The full video and slides for Ross Singer’s closing Forum keynote, “The Linked Library Data Cloud: it’s time to stop thinking and start linking,” is now available. Watch now!
Forum Keynote Video: Roy Tennant on "Using the Cloud to Please the Crowd"
In today’s keynote address at LITA Forum, Roy Tennant talks about the context for understanding cloud computing and makes the case for incorporating into our computing strategy for the library. Catch the whole video, with slides, on ustream.
LITA Scholarships in Library and Information Science
LITA is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for three Scholarships: LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship (sponsored by Baker & Taylor) LITA/LSSI Minority Scholarship LITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship The scholarships are designed to encourage the entry of qualified persons into the library technology field. The committees seek those who plan to follow a career in library and information technology, who demonstrate potential leadership, who hold a strong commitment to the use of automated systems in libraries, and, for the minority scholarships, those who are qualified members of a principal minority group (American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African-American, or Hispanic). Candidates should illustrate their qualifications for the scholarships with a statement indicating the nature of their library experience, letters of reference, and a personal statement of the applicant’s view of what he or she can bring to the profession, with particular emphasis on experiences that indicate potential…
LITA Forum Student Registration Rate Available
LITA is offering a special student registration rate to the 2010 LITA National Forum to a limited number of graduate students enrolled in ALA accredited programs. The Forum will be held September 30 – October 3, 2010 at the Hilton City Downtown, Atlanta, GA. To learn more about the Forum, visit www.lita.org/forum 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 “The Cloud & the Crowd.” 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 preconferences 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…
Registration deadline approaching for 2010 LITA National Forum
The early bird registration deadline is approaching for the 2010 LITA National Forum, “The Cloud & the Crowd,” to be held Sept. 30 – Oct. 3 at the Hilton Downtown in Atlanta, Ga. Now is your opportunity to realize excellent savings on registration for the forum. Prior to Aug. 15, the registration rates are $50 lower. Online registration is available, or you may fax or mail your completed registration form. Visit www.lita.org/forum to register the Forum. Keynote sessions anchor the event and include speakers Amy Bruckman, Roy Tennant and Ross Singer. More than 30 concurrent sessions and 10 poster sessions provide a wealth of practical information on a wide range of topics. Two preconference workshops, “Redesigning a Website Using Information Architecture Principles,” presented by Jenny Emanuel of the University of Illinois, and “Virtualize IT: Laying the Foundation for the Library of the Future,” presented by Maurice York of North Carolina…
Patrick Mullin, former LITA President, to retire from UNC in August
Chapel Hill – Patrick Mullin, interim associate university librarian for collections and services at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will retire July 30, after a professional career spanning 37 years. Mullin joined the library staff in 1987 as systems librarian. He subsequently headed the Systems Department before becoming an associate university librarian with responsibility for systems, access services and systems, and then technical services and systems. Since March, he has served on an interim basis as associate university librarian for collections and services. During his tenure, he oversaw several comprehensive system migrations, as well as a complete reorganization of the library’s technical service operations in 2008. Mullin has been especially active with association and consortial activities. He was president in 2005-06 of the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) of the American Library Association, and was a member of the LITA Board of Directors and its Executive…
Registration now open for 2010 LITA National Forum
The Forum explores leading-edge technologies and their applications in all types of libraries while providing the networking benefits of a small conference. The 2010 LITA National Forum, “The Cloud and The Crowd,” will be held September 30 – October 3 at the Downtown Hilton in Atlanta. Keynote Sessions include Amy Bruckman of the Georgia Institute of presenting How Wikipedia Really Works, and What This Means for the Nature of “Truth”, Roy Tennant of OCLC Research will present Using the Cloud to Please the Crowd, and Ross Singer of Talis Information will present The Linked Library Data Cloud: it’s time to stop thinking and start linking. In addition to concurrent and poster sessions, two preconference workshops will be offered. Starting Thursday afternoon and concluding Friday morning, Jenny Emanuel of University of Illinois will present Redesigning a Website Using Information Architecture Principles. The workshop will focus on strategies systems staff and public…
Library Journal Reviews LITA "Tech Set"
Library Journal has just released a review of The Tech Set, co-published by Neal-Schuman and LITA. The Tech Set consists of ten practical guides to today’s hottest new technologies for information professionals: 1. Next Gen Library Catalogs by Marshall Breeding 2. Mobile Technology and Libraries by Jason Griffey 3. Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries by Robin Hastings 4. Library Videos and Webcasts by Sean Robinson 5. Wikis for Libraries by Lauren Pressley 6. Technology Training in Libraries by Sarah Houghton-Jan 7. A Social Networking Primer for Libraries by Cliff Landis 8. Library Camps and Unconferences by Steve Lawson 9. Gaming in Libraries by Kelly Czarnecki 10. Effective Blogging for Libraries, by Connie Crosby LITA members receive a discount on The Tech Set and all Neal-Schuman publications.
LITA offering regional institute: Writing for the Web
A new regional institute: “Writing for the Web,” presented by Brenda Reeb of the University of Rochester, is now available. This full-day workshop presents best practices for writing for the web within the context of academic and public library websites. The format is lecture style, followed by critique sessions that examine how successful sites implement best practices. Participants will revise web copy and receive feedback on their work during the workshop and will leave the workshop with quick fixes they can apply to their site immediately as well as strategies for tackling long range projects that will enhance the quality of their library website. In this workshop, participants will learn how to critique current web content for immediate improvement, write quality web copy from scratch, identify content areas that require significant revision, assess the “findability” of important features or important library content and create a style guide so that content…
Newly-elected LITA officers begin terms
Colleen Cuddy, interim director, New York University Health Sciences Libraries, NYU School of Medicine, is the newly elected vice-president/president-elect of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Her term, and that of newly elected LITA councilor and board members, began after the June 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Cuddy has served as a member of the LITA Board of Directors and the LITA Executive Committee. She has experience in programming, having served on the LITA National Forum Program Planning Committee, and in governance, having served as the Bylaws Committee chair and Board parliamentarian. “LITA members are innovators and leaders, and I feel very privileged to lead such a diverse group of librarians and library professionals. I look forward to developing methods to communicate the value of technology innovation for LITA members and for librarians at large. I will also work…