Call for participation: Internet Libarian 2000

[d scott brandt]

We're looking for Internet Librarians, Intranet Librarians, Webmasters,
Portal Strategists, Net Navigators, Content Managers and anyone willing to
share their experiences, knowledge, and application stories at the Internet
Librarian 2000 conrference in Monterey CA next November.  Please consider
speaking!

Internet Librarian 2000
 	Monterey, CA
 	November 5-9, 2000
 	
 	Call for Speakers:  Deadline April 20
 	More info www.infotoday.com

 Information Today Inc., a key provider of technology conferences for twenty
 years with the National Online Meeting and Computers in Libraries, is
 pleased to announce the 4th annual Internet Librarian – the ONLY conference
 for information professionals who are using, developing, and embracing
 Internet, Intranet, Extranet and Web-based strategies in their roles as
 information architects and navigators, webmasters and web managers, content
 evaluators, taxonomists, product developers, searchers, trainers, guides
 and more.  This comprehensive conference and exhibition offers a
 wide-ranging program designed to meet the needs of librarians, information
 managers, systems professionals, researchers and information specialists. 
 		
 Internet Librarian2000, including Internet @ Schools2000, caters to all
 interests and all levels of knowledge with four simultaneous tracks plus
 many workshop and networking opportunities.  This year's tracks and themes
 will encompass: Managing Content, Web Tools, Inter/Intra/Extranet Services,
 Managing Knowledge Assets, Distance Learning & Instruction, Case Studies of
 Internet and Intranet Librarians, Web Development and Management,
 Digitizing Resources, Streaming Multimedia, School Libraries, and more.
 Speakers are knowledgeable, authoritative and focus on practical
 applications and case studies as well as technical and managerial issues.
 Please consider sending us a proposal to speak.  Below are some of the
 topics we hope to cover, but don't let this list limit your imagination!
 We look forward to hearing from you.

 Indexing & taxonomies for the web		Converging technologies		
 Ebusiness & information management		Internet Appliances
 Knowledge Sharing strategies & techniques	Intranet politics
 Bricks & clicks for information services		Digitizing collections
 Building web teams				  	Developing Internet skills
 Electronic customer service management	
 Retrieval tools for the new millennium
 Protecting & Using Intellectual property	Managing desktop access
 Cool Web tools: XML, Java, dHTML			Acquiring & managing content
 Delivering Services Virtually			Integrating Web based OPACs
 Intranet case studies			Special & virtual library case studies
 Integrating K-12 Curriculum & Net Technology	Interfaces & screen design
 Search engine tools & tips			Ecommerce solutions for libraries
 Licensing & negotiating content			Document & image management
 Knowledge management & Net technology 		Copyright in the Eworld
 Publishing on the Web			Managing electronic resources	
 Internet delivery channels			Capturing & delivering multimedia>
Streamliing electronic document delivery		Future Net/Web strategies>
Filtering & ntelligent agents			Distance learning technologies
 Designing & aintaining web sites			Digital Archiving
 Creating & spporting virtual communities		Security & authentication>
Multimedia & image delivery				Net Technology planing
 Tools for evaluating web resources		Net strategies & lessons earned 
 Migrating databases to the Web			Collaborating with IT	
 Web developer tools & techniques		Retooling budgets for the Eworld	
 Usability testing for Web sites		Mining for Quality Information
 
 Program Chair		Jane I. Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates
 Organizing/Review Committee
 				Stephen Abram, IHS Micromedia
 				Scott Brandt, Purdue University Libraries
 				Pamela Cibbarelli, Cibbarelli's
 				Richard Geiger, San Francisco Chronicle
 				Doris Helfer, California State University
 				Walt Howe, Delphi Internet Services
 				Richard Hulser, IBM
 				Barbara Quint, Editor-in-Chief, Searcher
 				Andy Breeding, Compaq Computer Corporation
 				Hope Tillman, Babson College 
 				Ferdi Serim, Editor, Multimedia Schools
 								
 If you would like to participate in Internet Librarian 2000 as a speaker or
 workshop leader, please contact the Program Chair at the email address
 listed below as soon as possible (April 20, 2000 at the very latest).
 Include the following brief details of your proposed presentation: title,
 subject, scope, abstract, a few sentences of biographical information that
 relate you to the topic, and full contact information (title, address,
 email, phone & fax).   All abstracts will be reviewed by the
 Organizing/Review Committee and notification regarding acceptance will be
 made by July.
 
 	Jane I. Dysart, Program Chair, IL 2000
 	Dysart & Jones Associates
 	47 Rose Park Drive
 	Toronto, Ontario M4T 1R2
 	dysart at inforamp.net
 	phone: 416/484-6129
 	fax: 416/484-7063
 
 To receive the registration and program brochure in the fall, or exhibit
 information please contact:
 	Information Today Inc.
 	143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055
 	phone: 609/654-6266
 	fax: 609/654-4309
 	email: custserv at infotoday.com
 	Web site: http://www.infotoday.com