The document describes the "Rockin' Battle Decks 2009" event held at an Information Today Conference, which featured a battle deck competition on the topic of "Dealing with Digital Now and Beyond." Contestants were given randomly assigned slide decks and had 7.5 minutes to present on the topic, which was then scored by judges in 5 categories and an overall score out of 25. The winner would be determined by combining scores during a musical interlude or, in the event of a tie, by audience applause. The document provides the official rules and scoring categories for the competition.

1. Internet Librarian 2009 Rockin’ Battle Decks Dealing with digital now and beyond

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

5. There are 5 unique slide decks of 15 slides each to be used in battle

6. Slide decks are assigned at random

7. Each contestant has 7.5 minutes to complete their presentation

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

12. Poise and Gestures (were they comfortable?)

13. Flow (minimal pauses and stammering)

14. Audience response (was there any?)

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18. Dealing with Digital NOW and Beyond…

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20. How do we really feel about Technology?

23. Dewey or don’t we?

24. Or will we defend a 16th Century vision?

27. Relationships

28. Personalization

29. No Librarians

31. My "Portal" (1) Spreadsheet (2) Wordprocessing (3) Graphics (4) eMail (5) Exit Enter Option: ? Next: Hologram information

32. The digital future exploded: is your head in the sand?

35. Dealing with Digital NOW and Beyond…

36. Too Much Security

37. Simplicity

38. Search vs. Find Fuzzy logic, Artificial Intelligence, Faceted display and search . . .

40. Does the IKEA Strategy work for GM. End User - Assemble it yourself! Can we do better than GM did in adapting to change?

41. No Dead Ends!

42. Comfort

43. Except When…

44. Can we make it scalable? What is the difference between and author and publisher?

45. What will the new text experience be for books, news, scholarship and magazines? Can we assemble them like IKEA? Or on the fly?

46. Cloud computing: New version of 1970’s timeshare systems

52. Dealing with Digital Now and Beyond

54. Play

55. Mobility

58. Can we design a 21st Century book experience?

59. Newspapers: Assemble them yourself. Re-imagine the book, the textbook, the video, the coursepack, and the experience.

62. Community

64. Connection

66. Or will we defend a 16th Century vision?

69. Dealing with Digital NOW and Beyond…

70. One experience, one web page, one book, one article is not sufficient.

71. Is the traditional book or text book now a hollow experience?

72. WTF

76. Retro Forward Fashion

77. Social networks aren’t what they seem

79. Embedded video into print magazines Vook: blends book, high-quality video and social media

80. Users Need to Get the Experience that They want in the End

86. Dealing with Digital NOW and Beyond…

88. Too Much Security

91. Publishing ain’t what it used be

97. Users Need to Get the Experience that They want in the End

98. Sushi – not just for breakfast anymore http://www.flickr.com/photos/26835318@N00/2576951906

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