Midwest Library Technology Conference 2008
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Midwest Library Technology Conference 2008
May 29-30, 2008
Macalester College
St. Paul, MN
A conference bringing libraries from around the region together to share how changing technologies are affecting the services they provide to their users.
Featuring keynote presentations from:
John Reidl, author of Word of Mouse: The Marketing Power of Collaborative Filtering, one
of the founders of the company Net Perceptions, and a faculty member of the GroupLens
Research Group at the University of Minnesota.
Rachel S. Smith, VP NMC Services, and Alan Levine, Chief Technology Officer, from
the New Media Consortium, an organization which co-authors the annual Horizon Report
on emerging technologies that will have an impact on learning organizations and whose
initiatives include examine how technology can drive the formation of new knowledge,
expand dialog, and fuel the exchange of ideas.
A wide variety of sessions will be offered during the conference including sessions on:
· Usability testing of library web resources
· Digital gaming in libraries
· Designing multi-media content for libraries
· Creating and sharing local digital collections
· Use of open source software in libraries
· Next-generation web interface tools
Registration will be available soon.
Check the conference web site for additional information:
http://www.macalester.edu/library/libtechconference/index.html