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Here’s where I’m going during my travels in March and April.
I’ll try to tweet at @libsmatter and post here as I go.
The very, very generous VALA, who are sponsoring my travel scholarship to look at Alternative Discovery Layers and Open Source Software, have asked me to prepare an original paper for the VALA Conference 2010 – Connections.Content.Conversations. I’ll be looking at what the systems studied do technically and whether organisations that implement them have anything in common that makes them early adopters – “how come you did this, but the library down the road didn’t?”. Some original material that needs to be in the conference paper won’t be tweeted or posted here.
I’ll also be researching material for a Masters of Information Management at Curtin University. My thesis is tentatively titled: Taking matters into our own hands: Influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Library Application Software between 1999 and 2009.
I’ll be presenting a plenary session at Library Camp East on 26 March and be part of a panel session about Unconferences at Computers in Libraries on 31 March. I’m really excited to finish my trip by speaking at the U Game U Learn symposium at Delft in the Netherlands on 23 April. I’ll be asking “What kind of better than free is your library?”.
| Date | Where | What |
| Tuesday 10 March | Fly Perth > Tokyo > Chicago > Kansas City | |
| Monday 16 March to Friday 20 March | University of Kansas, Lawrence | One Library Environment meeting as an observer |
| Wednesday 18 March | Kansas State University | Kansas Library Unconference via some Sci-Fi voodoo that allows me to be in two places at once |
| Monday 23 March | Plymouth State University, New Hampshire | Interview Casey Bisson and a manager who supported the development of Scriblio |
| Wednesday 25 March | Darien Library, Connecticut | Interview John Blyberg and manager who supported the development of SOPAC2 |
| Thursday , Friday 26 – 27 March | Library Camp East, Darien | Plenary speaker |
| Monday 30 March to Wednesday 1 April | Computers in Libraries Conference, Arlington Virginia |
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| Monday 6 April | University of Virginia | Interview Bess Sadler about Project Blacklight |
| Thursday 9 April | Villanova University, Pennsylvania | Interview Joe Lucia about VUFind |
| Monday 13 April | Atlanta, Georgia | Interview Karen Schneider and Brad LaJeunesse at Equinox Software about Evergreen |
| Tuesday 14 April | Georgia PINES consortium | Interview about Evergreen |
| Thursday 16 April to Friday 17 April | KohaCon Plano Texas | Interview about Koha, including Nicole Engard and hopefully Chris Cormack from NZ who first developed the software |
| Saturday 18 April to Tuesday 21 April | London, England | Stopover on the way to Delft. No idea what I will do. Suggestions? |
| Tuesday 21 April to Friday 24 April | Delft, Netherlands | |
| Thursday 23 April | Delft | U Game U Learn Symposium . Topic: “What kind of better than free is your library?” |
| Friday 24 April to Sunday 26 April | Amsterdam > London > Singapore > Perth | Home! |
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Here’s a map of where I’m going – it will probably not show up in my RSS feed -
Wow, that’s awesome!!
I haven’t even been to Delft, haha.
I’m sure you’ll have no problems finding things to do in London! (have been there twice(once a school trip), did all the regular touristy stuff).
Wow sounds amazing if somewhat hectic!
If you want a tour guide (me) while in London – or want to do any library visits let me know
I am so.. jealous. Have a fab time.
Sounds amazing Kathryn, have a great time! One thing that I’m interested in hearing about is how Andrew Nagy is going to balance working with Serials Solutions on Summon with continuing development of VuFind…an interesting situation.
I think that the economic situation is an interesting variable in these Open Source Software projects too, so it would be good to know whether less money for Universities means more emphasis on OSS or less?
Hi Kathryn,
Chris Cormack is the creator of Koha (not Chris Clark).
Looks like an amazing schedule – take lots of energy drinks!
Cheers Jo.
You will be busy. Looking forward to reading your tweets and posts.
Consider this an open invitation to pop up north to Huddersfield if you get bored in London! Great beer* and a curry fit for a Queen** await you
* http://tinyurl.com/b3nr6m
** http://tinyurl.com/c82jsn
that is one heck of a schedule, Kathryn! I think you will deserve to be named an honorary Shanachie if you survive it all. ;->
If I can be of any help setting you up at the CIL conference in Washington, DC, please let me know. (as the former editor of CIL magazine I’ve been to the last 12 or 13 CIL conferences.)
I also live near Philadelphia, and so if you’ll be in Philly around your 9 April time in Villanova and want a tourguide or meal companion, do let me know.
then I will see you again in Delft for UGame… and looking forward to a bit of fun there in addition to the conference on 23 April.
email me anytime if I can do anything to facilitate your trip or studies.
You rock, ma’am. Have a wonderful time and don’t work too hard.
Suggestions for what to do with 3 days in London? Where does one start….
Looking forward to meeting you somewhere or another on your grand trip.
Hi. I was just blog surfing and came across a link to your site (something about top Australian blogs). Anyhow, I came, I looked and I laughed. I love the comment about communicating with librarians in far flung places. I am a Teacher studying for a Masters of Information Science (Teacher Librarian) through Charles Sturt Uni. I am in Vientiane, Laos and it is pretty far flung. Very few public libraries here… and definitely no English language ones.
I look forward to reading more of your blog.
Cheers
Rebecca
Thanks for your really kind words. Sorry not to answer them individually. I have contacted some of you directly. The last few weeks have been an amazing whirl and I feel so *rude*
Here’s some useful advice for anyone meeting Kathryn, courtesy of the Library 2.0 Idea Generator
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davepattern/3359100153/
Hope you’re enjoying your trip!!!
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