The Innovation Conference: Fostering Creativity and Invention in Academic Libraries

Thank you for making The Innnovation Conference a huge success!

The Innovation Conference: Fostering Creativity and Invention in Academic Libraries, sponsored by Florida State University Libraries and the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN), featured seven thought-leaders from across business, government and libraries.

• John Bertot, Professor and Co-Director of the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC) at the University of Maryland-College Park iSchool
• Helene Blowers, Director of Digital Strategy, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio
• Barbara I. Dewey, Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications at the Pennsylvania State University
• Gary Hoover, Entrepreneur and Business Leader
• Kristi Jensen, Program Director, Social Sciences and Professional Programs, University of Minnesota Libraries
• Robert McDonald, Associate Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries-Indiana University
• Marsha Semmel, Director for Strategic Partnerships, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

The featured speakers will addressed many aspects of risk-taking, innovation and invention, including:  entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational design for innovation, digital frontiers, integration innovation and risk-taking in library education, and designing learning spaces that inspire creativity. 
Our featured speakers’ presentations were inter-mixed with lightning rounds, posters, and panels by colleagues from across academic libraries presenting innovative applications that inspired you.

The sponsors of the Innovation Conference collaborated with business partners to subsidize the cost of the conference to keep the registration to $100.

The Innovation Conference was held at Florida State University’s Panama City campus Thursday and Friday, August 16th and 17th, 2012.

The Innovation Conference was the fourth in an annual series of topical conferences sponsored by Florida State University Libraries and the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN) to offer professional development opportunities for library professionals and advance discourse and decision-making on important academic library topics.