Past Events

A listing of past Innovation Symposia.

• May 15, 2012

  Made in a Library

  What happens when you take a place that has traditionally been about learning and transform it into a place of doing and making? Find out, when we look at how librarians, teachers, students, faculty and communities are turning their focus to creation–whether providing digital tools for game makers, programmers, musicians and authors, or makerspaces for 3-D printing and other "real-life" projects.

  Webinar recording

  Tweets from the symposium

  The Great Library Roadshow video

  It Will Be Awesome If They Don't Screw It Up (paper mentioned by Joseph Sanchez)

  Surprisingly Free (podcast mentioned by Joseph Sanchez)

• March 11-14, 2012

  The Great Library Roadshow

  Three librarians, four wheels on the road and one driving mission: Seek out innovation and report back what we find. Follow the Library Roadshow travelers, Josh, Lisa and PC, as they visit libraries to interview users and talk to the developers executing on inspiration. They?ll drive from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Philadelphia, all the while documenting their search for creative apps and services with the hashtag #libshow. The roadshow culminates at the 2012 Public Library Association Conference.

• June 7, 2011

  Play, Learn, Innovate

  Is there a fundamental disconnect between how we use imagination, planning and goal setting in our leisure time and how we get things accomplished at work? New ways in which play overlaps with learning, media, social interaction, work and creativity provide clues about how "fun" may be the most efficient way to get something serious accomplished

  Listen to the the Webex recording of the symposium

• November 17, 2010

  The ethics of innovation: navigating privacy, policy and service issues

  A discussion of ethics has been part of the professional landscape since 1903 when Mary Plummer, ALA President, presented the first code of ethics for librarians. Since then, the information services landscape has only become more challenging and complex. In our second OCLC and Library Journal "Virtual Symposium" we discussed the ways in which ethical considerations affect innovation, privacy issues and how libraries deliver services.

  Listen to the the Webex recording of the symposium

• May 20, 2010

  The future is mobile. Is your library ready?

  The future of information services and mobile technology is tightly intertwined. That’s why OCLC and Library Journal have come together to present a free online symposium on the future of mobile. View the recording of our panel of mobile industry experts and librarians to find out how upcoming mobile trends will impact your library, your users and our culture.

  Listen to the recording of the symposium