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ALCTS MidWinter Symposium

Friday, January 7, 2011 in San Diego, CA, just prior to ALA Midwinter

Beams & Bytes: Constructing the Future Library -- Architectural and Digital Considerations

Changing user expectations and the relentless shift to the digital medium are rapidly influencing library structures and services. No longer just a reference and  circulation desk or a static  repository for books and journals, the 21st Century library is evolving to  accommodate new services, collecting patterns, and user demands. Both presentations and participative activities will focus on the physical and digital infrastructure of libraries,  conceiving and creating  services to meet user needs and expectations, transforming collections and  access, and how all of this will affect the people who work in libraries.

Speakers are:

John Blyberg, Assistant Director for Innovation and User Services, Darien Public Library, Darien, CT

Michael Giarlo, Digital Library Architect, Penn State University, University Park, PA

Jeffrey M. Hoover, Architect, Tappe Associates, Inc., Boston, MA

Patricia Hswe, Digital Collections Curator, Penn State University Libraries, University Park, PA

Robert Kieft, College Librarian, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

Michael Miller, Dean of Library Services, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, Dean of University Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Denelle C. Wrightson, Director of Library Architecture, Dewberry, Dallas, TX

Registration information for this ALCTS Midwinter symposium can be found at:

http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/meetings/index.cfm#alcts

Please note that you do not have to register for ALA MidWinter in order to attend the symposium.

Another ALCTS symposium -- Administrator, RDA and the Future Catalog:  Issues, Viewpoints, Alternatives -- will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6.  Registration information for it can be found at the same link.

Beams & Bytes planning committee:

Pamela Bluh, University of Maryland Law Library

Keri Cascio, St. Charles City-County Library District
Lisa German, Penn State University Libraries

Cindy Hepfer, State University of New York at Buffalo Libraries

Norm Medeiros, Haverford College Library

Tim Strawn, Robert E. Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University

Posted on behalf of the Beams & Bytes planning committee.