Social Catalogues – Slides in a more compatible format

In my last blog post, I uploaded the Powerpoint slides in the .pptx format, which opens easily only if you have the latest Office 2007 package.  So, I’m posting them here in the 1997-2003 format for all to access. 
Social Cataloguing Site: Features and Implications for Cataloguing Practice and the Public Library Catalogue
Social Catalogues: The New [...]

CLA: Slides to the Social Catalogue Session

For those of you who are interested, here are the slides from the Social Cataloguing presentation that Dr. Louise Spiteri and I gave at CLA. 
Social Cataloguing Sites: Features and Implications for Cataloguing Practice and the Public Library Catalogue, presented by Dr. Louise Spiteri
Social Catalogues: The New Face of the Public Library Catalogue, presented by Laurel Tarulli
We [...]

CLA – Final Thoughts

A couple of days have now passed since I gave my presentation.  With over 100 attendees, resulting in a standing room only audience, I was very excited to see the interest among other professionals in social catalogues.  I think it went really well and I enjoyed myself immensely.  The audience was attentive, no one was [...]

CLA 2009 – Highlights

The conference is going well and I have some tidbits to add while I have the chance:
Open Source Software for Libraries: Free Your Mind and Your Data Will Follow
Nicole Engard’s presentation, Open Source Software for Libraries: Free Your Mind and Your Data Will Follow is now available on her blog, What I Learned Today.
Webfeat and [...]

CLA – Opening Day

I’m here in Montreal and finally, the sun came out.  It’s been a bit rainy, but warm, so I was still able to go out on Friday morning before the pre-conference for a run along the Promenade du Vieux-Port.  What a great way to see any city!  When the sun came out today, however, the city [...]

Preparing for CLA

Many of you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting as frequently as usual.  I’m preparing for my first conference presentation – ever!  I’m nervous and very excited.  I’m also finding that juggling my everyday responsibilities at work, family (my husband’s family decided to visit) and other commitments has resulted in my neglecting the [...]

Social Catalogue – CLA and APLA conference summary

I have only just realized that the pdf of the conference summary I posted the other day is not easy to access.  You have to right click on the image and open the link to view.  So, to make it easier, I’ve posted the summary below.

The Impact of Social Cataloguing Sites on the Public Library [...]

The Impact of Social Cataloguing Sites on the Public Library Catalogue: Patrons, Social Tagging and the New Face of the Catalogue

Dr. Louise Spiteri and I will be presenting on the above topic at both the Canadian Library Association Conference in Montreal as well the Atlantic Provinces Library Association Conference in Halifax.
I’ve attached a short conference summary about this presentation.