CLC's Trendspotting Symposia: Summaries, Highlights, Presentations
2006: Trendspotting II: Searching the Future
If you weren't one of the lucky 100 people who were able to attend the "Trendspotting II" conference on October 20, now's your chance to catch up with your colleagues. Thanks to Quinnipiac University's technology gurus and to our generous speakers, CLC presents you with all of the day's programs, in mp3 audio accompanied by the speakers' PowerPoint presentations (where applicable).
With the exception of Leslie Burger's keynote, which is in audio format only, the links below (in bold type) will open in your browser window. You'll see a split screen, with audio chapters on the left and the accompanying PowerPoint presentation on the right. The PowerPoint slides will change exactly as the speaker moved through his/her presentation on October 20. For the main speakers, a pop-up photo is provided - keep it alongside your main browser window to see who's talking to you!
Our gratitude to the talented staff at Quinnipiac University for sharing their technology with us, and to our fine speakers for making their presentations publicly available. Send your comments about Trendspotting II to Christine Bradley at cbradley@ctlibrarians.org.
From CLC CONNtext, November 2006
Trendspotting II: Searching the Future, a CLC Symposium at Quinnipiac University, was a big success, paving the way for the CLC Database Committee to start planning for Trendspotting III. We will, however, need a larger location. The lucky one hundred were a little squished in the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room, but the production facilities were fantastic. Quinnipiac's staff taped the proceedings which will be available on CLC's website for the many people who wanted to attend but were shut out due to lack of space. [Please see links in bold type, below.]
- Janice Swiatek-Kelley, Associate Director of the Arnold Bernhard Library, welcomed us since director Charles Getchell couldn't be on campus that day.
ALA President Leslie Burger's keynote address was just what we've come to expect from Leslie - inspiring, ambitious and practical. [Presentation no longer available]
John Blyberg, Network Administrator & Lead Developer at Michigan's Ann Arbor District Library, really stretched us into the future with his introduction to the semantic web, aka web 3.0! (And just when we were getting to know web 2.0!)
Searching the Future, Session 1 (43:24)
Michael Miller, Chief Content Officer for Ziff Davis Media and former editor-in-chief of PC Magazine, gave an absolutely charming presentation about what is new now and what libraries need to be to keep people coming, especially young people like his own children.
Searching the Future, Session 2 (41:10)
In the Connecticut-specific portion of the day, the State Library's Sharon Brettschneider gave what she called a book report on Long Overdue: A Fresh Look at Public and Leadership Attitudes about Libraries in the 21st Century. Sharon also received, for herself and for State Librarian Ken Wiggin, Trendspotter awards for the State Library's support of InfoAnytime.
Bibliomation's Amy Terlaga and Mike Simonds also received a Trendspotter award for Bibliomation's support of InfoAnytime.
Steve Cauffman gave an update on use statistics and new databases at iCONN, as well as a pitch for their newly designed promo materials.
Carl Antonucci gave the Trendspotter Awards as well as an update on InfoAnytime, which has received over 2000 transactions since August.
Connecticut Update (37:29)
Finally, Rob Karen of WALDO gave a Market Overview of Federated Searching and then introduced the presentations of vendors WebFeat and Serials Solutions.
Market Overview of Federated Searching and Vendor Introduction - Rob Karen, WALDO (18:08)
WebFeat - Mary Marshall, Vice President of Sales, WebFeat (41:41)
Serials Solutions - Jeffrey C. Riedel, Account Executive/Northeast Territory, Serials Solutions (43:34)
The group of 100 was ready to go at the 4 pm adjournment. We never got to see the Sleeping Giant in all his glory due to one cold, rainy day, but we did get a chance to search the future with some very effective guides.
2005: Trendspotting in the 21st Century: Highlights and Summary
Christine Bradley, Executive Director
"Trendspotting in the 21st Century: Library Leaders & Vendors Reply," the second fall symposium sponsored by CLC's Database Committee, was a full day spent with thought-provoking people at the University of Hartford's wonderful Gray Conference Center. After a welcome by the University's Provost and by Director of Libraries, Randi Pritting, who had just returned from Educause, Leslie Burger, ALA's President Elect, keynoted. Leslie reminded us what it really means to be a librarian. (I promise to remember to think all library all the time!)
