Dear cni-announce subscribers:

I have been involved with the planning for this University of Calgary Taylor Family Digital Library conference, and Tom Hickerson, Vice Provost & University Librarian and I believe we have put together a rich program for administrators involved in developing new library spaces. Information on registration (for a fee) can be found at the URL below.

You may also be interested in a video of a presentation by Tom and his colleague Shawna Sadler from the Spring 2011 membership meeting; it is available at:

http://youtu.be/F42t64f2VZQ

I hope to see you in Calgary!

Joan Lippincott

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Designing Libraries for the 21st Century

May 16-18, 2012

University of Calgary

Program and Registration

http://library.ucalgary.ca/lib21

The Taylor Family Digital Library, which opened in September 2011 at the University of Calgary, offered a unique opportunity to rethink the library’s physical space, technology infrastructure, and program of services.

In this leadership symposium, we will explore the trends and concepts shaping the design and services of this library and other 21st century libraries, learning centres and specialized library spaces. Speakers will include library and university administrators, architects, designers, technologists, and campus planners from Calgary and across North America.

Symposium sessions will include:

Realizing the Vision Creating Spaces for Learning Planning for New Buildings on Campus Rethinking Library Space: The Academic, Information and Technology Contexts The Architect’s Perspective Designing Specialized Spaces in Libraries In Conversation - One Building: Multiple Perspectives Technologies: Pushing the Boundaries A Year or Two Later – Lessons Learned This will be of interest to academic administrators, librarians, technologists, architects, and designers.

This conference is being co-organized by:

Tom Hickerson Joan K. Lippincott

Vice Provost & University Librarian Associate Executive Director

University of Calgary Coalition for Networked Information

For information, please contact:

Donna Livingstone, Communications Director

Libraries & Cultural Resources, University of Calgary

403-220-3511 livingsd@ucalgary.ca