Your Name and Title: Sue Alman, Lecturer

Library, School, or Organization Name:  San Jose State University iSchool

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: North America

Language in Which You Will Present:  English

Target Audience(s): Librarians

Short Session Description (one line):  Learn about the people, organizations, & publications to monitor to stay current with technology issues and trends.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): 

The technology landscape changes rapidly, and it’s difficult to know which technology is best for your organization and users. This session brings focus to the planning skills that are needed to understand the needs of your community and create a technology plan that fits the needs of your users and budget.  Librarians and information professionals must recognize and monitor the technologically astute people, organizations, and publications that report on technology issues and trends.  At the end of the session participants will recognize:

• • Ways to assess the needs of their community and the required components in a technology plan. 
  • People, organizations, & publications to monitor for technology issues and trends updates.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:  https://ischoolapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=almans