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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Free Webinar: ALA Annual Tech Wrap-up. July 8


We're happy to announce that we'll be wrapping up ALA Annual 2011 with an exciting ALA TechSource Webinar! Don't miss this free event--our panel of experts will discuss what they learned and what stood out at Annual Conference. From ebooks to tablets to RFID and library systems, you'll get insightful perspective on the technology buzz in New Orleans!
You can register for this event, which takes place on Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 3:00pm Eastern/2:00 Central/1:00 Mountain/Noon Pacific and lasts 90 minutes, here:https://alapublishing.webex.com/alapublishing/onstage/g.php?p=23&t=m.
Our panelists for this event are:
  • Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and ALA TechSource and American Libraries blogger
  • Kate Sheehan, Open Source Implementation Coordinator, Bibliomation Inc., and ALA TechSource blogger
  • Sue Polanka, Head of Reference/Instruction, Wright State University Libraries, blogger and Author of No Shelf Required
  • Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research for the Vanderbilt University Libraries
There will be a Q and A with panelists following the presentation.

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