New York, NY -- 08/26/2003 -- The LearningTimes Library Online Conference is now taking nominations for the “2003 Innovations in Information Services Awards.” The awards identify and celebrate outstanding examples of creative problem solving, groundbreaking achievements, and overall contributions to the Information Services community. Winners will be recognized as part of the LearningTimes Library Online Conference, to be held completely online, October 20-24, 2003.

Two Innovations Awards -- one for Individual contributions and one for Organizational contributions -- will be presented in each of four categories:

The deadline for nominations is September 29, 2003. Nomination forms are available on the LTLOC 2003 website at http://www.libraryconference.com/awards.shtml


About LTLOC 2003
LearningTimes Library Online Conference: Innovations by Information Professionals (LTLOC) will take over 5 days in October (20 - 24), and is the first completely online forum to address in depth the practical issues in today's libraries, museums, archives and historical societies. For more information and registration, please visit the conference website at www.libraryconference.com, write to library@learningtimes.net or call John Walber at 215-884-7321.

About LearningTimes, LLC
LearningTimes LLC, designs and produces online learning communities, programs, and events, and provides the platforms, applications and promotional expertise that make them successful. LearningTimes focuses on serving groups with an education-oriented mission, including: libraries, cultural and educational institutions, non-profit organizations, associations, and membership groups that benefit from an array of human communication tools, accessible through an online venue. 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 widely recognized clients and partners include: Columbia University Teachers College, The World Education Market, Eduventures, The New York City Board of Education, The League for Innovation in the Community College, The Illinois Online Conference, New Visions for Public Schools, The TLT Group, St. John’s University, the New York Transit Museum, and the Academy of American Poets.

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