One of my favourite parts of any conference is always the poster sessions. This is the time when you get an opportunity to experience (all in one place) the wide variety of library projects and research initiatives happening all over the world.
Poster sessions are always very busy so I made sure that I arrived early in order to speak to as many presenters as possible. There were some stunning posters on display, but it’s not until you get a chance to speak to the presenter about their project that you get a proper feel for their research or the work that they’ve carried out over the last year.
The three posters highlighted below really caught my attention:
Marvel Maring, USA
Casting a Net from Nebraska to Nicaragua – highlighting the impact of a project between the University of Nebraska library school and a library school in Nicaragua. This project is an excellent example of the role libraries can play in building social capital; and their potential in delivering value through partnership working. Presenter: Marvel Maring (USA).
Máximo Moreno Grez, Chile
Chileans Networking towards the Bicentennial – an inspirational project about citizens from small communities in Chile creating their own websites by uploading user generated content via PCs provided by the local library. Presenter: Máximo Moreno Grez (Chile).
Tina Mortensen, Denmark
Read it, Show it, Promote it – provided some quirky ideas for public libraries to reach non-users, increase visitor numbers, and make the library a fun and interactive, rather than passive experience. Presenters: Michael Larsen and Tina Mortensen (Denmark).
Please note that it was quite noisy and very busy during the poster session, so apologies if I’ve misinterpreted any of these posters. Apologies also for the quality of the photos, which were taken on my iPhone3G.
The Library of Digress 