OLA Superconference presentation

I did it.

I presented on Feb. 2 at the OLA Superconference in Toronto. I was more nervouse than anticipated, but once I got talking, it went well.

What did I present? BPL performed a Community Consultation (telephone survey) at the end of 2006. I didn't present the findings, but rather, discussed the process of getting the survey into the field as well as showing a few key findings. Discussion topics included what went well, and what we would do differently next time and how the findings influenced the Library.

In the end, I had a lot of fun. I really enjoyed this project. It was a wonderful learning opportunity. Just over a dozen people showed up, so it was a nice, intimate group. I was happy with the turn out considering that
- It was the last day of the conference and a lot of people left early due to the weather
- Competition was fierce. I was up against "Marian the Naughty Librarian: The Sexualization of Librarians in Popular Culture"; "Learning 2.0" with Stephen Abram and Jane Dysart, to name a few.

What's next? I volunteered to be a volunteer coorindator for 2009 which means I'll be the Lead in 2010.

As for another presentation? The Branding project would be of a lot of interest to people. I think our Web 2.0 training initiative would also be popular, especially when we add the public component.

How could anyone ever imagine that the Library field is staid?!