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This program discusses the new technologies that are now available for libraries to utilize which help librarians more effectively connect with their communities and involve community members in developing resources and content. This program will examine the challenges librarians face as the world of Web changes and grows. It will explore several of the newest technologies, investigate why librarians are adopting them and how they're being used, and...
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"Today's multigenerational library workforce faces a number of both internal and external challenges. To meet these challenges, we need to learn how to work together effectively, keep connected and current, and draw on individuals' unique strengths. In a graying profession, we also need to pay attention to succession planning, passing on institutional wisdom, and recruiting, retaining, and mentoring the next generation"--Container label.
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A panel of experts compiles a toolkit of the best the web has to offer library workers. Learn about web resources that will assist you in your everyday job, whether you work at a public desk or behind the scenes in tech services. Leave this session with your "best of the web" toolkit and make your job of providing the best information for your patrons easier.
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A panel discussion on the future relevance of libraries as we know them. The digital age has been with us long enough to make some practical predictions of how traditional roles of libraries will change in information selection, acquisition, synthesis, navigation, dissemination, interpretation and archiving. New responsibilities in information aggregation, publishing education, research and development and policy advocacy are explored.
