Internet Librarian International 2011

Navigating the New Normal: Strategies for Success

Copthorne Tara Hotel

London

27 & 28 October 2011

http://www.internet-librarian.com/2011/callforspeakers.php

Deadline to submit proposals to speak is this Friday, 8 April

We are now in a time best characterised as the “New Normal”. The new normal isn’t just about austere budgets or the old chestnut of “doing more with less” – it’s also about new technologies. The new normal is having library patrons, users, customers and clients who know as much or more about technology than we do. It’s about partnerships and transparency, about new ways to develop and disseminate knowledge, about the increasing importance of communication skills, about opening up access to information, data, and knowledge.

Internet Librarian International invites participation from a wide range of professionals to share their experiences about information services in this new normal environment. What strategies have been successful? What have information professionals done to re-think and re-vitalise their libraries, information departments, and organisations?

Internet librarians – and we use ‘librarians’ in its broadest possible sense – are amazingly proficient at revolutionising their work environments, at understanding and utilising new technologies, at bringing creative thinking to problem solving, at creating order out of chaos, and at demonstrating their value.

Internet Librarian International offers you the chance to communicate your knowledge with your peers and colleagues. They need to know the things you know! Help Internet Librarian International delegates think positively about the future of libraries and the information profession by sharing your knowledge. Submit a proposal to speak, lead a workshop, or present on a panel here.

We seek dynamic speakers from all types of libraries and information settings – public, academic, commercial or government – as well as those outside a traditional library setting, such as web designers, content evaluators, portal creators, ‘shambrarians’, systems professionals and independent researchers.

Our emphasis is on the practical rather than theoretical; we are seeking case studies and proposals about initiatives in your organisation, not product pitches or overviews. What has worked in your work environments and what has not?

Possible topics (but don’t let this limit your imagination):

If you would like to be considered as a speaker, please submit your ideas here.

The advisory committee will review all submissions. Notification regarding acceptance will be made at the beginning of May. If your proposal is selected, the primary speaker will receive a free registration to the full conference, which includes lunches and a reception.

Marydee Ojala
Programme Director, Internet Librarian International
Editor, ONLINE: Exploring Technology & Resources for Information Professionals

David Raitt,
Editor, The Electronic Library

Please note that the expenses of attending Internet Librarian International (including travel, lodging, and any other expenses) will be the responsibility of the presenter. By submitting your proposal, you acknowledge that you accept this monetary responsibility.