[CODE4LIB] Get social and create activities at the 2015 LITA Forum

[Tammy Wolf]

The 2015 LITA Forum Online Registration ends Sunday 
November 8th at 11:59 pm.
Minneapolis, MN
November 12-15, 2015

Register Now!

Join your LITA and LLAMA 
colleagues in Minneapolis, November 12-15, 2015 for the 2015 LITA 
Forum.
On site registration will be available at the Hyatt Regency 
Minneapolis, where there are still some hotel 
rooms available at the conference discount 
rate.

This year get social and create activities at the 2015 LITA Forum

There will be many ways to get involved and "play" with your colleagues. The 
Forum wiki is the primary tool for additional 
activities, join in the listed fun and create your own activities for others to 
join you. You could:
* go bowling
* take a skywalk walk
* suggest game night games
* stay up late at a disco
* get up early for yoga

The Networking dinners, on both Friday and Satuday evenings, are always popular 
and offer a wide variety of experiences. You can choose by leader, or by 
colleagues or by restaurant.

The Forum UnCommons room will be an always open multi-purpose area to gather, 
meet, share, interact, and explore together. Activities can be planned using 
the Forum wiki  
or ad hoc and spur of the moment. The room will have meeting tables with power 
and a theater seating area with a screen and projector. Space to do whatever 
meets your and your colleagues needs for collaboration, learning and fun.

Be sure to try the Forum's Virtual Uncommons room on Slack, read up and sign up 
here.

Plus there will be all the usual Forum social interaction opportunities like 
the Friday evening Sponsor reception, Breaks, and the end of the day Saturday 
Poster session and Lightning Talks.

This year's Forum has three amazing 
keynotes you won't want to 
miss:

Lisa Welchman, President of Digital Governance Solutions at 
ActiveStandards.
Mx A. Matienzo, Director of Technology for the Digital Public Library of 
America.
Carson Block, Carson Block Consulting Inc.

Don't forget the Preconference 
Workshop

"Beyond Web Page Analytics: Using Google tools to assess searcher behavior 
across web properties".
With presenters: Robert L. Nunez, Head of Collection Services, Kenosha Public 
Library, Kenosha, WI and Keven Riggle, Systems Librarian & Webmaster, Marquette 
University Libraries

Full Details

The 2015 LITA Forum is a three-day education and 
networking event featuring a preconference, 3 keynote sessions, more than 55 
concurrent sessions and 15 poster presentations. This year including content 
and planning collaboration with LLAMA. It's the 18th 
annual gathering of the highly regarded LITA Forum for technology-minded 
information professionals. Meet with your colleagues involved in new and 
leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field. 
Attendees take advantage of the informal Friday evening reception, networking 
dinners and other social opportunities to get to know colleagues and speakers.

Forum Sponsors:

EBSCO, Ex Libris, Optimal 
Workshop, OCLC, 
Innovative, BiblioCommons, 
Springshare, SirsiDynix, A 
Book Apart, Rosenfeld Media 
and Double Robotics.

Get all the details, register and book a hotel room at the 2015 Forum Web 
site.

See you in Minneapolis!


Tammy Allgood Wolf
Director of Discovery Services
Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services
ASU Libraries
Arizona State University
480-965-1797

[CODE4LIB] The 2015 LITA Forum includes 3 amazing Keynotes

[Tammy Wolf]

The 2015 LITA Forum
Minneapolis, MN
November 12-15, 2015

Registration is now open!

Join your LITA and LLAMA 
colleagues in Minneapolis, November 12-15, 2015 for the 2015 LITA 
Forum
* The guaranteed discount hotel rate at the Hyatt Regency 
Minneapolis ends Wednesday October 21st, 
2015, and as available thereafter.
* Online registration closes Sunday 
November 8th, 2015

This year's Forum has three amazing 
keynotes you won't want to 
miss:

LISA WELCHMAN

President of Digital Governance Solutions at 
ActiveStandards. 
In a 20-year career, Lisa Welchman has paved the way in the discipline of 
digital governance, helping organizations stabilize their complex, 
multi-stakeholder digital operations. Lisa's focus centers on understanding and 
interpreting how the advent and prolific growth of digital impacts 
organizations, as well as the maturation of digital as a distinct vocational 
discipline in the enterprise. Her book Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by 
Design was published in 
February of 2015 by Rosenfeld Media.