The audience of 100 was almost evenly divided between academic and public librarians, and so were the speakers. Simmons' Terry Plum gave the academic perspective on resource assessment, and the young IT entrepreneur from Houston, Brian Hoogendam, give his take, as president of Advanced Reality, on what we need to do to keep our customers. Finally, George Needham of OCLC sent everyone off wanting more (at least a chance for a few questions!) with his environmental scan.
After an elegant lunch in the University's 1877 Club, participants returned to Wilde Auditorium for updates on Connecticut projects. Jane Emerson and Ken Wiggin from the State Library brought us up to date on iCONN and the ProQuest/Hartford Courant project. Michael Roy of Wesleyan had the day's best PowerPoint (with audio and video!) to enlighten the mixed audience about his work with academic libraries and learning objects. Carl Antonucci debuted CLC's professionally-produced (by Miranda Creative) PowerPoint on CLC's planning for a statewide virtual reference project to start on July 1, 2006.
Joanne Montgomery of WALDO introduced the six vendors who supported the symposium financially, and who offer discounts on their products through CLC/WALDO. The first afternoon session was with CSA, Wilson, and Proquest, all of which were well-attended. The last sessions, from 3:00 to 4:00, with Books 24/7, Xrefer, and Serials Solutions, were also well-attended, despite Mother Nature's offer of what may have been our last beautiful fall day!
Please scroll down to download symposium presentations and get contact information for all of the featured speakers and vendors. The Database Committee will be meeting on November 23 to start planning for next year!
Speakers and Presentations
Trendspotting: a CLC Symposium
Friday, October 21, 2005 at University of Hartford's Gray Conference Center
- Topic: Statewide Virtual Reference: "InfoAnyTime" Project
- Presenter: Carl Antonucci, Capital Community College
- Carl Antonucci has spent the past 13 years as a reference librarian at various colleges and universities. Currently director of library services at Capital Community College, he holds two master's degrees and is a doctoral candidate in American History at Providence College. Carl also serves as an adjunct faculty member in Capital's Library Technical Assistant Program and First Year Experience Program. He is the chairman of the Connecticut Library Consortium and a member of the EBSCO Junior/Community College Advisory Board.
- View Presentation: Original PowerPoint (8.1 MB); Compressed PDF (1.9 MB)
- Topic: "The Future Is Ours" (keynote)
- Presenter: Leslie Burger, Princeton Public Library
- Leslie Burger, ALA President Elect, has directed the Princeton Public Library since 1999. For much of the last five years, Leslie planned and funded the new 62,000 square foot Princeton Public Library, which opened to great community excitement in April 2004. Leslie raised the profile of the library by challenging her community's notion of what a public library is all about and redefining what the public library means for local residents. In 1991, Leslie also founded her consulting firm, Library Development Solutions. In her consulting practice, Leslie has guided more than 100 urban, suburban, and rural public libraries, academic and special libraries, state libraries, and single and multi-type library cooperatives across the US in strategic planning, space needs assessments, evaluation, and program implementation. Before joining the Princeton Public Library, Leslie served as a development consultant at the New Jersey State Library where she worked on leadership and marketing initiatives on behalf of the state's libraries. She served as Executive Director of the Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, and also worked at the Connecticut State Library as the LSTA Coordinator, Director of Planning and Research, and Director of Network Services. Her library career began at the Bridgeport, Connecticut Public Library when she was hired to develop a community information and referral service. Leslie is the president-elect of the American Library Association. She will serve as ALA president beginning in July 2006 through June 2007. She received the New York Times Librarian Award for 2004 and will be honored as the University of Maryland's CLIS Alumna of the Year.
- Topic: iCONN Update
- Presenter: Jane Emerson, Connecticut Digital Library
- Jane Emerson has worked with the Connecticut State Library since 1997. As the electronic resource coordinator for the Connecticut Digital Library (iCONN), she coordinated the initial database RFP and managed the initial iCONN database implementation in 2001. She continues to administer the database component of iCONN and is working this fall on the second iCONN RFP. Prior to her work with the Connecticut State Library, Jane was employed by IBM and Digital Equipment Corporation where she held a variety of technical, marketing and management positions. Jane received a BBA and MBA from the University of Michigan and an MLS degree from Southern Connecticut State University.
