Comments on: Final Thoughts on SXSWi2008 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Molly http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/comment-page-1/#comment-18337 Molly Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:44:40 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/#comment-18337 I just want to reinforce everything you just said. This was my first SXSWi, and I came away learning a lot more than I expected to. Going in, I kind of had the feeling that I had somehow hoodwinked my library into sending me to this totally fun conference that was not particularly relevant to my job. I was wrong - the library absolutely got its money's worth. I made some great contacts, met a bunch of librarians (while eating delicious Mexican food!), and learned a lot about organizations and people doing work that will be useful to me in the future. And I was so incredibly inspired that I've been hyper-productive ever since I got back. I did wish there had been a more organized way for librarians to meet up, and a library-centric panel would have been awesome, but even without those things this librarian had an incredibly valuable experience. I just want to reinforce everything you just said. This was my first SXSWi, and I came away learning a lot more than I expected to. Going in, I kind of had the feeling that I had somehow hoodwinked my library into sending me to this totally fun conference that was not particularly relevant to my job. I was wrong – the library absolutely got its money’s worth. I made some great contacts, met a bunch of librarians (while eating delicious Mexican food!), and learned a lot about organizations and people doing work that will be useful to me in the future. And I was so incredibly inspired that I’ve been hyper-productive ever since I got back. I did wish there had been a more organized way for librarians to meet up, and a library-centric panel would have been awesome, but even without those things this librarian had an incredibly valuable experience.

]]> By: Molly http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/comment-page-1/#comment-26183 Molly Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/#comment-26183 I just want to reinforce everything you just said. This was my first SXSWi, and I came away learning a lot more than I expected to. Going in, I kind of had the feeling that I had somehow hoodwinked my library into sending me to this totally fun conference that was not particularly relevant to my job. I was wrong - the library absolutely got its money's worth. I made some great contacts, met a bunch of librarians (while eating delicious Mexican food!), and learned a lot about organizations and people doing work that will be useful to me in the future. And I was so incredibly inspired that I've been hyper-productive ever since I got back. I did wish there had been a more organized way for librarians to meet up, and a library-centric panel would have been awesome, but even without those things this librarian had an incredibly valuable experience. I just want to reinforce everything you just said. This was my first SXSWi, and I came away learning a lot more than I expected to. Going in, I kind of had the feeling that I had somehow hoodwinked my library into sending me to this totally fun conference that was not particularly relevant to my job. I was wrong – the library absolutely got its money’s worth. I made some great contacts, met a bunch of librarians (while eating delicious Mexican food!), and learned a lot about organizations and people doing work that will be useful to me in the future. And I was so incredibly inspired that I’ve been hyper-productive ever since I got back. I did wish there had been a more organized way for librarians to meet up, and a library-centric panel would have been awesome, but even without those things this librarian had an incredibly valuable experience.

]]> By: Cecily http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/comment-page-1/#comment-18294 Cecily Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:35:43 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/#comment-18294 I just made the jump into librarianship from a user-centered design/usability career. I'm also a two-time SXSWi attendee. I've often thought that SXSWi would be a fantastic conference for any librarians interested in emerging technologies, but now that I actually work in a library, I'm doubly convinced. I'm only sorry that the LIS Hoedown wasn't better organized. Maybe we should've worn special librarian hats, or Nancy Pearl t-shirts so we'd be easier to find. I just made the jump into librarianship from a user-centered design/usability career. I’m also a two-time SXSWi attendee. I’ve often thought that SXSWi would be a fantastic conference for any librarians interested in emerging technologies, but now that I actually work in a library, I’m doubly convinced.

I’m only sorry that the LIS Hoedown wasn’t better organized. Maybe we should’ve worn special librarian hats, or Nancy Pearl t-shirts so we’d be easier to find.

]]> By: Cecily http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/comment-page-1/#comment-26182 Cecily Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:35:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/#comment-26182 I just made the jump into librarianship from a user-centered design/usability career. I'm also a two-time SXSWi attendee. I've often thought that SXSWi would be a fantastic conference for any librarians interested in emerging technologies, but now that I actually work in a library, I'm doubly convinced. I'm only sorry that the LIS Hoedown wasn't better organized. Maybe we should've worn special librarian hats, or Nancy Pearl t-shirts so we'd be easier to find. I just made the jump into librarianship from a user-centered design/usability career. I’m also a two-time SXSWi attendee. I’ve often thought that SXSWi would be a fantastic conference for any librarians interested in emerging technologies, but now that I actually work in a library, I’m doubly convinced.

I’m only sorry that the LIS Hoedown wasn’t better organized. Maybe we should’ve worn special librarian hats, or Nancy Pearl t-shirts so we’d be easier to find.

]]> By: ranti http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/comment-page-1/#comment-18281 ranti Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:31:21 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/#comment-18281 Interestingly enough, I met a non-librarian who complained that "librarians are everywhere now." He is an EDUCAUSE conference regular. Now there are more librarians participating in EDUCAUSE, he said a lot of things are about "information from librarian's point of view" and less about the stuff he's more interested in: enterprise-related applications, products for managers, applications for student courses, etc. Interestingly enough, I met a non-librarian who complained that “librarians are everywhere now.” He is an EDUCAUSE conference regular. Now there are more librarians participating in EDUCAUSE, he said a lot of things are about “information from librarian’s point of view” and less about the stuff he’s more interested in: enterprise-related applications, products for managers, applications for student courses, etc.

]]> By: ranti http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/comment-page-1/#comment-26181 ranti Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/03/13/final-thoughts-on-sxswi2008/#comment-26181 Interestingly enough, I met a non-librarian who complained that "librarians are everywhere now." He is an EDUCAUSE conference regular. Now there are more librarians participating in EDUCAUSE, he said a lot of things are about "information from librarian's point of view" and less about the stuff he's more interested in: enterprise-related applications, products for managers, applications for student courses, etc. Interestingly enough, I met a non-librarian who complained that “librarians are everywhere now.” He is an EDUCAUSE conference regular. Now there are more librarians participating in EDUCAUSE, he said a lot of things are about “information from librarian’s point of view” and less about the stuff he’s more interested in: enterprise-related applications, products for managers, applications for student courses, etc.

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