Connie Crosby

 

 

 

conniecrosby@gmail.com  | 416-919-6719 |  @conniecrosby

 

Crosby Group blog - "Connections" |   Connie Crosby: Law Librarian & Info Diva blog  |  Community Divas podcast

 

Connie Crosby founded Crosby Group Consulting in January 2008 to help organizations and individuals visualize and start their social networking and knowledge management projects. Prior to creating Crosby Group, she was a law librarian with ten years experience as library manager in a major Toronto law firm. She is an instructor with the Professional Learning Centre at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, teaching continuing education courses on social networking tools. She is also taught with the Special Libraries Association Click University. Connie was an organizer for Podcamp Toronto 2008, part of the unconference movement for social media enthusiasts, and brought her experience to Toronto's library unconference.

 

 

Speaking at these sessions:

 

D106 – Instant Audio & Video: Tools Igniting the Digital World

Monday, October 20, 2008

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Connie Crosby, Principal, Crosby Consulting Group

 

No time to learn how to podcast or make videos? Seesmic, Utterz, ooVoo, BlogTV, Qik, and Talkshoe are just a few of the new audio and video tools letting people create their own instant web content with a small learning curve. Some are meant for short, quick thoughts by individuals on the go, others for longer conversations among a group connected to the web. Compare these exciting new tools and discuss their roles in community building and collaboration.

For my slides and bonus demo videos, see my Connection blog.

 

 

A204 – Law Library 2.0

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Camille Reynolds MLS, Director, Research & Information Services, Nossaman LLP

Liana Juliano, Technical & Electronic Services Librarian, Nossaman LLP Vice President/President Elect American Indian Library Association

Connie Crosby, Principal, Crosby Consulting Group

Jaye Lapachet, Manager of Library Services, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP

How do you introduce 2.0 technologies into the law firm library? Law firms are notoriously slow in adopting new technologies and are often steeped in the traditional. In the first presentation, learn how creative law librarians spearheaded a project to create a firm intranet in a culture that doesn’t embrace technology or sharing easily. Working with several other departments the speakers bridged the gap between many different user groups with competing ideas and helped lead the change through collaboration as they introduced the law firm to new technologies. They share how they used focus groups, marketing, and involved key users to “sell” the intranet, first to management, then to staff; what tools were used to create buy-in; and the strategies that were involved, as well as experiences with an internal wiki as a project management tool for the intranet and a way to introduce library staff to 2.0 technologies in a user-friendly format that spawned other uses, including collaboration, policy development, resource sharing, training, and more. Drawing from her experience as a law firm library director, Crosby provides additional examples and describes where law libraries are headed next.

 

 

Possibly attending these sessions:

 

Sunday, October 19

 

Gaming & Gadgets Petting Zoo

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Monday, October 20

 

OPENING KEYNOTE — Communities & Communication in a Social & Mobile World

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM - San Carlos Ballroom

Howard Rheingold, Educator, Consultant, & Author, Smart Mobs

 

A102 – Searching Conversations: Twitter, Facebook, & the Social Web

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Greg Notess, Reference Team Leader, Montana State University

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B102 – Digital Marketing: Successful Plans/Organizations

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Sarah Houghton-Jan, Senior Librarian for Digital Futures, San Jose Public Library author of LibrarianInBlack.net

Aaron Schmidt, Director, North Plains Public Library & Publisher, walkingpaper.org

 

Lunch Break - 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM - lunch with Jacquie

 

B103 – Making a Difference With Digital Media

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Greg Schwartz, Library Systems Manager, Louisville Free Public Library

Samuel Davis, Applications Solutions Architect, Digital Services, Columbus Metropolitan Library

Joy Marlow, Digital Experience Specialist, Digital Services, Columbus Metropolitan Library

or

A103 – Search Widgets & Gadgets for Libraries

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Jason A. Clark, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Montana State University Libraries

Tim Donahue, Instruction and Outreach Librarian, Montana State University

or

C103 – Web Site Assessment With Google Analytics

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM

Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University

 

C104 – Cool Tools for Library Webmasters

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Frank Cervone, Director of Library, Information, and Media Studies, Chicago State University

Ms. Darlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan

 

C105 – Mashing Up and Remixing the Library Website

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Karen A Coombs, Head of Web Services, University of Houston Libraries

 

D106 – Instant Audio & Video: Tools Igniting the Digital World

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Connie Crosby, Principal, Crosby Consulting Group

 

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM - EXHIBIT HALL GRAND OPENING RECEPTION

 

Tuesday, October 21

 

OPENING KEYNOTE — Search Engine Land: What’s Happening Out There?

