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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>21st Century Tools, Skills and Competencies Take Center Stage at Global Library Conference </span></b><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“How can we delight our users and customers?” That is one of five questions libraries should ask according to author Steve Denning in his recent <i><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2015/04/28/do-we-need-libraries/">Forbes<span style='font-style:normal'> article</span></a></i> about the future of libraries. Denning goes on to say, “</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Libraries must imagine a future that users will truly want, even though users themselves don’t yet know what that is.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What are your thoughts about the future of libraries?</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Join the global discussion during the <a href="http://www.library20.com/2015">Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference</a>, a free online conference co-sponsored by the San José State University (SJSU) School of Information. The fifth annual conference will take place on October 20, 2015 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. PDT, and <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals">presentation proposals</a> are welcomed on a variety of topics addressing the ever-changing field of 21<sup>st</sup> century information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The completely online conference offers an excellent opportunity for graduate students, doctoral candidates, scholars, and information professionals worldwide to network and present cutting-edge ideas and research on contemporary practices and emerging trends in the information profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Choose Your Topic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Four thematic <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/strands2015">subject strands</a> are planned for this year’s conference:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Digital Services, Preservation, Curation, and Access<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Emerging Technologies and Trends<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The User Experience<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Management of Libraries and Information Centers in the 21st Century<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Submit a Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Proposals can be submitted now through October 1, 2015. Presentations should be at least 20 minutes long, and sessions must be completed within one hour. Free <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/training">training</a> on Blackboard Collaborate will be available for all presenters. Proposals will be reviewed in the order in which they were received, and a total of 50 proposals will be chosen for the day-long conference. Complete information on how to <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/proposal-submission">submit a proposal</a> is available on the Library 2.0 website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Get Involved<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference is free to attend thanks to the support of partners, sponsors, advisory board members, presenters, and volunteers. <u><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.library20.com/main/authorization/signUp?">Get involved</a></span></u> and reap the benefits of the global pool of information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Learn More<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Get the latest conference news and updates at <a href="http://www.library20.com/2015">library20.com/2015</a>. The Library 2.0 virtual conference series was co-founded by Dr. Sandra Hirsh, director of the SJSU <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Library2015">School of Information</a>, and Steve Hargadon of The Learning Revolution, in 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nicole Purviance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Director of Marketing and Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School of Information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>San Jose State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>408-924-2465<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/">http://ischool.sjsu.edu</a></span><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>