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Program Date
Program Information and Presentations
Friday,
June 13, 2008
 		"The Future of the Library Catalog: The Changing Face of the Library Catalog"

A new generation of library catalogs is here! They are coming from all sources, proprietary, open source, and also OCLC. This meeting we will look at three examples:
  • Encore: A proprietary Library 2.0 catalog from Innovative Interfaces Inc.
    Presenters: Laura Kohl, Reference Librarian and Patricia Schultz, Technical Services Librarian at Bryant University

  • Open Source: What is available and what can you do to build your own Library 2.0 catalog
    Presenter: Timothy Spindler, User Services/Information Systems Librarian at Roger Williams University

  • WorldCat Local: OCLC's latest catalog that goes beyond the social features of Web 2.0 and integrates the functionality of one-stop shopping for your library.
    Presenter: Patrick Moriarty, Library Services Consultant at OCLC



The Pell Center
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI 02840

Program Report
Monday,
March 2, 2008
or
Saturday,
March 8, 2008. 		"Licensing Electronic Resources Program"
Cosponsored by: NAHSL, NETSL, NE ASIST, MAHSLIN, ACRL NEC ITIG SIG, ACRL NEC CE Committee, ACRL NEC Serials SIG, Dartmouth, College of the Holy Cross, Serials Solutions, Innovative Interfaces Inc.

In the good old days, all we had to master was the Copyright Law and Fair Use. We would acquire a book or a journal, post and monitor a "fair-use" photocopy policy, and go on about our activities. Now, instead of receiving print materials, we become connected with online resources. With each new digital information product, there arrives a separate license. Each contains its own private "copyright" terms imposed by contract. This course provides an introduction to license provisions and terminology, comparing the license and copyright, and managing the licensing process. Through lecture, instructor debate and student participation, you will learn strategies for developing a license management model, including building a team for license evaluations and negotiation; conduct a clause-by-clause analysis of an existing license agreement; develop negotiating strategies; and discuss techniques for building a productive relationship with the legal department

  • Instructors: Laurie Thompson, Director; UT Southwestern Medical Library(Dallas, TX) and Harry Youtt, Attorney; Los Angeles, CA

Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
Friday,
November 30, 2007 		"Get to Know Library 2.0"
Cosponsored by: ACRL/NEC New England Library Instruction Group ( NELIG) and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG).

Come and learn about all the different kinds of social networking applications and how they are being used in libraries. Participants will also get lots of hands-on experience in our workshops to try out the applications and set up accounts.

  • Presentation: Library 2.0 by Elizabeth Thomsen of NOBLE
  • Workshop: Blogs by Susan Goldstein, Associate Professor, English, Mt. Wachusett Community College
  • Workshop: Podcasting by Christine Drew, Manager, Instruction & Outreach, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Workshop: Facebook by Sara Marks, Instruction Services and Reference Librarian, Fitchburg State College
  • Workshop: Wikis by Betsey Dick, Circulation Supervisor, Mt. Wachusett Community College
  • Workshop: flickr by Sara Ciaburri, Instructional Librarian, Phillips Academy Andover
  • Workshop: Plugoo (embedded chat) by Heidi McCann, Reference & Instruction Services Coordinator, Mt. Wachusett Community College
  • Workshop: Second Life by Siobhan Ross, Coordinator for the Instructional Technology Development Program Office, Providence College
  • Workshop: RSS feeds by Don Westover, Director of Instructional Design, Mt. Wachusett Community College

Leominster Campus
Mt. Wachusett Community College,
Leominster, MA
Monday,
September 24, 2007 		"Electronic Resource Management (ERM) Systems "

Our speakers will present information on their experiences with ERM systems from Ex Libris, III, and Serials Solutions.

Our speakers will be:
Bob Scheier, Holy Cross
Hope Tillman, Babson College
Jennifer Weintraub, Yale University

Keene State College,
Keene, New Hampshire
Wednesday
May 9, 2007 		"The Classroom Will Now Be Podcast: Podcasting in Higher Education and Implications for Academic Libraries "
Cosponsored by: ACRL/NEC Continuing Education, New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG), and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG).

