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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 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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