Yale Library Symposium

Featured Speakers (Presentations below):

Christina Warren (of Mashable.com )

Stephen Abram (Illuminating library trends, innovation, & information)

Jody Turner (Culture of Future)

Alex Jarvis (Chronicle Prof. Hacker)

We had a great crowd, in person and online through LYRASIS. Lots of great Tweets with the #yalefwd hashtag, and some fun with Color, Instagram, and Hashable. We tried to take our speakers to Pepe’s famous pizzeria but the power went out during the thunderstorm :p

The June 9 Yale Library Research Education Symposium focused on “Changes and Tensions in Teaching and Technology.”

Presentations:

• Stephen Abram – Future Ready: Academic Libraries on the Edge.
• Yale 2011

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• Jody Turner -
• Jody Turner – Trendhunter/Speaker/Designer/FutureThinke

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  • Jody’s talk completely blew me away. I loved her idea – “Disruption as a Future Normalcy.” She also mentioned that with a rise in self learning comes a change to education.
• We were beyond lucky to have Christina Warren present as well. Christina (@film_girl) is a technology reporter for Mashable.com. Mashable is among the top most influential technology and media news outlets in the world, make sure that Mashable is at the top of your daily current awareness resources and like them on Facebook. I was floored by Christina’s ability to connect the important dots, reveal the major tech trends, and articulate future directions for libraries. Looking for a great speaker for your libraries and technology conference? Invite Christina.
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• I absolutely enjoyed Alex Jarvis’s talk. The crowd loved his humor and insight. I will be looking for more opportunities to hear his thought for sure.

This free event was open to everyone, and broadcast live By LYRASIS

Location: Mary S. Harkness Auditorium Yale School of Medicine 333 Cedar St

This event is geared for all regional librarians and technologists, as well as Yale Faculty and students. The program will explore technology trends, the changes they mean for libraries and higher education, and the proposed discussion question of “Information literacy vs. information competency: a paradigm shift in research education?”

Speakers:

• Keynote – Jody Turner. Trend analysis and innovative design research www.cultureoffuture.com

• Stephen Abram, www.stephenslighthouse.com Vice President Gale Cengage Learning, strategic thinking and innovation in libraries.
• Alex Jarvis, Chronicle Prof. Hacker Contributor, Central Conn. State U. Student.
• Christina Warren, Writer for http://mashable.com, the top technology news blog.

A panel consisting of Yale Librarians and the speakers will wrap up the day with staff responses and audience questions. The day’s program will begin with a welcome by Kendall Crilly, Associate University Librarian for Program Development and Research. Concluding remarks will be provided by Jon Butler, Acting Yale University Librarian and Howard R Lamar Professor of American Studies, History & Religious Studies.

Rough schedule:

9:30 coffee
10AM Welcome: Kendall Crilly, Sponsoring Yale Associate University Librarian.
10:10 Keynote – Jody Turner
11:00 Stephen Abram
11:45 Alex Jarvis
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15-2 Christina Warren
2-2:45 Panel
2:45 Concluding remarks- Jon Butler, Acting Yale University Librarian.

Add your voice to the dialog meet the challenges of changing technology.

More info:

Parking available in the Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) Air Rights Garage for $2 an hour.

Free YNHH shuttle or short taxi ride from New Haven’s Union Station.

For more information, contact yale.rare.symposium@gmail.com

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