Publications & Presentations

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Below is a list of presentations and publications by me:

2010

Koha Advanced Functions
Lyrasis, Live Online, November 18, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data
Western New York Library Resources Council, Buffalo, NY, November 16, 2010
Keynote Address
TLA North Texas District, Fort Worth, TX, November 13, 2010
How you can help with Koha
KohaCon10, Wellington, NZ, October 26, 2010
Koha Technical Services Management
Lyrasis, Live Online, October 7, 2010
Open Source in Libraries: Freedom and Community
SLA Illinois Chapter, Live Online, October 5, 2010
Why Should I Care? New Technologies for Libraries & Librarians
KLA/KSMA Joint Conference, Louisville, KY, September 16, 2010
Using New Technologies to Market Library Services
SLA Illinois Chapter, Live Online, September 10, 2010
Koha Circulation and Patron Management
Lyrasis, Live Online, September 9, 2010
Koha Advanced Functions
NEFLIN, Live Online, September 7, 2010
Practical Open Source Software for Libraries
Chandos Publishing. Cambridge, UK. ISBN 978-1-84334-585-5. September 2010
Providing Services to our Remote Users: Open Source Solutions
SWON, Live Online, August 25, 2010
Koha Advanced Functions
Lyrasis, Live Online, August 18, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data
TBLC, Live Online, August 17, 2010
How To Leverage Social Media Technologies on a Low Budget
NLA, Las Vegas, NV, August 14, 2010
Twitter for Librarians
CJRLC, Live Online, August 11, 2010
Koha Technical Services Management
NEFLIN, Live Online, August 10, 2010
Practical Open Source for Libraries (Part 2)
TBLC, Live Online, July 30, 2010
Building a Library Website with WordPress
METRO, New York, NY, July 29, 2010
Practical Open Source for Libraries (Part 1)
TBLC, Live Online, July 26, 2010
Providing Services to our Remote Users: Library Mashups
TechConnections 2010, Live Online, July 21, 2010
Koha Circulation and Patron Management
NEFLIN, Live Online, July 20, 2010
Koha Technical Services Management
Lyrasis, Live Online, July 8, 2010
Operating on a budget: Ubuntu for libraries
ALA Conference (MARS/RUSA), Washington, DC, June 27, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
ALA Conference (ACRL), Washington, DC, June 25, 2010
Facebook for Libraries
CJRLC, Live Online, June 22, 2010
Personal Library Tools for Librarians
TBLC, Live Online, June 21, 2010
Open Source Technology for Libraries
SLA Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 14, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
SLA Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 13, 2010
What is Open Source
LLRX.com, June 12, 2010
Intro to Koha
Lyrasis, Live Online, June 8, 2010
Finding the Right Tech for Your Library
NyLink, New York, NY, June 3, 2010
What is Open Source
Library Leadership Network, June 1, 2010
Viewpoints: Collaborative Research
Collaborative Librarianship, Vol 2, No 2, June 2010, p.102.
Koha Circulation and Patron Management
Lyrasis, Live Online, May 28 , 2010
Using New Technology to Market Library Services
NJLLA, Newark, NJ, May 13, 2010
Introduction to Web Terminology
TBLC, Live Online, May 10, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
SWFLN, Fort Myers, FL, May 6, 2010
Implementing Library Mashups
TCLC Spring Meeting, Malvern, PA, April 30, 2010
Introduction to Koha
TCLC Spring Meeting, Malvern, PA, April 30, 2010
Introduction to Koha
Lyrasis, Live Online, April 19, 2010
Flickr for Libraries
CJRLC, Live Online, April 16, 2010
New & Open Source Tools w/ Darlene Fichter
Computer in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 14, 2010
Implementing Library Mashups w/ Brian Herzog
Computer in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 11, 2010
Panel on Open Source
Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise, Philadelphia, PA, April 8, 2010
Practical Uses for Mashups in Your Library
SLA Philadelphia Chapter, Philadelphia, PA, April 6, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data (Part 2)
NyLink, Live Online, April 2, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data (Part 1)
NyLink, Live Online, April 1, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data, David Lee King for Nicole C. Engard
PLA Conference, Portland, OR, March 25, 2010
Facebook for Librarians: Connect with Your Customers
SWFLN, Fort Myers, FL, March 11, 2010
Twitter for Librarians
CJRLC, Live Online, March 9, 2010
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
METRO, New York, NY, March 4, 2010
Facebook for Librarians: Connect with Your Customers – Part 2
TBLC, Live Online, Febraury 19, 2010
Facebook for Librarians: Connect with Your Customers – Part 1
TBLC, Live Online, Febraury 15, 2010
Introduction to Open Source for Libraries
PLAN, Niceville, FL, January 29, 2010
Personal Library Tools for Librarians
NEFLIN, Live Online, January 26, 2010
Libraries & Open Source: Freedom and Community
SWFLN, Fort Myers, FL, January 21, 2010
Twitter for Librarians: More Than What You’re Doing Today
SLA ClickU, Live Online, January 13, 2010
Longshots #203: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data
Longshots Podcast, January 11, 2010
Building a Library Website with WordPress
CJRLC, Freehold, NJ, January 7, 2010

