The conference is sponsored by GuideByCell/GiveByCell, a company which is working with the American Library Association to assist libraries in getting started in the dynamic area of mobile giving. The program will include a series of wonderful keynote and featured speakers, collection of available resources, discussion boards, and access to the recording of all live events for one year after the conference. More people than ever are using mobile devices for a wide variety of purposes including communication, internet access, text messaging, and entertainment. It is important that libraries provide mobile services as handheld use increases.

The conference will feature four exciting keynote talks:

Nicole Hennig, Head, User Experience Group – MIT Libraries

Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Digital Services Librarian, Southern Connecticut State University

David Lee King, Digital Branch & Services Manager, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library

Joe Murphy, Science Librarian and Coordinator of Instruction and Technology, Yale University

Chad Mairn, Information Services Librarian, St. Petersburg College

Registration for the conference is $69 per individual or $99 for a group. LIS students can register for $29. LIS students need to contact Lori Bell at lbell927@gmail.com for a coupon code to register for the $29.

For more information on the conference, go to the conference site at www.handheldlibrarian.org.

If you have questions, please contact Tom Peters at tapinformation@yahoo.com, Lori Bell at lbell927@gmail.com, or John Walber at LearningTimes at john@learningtimes.net.