Web 2.0, Social Networking & Libraries Conference 2010

Web 2.0, Social Networking, and Libraries is the third annual one-day international conference sponsored by ILIAC, the Harriman Institute and Columbia University Libraries, and The U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D^TM Librarian, the 'how I run my library good'^SM letter. The 2008 conference, Google and Libraries, was so successful that attendees requested that there be another conference in 2009, which was, Open Access and Libraries. These conferences originated at the request of ILIAC , an international library organization based in Moscow and Washington, DC that conducts annual study tours of U.S. libraries. At ILIAC's invitation, Maurice J. Freedman, Publisher of The U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D^TM Librarian, the 'how I run my library good'^SM letter, organized both the 2008 and 2009 conferences, and this year's 2010 conference in consultation with ILIAC and Columbia University Libraries.

We trust that you will find this year's conference Web 2.0, Social Networking, and Libraries stimulating, informative, and, indeed, exciting. The speakers occupy positions with demonstrated experience in the application of these new tools to library service and especially qualify them to speak at this year's conference.

Short Biographies of Speakers:

Dr., Prof. Yakov Shrayberg

Dr., Prof. Yakov Shrayberg is Director General of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology (http://www.gpntb.ru/), President of ILIAC (http://www.iliac.org/) and Head of the Department of Information Technologies and Electronic Libraries at Moscow University of Culture and Arts. Dr. Shrayberg has managed several projects of Russian Federal Target Programs on information technologies and electronic libraries.

ILIAC, under Dr. Shrayberg's leadership, has been responsible for 16 annual international Crimea Conferences, and the most greatly attended conference of Russian-speaking and other librarians and exhibitors in the world. As with last year's Sixteenth International Crimea Conference, the Crimea Conference for 2010 will be held in Sudak, Ukraine, on the shore of the Black Sea.

Damon E. Jaggars

Damon E. Jaggars is Associate University Librarian for Collections & Services, olumbia University Libraries & Information Services, Columbia University. He held several progressively more responsible positions at the University of Texas, Austin, 1996-2008, the last as Associate Director for User Services, University of Texas Libraries, University of Texas at Austin (included responsibility for public, student, and branch services) prior to coming to Columbia University. He also had information technology-related positions at Iona College (New Rochelle NY).

Mr. Jaggars has given many presentations and held innumerable committee and association positions, as well as authored several publications. Of particular note is his forthcoming article, "Web 2.0: Redefining & Extending the Academic Library Service Imperative," in Envisioning Future Library Services, Sue McKnight, editor, Facet Publishing, London, (with James Neal).

Mr. Jaggars has an M.S., Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.A., Philosophy, University of California at Davis.

Margaret Smith

Margaret Smith is Physical Sciences Librarian at New York University. She also has been a Reference Associate at NYU (2004-2007) and Music Librarian for KTRU, 91.7 FM, in Houston Texas, 1997-1999. Her current responsibilities include in-person and virtual reference services, instruction and outreach, and collection development in a variety of science and technology areas.

Of specific relevance are such publications and presentations by Ms. Smith: "BobstRef: Blogging the Knowledge Base in an Academic Library" (2008). NMRT Footnotes: Scholarship and Research for New Librarians, 37(4) 6-7; "Punctuated Browse: The found poetry of the OPAC" (2009). Librarian Bomb, in press; "Well, what do you know?: Social Reference for Libraries." (October 2009). Presentation accepted at Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA; and "Beyond Facebook: Blogging, Tagging, Tweeting, and More." (October 2009). Presentation at NYU Alumni Day, New York, NY. Ms. Smith also will be presenting a paper, "Beyond the Desk: IM, SMS, Twitter for Reference Services", at an upcoming conference.

Ms. Smith has an M.S., Library and Information Science, Syracuse University; M.A., Evolutionary Biology, Rice University; and BA, (double major) Physics and Art & Art History, Rice University.

Janie Hermann

Janie Hermann is the Program Coordinator at Princeton Public Library where she oversees the 1,500+ programs planned annually by the library's 15 member cross-departmental programming team. Janie was chosen by Library Journal as a "Mover and Shaker" in 2007 for her work in developing Princeton's technology training program and for her founding of "Tuesday Technology Talks" in 1999, "Tuesday Technology Talks @ PPL", a blog to chronicle Princeton's monthly Tuesday Technology Talks the first Tuesday of the month. Ms. Hermann's prior positions include Children's Literature Research Services at the National Library of Canada and Reference/Instruction Librarian at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.

Ms. Hermann is a founding contributor to the blog, LibraryGarden.net, and can be found on many blogs, social networking, and other sites, as a Google search on her name will demonstrate. She serves on the executive board of ALA's Learning Round Table and is active on several other ALA committees. She has lived in NJ for the last 11 years where she has been actively involved with NJLA and was appointed by the state librarian to serve on the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Libraries in New Jersey. During the last 12 years Janie has given over 100 presentations to librarians at the local, state and national level on a variety of topics ranging from Social Software to Newspaper Indexing. In her spare time she enjoys scrapbooking, skiing and spending time with her family.

Ms. Hermann has a B.A.(Honours) from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, a B.Ed. from Queen's University, and an MLIS from University of Western Ontario, and an Ontario Teaching Certificate.

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