*Please redistribute* *Cloud computing for library services Saturday, June 26th, 2010 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Washington Conference Center - 143A* Join your colleagues for a discussion on cloud computing trends and projects in libraries at ALA 2010. The session will be held Saturday morning from 8am until 12 (full schedule below). To sign-up for a lightning round slot visit http://groups.google.com/group/alacloud/web/lightning-round-sign-up-page. This session will discuss how libraries can use cloud computing resources to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and scalable services. The session will include two panel discussions and participant lightning round. The panel discussions will focus on trends, uses, and case studies of cloud computing in library environments. Panel presenters include both library and IT industry experts. Schedule 8:00 - 9:00 Introductions & first panel session - Cloud computing in libraries: Definitions, needs, and trends 9:00 - 9:15 Break 9:15 - 9:45 First Lightning round session - 5 minute slots 9:50 - 11:00 Second panel session - Cloud computing projects and innovative ideas 11:00 - 11:50 Full lightning round session - 5 minute slots Program contents First panel discussion 8-9:00 am: Cloud computing in libraries: Definitions, needs, and trends – This panel session will focus on providing an overview of what cloud computing is and how it is being used to fill needs in libraries. Panel members will each provide a short presentation and then the moderator will coordinate a discussion on common themes (75 minute session). *Presenters* - Marshall Breeding – Vanderbilt University - Karen Coombs – OCLC - Rosalyn Metz – Wheaton College - Terry Reese - Oregon State University Second panel discussion 9:50 - 11:00: Cloud computing projects and innovative ideas – This panel session will focus on providing the audience with short case-study style presentations from panelists. Following short presentations from each panelist, the moderator will coordinate a Q&A session (75 minute session). *Presenters* - Jason Clark – Montana State University - Leslie Johnston – Library of Congress - Erik Mitchell – Wake Forest University - Chris Tonjes – DC Public Library Lightning round: 11:00-12:00: Cloud computing solutions lightning round – For the final section of the session audience members will volunteer to present 5 minute sessions on a cloud computing topic or application that they are working on. Participants will be solicited in the spring of 2010. (60 minute session) or may sign up to participate in the lightning round by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/alacloud/web/lightning-round-sign-up-page -- Erik Mitchell, Ph.D. Assistant Director for Technology Services Z. Smith Reynolds Library Wake Forest University http://erikmitchell.info