Presentations

Jill Hurst-Wahl is a frequent presenter and trainer. Because of her varied background, as well as her areas of interest, she is often called upon to develop and deliver workshops on a diverse set of topics. Her workshops and presentation have included:

2010

  • "Social Media: Do's, Don'ts & Why Not's." Association for Computing Machinery Syracuse Chapter. Syracuse, NY. 10 Feb. 2010. Presentation.

2009

  • "Planning & Management of Digitization Programs." Assoc. of International Librarians & Info. Specialists (AILIS). Geneva, CH. 9 Nov. 2009. Workshop.
  • Hurst-Wahl, Jill and Kevin Vebesey. "Meeting on the Lines: Teleconferencing & Webinars." NYLA Annual Conference. Niagara Falls, NY. 15 Oct. 2009. Presentation.
  • Hurst-Wahl, Jill and Alison Miller. "Establishing Your Social Image to Enhance Your Public Image." PRSA Northeast District Conference. Rochester, NY. 8 Oct. 2009.
  • "Digital Preservation: Discovery in the Round Conversation." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC. 17 June 2009. Panel discussion.
  • "The Consultant's Toolkit: Discovery in the Round." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC. 16 June 2009. Panel discussion.
  • "Copyright, Social Media and the Corporate Library." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC. 15 June 2009. Panel discussion.
  • Hurst-Wahl, Jill and Sophia Guevara. "10 Things in One Day: Applying social tools to your library." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. 14 June 2009. Workshop.
  • "Designing the Ideal Speaker Engagement: Creating ROI for You and the Audience." Marketing Yourself: The Power of Marketing through Publishing, Presenting & Teaching. Rochester Professional Consultants Network. Rochester, NY. 29 May 2009. Presentation.
  • "What We Are Learning From Google & Flickr About Digitization and Partnership." Archival Access & Accessibility: Tradition & Technology. Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH. 21 May 2009. Plenary session.
  • Hurst-Wahl, Jill and Wayne Hay. "Social Media in the Library Environment." The Future of Scholarly Communication. NFAIS.1 May 2009. Presentation.
  • "Career Building and Staying Relevant in Trying Economic Times." Upstate NY Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. Albany, NY 24 April 2009. Panel discussion.
  • "Web 2.0." Professional Journalists and Communicators of Oswego County, Oswego, NY, Mar. 11, 2009. (panel)
  • "Practical Digitizing Series: Planning & Management of Digitization Projects." South Central Regional Library Council, Ithaca, NY, Feb. 26, 2009. (workshop)
  • "Digitization 101: Planning & Management of Digitization Projects." Southwest Florida Library Network, Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 13, 2009 (workshop)
  • "Digitization 101: Planning & Management of Digitization Projects." Southeast Florida Library Network, Miami Gardens, FL, Feb. 11, 2009 (workshop)
  • "Digitization 101: Planning & Management of Digitization Projects." Southeast Florida Library Network, Palm Beach, FL, Feb. 10, 2009 (workshop)
  • "The NSLS Digitization Symposium: Perspectives and Accomplishments." North Suburban Library System, Wheeling, IL, Feb. 3, 2009. (with Roy Tennant)
  • "E-Networking & the Benefits of Being Hyper-Connected." SMPS Southern Regional Conference, Oklahoma City, OK, Jan. 23, 2009. (presentation)
  • "Social Networking & The Independent Consultant." Professional Consultants Assoc. of CNY, Syracuse, NY, Jan. 9, 2009. (presentation)
2008
  • Graduate class, "Creating, Managing & Preserving Digital Assets," through Syracuse University's School of Information Studies (taught online). Hurst-Wahl developed this class in 2003 and has taught it regularly since then.
