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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">June may seem like a long way off, but ALA Annual in Chicago is right around the corner. In fact,
<b>early-bird pricing ends at noon, Wednesday, March 22nd</b>. </span><a href="http://2017.alaannual.org/register-now" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register now</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
and don’t miss these great <b>ALA Video Round Table</b> programs running June 24th-25th:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Evening Ticketed Event:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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VRT Gala: Tuned In, Turned On! Videofreex Tape the World</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ticketed Event: Early Bird Member $20; Early Bird Non-Member $25</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join VRT for drinks and hors d'oeuvres followed by a presentation from Abina Manning, Director of Video Data Bank and Curator of a collection
of over 1,400 tapes created by members of the Videofreex, one of the country's earliest radical video collectives. Coincides with the VRT and Cinema Guild co-sponsored "Now Showing @ALA" program screening of the feature length documentary "Here Come the Videofreex!"
For more info: </span><a href="http://2017.alaannual.org/ticketed-events" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://2017.alaannual.org/ticketed-events</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257947" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257947</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Daytime Programs:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Video as Research Data: Challenges & Solutions in Video Data Preservation
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Co-sponsored by ACRL ANSS, ACRL DCIG and ALCTS Digital Preservation Group)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Videos are often taken as a part of scholarly research projects, yet this presents challenges for librarians who advise researchers on federally-mandated
data sharing and storage. Participants will learn strategies they can assess against needs at their home institution. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261261" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261261</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Filming Our Future: Growing a Video Production Niche in the Ak-Chin Indian Community</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(LITA Program, co-sponsored by VRT)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1:00 PM - 2:30PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the past seven years the Ak-Chin Indian Community Library has found a niche in the community using the power of film and in 2016, the library’s
Movie Club program was selected as one of YALSA’s Top Ten Summer Learning Programs. Learn how to make a positive impact in your community using film and creativity. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257863" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257863</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Community Partnerships and Digital Literacy through Public Service Announcements</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Co-sponsored by PLA, YALSA)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM <span class="m9114855163470857903gmail-apple-tab-span">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Libraries are increasingly finding ways to help their school-age patrons to communicate creatively and make a positive impact in their communities
through video projects. Representatives from the Carson City Library and School District share tips from their experiences helping high school freshmen create 60-second PSAs that raise awareness of social issues at their school. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261259" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261259</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Rocking the Small Screen (Without Losing Your Mind): Planning and Managing Library Promotional Videos</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Co-sponsored by PLA, ACRL LMOIG)
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Video on the web is one of today's hottest social networking trends, but what can online videos do to promote your library? A public library
and a university library will both share what they have learned and how realistic expectations can bring success. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261260" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261260</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How Are Our Instructors Truly Using Media? A Multifaceted Approach to Developing Departmental Course Media Use Profiles</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM <span class="m9114855163470857903gmail-apple-tab-span">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">One of the greatest challenges for librarians working with media collections is deeply understanding the use of these materials in course context.
This program will describe a multifaceted approach to this challenge that combines mining large corpora of departmental syllabi using NVIVO text analysis software with reserves, survey, and interpersonal correspondence data to build departmental media resource
use profiles. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261258" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=261258</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preservation Showdown: Audiovisual Edition!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(ALCTS Program, co-sponsored by VRT)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> <span class="m9114855163470857903gmail-apple-tab-span">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Two teams will go head to head to debate the statement "The preservation of analog audiovisual media is the single most important preservation
issue facing libraries (and archives and museums) in 2017." Teams will include members from the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) and the Video Round Table (VRT), bringing their different perspectives to each side of the issue. Audience members
will be expected to ask questions during the debate, and the debate will be followed by an open discussion. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257918" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=257918</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Create, Communicate, Captivate: Inspiring Media Production in Your Library</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Co-sponsored by LITA)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1:00 PM - 2:30PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Learn how academic, school and public libraries can spark creativity and transform users from passive consumers of media into content creators
and active participants in their information environment. Join us as we guide you through key aspects of creating a thriving video production space and coaching users effectively to create amazing multi-modal works which can be showcased to promote and inspire
more participation and increase support for high-impact programs. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=260897" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=260897</span></a><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Distributing Archives: Preservation, Restoration, and Access</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Co-sponsored by AMIA, The Association of Moving Image Archivists)
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Panel will discuss organizations acting as both archives and distributors of moving image materials. Attendees will learn about the challenges
for media content providers that are also caretakers of their holdings; the difference between preservation and restoration of moving images; and the importance of preserving motion picture film and the projection experience. For more info:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=260895" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.eventscribe.com/2017/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=260895</span></a><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Now Showing@ALA: Stay Tuned for screening dates and times for four great documentaries!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Agents of Change</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Directed by Frank Dawson and Abby Ginzberg, 66 mins, co-sponsor California Newsreel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Here Come the Videofreex</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Directed by Jon Nealon & Jenny Raskin, 78 mins, co-sponsor Cinema Guild</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Long Story Short</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Directed by Natalie Bookchin, 45 mins, co-sponsor Icarus Films</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Brainwashing of My Dad</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Directed by Jon Senko, 89 mins, co-sponsor Forward in Time</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you this summer!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">VRT 2017 Programming Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Erin DeWitt Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of North Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Head, Media Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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