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Plan now to attend the LITA National Forum at the Sheraton West Port
Lakeside Chalet. Registration and hotel reservations can now be made
by visiting http://www.lita.org/forum04 and following the appropriate
links.
"10 Years of Connectivity: Libraries, the World Wide Web, and the
Next Decade" is the Forum theme. Two keynote speakers are confirmed
at this time: Dr. Robert Rydell, Professor of History at Montana
State University * Bozeman and noted expert on world's fairs, will
discuss technological developments that debuted at the 1904 world's
fair in St. Louis. Susan Dumais, Senior Researcher, Adaptive Systems
& Interaction Group, Microsoft Research and noted expert on
algorithms and interfaces for improved information retrieval, will
discuss "Stuff I've Seen: A System for Personal Information
Retrieval and Re-Use," an innovative project that uses indexing and
contextual cues to facilitate the retrieval of information.
Thirty concurrent sessions will provide a wealth of practical
information. Topics include portals, OAI-PMH harvesters, GIS
systems, knowledge management tools, digital libraries, federated
searching, open source systems, ecommerce, wireless systems in
libraries, digital asset management, accessibility, and WikiWikiWebs,
among others. Back again this year are Sunday-morning poster
sessions, on topics ranging from eBooks to topic maps to email
reference.
Three half-day preconference sessions are also planned. On Thursday
afternoon, "Developing a Culture of Assessment in Library Information
Technology Services" will be presented. Friday morning will see two
sessions presented side-by-side, "What's In It For Me? Evaluating and
Reporting the Effectiveness of Electronic Information Services in a
Multi-Library Environment" and "Dancing Cheek to Cheek: One Library's
Tale of Content Management Systems and Collaborations with "Outside"
IT."
Registration is limited to 500. For complete details, visit
http://www.lita.org/forum04 LITA is a division of the American
Library Association.
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Debra Shapiro
LITA National Forum Planning Committee
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