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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>(Please excuse cross-postings, and feel free to forward this email.) <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Submit Your Presentation for the Worldwide Library 2.011 Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Have you been exploring how the digital age is impacting the roles libraries and librarians play in how we learn and consume information? Do you have some thoughts to share with the world about the future of our profession? <b><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is your chance to lead the discussion with more than 2,000 colleagues from 133 countries!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The fully online <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/2011-conference">Library 2.011 Worldwide Conference</a> will take place November 2-3, 2011, in multiple time zones and languages. Share your expertise with a global audience. <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/2011-conference">Sign up today</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>to present at the Library 2.011 conference – a <b><span style='color:#1F497D'>free</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>forum for information professionals. You can choose to submit a presentation in any of the conference’s six thought-provoking subject strands:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>STRAND 1: Libraries – The Roles of Libraries in Today’s World<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>STRAND 2: Librarians & Information Professionals – Evolving Professional Roles in Today’s World<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>STRAND 3: Information Organization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>STRAND 4: Access & Delivery<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>STRAND 5: Learning – Digital Age Learning Cultures<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>STRAND 6: Content & Creation – Changes in Accessing and Organizing Information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To view examples of presentation topics for each subject strand, <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/strands-proposals">click here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s easy to present at the Library 2.011 conference.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> Since it is online and worldwide, you can present at a time that is most convenient for your time zone, and you can present in your native language. Presentations can also vary in length, between 20 and 60 minutes including Q&A. All sessions will be held in the web conferencing platform Blackboard Collaborate, and volunteers will be available to moderate and provide session support. Live and recorded training will also be provided prior to the conference to get you comfortable with presenting online. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#4E4E54'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To submit your presentation, go to <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals">http://www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals</a> and follow the instructions. The Library 2.011 conference is open to all, so please encourage your friends and colleagues to submit their presentation proposals. </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It is our intention that all serious proposals will be given the opportunity to be presented.<span style='color:#4E4E54'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The deadline to submit presentation proposals is September 15th.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We are very excited about this conference and look forward to your presentation proposals!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Dr. Sandra Hirsh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Professor and Director <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/">School of Library and Information Science</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>San José State University <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>More Information: <a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/hirshs/hirshs.php">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/hirshs/hirshs.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Steve Hargadon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Web 2.0 Labs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:steve@hargadon.com">steve@hargadon.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Phone: 916-283-7901<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>More Information: <a href="http://www.stevehargadon.com">http://www.stevehargadon.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>