  • "Why You Need to Care About Virtual Worlds." Association of Independent Information Professionals, Dec. 10, 2008. (webinar)
  • "Meet the Bloggers." New York Library Association, Saratoga Springs, NY, Nov. 7, 2008. (panel discussion)
  • "Welcome to the profession: Where will you be in 25 years? Is that where you want to be?" SirsiDynix Institute, Sept. 24, 2008. (webinar with Ulla deStricker)
  • Panel on web 3D and Virtual Worlds. FLICC Forum on Federal Information Policies, Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2008. (presentation)
  • "Using Digital Collections to Expand Your Audience." 2008 AASLH Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY, Sept. 10, 2008. (panel discussion)
  • "What's All the Buzz about Social Networking." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June, 16, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "Digitization Essentials." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June, 15, 2008. (Workshop)
  • "The Future of Libraries is Here (keynote)." NEPaLA Spring Conference, Scranton, PA, May 29, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "Everything You Want To Know About Digitization." New York Archives Conference, Potsdam, NY, May 28, 2008. (Workshop panel)
  • "Virtual Worlds & Second Life." NY Digital Basins Software Forum 2008, Auburn, NY May 23, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "2.0 In Your Library." Alberta Brown Lecture Series, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, May 22, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "Blogging for Business and Bucks!," Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, Ithaca, NY, Apr. 22, 2008. (Panel discussion)
  • "Digitization 101: The Workshop." Computers in Libraries, Crystal City, VA, April 19, 2007 and April 6, 2008.
  • "Social Networking Tools & Second Life," SUNY Cortland, March 27, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "Emerging Technology Workshop: Introduction to Second Life," CLRC, Syracuse, NY, Mar. 25, 2008.
  • (Workshop) "Second Life & Libraries," NSLS, Wheeling, IL, Mar. 19, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "Tour of InfoIsland, Second Life," Education Institute, Mar. 18, 2008. (Web conference)
  • "Promotion & Use of Digital Projects," CLRC/SCRLC, Cortland, NY, Feb. 29, 2008. (Workshop)
  • "Second Life: Exploring SL from a Learning Perspective," ASTD CNY, East Syracuse, NY, Feb. 28, 2008. (Presentation)
  • "Introduction to Second Life," SCRLC, Ithaca, NY, Jan. 18, 2008. (Workshop)
  • "Privacy & Security in Our Online, Networked World," SCFCU, Jan. 16, 2008. (Presentation)
2007
  • "Introduction to Second Life," RRLC, Fairport, NY, Dec. 11, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Trends in eRepositories," E-Info Global Symposium, Huntsville, AL, Dec. 7, 2007. (Presentation) (video)
  • "Introduction to Second Life," SCLS, Bellport, NY, Nov. 29, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Introduction to Second Life," NNYLN, Potsdam, NY, Nov. 16, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Copyright Basics," Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, Jamestown, NY, Nov. 7, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Introduction to Second Life," WNYLRC, Buffalo, NY, Nov. 6, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Building Communities in Second Life," Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, Oct. 30, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Federated Searching Feedback, Internet Librarian," Monterey, CA, Oct. 29, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Libraries on the MUVE in Second Life" (workshop with 3 other SL librarians), Internet Librarian, Monterey, CA, Oct. 27, 2007.
  • "Social Networking: Tools for Connecting Staff & Patrons," SEFLIN, Lake Worth, FL, Oct. 23, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Gearing Up! Digitization 101," SLA Florida & Caribbean Chapter, Tallahassee, FL, Oct. 19, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Social Networking Tools and Librarians," NFLA/SLA, Tallahassee, FL, Oct. 18, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Social Networking Tools, NYLA, Buffalo," NY Oct. 17, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Second Life & Librarianship." Syracuse University, Oct. 2008 (Graduate class)
  • "Using Social Networking Tools at Work," PMI, Binghamton, NY, Sept. 19, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Developing Digitization Projects," RRLC, Fairport, NY, Sept. 18, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Social Networking Tools: Connecting with your clients & colleagues 21st century style," Rochester Professional Consultants Network, Rochester, NY, Sept. 14, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Planning Digitization Projects, Part 1 & 2", Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, Jamestown, NY, Sept. 5 & 12, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Virtual Worlds Librarianship" through Alliance Library System for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.
