[Web4lib] NERCOMP 2007 -- submit proposals for the Library and Research track

[Debbie Verhoff]

NERCOMP, the Northeast Regional Computing Program, is an affiliate of
EDUCAUSE. This year's conference theme is "Connections, Collaborations and
Community." Preconference seminars will be held Monday, March 19, with the
full conference program March 20-21, 2007 in Worcester, MA.

I am writing to encourage colleagues to submit proposals for the
Library and Research Initiatives track.

Track description: 
The rapid advance and adoption of technology coupled with the changing needs
of students has drastically altered all aspects of the academic community.
Increasingly, the areas of library, research, and technology are converging
and innovative projects often involve collaboration between faculty members,
librarians, IT professionals, and administrators.

Topics in this track will focus on library or research initiatives in which
technology is an integral part.

Key topics include:
    * Collaborations in IT/ library services
    * Outreach, instruction, and information literacy programs
    * Digital collections and today's patron
    * Digital rights management, copyright, and intellectual property
    * Next-generation OPACs
    * Networked information technology for scholarship
    * Institutional research
    * The influence of technology on the library as place
    * Creative library service solutions
    * Institutional support models for research computing
    * Social networking tools in libraries
    * Searching, linking, and new connections to library resources
    * New scholarly publishing solutions

More information & online submission at:
http://www.educause.edu/Program/11480


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Debbie Verhoff
Reference Librarian
Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Fitchburg State College
160 Pearl St. 
Fitchburg MA 01420-2697