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Library & Information Technology Association

2008 LITA National Forum Schedule

THURSDAY, October 16, 2008

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Preconference I:

Marketing the Value of the Library’s IT Department
Grace Sines & Gary McCone of National Agricultural Library, MD

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Preconference II:

Innovations in Next Generation Library Management Systems
Andrew Nagy, Villanova University; Tim Daniels, Pines Program Manager; Darrell R. Ulm, Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library

FRIDAY, October 17, 2008

8:00 a.m. - noon Preconference I (continued):

Marketing the Value of the Library’s IT Department
Grace Sines & Gary McCone of National Agricultural Library, MD

8:00 a.m. - noon Preconference II (continued):

Innovations in Next Generation Library Management Systems
Andrew Nagy, Villanova University; Tim Daniels, Pines Program Manager; Darrell R. Ulm, Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Opening General Session
Tim Spalding, found and developer, LibraryThing.com

2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.    Refreshment Break

2:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.    Concurrent Sessions (6)

4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.    Break

4:20 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.    Concurrent Sessions (6)

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.    Sponsor Showcase & Reception

SATURDAY, October 18, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 900 a.m.    Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.    Sponsor Showcase

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. General Session:

Hi-Fi-Sci-Fi-Library: Technology, Convergence, Content,Community, Ubiquity and Library

Michael Porter, Community Product Manager, WebJunction

10:15 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.    Break

10:50 a.m. - noon          Concurrent Sessions (6)

12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.    Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.    Concurrent Sessions (6)

2:40 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.    Refreshment Break

3:20 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.    Concurrent Sessions (6)

Eveving Networking Dinners

Open Gaming Night

SUNDAY, October 19, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.    Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 10:00 a.m.      Poster Sessions

9:00 - 10:10 a.m.          Concurrent Sessions (6)

10:10 - 10:30 a.m.         Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. - noon          Closing General Session:

Obligation of Leadership

R. David Lankes, director of the Information Institute of Syracuse University