Encouraging Innovation

On June 19-20, 2013, join us for the 8th Handheld Librarian Online Conference where librarians on the leading edge of our profession share the latest tools and strategies.

Handheld Librarian: Encouraging Innovation, the top online tech conference for librarians, will feature inspiration and how to’s. Be pushed and informed with a motivating and provoking keynote, panels sharing experiences and insights on implementing technologies to meet the needs of tech savvy users, and an in-depth workshop. Drink up the inspiration and information on June 19 and 20, 2013.

Featured Keynote: “Faking the Internet,” by Michael Edson, Smithsonian Institution’s Director of Web and New Media Strategy. Why don’t libraries get better the more they are used? Not just a little better—exponentially better, like the Internet. They could, and, in a society facing colossal challenges, they must, but we won’t get there without confronting a few taboos about what a library is, who it’s for, and who’s in charge. Keynote 12:30 pm Central on June 19th.

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Responsive Web Design: Jason Clark (Montana State University), Doug Furiato (Florida’s Ask a Librarian and the Tampa Bay Library Consortium), and Matthew Reidsma (Grand Valley State University Libraries) 11:00 a.m. Central on June 19th.

Mobile Reference: Ann Owens (Sacramento Public Library), Laura Kohl, (Bryant University), Heather Westhaver (Burlington (Ontario) Public Library) and Nancy Huling (University of Washington) 1:30 pm Central on June 19th.

Creating Videos at Your Library. Toby Greenwalt (Skokie Public Library), Meagan Kinsley (American University), Anali Perry and Matt Harp (Arizona State University), Angela Nolet (King County Library System) 3:00 pm Central on June 19th.

Day 2 includes an essential workshop on MakerSpaces will be led by Tod Colegrove (University of Nevada, Reno). Lots of libraries are thinking about HackerSpaces, MakerSpaces, etc. This workshop will help you decide what kind of space will work in your library and how to get started on implementing this new service for your users.

Can’t be there for the whole day? You will have access to the Archive to view after the conference.

Individuals can Register for Conference Only (June 19, 2013) – only US $65.00 , Register for Conference and Workshops (add US $45.00 ). Reduced pricing is available on the website for groups.