**Reference at the Metcalfe 2012**

The annual Reference @ the Metcalfe seminar took place 8 May 2012 at the State Library of NSW.
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Tee shirts for the event can be purchased from  [[https://www.redbubble.com/people/nswrisg/works/8689443-2012-reference-at-the-metcalfe-seminar?p=t-shirt|RedBubble]] (all sales are profit free).
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The program for 2012 Reference @ the Metcalfe Seminar explored a range of ideas for libraries to think about, taking away the reference desk, how to collaborate with Wikipedia and how the ABC uses social media.
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Creating and sharing digital resources will become increasingly important to libraries that want to remain service based, surely a key feature of reference work, and not be relegated to just physical store houses. This year's program promises to stimulate your thinking about what that could mean for reference and information services in public libraries.
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The seminar featured:

Liam Wyatt, Wikimedian, 2012 Director’s Fellow at the National Museum of Australia [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e4a06ABbl9AGzHFEu2l3xXdalJToL4Fr/view?usp=sharing|presentation here]]

Pam Langridge [[https://www.slideshare.net/QueenofSheba/are-we-there-yet-reference-at-the-metcalfe-08052012|presentation on Slideshare here]]

how do you keep aware of trends (rss, twitter, risg blogs). [[http://nswrisg.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-do-you-keep-aware-of-trends-in.html|Presentation and links available from here]]

Shaun O’Dwyer and Kylie Ballin UNSW Imagine There’s No Desk  [[https://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-4-odwyer/|Presentation from here]]

Nathan Sholtz, Manager of External Affairs from Queensland Rail @queenslandrail Presentation from here (no longer available)

Kelly Wilson


Martin Boyce
[[https://www.slideshare.net/boycetrus/open-library-data|presentation on Slideshare here]]

Annetta Kucharska and Jenn Martin [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wPPEmcRBPmQun_nGPmZ7IIQKI6nVhXow/view?usp=sharing|presentation here]]

Jennifer Wilson

Rod McGuinness ABC Radio and social media [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UXNoGPl4pKbYO7-HvzSc_f1vpRH9zebx/view?usp=sharing|presentation here]]


The twitter stream about this day can be seen here.


Whilst @CatyJ wasn't able to make it to the seminar here's her quick update on where the Reference Excellence wiki is up to, created using the online presentation tool Prezi.
Disclaimer: I'm still learning how to use this tool so it's pretty lean on content (ie, no notes).


You can also
[[https://prezi.com/sv0jdftydoha/reference-excellence-may-2012/|view the presentation here]]


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