Wisconsin Library Association: Large SOIS Presence, Oct. 31 - Nov. 3
The Wisconsin Library Association’s Conference theme this year is “Making Connections,” which is broad enough to include a very satisfying mix of sessions, instruction, and receptions.
Held in Wisconsin Dells from October 31 through November 3 in the Calahari Resort, the conference bears a very strong UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies stamp.
Starting at 11:00 a.m., November 1, we will again have a prominent SOIS exhibit, staffed this year by Sharon Lake, our graduate program advisor and Adam Brisk, an MLIS student and President of the Student Organization. Please stop by the booth and see what SOIS is doing.
Our SOIS Reunion will take place on Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Mangrove Room. Please join us for some delicious refreshments, conversation, and our own continued connections.
Several SOIS faculty, staff, and administrators will be presenting educational or research sessions:
Tuesday, October 31, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Digitization and Metadata Workshop, Location: Tamarind
Steven J. Miller, Cataloger/Metadata Librarian, UW-Milwaukee Libraries; Krystyna K. Matusiak, Digital Collections Librarian, UW-Milwaukee Libraries
Focusing on digitization issues and intellectual control of digital objects in the online environment, this workshop will introduce the basic concepts of digital imaging techniques and provide an overview of metadata standards for digital cultural heritage collections. Librarians, archivists, and staff from other cultural heritage institutions interested in an overview of issues associated with digitization of images and text documents as well as creating metadata for digital collections are encouraged to attend. No prior experience in digitization or metadata creation required. Sponsors: UWM School of Information Studies, Professional Development Institute; Technical Services Section.
Wednesday, November 1, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Cataloging Changes on the Horizon: FRBR and RDA; Location: Tamarind
Steven J. Miller, Cataloger/Metadata Librarian & Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee
In a profession already over-loaded with acronyms, two new ones are increasingly asserting themselves into the consciousness of catalogers: FRBR and RDA. The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) includes a model for creating bibliographic records to better serve the needs of catalog users. Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the name of the new set of cataloging rules that are set to replace AACR2 in 2008, which will incorporate many FRBR concepts. This session will give a general overview of FRBR and RDA, intended especially for those catalogers who have not yet had an opportunity to read or hear much about them. The session will also make some preliminary attempts to answer the question: What difference will FRBR and RDA actually make for catalogers in their day-to-day work? Sponsor: Technical Services Section
User-Generated Metadata in Digital Collections; Location: Cypress
Krystyna K. Matusiak, Digital Collections Librarian, UW-Milwaukee Libraries
User-created metadata, often referred to as folksonomy or social classification, has received a considerable amount of attention, with some enthusiasts calling it “a revolution in the art and science of categorization.” In the digital library world, social tagging is perceived as a tool for enhancing description of digital objects and providing a venue for user input and greater user engagement. This presentation provides an overview of the pros and cons of user-generated metadata in the context of digital image collections and compares it to professionally created metadata schema and controlled vocabulary tools. Sponsor: Technical Services Section
Wednesday, November 1, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
The Information Specialist Role in the Health Care Boom; Location: Hospitality Room 2435
Thomas Walker, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies; Catherine Arnott Smith, UW-Madison School of Library and Information Sciences; Jacques du Plessis, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies; Xiaming Mu, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
One of the fastest-developing industries is the health care field. It and certain related social, economic, legal, and technical concerns are evolving in very interrelated ways. Information systems related to healthcare have also developed, and because they have become increasingly complex and have acquired an identity of their own, they have warranted a new field: healthcare informatics. This session presents the research of four panelists and is intended as an introduction to this new sub-field. Sponsor: Library Research Round Table
Friday, November 3, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
From the Codification of Text to the Manipulation of Reality: A New Paradigm for Information Professionals; Location: Aloeswood
Johannes Britz, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee
This session will focus on the new techno-economic paradigm that is brought about by modern information and communication technologies (ICT). Specific emphasis will be on its impact on the education and work of librarians and other information professionals. Included will be an explanation of the new techno-economic paradigm; its impact on business (such as the publishing and airline industries), government, banking, etc; and what implications it has for the information industry, specifically the education of librarians and other information professionals, as well as for the job market. Dr. Britz will discuss how SOIS addresses the new techno-economic paradigm in preparing its graduates. Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
SOIS Alumni will be presenting two sessions in addition to their participation above:
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Location: Tamboti; Pre-registration required; Fee: $40
Tammy Mays, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region
The goal of this session is to increase understanding of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Participants will learn the history of CAM and its impact on medical practices. They also will learn how CAM is used, how to avoid "bad science" and how to look up evidence of the effectiveness of CAM therapies. (CE course). Sponsors: Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians, Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association
Thursday, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
From Monkey Business to Serious Research; Location: Guava
Axel Schmetzke, UW-Stevens Point
Deviating from his usual preoccupation with web accessibility, the presenter will reflect on the utility of the web for conducting research. Tracing the process that led from the inheritance of a rather curious sculpture—a chimpanzee contemplating a human skull—to becoming one of the world's leading experts on this piece and its obscure, late 19th-century German-Jewish creator, Hugo Rheinhold, the presenter hopes to both educate and entertain the audience with his tale of web-mediated "monkey research." As the presenter intends to demonstrate, thanks to the web, the "invisible college," which we all learned about in Library School, is no longer that invisible. Sponsor: Library Research Round Table
For more details, visit the conference site:
http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2006/index.htm
Held in Wisconsin Dells from October 31 through November 3 in the Calahari Resort, the conference bears a very strong UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies stamp.
