Webinar - Emerging Library Technologies 3: Virtual Reference Perspectives - Part 2

From: HPL Central Training Room

Subject: Webinar - Emerging Library Technologies 3: Virtual Reference Perspectives - Part 2

When: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:30 AM-1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).
Where: Central - 6th Floor Training Room

When: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:30 AM-1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).

Where: Central - 6th Floor Training Room

Note: The GMT offset above does not reflect daylight saving time adjustments.

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Emerging Library Technologies 3: Virtual Reference Perspectives

Plan! Innovate! Transform! Workshop Series

On two Wednesdays, January 11 and January 18, (10:30 am-2:00 pm EST), SCRLC will sponsor an online conference, Emerging Library Technologies 3: Virtual Reference Perspectives. The keynote session, Why Does Reference Matter? will be presented by Joseph Janes, University of Washington. Session presenters include Mark Beatty (Wisconsin Library Services), Lili Luo (San Jose State University), and Barbara Galick (Bradley University). Our schedule is:

Wednesday, January 11 – Central Programming Place

10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. (EST)

AskAway: Virtual Reference Best Practices from Lessons Learned

Mark Beatty, Wisconsin Library Services

11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.(EST)

Keynote Presentation - Why Does Reference Matter?

Joseph Janes, PhD, University of Washington

1:00p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Text a Librarian: Delivering Reference via Texting

Lili Luo, PhD, San Jose State University

Wednesday, January 18 – Central 6^th Floor Training Room

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. (EST)

Virtual Reference in Virtual Worlds

Samantha Thompson (AKA Hypatia Dejavu)

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (EST)

My InfoQuest – a Collaborative Text Reference Project

Barbara Galick, Bradley University

12:30p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (EST)

Virtual Reference Panel

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Conclusion

This session is part of our LSTA-supported workshop series, Plan! Innovate! Transform! It is funded in part by Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).