Presentations & Publications
Keynotes, Presentations, Workshops, and Publications
October 2013, Accufest, Heidelberg Germany
- Keynote
February 2013, All Tech Considered: Navigating Through Multiliteracies, Annual Faculty Conference, Houston Community College, Houston TX
- Keynote, This Transliterate Life
November 2012, Digital Literacy Task Force, OITP, ALA
- Digital Literacy Virtual Forum, Creating a Culture of Learning [archived video]
November, 2012, Iowa State University
- brown bag lunch with ALA Student Chapter, Library and Information Science Student Organization (LISSO) [write up]
October, 2012, Colorado Library Association, Ready, Set, Go! Innovating Colorado Libraries
- Keynote
- Closing Keynote panel with Gary Price and Rochelle Logan
- Bridging the Digital Divide – It’s MORE than Teaching Computer Skills to Seniors [slides]
- Closing the Digital Skills Gap [slides]
June 2012, LibraryLinkNJ, the New Jersey Library Cooperative, New Jersey USA
- Bridging the Divide: The New Literacies and Libraries
- Keynote, The Role of the Library in a Digital World [presentation and resources]
March 2012, University of Alberta, Canada
- Guest Lecture for New Media Narratives, MA
January 2012, Circulating Ideas Podcast
December 2011,
, contributorOctober 2011, Internet Librarian
- Training is not Learning with Polly Farrington and Kate Sheehan
- Transliteracy & 21st-Century Skills for Library Users with Matt Hamilton and Jamie Hollier
- Ebooks: Putting the Issues on the Table, panel with Sarah Houghton-Jan, Amy Affeft, and Faith Ward, moderated by Dick Kaser, VP Content, Information Today.
- Productivity Tools & Tips for Internet Librarians
June 2011, OCLC Symposia
- The Infinite Collection: Resources in the Digital Age, panelist with Clifford Lynch, Rick Anderson and Brian Schottlaender.
June 2011 ALA Annual
- Why Transliteracy?
- Working Towards Transliteracy
June 2011, ILEAD U: Illinois Libraries Explore, Apply and Discover, The 21st Century Technology Tools Institute
- Opening Keynote, Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Patrons: The Role of Libraries in a Transliterate World
- Libraries and eBooks, This is When Everything Changes
May 2011, Nicolet Federated Library System, Webinar
- The Role of Libraries in a Transliterate World
April 2011, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
- Choose Your Own Adventure: The Future of eBooks and Libraries, Keynote
April 2011, North Georgia Associated Libraries
- Libraries in a Transliterate World
March 2011, University of Alberta
- Guest Lecture for New Media Narratives
March 2011, University of Michigan, School of Information
- Guest Speaker on ebooks
November 2010, Metropolitan New York Library Council, Webinar
- The Role of Libraries in a Transliterate World
October 2010, Internet Librarian 2010, Monterey CA
- Libraries in a Transliterate, Technology Fluent World
- Learning From Failure with Matt Hamilton
- Digital Manager Sound Off with David Lee King , Matt Hamilton, andSarah Houghton-Jan
October 2010, guest post at Broadband for America
September 2010, Virtual Summit, Library Journal and Library School Journal
September 2010, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, SEA Currents
August 2010, Missouri State Library, Columbia MO
- Reference Services in the 21st Century, 3 day workshop
July 2010, NCompass Live: Tech Talk
Why Transliteracy? An Introduction for Librarians [slideshow, recording]
June 2010 ALA Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
- Designing Digital Experiences for Library Websites, LITA with David Lee King, Toby Greenwalt and John Blyberg [slideshows]
- Promoting Teen Reading with Web 2.0 Tools, YALSA
- Battledecks participant
June 2010, TEACH Academy, Portmouth Public Schools, Portsmouth VA
- Transform Teaching with Tech: Using Technology to Reach Teens, 1 day workshop
June 2010, Georgia Library Association & Georgia Public Library Service
May 2010, Online Symposium sponsored by OCLC and Library Journal
April 2010 Computers in Libraries, Arlington VA
- Introducing Libraries and Transliteracy with Matt Hamilton and Buffy Hamilton [slideshow]
