For immediate release
November 5, 2007
For more information, contact:
Jerome Offord Jr.
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
jerome@arl.org
Washington DC—The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC) program committee is accepting program proposals for the 2008 conference, “Spectrum of the Future.” Program proposals should reflect the conference theme and address issues of diversity in all areas of library services and in the professional workforce that delivers such services. Proposals will be accepted electronically at http://kla-itrt.org/conf/ through the deadline of Thursday, January 31, 2008.
The conference will be held October 1–4, 2008, in Louisville, Kentucky, in conjunction with the Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky School Media Association, and the Southeastern Library Association joint conference. The NDLC is supported by the University of Kentucky Libraries, University of Louisville Libraries, University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science, and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity Initiatives.
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference 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. Individual ARL institutions, regional consortia, or groups of ARL institutions who are interested in hosting the 2010 conference should contact Jerome Offord Jr., ARL Director of Diversity Initiatives, jerome@arl.org.
The Association of Research Libraries 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 located on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.