Reference at the Metcalfe 2015
Program 9.45 Welcome and housekeeping
10.00 - 11.00 Alison Macrina from The Library Freedom Project.Based in Massachusetts the Project is a partnership of librarians, technologists, attorneys and privacy advocates focusing on intellectual freedom in libraries. They teach librarians about surveillance threats, privacy rights and responsibilities and the tools libraries can use to prevent mass data surveillance. Alison covered privacy in browsing, being aware about how much information is being shared, what people are agreeing to - user education elements, and what staff should know about. The resources for teaching privacy Alison mentioned can be found here: https://libraryfreedomproject.org/resources/onlineprivacybasics/ The privacy toolkit for Librarians can also be found here: https://libraryfreedomproject.org/resources/privacytoolkitforlibrarians/
11 - 11.15 Terms of Service [Al Jazeera America] - relevant information about privacy
11.15 - 12.00 What are the reference skills needed to work in a public library now, and to be ready for whatever happens in the future? John Taggart from Manly discussed what does the skill set look like - including those put forward by Meredith Farkas. presentation here
12.00 - 1.00 lunch - provided by the State Library of NSW
1.00 - 1.45 How does your catalogue help you? What can be done to make more resources more findable? Martin Boyce from Sutherland shareed some ideas and examples.
1.45 - 2.00 The State Library hosted a seminar on Maker spaces 6 May. What are the implications of these for information services? How can you connect making and information? What are the implications of being able to provide a 3D printout as part of the answer to a reference or information question? Jennifer Wilson will explore these ideas.
2.00 - 2.40 No more desk. From Lisa Greenwood from Taree and Shiralee Franks from Tamworth talk about how going deskless changed their information service delivery. This will be a timely follow on from sessions in previous years on roving services.
2.40 - 3.30 10 slides in 5 minutes session - your opportunity to find out what is happening in libraries across NSW
- Back to school: taking info services to the masses - Michelle Goldsmith presentation here
- Remembering their sacrifice - Belynda Jaeger presentation here
- Archives - Research - Collections - Neera Sahni presentation here
- NSW.net professional development resources - Ross Balharrie presentation here
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