Dear Colleagues:
I just wanted to take a moment to invite you to participate in the
LearningTimes Library Online Conference (LTLOC): Innovations by
Information Professionals October 20 -24. Sponsored by the ACRL, the
largest division of the American Library Association, this five day
event for librarians, archivists, and museum educators takes place
completely online. The conference features a wide variety of
interactive webcasts, discussions, and learning opportunities for
participants.
You can learn about all of the speakers scheduled to participate at
LTLOC by accessing the conference website:
http://www.libraryconference.org
The following are just some of the speakers that LTLOC is happy to
include in this fun, innovative and completely online professional
development conference:
Mark Weitzman, Director Task Force Against Hate and Terrorism, The
Tolerance Museum (part of The Simon Wiesenthal Center), “The Internet
and Our World: How Extremists Use The Internet and The Effect on
American Civil Liberties”
Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan, Assistant Professor Culture and Communication
New York University, “The Anarchist in the Library: How Peer-to-Peer
Networks are Transforming Politics, Culture and
Information”
Dr. Margit Misangyi Watts, Associate Professor Director Freshman
Seminars/Rainbow Advantage Program University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Author of the textbook "College: We Make the Road By Walking" and Dr.
Nancy J. Becker, Assistant Professor Division of Library & Information
Science, St. John's University, “The Broader Pedagogy of Information
Literacy”
Melissa Johnson, Reference Librarian and Becky Estrella, Acquisitions
Coordinator, Brown Library of Abilene Christian University, "Using
e-Bay and PayPal to Supplement the Library Budget"
Susan Brunner, Librarian Regency Inst. of TAFE - Elizabeth Campus
Australia, "Drafting W3C Compliant e-Resources"
Dane Ward, Associate Dean of Public Services at the Illinois State
University’s Milner Library. He is also co-editor and co-author of The
Collaborative Imperative: Librarians and Faculty Working Together in
the Information Universe (ACRL), "Organizational Culture: Making it
Work"
Matthew David, Acquisitions Assistant DePaul University, "Learning,
Training and Development for Support Staff"
There is still time to register and save off regular registration. Go
to http://www.libraryconference.org/register.shtml to learn more about
attending LTLOC.
Finally, do you know someone or some organization that should be
recognized for their contribution to information services, archival
and/or historical societies, or museums? If so, nominate them to for
the LearningTimes Innovations in Information Services Awards!
Nominations are due by September 29th.
Take a moment to complete the online nomination form:
http://www.libraryconference.org/awards.shtml
We look forward to seeing you online! If you have any questions or
suggestions about upcoming events please email
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Best --
Hope Kandel
Director, Library and Information Services
LearningTimes, LLC
http://www.learningtimes.org
http://www.libraryconference.com
212 741 0560 [o]
917 406 8853 [m]
646 862 8720 [ f ]
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