Now Available: Video: Presentations from Library Unconference

Video recordings from the the ALA sponsored Library Unconference that took place on Monday (it was also National Library Unconference Day) are now available online. The videos are posted on the ALA Learning Channel (YouTube) or embedded in this web page. There is no charge to access the material.

The Unconference was organized by JP Porcaro and 8BitLibrary and featured an impressive list of speakers.

Videos from the Following Speakers Are Now Online (Bio Info and Links from Unconference Web Site)

• JP Porcaro, aka me, founder of 8bitlibrary.com, Virtual Services librarian at New Jersey City University, and world’s self-described expert on Pokemon & libraries.
• Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois and founder of http://tametheweb.com/ speaks about library work
• Jaime Hammond, Reference and Serials Librarian at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, CT., library-as-space advocate and chair of the ALA’s Emerging Leaders IG Steering Committee.
• Eli Neiburger, librarian in the Ann Arbor MI District Library, author of Gamers…in the Library?! The Why, What, and How of Videogame Tournaments for All Ages, Library Renewal board member, and Patron Saint of 8bitlibrary.com.

The Twitter hashtag is #libuncon.

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