This document discusses the concept of "Library 2.0" and how academic libraries can embrace new technologies and changing user needs to transition into digital environments. The key aspects of developing an Academic Library 2.0 include knowing your users, developing a culture of assessment and learning, keeping up with emerging technologies, making collections more visible and accessible online, enabling academic work through new spaces and services, and internally rewarding staff who take risks and contribute new ideas.
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
R. David Lankes, Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies; Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse
Challenges and opportunities in providing course content within changing instructor and student behaviors
NISO/BISG 9th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape
Access or Ownership: Evolving Business Models and Your Institution
Franny Lee, SIPX
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Jeff Penka, Director of Channel and Product Development, Zepheira
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Maryann Martone, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Beth R. Bernhardt, Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications, University Libraries, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Anna Craft, Metadata Cataloger, University Libraries, University of North Carolina Greensboro
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
R. David Lankes, Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies; Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse
Challenges and opportunities in providing course content within changing instructor and student behaviors
NISO/BISG 9th Annual Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape
Access or Ownership: Evolving Business Models and Your Institution
Franny Lee, SIPX
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Jeff Penka, Director of Channel and Product Development, Zepheira
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Maryann Martone, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Beth R. Bernhardt, Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications, University Libraries, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Anna Craft, Metadata Cataloger, University Libraries, University of North Carolina Greensboro
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
John Mark Ockerbloom, Digital Library Architect and Planner, University of Pennsylvania
Plenary sessions: the power of digital for change - Jisc Digifest 2016Jisc
With Dr Paul Feldman, chief executive, Jisc, Professor David Maguire, chair, Jisc, Professor Andrew Harrison, professor of practice at University of Wales Trinity St David and director, Spaces That Work Ltd, Professor Donna Lanclos, associate professor for anthropological research, UNC Charlotte
About the Webinar
The impact of electronic content cannot be understated. Through constantly evolving technologies, electronic content has made its way into almost every facet of our lives. Platforms are evolving and improving at a breakneck pace, prices for devices are accessible in a way that they weren’t just a few years ago, the e-content is becoming richer and more interactive, and publishers are developing profitable business models to respond. Many higher education institutions find it an ongoing challenge to respond to the latest technology changes. Compounding this problem is the fact that electronic content has now become a priority and expectation for the academic and publishing community.
NISO’s third virtual conference examines the issues and opportunities this rapid growth of electronic content has presented and challenged our community with, as well as thoughts on the future and how information organizations can successfully serve their patrons.
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Tara Robenalt, Vice President and General Manager, Workflow Solutions, Highwire Press
The powers of consortia: scaling capacity, learning, innovation and influencelisld
Libraries and related organizations group together in a variety of ways to get their work done. They consort, for example, to lobby, to negotiate and license, and to build shared infrastructure.
However, there are other aspects of collective activity that are becoming more important. In fact, I suggest that two are increasingly central to successful library activity: these are learning and innovation.
Thinking this way about consortial activity suggests four areas where libraries come together to create scale advantages: capacity, learning, innovation, influence.
Some consortial organizations span several of these, some are more specialised.
This presentation will consider consortia under these headings. It will also briefly discuss how choices about scope, scale and sourcing are important decision points for consortia when considering their mission and investments.
Transforming Organizational Culture Using UX StrategiesRachel Vacek
Many libraries hope to reimagine and transform their organizational cultures as well as their physical and digital spaces to better represent their expertise, collections, and resources, and to meet the evolving needs of their user communities. Some libraries use assessment and user experience methodologies to "prove" their value and to demonstrate student success. In this 60-minute presentation, the presenters will discuss the importance of how establishing user-centered values for the library can be an impactful strategy coupled with empowering library staff to become UX advocates. They will present methods, team structures, and approaches used within their libraries aimed at facilitating organizational and cultural change that puts the user at the center of service design, collaborative partnerships, and strategic and data-driven decisions.
Presentation and discussion session for a group of agricultural consultants and researchers at Scotland’s Rural College, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, 27 August 2015.
