An academic business librarian takes the plunge and goes back to school to get his MBA. Hear his insights about the experience from a student's perspective. Any surprises? Maybe it is time to re-align your services.
Program Take-Aways
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the day-to-day experiences and information needs of MBA students.
Participants will learn how MBA students view libraries and the services they offer.
Participants will be prompted to explore if a realignment of library services might be in order given the insights revealed.
The term Big Data is tossed around in different ways by the media, various industries and technology and information practioners (not to mention CEOs). Join us for a down and dirty, lightning fast explanation to help take you through your conference experience.
Come hear why people are talking about Altmetrics as a new way of measuring scholarship; these metrics are based on the Social Web and can be used for analyzing and informing scholarship.
Program Take-Aways
Lean about the basics of Altmetrics, a new way of measuring scholarship.
Is your customer support based on a physical model—working in a library or office setting—so that you can be close to clients or co-workers? Librarians and other information professionals have successfully separated themselves from research materials, moving needed resources to online access models and digital repositories, and capitalizing on the wealth of information available through the internet. Why not separate them from clients as well? Our presenter will share her experiences as a “virtual” research librarian for ten years. She will discuss strategies for communicating with both clients and co-workers, and continuing to be a part of the team in spite of the location and time differences.
One of the hallmark features in a learning organization is frequent sharing of information. While this trait is not unique to organizations with strong knowledge management programs, information sharing is essential to KM success. Our presenter, a “natural networker,” will share tips and techniques to building a professional network. He will also talk about the role of networks within learning organizations, and the role that information sharing can play in professional and organizational success.
The development of online mapping options, both free and fee-based, is expanding dramatically. This session will offer selected examples of mapping tools. Attendees will be able to view basic as well as advanced tools, along with tips on usage.
Take 15 minutes to efficiently learn about key tech tools that can easily be integrated into your instruction sessions to enhance learning and presentation quality and, really, just make things a little more cool.
