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<p class=MsoBodyText>Register Now for the NFAIS Humanities Roundtable XI, <i>Focus
on Libraries</i>, Scheduled for October 1, 2012<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A one-day
NFAIS program<b>, </b><i>Focus on Libraries</i>,<b><i> </i></b>is scheduled for
October 1, 2012 at the state-of-the-art <a
href="http://www.gc.cuny.edu/about_gc/campus/interview_architects.htm">Graduate
Center of the City University of New York</a> in Manhattan, from 9:00am to
4:45pm EDST. Both on-site and virtual registrations are now available (go to: <a
href="http://www.nfais.org/page/370-2012-nfais-humanities-roundtable">http://www.nfais.org/page/370-2012-nfais-humanities-roundtable</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
meeting will take a look at the needs and concerns of librarians on such issues
as the discovery of humanities content in today’s library environment,
information literacy and the training of end-users, best practices for building
effective working relationships among librarians, vendors and content
providers, the decision-making criteria used to determine the products and
services in which to invest, and the current digital humanities environment.
Librarians who attend will learn how their peers are addressing these issues
and content providers will gain insight on the how to create and deliver more
effective products and services for scholars, students, and librarians in the
humanities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The day
will begin with a keynote address by Elliot Shore, Chief Information Officer
and Dean of Libraries, Bryn Mawr College, who will provide an overview of the
digital humanities environment, including how PhD researchers in the humanities
intersect with the library community. This will be followed by a look at the
humanities information retrieval process and how today’s discovery
services are used with or as an alternative to traditional abstracting and
indexing databases. The final session of the morning will examine information
literacy from the point of view of the librarian training students as well as
from the perspective of the vendor creating materials in support of that
training. It will highlight the objectives for both groups in developing
multiple formats and channels for delivering effective instruction.<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"'>After
lunch (which will be provided) a panel of librarians will discuss effective
marketing and promoting information to end users. This will be followed by a
facilitated and highly-interactive session that will focus on best practices
for building solid working relationships among diverse groups within the
information community (business partners, content providers, and librarians),
each with their own interests and objectives. And the meeting will close with a
presentation by <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#23170A;font-weight:normal'>Matthew Gold</span></strong><b>,</b>
Assistant to the Provost, CUNY Graduate Center, Project Manager of the CUNY
Academic Commons, Co-Director of CUNY's Digital Humanities Institute, who will
discuss the impact of technology in changing the humanities landscape, the rise
of the digital humanities, and the emergence of digitized special collections. <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"'>More
information on the program, registration, and other logistics may be accessed
at: <a href="http://www.nfais.org/page/370-2012-nfais-humanities-roundtable">http://www.nfais.org/page/370-2012-nfais-humanities-roundtable</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register
soon, as seating is limited. On-site registration for this one-day session,
including continental breakfast, lunch and two refreshment breaks, is only $145
for NFAIS members and $165 for non-members. Registration for virtual
participation is $95 for NFAIS members and $115 for non-members. Unlimited virtual
attendance (3 or more staff from the same organization) is $275 for NFAIS
members and $335 for non-members.<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"'> 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">mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Founded in
1958, NFAIS is a premier membership organization of more than 60 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Serving the Global Information
Community<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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