Category Archives: Conference

What It Takes to Implement a Makerspace

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I haven’t been able to blog much recently. But at the recent ALA Annual Conference at San Francisco, I presented on the topic of what it takes to implement a makerspace at an academic library. This was to share the … Continue reading →

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Using the Stripe API to Collect Library Fines by Accepting Online Payments

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Sep. 10, 2014.*** Recently, my library has been considering accepting library fines via online. Currently, many library fines of a small amount that many people owe are hard to collect. As … Continue reading →

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What I Will Be Doing at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

A. Programs Where I Will Be Speaking At this year’s ALA conference, I will be participating in three programs as invited panelists and speakers. If any of these topics interests you, come on by! Game Making Interest Group Sunday June … Continue reading →

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Future? Libraries? What Now? – After the ALA Summit on the Future of Libraries

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on May 21, 2014.*** I attended the ALA Summit on the Future of Libraries a few weeks ago. [Let’s give it a minute for that to sink in.] Yes, that was … Continue reading →

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My Talks and Presentations at ALA Conference

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Here are the presentations and talks I gave at the ALA conference 2012. This year’s ALA conference was a challenge because I was swamped with work until the last minute I left work for the conference. So I wasn’t able … Continue reading →

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Apply or Not: ALA Emerging Leaders Program

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

ALA is now receiving applications for the 2012 class of the Emerging Leaders (EL) Program, and I saw many new librarians considering applying to the program in Twitter, Facebook, etc. Applying for this program requires some paperwork. You have to … Continue reading →

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My 2011 ALA Conference Schedule

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

To believe it or not, I haven’t still finalized my ALA schedule.  The ALA Annual Conference is so big and offers so many different programs, presentations, and discussion meetings that it is hard to pick in advance exactly what schedule … Continue reading →

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Personal Branding for New Librarians: Standing Out and Stepping Up

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Tomorrow, I will be giving a webcast for ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference with Kiyomi Deards and Erin Dorney. The webcast is open to all attendees of either ACRL 2011 Conference or ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference. I have moderated a panel … Continue reading →

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Usability Express: Recipe for Libraries

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Here is the slides for the presentation I am doing with my colleague, Marissa, at Computers in Libraries 2011 conference this coming Wednesday.  I cover the first half in which we look at the common usability flaws in library websites … Continue reading →

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Why Not Grow Coders from the inside of Libraries?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

How fantastic would it be if every small library has an in-house developer? We will be all using open-source software with custom feature modules that would perfectly fit our vision and the needs of the community we serve. Libraries will … Continue reading →

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