Topic:
Webcast Description: Podcasting is an emerging technology that allows for the easy online distribution of media files. The use of podcasts for both personal broadcasting and as a media tool has grown greatly in the past couple of years. Many institutions of higher education are now utilizing this technology as a method of distributing promotional and educational content. This webcast explores the growing usage of podcasting in higher education and examines how academic libraries fit into the educasting environment. The session focuses attention on examples of podcasts as classroom and library instruction tools and examines how academic libraries can become more integrally involved in podcasting efforts on their campuses.


For more information: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/podcasting.htm

College of the Holy Cross,
Dinand Library,
Worester, MA
Friday
April 27, 2007 		"Library-faculty collaboration: Bryant University's experience with Blackboard"
Cosponsored by: ACRL/NEC New England Librarians on Online Cource Information Interest Group (LOCI) and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG).

Topic:
The presentation will focus on how Bryant librarians and faculty are working collaboratively to create virtual learning spaces within Blackboard sites. The librarians are building customized library modules within Blackboard sites, i.e. the modules include the most appropriate library resources to complete each particular course assignment.

A typical library module includes, at minimum: 1) the most appropriate library databases for the course, 2)useful websites, 3)a link to e-reserves, 4)and information on how to contact a reference librarian. Depending on the course assignment, each librarian uses his/her judgment to decide what other resources might be useful to add.

The InstructionalTechnology Specialist is a key contributor to this Blackboard initiative, since he adds each librarian to individual sites as a course builder.

This initiative was started in the spring of 2005 with one psychology course. It has grown to include approximately 30 course sites. The presentation will cover how and why the initiative got started, the perceived benefits, and the process for developing the initiative.
Speakers:
  • Colleen Anderson, Instructional and E-resources Librarian, Bryant University Library
  • Enoch Park, Instructional Technologist, Bryant University Library
Bryant University,
Grand Hall
George E. Bello Center for Information Technology
North Smithfield, RI

Program Report
Friday
February 9, 2007 		"Content management systems: the good, the bad, and the ugly."
  • Brandeis' CMS evaluation, selection and implementation.
    David Wisniewski, Senior Web Architect, Web and Library Application Services (WaLAS) Library and Technology Services, Brandeis University

  • The pros and cons of a site-wide CMS implementation.
    Patty Patria, Manager, Technology Deployment and Integration, Bentley College

  • Desktop solutions for content management on the web.
    Jason Black, Director of Administrative & Web Services, Salve Regina University

College of the Holy Cross,
Dinand Library,
Worester, MA

Program Report
Friday
September 29, 2006 		"The Library Commons at UMass-Amherst and Beyond"
  • The Library Commons at UMass-Amherst
    Anne C. Moore, Associate Director for User Services and Emily Alling, Coordinator, Learning Commons and Undergraduate Library Services

  • Library Commons Innovations in Selected New England academic libraries
    Kathy Boyd, Director of Library Services at Salve Regina University

  • Tour of the UMass-Amherst learning commons after the above presentations.
W. E. B. DuBois Library,
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Program Report
Friday
March 17, 2006 		"Using Google Technologies for Information Sharing and Library Instruction"
Cosponsored by: ACRL/NEC New England Library Instruction Group ( NELIG) and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG).
  • Google Maps & Google Earth
    David Cobb, Curator of the Harvard Map Collection

  • Using and Teaching about Google Scholar
    Angie Locknar, Instruction Coordinator for Engineering and Science Libraries, MIT and Jennifer Hanson, Coordinator of Instruction/Reference Librarian, Emerson College.

  • Connecting to Google Scholar
    Rich Wenger, Systems Programmer, MIT Libraries
Arthur and Martha Pappas Amphitheatre (Amphitheatre 1)
UMASS Medical School at Worcester MA

Program Report
Friday
December 9, 2005 		"Communication & Collaboration: Blogs, Wikis, and RSS Feeds"
  • New Technologies in Libraries
    Megan Fox, Web and Electronic Resources Librarian - Special Projects Analyst for Administration and Planning, Simmons College

  • Weblogs and Knowledge Management
    Jessica Baumgart, Information Resources Specialist, Harvard University Office of News and Public Affairs
    Garrett Eastman, Librarian, Rowland Institute, Harvard University

