At BCR's exhibit booth, our knowledgeable and friendly staff will be on hand to provide information, answer questions and help navigate the wide variety of products and services available to the library and cultural heritage communities through BCR. In addition, several presentations with BCR staff are scheduled, bringing new ideas and news to library staff at each venue.

Museum Computer Network, November 11-14, Portland (OR) — Join BCR's Liz Bishoff, director, Digital & Preservation Services, both in the booth (#3) and at a panel discussion on Friday, November 13 (9:45-10:45 a.m.), as she and other panel members address the topic of Business Intelligence and look at the thousands of ways archives, libraries and museums are dealing with digital preservation, decision-making and sustainability. The program, Of Business Intelligence and Sustainability, will be presented by Bishoff; Steve Jacobson, president and CEO, Jacobson Consulting Applications, Inc.; and Jeremy Ottevanger, web developer, The Museum of London.

Hawaii Library Association, November 12, Kaneohe, Oahu (HI) — BCR's library services consultant, Jay Ford, is traveling to Oahu for the Hawaii Library Association annual conference. Visitors will find Jay in the BCR booth or at the BCR program, People, Action, Noise: The Value of BCR, Thursday, November 12, 1:00-1:30 p.m. In both places, he will be talking about BCR and its mission of bringing libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. In these days of smaller budgets and staff, BCR can help libraries keep pace with the latest developments in technology and services by offering a broad range of products and solutions.

Colorado Association of Libraries, November 19-21, Denver (CO) — BCR staff will be busy at the annual conference being held at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. Beyond the BCR staff members who are looking forward to meeting conference attendees at the BCR booth (#1), other staff members are participating in presentations during the three days of the conference. Can't attend? Check the BCR website after the conference for links to the presentations.

• Assuring Long-term Access to Your Digital Collections: Risk Assessment and Its Role, Thursday, November 19 (1:00-4:00 p.m.) — BCR's Liz Bishoff, director, Digital & Preservation Services, and Anne Marie Lyons, digital initiatives consultant, discuss digital collections and how to ensure their accessibility to users in the next 20-30 years.
• Economic Edge, Friday, November 20 (10:15-11:15 a.m.) — Justine Shaffner, BCR library services consultant-public, will be joining Amy Phillips, Pueblo City-County District; Cindy Phillips, Jefferson County Public Library; Naioma Walberg, Douglas County Libraries; and Susie Whiteford, Denver Public Library, in a panel discussion of what public libraries can do to maximize their impact on the community.
• Ever Green, Friday, November 20 (1:45-2:45 p.m.) — Justine Shaffner is also presenting Ever Green, a program that will help librarians discover methods to help their libraries go green and save money, from easy ones like setting up a recycling program to more complicated ones like retrofitting your building for maximum energy efficiency.