OPENING
KEYNOTE
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Net of the Future [San
Carlos Ballroom]
9:00
a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Zarella Rendon, Managing Director, XML-Factor
Are
you wondering what the semantic Web is all
about? Have you heard of Internet 2? Are you struggling
with which metadata standard to use for electronic documents?
Our speaker provides unique insight into the various electronic
document initiatives. She is a member of the W3C XSL Working
Group and OASIS, the non-profit global consortium which
is driving the development, convergence and adoption of
electronic document and e-business standards. She focuses
on the current initiatives both at the W3C and OASIS,
as well as the underlying standards that drive Internet
content. She gives an overview of the future of the Internet
and a brief description of the standards and recommendations
affecting Web development and infrastructure and their
impact for Internet librarians.
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Monday, November
3rd
• Track A — Navigating
& Searching [Steinbeck
Forum]
One
of the core capabilities of information professionals—
navigating and searching—is front and center
at Internet Librarian 2003. Hear the latest ideas,
tips, and techniques for you and your clients.
Moderated by Marydee Ojala, Editor,
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Session
A101 — Ambient Findability
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Peter Morville, President, Semantic Studios
Intelligence is moving to the edges, flowing through networked
computers, wireless devices, empowered users, and distributed
teams. Morville searches for answers in the strange connections
between social software, human psychology, convergent architecture,
smart mobs, reputation economies, learning organizations,
nanotechnology and literacy. He explains why the Web’s
worst usability problem is people not finding what they
need and explores some of today’s most promising solutions.
Session A102 — Why Google Won
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Rich Wiggins, Senior Information Technologist,
Michigan State University
Google was born in the heady days of the Internet bubble,
but Google has never behaved like a typical Internet company
— or a typical Web search engine. Its founders, Larry
Page and Sergey Brin, introduced Google to the world in
a milieu in which one haughty portal CEO told the inventors
“Our users don’t really care about search.”
Google has consistently followed a paradigm of adapting
search to meet each challenge, whether it be Usenet
(Google groups), Google Catalogs, Google News, or most recently,
Google’s acquisition of the pioneering Weblog firm,
Pyra. This session explores how Google’s unwavering
devotion to a simple vision has taken it from an upstart
in 1998 to the overwhelmingly dominant Web search engine
on the planet. See what lessons you can learn for your library
or information service.
Lunch Break
12:15 p.m – 2:00 p.m.
Session A103 — 30 Search Tips in 40
Minutes
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services
Want to turbo charge your Web research? This session is
jampacked with valuable tips about how to search the Web
more effectively. You don’t need to be an expert to
use these techniques, but even long-time researchers will
learn some new tricks!
Coffee Break
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Session A104 — A Google Gambol: Advanced
Tricks and Techniques
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Greg Notess, Creator, Search Engine Showdown &
Reference Librarian, Montana State University
Beyond the basics of Google, play around with advanced tips
and techniques that can help searchers plumb the depths
of Google’s databases and find additional resources.
Session A105 — Initiating Your Search
with Personalizable Portals
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ran Hock, Principal, Online Strategies, & Author,
The Extreme Searcher’s Guide to Web Search Engines
Are you starting on the right page? For the information
you need everyday there is no better way to easily get it
than by personalizing one of the general portals and making
that page your “start page.” Even if you are
forced to use another start page, these personalized pages
are just one click away. This session looks at a selection
of the major general portals (My Yahoo, My Netscape, MY
MSN, and some new ones) compares them, and examines the
literally hundreds of personalization choices they make
available.
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Monday,
November
3rd •
Track B — Web Design
& Development: Tools, Standards, & Processes
[DeAnza
I]
Library users are getting smarter, faster, and better at using
the Web. Library Webmasters are keeping pace by harnessing
the latest tools and Web standards from XML, SOAP, RSS, Web
services, Open Source applications, and portal toolkits to
develop sophisticated Web sites. Join our speakers as they
share their thought-provoking ideas, experiences, best practices,
and tools to help make your job as a Web developer easier.
Organized and moderated by Darlene Fichter, University
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Session
B101 — Cool Tools Update, Part 1: Client and Web-Based
Tools
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Darlene Fichter, Data Librarian, University of
Saskatchewan, & President, Northern Lights Internet
Solutions Ltd.
Fichter brings more great tools to make Web development
easier and library Web sites better. She provides a whirlwind
tour of tools to create graphics and buttons, easy-to-use
subject directories, quizzes, nifty usage reports and surveys,
plug-and-play “free” content, and more! Pack
your toolbox with inexpensive (or free) Web tools to put
to use when you return.
