ALCTS E-Forum: Library as Place
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*Library as Place: Evolving uses for physical locations in light of the
increasing availability of electronic resources*
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January 14-15, 2013
Hosted by Laurie St. Laurent and Deborah J. Margolis
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It's free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am -- 3pm
Mountain: 8am -- 4pm
Central: 9am -- 5pm
Eastern: 10am -- 6pm
*Description:*
Formerly conceived as repositories of print collections, libraries of all
sorts are now
providing electronic access to a wide range of digital resources. The
publishing industry
is changing rapidly, making fewer print options available to store in
library buildings.
How will your organization or institution continue to provide value for
customers
using the library building? What changes are you making to physical spaces
that make
accessing resources easier for differently abled users? How are you
determining when
to reduce shelving for print collections? What alternative uses do you
foresee for those
former shelving spaces?
Please join us for an exciting and informative e-forum on January 14 and
15, 2013,
to discuss how libraries of all types are adjusting their physical
locations in response
to the changing information environment. This e-forum will provide
participants an
opportunity to talk about what their libraries are doing to adjust to
thinking of the library
as place with unlimited potential. Librarians and technical services staff
from all types
of libraries are invited to participate.
*Laurie St. Laurent *is the Branch Manager at the new 54,000 sq ft Spencer
Road Branch of the St. Charles (MO) City-County Library District. She
earned her Master of Science in Librarianship at Western Michigan
University and has worked in a variety of libraries in several states. She
is the former Director of the Marshal (MI) District Library, where she was
active in the Michigan Library Assn, Woodlands Library Cooperative, and
regional literacy organizations. Her advocacy position for library support
of early learning resulted in an appointment to the Library of Michigan
Youth Services Advisory Council. In addition, St. Laurent is an adjunct
faculty member of Wayne State University School of Library and Information
Science.
*Deborah J. Margolis *is Reference/Collections Librarian at the Michigan
State University (MSU) Libraries. She is responsible for library
collections in Anthropology, Jewish Studies, Muslim Studies, and Middle
East area studies. In addition, she serves as library liaison to MSU's
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities and is chair of the
Libraries' Diversity Advisory Committee. Deborah earned her MLS at
Syracuse University's School of Information Studies and has worked in a
variety of library types. In Baltimore (MD), Deborah was Youth Services
Coordinator at the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped, where she coordinated a renovation of that library's
children's area (see "Braille That Stands Out in More Ways Than One" in
Children's Services: Partnerships for Success, ALA Editions, 2010).
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters
of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The
e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email
address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate
with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two
to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free. See
a list of upcoming e-forums at:http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:http://bit.ly/eforuminfo.
Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register
again, unless you choose to leave the email list. Participation is free and
open to anyone.
Received on Wed Jan 09 2013 - 03:03:51 EST