The UM Libraries Digital Reference Committee and the UM College of Information Studies present a lecture series intended to foster current awareness of the state of digital reference library services. The series is open to UM faculty and staff, campus/area library school students, and to area librarians.
Presentations
Past lectures
- Web Searching and Researching Beyond Google
Speaker was Gary Price, founder and editor of ResourceShelf and DocuTicker.
Lecture was given on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., McKeldin Library, Room 6137, University of Maryland, College Park. - Presentation flyer [PDF file]
- Gary Price's presentation
- Pictures of the event.
- Netspeak
is the term for the "language" used by the younger generation as they communicate over the Internet by chat, e-mail, and instant messaging. Joseph Rawson and Carolyn Gillespie, Univeristy of Maryland University College Libraries, explored the use of Netspeak in online chat reference transactions, and implications for librarians. The presentation took place on April 5, 2006, at McKeldin Library.
- Netspeak presentation, 2005 Virtual Reference Desk Conference [PDF file]
- The Future of Reference explored the dramatic changes affecting reference service and new challenges faced by librarians. This panel discussion took place on April 6, 2005 in the McKeldin Library Special Events Room (room 6137).
- Paula Hayes' presentation.
- Dr. Eileen Abels' bibliography and PowerPoint presentation.
- Pictures of the event.
- The Digital Reference Transition
Speaker was R. David Lankes, PhD, Executive Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) and an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Lecture was given Wednesday, March 17, 2004, 1:30-3:00 pm, McKeldin Special Events Room.- Presentation slides [PDF file]
- The Invisible Web: What Search Engines Can't Find and Why
Speaker was Laura Gordon-Murnane, Intranet Webmaster at The Bureau of National Affairs.
Lecture was given Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 10:00 am-noon, McKeldin Special Events Room.- Presentation handout [PDF file]
- A Reference Reality Check: Understanding the Role of Digital Reference
Speaker was Jeff Penka, Manager of Cooperative Reference Services & the QuestionPoint Service at OCLC.
Lecture given Tuesday, July 22, 2003, 1:30-3:00, McKeldin Special Events Room. You can listen to this lecture now! The audiofile is available here:- Part one of lecture [length: 45 mins. File size: 27.1 MB]
- Part two of lecture [length 45 mins. File size: 26.7 MB]
Want to learn more about digital reference?
Read papers on "The Future of Reference Services" presented by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) at the 2002 ALA Annual Conference.
Participate in the discussion by joining Dig_Ref!