  • "The good, bad & ugly: How SL and your other social networking tools play together," Second Life, Aug. 28, 2007. (In-world presentation)
  • "Finding Your Second Life," Questar III, Rensselaerville, NY, Aug. 20, 2007.
  • "Introduction to Second Life," SCRLC, Ithaca, NY, Aug. 10, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Advocacy and Librarianship in the Larger Consciousness." ALA Spectrum Leadership Institute, Crystal City, VA, June 22, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Information Standards Featuring Web 2.0." Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, June 6, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Developing Digitization Projects." CLRC/SCRLC, Cortland, NY, May 18, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "The Future Is Here: Technology Trends and Opportunities." Nylink Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, May 10, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Digitization 101: The Workshop," Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, April 19, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "Innovative Libraries: Best Practices & Tales from the Stacks" with Christina Pikas, Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA. April 17, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Libraries & Librarians in Second Life", Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, NY, Apr. 10, 2006. (Presentation)
  • "Second Life as New Media (and Its Impact on You)," New York State Educational Media/Technology Association, Liverpool, NY, Mar. 22, 2007. (Presentation)
  • "Social Networking: Tools for Connecting Staff & Patrons," SCRLC, Binghamton, NY Feb. 23, 2007. (Workshop)
  • "10+ Tips for Finding Information...Faster...More Effectively...More Efficiently" (pdf), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Syracuse, NY Jan. 10, 2007 (Presentation)
2006
  • "Internet & Business Research," South Side Innovation Center (part of its Small Business Training Program), Syracuse, NY, Nov. 29, 2006. (Presentation)
  • "Business Uses of Blogs," NCMA Leatherstocking Chapter Meeting, Rome, NY, Nov. 14, 2006. (Presentation)
  • "Social Networking: Tools for Connecting Staff & Patrons," RRLC, Rochester, NY, Oct. 17, 2006. (Workshop)
  • "Let's Blog! - Unveiling the WBOC Blog," Women Business Owners Connection, Syracuse, NY, Sept. 6, 2006. (Presentation)
  • "Digitization Essentials Workshop" with K. Matthew Dames, Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, June 10 - 11, 2006. (Workshop)
  • "Library Outreach Redefined: It's a Wide New World," RRLC, Fairport, NY, May 30, 2006. (Workshop)
  • "Digitization Discussion Series: Session 2: Exploring Legal Issues for Digitization Projects," WNYLRC, Amherst, NY, May 12, 2006 (Facilitated Discussion)
  • "Using Blogs & Other Social Networking Tools for Business," ICON, Ithaca, NY, May 9, 2006 (Presentation)
  • "Social Networking, the Web & Us," SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY, May 4, 2006 at the Campus Celebration of the Inauguration of The Learning Commons. (Presentation)
  • "Digitization Planning," RRLC, Fairport, NY, May 3, 2006 (Workshop)
  • "Managing Intellectual Property Issues Within the Digitization Project," with K. Matthew Dames, Special Libraries Association April 26, 2006 (Virtual Seminar)
  • "SNTs & Education," Mohawk Regional Information Center (MORIC) [part of the Madison-Oneida BOCES], Verona, NY, April 25, 2006 (Presentation)
  • "Change: It's a good thing!," NNYLN, Potsdam, NY, April 20, 2006 (Workshop)
  • "Digitization Project Management in a Nutshell," with K. Matthew Dames, Special Libraries Association April 12, 2006 (Virtual Seminar)
  • "Digitization Discussion Series: A Discussion for School Librarians," WNYLRC, Buffalo, NY, April 7, 2006 (Facilitated Discussion)
  • "Non-Traditional Career Paths for Librarians," School of Informatics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY April 4, 2006 (Presentation)
  • "Digitization Project Management Essentials," with K. Matthew Dames, Computers In Libraries, Washington, DC March 25, 2006 (Workshop)
  • "Failing to Innovate: Not an Option," Computers In Libraries, Washington, DC March 22, 2006 (Presentation)
  • "Train the Trainer: Business Resources," SCRLC, Ithaca, NY, Feb. 24, 2006 (Workshop)
  • "Library Outreach, Redefined: It's a Wide New World," SCRLC, Binghamton, NY Feb. 17, 2006 (Workshop)
  • "Using Blogs & Other Social Networking Tools for Business," Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Syracuse, NY Feb. 8, 2006 (Presentation)
  • "How to Create a Blog for Your Business," Syracuse, NY Jan. 10, 2006 (Workshop)
  • "Looking Back, Looking Ahead," Women Business Owners Connection (WBOC), Syracuse, NY Jan. 2, 2006 (Presentation)
2005
  • "Born Digital" at the New York Library Association annual conference, Oct. 28, 2005. (Presentation)
  • "Digitization Discussion Series: Creating a Successful Digital Imaging Project," WNYLRC, Buffalo, NY Oct. 14, 2005 (Facilitated Discussion)
  • "How to Create a Blog for Your Business," Syracuse, NY, Sept. 21, 2005.
