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Call for Panelists – 2018 ALA LITA Top Trends Program – Final Reminder!

| Chrishelle Thomas

We are currently seeking nominations for panelists for the 2018 ALA Midwinter LITA Top Tech Trends program in Denver, CO!  You may nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a great addition to the panel of speakers. Deadline extended to Wednesday, November 1, 2017. LITA’s Top Trends Program has traditionally been one of the most popular programs at ALA. Each panelist discusses two trends in technology impacting libraries and engages in a moderated discussion with each other and the audience. Submit your nominations at http://bit.ly/lita-toptechtrends-mw2018. The LITA Top Tech Trends Committee will review each submission and select panelists based on their proposed trends, experience, and overall balance to the panel. Submission Guidelines can be found at http://docs.lita.org/committees/top-technology-trends/panel-submission-guidelines/. For more information about the Top Tech Trends program, please visit http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt.

Call for Panelists – 2018 ALA LITA Top Trends Program

| Lindsay Cronk

We are currently seeking nominations for panelists for the 2018 ALA Midwinter LITA Top Tech Trends program in Denver, CO!  You may nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a great addition to the panel of speakers. LITA’s Top Trends Program has traditionally been one of the most popular programs at ALA. Each panelist discusses two trends in technology impacting libraries and engages in a moderated discussion with each other and the audience. Submit your nominations at http://bit.ly/lita-toptechtrends-mw2018.  Deadline is Saturday, September 30, 2017. The LITA Top Tech Trends Committee will review each submission and select panelists based on their proposed trends, experience, and overall balance to the panel. Submission Guidelines can be found at http://docs.lita.org/committees/top-technology-trends/panel-submission-guidelines/. For more information about the Top Tech Trends program, please visit http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt.  

Call for Nominations: 2017 ALA Annual LITA Top Tech Trends Panel

| Lindsay Cronk

We are currently seeking nominations for panelists for the 2017 ALA Annual LITA Top Tech Trends program in Chicago, IL!  You may nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a great addition to the panel of speakers. LITA’s Top Trends Program has traditionally been one of the most popular programs at ALA. Each panelist discusses two trends in technology impacting libraries and engages in a moderated discussion with each other and the audience. Submit your nominations at http://bit.ly/lita-toptechtrends-annual2017.  Deadline is Sunday, December 4th. The LITA Top Tech Trends Committee will review each submission and select panelists based on their proposed trends, experience, and overall balance to the panel. For more information about past programs and our upcoming MidWinter program, please visit http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt.

Call for Nominations: LITA Top Tech Trends Panel at ALA Midwinter 2017

| Brianna Marshall

It’s that time of year again! We’re asking for you to either nominate yourself or someone you know who would be a great addition to the panel of speakers for the 2017 Midwinter Top Tech Trends program in Atlanta, GA. LITA’s Top Trends Program has traditionally been one of the most popular programs at ALA. Each panelist discusses two trends in technology impacting libraries and engages in a moderated discussion with each other and the audience. Submit a nomination at: http://bit.ly/lita-toptechtrends-mw2017.  Deadline is Sunday, August 28th. The LITA Top Tech Trends Committee will review each submission and select panelist based on their proposed trends, experience, and overall balance to the panel. For more information about past programs, please visit http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt.

LITA announces the Top Tech Trends panel at ALA Annual 2016

| Chrishelle Thomas

Kicking off LITA’s celebration year of it’s 50th year the Top Technology Trends Committee announces the panel for the highly popular session at  2016 ALA Annual in Orlando, FL. Top Tech Trends starts Sunday June 26, 2016, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, in the Orange County Convention Center, Room W109B and kicks off Sunday Afternoon with LITA. This program features the ongoing roundtable discussion about trends and advances in library technology by a panel of LITA technology experts. The panelists will describe changes and advances in technology that they see having an impact on the library world, and suggest what libraries might do to take advantage of these trends. This year’s panelists line up is: Maurice Coleman, Session Moderator, Technical Trainer, Harford County Public Library, @baldgeekinmd Blake Carver, Systems Administrator, LYRASIS, @blakesterz Lauren Comito, Job and Business Academy Manager, Queens Library, @librariancraftr Laura Costello, Head of Research & Emerging Technologies,…

LITA Top Tech Trends Panel at ALA Annual 2016

| Chrishelle Thomas

Help LITA celebrate the kick off to its 50th year by participating or nominating a Top Tech Trends panelist. Submit your nomination here. The LITA Top Technology Trends Committee is currently seeking nominations for panelists to participate in their popular panel discussion session at ALA Annual 2016. We are looking for a diverse panel of speakers ready to offer insights into a range of technology topics impacting libraries today and into the future. Have someone you’d love to hear share their thoughts about current and future trends in technology? Want to share your own thoughts on some tech topics? Let us know what you or your nominee have to offer to the discussion! For more details and a chance to nominate yourself or someone else, visit this site. Nominations are due by April 15th, 2016. Spread the Word!!! Emily Clasper Suffolk Cooperative Library System LITA Top Tech Trends Committee Chair…

Top Tech Trends: Call For Panelists

| Chrishelle Thomas|1 Comment

What technology are you watching on the horizon? Have you seen brilliant ideas that need exposing? Do you really like sharing with your LITA colleagues? The LITA Top Tech Trends Committee is trying a new process this year and issuing a Call for Panelists. Answer the short questionnaire by 12/10 to be considered. Fresh faces and diverse panelists are especially encouraged to respond. Past presentations can be viewed at http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt. Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JH6qJItEAtQS_ChCcFKpS9xqPsFEUz52wQxwieBMC9w/viewform If you have additional questions check with Emily Morton-Owens, Chair of the Top Tech Trends committee: emily.morton.owens@gmail.com

LITA Top Tech Trends – ALA Midwinter 2013

| Griffey|1 Comment

Below will be the live stream for the LITA Top Tech Trends panel at ALA Midwinter 2013 in Seattle, WA! We’ll be live at 10:30am Pacific Time, and after the show will embed the recording here as well. Enjoy! Topic: If Data resides in a Cloud environment, is it still mine? Panelists: Roy Tennant, Bess Sadler, Todd Carpenter, Carl Grant (moderator), John Law, Mackenzie Smith, Julie Speer Tweet questions to us with hashtag #alamwttt Part One, just a few minutes of recording before the wifi went crazy. Video streaming by Ustream We missed 8 or so minutes of conversation, then got it running again for Part Two. Video streaming by Ustream

Don’t Miss the Top Tech Trends Panel in Anaheim!

| mprentice

We have a great panel this year for Top Tech Trends at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim! The panelists will describe changes and advances in  technology that they see having an impact on the library world, and suggest what libraries might do to  take advantage of these trends. Presentation of LITA Awards and Scholarships will take place prior to the Top Tech Trends program. When: Sunday, June 24, 2012 – 1:30pm – 3:30pm Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom A The panelists:     Stephen Abram, Gale Cengage Learning     Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC     Meredith Farkas, Portland State University Library     Clifford Lynch, CNI     Nina McHale, Arapahoe Library District, Colorado