ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium
From TechSource Gaming Symposium
ALA TechSource, in collaboration with the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), announces the second annual Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium to be held in the Chicago area on November 2-4, 2008.
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Library Technology Reports
- Want to learn about the bigger picture around gaming and libraries?
- Want to expand services beyond just offering videogames?
- View an excerpt (PDF) or buy this report now!
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About the Symposium
GLLS2008 will run from 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, through 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4.
Press release coming soon!
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Registration
- View registration information
- Registration for GLLS2008 is now open!
- Registration will be limited to 350, so sign up early!
Gamers...in the Library?!
Want to start videogaming in your library?
Here's the how-to manual by the expert!
Learn more or pre-order now!
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Call for Presenters
- The call for presenters is now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal. We'll be in touch on July 1.
- Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal to Present
- Potential Topics of Interest
- Submit a Proposal to Present!
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2008 Sessions
- Keynote Speakers
- Andrew Bub, GamerDad
- Dr. Lawrence Kutner, author of Grand Theft Childhood
- Marc Prensky, author of Don't Bother Me Mom, I'm Learning
- Special Guest Speakers
- Eli Neiburger, Ann Arbor District Library, author of Gamers...in the Library??
- Scott Nicholson, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
- Plus, more than 20 sessions for academic, public, and school librarians!
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Location Information
- The Symposium will be held at the Doubletree Oak Brook hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago.
- More information is available here.
- There will be free wireless internet access available for attendees in the session rooms, as well as in your guest room. Three cheers for free wireless!
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Things to Do in Chicago
- Metromix event guide
- CenterStage Restaurant Guide
- Other restaurant guides as listed in Illinois Clicks
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More TechSource
2008 Symposium sponsored in part by The Verizon Foundation
