TBC 17
Library Academy: 2017 Technology Boot Camp
Library Academy: Tech Boot Camp 2017
April 25-27, 2017
Funded by the Library Science and Technology Act through the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Welcome Letter for All Attendees
Agenda
TUESDAY, APRIL 25
11a – 1p – Meet & Greet / Registration
1130 – 1p – Lunch / Networking / Eating & Learning
1p – Opening Ceremonies – Welcome to Tech Boot Camp!
Room assignments
Meals
Parking
The Buddy System
Demo Labs
Analog Board Game Night
Throwback Drone Race
130p – Library Academy – How Technology Makes Libraries Academies of Lifelong Learning
Emily Almond, Director of IT, GPLS
230p – Pocket Monsters, Sphero Robots & Lego Wedos: MakerSpace STEM programming for all ages.
Natalie Wright – Digital Media Librarian, Athens Regional Library System
330p – Break / Room Checkin / Networking / Eating & Learning
4p – You’re Not Hearing Things. The Computer Really is Talking To You: Text to Speech Software
Pat Herndon, Director of GLASS, GPLS
5p – Room Scale Virtual Reality in Your Library: Concept to Implementation
Brazos Price, User Engagement Manager, Cobb County Public Library System
6p – Dinner / Networking / Eating & Learning
7p– ? – Demo Lab Open
7p – Nerd Trivia. Be There or Be Square. Oh wait. We’re already square. Ah well. Come anyway. Much fun and fun prizes.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
8:45a – Day Two Kickoff
Julie Walker, Assistant Vice Chancellor & State Librarian
Announcements
Q&A
Trivia Recap
Overview of Day Two
9a – GALILEO: Integrating local resources and best practices for linking to content
Mike White, Business Systems Analyst, GALILEO Support Services
Burr Osoinach, Digital Services Librarian, Cobb County Library System
Greg Deal, System Administrator, Athens Regional Library System
Ben Carter, Director, Uncle Remus Regional Library System
Wendy Cornelisen, Assistant State Librarian for Library Innovation and Collaboration, GPLS
10a-12p – Concurrent: File Along With Me: E-Rate Form 471 Workshop/Office Hours
Candice Hall, E-Rate Analyst, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
Sue Plaksin, IT Network Program Manager, GPLS
10a – Information Security: Tips and Tricks to Protect Staff and Public Machines
Todd Watson – CISO, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
11a – Break / Networking / Eating & Learning
1115a – PINES Block:
Sam Link, Systems Services Librarian, Greater Clarks Hill Library System
Give Me Some Credit: Accepting Credit Cards via the Evergreen OPAC
Dawn Dale, PINES Help Desk Manager, GPLS
SPF Records in Evergreen
Chris Sharp, PINES System Administrator
Evergreen Self-Check Interface
Terran McCanna, PINES Program Manager, GPLS
1230p – Lunch / Networking / Eating & Learning
130p – Chrome Around the World: It All Started in Georgia’s Libraries
Charles Ellis, Principle, LibData
2p-4p – Concurrent: File Along With Me: E-Rate Form 471 Workshop/Office Hours
Candice Hall, E-Rate Analyst, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
Sue Plaksin, IT Network Program Manager, GPLS
230p – InfoSec, Part Deux: What to Be Thinking About in the Library Setting
Daniel Zeiger, IT System Administrator, GPLS
315p – Break / Snacks / Networking / Eating & Learning
330p – TechSoup Webinar
430p – Coding in Libraries Panel
Pat Ball, Cobb County Library System
Neil Byrd, Hall County Library System
Catherine Vanstone, Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
Kathryn Scholl, Troup Harris Regional Library System
Faciliated by Sue Plaksin, IT Network Program Manager, GPLS
530p – If You Had a Million Dollars: If you could shoot for the moon and money was no object, what would you roll out in your library?
Facilitated by GPLS team
630p – Dinner / Networking / Eating & Learning
730p – Analog Board Game Night: Going Old School. Bring your old Magic Cards and D&D games. (You know you still have them.) Bring your new board games! Pandemic, Ticket to Ride, etc. We will also be utilizing the projector to host a MMORPG If you just can’t not go online.)
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
730a – Breakfast / Networking / Eating & Learning
9a – Niche Academy: A New Resource for Library Managers (That just happens to fit beautifully with the Boot Camp theme this year.)
Jared Oates, COO, Niche Academy
10a – VOIP Panel: No more POTS. How have libraries responded? What do you need to know before you migrate to VOIP?
Virginia Greene, Branch & Digital Initiatives Manager, Twin Lakes Library System
Ben Simmers, IT, Oconee Regional Library System
Josh Sheffield, Ocmulgee Regional Library System
Amanda Cox, Network Administrator, Henry County Library System
Scott Martin, Flint River Regional Library System
Facilitated by Emily Almond, GPLS
1045 – Break / Snacks / Networking / Eating & Learning
11a – ReadSquared: The Enterprise version of the Great Reading Adventure Summer Reading Program
Dave Daniels, Technology Manager, Sara Hightower Regional Library System
1130a – Lightning Rounds! Don’t have a presentation per se but still want to share something pretty cool? This is the spot. 10 minutes each max:
Dave Daniels – Chrome and LibData @ Sara Hightower Regional Library System
Kathleen McClure – Free Comic Book Day & Maker Camp @ Okefenokee Regional Library System
Alisa Claytor – Discover Tech @ Athens Regional Library System
Justin Nobles, STEAM Engine @West Georgia Regional Library System
Facilitated by Chris Sharp, PINES System Administrator, GPLS
1230p – Closing Cermonies
Closing Words
Prize Drawings