Are we there yet? : Moving to an e-only collection development policy for booksNASIG
Online journals have been the preferred format for several years, with most academic libraries favoring online access to print subscriptions. However, the move towards an online-preferred collection development policy for books has not quite reached the same saturation, despite the popularity of options such as DDA and PDA. This session will review the literature on reasons for moving to an online-preferred collection development policy for all resources, including books, and provide information on user preferences, technological and platform hurdles to overcome, and information on current collection development policies for e-books.
Kate Moore
Coordinator of Electronic Resources, Indiana University Southeast
Kate Moore earned her MLS in 2009 from Indiana University. She began her career in electronic resource management at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana in 2009, and is an Assistant Librarian and Coordinator of Electronic Resources there.
F1: Summary: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Wiki tool for Knowledge Education
Presented to the actKM conference in 2008
Collaborative learning for both content and behavioural aspects of education. Interactive web2.0 learning with high quality outcomes
Librarians and faculty members now have the opportunity, through open access publishing, to work together to make faculty-produced scholarly content available to the entire academic community, not just to those scholars or institutions privileged enough to afford it. The University of South Florida Libraries have been working with bepress’ Digital Commons platform to create a substantial institutional repository that includes open access journals, conference proceedings, and data sets, among other materials. Publication of open access journals at USF officially began in 2008 with the launch of Numeracy from the National Numeracy Network. Library staff members are currently involved in a variety of activities, including negotiating memorandum of understandings, loading backfiles, registering DOIs with CrossRef, designing layout, doing final publication steps, and assisting with technical issues. In 2011, our institutional repository, Scholar Commons @ USF, went live, allowing the library to pull fragmented collections previously hosted on other platforms into a single system with improved discoverability. This session will discuss some of these efforts, what is involved, how we have retrained existing and new staff, and plans for future directions.
Using computing power to replace lawyers-advances in licensing and accessNASIG
Students and researchers need access to more content than ever before. However, the demise of the big deals and the rise of new purchasing models have added complexity to licensing and legal frameworks. The iTunes model has shown that most users prefer an easy purchase/access method to piracy, and advances in computing power are using smart rules-based systems to replace lawyers. Learn how to get the most out of your licensed content and how to provide simplified access for coursepacks and library reserves. Learn how to reduce your legal liability through license integration with your LMS. Let’s get the lawyers out of the picture, so that professors and students can access content quickly and efficiently.
Presenters:
Tim Bowen
Director, Academic Products & Services, Copyright Clearance Center
Tim Bowen is the Director of Academic Products & Services at Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) in Danvers, Massachusetts. He joined Copyright Clearance Center in 2003 and is responsible for the development and management of CCC's pay-per use and annual licensing services for academic institutions as well as CCC’s newest product, Get It Now. Mr. Bowen has over 20 years of product management, product marketing, and channels marketing experience. Previously, he worked at Genuity, Cabletron Systems, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Nashua Corporation. He holds a BS in business administration–marketing from Plymouth State University and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
Mimi Calter
Assistant University Librarian & Chief of Staff, Stanford University Libraries
library.stanford.edu/people/mcalter
I manage copyright issues for the Stanford University Libraries, including our annual copyright reminder to all students and faculty. I also supervise our facilities department, so I wear a lot of hats. When I'm not at work (and occasionally even when I am), I'm a birder. I'm looking forward to exploring the avifauna of Buffalo.
