CLICK HERE to submit a proposal Deadline: September 15, 2010

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

Organizing/Reviewing Committee
Program Chair Jane Dysart Dysart & Jones Associates jane@dysartjones.com Phone: 416-484-6129	Stephen Abram SirsiDynix Helene Blowers Columbus Metropolitan Library Marshall Breeding Vanderbilt University	Steven Cohen Law Library Management & Librarystuff.net Darlene Fichter University of Saskatchewan Megan Fox Simmons College	Karen Huffman National Geographic Society James King National Institutes of Health Library Dick Kaser Executive Editor Computers in Libraries	Donna Scheeder Law Library of Congress Aaron Schmidt District of Columbia Public Library

If you would like to participate in Computers in Libraries 2011 as a speaker or workshop leader, please submit a proposal as soon as possible (September 15, 2010 at the very latest). Include the following brief details of your proposed presentation on the form: title, abstract, a few sentences of biographical information that relate you to the topic, and full contact information for you and your co-presenters (title, address, email, phone & fax). All abstracts are reviewed by the Organizing/Review Committee and notification regarding acceptance will be made in the fall.