<font face="georgia" size="3"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Make Plans Now to Attend the 2013 NFAIS Annual Humanities Roundtable </strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of the few information industry events that focuses primarily on the concerns of content providers and information professionals working in the broad spectrum of the humanities, this is the time to register for the forthcoming 2013 NFAIS Annual Humanities Roundtable. Program details, registration rates, and hotel information may be accessed on the NFAIS web site at: <a style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;" href="http://nfais.org/event?eventID=527">http://nfais.org/event?eventID=527</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">This one-day workshop will be held in <strong>Chicago</strong>,<strong>Illinois</strong>, on <strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday, September 30</strong>, 2013. Sponsors include the American Theological Library Association, the Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation, the Modern Language Association, the law firm of Quarles & Brady and the Philosopher’s Information Center.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Today’s rapidly shifting digital information environment offers plenty of opportunity to both content providers and information professionals for adding value to their services and demonstrating the great return on investment that those services provide to the student, scholar, and professional. This year’s Roundtable offers a chance to learn from active leaders in the field about projects in the digital humanities, content enrichment and linked data, assessing usage and user behavior and much, much more. Of particular interest this year, we’re thrilled to be featuring legal experts discussing the long-term significance of recent court rulings that may be impacting practices of both content providers and libraries!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Focus:</strong> Partnerships and Best Practices: Critical Issues Impacting Humanities Content Providers, Librarians and End Users</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Venue:</strong> Offices of Quarles & Brady, 300 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, September 30, 2013; 9:15-4:00pm (Central Time)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Committed speaker-participants include:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Christopher D. Cantwell, Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Harriet E. Green, English and Digital Humanities Librarian, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kate Lawrence, User Experience Researcher, EBSCO</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Heather Buchta, Partner, Quarles & Brady</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jessica L. Franken, Partner, Quarles & Brady</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Richard W. Young, Partner, Quarles & Brady</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Korey Jackson, Editor, Anvil Academic</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tim Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer, Alexander Street Press</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mike Teets, Vice President, Innovation, OCLC</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kris Veldheer, CEO, New Vistas Educational Consulting</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In-person attendance is limited to 50 people—virtual attendance options are also available. Group registration rates are available for groups of 3 or more. Additional program details, registration rates, and hotel information has been posted to the NFAIS web site at: <a href="http://nfais.org/event?eventID=527">http://nfais.org/event?eventID=527</a>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); or email: <a href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">jilloneill@nfais.org</a>. </span></p>
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