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As part of the 2003-04 season of the College of DuPage teleconferences, the Texas State Library reminds Texas library staff of the opportunity to participate in the College of DuPage Reference Teleconference Series. ALL Texas library staff are invited to view either or both of these programs at participating host sites in Texas. Read on for more details. FREE Digital Reference Workshop Series via satellite: February 6th and April 16th, 2004 Realities of Digital Reference: Challenges, Tools, and Opportunities -- Explore the challenges and solutions facing reference services in an electronic environment. -- Discover new tools and techniques to help your staff deliver top-notch service. -- Get answers to your questions from leading experts. Friday, February 6th, 2004: New Tools for Enhancing Digital Reference Friday, April 16th, 2004: Joe Janes and Colleagues: Preparing for the Future of Digital Reference --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Friday, February 6th, 2004: New Tools for Enhancing Digital Reference 11am to 1pm Central Time Discover tools, strategies and techniques to help your staff deliver top-notch service. Leading experts from public and academic libraries will share their experience. New products for cross-platform searching, serials management, scheduling, and more will be demonstrated. Presenters * Flo Denny, Assistant Director, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Long Island, NY; * Nancy Huling, Head, Reference and Research Services Division, University of Washington Libraries and president of the Reference User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association; * Sarah McCord, Electronic Resources and Reference Librarian, Washington State University Health Sciences Library. * Michael Jackson and Richard M. Dougherty, Hosts. Products to be demonstrated - Ex Libris: FSX and Meta-search; III: AirPac, Metafind, MetaBridge, and WebAccessManagement; Serials Solutions; Ebsco: Ebsco A-Z; Datavision: Vocera; Illinois Alliance: VoIP: Minitex: Webinars; Schedule Source Software Inc: work scheduling software. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- REGISTRATION AND HOST SITE LOCATION INFORMATION: No advance registration is required of participants. Participants simply visit the Texas State Library (TSLAC) Webpage for the teleconference event they are interested in attending, view the list of participating host sites, decide which host site they would like to attend, notify the site coordinator at that host site of their plans to attend at least 24 hours in advance of the event and then sign-in at the host site on the day of the event. ***Please note that some sites are only able to host one of these events -- if you plan to attend both teleconference programs, make sure that the host site nearest you is hosting both programs. Also, please check the list of participating sites prior to each event in case a more conveniently located host site has been added or in the event that a host site has had to cancel.*** The February 6th TSLAC teleconference Web page is located here: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/teleconferences/2004/feb6.html There is also a frequently asked questions page for teleconference participants: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/teleconferences/faqp.html. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- CREDIT HOURS: Two (2) hours of Continuing Education Credit will be offered to participants filling out a Certificate of Attendance form at either workshop. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Dominguez (512-936-2586) P.O. Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do not have Internet access and cannot view the list of participating host sites, please call Naomi Dominguez at 512-936-2586 for assistance. If you have special equipment, space or language needs to participate in this teleconference, please contact Naomi Dominguez at 512-936-2586. Thank you, Naomi
