Michael Sauers is currently the Technology Innovation Librarian for the Nebraska Library Commission in Lincoln, Nebraska and has been training librarians in technology for more than 13 years. He has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller. He earned his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy. Michael's ninth book, Searching 2.0 was released in February 2009. He has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, regularly contributes to the Uncontrolled Vocabulary podcast, runs Web sites for authors and historical societies, is vice-chair of the Nebraksa Library Association's Information Technology and Access Round Table, takes many, many photos, and reads about 130 books per year. The Nebraska Library Commission http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/ 332 http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsauers Lincoln, NE Michael Sauers http://www.travelinlibrarian.info/ /avatars/332/thumb/Michael_96x96.jpg 2009-02-19T14:08:10+00:00 44 230 This session begins with a look at the top considerations for libraries when using mobile devices for their clients. It then focuses on a mobile usability research project which investigated mobile search and analyzed search log data by semester loans of iPods loaded with an image of Wikipedia. The search log data records search queries and articles clicked on and the times these articles are searched and viewed. In addition, qualitative results regarding students’ search satisfaction using these Wikipedia iPods is shared. Librarians and educators will be better able to develop services for mobile search once a clearer picture of what information is sought and accessed through mobile devices emerges. 2009-02-19T14:19:11+00:00 2009-04-01T11:30:00+00:00 2009-02-19T14:07:19+00:00 44 229 Do you think that your staff and customers understand Web 2.x? Are customers coming in and knowing more about it than your staff? Or does your staff know about it and the customers are still confused? Learn how you can present programs on Web 2.x technology that meet the often unique but similar needs of your customers and staff. Our experienced speakers discuss the trials, tribulations, and celebrations that come from training anyone. Ask them what Web 2.x sites were used to not only to connect on this presentation but how they marketed their classes (to staff or customers). 2009-02-19T14:17:53+00:00 2009-03-31T13:30:01+00:00 2009-02-19T14:06:13+00:00 44 228 In this digital age, the need for authors and publishers to protect the ownership rights of their works is more challenging and complex. Numerous DRM techniques have been developed to safeguard these rights. Yet DRM methods restrict what individuals can do with the electronic content and often endanger the information integrity of the library and the privacy of its constituents. Speakers discuss the issues and concerns around DRM and its impact on information integrity, including the methodology and future of DRM, the privacy rights of the individual, especially students and faculty, using Creative Commons licenses, and the issues of copyright. 2009-02-19T14:16:35+00:00 2009-03-30T11:30:00+00:00 2009-02-19T14:10:00+00:00 44 232 Get the most out of your camera by joining our experienced photographers and hearing their tips and tricks. Whether you have a standard website, a blog, or a wiki, text-only just won’t cut it anymore. Come learn all you need to know to create, edit, and add images to your website, market your library’s events, and how to take advantage of Creative Commons licensing to use others’ images on your site. This workshop not only covers licensing options, tips on choosing a digital camera, taking photos in your library, and managing your images, it also helps you take your digital images to the next level. Whether you have a pocket-sized, “point-and-shoot” camera or an expensive digital SLR, learn how to capture a great photo every time by understanding how camera exposure and existing light work together; how to manage hundreds of images effectively; and how to gather tips and tricks for processing your photos on your computer, including correcting white balance, working with tone curves and contrast, saving the right image size for the job, and basic portrait touch-ups. Experienced picture-takers already familiar with their cameras and with downloading images to their computers will get the most out of this workshop. 2009-02-19T14:14:43+00:00 2009-03-29T13:30:01+00:00 2009-02-19T14:09:01+00:00 44 231 As web content continues to grow and the noise-to-signal ratio increases, it has become important for libraries to find ways to get into users’ common web paths: the social networking sites such as Facebook, the web portals such as iGoogle, learning management systems such as Blackboard, even mobile devices such as the iPhone. Our panel of experts looks at creating widgets or gadgets that allow users to have basic library search and browse functions in these new user environments free from the catalog or library website. They demo and teach how to build live applications that provide gateway searching for library journals, books, articles, and much more. Come learn how to play in these new environments and to give users options for searching and consuming library materials in their own learning spaces. 2009-02-19T14:15:28+00:00 2009-03-29T09:00:00+00:00 2009-02-19T13:49:42+00:00 43 227 With the debate over copyright raging, some are calling for the end of the “all rights reserved” regime; schools and libraries are caught in the middle. What are the alternatives? Creative Commons (CC) is the most respected alternative available today with its idea of “some rights reserved” as set by the content creators themselves. This presentation will talk about the principles of Creative Commons, show how you can easily apply it to your intellectual property today, and how you can use CC to find material that you and your students can legally reuse in the creation of new content. http://www.slideshare.net/travelinlibrarian/participating-in-the-creative-commons-nls 2009-02-19T13:53:24+00:00 2009-02-20T09:00:00+00:00