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Michael Edson @ Walker Art Center: What is a Commons View more documents from Michael Edson.

I’m honored to be giving the Closing Keynote today at MLA! My slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedLibraryMLA.key.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedLibraryNYLA.pdf

Thanks to everyone who attended the Michigan Association of Media in Education Conference this week in Dearborn, Michigan. This was my first in-person talk since my canine accident. Everyone was so helpful and accommodating! I enjoyed talking with the school librarians from all over the state. The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedSchoolLibraryMAME10.pdf The article based on this presentation is here: https://tametheweb.com/2010/03/02/the-hyperlinked-school-library-engage-explore-celebrate/

Good morning! I’m up at 5:30am EST to present via Skype at Internet Librarian International 2010. Missing this trip because of my knee injury has been rough but I’m happily following along on Twitter, etc. My slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/StephensILI2010Transparency.pdf

September 24, 2010: “Trends & Tech in Libraries,” Geneva Public Library Staff Day, Geneva, Illinois (via Skype) October 2010 – Internet Librarian International, London. Sadly, my leg injury is going to prevent actually traveling to London this year but we’re a working on some virtual participation options. October 29, 2010: “The Hyperlinked School Library,” Closing Keynote, Michigan Association for Media in Education Conference, Dearborn, Michigan November 5, 2010: “The Hyperlinked Library: Trends, Tools, Transparency,” Afternoon Workshop, New York Library Association Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York November 12, 2010: “Hyperlinked Library Services for Everyone,” Closing Keynote, Michigan Library Association Conference, Traverse City, Michigan

I had scheduled a talk at Geneva Public Library’s Staff Institute Day months ago – and the “Cooper Incident” changed everything. We were able to work out a good plan: I spoke to the group today for an hour via Skype about some library trends. We showed off Skype as a technology, I got to see the group, they got to see me and Cooper made his presence known with some barks. Thanks to all! The slides are here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/GenevaPLTrends.pdf

New Slide: Techno-hesitation, originally uploaded by mstephens7. From my VAPLD talk: If we keep saying “Let’s not adopt technology X because it will soon be out of date,” we’re missing the opportunity for ongoing learning and innovation in a more experimentally-based organization. If we wait for the next big thing continually, stagnation follows.

New Slide: Techno-banality, originally uploaded by mstephens7. From my VAPLD talk: We do not need to dumb down our services or our technology! I’ve heard Stephen Abram say this many times: “No dumb computers!” The same can be said for any technology or technology-based service we offer in libraries. Fully loaded. Fully equipped. A full service experience is what can separate us from other providers of information and “third place” locales.