Title: Technology: Unexpected Consequences of Legislation and Policies in Libraries (Amigos)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2012; 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Online (Group viewing at SENYLRC)
Cost: $15 for SENYLRC members (Governing and HRVH)  $30 for all others.
Registration: http://www.senylrc.org/reg/

In this online conference, we’ll explore the unforeseen, unanticipated, and unexpected consequences of the legislation, regulations, and policies that we have instituted because of the technologies we now provide in libraries. We’ll focus on state, national, and international laws and regulations and how they have affected libraries, as well as local policies that have been developed to support specific technologies.

Conference schedule:

Keynote Speaker: John Carlo Bertot, Professor and co-director of the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) in the University of Maryland College Park iSchool
Session: The Changing (or not) Information and Telecommunications Policy Landscape: Implications for Libraries

Speaker: Anne Prestamo, Oklahoma State University Libraries
Session: WiFi Access in Libraries: Issues and Policies

Speaker: Gloria Meraz, Texas Library Association
Session: Shaping and Responding to Government Technology Policies

Speakers: Rhoda Goldberg and Michael Saperstein, Harris County Public Library
Session: Public Libraries and Technology: It is the best of times; it is the worst of times

Speaker: Rachel Vacek, University of Houston Libraries
Session: Overcoming the Challenges to Creating a Single Online User Experience

Speaker: Dr. Julie Beth Todaro, Dean, Library Services, Austin Community College
Session: Academic Libraries: Policy Initiatives Leading Change in Access and Delivery

Speakers: Bryan Beaty & Edward Smith, Decomplexification.com & The Abilene Library Consortium
Session: The Cloud: De-mist-ified

Speaker: Bruce Bailey, U.S. Access Board
Session: Section 508 Policy, Requirements and Refresh

Speaker: Jeremy York, HathiTrust
Session: HathiTrust: Issues and Challenges in Preserving the Published Record

Speaker: Nina McHale, Arapahoe Library District
Session: Evaluating Library Resources for Accessibility

Speaker: Sarah Houghton, San Rafael Public Library
Session: Content Frustration: Effects of DRM, Copyright, and Licensing

Speaker: Anna Wyatt, University of Oklahoma
Session: Licensing and contract issues in libraries

Speaker: James Werle, Internet2 K20 Initiative
Session: Unleashing the power of advanced R&E networks in libraries

Speaker: John Palfrey, Harvard Law School Library & Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Session: Digital Public Library of America

Visit the Amigos website for complete session descriptions.

This program is sponsored with regional RBDB funds.