2. Amy Buckland, McGill University Nancy Dowd, State Library of New Jersey David Lee King , Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Michael Porter, WebJunction Greg Schwartz, Louisville Free Public Library Battle Deck Competitors
3. Sarah Houghton-Jan, San Jose Public Library Aaron Schmidt, District of Columbia Public Library Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University Jeff Wisniewski, University of Pittsburgh Battle Deck Judges
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5. There are 5 unique slide decks of 15 slides each to be used in battle
8. Judges will score each presentation on 5 criteria and assign a final score out of 25
9. Scores will be combined during musical interlude to determine the winner
10. In the event of a tie, we will use the audience applause-o-meter to determine a winnerAll competitors shall achieve fame and glory for their bravery in competing in the first ever Battle Decks to be held at an Information Today Conference
Battle Deck names Amy “Jambina” BucklandeScholarship@McGill Coordinator, McGill Univ. David Lee “The Tweetinator” KingDigital Branch & Services ManagerTopeka and Shawnee county library Michael “Disco DevoLibraryman” Porter Communications Manager at WebJunction Nancy “I’ll take a BITE out you” DowdDirector of Marketing and Public RelationsNew Jersey State Library Greg “Flood-Proof” SchwartzLibrary Systems Manager or the Louisville Free Public Library.