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.

Resister today!

Free Webinar: Libraries are Essential: Providing Core Services for Readers. January 27

Libraries are Essential: Providing Core Services for Readers

SPONSORED BY: EBSCO/NoveList, and Library Journal SCHEDULED EVENT DATE: Thursday, January 27, 2011– 2:00 PM EST – 60 minutes Register for this event

Libraries are often a community hub, the place where everyone is welcome and where everyone can not only find the information they need, but also seek solace and support. In short, libraries are an essential part of any thriving community. In this first of a three-part series of webcasts on the essentialness of libraries, Robin Nesbit, Sharron Smith, and Duncan Smith explore the value of readers’ services and best practices for conveying that value to the community. Providing Core Services for Readers is first in the three part Libraries are Essential series of webcasts. Featured Speakers Robin Nesbit, Director of Technical Services, Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio Sharron Smith, Manager of Readers’ Advisory Services, Kitchner Public Library in Kitchner, Ontario Duncan Smith, founder and Vice President, NoveList The event will be moderated by Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University, Cambridge; author of the e-Views Blog and e-Reviews columns for Library Journal and Editor of Bowkers' Magazines for Libraries

If you are not able to make the live webcast of Libraries are Essential: Providing Core Services for Readers, register now and you will get an email notification from Library Journal after the event when the webcast is archived and available for viewing at your convenience.