2012

LITA Forum 2012: Streaming Video of Keynotes and Photo Group on Flickr

View streaming video of the LITA National Forum 2012 keynote speakers: Eric Hellman on Friday, Oct 5th at 1pm EDT Ben Shneiderman on Saturday, Oct 6th at 9am EDT Sarah Houghton on Sunday, Oct 6th at 10:30am EDT At http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lita-forum (Recordings will be available via USTREAM  after the event.) Also, check out photos of the forum via the Flickr group Pix4LITA

2012

LITA Forum 2012: early bird rates available through August 31

Early Bird Registration Deadline August 31, 2012! Last chance to save up to $50 on registration for the 2012 LITA National Forum “New World of Data: Discover. Connect. Remix.,” to be held October 4-7, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Downtown in Columbus, OH. Don’t forget to book your room at the Hyatt by September 3, 2012 to guarantee the LITA room rate. This year’s Forum will feature keynote speakers Eric Hellman, Ben Shneiderman, and Sarah Houghton. More than 30 concurrent sessions and a dozen poster sessions will provide a wealth of practical information on a wide range of topics. Two preconference workshops will also be offered; Tabatha Farney, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and Nina McHale, Arapahoe Library District, CO will present “Developing a Web Analytics Strategy for Your Library: Using Data to Measure Success” and Christopher Manly, Cornell University will present “Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Running Your…

2012

Student Registration Rate for the 2012 LITA Forum

LITA is offering a special student registration rate to the 2012 LITA National Forum to a limited number of graduate students enrolled in ALA accredited programs.   The Forum will be held October 5-7, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus, OH.  To learn more about the Forum, visit http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2012 In exchange for the discounted registration, students will assist the LITA organizers and the Forum presenters with the on-site operations for the Forum.  This year’s theme is “New World of Data.”  We are anticipating an attendance of 400-500 decision makers and implementers of new information technologies in libraries. The selected students will be expected to attend the full LITA National Forum, Friday noon through Sunday noon, but not the pre-conferences on Thursday and Friday.  You will be assigned a variety of duties, but will be able to attend the Forum programs, which include 3 keynote sessions, approximately 30 concurrent sessions,…

2012

Deadline extended to submit presentation proposal to “Innovation in Libraries 2012”

Innovation in Libraries 2012:  A Free Post Conference event after LITA Forum Invitation and Call for Proposals Do you love exploring new ideas? Always secretly wished you knew more about how to create an app? Wonder what the next wave of library innovation might be? If you answered yes, then Innovation in Libraries 2012 is for you. The event will happen after LITA Forum concludes on Oct. 7, and will continue through the morning of Oct. 8. Sponsored by OCLC and held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library, Innovation in Libraries 2012 is your chance to hear from experts and colleagues, and contribute your ideas. Library innovation of all flavors will be on tap; you are invited. To register and learn more about Innovation in Libraries 2012, go to: http://www.oclc.org/innovation. Proposals requested Whether you plan to attend LITA Forum or not, you are encouraged to share your innovations, ideas…