Franny Lee
Co-Founder, SIPX
Franny is Co-Founder and VP, University Relations and Product Development of SIPX, Inc. (formerly the Stanford Intellectual Property Exchange). Originally a composer and jazz musician, Franny Lee was drawn to the fields of copyright and digital communication by experiencing firsthand its effect on the music industry. She has worked on these complex issues from many perspectives for over 10 years. Franny is a lawyer in the US and Canada, and litigated digital rights and Internet questions in the entertainment, media and communications industries. Her work included creating national copyright royalty tariffs before specialty copyright courts, and litigating decision appeals to higher courts. Franny clerked for the Copyright Board of Canada in copyright collective certification proceedings and orphan works applications, and consulted for the Board on research issues, policy initiatives and administration of copyright collecting societies. She holds a Master of Laws degree in Law,
Academic Librarian Lightning Round! Innovative New Rolesleederk
These slides were created by the twelve presenters at the 2011 American Librarian Association Annual Conference program co-sponsored by the University Libraries Section and College Libraries Section of the Association for College and Research Libraries. For details, see http://connect.ala.org/node/137113
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
John Mark Ockerbloom, Digital Library Architect and Planner, University of Pennsylvania
Plenary sessions: the power of digital for change - Jisc Digifest 2016Jisc
With Dr Paul Feldman, chief executive, Jisc, Professor David Maguire, chair, Jisc, Professor Andrew Harrison, professor of practice at University of Wales Trinity St David and director, Spaces That Work Ltd, Professor Donna Lanclos, associate professor for anthropological research, UNC Charlotte
About the Webinar
The impact of electronic content cannot be understated. Through constantly evolving technologies, electronic content has made its way into almost every facet of our lives. Platforms are evolving and improving at a breakneck pace, prices for devices are accessible in a way that they weren’t just a few years ago, the e-content is becoming richer and more interactive, and publishers are developing profitable business models to respond. Many higher education institutions find it an ongoing challenge to respond to the latest technology changes. Compounding this problem is the fact that electronic content has now become a priority and expectation for the academic and publishing community.
NISO’s third virtual conference examines the issues and opportunities this rapid growth of electronic content has presented and challenged our community with, as well as thoughts on the future and how information organizations can successfully serve their patrons.
NISO Two Day Virtual Conference:
Using the Web as an E-Content Distribution Platform:
Challenges and Opportunities
Oct 21-22, 2014
Tara Robenalt, Vice President and General Manager, Workflow Solutions, Highwire Press
The powers of consortia: scaling capacity, learning, innovation and influencelisld
Libraries and related organizations group together in a variety of ways to get their work done. They consort, for example, to lobby, to negotiate and license, and to build shared infrastructure.
However, there are other aspects of collective activity that are becoming more important. In fact, I suggest that two are increasingly central to successful library activity: these are learning and innovation.
Thinking this way about consortial activity suggests four areas where libraries come together to create scale advantages: capacity, learning, innovation, influence.
Some consortial organizations span several of these, some are more specialised.
This presentation will consider consortia under these headings. It will also briefly discuss how choices about scope, scale and sourcing are important decision points for consortia when considering their mission and investments.
Transforming Organizational Culture Using UX StrategiesRachel Vacek
Many libraries hope to reimagine and transform their organizational cultures as well as their physical and digital spaces to better represent their expertise, collections, and resources, and to meet the evolving needs of their user communities. Some libraries use assessment and user experience methodologies to "prove" their value and to demonstrate student success. In this 60-minute presentation, the presenters will discuss the importance of how establishing user-centered values for the library can be an impactful strategy coupled with empowering library staff to become UX advocates. They will present methods, team structures, and approaches used within their libraries aimed at facilitating organizational and cultural change that puts the user at the center of service design, collaborative partnerships, and strategic and data-driven decisions.
Presentation and discussion session for a group of agricultural consultants and researchers at Scotland’s Rural College, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh, 27 August 2015.
Are we there yet? : Moving to an e-only collection development policy for booksNASIG
Online journals have been the preferred format for several years, with most academic libraries favoring online access to print subscriptions. However, the move towards an online-preferred collection development policy for books has not quite reached the same saturation, despite the popularity of options such as DDA and PDA. This session will review the literature on reasons for moving to an online-preferred collection development policy for all resources, including books, and provide information on user preferences, technological and platform hurdles to overcome, and information on current collection development policies for e-books.
Kate Moore
Coordinator of Electronic Resources, Indiana University Southeast
Kate Moore earned her MLS in 2009 from Indiana University. She began her career in electronic resource management at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana in 2009, and is an Assistant Librarian and Coordinator of Electronic Resources there.
