Archive for July, 2009

NISO August Webinar: E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving Marketplace

July 31, 2009 at 9:09 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

NISO’s August webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the topic of E-Books: A Rapidly Evolving Marketplace.

While e-books have been slow to garner wide adoption, the past few years has seen greatly expanded interest and use of e-books. New models and applications are growing exponentially. This webinar will explore several key aspects of the e-book community: sales and licensing models for libraries, and developments with e-book file formats. Building on the free NISO/BISG forum (see: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ala09/bisg) held at the American Library Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, this webinar will focus on the business applications of creating, selling, and using e-books.

Topics and speakers are:

– Creation, Formatting, and Distribution Options for E-books
Tino Fleischer, Atypon Systems, Inc.

– Business Models and Approaches for Selling E-books
Anne Orens, Independent Consultant

– E-books in the Library: Successfully Reaching the End User
Sue Polanka, Head, Reference and Instruction, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University

For more information and to register, visit the event webpage (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/ebooks09). Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access to the online recorded archive of the webinar. NISO and NASIG members receive a discounted member rate. A student discount is also available. Can’t make it on the 12th? Register and gain access to the recorded archive for one year.

This webinar is sponsored by Swets.

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Upcoming Infopeople webinar: Introduction toDrupal for Libraries

July 31, 2009 at 8:58 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

Title:  An Introduction to Drupal for Libraries

Date and time: Aug 28, 2009, 12 pm – 1:00 pm PDT

This webinar will last approximately one hour. There is no charge for  this webinar.  Pre-registration is not required.

For more information and to participate in the Aug 28 webinar, go to http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/342/index.html

Looking for a better way to manage your web site content?  Want more advanced functionality and/or social networking features?  Drupal is  an award-winning, open source content management system being used by  major corporations worldwide and is now being widely adopted by the  library community.  Learn more about the pros and cons of Drupal and how libraries are using it to make their web presences more effective and efficient.  Discover library-specific add-ons (modules) that can  make your new Drupal site even more extensible.

After viewing this webinar, attendees will be able to:

  • Explain Drupal to other staff members
  • Identify various pros and cons for using Drupal in a library setting
  • Be familiar with library-specific contributed modules for Drupal
  • Identify features that are native to a core Drupal installation

Join us for this introductory webinar on a new application for  managing your library?s website content.

Speaker:  Laura Solomon, MCIW, is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network and the former Web Applications Supervisor for the Cleveland Public Library. She has been doing web development and design for over ten years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant. She also authored a statewide web site usability study in 2004 that evaluated the site of every public library in Ohio. She specializes in developing with Drupal, as well as in web code and accessibility standards. As a former children’s librarian, she enjoys bringing the “fun of technology” to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer.

If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar.  Check our archive listing at: http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived

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Please Sign Up for the Upcoming Webinar on the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

July 31, 2009 at 8:32 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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Nuts and Bolts – Broadband Grant Application Assistance

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Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/209710386

DUNS numbers, CCR numbers, project budgets, deadlines…as we approach the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) filing deadline of August 14, 2009, do you know everything you need to know to file a successful application? Join EdTech Strategies president Linda Schatz for a discussion of details, opportunities and potential pitfalls in the Public Computer Centers and Sustainable Adoption Programs for the library community. Come with questions or email your questions to librarystimulus@ala.org before the webinar – we will have a lengthy Q and A session with a panel of experts after brief remarks from  Ms. Schatz.

Title: Nuts and Bolts – Application Assistance

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Can’t make the Webinar?  It will be archived at www.ala.org/knowyourstimulus.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

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Free ACRL OnPoint Chat today – Are Reference Desks Passé?

July 29, 2009 at 3:10 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

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The next installment of the ACRL OnPoint Chat series, “Are Reference Desks Passé?,” will take place today, Wednesday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. Central time (10:00 a.m. Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Mountain | 12:00 p.m. Central | 1:00 p.m. Eastern).

Many academic libraries are eliminating reference desks and focusing on referrals, roaming reference, satellite reference and/or virtual reference instead. This session will explore the causes and consequences of this trend. During this OnPoint chat, consider the following questions: (1) What is driving the trend toward elimination of reference desks? (2) Are alternate services sufficient to meet patrons’ needs? (3) Without desks, how do reference staff stay in touch with patrons’ needs and wants? Kansas State University’s Danielle Theiss-White, General Reference Coordinator, Jason Coleman, Service Coordinator, and Laura Bonella, Reference Generalist, will convene this OnPoint chat.

ACRL OnPoint is a live series of informal monthly text-based chat sessions. All ACRL OnPoint chats are free and open to the public. Sessions are unmoderated, one hour in length and take place in a Meebo chat room (no audio or video). Chats are limited to 80 concurrent participants and will be delivered on a first-come-first-served basis. For additional information, including access information, visit the OnPoint website at www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/onpoint/index.cfm.