2009

Introduction to Koha: Cataloging & Advanced Functions
Open Source – Open Libraries, December 21, 2009
Introduction to Koha: OPAC & Circulation
Open Source – Open Libraries, December 17, 2009
Social Software in Libraries
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, December 15, 2009
Building a Library Website with WordPress
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, December 2, 2009
Practical Open Source Software for Libraries and Librarians
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, December 2, 2009
Keynote: Libraries and Openness
Free and Open Libraries, Bergen, Norway, November 12, 2009
Wikis: Collaborate, Connect & Contribute
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, November 5, 2009
How to leverage social media technologies on a low budget
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, November 5, 2009
LimeSurvey: A Review
Public Services Quarterly, November 2009
“Librarians as First Time Book Editors,” and “Librarians as Personal Bloggers”
In Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook. ALA Editions, ISBN: 978-0-8389-0996-6. November 2009
Collaboration the Open Source Way
Collaborative Librarianship, Vol 1, No 4, November 2009, p.162.
Improving Library Services: Using Mashups
FUMSI, November 2009
Practical Open Source Software for Libraries and Librarians
California Library Association Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA, October 30, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
California Library Association Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA, October 30, 2009
Mashups for Library Data
Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, October 28, 2009
Practical Open Source for Librarians
HRLC, Parsippany, NJ, October 22, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data (part 2) [slides] [recording]
CLiC, Live Online, October 21, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data (part 1) [slides] [recording]
CLiC, Live Online, October 20, 2009
Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data with Library Mashups
Panlibus Newsletter, Issue 14, Pg. 18, October 15, 2009
Practical Open Source for Librarians
TBLC, Live Online, October 13, 2009
Open Source Software for Libraries
Nevada Library Association Annual Conference, Elko, NV, October 9, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
Nevada Library Association Annual Conference, Elko, NV, October 9, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
TBLC, Live Online, October 6, 2009
All a Twitter and Tweeting: Introduction to Twitter for Librarians
TBLC, Live Online, October 5, 2009
Practical Open Source for Librarians (Guest Lecturer)
Rutgers Information Technologies for Libraries and Information Analysis, New Brunswick, NJ, October 1, 2009
Free Your Mind and Your Data Will Follow: Open Source for Libraries
PLAN, Panama City Beach, FL, September 17, 2009
Facebook for Librarians: Connect with Your Customers
PLAN, Panama City Beach, FL, September 17, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
NEFLIN, Live Online, September 14, 2009
Web 3.0: What’s Next
CJRLC Tech Group, New Jersey, September 10, 2009
All a Twitter and Tweeting: Introduction to Twitter for Librarians
TBLC, Live Online, September 3, 2009
All a Twitter and Tweeting: Introduction to Twitter for Librarians
TBLC, Live Online, September 1, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data (Editor)
Information Today, Inc. Medford, NJ. ISBN 978-1-57387-372-7. September 2009
Social OPACs
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, August 7, 2009
Collaboration Matters
Collaborative Librarianship, Vol 1, No 3, August 2009, p.109.
Grow Your Family Tree Bookmark
ALA Graphics, August 2009.
Grow Your Family Tree Poster
ALA Graphics, August 2009.
Wikis: Collaborate, Connect & Contribute
SJRLC, Voorhees, NJ, July 21, 2009
Library Mashups
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, July 13, 2009
All a Twitter and Tweeting: Introduction to Twitter for Librarians
NEFLIN, Live Online, July 6, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data
CJRLC, Freehold, NJ, June 23, 2009
Mashups: Future of Changing Content
SLA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 17, 2009
A Guide to Collaboration, Tools and Technologies from Three Generations of Librarians (Panelist)
SLA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 15, 2009
Practical Open Source for Libraries and Librarians
SLA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2009
Wikis: Collaborate, Connect & Contribute
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, June 9, 2009
Library System Suppliers view of OCLC Web-scale
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, June 9, 2009
Librarians as Writers (contributor)
American Libraries, vol. 40, iss. 6/7, June/July 2009, p.54.
Open Source Software for Libraries
CLA Annual Conference, Montréal, Canada, May 30, 2009
What the Hack? Library Hacks
PaLA College & Research Division, Philadelphia, PA, May 27, 2009
Free Your Mind and Your Data Will Follow: Open Source for Libraries
NEFLIN, Orange Park, FL, May 21, 2009
Facebook for Librarians: Connect with Your Customers
NEFLIN, Orange Park, FL, May 21, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, May 19, 2009
Wikis: Collaborate, Connect & Contribute
CJRLC, Freehold, NJ, May 18, 2009
Beyond Web 2.0… What’s Next
InfoLink Tech Day, New Brunswick, NJ, May 14, 2009
Intro to the Koha Open Source ILS
InfoLink Tech Day, New Brunswick, NJ, May 14, 2009
Open Source Applications for Libraries
Florida Library Association, Orlando, FL, May 7, 2009
Free Your Mind and Your Data Will Follow: Open Source for Libraries
SEFLIN, Miami, FL, May 5, 2009
Collaboration Matters
Collaborative Librarianship, Vol 1, No 2, May 2009, p.70.
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
NJLA, Long Branch, NJ, April 29, 2009
SQL Reports in Koha
KohaCon, Plano, TX, April 16, 2009
‡biblios.net for Catalogers
KohaCon, Plano, TX, April 16, 2009
Opening Up Open Source
CJRLC, Live Online, April 6, 2009
Libraries, openness, and the global community
Panlibus Newsletter, Issue 12, Pg. 11, April 2009
Facebook for Librarians: Connect with Your Customers
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, March 18, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
SJRLC, Cherry Hill, NJ, February 19, 2009
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
CJRLC, Live Online, February 18, 2009
Using Facebook to Connect with Customers
SJRLC, Voorhees, NJ, February 10, 2009
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up (Guest Lecturer)
Rutgers Information Technologies for Libraries and Information Analysis, New Brunswick, NJ, February 5, 2009
Serials Management in Koha
ALA Midwinter ALCTS Meeting, Denver, CO, January 24, 2009
Open Source Software for Libraries
SLA Click U, Live Online, January 8, 2009
The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student: Making the Connection (Book Review)
Journal of Web Librarianship, vol. 2, no. 4, January 2009.

