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Internet Librarian, Day 4 – Wednesday, Oct 28 2009 – #IL2009

Internet Librarian, Day 4 – Wednesday, Oct 28 2009 – #IL2009

Day 4 of the conference started with another great keynote: a panel of two high school students and one college student talking about how they view technology, education, and their own research habits. Some of my favorite sessions happened on the last day. I loved some of the comments that the teen panel made, particularly when the guy from high school said that in the future technology will make our leaves easier [and better], but ONLY if we use it…

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Internet Librarian, Day 3 – Tuesday, Oct 27 2009 – #IL2009

Internet Librarian, Day 3 – Tuesday, Oct 27 2009 – #IL2009

Day three started off with a funny and interesting keynote with Paul Holdengraber (who had interviewed Vint Cerf the previous day), and continued in good form with some great sessions. Paul talked a lot about the Live from the NYPL series they do and as opposed to doing straight author readings. They record these sessions and they are available on the website, so you should check some of them out. Sessions on Day 3 include: Keynote: Libraries of the Future:…

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Internet Librarian, Day 2 – Monday, Oct 26 2009 – #IL2009

Internet Librarian, Day 2 – Monday, Oct 26 2009 – #IL2009

Vint Cerf started the day, and the beginning of the actual conference, with an amazing keynote. The interchange between Vint and Paul Holdengraber, his interview, was oftentimes hilarious as well as poignant. Vint talks some about the history of the internet, and taking off from there, where the internet may be heading. He touches on important topics like bit rot, privacy and user rights with e-materials, mobile technology, and the neutrality of the net. After the keynote, my day was…

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Internet Librarian, Day 1 – Sunday, Oct 25 2009 – #IL2009

Internet Librarian, Day 1 – Sunday, Oct 25 2009 – #IL2009

Technically a pre-conference, Sunday was well-spent attending the Searcher’s Academy. A number of speakers covered a number of topics, all relating to searching, and many of them very useful. Tons of useful resources are mentioned (and noted below), so read carefully! Speakers and topics covered include: Chris Sherman, Executive Editor, SearchEngineLand.com Mary Ellen Bates, Owner, Bates Information Service “Digging into the Deep Web” Mary Ellen Bates “Searching the Collaborative Web” Marcy Phelps, Principal, Phelps Research “Cost-Effective Searching: Online Strategies for…

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Notes from Internet Librarian 2009 – #IL2009

Notes from Internet Librarian 2009 – #IL2009

I just returned from the Internet Librarian Conference (and sunny Monterey, CA) yesterday, and my brain is definitely still trying to absorb new ideas, concepts, and nifty web tools. All the same, it’s safe to say that it was the best conference I’ve attended so far in my young library career. Luckily for those who couldn’t attend this year, there are numerous options for viewing content online (and my own extensive notes will follow after the cut). First off, a…

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