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<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>MARK YOUR CALENDARS: NFAIS Humanities Roundtable
X Scheduled for </span></font></b>October 3, 2011</p>
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<h1><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>A one-day NFAIS program, <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Digital
Humanities Content: Embracing the Future While Coping with the Present, </span></i>is
scheduled for </span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>October 3, 2011</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'> at the state-of-the-art </span></font><span
style='font-weight:normal'><a
href="http://www.gc.cuny.edu/about_gc/campus/interview_architects.htm"
original_href="http://www.gc.cuny.edu/about_gc/campus/interview_architects.htm"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Graduate Center of the City University of
New York</span></font></a></span><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:normal'> in </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>Manhattan</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>, from </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>9:00am</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'> to </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>4:45pm</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>. The meeting
will highlight some of the major trends impacting the humanities information
environment and there will be ample time for attendees to share their own
perspectives on current challenges and opportunities and the evolution of the
humanities information landscape. </span></font></h1>
<h1><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:normal'>The meeting opens with a keynote address by Kathleen
Fitzpatrick, Director of the Scholarly Communication Division of the Modern
Language Association and author of <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Planned
Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology and the Future of the Academy. </span></i>She
will address what she envisions as a potential future for the humanities in the
context of the changing academic environment. Subsequent sessions will include
an interview with Jeremy Boggs, Humanities Design Architect of Scholars’
Labs and presentations by other leaders of digital initiatives. </span></font></b></h1>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The afternoon will take a step back from the future and look at
day-to-day issues<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>such as the
creation and incorporation of metadata feeds from the viewpoints of primary and
secondary providers and how to create community using the metadata in new
environments. This will be followed by a panel of humanities information
providers sharing their perspective on the current status of the humanities
market and how technology is driving changes in user needs, expectations, and
skills. Attendees will have ample opportunity share their own experiences and
perspectives as part of this interactive discussion. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Confirmed speakers for the day include:</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Jeremy Boggs</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Humanities Design Architect,
Scholar's Lab and </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>University</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> of </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Virginia Library</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>'s Digital Research and Scholarship</span></font>
</li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Brenda Bailey-Hainer</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Executive Director of the American
Theological Library Association</span></font> </li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Doug Reside</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Digital Curator, </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>New York</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Public Library for the Performing
Arts, Dorothy and </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Lewis</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>B</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cullman</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Center</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>; </span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Ichiro Fujinaga</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Associate Professor, Music
Technology Area, </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>McGill</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>University</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>;</span></font> </li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Terry Ehling</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Associate Director, Content
Development and Publisher Relations Project Muse; </span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Concetta Seminara</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Publisher, Social & Behavioral
Sciences, Humanities, and Education, <br>
</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Taylor</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> & Francis Group, LLC</span></font>
</li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Lisa Norberg</span></font></b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, Dean of Barnard Library and
Academic Information Services, </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Barnard</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>College</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>.</span></font> </li>
</ul>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The final sessions will focus on how to remain relevant to users. How
can publishers and librarians ensure both undergraduate and
graduate students find and use authoritative, high-quality information
resources? Speakers and attendees will discuss what users are expecting
to find, how they are expecting to interact with the content and the community,
and the findability/usability issues that librarians working in the trenches
believe must be addressed for content providers to remain relevant now and into
the future.</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The preliminary program, directions to the meeting facility, and
registration information are now available on the NFAIS Web site at: <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/355-2011-nfais-humanities-roundtable"
original_href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/355-2011-nfais-humanities-roundtable">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/355-2011-nfais-humanities-roundtable</a>
</span></font></p>
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11.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Register soon, as seating is limited. Registration for this one-day
session, including continental breakfast, lunch and two refreshment breaks, is
only $95 for NFAIS members and $115 for non-members. For more information
contact: Jill O’Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning,
215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto: <a
href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org" original_href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</a>.
</span></font></p>
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<p class=nospacing><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Founded in 1958, NFAIS is a premier
membership organization of more than 80 of the world’s leading producers
of databases, information services, and information technology in the sciences,
engineering, social sciences, business, and the arts and humanities.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic'>NFAIS:
Serving the Global Information Community</span></font></i></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jill O'Neill</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director, Planning & Communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>NFAIS</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(v) 215-893-1561</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(email) jilloneill@nfais.org</span></font></p>
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