To af deltagerne på BOBCATSSS 2013 blev interviewet omkring deres oplevelse af konferencen.
Bernd Wunsch
Bachelorstuderende ved Det Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi,
Danmark
Hvorfor tog du til BOBCATSSS i Ankara?
Jeg synes, det er fedt at møde studerende fra andre universiteter
og se, hvad de laver, og hvad de synes er interessant. Og så synes
jeg, at temaet på konferencen lød spændende (From Collections to
Connections: Turning Libraries "Inside-out" Red.) og ville gerne
vide mere om, hvad det dækkede over. Og så har jeg aldrig været i
Tyrkiet før!
Har du lært noget nyt under konferencen?
De hollandske sessions og workshops omhandlende open data var
rigtig interessante, og den ene workshop var med til at få mig til
at se på nogle nye aspekter inden for open data. Og så var der en
studerende fra Sydafrika, som snakkede om nonverbal kommunikation
og e-læringsplatforme, som gav mig et helt nyt perspektiv på hele
problemstillingen i, at e-læringsplatforme ikke tager højde for
nonverbal kommunikation, selv om det er rigtig vigtigt!
Hvad synes du om BOBCATSSS 2013?
Jeg synes overordnet, at det var meget professionelt arrangeret,
og jeg er glad for, at jeg fik taget mig sammen til at deltage. Jeg
har lært mange nye ting og skabt nye internationale kontakter.
Kunne du finde på at tage af sted igen?
Absolut ja, helt bestemt.
Vassilis Galanos
Master student at the Royal School of Library and Information
Science, Denmark
Why did you go?
I thought it was a nice idea. First time I heard about it was
through Rasmus, the first day I came to IVA. I thought it would be
a nice beginning to an academic career. And of course I also saw it
as an opportunity to party.
When and why did you decide to submit a paper?
I decided that as soon as I heard about it. I finished it 3 days
before the submission-deadline. The reason why I wanted to submit a
paper was a combination of two things. My main inspiration was the
title of the conference I think. The theme of the conference also
made it possible for me to include previous works I have done
earlier, so it was a combination of those two things.
Did you learn anything new?
No and yes. The conference improved my knowledge about hot topics,
for instance open data and apps for smartphones. And it updated me
on the latest news in the field of library and information
science.
What did you like the most about the conference?
Keynote speakers definitely! They were both (Lorcan Dempsey (US)
& Ragnar Audunson (NO) Red.) very fluent in expressing what
they wanted to say. Plus, I went to a session with two girls
working on a library in Saudi Arabia. They did a presentation about
the whole design of a university library in Saudi Arabia. In their
presentation, they were asking us how we would design the library.
It was an interactive presentation, which included theoretical
information about design and architecture in libraries in
general.
How did you like the conference?
It was just perfect! I really enjoyed it. I personally really like
Turkey, so it was a perfect combination. I met a lot of interesting
new people, and I think it was the beginning of new friendships and
professional connections. I have attended about 15-20 other
conferences before this one - you have plenty of free time being a
bachelor student. However, this one was more than professional
because it was a student arranged conference.
How would you sum up BOBCATSSS 2013 in one
sentence?
BOBCATSSS is a place where young people meet to have a good time
and find out what the future of their profession is going to be
like.
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