No passports are needed to hear from thought leaders around the world at the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference. Presenting from Peru, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the nine keynote presenters for the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference will share a truly international perspective about the future of libraries in the Information Age. Additionally, many of the Library 2.012 conference keynote speakers are returning as distinguished speakers for this year’s conference, including David Weinberger (United States), Ellen Tise (South Africa), Susan Hildreth (United States), and Jianzhong Wu (China). Please visit library2013.com for a full list of keynote and distinguished speakers confirmed for the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference. The open online conference will be held around the clock in multiple languages and time zones beginning October 18, 2013. The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science is a founding partner of the Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference.

1. Doris Samanez Alzamora
Director, Biblioteca Nacionel de Peru
Jocelyn Cranefield
Senior Lecturer, School of Information Management
University of Wellington
Sandra Hirsh
Director and Professor, School of Library and Information Science
San José State University
Peter Morville
President, Semantic Studios
Roy Tennant
Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research
Lee Rainie
Director, Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project
Barbara Stripling
Assistant Professor of Practice, Syracuse University;
American Library Association President
Neil Pakenham-Walsh
Coordinator, Healthcare For All by 2015 and
Co-Director of the Global Healthcare Information Network
Gene Tan
Director, National Library of Singapore
Buhle Mbambo-Thata
Executive Director of Library Services
University of South Africa (UNISA)
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