  • "Copyright in the Digital Age: A Discussion," RRLC, Rochester, NY, May 25, 2005 (Workshop)
  • "Choosing and Using News Sites for Professional Development," SLA Upstate NY Chapter Spring Meeting, Binghamton, NY, April 29, 2005 (Presentation)
  • "Using the Business & Company Resources Center" for Long Island Library Resources Council, Jan. 27, 2005.
  • "Marketing Online Resources And Training" for Suffolk County Library System, Jan. 13 & 14, 2005.
2004 and Before
  • "Competitive Intelligence: Part 2 - Using Internet Resources - Hands-0n!" for the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), December 3, 2004.
  • "Nature Of Collaborations: Rewards And Pitfalls – Winning The Vote" for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Oct. 1, 2004.
  • "Planning & Developing Digital Project" co-sponsored by Nylink & Capital District Library Council, June 17, 2004.
  • "Competitive Intelligence: A Sword for the War Called Business" for MACNY, June 4, 2004.
  • "Marketing Online Resources and Trainings" for South Central Regional Library Council, April 2, 2004.
  • Digitization Planning Workshops given for members of:
    • Rochester Regional Library Council – March 26, 2002 and September 25, 2003
    • South Central Regional Library Council – March 14, 2003
    • Northern New York Library Network – January 13, 14 & 21, 2003
    • Central New York Library Resources Council – September 16, 2002.
  • "Digitization Planning Seminar Series" for Central New York Library Resources Council, five sessions, March through May 2003.
  • "Competitive Intelligence – Having Your Ear to the Ground" for Project Management Institute (Syracuse), February. 17, 2004.
  • Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Library Dialog, Syracuse University Bird Library, December 4, 2002 (session facilitator).
  • Three workshops for the Syracuse University School of Information Studies Graduate Student Organization, Fall 2002, on advanced techniques in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
  • "Advanced PowerPoint Techniques" at Rochester Regional Library Council, November 19, 2002.
  • "Creating Marketing Materials for Your Library Using MS Word" at Rochester Regional Library Council, October 16, 2002.
  • "Becoming Non-Traditional Librarians" at Rochester Regional Library Council, September 25, 2002; at Central New York Library Resources Council March 26, 2004.
  • "Beyond Telecommuting: One Person's Attempt at a Virtual Company" at Professional Consultants Association of Central New York, Nov. 2, 2001; Association for Women in Computing, Rochester (NY) Chapter, Nov. 15, 2001; Rochester Professional Consultants Network, April 12, 2002.
  • "The United States and the Muslim World: How We See Each Other," part of Syracuse University's University Forum entitled "The Global Response to Terrorism" on October, 18, 2001 (session facilitator).
  • "Change Management" and "From Telecommuting to Being Virtual" at the 2001 Special Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
  • "Opening History to a New Audience" at the Association of Public Historians of New York State, Rochester, NY, March 30, 2001.