Hillary
Clinton Honored by First Library Online Conference
LearningTimes Announces Awards for 14 Innovative
Information Professionals
NEW
YORK, NY -- October 28, 2003 -- The LearningTimes
Library Online Conference 2003 (LTLOC) today presented
its first Innovations
in Information Services Award to 14 recipients, including
New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. The LearningTimes
Innovations in Information Services Awards recognize individual
and organizational contributions to the information services
community, and were presented as part of a five-day conference
held completely online.
Citing the importance of the preservation of primary
source materials, the panel of judges was particularly
enthusiastic about Senator Clinton’s
involvement in “Save America’s Treasures”. This is a national
effort to protect America's threatened cultural treasures, including historic
structures, collections, works of art, maps and journals that document and
illuminate the history and culture of the United States.
"It
gives me great honor to accept one of the Innovations in Information
Services Awards from LearningTimes," said Senator Clinton
upon receiving the award. "As this organization knows,
I believe it is essential that our society treasures its cultural
artifacts and keep these sources of learning protected for
future generations. I want to thank LearningTimes for their
efforts to uphold these values by recognizing the people and
organizations that share similar goals."
Other 2003
Innovators receiving awards include The National Wildlife Federation,
The Cleveland Public Library, and the Migrant Education Program
- San Diego County Office of Education. A complete list of
winners, and the recording of the awards ceremony webcast are
available on the conference website: www.libraryconference.com.
The LearningTimes
Library Online Conference 2003: “Innovations by Information
Professionals” is sponsored by the ACRL,
the largest division of the American Library Association (ALA);
the New York
State Higher Education Initiative (NYSHEI); and Tutor.com,
among others. LTLOC is the first completely online conference
to address the practical issues in today's libraries, archives,
historical societies and museums.
Speakers
include Steven Cohen, Library Stuff; Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan,
New York University; Mark Weitzman, Simon Wiesenthal Center;
and over two dozen others in live interactive webcasts, voice
and text based chat sessions, moderated discussion boards,
and online poster sessions. A complete list of LTLOC presenters
and topics can be found on the conference website at http://www.libraryconference.com.
The live
sessions were completed on October 24th, but the recordings,
discussion boards, and collaborative activities continue to
run within the LearningTimes Library Conference Community.
To subscribe to LTLOC visit: http://www.libraryconference.org/subscribe.shtml
For more
information, and group rates for your organization, write to
library@learningtimes.net or call John Walber at 215-884-7321.
About
LearningTimes, LLC
LearningTimes
LLC, designs and produces online learning conferences, communities,
and events; and provides the platforms, applications and promotional
expertise that make them successful. The LearningTimes Network
connects each member institution with other learning-oriented
groups and provides unique opportunities for interdisciplinary
collaboration. A representative sample of the organization’s
clients and partners include: Columbia University Teachers
College, Eduventures, Elluminate, The New York City Department
of Education, The League for Innovation in the Community College,
The Illinois Online Conference, New Visions for Public Schools,
St. John’s University, the New York Transit Museum, and
the Academy of American Poets.
