Panel on Authority and Authenticity in Archives

Jen — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:45:38 -0700

from Jeremy York:

Highlights from the panel, What Libraries and Information Centers Want in New Hires

Jen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:53:51 -0700

from Julie Piacentine (U-M):

With frank honesty and sincerity, our panelists provided three very different perspectives on the skills and general propensities that libraries and information centers look for in new hires. All three panelists mentioned the importance of adaptability, networking, and leadership/self-motivation.

Wayne State University Professional Panel: Digital Authority in the Academic Library

Jen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:50:13 -0700

from Jessica Keyser (WSU):

Annette Healy, Monique Andrews and Rhonda McGinnis of Wayne State University presented some interesting trends in reference services in the academic setting. Andrews discussed the authority of government documents as many agencies are transitioning from print to online formats. She showed examples of authenticated PDFs that are digitally signed with validation icons. The authenticated PDF is one solution to the problem of questionable authority in web-based documents.

Teaching Authority Panel, Sunday, March 30

Jen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:46:35 -0700

from Kate Hutchens:

Observations from the first Student Panel

Jen — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:53:13 -0700

The first student panel of the conference covered quite a range of topics under the umbrella title of "The Changing Identity of Information and the Information Profession." Vanessa Uribe of Drexel University presented on the rise of self-representing litigants seeking legal information and their increasing need for reliable and authoritative information about legal issues, particularly in the matters of family law and small claims.

WELCOME TO THE QUESTIONING AUTHORITY CONFERENCE

Ray — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:35:42 -0700

WELCOME TO THE QUESTIONING AUTHORITY CONFERENCE

The conference chairs wish to welcome you to the Questioning Authority Conference which is currently underway at the University of Michigan. Please check back on the conference blog as it will be updated Daily and we would love to have participants comment. A few things for conference attendees to note: