Category: 2017

The full schedule for the 2017 LITA Forum is now on the website. You can discover sessions of particular interest for yourself by time and day, or subject track, or meeting room. You’re sure to find so many sessions you really want to attend. 2017 LITA Forum Denver, CO November 9-12, 2017 #litaforum Participate with your LITA and library technology colleagues for the excellent networking opportunities at the 2017 LITA Forum. Register Now! Online registration closes Sunday November 5th, 2017 Conference highlights in addition to all the excellent sessions. Keynote Speakers: Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder Vivienne Ming, Scientist and Entrepreneur The Preconference Workshops: Improving Technology Services with Design Thinking: A Workshop Canceled, IT Security and Privacy in Libraries: Stay Safe From Ransomware, Hackers & Snoops Details Join us in Denver, Colorado, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center, for the 2017 LITA Forum, a three-day education and networking…

We’ve extended the LITA members early bird registration another two weeks, so there’s still time to register for the 2017 LITA Forum at the early bird rate and save $50 Denver, CO November 9-12, 2017 #litaforum LITA Forum early bird rates now will end October 14, 2017 Register Now! Join us in Denver, Colorado, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center, for the 2017 LITA Forum, a three-day education and networking event featuring 2 preconferences, 2 keynote sessions, more than 50 concurrent sessions and 15 poster presentations. It’s the 20th annual gathering of the highly regarded LITA Forum for technology-minded information professionals. Meet with your colleagues involved in new and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field. Registration is limited in order to preserve the important networking advantages of a smaller conference. Attendees take advantage of the informal Friday evening reception, networking dinners, game night, and other…

Check out the 2017 LITA Forum website now for the preliminary schedule, program tracks, posters, and speakers. You’re sure to find sessions and more sessions that you really want to attend. Register Now! Denver, CO November 9-12, 2017 #litaforum Participate with your LITA and library technology colleagues for the excellent networking opportunities at the 2017 LITA Forum. The guaranteed discount hotel rate at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center ends Friday October 9th, 2017, and as available thereafter. Online registration closes Sunday November 5th, 2017 And don’t forget the other conference highlights including the Keynote speakers and the Preconferences. Keynote Speakers: Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder Armed with a PhD in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech and a JD from Vanderbilt Law School, Casey Fiesler primarily researches social computing, law, ethics, and fan communities (occasionally all at the same time). Find out more on her website…

2017 LITA Forum Denver, Colorado November 9 – 12, 2017 Student registration rate available – 50% off registration rate – $180 The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, is offering a discounted student registration rate for the 2017 LITA Forum. This offer is limited to graduate students enrolled in ALA-accredited programs. In exchange for the lower registration cost, these graduate students will be asked to assist the LITA organizers and Forum presenters with onsite operations. This is a great way to network and meet librarians active in the field. The selected students will be expected to attend the full LITA Forum, Friday noon through Sunday noon. Attendance during the preconferences on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning is not required. While you will be assigned a variety of duties, you will be able to attend the Forum programs, which include 2 keynote sessions, over 50…

Do you want to attend and participate in the LITA Forum? The three-day technology-focused conference for everyone who cares about libraries, archives, and other information services? The 2017 LITA Forum will be held November 9 – 12, 2017 in Denver, CO. Would travel funding help you to attend? As a result of the successful LITA 50th Anniversary Scholarship Campaign LITA is offering six $1500 travel scholarships, to support new librarians or new to ALA/LITA technologists to attend the 2017 LITA Forum. Complete the application form. Scholarships will be awarded competitively based on the committee’s ranking of applications received by the deadline, August 20, 2017. Scholarship Eligibility Selection criteria for the LITA Forum scholarship: Work with library technology in any role Provide library services to underrepresented groups You are a new librarian or new to LITA; from a diverse range of backgrounds and types of libraries; and reflective of the breadth of…

The LITA Forum is a highly regarded annual event for those involved in new and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field. Please send your proposal submissions here by June 2, 2017, and join your colleagues in Denver Colorado. The 2017 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for the 20th Annual Forum of the Library and Information Technology Association in Denver, Colorado, November 9-12, 2017 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center. Submit your proposal at this site The Forum Committee welcomes proposals for concurrent sessions, workshops, poster sessions, or full-day preconferences related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate. Collaborative, hands-on, and interactive concurrent sessions, such as panel discussions, hands-on practical workshops, or short talks followed by open moderated discussions, are especially welcomed. Proposals may cover projects, plans, ideas, or recent discoveries. We accept proposals on any aspect of library and information technology. The committee particularly…

The 2017 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for the 20th Annual Forum of the Library Information and Technology Association in Denver, Colorado from November 9-12, 2017. Submit your proposal at this site The Forum Committee welcomes proposals for full-day preconferences, concurrent sessions, workshops, or poster sessions related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate. Collaborative, hands-on, and interactive concurrent sessions, such as panel discussions, hands-on practical workshops, or short talks followed by open moderated discussions, are especially welcomed. We deliberately seek and strongly encourage submissions from underrepresented groups, such as women, people of color, the LGBTQA+ community and people with disabilities. The Submission deadline is Friday May 19, 2017. Proposals could relate to, but are not restricted to, any of the following topics: Discovery, navigation, and search Practical applications of linked data Library spaces (virtual or physical) User experience Emerging technologies Cybersecurity and privacy Open…