ACRL invites proposals exploring technology and academic librarianship for joint ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference
Contact: Margot Conahan
ACRL
312-280-2522
msutton@ala.org
For Immediate Release
November 7, 2005
ACRL invites proposals exploring technology and academic librarianship for joint ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference
CHICAGO - Proposals are being accepted now for the first-ever Virtual Conference offered jointly by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and EDUCAUSE. Submissions will be accepted through
January 6, 2006.
The ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference, to be offered April 20 - 21, 2006, offers a forum for an energizing exchange of ideas focusing on technology and academic librarianship. The conference theme,
“Innovate and Motivate: Next Generation Libraries,” will explore how revolutions in technology impact academic librarianship and higher education.
The conference will take place in a LearningTimes Online Conference Community, which will provide an environment in which groups of participants, both small and large, can gather electronically to learn, collaborate, and network. The conference will offer both synchronous and asynchronous sessions, and the online conference community will remain active for one year after the event.
Proposals are invited for a variety of session formats including:
- Interactive webcasts
- Online roundtable discussions
- Discussion boards
- Online poster sessions
Descriptions of these session formats are online at
www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/virtualconference.htm . Submitters are encouraged to investigate the issues and topics described as part of the four conference tracks:
- Transforming Leadership
- Transforming Spaces
- Transforming Teaching and Learning
- Transforming Thinking, Culture, and People
Conference track descriptions are available at
www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/virtualconference.htm.
Submissions will be accepted through
January 6, 2006. Full text of the Call for Participation and the online submission form are available at
www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/virtualconference.htm.
Questions about the Call for Presentation or Virtual Conference should be directed to Margot Conahan at
msutton@ala.org or 312-280-2522.
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
