2004-2005 College of DuPage Satellite Teleconference SeriesThe Bibliographic Center for Research (BCR), the Oregon State Library, the Washington State Library, and BCR's other member State Libraries have again purchased unlimited site licenses to downlink all of the satellite teleconferences to be broadcast by the College of DuPage during the 2004-05 season. Through this cooperative project, downlink licenses for the teleconferences are available - at no cost - to any BCR member library in Oregon and Washington.All teleconferences are scheduled for broadcast from 9:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Several Oregon libraries will be hosting various broadcasts within the series, including Portland Community College. In SW Washington, Clark College will be hosting the entire series. For more information and to register, please contact Susan Salisbury at ssalisbury@clark.edu or 360-992 2329. To become a host site, locate and attend a broadcast in your area, or for more information, please visit BCR's website at http://www.bcr.org/training/teleconferences/ or contact Sharon Hoffhines at shoffhin@bcr.org, (303) 751-6277 or (800) 397-1552. 2004-2005 Teleconference Series: Friday, September 24, 2004 "Making Copyright Work for your Library" Hear the perspective of copyright experts Carrie Russell, ALA Washington Office, Kenneth Crews, Indiana University School of Law, and Edward Valauskas, Dominican University. Sponsored by ALA Office for Information Technology and NILRC. Friday, November 19, 2004 Soaring to Excellence: "The Role of Teaching in Modern Libraries" Library staff are increasingly called upon not just to find information for their patrons, but to also teach their patrons skills related to finding, evaluating, and using information. Friday, January 21, 2005 Soaring to Excellence: "Dealing with Difficult People" In the Age of Information, people have come to expect results immediately! How to deal with impatient and frustrated patrons is the topic of our final Soaring teleconference. Friday, February 18, 2005 "Library Marketing" Richard Dougherty and a panel of experienced professionals will discuss the marketing issues peculiar to librarians in both public and academic settings. Friday, March 11, 2005 Soaring to Excellence: "Reference Tools for the Information Age" What are the best reference tools available, both in print and online? This teleconference covers a number of areas related to reference, and providing library staff with the best and most up-to-date tools available. Friday, March 18, 2005 "Library Transformation: Library as Place" (Details to follow.) Friday, April 29, 2005 "Library Hot Topics for Today and Tomorrow" Again, Richard Dougherty assembles a panel to review the latest issues and challenging trends in this magazine format presentation. Friday, June 03, 2005 "Information Literacy" (Details to follow.) Sponsored by ALA Office for Information Technology and NILRC. |