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Exhibition Booth Presentation Schedule

Visit the Library of Congress Exhibit Booth #1338 at the Colorado Convention Center.

Exhibit Hours
Friday, January 23 at 5:15 pm (Ribbon-cutting Ceremony)
Friday, January 23 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm (All-Conference Reception & Exhibitions open)
Saturday-Sunday, January 24-25 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, January 26 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Friday, January 23, 2009

Time Presentation Presenter
5:30pm Matthew Reinhart & Robert Sabuda (2008 National Book Festival) Webcast
6:00pm Memo to the President-Elect: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership (Madeleine Albright) Webcast
7:00pm Tiki Barber (2008 National Book Festival) Webcast

 

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Time Presentation Presenter
9:00am Jon Scieszka (2008 National Book Festival) Webcast
9:30am Genre/Form Heading Projects at the Library of Congress Janis Young
10:00am National Treasures, Local Treasures: Denver  
10:30am METS, MODS, and the ILS: the American Folklife Center’s Digital Catalog Margaret Kruesi
11:00am Preview of the upcoming Lincoln Bicentennial exhibition and a look at the recently enhanced features of the interactive "Library of Congress Experience." Jennifer Gavin
11:30am News from the Center for the Book John Y. Cole
12:30pm Federal Librarian Competencies Georgette Harris
1:00pm Update from Library Services by Associate Librarian Deanna Marcum Deanna Marcum
1:30pm RDA Testing: LC/NAL/NLM Plans Beacher Wiggins
2:00pm Cataloger’s Desktop Tips and Hints Colleen Cahill
2:30pm The Future of Shelf-Ready Cataloging: a Manager's and Vendor's Perspective Angela Kinney & Joachim Bartz
3:00pm Chronicling America: The National Digital Newspaper Program Teri Sierra
3:30pm Classification Web Cheryl Cook
4:00pm How the States Got Their Shapes (Mark Stein) Webcast

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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Time Presentation Presenter
9:00am Neil Gaiman (2008 National Book Festival) Webcast
9:30am Chronicling America: The National Digital Newspaper Program Teri Sierra
10:00am Classification Web Cheryl Cook
10:30am Cataloger’s Desktop Tips and Hints Colleen Cahill
11:00am World Digital Library Allene Hayes
11:30am Veterans History Project and American Folklife Center Acquisition Programs Margaret Kruesi
12:00noon News for the Center for the Book John Y. Cole
1:00pm Preview of the upcoming Lincoln Bicentennial exhibition and a look at the recently enhanced features of the interactive "Library of Congress Experience." Jennifer Gavin
1:30pm RDA Testing: LC/NAL/NLM Plans Beacher Wiggins
2:00pm Hispanic Collections at the Library of Congress Everette Larson
2:30pm National Treasures, Local Treasures: Denver  
3:00pm METS, MODS, and the ILS: the American Folklife Center’s Digital Catalog Margaret Kruesi
3:30pm Flickr Pilot Project - Update from the First Year with a Web 2.0 Photosharing Community Helena Zinkham
4:00pm Song of Songs: The Honeybee in the Garden (Debra Band) Webcast

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Time Presentation Presenter
9:00am Alexander McCall Smith (2008 National Book Festival) Webcast
9:30am Center for the Book John Y. Cole
10:00am Preview of the upcoming Lincoln Bicentennial exhibition and a look at the recently enhanced features of the interactive "Library of Congress Experience." Jennifer Gavin
10:30am Genre/Form Heading Projects at the Library of Congress Janis Young
11:00am METS, MODS, and the ILS: the American Folklife Center’s Digital Catalog Margaret Kruesi
11:30am Cataloger’s Desktop Colleen Cahill
12:00noon National Treasures, Local Treasures: Denver  
12:30pm Classification Web Cheryl Cook
1:00pm Poet Laureate Kay Ryan (2008 National Book Festival) Webcast

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