This is my brief summary of the Computers in Libraries Conference. Click on the links if you want to read my full notes or link to the presentation.

Preconference - Technology Training for Library Staff

This program was about a County which offered a program similar to our Library 2.0 Speed Dating. They talked about how they did it, what went well and what went wrong. The Librarian in Black gave a presentation on technology training for staff in general.

Librarian in Black's Presentation

My notes

Conference

Libaries Solve Problems - Keynote

Interesting numbers from the Pew Internet Survey:

Libraries Solve Problems Powerpoint

Super Searcher Shares 30 Search Tips

My Notes from Super Searcher

Super Searcher's Handout

Mobile Search

Library Cell Phone Services are Coming

Mobile Search.doc

What's New With Federated Search

federated search notes

Library Staff Training - High Tech and High Touch

Technology Training Case Studies:

Cuyahoga County Case Study Powerpoint

Webjunction Example of Technology Training Powerpoint

High Tech High Touch Notes

Libraries: Innovative and Inspiring - Keynote

Blog from the Delft Public Library in the Netherlands chronicling their tour of libraries in the United States

Next Generation Library Interfaces andBarn Raising One ILS at a Time

New ways of thinking about the catalog:

Kansas ILS Case Study Powerpoint

ILS Notes

Facebook Apps

Some of the ways libraries are using Facebook:

Facebook Notes

Virtual Reference: Endless Possibilites

I really liked this one. The first one compares the pros and cons of using different free Instant Messaging Services for reference. The second one shows how this man created a virtual, subject- specific reading room with RSS feeds:

Comparing Free IM Services for Reference Powerpoint (really quite good)

Creating a Virtual Reading Room with RSS Powerpoint (also nifty)

Notes for Virtual Reference

Video YouTube and Libraries

How to make YouTube videos quickly and cheaply. How libraries are using YouTube effectively:

How Do You Dewey? library YouTube promotion

YouTube Notes

Gaming Learning and the Virtual World - Keynote

My favorite part is the online subject pathfinder games:

Notes on the ways which libraries are using games to teach information literacy

Speed Searching

Speed Searching - New Search Engines Notes