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It is that time of year again! OLITA is looking for Superconference 2014 presentations that will shine a light on innovative uses of technology in libraries. We are looking for submissions from all types of libraries. OLA Superconference: A Universe of Possibilities January 29 to February 1, 2014 Proposals can be submitted at: http://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/Super_Conference/Session_Proposal.aspx The submission deadline is May 17th. Some topic suggestions: Electronic and online publishing Digital humanities scholarship and text mining Data visualization Web and mobile app development Social media and communications digital preservation/repositories Maker culture and hackerspaces Big Data/Open Data Linked data and semantic web Teaching technology and technical literacy Online education The Open Access future Web accessibility As well as: Developing your own technical skills, online privacy, data privacy, data curation, discovery layers and universal resource managers, web analytics, responsive web design, eScience, gaming in the library, digital asset management, scholarly communications, tool and service assessment, GIS and mapping, online collaboration, 3D printing and wearable computing, cloud computing and storage, open sourcing development and use, tech lending. These are only suggestions—please feel free to submit on any topic you think might be of interest to the OLITA community. Types of Sessions: Conference presentation time slots are approximately 75 minutes in length. If you are interested in presenting on or talking about a topic but do not you need a full 75 minute time slot, please indicate in your proposal your interest in being matched up with other presenters. We are also accepting proposals for half-day Preconference workshops. OLITA will also be organizing a series of panels arranged around specific topics. The program is established between May 23rd and June 27th. If you have not had a response to your proposal in the latter part of June, you are welcome to contact a division planner or the OLA office at [log in to unmask] A separate call will go out at the beginning of September for Poster Session proposals, and for participation in the Child and Youth Expo. Questions? Comments? Brilliant suggestions? Get in touch with the OLITA Planners: Andrew McAlorum [log in to unmask] & Jacqueline Whyte Appleby [log in to unmask] Andrew McAlorum | Digital Projects Librarian, ITS, University of Toronto Libraries | 416-978-3794 | [log in to unmask]