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Please excuse cross-postings. Another exciting program from the New England chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (NEASIS&T) ***************** The Dawn of the Embedded Library: Integrating Library Services into People's Trusted Networks Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 8:30am - 4:00pm (lunch included) Tufts University, Medford, MA So you've got a handle on the social software stuff, what's next? How do libraries position themselves where patrons are actually looking? How can libraries put tools where patrons want them? Join us for another engaging program featuring five pace-setters innovating at the edge of new library services! They will focus on examples of how and why libraries need to think beyond "marketing & advocacy" to a new level of findability, usability, and service. It is a future moving towards full integration of the library into users' daily web practices. * Learn new integrative technologies * Understand how they work together * Discover opportunities for your own library * Explore the future with speakers and colleagues during the always lively panel discussion! OUR PACE-SETTERS: * Nicole Hennig - Web Manager & Usability Specialist at the MIT Libraries * Annette Bailey and Godmar Back - Creators of the LibX Firefox toolbar extension (http://www.libx.org/ <http://www.libx.org/> ) * Tim Spalding and Abigail Blachly - Founder and Librarian of LibraryThing (http://www.librarything.com/ <http://www.librarything.com/> ) REGISTER BY 26 SEPTEMBER 2006: http://www.neasist.org/pc/programs/20061003.html <http://www.neasist.org/pc/programs/20061003.html> $50 ASIST Members - $70 Non-Members - $30 Student/Retiree/Between Jobs Lunch Included Questions?: E-mail Caryn Anderson ([log in to unmask]) Lichen Rancourt Web Developer www.library.unh.edu <http://www.library.unh.edu/> Systems Department University of New Hampshire Library 18 Library Way Durham, NH 03820-3592 603 862-0813 <http://www.library.unh.edu/> [log in to unmask] AIM & Yahoo Messenger: lichenrancourt