CFP: MSU (Mississippi State University) Libraries eResource and Emerging Technologies Summit
(LEETS)
Mississippi State University
Friday and Saturday, August 3-4, 2012
Mississippi State University Libraries is dedicated to
hosting top quality conference opportunities for Academic Libraries. For more
than a decade the MSU Libraries has hosted the Mid-South eResource
Symposium, as well as pioneering discussions about technology in libraries with
the Emerging Technologies Summit. Both conferences have experienced
growing popularity and attracted a national following. Building on that success and finding common ground between the two conferences, the MSU
Libraries are relaunching them this year as the MSU Libraries eResource
and Emerging Technologies Summit (MSU-LEETS).
Call for Proposals
The 2012 MSU LEETS programming committee is accepting
proposals for Steal-this-Idea speakers and poster sessions. The
Steal-this-Idea talks will be 45 minutes to one hour in length, including time
for discussion. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that share
their own experiences in working with eResources and/or applying
social media and emerging technologies in academic libraries. Potential
topics include, but are not restricted to:
eResources:
--the impact of eResources on technical services
--managing eResources (P vs E)
--ERMS implementation and use
--institutional repositories
--managing multiple URLs in an OPAC
--licensing and access issues in a consortium
--eBook acquisition and workflow
Emerging Technologies:
--tablets and/or mobile applications in an academic
environment
--eBooks and e-readers
--social media applications
--cloud computing
--campus outreach
--augmented reality
--assessment strategies
Please submit 150-200 word proposals for Steal-this-Idea
or poster sessions (Emerging Technologies only) by filling out the
application located here: http://bit.ly/msuleets_submissions.
Proposals must be received by May 11th in order to be considered.
Registration begins June 4, 2011. The cost for the two-day conference will be $80, or $50 for a single day. Library School students will pay $50 for both days, and NASIG members will receive a 20% discount.
MSU LEETS is proud to be a NASIG sponsored continuing education
symposium.
Please forward this email to anyone you think would be
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The MSU LEETS Programming Committee
Contact information for MSU LEETS Co-Chairs: Amanda Clay Powers (
apowers@library.msstate.edu)
and June Garner (jgarner@library.msstate.edu)