F1: Summary: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Wiki tool for Knowledge Education
Presented to the actKM conference in 2008
Collaborative learning for both content and behavioural aspects of education. Interactive web2.0 learning with high quality outcomes
Librarians and faculty members now have the opportunity, through open access publishing, to work together to make faculty-produced scholarly content available to the entire academic community, not just to those scholars or institutions privileged enough to afford it. The University of South Florida Libraries have been working with bepress’ Digital Commons platform to create a substantial institutional repository that includes open access journals, conference proceedings, and data sets, among other materials. Publication of open access journals at USF officially began in 2008 with the launch of Numeracy from the National Numeracy Network. Library staff members are currently involved in a variety of activities, including negotiating memorandum of understandings, loading backfiles, registering DOIs with CrossRef, designing layout, doing final publication steps, and assisting with technical issues. In 2011, our institutional repository, Scholar Commons @ USF, went live, allowing the library to pull fragmented collections previously hosted on other platforms into a single system with improved discoverability. This session will discuss some of these efforts, what is involved, how we have retrained existing and new staff, and plans for future directions.
Using computing power to replace lawyers-advances in licensing and accessNASIG
Students and researchers need access to more content than ever before. However, the demise of the big deals and the rise of new purchasing models have added complexity to licensing and legal frameworks. The iTunes model has shown that most users prefer an easy purchase/access method to piracy, and advances in computing power are using smart rules-based systems to replace lawyers. Learn how to get the most out of your licensed content and how to provide simplified access for coursepacks and library reserves. Learn how to reduce your legal liability through license integration with your LMS. Let’s get the lawyers out of the picture, so that professors and students can access content quickly and efficiently.
Presenters:
Tim Bowen
Director, Academic Products & Services, Copyright Clearance Center
Tim Bowen is the Director of Academic Products & Services at Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) in Danvers, Massachusetts. He joined Copyright Clearance Center in 2003 and is responsible for the development and management of CCC's pay-per use and annual licensing services for academic institutions as well as CCC’s newest product, Get It Now. Mr. Bowen has over 20 years of product management, product marketing, and channels marketing experience. Previously, he worked at Genuity, Cabletron Systems, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Nashua Corporation. He holds a BS in business administration–marketing from Plymouth State University and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
Mimi Calter
Assistant University Librarian & Chief of Staff, Stanford University Libraries
library.stanford.edu/people/mcalter
I manage copyright issues for the Stanford University Libraries, including our annual copyright reminder to all students and faculty. I also supervise our facilities department, so I wear a lot of hats. When I'm not at work (and occasionally even when I am), I'm a birder. I'm looking forward to exploring the avifauna of Buffalo.
Franny Lee
Co-Founder, SIPX
Franny is Co-Founder and VP, University Relations and Product Development of SIPX, Inc. (formerly the Stanford Intellectual Property Exchange). Originally a composer and jazz musician, Franny Lee was drawn to the fields of copyright and digital communication by experiencing firsthand its effect on the music industry. She has worked on these complex issues from many perspectives for over 10 years. Franny is a lawyer in the US and Canada, and litigated digital rights and Internet questions in the entertainment, media and communications industries. Her work included creating national copyright royalty tariffs before specialty copyright courts, and litigating decision appeals to higher courts. Franny clerked for the Copyright Board of Canada in copyright collective certification proceedings and orphan works applications, and consulted for the Board on research issues, policy initiatives and administration of copyright collecting societies. She holds a Master of Laws degree in Law,
Academic Librarian Lightning Round! Innovative New Rolesleederk
These slides were created by the twelve presenters at the 2011 American Librarian Association Annual Conference program co-sponsored by the University Libraries Section and College Libraries Section of the Association for College and Research Libraries. For details, see http://connect.ala.org/node/137113
Some of my recent thoughts about academic libraries. These focus a fair bit on spaces, but there is also a focus on services, technologies and our programs.
It is from a presentation that I gave by Skype to the SCU Library on 27 November 2015.
A program called "Top Library Building Trends" that was conducted at ALA Annual 2010 (June 28, 2010) by LLAMA BES.
A panel of architects, librarians and consultants will provide an overview of new and exciting ideas in planning public and academic library facilities. Topics will include the rethinking of spaces for services, new building design, and other “must have” items to keep your library up-to-date. Each panelist will provide a brief presentation with slides. The entire panel will then field questions from the audience.
