2016 LibTech Conference

Happy Hour - sponsored by ARLD (Academic & Research Libraries Division, MN Library Assn.) 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Participant Led Usability 10:30am - 11:30am

Innovation on a Shoestring: Free & Cheap Tools 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Building a Usable Information Architecture in LibGuides 2 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Top Ten Google Apps Tool Tips 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakfast / Registration 7:30am - 9:00am

Keynote Speaker: Safiya Umoja Noble, PhD 9:00am - 10:15am

Lunch 11:30am - 12:45pm

“Killing Sacred Cows: Challenging Assumptions about Digital Asse... 10:30am - 11:30am

Back to the Future: Collaborative Digital Humanities Projects 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Is Your Library Compliant? Online Access Reviews From the Office... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Be a Digital Survivor: Digitize, Share and Preserve 3:30pm - 4:30pm

“Come on Down!”: Gaming in the Flipped Classroom 10:30am - 11:30am

Are You Research Ready? Adding ImagineEasy Academy’s Tutorials t... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Fluid Choices: Sustainable Accessible Reference for a Diverse Co... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Marketing and Outreach Strategies for Research Data Services 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Keeping an Ear to the Ground: Evaluating Recent developments in... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

An Analysis of Engineering Faculty Patterns of Usage of Library... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Skill Interventions on the Fly: Competency Based Research Consul... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Creating Connections in Digital Space 10:30am - 11:30am

Surprise! Look what we have! 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Gamification and BYOx in academic libraries: low-end, practical... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Collaborating for the Future: A consortial approach to next gene... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

On the Same Page: Encouraging Staff Engagement with SharePoint 10:30am - 11:30am

Brunch at the Brain Box 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Single Search with SOLR or what to do when everything goes to &@... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Students as Scholars: Strategies for Adding Undergraduate- and G... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

3D Printing: Year One 10:30am - 11:30am

Libraries are Software 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Digital Preservation in Progress 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Getting started with Google Analytics 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Assessing Your Ebook Collection 10:30am - 11:30am

Putting it all together: a holistic approach to utilizing your l... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Leading girls in technology: A transformative solution for libra... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

#InstaAwesome: The Keys to Success on Instagram 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Board Game Night 7:00pm - 11:00pm

Digital Storytelling: Expanding the Life Cycle of a Story 10:30am - 11:30am

Adjusting the Spiel and the Patter: Assessing Technology Needs t... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

The Online Experience: A Holistic Approach to Quality Assurance 2:15pm - 3:15pm

One change at a time: Pop up usability testing 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Not Your Everyday LibGuide: Exploring Non-Traditional Uses of a... 10:30am - 11:30am

Design Thinking 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Google Custom Search: The power of Google with a Librarian’s touch 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Open Textbooks 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Whizz! Bang! Pow! Making an Impact with Digital Signage 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Lending Technology at the Library 2:15pm - 3:45pm

LibGuides in the Archives: Hosting Finding Aids for Archival Collections on LibGuides 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Kill Your Darlings: What an Academic Makerspace Learned Voiding Our Warranties on our 3D Printer... 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Closing Reception 3:45pm - 5:15pm

Breakfast / Registration 8:00am - 9:00am

Keynote Speaker: Andromeda Yelton, "The Architecture of Values" 9:00am - 10:15am

Lunch 11:30am - 12:45pm

Coding Clubs for Kids 10:30am - 11:30am

Lessons Learned Establishing a Technology Makerspace 1:00pm - 2:00pm

3D Printing Technologies in U.S. Public Libraries: Beyond Copyright 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Yoga 10:30am - 11:30am

Hands on with CORAL Electronic Resource Management System 2:15pm - 3:45pm

The Librarian's Role in 1:1 Programs 10:30am - 11:30am

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work* (Instructional Technologists and... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Office Hours in Person: Hands-On Help with Your WorldCat Discovery 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Video Killed the Library Star? Making Low Pressure Videos for Your Library 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Why CORAL? 1:00pm - 2:00pm

“Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About”: Initiating and Maintaining Scalable Library Assessmen... 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Government Tech: Analytics, Discoverability, Faceted Legislative Navigation, and Puppy Cams 2:15pm - 3:45pm

What’s Going On? Educating Staff About Library and Campus Techno... 10:30am - 11:30am

SKOL Vikings! Training Camp Oral History project at Minnesota St... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Supporting 3D Assignments Across the Liberal Arts 10:30am - 11:30am

Scale Up Your Instruction by Sharing Your Resources: Deploy Word... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Libraries and Involved Online Audiences: User Engagement in a We... 10:30am - 11:30am

The Librarian is Live in 5..4..3..2..1: Using Periscope to Live... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

“Trust no agent”: Building Strong Negotiation Skills 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Library Linked Data for the Uninitiated 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Libraries as organic 3rd spaces: Meeting the community where it’... 10:30am - 11:30am

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: reducing your print... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

STEAM Fest: A Hands-On Introduction to STEAM Programming in Public Libraries 2:15pm - 3:45pm

Dangerous DH Liaisons: Librarians (Re)claiming Centrality in Dig... 10:30am - 11:30am

Coding in the Library: It’s Coming for You 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Beyond PDF: Using Wordpress to create dynamic, multimedia library publications 2:15pm - 3:45pm