MX A. MATIENZO

Director of Technology for the Digital Public Library of 
America, he focuses on promoting and establishing digital 
library interoperability at an international scale. Prior to joining DPLA, 
Matienzo worked as an archivist and technologist specializing in born-digital 
materials and metadata management, at institutions including the Yale 
University Library, The New York Public Library, and the American Institute of 
Physics. Matienzo received a MSI from the University of Michigan School of 
Information and a BA in Philosophy from the College of Wooster, and was awarded 
Emerging Leader Award of the Society of American Archivists in 2012.

CARSON BLOCK

Carson Block Consulting Inc. Carson Block has led, 
managed, and supported library technology efforts for more than 20 years. He 
has been called "a geek who speaks English" and enjoys acting as a bridge 
between the worlds of librarians and hard-core technologists. He has a passion 
to de-mystify technology for the uninitiated, and to help IT professionals 
understand and support the goals of libraries. As a consultant, Carson is often 
brought in to help solve complex institutional issues and to help align the 
library's public service mission with its technology efforts to serve the needs 
of patrons and staff.

Don't forget the Preconference 
Workshops
* So You Want to Make a Makerspace: Strategic Leadership to support the 
Integration of new and disruptive technologies into Libraries: Practical Tips, 
Tricks, Strategies, and Solutions for bringing making, fabrication and content 
creation to your library
* Leah Kraus, Director of Community Engagement and Experience at the 
Fayetteville Free Library.
* Michael Cimino, Technology Innovation and Integration Specialist at the 
Fayetteville Free Library.
* Beyond Web Page Analytics: Using Google tools to assess searcher behavior 
across web properties.
* Robert L. Nunez, Head of Collection Services, Kenosha Public Library, 
Kenosha, WI
* Keven Riggle, Systems Librarian & Webmaster, Marquette University Libraries

Full Details

The 2015 LITA Forum is a three-day education and 
networking event featuring 2 preconferences, 3 keynote sessions, more than 55 
concurrent sessions and 15 poster presentations. This year including content 
and planning collaboration with LLAMA. It's the 18th 
annual gathering of the highly regarded LITA Forum for technology-minded 
information professionals. Meet with your colleagues involved in new and 
leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field. 
Registration is limited in order to preserve the important networking 
advantages of a smaller conference. Attendees take advantage of the informal 
Friday evening reception, networking dinners and other social opportunities to 
get to know colleagues and speakers.

Forum Sponsors:

EBSCO, Ex Libris, Optimal 
Workshop, OCLC, 
Innovative, BiblioCommons, 
Springshare, A Book Apart, 
Rosenfeld Media and Double 
Robotics.

Get all the details, register and book a hotel room at the 2015 Forum Web 
site.

See you in 

[CODE4LIB] LITA Forum early bird rates end soon

[Tammy Wolf]

There's still time to register for the 2015 LITA Forum 
at the early bird rate and save $50
Minneapolis, MN
November 12-15, 2015

LITA Forum early bird rates end September 30, 2015
Register Now!

Join us in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis for the 
2015 LITA Forum, a three-day education and networking 
event featuring 2 preconferences, 3 keynote sessions, more than 55 concurrent 
sessions and 15 poster presentations. This year including content and planning 
collaboration with LLAMA.

Why attend the LITA Forum

Check out the report from Melissa 
Johnson. It details her experience as an attendee, a volunteer, and a 
presenter. This year, she's on the planning committee and attending. Melissa 
says most people don't know is how action-packed and seriously awesome this 
years LITA Forum is going to be. Register 
now to receive the LITA and LLAMA 
members early bird discount:
* LITA and LLAMA member early bird rate: $340
* LITA and LLAMA member regular rate: $390
The LITA Forum is a gathering for technology-minded information professionals, 
where you can meet with your colleagues involved in new and leading edge 
technologies in the library and information technology field. Attendees can 
take advantage of the informal Friday evening reception, networking dinners and 
other social opportunities to get to know colleagues and speakers and 
experience the important networking advantages of a smaller conference.

Keynote Speakers:
* Mx A. Matienzo, Director of Technology for the Digital Public Library of 
America
* Carson Block, Carson Block Consulting Inc.
* Lisa Welchman, President of Digital Governance Solutions at ActiveStandards.

