Lauren Pressley
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Lauren Pressley is a digital native with one foot in Generation X and another in the Millennial Generation. She's a librarian that examines new and emerging technologies that can enhance the library's services, reference, instruction, and workflow.
Lauren speaks on using technology to enhance education and technology with an eye to using new services to stay relevant for younger customers. She has published on the Millennial generation.
She is a hands-on practitioner in many emerging technologies. She has been blogging since 2000 and using wikis since 2003. Most recently she's been exploring Twitter, Google Docs, and Social Media.
Previous Presentations:
Womack, Giz, Kevin Gilbertson, & Lauren Pressley. (2008) “Situating Blogs and Wikis: The Value Added Proposition of the Library as Service Provider.” Triangle/Triad Instructional Technology Meeting, Greensboro, NC. May 7, 2008.
Pressley, Lauren. (2008) “Communication Strategies in a Library 2.0 Environment.” The ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute: Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions, April 30, 2008.
Pressley, Lauren. (2008) “Managing Online: Web 2.0 Tools for Supervision 2.0.” Poster Presentation. The ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute: Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions, April 29-30, 2008.
Pressley, Lauren & Kaeley McMahan. (2008) “A Connected Class: Blended Learning in the Information Literacy Classroom.” Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching in Greensboro, NC. February 8, 2008.
Mitchell, Erik & Lauren Pressley. (2007) “Social Software & the Future of the Library.” SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting. May 10, 2007.
Pressley, Lauren. (2007) “Training with Flickr.” Screencast. Five Weeks to a Social Library. March 5 - March 9, 2007.