Presenting

I am passionate about technology and libraries and I enjoy talking (and teaching) about emerging tech, social media, and web development, particularly with respect to how and where it all intersects to enhance the online user experience. Below you’ll find a list of most of the presentations I’ve done since 2003.

If you’d like me to give a talk to your group or lead a workshop for your association, chances are I’ll say yes. Feel free to get in touch.

Photo credit: Mike McDermott

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Upcoming

Internet Librarian
Academic Library 2.0 pre-conference (with Jason Griffey, Jenica Rogers-Urbanek, Iris Jastram & Steve Lawson)
Project Management pre-conference (with Helene Blowers & Mary Auckland)
October 2008, Monterey, CA

Past

SOHLIN CE Day
Library Blogging Workshop [handout]
June 2008, London, ON

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting
Blogs & Wikis (and what you can do with them) (closing plenary panel with David Rothman, Melissa Rethlefssen & Bart Ragon)
May 2008, Chicago, IL

Atlantic Provinces Library Association Annual Conference
Social Software: the Hows, Whys and What fors
May 2008, Charlottetown, PEI

Computers in Libraries
Pecha Kucha: Conversation Face-off (panel with Aaron Schmidt, Greg Schwartz, Meredith Farkas, David Free & Greg Notess)
Academic Library 2.0 (pre-conference workshop with Jason Griffey, Jenica Rogers-Urbanek, Chad Boeninger & Meredith Farkas)
April 2008, Arlington, VA

OCLC Western Service Online Workshop
Keep Up! Tagging, Social Bookmarking and Folksonomies
February & March 2008

Ontatio Library Association Super Conference
AskON project update
Learning 2.0: The Mac Experience (with Gail Richardson & Beckie MacDonald)
February 2008, Toronto, ON

Student Affairs Workshop, McMaster University
Social Media on Campus [handout]
January 2008, Hamilton, ON

E-Info Global Symposium
Staff Development 2.0: Learning, Creating, Playing!
December 2007, Huntsville, AL

Education Institute Web Conference
IM Reference @ Your Library
November 2007

Faculty of Information Studies Guest Lecture (FIS 1310 - Intro to Reference)
What is Reference 2.0?
November 2007, Toronto, ON

DeGroote School of Business Workshop, McMaster University
Teaching, Learning & Social Software [handout]
November 2007, Hamilton, ON

Career Services Workshop, McMaster University
Learning 2.0 @ Mac for Campus Career Partners
November 2007, Hamilton, ON

Education Institute Online Course
2.0 @ Your Library: Technologies, Tools, Tips & Strategies
November-December 2007

Internet Librarian
Academic Library 2.0 (preconference workshop with Jason Griffey, Chad Boeninger, Michelle Boule & Meredith Farkas)
Simple Solutions for Dynamic Web Services Using RSS (pre-conference workshop)
October 2007, Monterey, CA

Access
Forget the Lipstick, this Pig Needs a Complete Makeover
October 2007, Victoria, BC

Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto Professional Practice Day
Health Library 2.0: Ten Tech Tools for Health Libraries & Librarians,
September 2007, Toronto, ON

Canadian Library Association Annual Conference
Building a Dynamic Web Presence with RSS (ETIG preconference: Getting to Library 2.0)
May 2007, St. John’s, NL

Education Institute Web Conference, Tech Tuesdays: Talking with Techies
IM the Library! Launching an IM Reference Service
May 2007

Computers in Libraries
Online Social Networks: What, Why, How (15-minute cybertour)
Simple Solutions for Dynamic Web Services Using RSS (preconference workshop)
Tips & Strategies for Launching an IM Reference Service (preconference workshop)
April 2007, Arlington, VA

Education Institute Online Course
Building a Dynamic Web Presence with Web 2.0 Tools
March-May 2007

Ontario Library Association Super Conference
Top Tech Trends (panel with Michael Stephens & John Blyberg)
Health Library 2.0: Delivering Web Services with 2.0 Tools
February 2007, Toronto, ON

Special Libraries Association Toronto Chapter Meeting
Special Library 2.0: The highs, the lows, and everything in-between (”Library 2.0 in Action” panel discussion with Connie Crosby, Dave Hook & Carolyne Sidey)
November 2006, Toronto, ON

Ontario College & University Libraries Association One-Day Mini Conference
Thriving with Technology
November 2006, Toronto, ON

Internet Librarian
Simple Solutions for Dynamic Web Services Using RSS (pre-conference workshop)
Tips & Strategies for Launching an IM Reference Service (pre-conference workshop)
October 2006, Monterey, CA

ACRL Western New York/Ontario Chapter Fall Conference
Towards Academic Library 2.0 (panel Discussion with Diane Ward & Jennifer Graham)
October 2006, Grimsby, ON

Wilfrid Laurier University Library Staff Presentation
IM @ Mac: where we’ve been, where we’re going
May 2006, Waterloo, ON

Education Institute Online Course
Getting the Most Out of Blogs, RSS and Other Web 2.0 Technologies
March-May 2006

Computers in Libraries
Virtual Teaching Moments (with Clara Hudson)
Digi TechForum: Looking at Dead & Emerging Technologies (panel with Aaron Schmidt, Michael Stephens, Bill Spence, Darlene Fichter, Marshall Breeding & Stephen Abram)
Building Communities with IM (with Michael Stephens & Aaron Schmidt)
March 2006, Washington, DC

Ontario Library Association Super Conference
Instant Messaging: the new Virtual Reference?
February 2006, Toronto, ON

Golden Horseshoe Health Libraries Association CE Day
Blogs & RSS: What it’s all about & why you should care
November 2005, Hamilton, ON

Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto CE Day
Web 2.0 @ your library
November 2005, Toronto, ON

Education Institute Online Course
Everything to get you started on blogs & RSS
November-December 2005

Blog University
A Brief Design Tour of the Library Blogosphere (with Aaron Schmidt)
10 Tips to Market your Library Blog (with Jill Stover)
September 2005, Arlington, VA

Special Libraries Association, Ontario Southwest Meeting
Blogs & RSS: What it’s all about and why you should care
May 2005, Burlington, ON

Learning Technology Symposium, McMaster University
Edublogging: Weblogs in the Classroom
December 2004, Hamilton, ON

Education Institute Online Course
Getting Started with Weblogs and RSS
October-November 2005

Vaughan Public Library Summer Reading Program
Roundtable Reads: Exploring the Literature & Culture of the Middle Ages
July 2005, Vaughan, ON

McMaster University Libraries Staff Day
Blogs, Blogging, Bloggers: What’s it all About & Why all the fuss?
April 2005, Hamilton, ON

Special Libraries Association Solo Librarians Group
Toolbars, Deskbars & Bookmarklets, Oh My! Web Timesavers for the Busy Solo
March 2005, Toronto, ON

McMaster University Library Brown Bag Lunch Series
Clutter Reduction Redux: More Tips to Make your Web Life Easier
February 2005, Hamilton, ON

McMaster University Library Brown Bag Lunch Series
Clutter Reduction: Tips to Make your Web Life Easier
February 2004, Hamilton, ON