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<p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN FOR THE NFAIS 2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FEBRUARY
27 – MARCH 1, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>T</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>he 2011 NFAIS Annual
Conference, <i>Taming the Information Tsunami: The New World of Discovery, </i>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: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.nfais.org/page/291-2011-nfais-annual-conference">http://www.nfais.org/page/291-2011-nfais-annual-conference</a>.
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Opening
with a keynote presentation by Dan Gillmor<b>,</b> author of <i>We the Media</i>,
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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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 </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>to
find credible, reliable answers to their queries in a world of information
overload!</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ONLINE
REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more
information, contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and
Planning, at 215-893-1561 Phone, 215-893-1564 Fax or <a
href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">jilloneill@nfais.org</a>. And keep
your eye on the NFAIS web site for conference updates (<a
href="http://www.nfais.org">http://www.nfais.org</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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