ALACognotes 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE — ISSUE 2 SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009 ALA President’s Program Highlights to Focus on Access to Auditorium Speaker Government Information Series Featuring fter the 9-11 attacks the to provide access to government Michael Connelly federal government’s de- information. 8:00 – 9:00 am A sire for secrecy grew dra- “Access to information is a McCormick Place West matically. Tom Blanton, director core value of the ALA,” said ALA President Jim Rettig. “Although W375 of the National Security Archive at George Wash- the Obama adminis- ington University, tration has empha- Auditorium Speaker will discuss limits sized the importance Series Featuring imposed on access of transparency in Wanda Urbanska to government in- government and has 10:30 - 11:30 am formation during modified the Free- dom to Information McCormick Place West the ALA President’s Program today from Act, much work still W375 3:30 – 5:30 pm at needs to be done to A great crowd enjoys watching Gary Wiviott master the art of McCormick Place ensure U.S. Citizens barbecue in the new Cooking Pavilion in the Exhibits Hall Saturday. Auditorium Speaker West, W184. have appropriate Today, author chef Matthew Locricchio shares his culinary wisdom Series Featuring Blanton, an ex- access to govern- with children from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Junot Diaz pert on transpar- ment information. This is an especially 1:30 - 2:30 pm ency and secrecy in government, will timely and impor- McCormick Place West Tom Blanton Needs of Seniors in Libraries recap the growth of tant topic in light of W375 secrecy and limits imposed on the White House’s Open Govern- Draw Increasing Attention access to government informa- ment Initiative announced May ALA President’s Program tion in recent years. Blanton 21, 2009.” By Frederick J. can do the planning them- Augustyn, Jr. selves, using many items “The Secrecy Hangover” will evaluate actions of the Blanton is the series edi- tor of the Archive’s Web, CD, The Library of Congress already in their institutions Featuring Obama administration, and will also provide recommenda- DVD, print and microform or readily available from ven- Thomas S. Blanton tions for additional actions the ith at least eight dors, without hiring outside 3:30 – 5:30 pm federal government must take » see page 24 programs relating architects. Administrators McCormick Place West, Wto seniors and aging, can thus make necessary W184 this year’s ALA conference improvements on a budget presented a wealth of entries to accommodate the largest on this significant topic. In cohort of library users, good Fifth Annual Book Cart “Designing Senior Spaces: news during these straight- Drill Team The Library Place for Baby ened economic times. World Championship Boomers, Older Adults, and Kleiman jocularly referred 4:00 – 5:30 pm Their Families,” sponsored to the “Silver Tsunami,” a McCormick Place West, by the ALA Exhibits Round world-wide rather than an Table, 40-year library vet- American-centered phenom- W375 eran and currently indepen- enon, whereby, at least ac- Registration and dent library consultant Allan cording to much of the me- dia, the retirement of baby Check-in M. Kleiman on Saturday, July 11 addressed the library as a boomers will cause havoc to Today through Monday community center that can be social security and health 7:30 am – 5:00 pm developed into an integrative care systems. Tuesday, July 14 space for both older adults Kleiman suggested that 7:30 am – Noon and their families. The good retirement is a mid-century, news, Kleiman discovered rather than a time-tested from his own personal experi- Christie Hefner speaks during Saturday evening’s Opening ence, is that most librarians » see page 22 General Session. See story in Monday’s Cognotes. NEW LS2 Kids NEW LS2 Circ LS2 Pac www.TLCdelivers.com • 800.325.7759 • Visit Booth #1434 Solutions that Deliver Sunday, July 12, 2009 • CHICAGO Set Sail in the Windy City at ALA Annual 2009! Navigate Your Way to Our Seminars Saturday, July 11, 2009 Sunday, July 12, 2009 Continuing the Conversation: bX: Users Who Looked At This Article Also A Further Exploration of the Looked At… Brave New World of Metadata 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Chicago Hilton, Northwest 3 Oren Beit-Arie, Ex Libris 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Chicago Hilton, Northwest 3 Robert Gerrity, Boston College John Larson, Ex Libris Barbara Tillett, Library of Congress You’ve used it with Amazon, you’ve used it with NetFlix — now there is a recommender service for scholarly articles. bX, the first of its kind service, builds Authority control has historically been one of the on many years’ worth of aggregated usage data from SFX libraries. Bob Gerrity of chief strengths of library data. By consistently Boston College, an early bX subscriber, joins us for this session. identifying people and concepts, such