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Keynote Speakers                 

Be challenged and entertained by this celebrated lineup of keynote speakers

 

 Opening Keynote, Michael Eric Dyson is one of the nation’s most renowned public intellectuals. He is the Avalon Foundation Professor in the humanities, religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania and was named by Essence magazine as one of the 40 most inspiring African-Americans.

 

Filmmaker, John Waters will speak at the keynote luncheon. He is known for films that push the boundary of conventional propriety and censorship. His film Hairspray was turned into a hit Broadway musical that swept the 2003 Tony Awards.

 

National Public Radio’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg will close the conference. Her  reports air regularly on NPR’s critically acclaimed newsmagazines, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. She is also a correspondent for ABC’s Nightline and a regular panelist on Inside Washington.

Booksignings will take place at the following dates and times. A selection of the authors' books will be available for purchase. Stop by and meet these keynote speakers in person!

 Michael Eric Dyson

 John Waters

 Thursday, March 29, 2007

 Friday, March 30, 2007 

 Exhibit hall, 5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

 Exhibit hall, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m

Invited Papers

Gain new perspectives during invited paper presentations. Click here for complete details about invited paper presenters.

  • Luz Mangurian, Professor of Biology, Towson University
  • Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and of Computer Policy and Law Program, Cornell University
  • David Silver, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of San Francisco 
  • Sanford Ungar, President, Goucher College

Conference Programs

Choose from more than 250 peer-reviewed programs focusing on issues to help you keep up with the changing profession.

Click here to access detailed program information.  View program sessions by track or theme, or search programs by title, presenter, or format type.  Conference programs will examine the six conference tracks: Attracting and Thriving; Collaborations; Content, Collections, and Access; The Environment for Libraries; Libraries and the Imagination; and Teaching and Learning, and conference themes

New!  Print off a copy the Preliminary Program (PDF document). 

New!  Cyber Zed Shed Presentations
Learn how librarians are using new technologies in innovative ways.  Visit the Cyber Zed Shed in the exhibit hall on Saturday, March 31.  Cyber Zed Shed presentations are 20-minutes in length, including give minutes for audience Q&A.  Click here for Zed Shed descriptions and schedule.

 



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