Live Chat on 'Personalizing Library Web Pages'

[Xiaodong Li]

Apologize for cross-posting.

The Academic Libraries of the 21st Century will host it's second live
chat session focusing on issues involved in the development and/or
implementation of  personalization software.

ULR: http://library.tamu.edu/21stcentury

Topic:  'Personalizing Library Web Pages'
Date:  August 14, 2000
Time: 2-4 P.M.  CDT
Registration:  http://library.tamu.edu/21stcentury/chat.html

Featured Panelists:

1)John E. Ulmschneider
Executive Director
VCU Libraries
Virginia Commonwealth University

2)Eric Lease Morgan
Network Technologies Development Librarian
Digital Library Initiatives Depeartment
NCSU Libraries

3) Paul T. Adalian, Jr.
Assistant Dean for Information & Instruction
Robert E. Kennedy Library
California Polytechnic State University


The chaotic nature of the Internet is one of the axioms of today's
information environment. Academic librarians have been heavily involved
in developing their own websites of resources and links that will
clarify and simplify the information chaos. Personalization software for
library web pages is designed to allow users to control the content and
presentation of information available on a website so
that it better fits his own individual needs and preferences.  Examples
of such software are "My Yahoo" and "My Library."

Please join our virtual interactive discussion as John, Eric, and Paul
discuss issues related to website personalization software and other
issues related to technological means of making library electronic
resources more user friendly.