Whether we are planning or designing services for our library community or delivering services of value to them, we have to align our community's needs, cultures, and opportunities. Learn about the latest trends affecting your community and your clients at Computers in Libraries 2011. The conference program is filled with ideas, innovative practices, tips, and techniques for identifying community needs and opportunities as well as designing and delivering strategic and creative services that are of primary importance to our communities. The emphasis is on creating strategic value for our user communities and using new web tools to build innovative and priority services.

Information Today, Inc., a key provider of technology conferences for almost 30 years with Internet Librarian and KMWorld, is pleased to announce the 26th annual Computers in Libraries—the most comprehensive North American conference and exhibition concentrating on all aspects of library technology. Our theme, Strategic Focus & Value for Library Communities, encompasses all the challenges, solutions, technologies, and practices that those working with computers in libraries or libraries in computers are dealing with today. This popular and practical conference offers a multifaceted program designed to meet the needs of librarians, information managers, systems professionals, webmasters and web managers, content evaluators, intranet strategists, portal creators, and information specialists. The focus of the conference is on leading-edge technology that is building learning communities, showcasing value, transforming library operations, enabling strategic information products, services, and community roles within all types and sizes of library and information services.

Hear from experts, practitioners, technologists, and strategists—all from the information industry. Computers in Libraries offers five strong program streams each day filled with information sessions, panels, and facilitated discussions; two special streams focused on special and government libraries; plus many workshops, networking opportunities, and an extensive exhibit hall hosting sponsors and cybertours. You can participate in sessions relating to information discovery and search, ebooks, web design and development, user experience, K-12 strategies and practices, collaboration, next-generation catalogs, innovation, learning and training, marketing and planning, mobile practices, and more. With over 150 knowledgeable speakers in five simultaneous tracks plus three dynamic keynotes, pre and post conference workshops, and an entertaining and informative evening program, Computers in Libraries 2011 is a definite must-attend event. It caters to all interests and all levels of knowledge while providing many exciting networking opportunities—join speakers, authors, and fellow participants in refreshment breaks, informal dinner groups, receptions, and more.