Registration open for HandHeld Librarian VI Online Conference Feb 1-2, 2012
From:
"Avery, Beth" <Beth.Avery_at_unt.edu>
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*HANDHELD LIBRARIAN VI ONLINE CONFERENCE *
*FEBRUARY 1-2, 2012*
*www.handheldlibrarian.org*
Join us once again for what will be an intense online professional
development opportunity for librarians who love technology!
*Mobile solutions for libraries that work!*
We invite you to the 6th Handheld Librarian conference, a place where
interested librarians bring their tools and strategies to the learning
scene. The conference will feature professional development for
librarians by librarians. This is the grass-roots nature of our highly
successful program. Handheld Librarian VI will build on the success of
prior conferences in which an array of presenters share their
experiences and insights on topics addressing themes such as ebooks,
location-based social networking, lending devices, reference and mobile
technologies impacting society. You can see the quality of the content
by looking through our past archives.
Our exciting one day conference, February 1, will feature presentations
from your peers, along with two keynotes from respected thought leaders
in the library world.
Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor in the School of Library and
Information Science at San Jose State University, will address the
conference in the morning. His research focuses on use of emerging
technologies in libraries and technology learning programs. He currently
writes the monthly column "Office Hours" in Library Journal exploring
issues, ideas and emerging trends in library and information science
education. Stephens has spoken about emerging technologies, innovation,
and libraries to audiences in over 26 states and in five countries,
including a 2009 speaking/research tour of Australia.
Our afternoon keynote features Stephen Abram. Stephen has over 30 years
in libraries as a practicing librarian and in the information industry.
He has visited hundreds of libraries in many different countries and is
uniquely positioned to spark ideas and insights. Stephen is currently
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Markets at Gale Cengage in
Toronto, Canada. He has been Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix
and the Chief Strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute, VP of Corporate
Development for Micromedia ProQuest, and Publisher Electronic
Information for Thompson
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* New* Post-Conference Skill Builders Workshops -- Two
additional opportunities!*
New this year, a post conference experience focused on giving
participants explicit hands on skills through extended workshops. For a
nominal fee, participants can register for the following two-hour
synchronous workshops on February 2.
. *Broad mobile development*, including jQuery
. *Empowering your E-readers; teaching your readers to access content *
Each workshop will not only provide a conceptual framework, but will ask
the participants to try their hands at either developing or implementing
specific strategies. After the workshop, audience members will be
provided with additional ongoing tutorials and access to the experts for
mentoring.
Individual, group and site registration is open at
www.handheldlibrarian.org <http://www.handheldlibrarian.org>
Beth Avery
Coordinator, Collection Development
University of North Texas Libraries
1155 Union Circle #305190
Denton, TX 76203
Phone: 940-565-2762
Received on Wed Jan 04 2012 - 03:04:06 EST