[Web4lib] Trendy Topics 2010: Virtual Worlds and Libraries

[Lori Bell]

Trendy Topics 2010:  Virtual Worlds and Libraries
a One-Day Online Conference - Tuesday, October 12th


TAP Information Services and the School of Library and Information Science at 
San Jose State University are pleased to announce another in the ongoing series 
of online conferences on hot topics for librarians to enjoy right at their 
desktops. 

Jeremy Kemp, Lecturer at the School of Library and Information Science at San 
Jose State University will deliver the keynote on “Virtual Worlds for Teaching, 
Learning and Library Services.”  Other speakers for this day-long conference 
include:
·       Dr. Bryan Carter on “Literature and Virtual Worlds”
·       Randy Hinrichs on “Certificate in Virtual Worlds”
·       A panel on “The Innovative World of Academic Librarians in Second Life”
·       A panel on “The Community Virtual Library in Second Life”
·       A panel on “Health Information in Virtual Worlds”
Full Schedule:  http://www.trendytopics.info/T2VWschedule.pdf
Trendy Topics Conference Series Website:   http://www.trendytopics.info/

Registration Fees:  $40 for individuals; $100 for groups; $30 for students.  
 Register at:  http://TrendyTopics.eventbee.com/event?eid=751168284

San Jose State SLIS current faculty and students may attend for free.  
Please contact Lori Bell at lbell927 at gmail.com for a coupon code.

Start Time:  11 a.m. Eastern, 10 Central, 9 Mountain, and 8 Pacific.
End Time:  6 p.m. Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, and 3 Pacific. 
 
For more information on these workshops please contact Lori Bell at 
lbell927 at gmail.com or Tom Peters at TAP Information Services at 
tpeters at tapinformation.com.
 Lori Bell
Lecturer
School of Library and Information Science
San Jose State University
(309)338-5115
lbell927 at gmail.com
lbell927 at yahoo.com