The Preconference Workshops:
* So You Want to Make a Makerspace: Strategic Leadership to support the 
Integration of new and disruptive technologies into Libraries: Practical Tips, 
Tricks, Strategies, and Solutions for bringing making, fabrication and content 
creation to your library.
* Beyond Web Page Analytics: Using Google tools to assess searcher behavior 
across web properties.

Comments from past attendees:

"Best conference I've been to in terms of practical, usable ideas that I can 
implement at my library."
"I get so inspired by the presentations and conversations with colleagues who 
are dealing with the same sorts of issues that I am."
"After LITA I return to my institution excited to implement solutions I find 
here."
"This is always the most informative conference! It inspires me to develop new 
programs and plan initiatives."

Forum Sponsors:

EBSCO, Ex Libris, Optimal Workshop, OCLC,Innovative, BiblioCommons, 
Springshare, A Book Apart, Rosenfeld Media and Double Robotics.

Get all the details, register and book a hotel room at the 2015 Forum Web 
site.

See you in Minneapolis!


Tammy Allgood Wolf
Manager of Discovery Services
Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services
ASU Libraries
Arizona State University
480-965-1797

[CODE4LIB] Attend the 2015 LITA Forum

[Tammy Wolf]

Don't Miss the 2015 LITA Forum http://litaforum.org/
Minneapolis, MN
November 12-15, 2015

Registration is Now Open!http://litaforum.org/registrationtravel/

Join us in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis for the 
2015 LITA Forumhttp://litaforum.org/, a three-day education and networking 
event featuring 2 preconferences, 3 keynote sessions, more than 55 concurrent 
sessions and 15 poster presentations. This year including content and planning 
collaboration with LLAMAhttp://www.ala.org/llama/. It's the 18th annual 
gathering of the highly regarded LITA Forum for technology-minded information 
professionals. Meet with your colleagues involved in new and leading edge 
technologies in the library and information technology field. Registration is 
limited in order to preserve the important networking advantages of a smaller 
conference. Attendees take advantage of the informal Friday evening reception, 
networking dinners and other social opportunities to get to know colleagues and 
speakers.

Keynote Speakers:http://litaforum.org/attending/keynote-sessions/
* Mx A. Matienzo, Director of Technology for the Digital Public Library of 
America
* Carson Block, Carson Block Consulting Inc.
* Lisa Welchman, President of Digital Governance Solutions at ActiveStandards.

The Preconference Workshops:http://litaforum.org/attending/preconferences/
* So You Want to Make a Makerspace: Strategic Leadership to support the 
Integration of new and disruptive technologies into Libraries: Practical Tips, 
Tricks, Strategies, and Solutions for bringing making, fabrication and content 
creation to your library.
* Beyond Web Page Analytics: Using Google tools to assess searcher behavior 
across web properties.
Comments from past attendees:

Best conference I've been to in terms of practical, usable ideas that I can 
implement at my library.
I get so inspired by the presentations and conversations with colleagues who 
are dealing with the same sorts of issues that I am.
After LITA I return to my institution excited to implement solutions I find 
here.
This is always the most informative conference! It inspires me to develop new 
programs and plan initiatives.

Forum Sponsors:http://litaforum.org/sponsors/

EBSCOhttp://www.ebsco.com/, Ex Librishttp://www.exlibrisgroup.com/, Optimal 
Workshophttps://www.optimalworkshop.com/, OCLChttp://www.oclc.org/, 
Innovativehttp://www.iii.com/, BiblioCommonshttp://www.bibliocommons.com/, 
Springsharehttp://springshare.com/, A Book Aparthttp://abookapart.com/ and 
Rosenfeld Mediahttp://rosenfeldmedia.com/.

Get all the details, register and book a hotel room at the 2015 Forum Web 
sitehttp://litaforum.org/.

See you in Minneapolis!!!


Tammy Allgood Wolf
Lita Forum Planning Committee

Manager of Discovery Services
Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services
ASU Libraries
Arizona State University
480-965-1797

[CODE4LIB] Today's the Deadline for LITA Forum Proposals

[Tammy Wolf]

We know you have something cool to show or discuss, so just do it, submit that 
proposal!

