The Future is here: Are we Prepared?
New Thinking in Education for Public Librarians
Grand Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland October 22-23, 2008.
October 21
18.00-19.00
Reception: National and University Library of Iceland
October 22
08.00?08.30
Registration
08.30-08.40
Welcome address: Sigrún Klara Hannesdóttir, President Upplýsing
08.40-08.50
Opening address: Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister of Culture and Education
Social Changes in Western Societies:
09.00-10.00
Ken Haycock: PEST (Political, Economic, Social, Technological) Controls: The Future is not what it used to be.
CV and abstract from the speaker
10.00-10.30
Coffee Break
10.30-11.10
Gauti Sigþórsson: Open sourcing the cultural commons.
CV and abstract from the speaker
11.10-11.50
Bjarki Valtýsson: The remixable culture of prosumers and the role of public libraries.
CV and abstract from the speaker
PowerPoint Presentation
11.50-12.30
Chris Batt: Libraries and revolution: Seven challenges for the 21st century librarian.
CV and abstract from the speaker
12.30-13.30
Lunch
The Public Library as a Social Agent:
13.40-14.20
Svanhild Aabø: Multiculturalism, digitization and the need for crosswise meeting places. Do we see „the other? in the local library? The variety of meeting types taking place in the library.
CV and abstract from the speaker
14.20-15.00
Pernille Schaltz: Changing the library: From „book temple libraries? to meeting places with media, learning and cultural activitie – Danish strategies, challenges and developments 2008.
CV and abstract from the speaker
PowerPoint Presentation
15.00-16.30
Short examples of innovative public library work
Kristín Vilhjálmsdóttir: Flying carpet. Intercultural get-together.
CV and abstract from the speaker
Katti Hoflin: Room for children - constant evolution: A library with a fully implemented children?s perspective calls for a world new skills.
CV and abstract from the speaker
Óskar Guðjónsson: Where do you shelve your e-books? The e-factor in Icelandic public libraries.
Óskar Guðjónsson
19.00
Conference Dinner
October 23, 2008
Educating Public Librarians for Future Roles:
09.00?10.00
Meredith G. Farkas: Librarian 2.0: The future of library education and the 2.0 organization.
CV and abstract from the speaker
10.00-10.30
Aira Lepik: Getting ready: Relationship marketing and library 2.0
CV and abstract from the speaker
PowerPoint Presentation
10.30-11.00
Coffee break
11.00-11.30
Samuli Kunttu: Do librarians need libraries anymore? – A peek to the future.
CV and abstract from the speaker
PowerPoint Presentation part 1 PowerPoint Presentation part 2
11.30-12.00
Adie Batt : Everything they never taught me at library school.
CV and abstract from the speaker
12.00-13.00
Lunch
13:00-13.30
Ágústa Pálsdóttir: New age competencies: How can LIS education support challenges and future prospects of public libraries?
CV and abstract from the speaker
13.30-14.00
Jóhanna Gunnlaugsdóttir: Broadening the skills of the librarian: Interdisciplinary training.
CV and abstract from the speaker
14.00-15.00
Panel: Issues in library and information science education
Chair: Sveinbjörg Sveinsdóttir
Chris Batt
Meredith Farkas
Samuli Kunttu
Ágústa Pálsdóttir
Jóhanna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Conference closing