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- Topic: "Developing 21st Century Products"
- Presenter: Brian Hoogendam, Advanced Reality & Jybe.com
- Brian Hoogendam is president of Advanced Reality and Jybe.com. Prior to joining Advanced Reality, Brian founded ED Protocols, Inc., a provider of healthcare software applications to assist in the management of hospital emergency rooms. Brian's experience also includes founding a successful SAP systems integration practice and consulting with Ernst & Young, LLP. Brian has extensive experience working with diverse clients such as Coca-Cola, McKesson, Solvay, Intergraph and TORO. Brian's background also includes working with the Houston Technology Center, a business accelerator and incubator that assists in the rapid commercialization of Houston-based emerging technology companies, and Genesis Park LP, a Houston-based venture capital firm. Brian is a past finalist of the Fortune Small Business Competition and has received an award for outstanding presentation at the International MOOT Corporation competition. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University and an MBA from the Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University.
- Topic: Databases available through CLC/WALDO
- Presenter: Joanne Montgomery, WALDO
- Joanne Montgomery is an Account Specialist for WALDO. She joined WALDO in March 2004. Her prior experience includes working as a sales representative for SilverPlatter for 9 years and an administrator for a library network in New England 10.5 years.
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- Topic: Environmental Scan
- Presenter: George Needham, OCLC
- George Needham has been Vice President for Member Services at OCLC since March 1999. Prior to joining OCLC, George worked as a public librarian in Ohio and South Carolina, as the state librarian of Michigan, and as director of the Public Library Association at ALA. He was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and received his BA and MLS degrees from the University at Buffalo. He's done additional coursework at Miami University and the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University. As part of his commitment to supporting new members of the profession, George was a mentor for several years at the Library Leadership Institute at Snowbird and Library Leadership Ohio. George strongly believes that despite all this, when he dies, his obituary will be headlined, "George Needham, Jeopardy Contestant."
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- Topic: "Assessing Resources"
- Presenter: Terry Plum, Simmons College
- Terry Plum, Assistant Dean for Technology, Simmons College GSLIS is Director of the GSLIS at Mount Holyoke program. Terry is responsible for all administrative details as well as the recruitment and advising of students. His role as Assistant Dean for Technology entails leading and coordinating GSLIS technology initiatives and developing strategic new directions that include both teaching and research. Plum, in conjunction with the Institute for Training and Development (Amherst, MA), received a grant of $350,000 to train Kosovo librarians. His background is in academic and special libraries with reference, document delivery services, bibliographic instruction, network services, and information technology. His professional affiliations are: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and American Anthropological Association. His research interests include: assessment of networked electronic resources, technologies for reference/patron interaction, networking, and technologies for information access, human rights and libraries.
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- Topic: LoLa: Learning Objects, Learning Activities: Update
- Presenter: Michael Roy, Wesleyan University
- Michael Roy is director of Academic Computing Services and Digital Library Projects for Wesleyan University. Prior to coming to Wesleyan, he worked for several years at Harvard University, with the Instructional Computing Group at FAS Computer Services and with the Du Bois Institute on projects including the Black Periodical Literature Project, Baobab African Art Database and the Encarta Africana. He is also one of the founding editors of Academic Commons, a recently launched web community that is critically examining the complex relationship of technology to liberal education.
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- Topic: ProQuest's Hartford Courant Project & Connecticut History Online
- Presenter: Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian
- Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian, is a graduate of the Simmons Graduate School of Library & Information Science. He has served as Connecticut State Librarian since October 1998. As the chief administrative officer of the State Library, he directs the development and administration of library programs and services including: Administrative Services, Information Services, Library Development, Public Records, State Archives and the Museum of Connecticut History. Since coming to Connecticut, Ken has worked closely with the Association of Connecticut Library Boards, Connecticut Library Association, Friends of Connecticut Libraries and others to advance library service to the citizens of Connecticut. Library and Museum hours at the State Library have been extended, iCONN, the Connecticut Digital Library has become a reality, the first ever historic documents preservation fund has been established, a new off-site storage facility has opened providing much needed storage space for the State Library's archival collections, and greatkidsCT, a website for Connecticut's parents.