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Dear Colleague,
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I am contacting you to inform you of the second Academic Librarian Conference, taking place in Hong Kong in March 2010.
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<strong>Academic Librarian 2: Singing in the rain<br>
Conference on library change management</strong>
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<strong>About the conference</strong>
<br><br>Academic Librarians face unprecedented challenges to their
role, to how they manage their collections and how they interact
professionally with their academic colleagues. They require different
professional and personal skills as well as different ways of
interacting with their communities, both in the academic, publishing
and other vendor communities. In the current context of a global
recession, without doubt, it is going to be a future full of challenges
and opportunities. What has changed and what needs to change? As
suggested by the Conference subtitle “Singing in the Rain”, a new
generation of academic librarians cannot survive without an optimistic,
positive and thoughtful attitude towards the future.<br>
In this, the second "Academic Librarian" conference in Hong Kong, it is
intended that speakers should focus on the skills and positioning of
the Academic Librarian, the impact of the library, its organizational
patterns and the value delivered to its owners and clients.
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<strong>Major themes<br>
Theme 1<br>
Librarians of tomorrow</strong>
<br><br>
<ul><li>Our roles, values, positioning and relevancy in the future information environment
</li><li>Professional competencies and skills for the future
</li><li>Professional education and continuous career development
</li></ul>
<strong>Theme 2<br>
Quality enhancement</strong>
<br><br>
<ul><li>Return-on-investment, contribution of the library to students, faculty and the university
</li><li>Evidenced based impact analysis and performance measurement
</li><li>Benchmarking and best practice among ourselves
</li></ul>
<strong>Theme 3<br>
Collaboration and networking</strong>
<br><br>
<ul><li>Local, regional and global collaborative efforts amidst the global financial crisis
</li><li>Consortia-vendor dynamics
</li><li>Love-hate relationship with other stakeholders e.g. Google and other cyber information providers
</li></ul>
<strong>Theme 4<br>
New tools and culture</strong>
<br><br>
<ul><li>Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and innovative tools for knowledge discovery and information literacy
</li><li>New channels and attitude for service delivery, library advocacy and branding
</li><li>New organizational culture/structure to foster library transformation
</li></ul>
In short, all four Conference themes will lead towards a redefinition of the <strong>highly effective academic librarian</strong>.
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<strong>Conference organizer</strong>
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<a href="http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2754/0/">Pao Yue Kong Library</a> of <a href="http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2758/0/">The Hong Kong Polytechnic University</a> (PolyU) in conjunction with <a href="http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2756/0/">University Library System</a> of <a href="http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2755/0/">The Chinese University of Hong Kong</a> (CUHK)
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<strong>Important Dates</strong>
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<ul><li>Closing date for submission of abstract - November 6, 2009
</li><li>Closing date for submission of abstract (second round) - November 13, 2009
</li><li>Notification of acceptance - December 4, 2009
</li><li>Submission of full paper - February 5, 2010
</li><li>Conference - March 11-12, 2010
</li></ul>
<strong>Venue</strong>
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<a href="http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2757/0/">Chiang Chen Studio Theatre</a>, PolyU, Hung Hum, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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<strong>Conference languages</strong>
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The Conference will be mainly conducted in English, with Mandarin as supplement.
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For more information please visit the conference website: <a href="http://listmanager.emeraldinsight.com/t/12907/49061/2753/0/">http://www.lib.polyu.edu.hk/conference</a>
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Best wishes,
<br><br>
Eileen Breen<br>
Publisher<br>
Emerald Group Publishing Limited<br>
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Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785200<br>
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