ALA 2010 Annual Conference Program and Exhibit Directory

politics. New mediums of communication from the
campaign trail, such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter
and other social networking tools may radically
alter U.S. democratic institutions, including how
Americans get information about and interact with
public officials. Learn how the Internet is
transforming participation in the political process.
Speakers: Julie Barko Germany, George Washington
University, Director, Institute for Politics,
Democracy & the Internet; David Karpf, Brown
University, Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Taubman Center for Public Policy
Demonstrating Excellence in Higher
Education: What Universities are
Doing. What Libraries are Doing.
ACRL - ULS
Washington Convention Center -140A/B
Administration & Leadership
315
In the competitive environment for reputation and
resources in higher education there is growing
pressure for robust and comparable library
measures that are meaningful in terms of
institutional objectives. Current leaders in