TOTS m-Libraries
Conference
Tuesday July 14, 2009

Lorcan Dempsey
 Lorcan Dempsey’s
concept of the
‘Amplified
Conference’

The Amplified Conference
 A conference or similar event in which
the talks and discussions at the
conference are 'amplified' through use of
networked technologies in order to
extend the reach of the conference
deliberations

The Amplified Conference, Pt. 1
(1) Amplification of the audiences' voice
 IRC, Twitter, instant messaging clients
(2) Amplification of the speaker's talk
 Video technologies
(3) Amplification across time
 Podcasting or videocasting
(4) Amplification of the speaker's slides
 Global repository (e.g. Slideshare)

Amplified Conference, Pt 2
(5) Amplification of feedback to the speaker
 Micro-blogging technologies allow for providing real-
time feedback to a speaker during a talk
(6) Amplification of a conference's collective memory
 Digital cameras and the mobile phones allow
photographs being taken at conference (Flickr)
(7) Amplification of the learning
 Ability to be able to follow links to resources and
discuss the points made by a speaker during a talk
(8) Long term amplification of conference outputs
 Authentic record of an event, providing a valuable
historical record.

m-Libraries: Twitter
 Hashtag - #mlib09
 RT - An abbreviation for ReTweet, which is
like Repeat. It’s like forwarding, but for
Twitters instead of emails
 @ Sign – sending someone a specific msg

Twakker Keeper – (http://twapperkeeper.com)

Social Networking
 Flickr
 Blog
 Yahoo Videos!
 Twitter

m-Libraries 2009 Website