2022
Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2022
Finally Fines Free! Explore Different Ways of Using Data to Help Your Library Advocate for Going Fines Free
Presented by Alison Clarke, Kim Silk and Kelly Bernstein
- Related: Advocating for Fines-Free Libraries Toolkit includes customizable slide deck and infographics libraries can use to support reaching their goal to eliminate late fines.
2021
Ontario Library Service Virtual Conference 2021
Now What?! Re-Thinking Your Library
- Kim’s Lightning Talk (recording) and slide:
Perhaps more than ever before, the pandemic is forcing libraries to rethink customer service and how to deliver programs and services. Kim will demonstrate how implementing metrics for these new service designs provides data to inform decision-making and demonstrates how public libraries make a positive difference in the community.
2020
Computers in Libraries / Internet Librarian Connect 2020
September 2020, Online Event
The Partnership & The Education Institute
June 2020, Webinar
- Data in a Time of COVID-19
Presented by the Ontario Pubic Libraries Association Research & Evaluation Committee
Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD)
May-June 2020, Online Training
- Formation: Comment établir de bonnes mesures de performance /
Workshop: Establishing Effective Performance Measures
OLA Super Conference 2020
January 2020, Toronto, ON
- Fierce Data Analytics: Moving from Fear and Uncertainty to Analyzing Data with Ferocity!
Presented by the Ontario Pubic Libraries Association Research & Evaluation Committee - Library as Laboratory: Creating a Community Research Platform
- (Research) Data Management in Public Libraries
2019
ARUPLO* Annual Training Conference 2019
September 2019, Alliston, ON
- ARUPLO Evaluation Workshop Agenda
*Administrators of Rural and Urban Public Libraries of Ontario
OLA Super Conference 2019
January 2019, Toronto, ON
- Changing Stakeholder Perceptions About Library Value
- Data Skills for 21st Century Library Practice
- Research Round-up
2018
SLA Annual Conference
June 2018, Baltimore, MD
OLA Super Conference 2018
January 31-February 2, 2018, Toronto, ON
2017
OLS-North Conference: Hidden Gems – Finding and Creating Value in Libraries
September 27, 2017, Sudbury, ON
OLA/OLPA Community-Led Think Tank
May 2017, Niagara Falls, ON
- Workshop: Not Just Book Stats – Presenting Data that Demonstrates Your Value
Computers in Libraries 2017
March 2017, Arlington, VA
- Workshop: Practical Research to Measure Impact in Your Library
OLA Super Conference 2017
February 2017, Toronto, ON
- Creating a Culture of Evaluation: Taking Your Library from Talk to Action
- Bold Moves in Scholarly Communication
INKE Networked Open Social Scholarship Gathering
January 2017, Victoria, BC
- Surfacing Integration in the Digital Scholarship Ecosystem
2016
Open Education Gathering
October 2016, Maskwacis Cultural College
- Bold Moves in Scholarly Communication
SLA Annual Conference 2016
June 2016, Philadelphia, PA
OLA Super Conference 2016
January 2016, Toronto, Canada
- L-Index: Designing a New Method for Measuring Library Impact in Canada
- Ink on our Hands: Plotting the Map of Canadas Integrated Digital Scholarship Ecosystem
2015
11th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services
July 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Constructing an L-Value Index for Canadian Public Libraries
Computers in Libraries Conference 2015
April 2015, Washington, DC
- Strategic Metrics Workshop with Dr. Bill Irwin, Huron College, Western University
- DIY Library Metrics, with Ian Reid, Counting Opinions
Envisioning our Information Future & How to Educate for It
January 2015
- Conference proceedings
- Beyond the Stacks Podcast, Episode 2: Kimberly Silk on Data Librarianship
2014
Ex Libris Association AGM
November 2014, Toronto, ON
Building a Flat Army for the Library Symposium
November 2014, Toronto, ON
Elsevier Library Connect Webinar Series
November 2014
CBC Libraries & Archives Management Group Presentation
June 2014, Toronto, Canada
CLA Annual Conference 2014
May 28-31, 2014 – Victoria, BC
- Workshop: Driving Change for Community Impact
Defining New Metrics for Library Success Symposium
April 22-23 2014 – Toronto, Canada
OLA Super Conference 2014
January 2014, Toronto, ON
2013
SLA Toronto Chapter – Professional Development Presentation
October 2013, Toronto, ON
SLA Social Science Division – Professional Development Webinar
August 2013
OLA Super Conference 2013
February 2013, Toronto, ON
- Mentoring the 21st Century Information Professional
2012
Association of Parliamentary Libraries in Canada Conference
September 2012, Toronto, ON
Computers in Libraries 2012
March 23, 2012, Washington, DC
2011
TRY Library Conference 2011
May 3, 2011, University of Toronto
2010
Internet Librarian 2010 – Insights, Imagination and Info Pros: Adding Value
October 25-27, 2010, Monterey, CA
Knowledge Workers Toronto
Thursday May 27th, 2010, Toronto, ON
TRY Library Conference 2010
April 27, 2010, University of Toronto
- Social Knowledge Management in an Academic Environment: A Case Study
- Successful E-Publication Seeks Warm Web 2.0 Technology to Build a Future Together
Library Technology Conference
March 17-18 2010, St. Paul, MN