[nfais-l] NFAIS Annual Conference

[Bonnie Lawlor]

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE NFAIS 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 1, 2011

 

The 2011 NFAIS Annual Conference, Taming the Information Tsunami: The New
World of Discovery, is scheduled to take place February 27 - March 1, 2011
at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA.  The preliminary program,
registration forms, press release, hotel information/directions, and
information on Philadelphia are now available at:
http://www.nfais.org/page/291-2011-nfais-annual-conference.  

 

Opening with a keynote presentation by Dan Gillmor, author of We the Media,
Director, Knight School of Digital Media Entrepreneurship, Arizona State
University, and Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet & Society,
Harvard University, the conference will take a look at the information
explosion fueled by the Web, search engines, and social media, and how
publishers and librarians are navigating the exponential growth of digital
information to provide scholars and researchers with the reliable, relevant
information that deserves their time and attention - no matter what the
source, language or medium!

 

The conference will take a look  at the forces driving today's information
abundance, offer insights on the exponential growth that can be expected
between now and the year 2020, and how librarians and users are adapting to
information overload - the tools that they use, what works, what doesn't,
and how their jobs have changed as a result. Critical issues such as the
growth of credible non-English language content, the roles that semantic
search, filtering and other technologies play in finding the specific
information that users want, and how emerging technologies such as cloud
computing can help publishers manage the volume of information required to
produce comprehensive products and services will be discussed. Highlights
include case studies from publishers and librarians who are successfully
dealing with the issues of multi-media and information overload, the Miles
Conrad Lecture, and a visionary closing keynote on the future of information
discovery. 

 

Attend the 53rd NFAIS Annual Conference to hear about some of the approaches
being taken to navigate the digital information explosion and to interact
with industry experts who are already grappling with this critical issue. No
matter what role you play in the information community - content or
technology provider, librarian, information professional, or educator - join
us and learn how you, too, can tame the information tsunami and provide your
users with the tools that they need to find credible, reliable answers to
their queries in a world of information overload!

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. 

 

For more information, contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication
and Planning, at 215-893-1561 Phone, 215-893-1564 Fax or
jilloneill at nfais.org.  And keep your eye on the NFAIS web site for
conference updates (http://www.nfais.org).

 

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