Calling for volunteers to man the technology petting zoo on November 14 at CTLS's Exploring Technology Conference in Georgetown -- volunteers get registration and lunch for free! We are looking to have about 5-6 stations (most with computers/Internet) set up for people to get hands-on experience with the web 2.0 technologies that are enhancing library services. We're calling for volunteers to be technology petting zoo station keepers, where conference participants could ask you questions about a particular topic and you could show them the technologies in an informal, science fair setting. Volunteers would be at the stations for about 2 hours in the morning (10-noon) and are encouraged to attend lunch and the rest of the conference. There will be a gaming room in addition to the petting zoo and breakout sessions in the afternoon. Here are some ideas for the stations, but it's not limited to these if you have a topic you'd like to include in the petting zoo: 1) Digital cameras and Flickr -- how a Flickr account of pictures taken at library events can engage your community, advocate for the library, etc. (participants can bring their digital cameras with questions, maybe) 2) The ins and outs of downloadable audiobooks (with different types of mp3 players/iPods - we can help with this) 3) How to record and upload podcasts/vodcasts, and what to record (programs or community topics) to share with a larger audience 4) Instant messaging - how to use it, and how to put it to use for reference service 5) Online book clubs - blogs, wikis, facebook book discussions, what-have-you 6) New gadgets and gizmos -- share tips and tricks 7) Blog table to blog about the conference or to show participants how to set up blogs, add links and images, etc. Any takers? Please email me if you're interested or pass this along to a coworker if you think they would be interested. Here's a link to the registration page & description: http://ctls-2008-tech-conference.eventbrite.com/ Thanks so much! Kam Kam McEvoy Electronic Resources Specialist Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st St., Suite 100 Austin, TX 78756 512-583-0704 x19 800-262-4431 x19 fax: 512-583-0709
