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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:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference Presentation Proposals Highlight Connection and Innovation <o:p></o:p></span></b></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"'>Presentation proposals for the Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference opened in early May, and accepted proposals to date suggest a focus on the latest technologies and strategies used by professionals in a variety of organizations to manage information, improve user experience, promote learning, and connect with others across the globe. The fifth annual conference about the future of libraries will take place on October 20, 2015, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7), and is free to attend.<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"'>Two <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/keynotes2015">keynote speakers</a> are already confirmed for the international conference. <a href="http://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=hirshs">Dr. Sandra Hirsh</a>, director of the San Jose State University (SJSU) School of Information (iSchool) and a longtime advocate of international collaboration in the field of library and information science, will give a welcome address. Toby Greenwalt, director of digital strategy and technology integration at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, will also deliver a keynote address. Keeping to the conference theme of Tools, Skills and Competencies, Greenwalt’s talk will cover “how the library makes itself visible in an always-connected world.” <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"'>Leadership in a time of change is another theme present in several accepted proposals, including that of <a href="http://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=stephensm">Dr. Michael Stephens</a>, an assistant professor at the SJSU School of Information and one of the conference’s <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/keynotes2015">distinguished speakers</a>. Stephens will be sharing some of the insights published in his monthly <i>Library Journal</i> column “Office Hours” and leading a discussion of “the challenges and promise of a changing LIS workforce” in a session titled, “Full Stacks, Introverts, & Zero-Sum Librarians: Notes from Office Hours.”<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"'>Proposals are <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/proposal-submission">still being submitted</a> for the October conference, and sessions devoted to work in any information organization, such as an academic library, public library, special library, government agency, or other organization, are welcome. Four topical <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/strands2015">subject strands</a>—digital services, emerging technologies, user experience, and management in the 21<sup>st</sup> century—are suggested for interested presenters, but proposals do not have to fit into one of the strands to be accepted.<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 annual Library 2.0 conferences were co-founded in 2011 by the SJSU School of Information, and this year the iSchool helped expand the experience for information professionals worldwide with the <a href="http://www.library20.com/spring2015">Library 2.015 Spring Summit</a> and the <a href="http://www.library20.com/webinar">Library 2.0 Webinar Series</a>.<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"'>More information on the 20,000 member international Library 2.0 network, and on attending the Library 2.015 Worldwide Virtual Conference, is available on the conference <a href="http://www.library20.com/2015">website</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>About<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The San Jose State University (SJSU) <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Library2015">School of Information</a> prepares individuals for careers as information professionals. Graduates work in diverse areas of the information profession, such as user experience design, digital asset management, information architecture, electronic records management, information governance, digital preservation, and librarianship. The SJSU School of Information is a recognized leader in online education and received the Online Learning Consortium’s <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/sjsu-school-information-wins-outstanding-online-program-award-online-learning?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Library2015">Outstanding Online Program award</a>. For more information about the school, please visit: <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Library2015">ischool.sjsu.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nicole Purviance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Director of Marketing and Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School of Information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>San Jose State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>One Washington Square<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>San Jose, CA 95192-0029<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu">http://ischool.sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>