Speakers

Trends, Fads or Folly: Spotting the Library Trends That Really Matter

Soaring to Excellence

Friday, April 11, 2008

Tom Peters

Tom Peters is the CEO of TAP Information Services (www.tapinformation.com), which provides a wide variety of services supporting libraries, library-related organizations, government agencies, technology companies, publishers, and other information-intensive organizations. Tom has worked previously at the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC, the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago), Western Illinois University in Macomb, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Minnesota State University at Mankato, and the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Tom did his undergraduate work at Grinnell College, where he majored in English and philosophy. He earned his library science degree at the University of Iowa. His second master's degree (in English) was completed at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. His library experience includes reference service, library instruction, collection management, and administration. His current interests include library services in virtual worlds, online programming using web conferencing software, and digital audio books.

Lori Bell

Lori Bell is Director of Innovation at the Alliance Library System. She writes and coordinates grant projects for ALS system members. Prior to this position, she was Director of the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center and she has worked in a variety of library settings. She has an M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois and a certificate of advanced study in distance learning from Western Illinois University.

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