control has been indispensable in fulfilling the objectives of the catalog. But today’s catalog Ex Libris Primo: Redefining What it Means to be has grown in scope, and we’re faced with the “At the Library” challenge of providing that controlled data 1:30–3:00 p.m., Chicago Hilton, Northwest 3 in a broader context. This panel will discuss the Gilad Gal, Ex Libris synergies between the concepts of authority Richard Madaus, College Center for Library Automation control and linked data, and how they can be Jørgen Madsen, Royal Library of Denmark combined to enrich and expose library data. Serving today’s library users requires being where they are — from a course management system to Facebook® to a mobile device — customizing the experience Construction Ahead: Building for them, and offering them the ability to discover and access the content they the Next-Generation Library want. Only Primo by Ex Libris offers you the capability to meet all these needs Services Framework today. This seminar will show you how Primo goes beyond the standard OPAC to plug the search box into a variety of user portals and provide customized access 1:30–3:00 p.m., Chicago Hilton, Northwest 3 for users. Kathryn Harnish, Ex Libris Robert Gerrity, Boston College Janet Lute, Princeton University Monday, July 13, 2009 “Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks Cook Up Some Code — and Have a Taste of the together.” (Mies van der Rohe) Library You Always Wanted And so too does the process of building a next- generation library services platform. In this 8:30–10:00 a.m., Hyatt Regency McCormick, Conf. Center 12A-C interactive session, Ex Libris and representatives Tamar Sadeh, Ex Libris from its Unified Resource Management (URM) Mark Dehmlow, University of Notre Dame Daniel Forsman, development partners will explore the process Jonkoping University, Sweden of defining and building a framework to serve Launched one year ago, the Ex Libris open-platform program provides a robust current and future library management needs. infrastructure enabling the customer community to easily customize, integrate, and How do we put “bricks together” to build a extend Ex Libris products. This session shows the program’s practical side, its tools and strong foundation? ingredients. We will share code recipes with you and cook up an example together. Refreshments will be served. Enter the drawing to win an Amazon Kindle 2™. Visit us at booth #1015 to learn how Ex Libris can be your bridge to the future! Ex Libris Group Toll Free: 1-800-762-6300 . Email: [email protected] . www.exlibrisgroup.com Sunday, July 12, 2009 • CHICAGO CHICAGO • Sunday, July 12, 2009 Cognotes • Page 3 Collaboration is Key in Online Cancellation of Perspectives on Islam Session The following is a statement from resulted in the cancellation of a panel Library Instruction ALA President Jim Rettig regarding discussion entitled Perspectives on By Miranda Johnson of the technology generation, they will the cancellation of “Perspectives on Islam: Beyond the Stereotyping, University of Maryland, find the online classroom environment Islam: Beyond the Stereotyping,” sponsored by the ALA’s Ethnic & College Park second nature. Actually, we find that which was slated to take place during Multicultural Information Exchange many of these students struggle with this Annual Conference. Round Table (EMIERT). Distance learning is becoming a staple the technology.” Other sentiments re- “This year, more than 100 member “The American Library Associa- in the American education system. Li- garding challenges with online instruc- driven committees that represent a tion opposes discrimination, racism brarians are realizing the importance of tion included issues with how quickly variety of backgrounds and view- and stereotyping. During the ALA having a strong online presence and are online tutorials become outdated and points coordinated and planned 250 conference our members will par- beginning to focus a significant amount poor retention rates. programs that focused on various ticipate in more than 2,000 meetings, issues including this program on Is- of resources toward developing or rede- Participants brainstormed possible discussion groups, and programs on lam,” said ALA President Jim Rettig. signing online library instruction courses. content that might be presented in an various topics affecting libraries, li- “The withdrawal of three panelists brarians and their users,” said Rettig. Because of this, more and more librarians online library instruction classroom. are looking for best practices and tips and One idea consisted of a ‘choose your own tricks from other universities. The Asso- adventure’ type research ‘game’ where Changes and Cancellations ciation of College and Research Librar- students pick which research method Today am SHER Parlor Cancelled. • ALA MEM PROGS Libraries Foster • ACRL IS Executive II 10:30 am-1:30 ies (ACRL) hosted “The Not-So-Distant would be the best for a given scenario.