If you are looking for ways to support and extend the professional growth you experience at ALA Midwinter 2012, stop by Neal-Schuman Publisher’s booth 1905. Neal-Schuman publishes resources for information professionals that take them from the nuts and bolts of librarianship to the edge of technology.

Plus take advantage of a 20% conference discount on all orders placed at the conference.

See you in Dallas!

The Neal-Schuman Foundation is proud to be a sponsoring partner of the Library 2.011 Conference,  a worldwide virtual conference, November 2 – 3, 2011.  The conference will be held online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and will be free to attend.

The Library 2.011 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Subject strands include the changing roles of libraries and librarians, the increasing impact of digital media and the e-book revolution, open educational resources, digital literacy, shifts from information consumption to production (Web 2.0), multimedia and gaming spaces, libraries as community centers, the growth of individualized and self-paced learning, the library as the center of new learning models, understanding users in the digital age, assessing service delivery, and defining leadership and information professional careers in a networked and changing world.

Click here to learn more about The Neal-Schuman Foundation. 

Click here to learn more about the Library 2.011 Conference.

Left to right: Lisa Jackson, Sally Smollar, Bonnie Rothschild, Rachel Owens, Georgina Del Valle, Dani Lichtenberg, Diane Kachmar, Veronica Gonzalez, and Merlene Nembhard

]]> http://neal-schuman.com/blog/2011/07/29/seflin-2011-bridges-to-technology-new-roles-for-libraries/feed/ 0 http://neal-schuman.com/blog/2011/07/06/ala-2011-in-new-orleans/ http://neal-schuman.com/blog/2011/07/06/ala-2011-in-new-orleans/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:12:37 +0000 Laura http://neal-schuman.com/blog/?p=1084 Didn’t catch us at ALA? Take a look at some of our pictures below.

John Huber, author of "Lean Library Management," and Kathryn Suarez, Neal-Schuman Vice President of Business and Finance

Andrea Sevetson, co-author of "Fundamentals of Government Information"

Our booth

Our award-winning authors

Ellyssa Kroski, editor of "THE TECH SET" and winner of the 2011 ALA Award for the Best Book in Library Literature

Lesley Farmer, author of the "Neal-Schuman Technology Management Handbook for School Library Media Centers" and "Instructional Design for Librarians and Information Professionals" and recipient of the 2011 ALA Beta Phi Mu Award for distinguished service to education in librarianship

Kay Ann Cassell, co-author of "Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century" and winner of the ACRL Women and Gender Studies Section's 2011 Career Achievement Award

Ellyssa Kroski and Patricia Glass Schuman, President and co-founder of Neal-Schuman Publishers

Ellyssa Kroski receiving her award from Roberta A. Stevens, ALA Immediate Past President

Dinner at Emeril's with THE TECH SET authors and editor. Left to right: Sean Robinson (author of "Library Videos and Webcasts), Laura Berlinsky-Schine (Neal-Schuman Assistant Marketing Manager), Kelly Czarnecki (author of "Gaming in Libraries"), Robin Hastings (author of "Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries"), Charles Harmon (Neal-Schuman Vice President and Director of Publishing), and Ellyssa Kroski

Kay Cassell receiving her award

We can’t wait for ALA 2011! Come to booth #2215 to receive a 20% discount and free shipping on all books throughout the conference. You’ll also have a chance to meet John Huber, author of the critically acclaimed Lean Library Management on Friday, June 24 between 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

See you in New Orleans!

Michelle, Paul and I look forward to seeing all our old friends, and to making many new ones. See you there.