OFFICIAL RULES

• Each contestant will present on the topic: Imagine, Improvise, Inflict: Get Inspired or Die Trying

• Each contestant has a unique slide deck of 12 images• Each contestant has 4 minutes to complete the deck• Judges score contestant on 5 criteria and assign a

final score out of 25• The highest score from the judges determines the

winner• The audience will vote to determine the people’s

choice award

SCORING CATEGORIES

• Content and Credibility (did it make any sense?)

• Poise and Gestures (were they comfortable?)• Flow (minimal pauses and stammering)• Audience response (was there any?)• Getting through all the slides

THE CONTESTANTS!

REBECCA CARLSON

ADAM HAIGH

DANIEL RANSOM

AMY SPRINGER

HEIDI STEINER

THE WILD CARD

“Thus it was decreed by the Ancients that once every two years, at the ACRL conference, one audience member shall be sacrificed to the gods of public opinion for the benefit of the herd. May eternal fame be their reward.”

- The Libronomicon, 10:2 (rev. ed.)

PARTICIPANT 1

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to Start the Clock!

outspiration

inspiration

libraries are for lovers

*tweet*

i use facebook

technological innovation

meanwhile, back at the ranch…

WHA?!!!!

where do you find inspiration?

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!

PARTICIPANT 2

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to Start the Clock!

WE NEED TO TALK

ABOUT YOUR LIBGUIDE

redundancy

ermahgerd! Henry Rollins!

sexy

know it

bow ties

?

this can’t end well…

60% bacon40% potato +

100% narwhal

ACRL DANCE PARTY

space libraries… the next frontier?

networking for success

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!

PARTICIPANT 3

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to Start the Clock!

Everythingis

digital

How future-proof is your service model?

freeloading sheep

your excuses are invalid

today’s students…

small bubbles

past

big bubble!

future

Libraries are a changing organism…

LOST…

…AND FOUND

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!

PARTICIPANT 4

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to Start the Clock!

ACRL won’t save you…

biting the hand that feeds

15%

85%

Mistake Delicious

recycle and reuse

AND THEN I SAYS TO HIM

NO, I GOT

YOUR NOSE

ACRL

First-time attendee

#ROAR-EH

offer incentiv

es

it’s a new

game

Little did Marion know that her love of cataloging would soon embroil her in a deadly game of lies and deceit.

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!

PARTICIPANT 5

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to Start the Clock!

harlem shakevideos

banana costumes

internet gold? or the last thing you did before you got fired?

Participant 5 – image 1meanwhile, in

Scotland

evolution or dinner?

responsive design

must have ALL

THE KITTENS!!

!

last year’s library holiday party…

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!

WILD CARD

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to Start the Clock!

keep it classy, guybrarian

Momma, don’t let your boys grow up to be academic librarians…

in space, no one can hear them scream….

prepare for stormy weather

ALA

ACRL

know your campus community

you’re an ass!

don’t be a drama llama.

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!

Peer review

Criticism

Annual Evaluation

Judgment!

THANKS!

Logo: John LeMasney

Slides: Sara O'Donnell and “Madame X”

Support: Tory Ondrla and ACRL

TIE BREAKER

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to Start the Clock!

pillow fight to the death!

open access

…in space!

balance…

…can be painful

RELEASE THE CRABS!

pack sensible shoes

filed under C for “cute”

the view inside the box

That’s it, man. Game over, man.

GAME OVER!