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Chicagoland Library Unconference is a testing ground for moving beyond our walls and connecting with our communities. What do YOU want to discuss that day, and beyond? Add your ideas, and vote on others' contributions, to shape the conversation. It all happens May 31st, 2012.

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44 votes Vote

Culture change in our institutions: how do we set an example of embracing change without alienating colleagues?

cluncon, 14.04.2012, 22:17
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39 votes Vote

How do we stay connected with social media without jumping on every trend that comes along?

gershbec, 16.04.2012, 08:31
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39 votes Vote

The Apple Model for Libraries: Exploration, Analysis, and Adaption

We'd like to foster a discussion of the Information Activist Librarian's Apple Way Manifesto. In particular we'd like to explore practical applications in creating spaces, customer service, and having a unified message. We'd also like to explore...
Sarah, 19.04.2012, 14:47
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36 votes Vote

21th Century reference skills, what it means to be a reference librarian these days

gershbec, 16.04.2012, 13:31
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35 votes Vote

Content creation vs. content consumption at the public library

Mike Gershbein, 16.04.2012, 08:24
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33 votes Vote

Outreach for the non-user

Alicia Hammond, 17.04.2012, 18:32
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28 votes Vote

Making a creator space. Best practices/ideas

Mick, 16.04.2012, 12:32
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27 votes Vote

Creative collaborations between different types of libraries and/or libraries and their communities

Lindsay Harmon, 17.04.2012, 11:54
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27 votes Vote

People suggest hot topics/ or as hot button questions that flash up on slides battle deck style and then I rant about them for maybe a minute, George Carlin style. It will be funny yet illuminating.

Benny, 11.05.2012, 12:03
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20 votes Vote

How can libraries effectively engage their communities with events on ideas, technology and creativity, similar to a TEDx event?

How can libraries effectively engage their communities with events on ideas, technology and creativity, similar to a TEDx event?
Alex, 18.04.2012, 10:42
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18 votes Vote

'Working with What You Got? Incorporating Tech into Children's Programs?'

cluncon, 14.04.2012, 22:18
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18 votes Vote

Library APIs: How can we make our data more useful and interesting?

Toby, 17.04.2012, 13:55
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16 votes Vote

Readers services for the virtual patron

gershbec, 17.04.2012, 15:32
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14 votes Vote

What skills are we looking for from today's library school graduate?

Mike Gershbein, 16.04.2012, 08:20
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13 votes Vote

Creating conversations online: Is it possible to have a civil conversation in a comment thread?

Toby, 16.04.2012, 13:39
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13 votes Vote

The importance of the library as physical building.

gershbec, 17.04.2012, 15:29
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11 votes Vote

How to encourage literacy and critical thinking while filling up our libraries with toys and gadgets.

gershbec, 17.04.2012, 10:17
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10 votes Vote

We talk about them a lot, but how important are mobile services/websites/texting for real? Right now and in the future?

gershbec, 17.04.2012, 10:14
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9 votes Vote

What should libraries NOT be doing?

I mentioned this in a comment in the Apple-related topic but I think it can be a stand alone session. Are libraries pursuing too many priorities? Which ones should we cut? How do we make these decisions? Idea inspired by...
richard, 02.05.2012, 07:01
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8 votes Vote

Is the Reference collection really dead - are people buying Reference books any more?

Rebecca, 17.04.2012, 15:35
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7 votes Vote

how can libraries make sure we're engaging our users emotionally and move beyond number-crunching to measure success?

topic inspired by http://www.joycehostyn.com/blog/2012/03/12/why-most-organizations-fail-at-delivering-great-customer-experiences/
richard, 07.05.2012, 10:04
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6 votes Vote

Mobile websites vs. apps

gershbec, 17.04.2012, 10:14
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6 votes Vote

Get Rid of the Security Gates! Exploring radical trust vs stewardship in material circulation.

Monica Harris, 19.04.2012, 17:59
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5 votes Vote

A Gentle Intro to Git and Version Control

Brodie Austin, 18.04.2012, 07:29
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4 votes Vote

What should technical services librarians be doing these days? How can we plan for our futures as librarians?

Gwen Gregory, 02.05.2012, 08:06
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4 votes Vote

Library Nouns...What do we call the things we do. What words do we use on websites, blogs, etc...

Brodie Austin, 18.05.2012, 08:47
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3 votes Vote

Digital music collection development. CDs are slowly on the way out. Many musicians are moving towards a digital-centric distribution model. Is it time to re-evaluate how we curate our music collections and look at options beyond Freegal?

justin, 25.04.2012, 00:40
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3 votes Vote

Community/Local wikis like Davis Wiki - worth the effort for libraries? what role can libraries play to help people share local info with one another

Richard, 18.04.2012, 14:25
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3 votes Vote

What are you doing that is AWESOME!!1!

Open to all library types (looking at you catalogers, programmers (code and events), reference, academic, public) Learn what others are doing that are exciting, different, and above all else has the awesome quality of awesomeness.
Mick, 09.05.2012, 10:32
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2 votes Vote

Discuss collection development in the ebook future

Joe Collier, 18.04.2012, 07:48
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