ALA "Future of Libraries" quasi-con 2012 Morning Unconference

This is a storify highlighting the student-led library-focused event January 21 at the University of Michigan North Quad. Specifically I am highlighting the tweets and flickr images from the morning sessions.

  1. We started the morning by breaking the group into six smaller groups based on numbers on their nametags. These groups met for 30 minutes to brainstorm what they wanted the morning discussions to be about.
  2. Hashtag tweets flew across the room as people discussed what they felt was most relevant to the library world today.
  3. #Quasi12 is UMSI's quasi conference, organized by the ALA chapter at UM. Conf Theme: future of libraries.
  4. Unconference breakout groups..talking abt future of librariea in re: job security. Younger, newer professionals have the advantage? #Quasi12
  5. Some groups used sticky notes given to organize. Others employed the dry eraser board tables to discuss what was most important to them.
  6. At the end of the 30 minutes, the group came back together and shared their top choices.
  7. Based on this discussion, we made a collaborative conference morning schedule. There were eight slots in all for the morning.
  8. The full schedule is available here:
  9. The groups were dynamic and self-selected, putting librarians, user experience designers, archivists, administrators, students and community members in the room together discussing topics most relevant to them.
  10. Another very popular session:
    Sexy technology vs. library culture + Modernism and post-modernism in libraries
  11. The long now, sexiness, librarians without libraries, all topics at #quasi12
  12. Modern libraries love their predefined processes, postmodern libraries love undefined processes. #Quasi12
  13. Sexy tech vs. LibCulture-- new tech does not automatically embody a solution. #Quasi12
  14. Holy post modern library, book man! Look at all those ideas! #quasi12 http://pic.twitter.com/KgyJCe8H
  15. A little bit of structure in space will make that space infinitely more usable & the users infinitely more comfortable. #Quasi12
  16. ...the "space" discussion of stacks & digitization at #quasi12 makes me think of this: bit.ly/qRPBMO

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