2008

Open Source for Libraries
SLA-Princeton/Trenton Chapter, Princeton Public Library, NJ, December 17, 2008
A look forward in to 2009
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, December 17, 2008
Open Source 202: General Applications All Grown Up
PALINET, Live Online, December 11, 2008
Library Mashups: Exploring new ways to deliver library data
InfoLink, Rahway, NJ, November 20, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, King of Prussia, PA, November 10, 2008
Facebook for Librarians
InfoLink, Clark, NJ, November 5, 2008
Practically Web 2.0 [links]
Brigantine North Middle School, Brigantine, NJ, October 24, 2008
Open Source Toolbox for Libraries
InfoLink, Rahway, NJ, October 23, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up (Guest Lecturer)
Rutgers Information Technologies for Libraries and Information Analysis, New Brunswick, NJ, October 9, 2008
Open Source Library Automation: Free your mind and your data will follow
SEPTLA, Bethlehem, PA, October 7, 2008
Open Source Library Automation
CCALD, Hartford, CT, October 3, 2008
Using Facebook to Connect with Customers
South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Camden, NJ, September 23, 2008
Web 2.0 Synergy: Putting the pieces together
South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Camden, NJ, September 23, 2008
Koha Services from LibLime
PALINET, Live Online, September 18, 2008
Open Source & Libraries
Open Source, Howard County Library, September 12, 2008
Library Open Source Software (an interview)
Ellyssa Kroski, San José State University, September 2, 2008
Practically Web 2.0: Practical Demos of Social Software Technology [links]
Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Freehold, NJ, August 27, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Cherry Hill, NJ, August 13, 2008
Open Source Systems
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, August 12, 2008
Key Takeaways from the Keynote Speakers
Bulletin of the Information Technology Division/SLA, Volume 25, Summer, 2008
SAAAC Career Panel [Student and Academic Affairs Advisory Council]
The One-Person Library: Newsletter for Librarians and Management, July, 2008
SAAAC Career Panel (Panelist)
SLA Annual, Seattle, WA, June 16, 2008
Open Source Library Automation: All Grown Up
Association of Christian Libraries Conference, Quincy, MA, June 11, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
Third Circuit Libraries, Philadelphia, PA, June 9, 2008
What is Web 2.0: and how can it help court librarians? [links]
Third Circuit Libraries, Philadelphia, PA, June 9, 2008
“How to Start Your Own Blog,” and “The Quickie Wiki”
In Thinking Outside the Book. McFarland Publishers, Inc. Jefferson, NC. ISBN 978-0-7864-3575-3. June 2008
Practically Web 2.0: Practical Demos of Social Software Technology [links]
Vineland City Library, Vineland, NJ, May 29, 2008
Practically Web 2.0: Practical Demos of Social Software Technology [links]
Cumberland County Library, Bridgeton, NJ, May 29, 2008
The 2.0 Office: More Than Just Wikis & Blogs
Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Princeton, NJ, May 22, 2008
The Online Office
Princeton Public Library Tech Talks, Princeton, NJ, May 6, 2008
The 2.0 Office: More Than Just Wikis & Blogs
NJLA Annual Conference, Long Branch, NJ , May 1, 2008
Intranet 2.0: Fostering Communication and Collaboration
NJLA Annual Conference, Long Branch, NJ , May 1, 2008
Out Front With Stephen Abram: A Guide For Information Leaders (Book Review)
Journal of Web Librarianship, vol. 1, no. 4, May 2008.
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
SLA Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 21, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up (Guest Lecturer)
Rutgers Information Technologies for Libraries and Information Analysis, New Brunswick, NJ, April 17, 2008
Scholar 2 Scholar: How Web 2.0 is Changing Scholarly Communication (Panelist) [webcast]
Drexel University Libraries’ Scholarly Communication Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, April 16, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Princeton, NJ, April 2, 2008
The 2.0 Office: More Than Just Wikis & Blogs
South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Voorhees, NJ, March 11, 2008
Code4Lib Summary
Library 2.0 Gang Podcast, March 11, 2008
Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up
Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association (GPLLA), March 5, 2008
Open Source Evangelist Nicole Engard Talks with Talis (an interview)
Talking with Talis, February 4, 2008
The 2.0 Office: More Than Just Wikis & Blogs
South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Voohees, NJ, January 17, 2008

