2009

Save $50 – Register Now for 2009 LITA National Forum

The early bird registration deadline is approaching for the 2009 LITA National Forum, October 1-4 in Salt Lake City. Now is your opportunity to realize excellent savings on registration for the forum. Prior to Aug. 15, the registration rates are $50 lower – Register Now. Keynote Sessions Feature Dynamic Speakers: On Friday Joan Lippincott of Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) will kick off the Forum with her talk Mobile Technologies, Mobile Users: Will Libraries Mobilize? Lippincott will discuss what roles libraries can and should play in delivering content for mobile devices, developing services for mobile device users and configuring physical spaces to respond to their needs. Saturday, David Weinberger will present Knowledge in the Age of Abundance. Weinberger will examine how our new connected age is one of abundant and ready access to knowledge and how this is bringing a change in the nature, shape, value and role of knowledge…

2009

Take the Forum 2009 Concurrent Session Feedback Survey

This year the Forum 2009 Planning Committee is trying something new. We are asking the community of LITA members and potential Forum attendees to give the Committee feedback on which proposals they would be most interested in seeing presented as concurrent sessions at Forum. The Committee will add this information to other factors in determining which proposals to accept and to assist in the scheduling of sessions. We sincerely appreciate your input and your time. http://yourbigwig.com/proposals/forum09 The survey will be open until Sunday, March 22nd for your input. Survey Tips: * You are not required to login to participate. * Please rate the proposals from 1 star (least interesting) to 5 stars (most interesting). There are 65 sessions total. You can rank all or only some. * The order in which the proposals display is randomized on an individual session basis, so the order will differ if you return more…

2009

National Forum proposal deadline approaching

The 2009 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions for the 12th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 1-4, 2009. Keynoters David Weinberger, author of ‘Everything is Miscellaneous’ and Joan Lippincott, CNI’s Associate Executive Director have already signed on. Submit proposals by February 20, 2009 online at: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lita2009/ The 2009 Forum Planning Committee will review proposals starting in February 2009. You will be contacted about the status of your proposal by the end of March. View the complete call for proposals for more info.

2009

Call for Proposals for LITA National Forum 2009

*Reminder* CALL FOR PROPOSALS The 2009 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 12th annual LITA National Forum to be held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 1-4, 2009. This year we have switched over to online submissions so it’s quick and easy (see the URL below). Also, we’ve extended the deadline for submitting proposals to February 20, 2009! Theme: Open and Mobile The Forum Committee is interested in presentations that highlight specific technology implementations; just over-the-horizon technologies that are almost ready for implementation; or information technology research. We are interested in all types of libraries: public, government, school, academic, special, and corporate. Proposals on any aspect of library and information technology are welcome. Some possible ideas for proposals might include: * Handheld Technologies: PDAs, Smartphones, Tablet PCS * E-learning: Effective e-learning and…