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 or lead a workshop for your group/association, chances are I’ll say yes. Feel free to get in touch.
Photo credit: Mike McDermott
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Upcoming
OLA Super Conference, January 2009, Toronto, ON
Building User-Centred Websites with Drupal (with Catherine Baird & Greg Sennema)
drupal4lib camp, February 27, 2009, Darien CT
Computers in Libraries, March 29 - April 2, Arlington VA
A couple of pre-conference workshops & a session or two
Past
Internet Librarian, October 2008, Monterey, CA
Blogs: less what, more how, more wow (part of the Academic Library 2.0 pre-conference workshop)
The One-Person Project Management Team (part of the Project Management in Practice pre-conference workshop)
Drupal 101 (cybertour)
SOHLIN CE Day, June 2008, London, ON
Library Blogging Workshop [handout]
Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2008, Chicago, IL
Blogs & Wikis (and what you can do with them) (closing plenary panel with David Rothman, Melissa Rethlefssen & Bart Ragon)
Atlantic Provinces Library Association Annual Conference, May 2008, Charlottetown, PEI
Social Software: the Hows, Whys and What fors
Computers in Libraries, April 2008, Arlington, VA
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)
OCLC Western Service Online Workshop, February & March 2008
Keep Up! Tagging, Social Bookmarking and Folksonomies
Ontatio Library Association Super Conference, February 2008, Toronto, ON
AskON project update
Learning 2.0: The Mac Experience (with Gail Richardson & Beckie MacDonald)
Student Affairs Workshop, McMaster University, January 2008, Hamilton, ON
Social Media on Campus [handout]
E-Info Global Symposium, December 2007, Huntsville, AL
Staff Development 2.0: Learning, Creating, Playing!
Education Institute Web Conference, November 2007
IM Reference @ Your Library
Faculty of Information Studies Guest Lecture (FIS 1310 - Intro to Reference), November 2007, Toronto, ON
What is Reference 2.0?
DeGroote School of Business Workshop, McMaster University, November 2007, Hamilton, ON
Teaching, Learning & Social Software [handout]
Career Services Workshop, McMaster University, November 2007, Hamilton, ON
Learning 2.0 @ Mac for Campus Career Partners
Education Institute Online Course, November-December 2007
2.0 @ Your Library: Technologies, Tools, Tips & Strategies
Internet Librarian, October 2007, Monterey, CA
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)
Access, October 2007, Victoria, BC
Forget the Lipstick, this Pig Needs a Complete Makeover
Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto Professional Practice Day, September 2007, Toronto, ON
Health Library 2.0: Ten Tech Tools for Health Libraries & Librarians,
Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, May 2007, St. John’s, NL
Building a Dynamic Web Presence with RSS (ETIG preconference: Getting to Library 2.0)
Education Institute Web Conference, Tech Tuesdays: Talking with Techies, May 2007
IM the Library! Launching an IM Reference Service
Computers in Libraries, April 2007, Arlington, VA
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)
Education Institute Online Course, March-May 2007
Building a Dynamic Web Presence with Web 2.0 Tools
Ontario Library Association Super Conference, February 2007, Toronto, ON
Top Tech Trends (panel with Michael Stephens & John Blyberg)
Health Library 2.0: Delivering Web Services with 2.0 Tools
Special Libraries Association Toronto Chapter Meeting, November 2006, Toronto, ON
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)
Ontario College & University Libraries Association One-Day Mini Conference, November 2006, Toronto, ON
Thriving with Technology
Internet Librarian, October 2006, Monterey, CA
Simple Solutions for Dynamic Web Services Using RSS (pre-conference workshop)
Tips & Strategies for Launching an IM Reference Service (pre-conference workshop)
ACRL Western New York/Ontario Chapter Fall Conference, October 2006, Grimsby, ON
Towards Academic Library 2.0 (panel Discussion with Diane Ward & Jennifer Graham)
Wilfrid Laurier University Library Staff Presentation, May 2006, Waterloo, ON
IM @ Mac: where we’ve been, where we’re going
Education Institute Online Course, March-May 2006
Getting the Most Out of Blogs, RSS and Other Web 2.0 Technologies
Computers in Libraries, March 2006, Washington, DC
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)
Ontario Library Association Super Conference, February 2006, Toronto, ON
Instant Messaging: the new Virtual Reference?
Golden Horseshoe Health Libraries Association CE Day, November 2005, Hamilton, ON
Blogs & RSS: What it’s all about & why you should care
Health Science Information Consortium of Toronto CE Day, November 2005, Toronto, ON
Web 2.0 @ your library
Education Institute Online Course, November-December 2005
Everything to get you started on blogs & RSS
Blog University, September 2005, Arlington, VA
A Brief Design Tour of the Library Blogosphere (with Aaron Schmidt)
10 Tips to Market your Library Blog (with Jill Stover)
Special Libraries Association, Ontario Southwest Meeting, May 2005, Burlington, ON
Blogs & RSS: What it’s all about and why you should care
Learning Technology Symposium, McMaster University, December 2004, Hamilton, ON
Edublogging: Weblogs in the Classroom
Education Institute Online Course, October-November 2005
Getting Started with Weblogs and RSS
Vaughan Public Library Summer Reading Program, July 2005, Vaughan, ON
Roundtable Reads: Exploring the Literature & Culture of the Middle Ages
McMaster University Libraries Staff Day, April 2005, Hamilton, ON
Blogs, Blogging, Bloggers: What’s it all About & Why all the fuss?
Special Libraries Association Solo Librarians Group, April 2005, Toronto, ON
Toolbars, Deskbars & Bookmarklets, Oh My! Web Timesavers for the Busy Solo
McMaster University Library Brown Bag Lunch Series, February 2005, Hamilton, ON
Clutter Reduction Redux: More Tips to Make your Web Life Easier
McMaster University Library Brown Bag Lunch Series, February 2004, Hamilton, ON
Clutter Reduction: Tips to Make your Web Life Easier