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM - San Carlos Ballroom

Danny Sullivan, Editor In Chief, Search Engine Land

 

A201 – Enterprise Trends: Beyond the Simple Intranet

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Stephen Abram, VP, Innovation, SirsiDynix & President, SLA

 

D202 – Solving the Money Problem

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Laura Crossett, Branch Manager, Park County Library System

Sarah Houghton-Jan, Senior Librarian for Digital Futures, San Jose Public Library author of LibrarianInBlack.net

 

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM - Lunch Break - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits

 

A203 – Revitalizing Content in the Enterprise

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Christopher J. Connell, Information Integration Analyst, Library, Institute for Defense Analyses

Karen Draper, Senior Information Specialist, Adobe Systems, Inc

Emily R Shem-Tov, Research Portal Program Manager, Global Market Research & Planning, Adobe Systems, Inc

Amy Affelt, Director, Database Research, Compass Lexecon

 

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM - Networking Break - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits

 

A204 – Law Library 2.0
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Camille Reynolds MLS, Director, Research & Information Services, Nossaman LLP
Liana Juliano, Technical & Electronic Services Librarian, Nossaman LLP Vice President/President Elect American Indian Library Association
Connie Crosby, Principal, Crosby Consulting Group
Jaye Lapachet, Manager of Library Services, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP

 

 

C205 – Blending Technologies for Library Promotion & Instruction

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

May Chang, Head, Library IT Services, UMBC

Margot Hanson, Librarian, University of Hawaii-West Oahu

Kevin M. Roddy, Associate Professor, Information Literacy Librarian, University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College

Good Internet Librarian Practices Worldwide

 

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Erik Boekesteijn, Delft Public Library (The Netherlands)

Jaap van de Geer, Delft Public Library (The Netherlands)

Join the Shanachie Tour and hear about the latest excursions and findings from libraries around the world - Jamaica, the Netherlands, North America, and more! Over coffee and cookies, be inspired by the Shanachie groupís enthusiasm and video skills and learn about some exciting practices around the world.

 

Wednesday, October 22

 

OPENING KEYNOTE — Social Media & Networked Technologies: Research & Insights

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM - San Carlos Ballroom

danah boyd, Ph.D. student, School of Information at Berkeley, School of Information at Berkeley & Fellow, Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society

 

A301 – Strategic Framework for Library Automation

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University

or

B301 – Defining & Measuring Social Media Success

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Jeff Wisniewski, Web Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh

or

D301 – Crafting the User-Centered Library

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Cliff Landis, Technology Librarian, Valdosta State University

 

A302 – Implementing the Next-Gen OPAC

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Jeff Wisniewski, Web Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh

or

B302 – Twitter & How the “Twittest” Use It for Keeping Up

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Michael P Sauers, Technology Innovation Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission

Christa Burns, OCLC Member Services Coordinator, Nebraska Library Commission

Cindi Trainor, Coordinator for Library Technology and Data Services, Eastern Kentucky University

Jezmynne Westcott, Science Librarian, Claremont University Consortium

 

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM - Lunch Reception - In the Exhibit Hall

 

A303 – Web 2.0 Tools for Online CM Workflow & Intranets

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Darren Chase, Librarian, Southampton, Stony Brook University

Joseph Balsamo, Assistant Director of Information Systems, Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University

May Chang, Head, Library IT Services, UMBC

Heather Moss, Bibliographic Coordinator, Bibliographic & Medadata Services, Albin O. Kuhn Library & Galler, UMBC

Patrick Griffis, Business Librarian, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Michael Yunkin, Web Content Manager & Usability Specialist, University of Nevada

or

C303 – Creating Games & Services With Digital Natives

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Erik Boekesteijn, Delft Public Library (The Netherlands)

Jaap van de Geer, Delft Public Library (The Netherlands)

Amy Buckland, Liaison Librarian, Howard Ross Library of Management, McGill University Library Library Student Journal

Krista Godfrey, Liaison Librarian, McMaster University

or

D303 – Pecha Kucha – Conversation Face-Off!

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Greg Schwartz, Library Systems Manager, Louisville Free Public Library

Rebecca Jones, Dysart & Jones Associates

Stephen Abram, VP, Innovation, SirsiDynix & President, SLA

Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing, New Jersey State Library

Elaina Norlin, Manager, New Initiatives and Outreach, OCLC

 

A304 – Information Visualization Tools

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Ms. Darlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan

Jeff Wisniewski, Web Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh

or

B304 – What’s Hot in RSS & Social Software

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

Steven M. Cohen, Senior Librarian, Law Library Management Inc.

 

CLOSING KEYNOTE — Learning & Play in a Social & Mobile World

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM - San Carlos Ballroom

Elizabeth Lane Lawley, Director, RIT Lab for Social Computing, Rochester Institute of Technology