[Libs-Or] REFERENCE SERVICES TELECONFERENCE: Portland area CE on 4/11

[Michele Caldwell]

> Mark your calendars for the second presentation of the College of DuPage teleconference series on reference services that will take
> place April 11, 2003. The series is free to Oregon libraries and is co-sponsored by the State Library and the Bibliographical Center for Research (BCR). The first session was telecast on February 7th; tapes of this presentation are available for loan from teleconference host libraries.
> 
> Friday  April 11, 2003  9-11am PT
> Reference Services: Virtual, Digital, and In-Library,
> a New Model for Effective Delivery  (Part 2).
> 
> In the Portland area, you can attend this free training at The Beaverton City Library or Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus.
> Beaverton City Library Auditorium, Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW Fifth St in Beaverton (no pre-registration is required)
> OR
> Portland Community College, Sylvania campus, Sylvania CT 239.
> 
> Teleconference details:
> This second annual national teleconference on reference services builds on last year's very successful and informative Virtual Reference Services series. Program host Richard Dougherty explores the continuing dramatic changes coming to library reference services and engages issues, including:
>       >Balancing in-library and virtual reference services
>       >Training staff for future changes
>       >Assessing reference services in all its formats
>       >Estimating real costs for service delivery
>       >Juggling copyright and intellectual property rights problems
>       >Reversing downward usage trends
>       >Deciding what reference services are right for your library
>       >Exploring potential of reference service modalities
> 
> Guests on the program include Carrie Russell, Copyright Specialist for ALA; Susan Godlewski, Coordinator of Reference Services, Boston Public Library; Jim Rettig, University Librarian from the University of Richmond; and John Small, Electronic Resources Librarian Central Missouri State University.
> 
> More info on the teleconferences:
> http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/VIRTUAL/
> For more info on the PORTALS (PCC-Sylvania) site:
> http://www.portals.org/CE-Dupage.html
> 
> Please contact Ann Payne for information about presentations at PCC or Michele Caldwell if you need further information about the conferences at Beaverton City Library.
> 
> Ann Payne
> Portland Area Library System (PORTALS)
> annpa at portals.org
> 503.725.5992
> 503.725-4524 (FAX)
> PO Box 1151
> Portland, OR 97221-1151
> 
> Michele Caldwell
> Beaverton City Library
> Circulation Manager
> mcaldwell at ci.beaverton.or.us
> 503-526-2209
> 12375 SW Fifth St
> Beaverton, OR  97005
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