Category: talks
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What if we used AI as an excuse to provide structured open data to our communities?
On Wednesday, April 8th, I gave a presentation called What if we used AI as an excuse to provide structured open data to our communities?
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Library Futures: Information Literacy in the Age of GenAi: my slides, notes, and an addendum
This post includes my presentation made before the Library Futures panel discussion about Ai and IL. It also includes an addendum of a couple points I wish I could have added at the time.
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Libraries deliver the freedom that games promise
Last May, I spoke at the Bike Windsor Essex’s Pecha Kucha portion of their AGM. Today I presented another 20 slides @ 20 seconds each about games and libraries.
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Libraries and Large Language Models as Cultural Technologies and Two Kinds of Power
On September 20th, 2025, I spoke on a panel at THE LEGACY OF CCH CANADIAN LTD. v. LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA AND FUTURE OF COPYRIGHT LAW CONFERENCE 2025. Here is my talk.
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The Bureau of Library Tourism
I just walked back from the lovely Cookie Bar in Ford City, Ontario, where I was one of the six “fun” speakers at the Bike Windsor Essex AGM. The theme was transportation and the format was pecha kucha: 20 slides that auto forward every 20 seconds. This is what I was supposed to have said.
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The City As Classroom vs. The City As Advertising Platform
On May 2nd, 2016 I had the pleasure of speaking to York University Libraries as part of their Library Futures Series. This is what I said all those years ago.
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Collaborative Intelligence with Scholars Portal
Yesterday I had the honour to be part of the opening panel of the first half of Scholars Portal Day 2024. Here’s my introductory remarks from that day.
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Citations Needed – Chatting about Chat-GPT
Yesterday I spoke on a panel which was one part of a series of Windsor Law LTEC Lab forum discussions about Chat-GPT & Generative AI. This post is a means to share my cited works to prove that I didn’t make it all up (like Australia) like an army of drunk interns named Steve would.
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What is Wikidata and Why You Should Do Data Entry for the Greater Good
On May 31 2023, I spoke at CALL ACBD 2023. These are my slides and some of the things I’ve said.
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Crucial Voices: The Importance of Representation in Public Institutional Leadership
On Friday, February 10th, at 7pm, there was be event entitled, Crucial Voices: The Importance of Representation in Public Institutional Leadership. I will be on the panel of speakers. The panel’s discussion was recorded and is available on YouTube