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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Have you registered for tomorrow’s <a href="http://www.library20.com/expertise-competencies-and-careers">Library 2.017: Expertise, Competencies and Careers</a> web conference? If not, please do so today. Registration is free, and all registrants will receive links to view the recorded sessions. <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/library-2017-expertise-competencies-and-careers-registration-31386727547">Register now!</a> <o:p></o:p></b></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:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Overview<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>What skills, knowledge, traits, and expectations will you need to support all types and sizes of libraries and their communities in the future? What competencies will be necessary for information professionals to deliver critical services and resources and to thrive in today’s and tomorrow’s society? How can library and information science schools and professional development programs prepare library professionals? Presentation and discussion will include requirements and expectations from educators and from both the employee’s and employer’s perspective.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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"'>Who Should Attend?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>All library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators are encouraged to attend this free web conference. The sessions will be recorded and made available to all registrants.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Conference Schedule <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Wednesday, March 29, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>12 – 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Sessions are listed in US Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7) – See this <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/sessions-and-schedule">web page</a> for your time zone. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Moderator: Dr. Julie Beth Todaro<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Panelists: Dr. Eileen G. Abels, Dr. John Bertot, Valerie J. Gross</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'> </span><span class=aqj><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=aqj><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'>CONCURRENT SESSIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=aqj><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'>1:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Elements of Effective Leadership – presented by<b> </b>David Stern, Library Director, Saint Xavier University</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'><br><br><span style='background:white'>Find Your Next Job Right Where You Are – presented by<b> </b>Ms. PJ Purchase, University Librarian, University of Phoenix</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>Get up to Speed with Health Librarianship. Stat! – presented by<b> </b>Pamela Buzzard, Librarian, Northern Arizona University Cline Library</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>Growing Library Leaders: A Competency Based Approach to Leadership Development in Caribbean Academic Libraries – presented by Jiselle Alleyne, Campus Librarian, University of the Bahamas</span><span class=aqj><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=aqj><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'>1:30 p.m</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.<span style='color:#222222'> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Beyond Collections: Building Librarians' Competencies to Engage Families – presented by Margaret Caspe, Director of Research and Professional Learning, Global Family Research Project<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities – presented by<b> </b>Lisa Chow, ALA Emerging Leader and Library Journal Mover & Shaker, People Interact</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'><br><br><span style='background:white'>SLA's Statement on Competencies for Information Professionals – presented by<b> </b>David Shumaker, Clinical Associate Professor, Catholic University of America, Dept. of Library and Information Science</span><br><b><span style='background:white'><br></span></b><span style='background:white'>Understanding Expertise and Competencies Through the Lens of Threshold Concepts – presented by Virginia M. Tucker, Assistant Professor, San José State University School of Information<br><br><span class=aqj><b>2:00 p.m</b></span><b>.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Competencies for Information Specialists – presented by<b> </b>Dr. Melissa Fraser-Arnott, MLIS, PhD., Graduate, San José Gateway PhD Program</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'><br><b><span style='background:white'><br></span></b><span style='background:white'>Conquering Imposter Syndrome: Bridging the Skills Gap between New Graduate and Professional – presented by Devina Dandar, MLIS Candidate, Western University<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Librarians and Information Professionals in the 21st Century: Strategies for Transitioning and Transferring to Other Settings – presented by<b> </b>Raymond Pun, First Year Student Success Librarian, California State University, Fresno; Davis Erin Anderson, Community Engagement Manager, METRO</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'> <br><br><span style='background:white'>The Library Residency: Gaining Expertise, Crafting Competencies and Launching Careers – presented by Laura Birkenhauer, Academic Resident Librarian, Miami University Libraries</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><span class=aqj><b>CLOSING KEYNOTE PANEL</b></span></span><span class=aqj><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=aqj><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222'>2:30 p.m</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.</span></b><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#222222;background:white'>Presenter: Dr. Julie Beth Todaro</span><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"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Platform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>All sessions will be held online via Blackboard Collaborate. If you are unfamiliar with Collaborate, here’s a quick overview to help you get set up: <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/current-students/technology-support/blackboard-collaborate/conferencing">http://ischool.sjsu.edu/current-students/technology-support/blackboard-collaborate/conferencing</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><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>About<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Library 2.017: Expertise, Competencies and Careers web conference is made possible by the <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/">San José State University School of Information</a> and The Learning Revolution in partnership with the American Library Association. For more information, please visit the host site at <a href="http://library20.com/">library20.com</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"'><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"'>408-924-2465<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><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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"'><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></div></body></html>