Library 2.015 Conference Presentations
Management Of Libraries And Information Centers In The 21st Century
The Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference featured more than 50 sessions, including presentations from keynote and distinguished speakers and information professionals from around the world.
Keynotes
Toby Greenwalt, Director of Digital Strategy and Technology Implementation – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA USA
Sandra Hirsh, Professor and Director of the School of Information – San José State University, CA USA
Norm Jacknis, President of the Board at Metropolitan New York Library Council, NY USA
Distinguished Speakers
Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor – School of Information at San José State University, MI USA
David Weinberger, Author, Too Big To Know, MA USA
Digital Services, Preservation, And Access
Mandy Callow, Manager (Repositories) – University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Donna Frederick, Metadata Librarian – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Scott Jones, MLIS, CEO/Head Librarian – Laurentian Hills Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Michelle Chen, Assistant Professor – School of Information, San Jose State University, CA USA
Melissa Purcell, Media Specialist – Glynn Academy Media Center, GA USA
Ahava Cohen, Beit Berl College (Central Library / LIS department), Israel
Rebecca Leonhard, Director of Libraries – Leysin American School in Switzerland, Switzerland
Emerging Technologies And Trends
Victoria Raish, Graduate Assistant – Tombros Knowledge Commons Library, Penn State University, PA USA
Jennifer Garcia, Learning Resources Centre Coordinator and ICT Teacher – The LRC, Academia Britanica Cuscatleca, El Salvador
B.Vijayalakshmi, Librarian – Sri Sarada College for Women, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu
Seth Allen, Online Instruction Librarian – King University, Bristol TN, USA
Carol Koechlin, Library Consultant; Anita Brooks Kirkland, Past President – Ontario Library Association,Toronto, ON CANADA
David V. Loertscher, Professor; Robyn Richardson, INFO250 Class Members – San Jose State University, UT USA
David V. Loertscher, Professor – San Jose State University; Carol Koechlin, Library Consultant, USA and CANADA
Virginia Tucker, MLS, PhD – San Jose State University, WA USA
Judi Moreillon, Associate Professor – School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman’s University, TX USA
Samantha Adams Becker, Senior Director, Publications & Communications – New Media Consortium (NMC), Chicago IL USA
Loida Garcia-Febo, President – Information New Wave; María García-Puente, Founder of Socialbiblio and Medical Librarian from Spain; Mauricio Fino Garzón, Member of Aprender3c, LIS Professor from Colombia; Natalie Baur, Member of Infotecarios and Affiliate Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, New York, Colombia, Mexico, Spain
Michelle Chen, Assistant Professor – School of Information, San Jose State University, CA USA
John Louie Zabala, Instructor, Readers Services Librarian – Department of Psychology and Library and Information Science, University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu, Philippines
Lili Luo, Associate Professor – School of Information, San Jose State University, CA USA
Sean Cordes, Associate Professor, Instruction Services Coordinator – Western Illinois University, USA
Phil Morehart, Associate Editor – American Libraries Magazine, USA
Dr. Valerie Hill, Independent Information Literacy Consultant (retired librarian and SLIS professor); Suzette Lewis, Seattle, WA USA
David Weinberger, Author, Senior Researcher – Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, MA USA
Christinger Tomer, Associate Professor – School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA USA
David Stern, Library Director – Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, USA
Amy Jiang, Library Technology Coordinator – Wilson Library, University of La Verne, CA USA
The User Experience
Dr. Sherry R. Crow, Associate Professor of School Library Science, and Dr. Lisa L. Kastello, Assistant Professor of Art Education – University of Nebraska Kearney, NE USA
Judith Zorfass, Senior Advisor, and Kristin Ruedel, American Institutes for Research: PowerUp What Works, Center on Technology and Disability, Boston, MA USA
Richard Sigwald, Librarian II – Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), MD USA
Tina Chan, Assistant Coordinator of Reference, and Brandon West, Online Instruction/Instructional Design Librarian – Penfield Library, State University of New York at Oswego, NY USA
John Louie Zabala, Instructor, Readers Services Librarian – Department of Psychology and Library and Information Science, University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu, Philippines
Laureen P. Cantwell, Reference & Distance Services Librarian – Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO USA
Gina Robinson, Educational Technology Specialist – St. John’s University, University Libraries, Queens, NY USA
Aryn Dagirmanjian – Grants Collection Librarian/Funding Information Network Supervisor; Cathey Moffatt-Bush – Public Services Librarian/Reference Funding Information Network Supervisor – Enoch Pratt Free Library & Calvert Library, MD USA
kYmberly Keeton, Inman E. Page Library, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO USA
Rachel Vacek, Head of Web Services, Robert Newell, Web Services Coordinator – University of Houston Libraries, TX USA
Joseph M. Dudley, Campus Librarian – Bryant & Stratton College, Cleveland, OH USA
Raymond Pun, First Year Student Success Librarian – California State University, Fresno, CA USA
Melissa Fortson Green, Academic Technologies Instruction Librarian – The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Barbara Alvarez, Business Liaison Librarian – Barrington Area Library, Chicago, IL USA
Management Of Libraries And Information Centers In The 21st Century
Robin Kear, Library Liaison, and Aaron Brenner, Coordinator of Digital Scholarship, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, PA USA
Melanie Sellar, Founder and Co-Executive Director – Librarians Without Borders, CA USA
Richard Sigwald, Librarian II – Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL), MD USA
Bekti Mulatiningsih, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
Phil Morehart, Associate Editor – American Libraries Magazine, USA
Michael Stephens, Professor – School of Information, San Jose State University, USA
Laureen P. Cantwell, Reference & Distance Services Librarian – Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO USA
Aryn Dagirmanjian – Grants Collection Librarian/Funding Information Network Supervisor; Cathey Moffatt-Bush – Public Services Librarian/Reference Funding Information Network Supervisor – Enoch Pratt Free Library & Calvert Library, MD USA
Jennifer Joe, Assistant Professor – Owensboro Campus Library, Western Kentucky University, USA
Amy Jiang, Library Technology Coordinator – Wilson Library, University of La Verne, CA USA
Rebecca Leonhard, Director of Libraries – Leysin American School in Switzerland, Switzerland