  • Blogging for Academic Librarians
    Susan Herzog, Information Literacy Librarian, Eastern Connecticut State University
Bello Center,  Bryant University
North Smithfield, RI

Program Report
Friday
October 28, 2005 		"RFID: Radio Frequency Identification - Implementation and Issues"

RFID is an identification technology that allows patron self-checkout and makes comprehensive inventory a reality.
  • RFID Solutions for Libraries
    by Mark Shughart, 3M Library Systems

  • Privacy Implications of RFID technology
    by Patrick Dillon Reference Librarian, University of Massachusetts Boston

  • Radio Frequency ID Tag Implementation at Providence College.
    by James Salisbury, Access Services Librarian, Providence College
Center for Library Instruction Healey Library,
4th Floor University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125

Program Report
Thursday
June 2, 2005 		"Here Today; Here Tomorrow?: Journal Archiving in the Electronic Environment"
Cosponsored by: ACRL/NEC Serials Librarians Interest Group (SLIG) and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG).
  • LOCKSS ("Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe"), by Victoria Reich
  • Building the EJournal Safety Net: UConn's LOCKSS Experience, by David Bretthauer
  • PubMed Central: NLM and NIH looking to the future, by Donna Berryman
  • JSTOR and New Trends in Electronic Journal Archiving, by Michael Spinella and Eileen Fenton
Gutman Conference Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Program Report
Friday
May 20, 2005 		"Interactive Tutorials and Streaming Videos"
Breakout sessions at ACRL/NEC Spring 2005 Conference.
(Moderator: Susan McMullen, Roger Williams University)
  • Developing a Web Tutorial on Database Searching
    Linda Plunkett, Carol Gordon, Susan Wishinsky, Boston University
  • Streaming Video at Babson College
    Rachel Zyirek, Babson College
Rivier College, Nashua, NH

Program Report- Comming Soon!
Friday
March 18, 2005 		"Institutional Repositories: Capturing and Preserving Digital Collections"
Cosponsored by: The Preservation and Conservation Interest Group (PCIG) and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG).

Here Today, Here Tomorrow: Issues Concerning Digital Repositories
   by Eliot Wilczek, University Records Manager, Tufts University

Fedora and Institutional Repositories
   by Kevin Glick, Electronic Records Archivist, Yale University

DSpace Implementation and Use
   by Michael Leach, Director, Physics Research and Kummel Libraries, Harvard University

ProQuest Digital Commons
   by Jeff Riedel, Program Manager, Digital Commons, ProQuest Information and Learning

University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

Program Report
Friday
February 4, 2005 		"Federated Searching: Digital Promise, Digital Reality"

Federated Searching and Managing a Product Implementation
   by Melissa Watterworth, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center and Christine Turner, University of Massachusetts Amherst

The Endgame: User Benefits and Challenges: A Report from the Trenches
   by Susan Edwards, Amherst College

Integration in Real Time
    by Leah Prescott, Mystic Seaport Museum

MetaQuest@BC: Technical considerations in implementing and supporting a federated search system over time.
  by Bob Gerrity, Boston College

Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island

Report on program
Friday
November 19, 2004 		"Teaching the Immersion Way and Close Encounters with Lola"
Cosponsored by: the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG)

10 a.m. Teaching the Immersion Way
Alums from the ACRL Immersion Program present teaching tips for dynamic library instruction.

11 a.m. Close Encounters with Lola
Kendall Hobbs will introduce us to the Learning Objects/Learning Activities collaborative (Wesleyan, Trinity and Connecticut College) database developed to facilitate the sharing of teaching resources.

12 noon. NELIG General Business Meeting/Conference Planning Committee


Rensselaer at Hartford, 275 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT
Tuesday
June 15, 2004 		"Emerging Trends in Library Information Technology"

Round Table Discussion


University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
Friday,
March 12, 2004 		"Campus Portals and Libraries"

What is a Portal for a Campus?
   by John Vedral, University of New England
  • View John Vedral's slide show presentation


    • Integrating the Library into the Campus Portal
       by Elaine Allard and Casey Bisson, Plymouth State University
  • View Elaine Allard's and Casey Bisson's slide show presentation
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    Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
    Thursday,
    November 20, 2003         		"Providing Library Services for the Distance Learner"

    Featured speakers:
    Chanda McCreary, Lesley University, Christine N. Turner, U Mass Amherst, Olga Verbeek, Salve Regina University, Library Reference Staff, Providence College

    Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College, Providence, RI
    Thursday,
    August 21, 2003         		"XML Databases"
    (Is MARC dead? What role does XML databases play in the library?)

