Internet Librarian International
2013 - Call for Speakers
The deadline for submissions is 12 April 2013.
This year’s conference theme is Smart Solutions to Real Challenges. We’re looking for dynamic speakers from all types of libraries - public, academic, government, national or commercial - as well as those working outside a 'traditional' library setting, who can speak to the following suggested topics:
Transforming services and products
- Delivering
high impact services
- Community
engagement, for example working with volunteers, collaborative content
creation and curation
- Marketing
the service and reaching new audiences, for example social marketing
- Reconfiguring
the library space, for example maker spaces
- Understanding
user needs - next generation users, customer analysis
New skills and new roles for info pros
- Career
opportunities - new skills and new roles, for example data journalism
- Educating
and mentoring users, information literacy
- Supporting
research and innovation
New and innovative uses of technology
- The
demands of 'Everything everywhere' for example BYOD, meeting the challenge
of new devices
- New
services in the digital workplace
- Delivering
on user expectations
Managing and maximising resources
- eresources,
e.g. e-books
- Open
access, new publishing models and their impact on information services
- Real-time
information provision
- The
latest search and discovery techniques, eg social search
- Using
the internet for research and reference
We are also looking for:
- speakers
eager to share their experiences and case studies in a 20 minute
presentation - or as a member of a panel discussion
- proposals
for pre-conference workshops
Share your success stories. Tell us what lessons you've learned if things didn't turn out quite as expected. This is your chance to help others to rethink and recharge, and to benefit from the insights of others.
How do I participate?
If you would like to be considered as a speaker, go to
http://www.internet-librarian.com/2013/callforspeakers.php
The advisory committee will review all submissions and you will be notified in May 2013. If your proposal is selected, the primary speaker will receive a free registration to the full conference, which includes lunches and a drinks reception.
We're looking forward to receiving your suggestions and ideas.
Val Skelton - Programme Director
Katherine Allen - Conference Director
