Update: Panel & keynote, next steps

We need to decide on whether the panel is simply a group reacting to the keynote presentation OR or whether the panel is presenting on a specific topic entirely. Let's decide on this by June 9, Tues.

Keynote: we're still awaiting confirm from Peter Hernon if he's available or interested.

~Brian

Keynote invited, and next steps: panelists and poster session invites

We've invited Peter Hernon to be keynote and panelist moderator (thanks Joe for sending the letter!)--now awaiting confirmation....

Next steps:

*Who will are panelists be? Here's idea: 3 people=1 library administrator (or someone in leadership position), 1="boomer", 3="genexer". Should we get speakers from CUNY, tap our own community rather than importing talent from elsewhere? What are your thoughts? let's decide by end of next week May 15.

*Now that we have breakout topics (thanks Joe for drafting the initial, and for all commentators!)--see posting below--we'll need to craft a poster proposal.
Here is an example from ACRLNY--I'd say we follow this example:
http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=serialst;2is57g;20070912152712-0400

Questions remain: How many posters do we accept--5? (Jane, how much room do you think our room can accomodate?) What should our deadline for submissions be? How about mid September, followed by 2 week period of review and then notification by end of September (this would give presenters 1 month to prepare). What are your thoughts? let's decide by end of next week May 15.

~Brian

Webcasting

I've done a little homework on webcasting and if we decide to go this route I think the best option available is USTREAM. USTREAM is a web-based, interactive broadcast platform that allows you stream live audio and video from your PC. It has everything we need, it's fairly easy to set up, and it's free.

Features:

• Free web hosting - will broadcast and archive our event for free
  
• Interactivity - viewers can interact via web chat or Twitter
  
• Customization - can customize the look of our USTREAM page
  
• Portability - can embed the live video and chat module right on our own website
  
• Audience control - we can create a login to limit the audience to registered attendees (however, since we're not broadcasting the entire conference I think it should be open to all)
  
• Audience-building - includes audience-building tools to help promote our event on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.
  
• Statistics - records the number of views/attendees
  

While broadcasting is free, we'll still need to figure out how to get the necessary A/V equipment. (Can the Grad Center supply it?) Depending on cost and the availability of funds, LACUNY might agree to front the money.

Equipment Needed:

• Laptop PC ~$600-$800
  
• Wireless Mic ~$100-$125 (we may be able to skip this if there is a way to capture the audio output from the speaker system)
  
• Digital Camcorder (w/ firewire) ~$500-$700
  
• Tripod ~$50-$60
  

And of course we'll need a high speed Internet connection and someone (maybe two) to run the show (i.e., set up, work the camera, moderate the chat, etc.).

I've taken the liberty of setting up a USTREAM account for testing. Our page is located at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Library-Leadership-The-Next-Generation

If there's an interest, I can run a test broadcast from CSI so we can get a better sense of how this all works.

~ Joe

Adding on....

Adding to this post, because what I have is too long for a comment....

First, thanks Joe for investigating the options. I just chatted with my brother, Scott, who is an Instructional Technology Specialist in a Texas school district, about Ustream.

A little background before the chat transcript - his school district was one of the first to report cases of swine flu these past weeks, and they closed for a while. During the closure, he worked with the Superintendent to keep the community updated via Twitter, podcasts, and webcasts. He used Ustream for the webcasting, and here is what he had to say about it:


Scott: we used it last week to stream our press briefings

me: AHA! So, what did you think?

Scott: it was pretty successful except that the browser crashed when I hooked up a DV cam to the mac - I wanted to be able to pan/zoom and have a little better video since the web camera we were using had webcammy video. We used the dv cam successfully on Thursday, then Friday it crashed and burned

me: Good to know...

Scott: I'm still talking to ustream support and a couple of other people to find out how to get it to play nice with a dv cam and a mac. I'm watching a presentation right now that's being streamed off a macbook pro with a DV cam and it's working great but overall, the service works great!

I'm very impressed with it you can record/archive the video to view later, too

Scott: if anyone has questions, have them email me!

So that's good news for us, and he said he's willing to answer any questions we have.

~Sarah

METRO programs, etc.

