LearningTimes Library Online Conference: Innovations by Information Professionals

The LearningTimes Library Online Conference is pleased to confirm the participation of the following people as LTLOC2003 keynote speakers. Each promises to add a unique and engaging dimension to this year's discussion of Innovations by Information Professionals.

		Keeping Current: Professional Development for Librarians Steven M. Cohen
		Assistant Librarian Rivkin Radler LLP Creator of Library Stuff Steven M. Cohen is Assistant Librarian for Rivkin Radler, LLP in Uniondale, NY. He is the creator of Library Stuff, a library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development. He is also the Internet Spotlight columnist for Public Libraries Magazine and his first book, entitled Keeping Current - Advanced Internet Strategies to Meet Librarian and Patron Needs, will be published by the ALA in October 2003.

		The Anarchist in the Library: How Peer-to-Peer Networks are Transforming Politics, Culture and Information Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan
		Assistant Professor Culture and Communication New York University Siva Vaidhyanathan is the author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity (New York University Press, 2001). His forthcoming book, The Anarchist in the Library: How Peer-to-Peer Networks Are Transforming Politics, Culture, and the Control of Information, is due out in the Spring of 2004 (Basic Books). [ more ]

		The Internet and Our World: How Extremists Use The Internet and The Effect on American Civil Liberties Mark Weitzman
		Director Task Force Against Hate and Terrorism Simon Wiesenthal Center Under the direction of Mark Weitzman, the Task Force Against Hate and Terrorism coordinates the Simon Wiesenthal Center's research and activities on extremism, intergroup relations, the Internet, and hate crimes. Working closely with law enforcement, government, military, academia and the media, the seminars, lectures, publications and reports of the Task Force have had international impact.