Yearly Archives: 2015

  Holiday Greetings to all and the very best to everyone for 2016! We’ll see you in January! Thanks so much to TTW readers, our excellent contributors, guest authors and all the folks I met in my travels this year! Shout out to these conferences and libraries for being so welcoming: Ontario Library Association, Toronto, Ontario. Alaska Library Association Conference, Juneau, Alaska. Connecticut Library Association Conference, Mystic, Connecticut, Prescott Valley, Arizona, for the Arizona Library Association. Grand Valley State University, Michigan Library Association. I LEAD USA, Springfield, Illinois. Prince William Public Library System, Virginia. Ohio Library Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. Library 2.015 […]

I so enjoy library staff development days. The group at Carmel Clay this past week was wonderful – Thanks to all for the great sessions and super good vegetarian lunch! Morning Keynote Slides Afternoon Session Slides  

Thanks to all the great folks who hosted me in Flagstaff, ArZ for the Arizona Library Association. Keynote Slides Learning Session Slides Cited “Office Hours” Columns: Always Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/10/opinion/michael-stephens/always-doesnt-live-here-anymore-office-hours/ Agents of Change: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/11/opinion/michael-stephens/agents-of-change-office-hours/ Stacking the Deck: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/opinion/michael-stephens/stacking-the-deck-office-hours/#_ Power of Quiet: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/03/opinion/michael-stephens/the-power-of-quiet-office-hours/ Color Me Curious: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/07/opinion/michael-stephens/color-me-curious-office-hours/ Cited: Full Stacks: https://medium.com/@chrismessina/the-full-stack-employee-ed0db089f0a1 5minLib: http://www.5minlib.com/2015/09/31-days-of-instagram-challenge.html

Forgive me folks, I have been lax in posting slides for recent talks. Here we go…. Thanks to all the fine folks who welcomed me in at the Colorado Association of Libraries Conference in Loveland, Colorado. I want honored to attend the whole conference! My keynote slides Cited “Office Hours” Columns: Agents of Change: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/11/opinion/michael-stephens/agents-of-change-office-hours/ Stacking the Deck: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/opinion/michael-stephens/stacking-the-deck-office-hours/#_ Power of Quiet: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/03/opinion/michael-stephens/the-power-of-quiet-office-hours/ Color Me Curious: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/07/opinion/michael-stephens/color-me-curious-office-hours/ Cited: Full Stacks: https://medium.com/@chrismessina/the-full-stack-employee-ed0db089f0a1 5minLib: http://www.5minlib.com/2015/09/31-days-of-instagram-challenge.html

I am presenting a short update on my research agenda this afternoon for the Center for Information Research and Innovation at our school. I will share this URL with the participants. Recent Peer Reviewed Articles (selected) Stephens, M., & Jones, K. M. L. (2015). Emerging roles: Key insights from librarians in a massive open online course. Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning, 9(1-2), 133–147. doi: 10.1080/1533290X.2014.946353 Stephens, M. & Jones, K. M. L. (2014). “MOOCs as LIS professional development platforms: Evaluating and refining SJSU’s first not-for-credit MOOC.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 55,(4). Stephens, M. […]

I leave tomorrow trip to the Colorado Association of Libraries Annual Conference where I will be doing a keynote address. I am super excited to attend the conference as well instead of swooping in just to talk. If you are attending, please say hi. See you in Loveland! Here’s the abstract for my talk: Emerging technologies are changing the way we live and learn. Libraries can play a key role in this future. Information is no longer bound to a form or a place. The library and resource center that builds value and thrives will be fluid enough to anticipate and […]

Thanks to all who attended my talk at the Library 2.015 Conference. Full Stacks, Introverts, & Zero-Sum Librarians: Notes from Office Hours How do we successfully lead our information organizations when so much change happens so fast? What are the hallmarks of savvy librarians? What’s a “full stack employee?” Can introverts and extroverts find common ground on library teams? Join Michael Stephens for an examination and interactive discussion of the challenges and promise of a changing LIS workforce based on his monthly column “Office Hours” in Library Journal. Download the Slides Links: Office Hours Columns: Stacking the Deck: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/06/opinion/michael-stephens/stacking-the-deck-office-hours/#_ Power of […]