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WiLSWorld 2015 Presentation and Workshop Slides

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Tuesday, July 21st (conference)

Tuesday, July 21st

9:15-10:30 Keynote address with Kelvin Watson, Vice President Digital Services & Strategy and Interim Vice President Information, Technology, and Development, Queens Public Library

10:45-11:45 Concurrent Sessions (3)

Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: The Evolution of Gaming and Virtual Learning in Libraries
Petey Lawrence-Wehrle, Access Services Assistant – ILL, University of Wisconsin Law Library

Janice Scurio, Teen Services Librarian, Madison Public Library

Audiovisual Digitization and Quality Control: How do people really do this?
Charles Hosale, A/V Project Archivist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives

Dana Gerber-Margie, Audio Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society

A/V Digitization Resources (PDF)

UWM Archives A/V Access Copy File Naming Convention (PDF)

From Network Revolutions and Trends in Information to a National Public Policy Agenda for Libraries
Marc Gartler, Manager, Madison Public Library – Sequoya & Alicia Ashman Libraries

1:45-2:45 Afternoon Plenary

Technology with Teeth: A Panel Discussion of Promising New Tools, Trends, and More!
Adam Brisk, Reference & Emerging Technology Librarian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Dan Jacobson, Administrator/Innovator, South Central Library System
Tasha Saecker, Assistant Director, Appleton Public Library & WiLS chair (Moderator)
Angela Vanden Elzen, Reference & Web Services Librarian, Lawrence University

Kelvin Watson, Vice President Digital Services & Strategy and Interim Vice President Information, Technology, and Development, Queens Public Library

3:00-3:45 Concurrent Sessions (3)

Beyond Research Guides
Carol Sabbar, Director of Library and Instructional Technology Services, Carthage College

Sharing the Love: Working with the Community to Create Engaging Social Media Content
Angela M. Vanden Elzen, Reference & Web Services Librarian, Lawrence University
Holly Roycraft, Library Secretary, Lawrence University

Turning Numbers into Knowledge: A Statistics Dashboard
Gus Falkenberg, Technology and Design Director, Indianhead Federated Library System

4:00-4:45 Concurrent Sessions (3)

Out of the Desert
Matt Mulder, Chief Community Engagement Strategist, Demco
Kimberly Young, Deputy Director, Brown County Library

Graphic and Web Design Principles
Rob Nunez, Head of Collection Services, Kenosha Public Library
Rebecca Hall, Web Development & Marketing Director & Instructor, UW-Milwaukee

Artisanal Applications: In-house software development for libraries
Bruce Barton, Shared Development Group Manager , UW-Madison

Wednesday, July 22nd

9:30-10:45 Concurrent Workshops I

Digitization Basics for Archives and Special Collections – Part 1: Select and Scan
Michael Edmonds, Deputy Administrator, Division of Library-Archives, Wisconsin Historical Society

Copyright Considerations (PDF)

Josh Hickman, Digital Resources Librarian, Beloit College


Digitization Cheat Sheet (PDF)   |   Scanning Methods (PDF)

Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager,  WiLS

SQL 101 — Tables, Queries, and a Little MS Access: A Hands-On Introductory Workshop
Eric Giefer, Director, Information Technology, UW Law School

SQL Statements   |   sql.accdb

On Target: Marketing and Promoting Your Library and Services
Renee Ettinger, Reference and Instruction Librarian, UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library
Paula Ganyard, Director, UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library
Emily Passey, Assistant Director, Shorewood Public Library

1:30-2:45 Concurrent Workshops II

Digitization Basics for Archives and Special Collections – Part 2: Store and Share
Catherine Phan, Metadata Librarian, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
Jesse Henderson, Digital Services Librarian,  University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center
Steven Dast, Digital Asset Librarian, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center

UWDCC Standard Workflow for Digitization and Archiving (PDF)

Bradley Shipps, Continuing Education and Outreach Librarian, Outagamie Waupaca Library System

Infosoup Memory Project Metadata Template (PDF)

Jessica Williams, Library Director, Mount Horeb Public Library

What’s on your mind? A Social Media Workshop
Melissa McLimans, Digital Services Librarian, UW Digital Collections Center
Emily Passey, Assistant Director, Shorewood Public Library
Vicki Tobias, Media Archivist, UW-Madison Archives