Hello there all you lovely IL07ers! I'm Michael Porter, sometime known as Libraryman (from the site/blog/character of the same name) In case we haven't met, here is a brief bio:
Michael Porter
Community Associate
WebJunction.org
www.libraryman.com
Michael is a librarian, trainer, technology fan and PEZ collector. He has worked in Libraryland since 1990 and holds an MLS from Indiana University ('99). His work experience includes time with WebJunction.org, OCLC Western, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation US Library Program and the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. Michael's professional focus is on technology, community and training. He co-authors the "Internet Spotlight" column in Public Libraries magazine and is currently working on a book about effective electronic community for ALA Editions.
Wow, that was formal. Maybe this is better?:
Or, if you are feeling more formally geeked out IL07 style, how about this:
My schedule for this year's confernce, as I type this at least, is as follows. This is as definite as I can be right now:
Finding me:
Portola Plaza
206.851.5963
Twitter: Send "follow libraryman" to 40404
flickr: libraryman
email: michael.libraryman(at)gmail (dot) com
Please say hello if we bump into each other!!
Friday -
dinner: I have no plans. Won't you join me?
Saturday -
dinner: You know you want to eat with me.
Sunday -
Open gaming with Guitar Hero, DDR and Wii Sports
Brought to you by ALA, WebJunction, Jenny Levine, Aaron Schmidt and Michal Porter
Colton I Room - 4:30-7:30
**At 7:30 all twitter(ing) a flickr(ing) Libraryland folks are meeting here to take pics, tweet and hit the town.
Monday -
Presentation: Monday, October 29, 10.15-11am, DeAnzaIII
Track D: Strategies and Best Practices
D101: Blending In: Librarians in the Networked Community, Update: Michael Porter will replace Alane Wilson. We'll have fun!
As librarians, we struggle to incorporate new types of information, formats, and skills into our work, for ourselves and our customers. We exercise our professional skills, judgments, expertise, and even “share” an awful lot online, but perhaps we’ve missed an important point in all the technology hubbub: We must be present and connected with our patrons and each other. Our speakers look at the library as a node in a social network and the librarian as a social networker based on research in two recent OCLC publications and provide examples of how physical and online library space can be manipulated to facilitate people’s connections with information, each other, and librarians.
Busy for dinner, see you after?
Tuesday -
dinner: WJ people - join us if you like; LMK
after: KARAOKE! (meet in portola plaza lobby at 9pm; walking distance from the conference hotels)
Wednesday -
Doens't anybody want to have dinner with me? Bo hoo!
And another thing! Where is the promised costume party at IL07?!
Comments (1)
Anonymous said
at 12:54 am on Oct 28, 2007
MP is clearly the most popular/relevant in this social network; just look at your profile! :)
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