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 Hathi Trust

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 a second symposium, "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.
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Cindy Hepfer
Continuing Resources Cataloging Team leader
Central Technical Services
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
134 Lockwood Library
Buffalo, NY 14260-2210
Tel 716-645-2784/2786 Fax: 716-645-5955
HSLcindy@buffalo.edu