YALSA Institute, ALA Midwinter 2010; presented with Wendy Stephens and Laura Pearle

1. reflect, remix, reinterpret, reinvent: collection for today's teens YALSA InstituteALA Midwinter 2010

2. collection shelving makeover and remix

3. the problem: excessive shelving

4. an opportunity to innovate

5. how to increase circulation? how to encourage browsing? how to facilitate ease of access and location? how to encourage reading? how to create more spaces for additional lounge and study seating?

6. problem solving through social media

7. my personal learning network helped me make the decision to intershelve nonfiction and reference

8. mixing nonfiction and reference

9. fiction

10. fiction

11. fiction

12. fiction

13. browsing

14. browsing

15. the big empty

16. new lounge, study, and collaboration furniture

17. new lounge, study, and collaboration furniture

18. relaxed reading

19. new magazine racks

20. readers

21. collaboration and digital reading

22. new and traditional ways of reading

23. book/ magazine requests

24. book/ magazine requests

25. using social media and web 2.0 tools to promote collection

26. why ya authors are using social media To promote an author’s books, especially new books To connect with readers To connect with educators To raise awareness of issues important to an author

27. social media used by ya authors blogs facebook and myspace book discussions in social networks Twitter youtube channels podcasts skype

28. facebook: friend or fan an author http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1125581560&ref=mf

29. facebook: ya lit publishers

30. myspace

31. youtube: book trailers

32. youtube: author interviews/talks

33. Book Widgets

34. ya author blogs

35. twitter: what is it? “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less YA Authors Tweet on everything: the mundane, personal joys/sorrow, writing angst/euphoria Many YA authors use Twitter to connect with professionals in the field

36. twitter: ya authors http://twitter.com/janetleecarey

37. twitter: publishers http://twitter.com/simonteen

38. skype

39. embed these tools in your library blog

40. information portals, ya lit 2.0 style

41. peach book award nominees 2009-10 pathfinder

42. peach book award nominees 2009-10 pathfinder

43. peach book award nominees 2009-10 pathfinder

44. peach book award nominees 2009-10 pathfinder

45. future directions digital collections/ereaders alternate forms of materials (games) student work as collection

46. contact information buffy.hamilton@gmail.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com