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The following announcement is sent on behalf of the ALA Committee on Education. 2010 Forum on Library Education The American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Education and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) will present a forum on Library Education. The forum will be hosted by ALISE and held during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, (MA) at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. This year's theme will be: "Learning Outcomes: Methodologies for Connecting Communities" Representatives from Library & Information Studies (LIS) education and ALA divisions will discuss the following issues of learning outcomes in LIS education and how the professional community views LIS graduates: What is a Learning Outcome? How might the new competences impact LIS education? What relationship do the new competences have to established division competences? Is there a chasm between LIS education and professional practice? The forums on library education are annual events and are venues for an open exchange of ideas and ongoing dialogue between LIS educators and library practitioners on current topics related to library education matters. Speakers: Rachel A. Applegate, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Lynn S. Connaway, OCLC; Sara Kelly Johns, Lake Placid Middle/High School (NY); Dan O'Connor, Rutgers University and Scott Walter, University of Illinois - Urbana. For updates and additional information about the Forum, please visit the website: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/hrdr/abouthrdr/hrdrliaisoncomm/c ommitteeoned/libraryeducationforum.cfm Lorelle Swader **Please include the history of email correspondence in your reply** Dr. Patricia Antrim Chair, Educational Leadership & Human Development Lovinger 4102 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 Phone: 660-543-8633 Fax: 660-543-4164