Strategic Focus & Value for Library Communities
Whether we are planning or designing services for our library community, or delivering services of value to them, we have to align our community's needs, cultures, and opportunities. Learn about the latest trends affecting your community and your clients at Computers in Libraries 2011. The conference program is filled with ideas, innovative practices, tips and techniques for identifying community needs and opportunities as well as designing and delivering strategic and creative services that are of primary importance to our communities. The emphasis is on creating strategic value for our user communities and using new web tools to build innovative and priority services.
Information Today Inc., a key provider of technology conferences for more than twenty-five years with Internet Librarian and KMWorld, is pleased to announce the 26th annual Computers in Libraries – the most comprehensive North American conference and exhibition concentrating all aspects of library technology. Our theme, Strategic Focus & Value for Library Communities, encompasses all the challenges, solutions, technologies and practices that those working with computers in libraries or libraries in computers are dealing with today. The conference offers a multifaceted program designed to meet the needs of librarians, information managers, systems professionals, webmasters and web managers, content evaluators, intranet strategists, portal creators, and information specialists. The focus of the conference is on leading edge technology that allows us to bring strategic value to our user communities. It provides the latest information and practices for you to make informed choices for your community -- whether it is an academic, corporate, non-profit, public, or school library community.
Computers in Libraries caters to all interests and all levels of knowledge, offering four simultaneous tracks plus many workshops, networking opportunities, and an extensive exhibit hall. This year’s tracks and themes encompass: Community Building; Partnerships & Collaboration; Aligning for Maximum Value; People (skills, organizations, roles); Social Media, Learning & Literacy; Places (virtual & physical); Digital/Virtual Library Services; Research & Innovation; Integrating Systems & Strategies; Information Discovery & Search; Technology Planning; Managing Content & eResrouces; Web Tools & Leading Edge Technology; Intranets & Portals; Search Engines; Case Studies of Internet & Intranet Librarians as well as Digital Library Managers; Library Automation, Architecture & Infrastructure; Managing Information and Knowledge Assets, eLearning & Training, Web Design & Development, Streaming Multimedia, and more. Speakers are knowledgeable, authoritative and focus on practical applications, “how to” solutions, and case studies as well as technical and managerial issues. Please consider sharing your knowledge and ideas; send us a proposal to speak. Below are some of the topics we hope to cover, but don’t let this list limit your imagination! We look forward to hearing from you.
POSSIBLE TOPICS
(Suggestions only—the more creative the topic, the better!)
Building Strong Communities
Understanding Community Needs & Opportunities
Finding Partners in Tough Times
Tools for Spreading Information & Ideas
Creating Tomorrow’s Learning Environments
Connecting People & Technology
Creating Strategic Value
Top Tips for Teaching Adults
Future Net/Web strategies
User Generated Content
People Capabilities & Libraries
Innovative Ways to Connect with Clients
Blogs, Wikis & RSS: What’s New?
Gaming & Learning
Facebook, MySpace & LibrarySpace
Streaming Content to Mobile Devices
Library Performance Improvement
Managing Electronic Resources
Information Discovery & Visualization
Intranets & Portals in Action
Web Design & Usability
Folksonomies & Metatagging
Digitizing Collections
Making Interfaces Usable
Cool Web Tools
Streamlining Systems & Workflow
Information Architecture
Building Community Partnerships
Wireless strategies & the Library
Usability Testing for Web Sites
Web Development Tips & Tools
Writing & Publishing for the Web
New Technologies & Libraries of the Future
eBooks & eJournals: Acquiring & Managing
Co-ordinating Web Teams
Web Policies & strategies Streaming Multimedia
Aligning with Strategic Priorities
Creative Management Practices
Beyond 2.0 for Libraries
Innovation, Change & Libraries
Social Listening
Making Tough Choices
Mobile Computing
Gauging Customer Needs
Leading Edge Technologies
Experimenting & Learning
Social Media & Libraries
Strategic Library Competencies
Second Life & Libraries
Managing Digitally
Maximizing User Experience
Technology Planning
Next Gen OPACs
Building Technology Alliances
Building & Using Taxonomies
eLearning Strategies & Cases
Digital Rights Management
Managing Desktop Access
Virtual Library Services
Acquiring & Managing Content
Evaluating web resources: Tools
Personalization & Customization
Content Management Tools
Collaboration Software
Special & Virtual Libraries: Cases
Search Engine Tips & Tools
Teaching Tips for all ages
Distance learning technologies
Funding Technology
Digital Archiving
Lessons learned from Techies
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