginning. That means any two members of CALIS can initiate and process ILL/DDS transactions via the service system, the principal achievements of which include: 1) a single ILL/DDS network, composed of about 60 supplying libraries; 2) a unified ILL/DDS system based on the ISO10160/10161 ILL standard; and 3) one framework for collaboration, the Coordination Group of ILL Service in Chinese Academic Libraries. This paper will review these achievements one by one and consider the network’s future development as well.
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