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BIALL Conference - Day 1

Yesterday was the first official day of the 2009 BIALL Conference. Unforutnately I didn't arrive in Manchester until mid-morning so missed the first two sessions of the dya but the remaining Day 1 sessions didn't dissapoint.

The first session I attended was Tony Simmonds talk entitled "KS and Tell - Web 2.0 at the College of Law" This was a really interesting look at how the College of Law was using Web 2.0 tools like Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarking tools and Start Up Pages to make content available to their students. Tony also looked at some of the issues associated with using some of these tools and at some of the future developments for the College of Law.

The next session I attended was "Innovative involvement not embarrasing imitation: using technology to connect with students without treading on virtual toes" this was a talk given by Emily Allbon of City University looking at how Academic Law Librarians can connect with their students. This was an extremely interesting and funny talk which used an interactive tool called a "Personal Repsonse System". This is essentially a device that records your "answers" to questions posed by the speaker. This made the session very interactive and provide those attending with an opportunity to interact with Emily and learn more about how the tool could be used.

The final session of Day 1 was "Have your say" previously known as Members Forum. This as most members will known is a chance for members to "Have a say" about the running of BIALL and pose questions for any of the BIALL Committee Members and other official representatives who were attending. The session also showcased the *new* BIALL Website and the "How do I Wiki" which the PR Committee has just launched. Both were well received by BIALL Members. The website goes live on Monday and the Wiki is live now here

In the evening BIALL Members enjoyed a night at the Imperial War Museum North. The night included a "picture show" laid on by the museum, music from a Mardi Gras band and of course dinner and drinks! The Halsburys Awards for excellence were also presented. Day 2 promises to be just as informative and eventful.

Full post as published by The BIALL Blog on June 19, 2009 (boomark / email).