2007

VuFind & the Next Generation Catalog (with Andrew Nagy & Aaron Dobbs)
Exlibris Mid-Atlantic Users Group, Rider University, NJ, October 30, 2007
Communication 2.0 with Blogs & Wikis
Exlibris Mid-Atlantic Users Group, Rider University, NJ, October 30, 2007
Library 2.0 & the Humanities
NFAIS – Humanities Roundtable, New York, NY, October 22, 2007
Office Communication the 2.0 Way
Lawrenceville, NJ, September 20, 2007
The 2.0 Office: More Than Just Wikis & Blogs [slides, video pt1, video pt2]
SLA Philadelphia Chapter, Philadelphia, PA, September 18, 2007
Managing Your Content: Everything You Need to Know about the CMS
Princeton Public Library Tech Talks, Princeton, NJ, September 4, 2007
Nicole Engard – Future of Librarians (an interview)
DegreeTutor.com, July 12, 2007.
The Collaborative Information Workspace [slides, blog screencast, wiki screencast, to-do list screencast]
NFAIS – User-Generated Content and Social Media, Philadelphia, PA, June 29, 2007.
Drexel SLA Student Chapter Spring Newsletter (several articles/editor)
June 2007.
Managing Change: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (Book Review)
Info Career Trends, vol. 8, no. 3, May 2007.
Project Planning the 2.0 Way [slides, blog screencast, wiki screencast, to-do list screencast]
Computers in Libraries 2007, Arlington, VA, April 17, 2007.
Making It Work: Movers & Shakers Supplement (a profile)
Supplement to Library Journal, vol. 132, no. 5, March 15, 2007.
Mattering in the Blogosphere (an interview)
American Libraries, March 2007.
Lightening Talk: Intranet 2.0 (mp4 format)
Code4Lib 2007, March 2, 2007.
Social Software for Libraries and Librarians: Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
Journal of Hospital Librarianship, vol. 6, no. 4, February 2007.
Drexel SLA Student Chapter Winter Newsletter (several articles/editor)
January 2007.
More on Millenials
The One-Person Library: Newsletter for Librarians and Management, vol. 23, no. 9, January 2007, p.6

2006

Enterprise Blogs for Knowledge Exchange
KMWorld & Intranets 2006, San Jose, CA, November 2, 2006.
DIY: Developing Web Applications In House
ONLINE Magazine, vol. 30, no. 6, November/December 2006, p.35.
Intranet 2.0: Using Wikis
Internet Librarian 2006, Monterey, CA, October 25, 2006.
Intranet 2.0: Fostering Collaboration
Law Office Management in the 21st Century, Philadelphia, PA, July 24, 2006.
Intro to Web 2.0: Using Blogs, RSS and Wikis in the Workplace
Law Office Management in the 21st Century, Philadelphia, PA, July 24, 2006.
Intranet 2.0: Fostering Collaboration
LVJ Institutes, Philadelphia, PA, June 13, 2006.
Intranet 2.0: Fostering Collaboration
ONLINE Magazine, vol. 30, no. 3, May/June 2006, p.16.
Are you ready for Web 2.0? An Introduction to Blogs & RSS
Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association (GPLLA), February 15, 2006.