Internet Librarian '99-- Call For Speakers

[d scott brandt]

Please pardon the cross posting...

Internet Librarian '99
	San Diego, CA
	November 7-11, 1999
	
Call for Speakers

Information Today Inc., a key provider of technology conferences for almost
twenty years with the National Online Meeting and Computers in Libraries,
is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Internet Librarian the ONLY
conference for information professionals who are using, developing, and
embracing Internet, Intranet, and Web-based strategies in their roles as
information navigators, webmasters and web managers, content evaluators,
product developers, searchers, 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 Librarian '99, including Internet at Schools '99, 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, Internet & Intranet Services,
Managing Knowledge Assets, Distance Learning & Instruction, Case Studies of
Internet and Intranet Librarians, Web 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.

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
				Cindy Hill, Sun Microsystems
				Walt Howe, Delphi Internet Services
				Richard Hulser, IBM
				Barbara Quint, Editor-in-Chief, Searcher
				Lauri Schafer, Microsoft Corp.
				Hope Tillman, Babson College 
				Ferdi Serim, Editor, Multimedia Schools
								
If you would like to participate in Internet Librarian 99 as a speaker,
please contact the Program Chair at the email/fax address listed below as
soon as possible (May 15,1999 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 June.

	Jane I. Dysart, Program Chair, IL'99
	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

Possible Topics

Building web teams	                        
Developing Internet skills
Digitizing collections			    	
Managing desktop access
Cool Web tools: Java, XML, HTML			
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			
Electronic commerce
Licensing & negotiating				
Document & image management
Knowledge management & Net technology 		
Copyright in the Eworld
Publishing on the Web				
Managing electronic resources
Internet delivery channels			
Future Net/Web strategies
Streamlining electronic document delivery       
Capturing & delivering multimedia
Filtering & intelligent agents			
Distance learning technologies
Designing & maintaining web sites		
Digital Archiving
Creating & supporting virtual communities	
Security & authentication
Multimedia & image delivery			
Net Technology planning
Tools for evaluating web resources		
Lessons learned; strategies 
Protecting & Using Intellectual property 	
New retrieval tools		
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