- Digital Manager Sound Off with David Lee King , Matt Hamilton, andSarah Houghton-Jan
- Ebooks: Landscape & Implications with Brian Hulsey and Jason Griffey [slideshow]
- Training in the Cloud or Mobile Labs! with Maurice Coleman [slideshow]
April 2010 Kansas Library Conference, Wichita KS, Sponsored by Beta Phi Mu
- Libraries and Transliteracy [slideshow]
March 2010
- “Websites and Online” chapter in The Readers’ Advisory Handbook
- Introduction to RSS
- Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Google Services Overview
- Introduction to Blogging
- Online Privacy and Safety
- Twitter for Beginners: Including How To Use Twitter Without Tweeting
January 2010, American Library Assocation Mid-Winter Meeting
- Battledecks winner
November 2009 Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, Columbus GA
- Keeping Afloat: Time Management Workshop
October 2009 Internet Librarian Conference, Monterey CA
- Keeping Afloat: Time Management – preconference workshop with Brenda Hough
- Sneaking the Social Web into Your Library with Erin Downey Howerton [slideshow]
- Collaborating in the Clouds: Selecting Tools with Tom Ipri, Rachel Vacek and Anna Creech [slideshow]
- 23 Things for Communities with Jennifer Koerber, Sean Robinson, Rebecca Ranallo [slideshow]
October 2009 COMO XXI, Columbus GA
- Implementing a 23 Things Program at your Library [slideshow]
- Bring on the Rain: Putting the Cloud to Work for You: An Introduction to Cloud Computing [slideshow]
October 2009
- Libraries and Transliteracy [slideshow] [page]
April 2009 - Arrowhead Library System, Minnesota
- Reference in the Electronic Age [registration]
April 2009 - Arrowhead Library System, Minnesota
- Get Your Game On: Using Video Games as Outreach
March 2009 - Computers in Libraries Conference, Arlington VA
- Web 2.X Training for Customers and Staff, with Beth Tribe and Michael Sauers
March 2009 - MaintainIT, online
November 2008 - International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society , Malaysia
- Putting 2.0 to Work for You [slideshow] – Post-conference workshop
- The New Internet and Librariesslideshow
November 2008 - University of Malaya, Malaysia
- The Social Web and Your Library [slideshow]
October 2008 - Missouri Library Association
- Reaching Your Patrons in the Brave New World of the Social Web [slideshow]
- Beyond Learning 2.0 – Library Learning 2.1 [slideshow]
August 2008 - Summer Technology Institute with MOREnet & Missouri State Library, Columbia MO
- Becoming 2.0 : What Web 2.0 Can Do for You [wiki]
June 2008 - Mobius Annual Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
- Connect with Your Patrons in the Digital World: Using Social Networking Tools as Outreach [slideshow]
April 2008 - Brief Interview on local NPR station about the Grant for the Mobile Computing Lap
April 2008 - UKSerials Group Conference, Torquay, Devon, UK
- Implementing Library Learning 2.0 at Your Library,with Robin Hastings
April – September 2008 – Missouri River Regional Library - Internet Training for patrons
- Introduction to Blogging [slideshow]
- Find Your Friends on Facebook [slideshowk]
- Online Picture Sharing [slideshow]
- Discover New Library Resources
- The Basics of Internet Safety [slideshow]
- Explore Online Reading and Book Tools
February 2008 - Library Technology Institute for MoreNet & Missouri State Library, Columbia MO
- What Web2.0 Can Do For You, with Robin Hastings,
- wiki & presentation
October 2007 - Missouri Library Association, Springfield MO
- Learning Web 2.0 Technologies and Beyond, with Robin Hastings
April 2007 - MOREnet Web Seminar
- Learning Web 2.0 Technologies and Beyond, with Robin Hastings
Hi Bobbi,
I read somewhere that your library has migrated from Microsoft to Google Apps.
Can you confirm that for me? Any feedback on how its working for your library?
We’re an IT Service provider working with Libraries in our area. We’re promoting Google Apps as a great alternative to pricing solutions from Microsoft.
Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg
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