Announcing an upcoming symposium before ALA - Boston 2010

[Lisa German <lbg10@psu.edu>]

HOLD THIS DATE!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services 
(ALCTS) announces a symposium which will be held prior to ALA 
Midwinter 2010: Living Digital: The Future of Information and the 
Role of the Library. The event will be held on Thursday, January 
14 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collections and access to information are the bread and butter of 
libraries.  The digital environment has introduced new materials, 
new partners, and new user expectations into the information 
arena.  Four distinguished speakers from both inside and outside 
of librarianship will address issues that are expected to include 
recruiting students into information-related professions, 
information seeking behaviors of those living in the digital age, 
emerging initiatives related to information access, and 
techniques institutions may employ in adapting to new information 
ecologies.  Attendees will learn how to facilitate the delivery 
of information and understand their role in an environment of 
constantly evolving genres and increasing quantities of 
information.

Plenary speakers:

Margaret Ashida, Project Manager, Empire State STEM Education 
Initiative, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Kevin Guthrie - President of Ithaka, formerly president of JSTOR

John Palfrey, Henry N. Ess III Professor of Law and Vice Dean for 
Library and Information Resources at Harvard Law School and 
co-author of "Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of 
Digital Natives"

John Wilkin - Associate University Librarian for Library 
Information Technology and Executive Director of HathiTrust

A participative session which will enable attendees to exchange 
ideas with each other and with the speakers is planned.

Panelists:

Ann Wolpert - Director of Libraries, MIT

Jenny Levine - Internet Development Specialist and Strategy 
Guide, ALA and owner of The Shifted Librarian blog

David Stern - Associate University Library for Scholarly 
Resources, Brown University

On Friday, January 15, ALCTS will present "And Now For Something 
Completely Different."  Registration information for both 
sessions, including special rates for those who wish to attend 
both events, will be available on October 1, 2009. -- Lisa German 
Assistant Dean for Technical and Collections Services Penn State 
University Libraries 510D Paterno Library University Park PA 
16802-1812 lgerman@psu.edu 814-865-0401