For the Florida Library Association Conference 2017 I again wanted to present a practical session on library technology. Rather than presenting alone, I proposed a panel presentation to get a broader view. My co-presenter for last year’s Code For Every Librarian session, Cheryl Wolfe, quickly joined the panel and then we recruited two more technical librarians. The final panel consisted of:
James M. Day, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Cheryl Wolfe, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library
Guy Cicinelli, Florida Gulf Coast University
Jessica Zairo, ByWater Solutions
During our Ask a Tech Librarian: What They Don’t Teach You About Technology in Library School session (on May 10, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm) each panelist spent about ten minutes discussing technology that we use in our jobs and technology that we thought all librarians should know. We covered specific skills such as code (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript), Microsoft Excel, file sharing, photo and video editing, open source software, Slack, Trello, and more. We also gave some resources we use to keep up with library technology including blogs, listservs, Slack communities, Feedly, and Twitter. Finally, we took questions from the attendees.