Session
B102 — Cool Tools Update, Part 2: The Server Side
Applications and Products
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Frank Cervone, Assistant University Librarian for
Information Technology, Northwestern University
Hop on board and look at some great server-side tools that
can make a Webmaster’s life simpler. What new open-source
or
lowcost tools could be used on your library Web site? Come
to this action-packed session and learn what’s new,
useful, and critical for having an outstanding Web site.
Lunch Break
12:15 p.m – 2:00 p.m.
Session B103 — Dreamweaver Update:
30 Tips in 40 Minutes
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Jillian Carroll, Senior Systems Analyst, Northern
Lights Internet Solutions Ltd.
Jeff Wisniewski, Web Services Librarian, University
of Pittsburgh
Check out our experts as they show off tips and tricks to
maximize your use of Dreamweaver. Get the fast track on
Dreamweaver MX and explore what this new product has to
offer library Webmasters. Find out about creating dynamic
Web sites, building pages faster, setting up templates,
and more. See if you can keep up!
Coffee Break
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m
Session B104 — Usability Testing:
Straight from the User’s Mouth
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Leo Robert Klein, Web Consultant
Beth Thomsett-Scott, Chemistry and Biology
Liaison Librarian, University of North Texas, Science and
Technology Library
User-centered design (UCD)—both an approach and a
set of techniques—is an increasingly popular way to
develop online material. Leo Klein discusses how UCD was
employed in the redesign of the library Web site at Baruch
College, CUNY, and how techniques such as card-sorting,
wire-framing, rapid iterative design, personas, and usability
can be used for a multitude of projects. Beth Thomsett-Scott
shares some experiences from two “real-life”
Web site usability studies. Pick up tips and tricks carrying-out
a Web usability study.
Session B105 — Redesigning & Repurposing
Web Content
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
May Chang, Web Development Librarian, NCSU Libraries
Find out how the NCSU Libraries Web team tackles its everexpanding
public and intranet sites by reviewing and identifying groups
of similarly structured content that are related to each
other. The end result is consolidation, better management,
and delivery of content, including research guides, course
pages, WebCT pages, information literacy instruction and
staff pages. The architecture is redesigned to enable content
to be repurposed and delivered to points of need. Technologies
used include XML, Java and Cocoon.
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Monday,
November
3rd •
Track C — E-Resources & Digital Libraries
[DeAnza
III]
Building digital libraries and managing e-resources are challenging
when technology, the publishing industry, and information
suppliers are constantly changing. Join us for some innovative
ideas for building your online collection.
Organized and moderated by Stephen Abram,
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C101 — E-Books: The Third Generation
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
MODERATOR: Donald
T. Hawkins, Information Today, Inc.
SPEAKERS:
Cindy Hill, Manager, SunLibrary and HR Knowledge
Management, Sun Microsystems, Inc., &
Dennis Dillon, Assistant Director, The General
Libraries
E-books have traveled a rough road and are now entering
their third generation. From hand-held reading devices through
a major shakeout to a sustainable market, e-books have survived
and are now poised to move forward as significant electronic
publishing resources in the Internet librarian’s arsenal.
Come to this session and hear leaders from an academic and
a corporate library describe their e-book programs and the
lessons they have learned along the way. The University
of Texas library, a very early e-book adopter, now has an
extensive collection available to its users. Dennis Dillon
will discuss the experiences. Cindy Hill will tell us what
the Sun Microsystems library survey discovered about ebook
users.
Session C102 — Building a Library
with Free Web Resources
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Nicholas Tomaiuolo, Associate Librarian, Central
Connecticut State University, & Author, The Web
Library
The existence of prominent subscription Web sites (e.g.,
The Wall Street Journal) and popular pay-per-view databases
(e.g., Ingenta) together with the discontinuation of valuable
open access indexing resources (e.g., Northern Light) and
government sponsored indexing/full-text (e.g., PubSCIENCE),
seems to indicate that free content is transitory. Yet the
apparent instability of many free Web sites that offer reliable
content to librarians and their patrons is often offset
by the emergence of new resources and the relative durability
of others. The Web’s mutability has positive as well
as negative implications for librarians and library users.
This session analyzes a cross-section of Web sites presenting
free content of high usability for library patrons, including
noteworthy newcomers.
Lunch Break
12:15 p.m – 2:00 p.m.
Session C103 — New-Age Navigation:
Innovative E-Journal Interfaces
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Gerry McKiernan, Associate Professor, Science &
Technology Librarian & Bibliographer, Iowa State University
Library
While it is typical for electronic journals to offer conventional
search features similar to those provided by electronic
databases, a select number have also made available higher-level
access options. This session reviews several novel technologies
and implementations that creatively exploit the inherent
potential of the digital environment to further facilitate
use of e-collections, speculating on the functionalities
of next-generation e-journal interfaces that are likely
to emerge in the near future.
