[Libs-Or] FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

[Katie Anderson]

"The Relevance of Libraries in a Digital Age: Library Challenges & Opportunities"

Speaker: James G. Neal
Cost: Free to Library Staff of Oregon Libraries
Date: Friday, May 11, 2007, 9:00a-10:30 a.m.

Description of Training: 
James G. Neal, the Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University, will assemble a panel to discuss the future relevance of libraries as we know them.  The digital age has been with us long enough to make some practical predictions of how traditional roles of libraries will change in information selection, acquisition, synthesis, navigation, dissemination, interpretation and archiving.  New responsibilities in information aggregation, publishing education, research and development and policy advocacy will be explored.  It promises to be a lively and provocative session. See the webcast description (http://www.dupagepress.com/COD/index.php?id=1244) for additional information.

Location:  
View the training via webcast from your personal computer or a computer you can access easily.  Or you may attend a group session at a location near year.  Please review the host sites (http://bcr.org/training/teleconferences/sites/oregon/lib-digital.html) to find a convenient location.

How to Register:
To register for the webcast, register online at (http://bcr.org/training/teleconferences/register.html). To register for a group session at a location near you, go to (http://bcr.org/training/teleconferences/sites/oregon/next-gen.html).  Select the site you want to go to and, using the contact information provided, register by email or phone to attend that group session.      

Background Information:
The "Library Challenges & Opportunities" series of workshops are brought to you by the Oregon State Library and BCR and are funded by LSTA. A DVD of this and previous workshops will be made available through interlibrary loan soon. Check OSL's BCR Teleconference web page (http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/technology/#BCR_Teleconference_Opportunities_for_2006___2007) after 2/15 for updates.

Katie Anderson
Youth Services Consultant
Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator
Oregon State Library
katie.anderson at state.or.us
503-378-2528