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FYI. Sorry for the short notice, but I was out of the office last Thursday and Friday. Mike Buras Network Systems Administrator Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 Phone: (512) 583-0704, ext. 15 Fax: (512) 583-0709 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Vogler Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 4:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [tslactraining] FW: Blended LibrarianWebcast I thought this might be of interest to some. Dawn > Blended Librarian Webcast: Conversations With Patrons: Extending > Your Library's Presence Online > Steven Bell and John Shank, co-founders of the Blended > Librarians Online Learning Community, and their guest Brian Mathews, > Public Services Librarian at the Georgia Institute of Technology > invite you to join the next Blended Librarian community event, > "Conversations With > Patrons: Extending Your Library's Presence Online" On Tuesday, October > 31, 2006 at 2 pm. EST > > Event Description: > Google, Google Scholar and Wikipedia are emerging as favorite > research designations among undergraduate students, while library > resource usage seems marginalized. Is it really easier for students to > find what they need on those free Internet sites? Where do they turn > for help? How can libraries increase usage and relevancy? Are there > new modes of instruction effective for the Net Generation? This talk > explores the social nature of the web and advocates using social > networking sites and student blogs to better understand and assist > patrons. Blended Librarians need to add Web 2.0 technologies to their > skill set, and this presentation will help get you started. Included > will be strategies for assessment, marketing, reference assistance, > and instructional opportunities. Find out how to expand your library's > web presence and interact more directly with students. > > > Although this event is free, advance registration is > required to reserve a virtual seat. If you are already a member of the > Blended Librarians Online Learning Community here is a link into the > Learning Times Network that will get you to our Community and the > registration page: > > http://home.learningtimes.net/library?go=3D1199293 > > If you need to join the Blended Librarians Online > Community in order to register (no fee to join): > > > 1. Go to the Blended Librarian website at > http://blendedlibrarian.org > > 2. If you are already a registered member of the Learning Times > Network, use the login on the Blended Librarian home page to connect > to the Learning Times Network. If you are not registered, click on the > "Join" button and follow the instructions. > > 3. After you receive confirmation of your Learning Times account > you can return to this email message and use the link above for > registered members of Learning Times. Click on the link, and then > register on the next page (you may need to scroll down to see the > register button). > > 4. We recommend that those participating in the webcast obtain a > microphone or headset in order to make use of the VoIP technology that > allows conversation between the speakers and participants. A > microphone or headset is not required to participate. > > 5. Please be advised that the Learning Times Network recently > upgraded their webcast software (elluminate). Both first time and > return attendees should allow additional time (approximately five > minutes) for the software to update on your computer the first time > you connect to this new version. The update is automatic, and you > don't need to do anything special on your computer. Just please plan > on allowing yourself sufficient time to log in to the webcast on > October 31. Once you have registered for the event you may wish to try > the "test room" to make sure your computer is set up and ready to go the day of the webcast. _______________________________________________ tslactraining mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/tslactraining