Coffee Break
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m
Session C104 — Cool Tools for Librarians
and Information Managers as Digital Publishers
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Gail Dykstra, Dykstra Research
Tracey Friesen, Manager of Information
Services, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Marcia Olmsted, Senior Product Planner,
Content Development & Delivery Group, Microsoft Corporation
Catherine Candee, Director of Scholarly
Initiatives, California Digital Library
What are some cool tools you can use to publish digital
content to an institution's intranets or to its external
users? How can technology tools, people and processes enable
publishing for libraries and information services? How can
commercial products be scaled to make them affordable and
usable within information services? Friesen focuses on a
low-cost PDF publishing program that must meet the requirements
of numerous vendors, suppliers, and customers. Olmsted shares
experiences about how Microsoft combines tools and best
practices to publish content from 100's of authoring groups
to the 3rd largest web site in the world. Candee highlights
some new and cool technology tools for publishing that scale
from small-budget operations to large publishing functions.
Session C105 — Power Tools for Digital
Libraries
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lillian Gassie, Head, Technical Services &
Systems, &
Shannon Robalino, Digital Library Assistant,
Naval Postgraduate School
Daniel Mack, Humanities Librarian, &
Ashley Robinson, Gateway Librarian, Penn State
University Libraries
How does one quickly create a digital repository with limited
resources, offer features like Web-based administration,
resource editing, and searching while meeting current digital
library standards like OAI-PMH, Dublin Core, and RSS? Gassie
discusses the challenges of creating a digital library to
support a new homeland security curriculum and the tools
used. The second presentation describes a collaborative
digital outreach program for student athletes and the digital
tools used to create a new community of learners.
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Monday,
November
3rd •
Track D — Cool Tools for Health
[DeAnza
II]
Everyone needs health information sometime, whether for a
client, a family member, or themselves. This track, sponsored
by the Medical Library Association and focusing on various
aspects of health information and practices, is not just for
medical librarians!
Organized and moderated by Micki McIntyre, UMDNJ
HealthyNJ Librarian |
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Session
D101 — Internet Health Is Everywhere: A Portrait of
America’s E-Patients
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American
Life Project
Interest in online health resources went from 50 million
Internet users in 2000 to 73 million in 2002. This session
highlights results of a recent survey in which 80 percent
of adult Internet users (about 94 million people over the
age of 18) say they have researched at least one of 15 specific
health topics. In addition, while one in four e-mail users
has exchanged health-related e-mail with friends or family,
the survey reports that just 7 percent have exchanged e-mail
with a doctor—a top items on e-patients’ wish
lists, along with free access to medical journals and better
search tools.
Session
D102 — Public Health Emergencies
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Sandra Kendall, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Kay Crandall, Oklahoma City National Memorial
Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism
Donna Scheeder, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress
Finding emergency information during a crisis is tricky,
when communication lines are busy, stress levels are high,
and there is no time to think. Finding and disseminating
the best and latest information can also be a challenge.
Come see how folks have done it in Toronto, Oklahoma City,
and Washington, D.C., as well as the tools they have used,
and the strategies for being part of an emergency team.
Lunch Break
12:15 p.m – 2:00 p.m.
Session D103 — Health Information
on the Internet
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Jo-Ann Benedetti, Consumer Health Librarian, Crandall
Public Library
Micki McIntyre, UMDNJ HealthyNJ Librarian
Elisabeth Jacobsen, Trinitas Hospital
Jo-Anne Beneditti provides a generous review of quality
consumer health Web sites, as well as hints on critiquing
health information and listings of multicultural and multilingual
sites. Micki McIntyre focuses on alternative medicine information,
how to discriminate between the empty promises and the real
thing, and how to locate the quality information from the
best sources. Elisabeth Jacobsen tackles touchy bioethical
issues such as cloning, stem-cell research, and fetal testing
and provides
strategies for telling the biased from the unbiased with
the best sites for quality information.
Coffee Break
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m
Session D104 — Health Information
on the Internet (continued)
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Session D105 — PDA/Wireless/Tablet
Technologies: Experiences, Tips, Next Steps
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Denise Watkins, Trainer, Education and Support,
Information Management, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
R&D
Sandra Kendall, Mt. Sinai Medical Center
PDAs have quickly been adopted in the medical community
to provide quick drug reference & common medical texts,
track patients, and perform medical calculations, and more.
This session discusses possible services for the library;
reviews PDA case studies and provides valuable information
on free and low cost software designed to capture and view
Web pages and other files on Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds.
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