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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>How do we strike a balance between our right to know, and what is known about us in regards to privacy? How are libraries responding to the increasing complexities of data tracking and desires for data-informed services and marketing? According to Jonathan Hernández, associate researcher in the Library and Information Institute at National Autonomous University of Mexico, “The library must remain as a neutral and diverse place in which our freedoms are protected.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The very important and timely topic of privacy is the focus of the <a href="http://www.library20.com/">Library 2.016 Worldwide Virtual Conference</a>, co-founded by the School of Information at San Jose State University (SJSU). During the online event, scheduled for <b>Wednesday, March 16, 2016, from 12 – 3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time</b>, you’ll hear from five exceptional keynote speakers: Hernández; Jamie Larue, director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office of Intellectual Freedom; Deborah Caldwell-Stone, deputy director of the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom; Alison Macrina, director of the Library Freedom Project; and Lee Rainie, director of Internet, science, and technology research at Pew Research Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In addition, information professionals and encouraged to share their expertise and present at the conference. <a href="http://www.library20.com/page/call-for-proposals">Presentation proposals</a> are now being accepted. Presentations should be at least 15 minutes in length, and all sessions must be completed (including Q&A) within 25 minutes. Slots are limited, and may fill before the final March 11, 2016 deadline for proposals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Library 2.016 online conference will take place via Blackboard Collaborate and is <b>free to attend</b>. <a href="http://www.library20.com/privacy">Advanced registration</a> is required. Everyone is invited to participate in this global conversation on privacy. Kindly forward this email to your colleagues and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Library 2.0 Worldwide Virtual Conference series was co-founded in 2011 by the SJSU School of Information, and this year the school, in partnership with Steve Hargadon of Web 2.0 Labs, is planning <a href="http://www.library20.com/">three mini-conferences</a> for the spring, summer and fall. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Please visit the conference website for more information: <a href="http://www.library20.com/">http://www.library20.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>About the SJSU School of Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The San Jose State University (SJSU) <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=privacy">School of Information</a> (iSchool) prepares individuals for careers as information professionals. Graduates work in diverse areas of the information profession, such as user experience design, digital asset management, information architecture, electronic records management, information governance, digital preservation, and librarianship. The SJSU School of Information is a recognized leader in online education and received the Online Learning Consortium’s <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/news/detail/sjsu-school-information-wins-outstanding-online-program-award-online-learning?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=privacy">Outstanding Online Program award</a>. Find out more about the SJSU iSchool’s award-winning online educational programs at <a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu/?utm_source=listservs&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=privacy">ischool.sjsu.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nicole Purviance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Director of Marketing and Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>School of Information<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>San Jose State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>One Washington Square<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>San Jose, CA 95192-0029<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu">http://ischool.sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>