    Featured speakers:
    Lisa Chen, University of Rhode Island, Barbara Herzog, Innovate Interfaces, Inc.
    • The program looked at XML and how it is used as a database for library applications.


    Healey Library, University of Massachuesetts Boston, Boston, MA
    Tuesday,
    March 11, 2003         		"Open URLs"

    Featured speakers:
    Oliver Pesch, Chief Technical Officer, EBSCO, Melodie Hamilton, Connecticut College and Steve Bischof, Wesleyan University

    Charles E. Shain Library, Connecticut College, New London, CT
    Monday,
    November 4, 2002         		"Advances in Library Services and Techniques for Managing Change"

    Cosponsored by: Access Services Interest Group (ASIG), Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG) and The Continuing Education Committee

    Featured librarians:
    Heather MacFarlane, Janet Stewart, Susan McMullen & Janice Schuster, Walter Stine, Joyce Sullivan, Cathy Cronin, Linda Roscoe, Kathy Williams, John Howard, and Susan Lieberthal

    College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610.
    Thursday,
    August 15, 2002         		"Web Based Instruction / Information Literacy Tutorials"

    Cosponsored by: The New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) and Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG)

    Featured librarians:
    Kimberly Hall, Emerson College
    Instructional design and web-based tutorials. [PowerPoint Presentation]
    Sara Baron and Sarah Tudesco, U. Mass. Boston
    Pilot: A Webbased tutorial developed for U. Mass. Boston
    Susan von Daum Tholl, Emmanuel College and Elena O'Malley, Emerson College
    Tutorial developed for Emmanuel College

    Murray Lounge, Sakowich Student Center, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA 01845
    Friday,
    May 17, 2002         		"Managing Statistics for Electronic Resources"

    Featured librarians:
    Brinley Franklin, Jennifer Weintraub, and Joe Zucca

    Homer Babbidge Library, Class of 1947, University of Connecticut Libraries, Storrs, CT 06269-1005
    Friday,
    March 22, 2002         		"PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and Libraries"

    Featured librarians:
    Kate Bauer, Bill Anger, and Barbara Herzog

    Healy Library, Center for Information Instruction (4th floor, room 15), U. Mass. Boston, Boston, MA.
    Friday,
    October 5, 2001         		"Managing Electronic Journals"
    This meeting will feature three librarians who all manage their electronic serials collections in different ways.
    Featured librarians:
    Pat Noreau, Elizabeth Thomsen, and Olga Verbeek

    Forten Hall (4th floor), Library, Salem State College, Salem, MA
    Friday,
    August 31, 2001         		"Wireless Networks in Libraries: Technical aspects and their impact on reference, instruction and public services"
    Featured librarians:
    Mary Piorun, Sandra Rothenberg, and Janice Schuster

    DeMoulas Room, Education Center, Rivier College, Nashua, NH
    Friday,
    June 8, 2001         		"Expanding the Library Catalog"

    Paff Auditorium, Feinstein College of Continuing Education, University of Rhode Island, Providence, RI.
    Friday,
    February 2, 2001         		"XML Basics" 
    Presented by Norman Desmarais
    Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College, Providence, RI
    Friday,
    December 1, 2000         		"An Introduction to Cold Fusion" 
    Presented by Olga Verbeek
    McKillop Library, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
    Friday,
    September 22, 2000         		"Introduction to Macromedia's Flash 4.0" 
    presented by Heidi Abbey
    Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
    Friday,
    May 26, 2000         		"Applying Emerging Technologies in Libraries" 
    Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
    Wednesday,
    May 26, 1999         		"Electronic Reserves: Experiences from the Pioneers" 
    O'Leary Library, South Campus, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

     
     
     


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