Medford, NJ, October 10, 2000 — Information Today, Inc. announced today that the Association of Independent Information Professionals, Inc. (AIIP) has been named the Association Sponsor for the Internet Librarian 2000 Conference and Exhibition. Internet Librarian 2000 will be held November 6-8, 2000, at the Monterey Conference Center, Doubletree Hotel, and Monterey Marriott in Monterey, California.

According to Tom Hogan, Sr., president of Information Today, Inc., "The goals of the AIIP that have to do with insuring that their members have the finest tools and training at their disposal in order to best serve their clienteles are very much in line with the tone and substance of the Internet Librarian conference and exhibition. We're very pleased with this partnership and honored to be associated with such a worthwhile and vital organization."

The Internet Librarian conference offers a mixture of leading-edge ideas and tools as well as exciting new events—all focused on information professionals and Internet-related technologies. The conference features over 100 dynamic speakers over four simultaneous tracks, plus 20 workshops, two evening sessions, and a 2-day Internet@Schools 2000 conference within a conference. Internet Librarian 2000 features several other "mini" conferences within the main conference—Web Wizard’s Symposium, Navigating the Net: Searching and Searchers, eResources, and Intranet Professional's Institute. 

Highlights this year at Internet Librarian include a CyberCafé sponsored by LEXIS-NEXIS, CyberTours guided by our Web experts, the Internet@Schools conference, evening programs, dine-arounds, a golf tournament, several receptions, exhibits, and much more!

"We are grateful to Information Today for providing such an excellent forum for AIIP to increase the visibility of our association, promote the benefits and opportunities of membership in AIIP, and to meet with colleagues old and new at our open reception. We are also excited about AIIP’s first official sponsorship of Internet Librarian,” said Peggy Carr, AIIP president, 2000-2001.

AIIP was founded in 1987. Membership today exceeds 700 individuals in 20 countries, and consists of owners of information-related businesses. AIIP members offer expert online, Internet, and manual research; provide document delivery, database design, library support, and consulting services; and are writers and editors. Members provide services to a wide variety of clients, ranging from small companies to the Fortune 500. Further information is available at www.aiip.org. 

Internet Librarian 2000 is managed and organized by Information Today, Inc. (ITI), the publisher of Information Today, Searcher, Computers in Libraries, Link-Up, KMWorld, and MultiMedia Schools. ITI is also the organizer of the National Online Meeting, Computers in Libraries, KMWorld, and Internet Librarian International (London) conferences.

For more information on attending or exhibiting at the Internet Librarian 2000 Conference and Exhibition, contact ITI at 800-300-9868 (outside the U.S. call 609-654-6266), fax 609-654-4309, e-mail custserv@infotoday.com, or visit the Web site at www.infotoday.com.