There are 2 upcoming METRO programs that are relevant to our topic--and LACUNY will support 2 of us committee to go to each of these--you'd get reimbursed afterwards (details to follow). I think the first one is particularly useful and would help us shape our program planning. As CUNYs are all metro members, we'd get the members rate:

If you are interested, let us all know and go ahead and register.

Intergenerational Collaboration: Leveraging Knowledge & Experience (May 12)
http://metronylibrary.augusoft.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=1013&courseid=203&categoryid=1&subcategoryid=52&catalogid=
(this is $100 METRO rate)


Nurturing Leadership within your library (June 2)
http://metronylibrary.augusoft.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=1013&courseid=206&categoryid=1&subcategoryid=53&catalogid=
($150 METRO rate)

(Thanks Sharon for alerting us to these opportunities)

See also the Final Keynote posting--I'm thinking againthat Hernon is good choice for reasons you'll see...

~Brian

NextGen Bibliography

I've started a working bibliography of readings that might be of interest. Later on, perhaps we can share this on our website. Right now, it contains about 40 references. If anyone has anything to add, feel free.

http://www.refworks.com/refshare?site=040041156230000000/RWWS6A1493622/NextGen%20Librarians

~Joe

Final decisions on keynote & breakout sessions

Hello,

After reading Joe's comment about Horrell's scholarly lit on the topic leadership--and seeing the great bibliography of references that Joe just did-- am back to thinking that Hernon would be best as keynote. However, how about considering Horrell as a panelist (representing an academic library director pt of view?). So am revising my count here. Feel free to revise if you change your vote

Hernon (2)
Horrell (1)
Gordon (1)

Let's decide by May 8 on final choice. If we have clear pick earlier than that, we'll take next step to contact speaker choice asap.

Regarding the breakout themes, unless any of us have any further feedback, can we just go with the bullet points in Joe's final draft of mission. Let's really finalize this by May 8.

~Brian

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Some possible breakout topics:

• The "Graying of the Profession": Are Academic Libraries Poised to Lose Their Most Valuable Resource?


• Transfer of Power: Training the Next Generation of Library Leaders


• Are the Nextgen's Prepared?: Issues in LIS Education


• Will They Stay or Will They Go?: Recruitment and Retention of Nextgen Librarians


• Bridging the Gap: Addressing Generational Issues in the Workplace


• Redfining Librarianship in the 21st Century: Nextgen Librarians and Professional Identity

~Joe

My bio on Jeff Horrell will include a lot of links for you to check out.

Highlights:

~In 2004 appointed Dean of Libraries and Librarian of the College at Dartmouth. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2004/10/07.html

~A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Horrell earned an A.M.L.S. in library science and an A.M. in the history of art from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He also holds an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, where he studied the history of photography.

~Jeff's views on pending librarian shortage due to to boomers: http://pln.palinet.org/wiki/index.php/Impending_librarian_shortage:_Real_or_not%3F

~Harvard's announcement about Jeff's move to Dartmouth: http://hcl.harvard.edu/news/2004/horrell_goes_to_dartmouth_pr.html

~An article he co-authored entitled "Selecting Research Collections for Digitization" while at Harvard. http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/hazen/pub74.html

~In an online article entitled "Library Leadership Network Peer Panel" (clearly he belongs to this Library Leadership Network," Horrell weighs in on the topic of "Recommended Reading" with the following comments: "Jeff Horrell, in a brief message from Dartmouth, suggests this practical tome:
It is not a new book (2001), but one I recently read is Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey's "How The Way We Talk Can Change The Way We Work, Seven Languages for Transformation". It is in some ways a practical "How to" book and how one uses language of change and the obstacles associated with it. It helps one think about our patterns or approaches and how they impede rather than help the process of moving things forward. Much of it seems like common sense, but only when you think about ways in which you are not using common sense. I admit I did not do all the "exercises" chapter by chapter, but the narrative provides a lot of thoughtful insights. It's worth reading and reflecting upon." http://www.libraryleadership.net/Mar08PP.asp

~Helped coordinate an exhibition and wrote the opening comments for the book that resulted. Wenda Gu at Dartmouth: The Art of Installation \

I could go on, but I think Mr. Horrell would be a wonderful and fascinating keynote speaker. Not only could he speak on leadership, but also a bit about how to explore other (outreach) projects and ingrain the library more in the fabric of the university/college.