CALA Southeast and Southwest Chapter Online Joint Conference
June 13th, 2016
The CALA Southeast and Southwest Chapter online joint conference will be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm CST, on June 13th, 2016. We welcome everyone to join this conference.
Below are introductions of presentations.
Conference theme: New library technologies—-impacts and practices
Conference fee: FREE! Join us on Anymeeting on June 13th, 2016!
Conference schedule:
9:00-10:00 a.m. Matthew Cook, University of Oklahoma: Innovation @ the EDGE: an inclusive marketplace at the university’s crossroads
Presentation summary:
Innovation @ the EDGE is the first interdisciplinary makerspace open toall majors at the University of Oklahoma. Located inside the main campus library, the EDGE provides walk-in access to circuitry kits, 3D printers, and virtual reality workstations. This presentation will outline the technologies available to EDGE users, applications of those technologies, and how each is deployed and maintained. Moreover, we will explore the results of our first semester of regular use, including: The emergence of a volunteer corps, use by faculty consultees, and the development of our constant, varied workshop schedule. Finally, we will focus on future directions (like the deployment of networked virtual reality workstations through campus) that will continue to solidify the library’s role as the crossroads of the University.
10:05-10:35 a.m. Kun Lu, University of Oklahoma: Using text mining for weighted subject indexing
Presentation summary:
Subject indexing is an intellectually intensive process that has many inherent uncertainties. Existing subject indexing systems generally produce binary outcomes for whether or not to assign an indexing term. This does not sufficiently reflect the extent to which the indexing terms are associated with the documents. On the other hand, the idea of probabilistic or weighted indexing was proposed a long time ago and has seen success in capturing uncertainties in the automatic indexing process. The presentation will cover the recent research we’ve done to introduce methods that automatically weight subject descriptors in documents.
10:40-11:10 a.m. Xinyu Yu, The University of Southern Mississippi: Library discovery services and tools: functionalities and assessments
Presentation summary:
Under the impact of Google search and technology advances, academic and public libraries aim to integrate discovery services and tools with their systems and provide access to diverse library resources for patrons. Library discovery services and tools have since matured and now gain momentum in information retrieval over the legacy library catalog. This investigation is to focus on new functionalities and means of assessing library discovery services and tools in use.
11:15-11:45 a.m. Elizabeth LaBeaud, The University of Southern Mississippi: Digital archive technologies
Presentation summary:
Have you ever wondered what a digital archive is? How they work? Or how to make your digital collections more discoverable and assessable to patrons? This presentation gives an overview of the evolution of digital archives and the technologies that make them work. Starting with the first digitized documents, to born-digital documents, and a look into the future with the challenges of digital preservation, this presentation will provide a sampling of the exciting and fast changing world of digital archive technologies.
11:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Yan Han, The University of Arizona: Cloud computing
Presentation summary:
The Business needs, cost analysis and benefits of cloud computing. The technical details of cloud computing will also be included.
12:25-12:55 p.m. Minhao Jiang, Wayne State University: Digital Initiatives and Practices at Wayne State University Libraries
Presentation summary:
The purpose of the presentation is to share how technology, regardless of originality, is being applied to the Wayne State University Libraries (WSULS) environment.
12:55-1:00 p.m. Wrap up