Virtual Reference Services Satellite Teleconference

[Sloan, Bernie]

Please note: Registration form is for satellite downlink sites only.
Individuals interested in participating in the teleconference should contact
their local satellite teleconference providers directly (e.g., library
systems, LIS schools, etc.) to see if they will be offering this program.

Institutions interested in serving as satellite downlink sites please see
the end of this note for registration information.
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The College of DuPage will be producing a national satellite teleconference
on virtual reference services. The two sessions will be Friday, February 8,
2002 and Friday, April 19, 2002 from noon to 2PM (Eastern Time).

The programs will clarify the differences between traditional and virtual
reference services and analyze the organizational impact that new services
can have. They will analyze what works, what pitfalls to avoid, what new
skills are required and what must be changed within your library to make
virtual reference services work well:

* Program I (February 8) will give an overview of the current state and
variety of virtual reference services and their future directions.

* Program II (April 19) will show how library practitioners are instituting
virtual reference services, by showcasing successful implementations. This
programs's goal is to give practical, realistic information to the working
librarian and decision maker considering moving to virtual reference
services.

Current program plans include the following presenters, with more to be
announced later:

* Richard M. Dougherty (program host)
* Paul J. Constantine (Cornell University)
* Anne G. Lipow (Library Solutions Institute and Press)
* Steve Coffman (Library Systems and Services, Inc.)
* Bernie Sloan (University of Illinois)

For more general information on the satellite teleconference, go to:
http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/virtual/

For registration information for institutions interested in serving as
satellite downlink sites, go to:
http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/virtual/regsite.htm

Bernie Sloan
Senior Library Information Systems Consultant
University of Illinois Office for Planning and Budgeting
338 Henry Administration Building
506 S. Wright Street
Urbana, IL  61801
Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:     (217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies at uillinois.edu