50 Feet From the Cutting Edge in the Northeast Kansas Library System
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Just in time for NEKLS Tech Day and the keynote on handhelds, Apple’s App Store just added the Wordpress app for the iPhone, available for free. I quickly installed the app and set up the NEKLS website, the Tech blog, and the Tech knowledgebase sites, as all the sites are built on Wordpress. I’m writing this post to you on my iPhone. Easy install and easy to use. It only allows creating/ editing posts, nothing with pages yet, but it’s an awesome start!
OK, I realize Wii’d is probably not a word, but one of my goals in this life is to invent a word, so I keep trying. Tech Day 2007 is done and I’m exhausted, but happy. We were lucky to have Mary Madden from the Pew Internet Project serve as keynote speaker for the event, but the rest of the day was all about hearing from people who work in libraries right here in the northeastern part of Kansas. There must be something in the water because we have a lot of smart people and a lot of good things going on. I’ll write more soon (as I process all of the information and pull together the notes from the brainstorming session), but I wanted to at least get a link to the photos from the day up here for all to see. Thanks everyone for a great day!
Registration is now open for NEKLS Tech Day 2007!
Thursday, August 2nd, from 9:00 - 4:00 (registration begins at 8:30 AM)
@ The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
This event is designed to appeal to all skill levels — from those who are new to library technology to those who have been working with it for years.
2005’s keynote speaker was Jenny Levine, “The Shifted Librarian”. 2006’s keynote speaker was Michael Stephens, “Tame the Web”. This year’s keynote speaker is Mary Madden, Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Other session topics will include library automation, Web 2.0, WebJunction, new gadgets, Second Life, and patron-centered website design. Tech Day speakers will include Gina Millsap, David King, and Diana Sowers from the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library; Erica Reynolds, Josh Neff, and Michelle Beattie from Johnson County Public Library; Patti Butcher, Cindi Hickey, and Bill Sowers from the State Library of Kansas; NEKLS staff members, and others!
Who should attend? Public librarians, school librarians, academic librarians, library trustees, library friends, and library lovers are all encouraged to attend. Cost is $20 for NEKLS members and $40 for non-members. You may register online at: http://www.nekls.org/apps/signup/index.cgi
A PBS documentary airing this month, Generation Next, may be of interest to you, especially to those of you working with young adults.
On a related note, I am very excited to announce that our NEKLS Tech Day 2007 speaker will be Mary Madden, a Senior Research Specialist with the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Her research centers around teens and technology. NEKLS Tech Day 2007 will be held in Topeka on August 2, 2007. More details will be announced later in the year, but save the date. We’re going to try to make this the best Tech Day yet!