For immediate release:
August 7, 2008
For more information, contact:
Jerome Offord Jr.
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
jerome@arl.org
Washington DC—Registration is now open for the National Diversity in Libraries Conference, “Spectrum of the Future,” to be held October 1–4, 2008, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky. Early-bird registration rates are available until September 10.
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC) is a biennial event that serves as a regional meeting for library staff members to discuss diversity issues, especially issues common to the host region’s culture.
The 2008 National Diversity in Libraries Conference is being held in conjunction with the Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky School Media Association, and Southeastern Library Association joint conference. The 2008 NDLC is supported by the University of Kentucky Libraries, the University of Louisville Libraries, the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science, and the Association of Research Libraries Diversity Initiatives.
NDLC conference speakers will include:
José Aponte, Director, San Diego County Library
Neal Petersen, Yachtsman, Author, and Motivational Speaker
Ed Hamilton, Sculptor
Jim Rettig, University Librarian, University of Richmond, and American Library Association President
Tracie Hall, Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University, and Former Director, American Library Association Office for Diversity
Pamela Goodes, Associate Editor, American Libraries
Dwayne Buttler, Professor/Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication, University of Louisville Libraries
Stephanie Bange, Children’s Librarian, Dayton Public Library, and Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Kids! @ Your Library Task Force Member
ARL is sponsoring a daylong post-conference on “Managing, Maintaining, and Creating Residency Programs” to be held Saturday, October 4, 2008, in the Clubhouse Room of the Louisville Marriott.
The post-conference program features:
Practicing Proficiency: The Past, Present, and Future of Residency Programs in Academic Libraries
Program Coordinators Panel Discussion
Two concurrent sessions:
Residents Discussion Forum
Administrators Discussion Forum
Introduction to the Residents Database Project
Curriculum Development
Residents Panel
There is a separate registration fee for the post-conference, payable when registering for the NDLC.
To register and learn more about the conference, visit http://www.librarydiversity.org/.
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.