Starting at 11:00 a.m., November 1, we will again have a prominent SOIS exhibit, staffed this year by Sharon Lake, our graduate program advisor and Adam Brisk, an MLIS student and President of the Student Organization. Please stop by the booth and see what SOIS is doing.
Our SOIS Reunion will take place on Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Mangrove Room. Please join us for some delicious refreshments, conversation, and our own continued connections.
Several SOIS faculty, staff, and administrators will be presenting educational or research sessions:
Tuesday, October 31, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Digitization and Metadata Workshop, Location: Tamarind
Steven J. Miller, Cataloger/Metadata Librarian, UW-Milwaukee Libraries; Krystyna K. Matusiak, Digital Collections Librarian, UW-Milwaukee Libraries
Focusing on digitization issues and intellectual control of digital objects in the online environment, this workshop will introduce the basic concepts of digital imaging techniques and provide an overview of metadata standards for digital cultural heritage collections. Librarians, archivists, and staff from other cultural heritage institutions interested in an overview of issues associated with digitization of images and text documents as well as creating metadata for digital collections are encouraged to attend. No prior experience in digitization or metadata creation required. Sponsors: UWM School of Information Studies, Professional Development Institute; Technical Services Section.
Wednesday, November 1, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Cataloging Changes on the Horizon: FRBR and RDA; Location: Tamarind
Steven J. Miller, Cataloger/Metadata Librarian & Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee
In a profession already over-loaded with acronyms, two new ones are increasingly asserting themselves into the consciousness of catalogers: FRBR and RDA. The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) includes a model for creating bibliographic records to better serve the needs of catalog users. Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the name of the new set of cataloging rules that are set to replace AACR2 in 2008, which will incorporate many FRBR concepts. This session will give a general overview of FRBR and RDA, intended especially for those catalogers who have not yet had an opportunity to read or hear much about them. The session will also make some preliminary attempts to answer the question: What difference will FRBR and RDA actually make for catalogers in their day-to-day work? Sponsor: Technical Services Section
User-Generated Metadata in Digital Collections; Location: Cypress
Krystyna K. Matusiak, Digital Collections Librarian, UW-Milwaukee Libraries
User-created metadata, often referred to as folksonomy or social classification, has received a considerable amount of attention, with some enthusiasts calling it “a revolution in the art and science of categorization.” In the digital library world, social tagging is perceived as a tool for enhancing description of digital objects and providing a venue for user input and greater user engagement. This presentation provides an overview of the pros and cons of user-generated metadata in the context of digital image collections and compares it to professionally created metadata schema and controlled vocabulary tools. Sponsor: Technical Services Section
Wednesday, November 1, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
The Information Specialist Role in the Health Care Boom; Location: Hospitality Room 2435
Thomas Walker, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies; Catherine Arnott Smith, UW-Madison School of Library and Information Sciences; Jacques du Plessis, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies; Xiaming Mu, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
One of the fastest-developing industries is the health care field. It and certain related social, economic, legal, and technical concerns are evolving in very interrelated ways. Information systems related to healthcare have also developed, and because they have become increasingly complex and have acquired an identity of their own, they have warranted a new field: healthcare informatics. This session presents the research of four panelists and is intended as an introduction to this new sub-field. Sponsor: Library Research Round Table
Friday, November 3, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
From the Codification of Text to the Manipulation of Reality: A New Paradigm for Information Professionals; Location: Aloeswood
Johannes Britz, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee
This session will focus on the new techno-economic paradigm that is brought about by modern information and communication technologies (ICT). Specific emphasis will be on its impact on the education and work of librarians and other information professionals. Included will be an explanation of the new techno-economic paradigm; its impact on business (such as the publishing and airline industries), government, banking, etc; and what implications it has for the information industry, specifically the education of librarians and other information professionals, as well as for the job market. Dr. Britz will discuss how SOIS addresses the new techno-economic paradigm in preparing its graduates. Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
SOIS Alumni will be presenting two sessions in addition to their participation above:
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Location: Tamboti; Pre-registration required; Fee: $40
Tammy Mays, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region
The goal of this session is to increase understanding of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Participants will learn the history of CAM and its impact on medical practices. They also will learn how CAM is used, how to avoid "bad science" and how to look up evidence of the effectiveness of CAM therapies. (CE course). Sponsors: Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians, Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association
Thursday, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
From Monkey Business to Serious Research; Location: Guava
Axel Schmetzke, UW-Stevens Point
Deviating from his usual preoccupation with web accessibility, the presenter will reflect on the utility of the web for conducting research. Tracing the process that led from the inheritance of a rather curious sculpture—a chimpanzee contemplating a human skull—to becoming one of the world's leading experts on this piece and its obscure, late 19th-century German-Jewish creator, Hugo Rheinhold, the presenter hopes to both educate and entertain the audience with his tale of web-mediated "monkey research." As the presenter intends to demonstrate, thanks to the web, the "invisible college," which we all learned about in Library School, is no longer that invisible. Sponsor: Library Research Round Table
For more details, visit the conference site:
http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2006/index.htm
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