NEASIST Events

Things to Do After Lunch on Tuesday

Planning to walk a bit after our leisurely lunch (12:15 - 1:45) at the Slavin Center? Head down to lower campus and check out the new Smith Center for the Performing Arts. It's Bldg. #44 on the campus map. Copies of the map will also be available at the registration table on Tuesday. I haven't made it down yet, but it's supposed to be stellar. If you live in the Providence area or are sticking around in the evening, there is a presentation and exhibit opening for the artist Robert Wilson in the Center's gallery on the evening of May 3rd. More on the Wilson exhibit here.

Testing the NEASIST Tag

Just posted a pic with the tag neasist. Here's the URL for the feed for those that may wantb to subscribe for the next few days:
feed://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=neasist&format=atom_03

Here's the flickr page for the tag:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/neasist/

I configured flickr to take any image from my Treo and add the tag automatically.

(Cross-posted at TTW too)

Bibliography

A bibliography for the program is ready, see: Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate: a Brief List of Resources. Suggestions are welcome for additions or changes.

Social Software Blog

Here's another interesting blog that focuses on many of the different "social software" technologies we'll be looking at on Tuesday:

http://socialsoftware.weblogsinc.com/

It's not specifically a "library" blog, but of great relevance to our world...

What caught my attention this morning was the entry on Digital Lifestyle Aggregators...

Looking forward to Tuesday!

It should be a great day! I so enjoyed sitting on the Computers in Libraries "Dead and Emerging" panel last month in DC and seeing Michael in the audience wearing a t-shirt that boldly stated: "I'm Blogging This" ; ) I'm really looking forward to seeing him in action again. And I think Jenny has been one of every techie librarian's heros forever! We will be providing the audience with a great overview of what you may think are just the latest bells and whistles, but really are technology tools that are actually being used for all kinds of practical purposes in libraries of all types.

To keep you thinking between now and Tuesday, here's a few blogs (besides Michael's and Jenny's) that have been keeping me busy recently:

Gizmodo The Gadgets Weblog (Joel Johnson)
http://www.gizmodo.com/

TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
http://www.teleread.org/blog/

MobileRead
http://www.mobileread.com/

Is there a Tag?

Has the group decided on a tag for the program? I will be taking photos and want to make sure I tag them correctly. The CIL2005 tag was pretty darn cool!

Greetings to all Attendees

I am looking forward to next Tuesday and the program NEASIST has put together to discuss some of these incredible social tools. Right now, I can't get enough of flickr! I am anxious to hear what Jenny and Megan have to say and to share some thoughts on technology and learn from all of you as well!

See you there!

NEASIST flick'r photos

NEASIST program committee members have set up a photo stream on flickr.com.

If you're planning to attend the event and want to post your photos of the event, add the tag NEASIST to your pictures using your own Flickr account, or use the email address that will be given out at the event to email your photos to our NEASIST Flickr acccount.

About this blog

Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate will demonstrate the application of new social communication tools in a real world setting.

Thinking about new communication technologies can make you feel like a kid in a candy store who wants to try as many new sweets as possible, while avoiding a stomachache. These tools present opportunities and challenges for information professionals, and making choices about which tools to sample and implement is difficult.

The NEASIS&T Program Committee debated how we might implement wiki's, blogs, PodCasts, IM/chat, and social bookmarks to support and promote Syndicate '05.

We considered:
-Infrastructure (hosting, applications, hardware)
-Sustainability (how long can we keep it going? how quickly will it be out of date)
-Learning curve (can we learn it quickly enough? do we have experience?)
-User community needs
-Interoperability (will these tools play nicely together? and with established tools? like the NEASIS&T web site)

These considerations are only the tip of the iceberg. Megan Fox, Jenny Levine, and Michael Stephens will explore these issues in greater depth during our program. For now, we offer you this blog.

Subscribe to our RSS feed to receive updates about the program, PodCasts of the event, as well as a webliography, flickr images, and del.icio.us links.

Providence College Map

A map of Providence College is available. (PDF file, 233 kb)

Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate

NEASIST Spring Program:
Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate:
New Web Tools in Real Applications for Libraries, Companies and Regular Folk
Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 9am-4pm
Providence College, Providence, RI

http://www.asis.org/Chapters/neasis/pc/programs/20050503.html

The Tools We Hear About : Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Instant Messenging (IM), Chat, Browser add-ons, Bookmarklets, Folksonomies

The Questions We Ask Ourselves : How and when do these tools work together? How can I use them in my environment? How do I convince my boss that they are worth implementing?

2005 opens with an avalanche of new and maturing technologies. Free tools currently available can be configured and integrated to radically improve communication and simplify information retrieval, storage and sharing. These technologies, however, are currently being developed and presented incrementally and individually, and it is up to the user to keep track, download, install, configure, integrate, learn and determine which combinations will best serve a given individual, project, or organization.

NEASIST is pleased to present another timely event designed to make sense of this frenzy of technology and turn the chaos into practical tools for harnessing information and connecting people. Three recognized, early-adopter, information specialists have been exploring and experimenting with these tools in different environments. They will be sharing examples of how you can use these tools for:

* Personal Information Management
* Internal Staff or Project Communication
* Web site Content Development
* Making your Content Findable on the Internet at large

Individual presentations and a panel session will include case studies and techniques for enlightening others about the diverse value and application of social software and information management tools.