You can find all the details, and a link to the application form at 
http://litaforum.org/call-for-proposals/

Tammy Allgood Wolf
Manager of Discovery Services
Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services
Arizona State University
480-965-1797

[CODE4LIB] 2015 LITA Forum - Call for Proposals, Deadline Extended

[Tammy Wolf]

The LITA Forumhttp://litaforum.org/ needs YOU and your presentations/programs 
on new and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology 
field. Please submit your proposals to http://bit.ly/lita-2015-proposal by 
March 13, 2015, and join your colleagues in Minneapolis .

The 2015 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for excellent pre-conferences, 
concurrent sessions, and poster sessions for the 18th annual Forum of the 
Library Information and Technology Associationhttp://litaforum.org/, to be 
held in Minneapolis Minnesota, November 12-15, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency 
Minneapolishttp://minneapolis.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html. This year will 
feature additional programming in collaboration with LLAMA, the Library 
Leadership  Management Associationhttp://www.ala.org/llama/.

The Forum Committee welcomes creative program proposals related to all types of 
libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate.

Proposals could relate to any of the following topics:

* Cooperation  collaboration
* Scalability and sustainability of library services and tools
* Researcher information networks
* Practical applications of linked data
* Large- and small-scale resource sharing
* User experience  users
* Library spaces (virtual or physical)
* Big Data - work in discovery, preservation, or documentation
* Data driven libraries or related assessment projects
* Management of technology in libraries
* Anything else that relates to library information technology

Proposals may cover projects, plans, ideas, or recent discoveries. We accept 
proposals on any aspect of library and information technology, even if not 
covered by the above list. The committee particularly invites submissions from 
first time presenters, library school students, and individuals from diverse 
backgrounds. Submit your proposal through http://bit.ly/lita-2015-proposal by 
March 13, 2015.

Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. 
Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. The 
format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel 
discussions, moderated discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of 
projects.

Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library 
representative who is testing/using the product.

Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect 
in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic 
content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the 
event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as 
attendees; discounted registration will be offered.

Please submit your proposal through http://bit.ly/lita-2015-proposal, by the 
deadline of March 13, 2015

More information about LITA is available from the LITA 
websitehttp://www.ala.org/lita/  Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/LITA.ALA 
and Twitterhttp://twitter.com/LITAForum  Or contact Mark Beatty, LITA 
Programs and Marketing Specialist at mbea...@ala.orgmailto:mbea...@ala.org



Tammy Allgood Wolf
Manager of Discovery Services
Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services
Arizona State University
480-965-1797

[CODE4LIB] LITA Forum Call for Proposals

[Tammy Wolf]

The 2015 LITA Forum Committee seeks proposals for excellent pre-conferences, 
concurrent sessions, and poster sessions for the 18th annual Forum of the 
Library Information and Technology Associationhttp://litaforum.org/, to be 
held in Minneapolis Minnesota, November. 12-15, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency 
Minneapolis. This year will feature additional programming in collaboration 
with LLAMA, the Library Leadership  Management Association.

The Forum Committee welcomes creative program proposals related to all types of 
libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate.

Proposals could relate to any of the following topics:
* Cooperation  collaboration
* Scalability and sustainability of library services and tools
* Researcher information networks
* Practical applications of linked data
* Large- and small-scale resource sharing
* User experience  users
* Library spaces (virtual or physical)
* Big Data - work in discovery, preservation, or documentation
* Data driven libraries or related assessment projects
* Management of technology in libraries
* Anything else that relates to library information technology

Proposals may cover projects, plans, ideas, or recent discoveries. We accept 
proposals on any aspect of library and information technology, even if not 
covered by the above list. The committee particularly invites submissions from 
first time presenters, library school students, and individuals from diverse 
backgrounds. Submit your proposal through http://bit.ly/lita-2015-proposal by 
February 28, 2015.

Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. 
Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. The 
format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel 
discussions, moderated discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of 
projects.

Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library 
representative who is testing/using the product.

Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect 
in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic 
content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the 
event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as 
attendees; discounted registration will be offered.

Please submit your proposal through http://bit.ly/lita-2015-proposal

More information about LITA is available from the LITA 
websitehttp://www.ala.org/lita/, Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/LITA.ALA 
and Twitterhttp://twitter.com/LITAForum.



Tammy Allgood Wolf
Manager of Discovery Services
Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Services
Arizona State University Libraries
480-965-1797