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ECDL 2009 Reminder: One Week to Early Registration Deadline

July 23, 2009 at 7:29 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL 2009): Digital Societies
September 27 – October 2, 2009, Corfu, Greece
http://www.ecdl2009.eu

–REMINDER: ONE WEEK TO EARLY-REGISTRATION DEADLINE–

We would like to remind you that the deadline for early registration to the 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries is July 31st.

You can access directly the registration form by visiting https://www.triaenatours.gr/ecdl.php or first visit the informational page at http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/registration.php.

More information: http://www.ecdl2009.eu.

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ALA Washington Office Announces Upcoming BTOP Webinar

July 20, 2009 at 2:39 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , ,

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ALA Washington Office Announces Upcoming BTOP Webinar

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To register, please click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/837364707

The ALA Washington Office is sponsoring another webinar Wednesday, July 22 at 12:30 PM EST on Public Computing Centers and Sustainable Broadband Adoption Funding.

After the earlier webinar which was an overview of BTOP and BIP; this webinar will give potential library applicants specific information and support for their planned applications to the BTOP funding categories of Public Computing Centers and Sustainable Broadband Adoption

Greg Rohde of e-Copernicus and the former NTIA Administrator will give us an overview of the Public Computer Center application and Sustainable Broadband Adoption Funding Category.  He will summarize the program and explain where libraries fit in; going over what is eligible and ineligible, the scoring criteria and other things.

Greg will be followed by Lynne Bradley, Director of ALA’s Office of Government Relations, who will discuss various library-specific scenarios and ideas to illustrate the range of projects that may be supported in these funding categories.  She will be talking about what would constitute a potentially eligible project.

This will be followed by Q & A, including questions previously submitted and submitted during the program.  Answering your questions will be Greg Rohde, Lynne Bradley, Alan Inouye, Director of ALA’s Office of Information Technology Policy, and Carrie Lowe, Director of ALA’s Program on Networks.

Title: BTOP Webinar
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

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unCOILed: Participatory Learning in the Age of the Unengaged (July 17th workshop in Oklahoma!)

July 9, 2009 at 6:42 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged

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The Oklahoma ACRL subgroup, the Community of Oklahoma Instruction Librarians (COIL), will be having an “unCOILed” workshop.

Think of unCOILed as the usual, quality COIL summer workshop mixed with an unconference like approach.

unCOILed is scheduled for next Friday, July 17th, from 9am to 3:30pm at NSU’s Muskogee campus at 2400 W. Shawnee in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

The registration fee is $15.  A light breakfast and afternoon snacks will be included.  Lunch will not be included in the registration fee.

Please visit http://okacrl.okstate.edu/coil/registration.html to register online.

Once you have registered for the workshop, we will send you a confirmation email that will also invite you, the attendee, to help direct workshop content via a social network on Ning.  Feel free to post questions, comments, etc. for presenters in the presentation description forum so that the presenters can present on what you want to know about their topics on Friday, July 17th!

On-site registration will also be available the day of the workshop.

For more information about COIL, please visit our website at http://okacrl.okstate.edu/coil/ or feel free to email the COIL Chair, Amanda Lemon, at coilchair1@gmail.com

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ECDL 2009 – Final Program Announced – Registration Still Open

July 8, 2009 at 4:48 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL 2009): Digital Societies
September 27 – October 2, 2009, Corfu, Greece
http://www.ecdl2009.eu

–FINAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED—

We would like to inform you that the final program of 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries is now available. Please visit the Schedule webpage at http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/schedule.php.

–REGISTRATION NOW OPEN / UPDATED DELEGATE INFO–

We would like to remind you that the Registration to the 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries is already open.

You can access directly the registration form by visiting https://www.triaenatours.gr/ecdl.php or first visit the informational page at http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/registration.php.

The deadline for early registration is July 31st.

For your convenience in planning your trip, please visit the Location/Delegate info webpage with valuable information about Greece and Corfu, as well as get informed about the special discount offers from the Official Carriers of the conference (Olympic Airways and ANEK Lines).

More information: http://www.ecdl2009.eu

We are looking forward seeing you in Corfu.

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LILAC 2010

July 8, 2009 at 4:46 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged ,

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Hi,

The Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) will take place in Limerick, Ireland on 29th – 31st March 2010.

The themes of the conference will be:

• Measuring Impact
• Developing the IL practitioner
• IL and research
• Making connections
• Innovative practice

The call for papers will be in September 2009.

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InfoCamp Seattle 2009 – Save the date

July 8, 2009 at 4:41 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

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Mark your calendar… the third annual InfoCamp Seattle will be October 10 and 11, 2009!

InfoCamp is an unconference for anyone interested in librarianship, user experience, information architecture, user-centered design, information management, or related fields.

It features an egalitarian, community-driven format in which presentations are designed and delivered by participants.

And it’s a lot of fun!

Learn more and find out when tickets go on sale:
http://twitter.com/infocamp
http://facebook.com/infocamp
http://www.infocamp.info

Thanks,
Your InfoCamp Seattle 2009 organizers
infocampseattle@gmail.com

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