Speakers: Kimberly Bolan Cullin, Providence Associates LLC, Indianapolis, IN; Joan Frye Williams, Sacramento, CA, Library Consultant and Futurist; Barbara Norland, District of Columbia Public Library, Senior Librarian, Building Projects; Jeffrey Scherer, Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. Architects, Architect; Richard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Librarian.
Challenges and opportunities for academic librarieslisld
Research and learning behaviors are changing in a network environment. What challenges do Academic libraries face? What opportunities do they have? A presentation given at a symposium on the future of academic libraries at the Open University.
This PPT is about some social problems of India like corruption, child lobour, female foeticide, infanticide, poverty, malnutrition, dowery etc. and their causes, present status, consequences and preventive measures
Curating an Effective Digital Research Presence - Nicola Osborne, EDINANicola Osborne
Slides from "Curating an Effective Digital Research Presence", Nicola Osborne's opening keynote for the Making Research Visible event at the University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education on 6th June 2018. More on the event can be found at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-research-visible-tickets-45238206694
NAWI 2014: Open Badges for Workforce Development: Findings from the DPD ProjectNate Otto
Open badges have the potential to transform education credentials, especially because they can recognize the development of individual competencies that go unmentioned in traditional degrees and transcripts. The Design Principles Documentation Project studied 30 learning initiatives as they implemented digital badges and identified general design principles used by these projects. See some of our findings about badges, case studies in workforce preparation, and questions about implications of badges for workforce development.
Webinar: Communications Made Beautiful With Adobe - 2018-09-11TechSoup
When running a campaign for your nonprofit, it’s important to have consistency when it comes to branding and design. In this presentation, we’ll cover how you can use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to brighten up your collateral. You'll learn how to create consistency across brochures, social media posts, web banners, and any other relevant collateral. This is appropriate for those who are new to design and need a few tips and tricks to get started!
I am Founder and Secretary of Reader's Club International A Public Library Networks We are organised several International webinar in this pandemic periods. Our upcoming International webinar on "Research oriented Tools and Techniques" on 21st July 2020 Myself Subhrangshu Sekhar Bhattacharjee, Tripura University Library Tripura, India Our other Resource person are Dr. Eduardo Giordanino, University of Buenos Aires Argentina....
Staying Competitive in Data Analytics: Analyze Boulder 20140903Richard Hackathorn
Presentation to Analyze Boulder on Sept 3 2014 by the Data Detectives of Boulder (https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=6525462). Sharing our experiences over the past 3 years with MOOCs, Kaggle, etc.
Challenges and Opportunities for Mainstream Enterprise Social Computing Lee Bryant
This is the talk I gave to the Unicom 2008 Social Tools Conference "Beyond Web 2.0" in London, February 2008.
The first minute of audio is missing, so you are spared my introductions ;-)
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
9. Academic Library 2.0 is
a state of mind
•Working to meet changing user needs
•Trusting our users (radical trust)
•Getting rid of the culture of perfect
•Aware of emerging technologies and
opportunities
•Looking outside of the library world for
applications, opportunities, inspiration
18. Develop your keep-
up strategy
•most important to your are
Determine what topics
continuing ed.
• Choose your filters
• Find tools to help you keep
up
22. Develop your keep-
up strategy
•most important to your are
Determine what topics
continuing ed.
• Choose your filters
• Find tools to help you keep
up
• Accept that you can't keep up
with everything
106. Choosing a Project
• Avoid technolust
• Know your population
• Weigh your options through play
• Understand the culture of each
technology
107. Selling ideas to
colleagues
• Have plenty of hard data
• Have a prototype
• Encourage staff to “kick the tires”
• Offer training for staff
• Be patient
108. Selling ideas to IT
• Involve IT in planning
• Know your stuff
• Build relationships and find
champions
109. Consider the
day-to-day
• Do you need a policy?
• Do you need maintenance
procedures?
110. Promotion
• Marketing
• Website
• All over campus
• Local media
• Faculty – build into a course
• Focus on functionality
• Training
111. Assessment
• How do you assess?
• Usage statistics
• Surveys
• Most libraries aren’t doing any
assessment of social tools
112. Is your organization (as it is
currently structured) able
to make all this happen?
113. Thanks!
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AIM: librarianmer
Links and presentation at
http://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com