Registration Open: Reference @ Your Library

Many of these conference sessions deal with reference-based
technologies, e.g., open source tools, mobile technology, online
courses, virtual reference; I thought some of you on this list might be
interested.

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Amigos Library Services Presents Online Conference:
Reference @ Your Library

Registration Now Open!!

Amigos Library Services will present a one-day online conference
"Reference @ Your Library <http://referenceonline.amigos.org/> " on
August 31st. The conference will include sessions focusing on how mobile
technology (may) impacts reference, embedding reference librarians in
online classes, and determining whether technology is a burden or a
blessing.

"This conference is entirely online, which makes it an affordable
alternative for many librarians to participate in a time where many
library budgets continue to shrink," says Laura Kimberly, Amigos
Continuing Education Services Manager. "Amigos is pleased to offer an
event that librarians all over the country can enjoy. Many of our
speakers are well-known in the field and will present topics of current
interest to library managers and reference librarians."

Keynote speaker, Brenda Dervin
<http://referenceonline.amigos.org/node/1> , Ph.D., will kick off the
conference with her talk "The Greatest Information Need: Information
Mediation." Dervin's talk will focus on the "greatest" information need
and what she's learned about it from 35 years of researching information
needs of myriad population groups -- expert and lay, rich and poor,
virtually every cultural group, in virtually every context. 

For more information and to sign up for the conference, visit
http://referenceonline.amigos.org/. Early bird registration runs through
August 17.

About Amigos Library Services - For more than 35 years, Amigos Library
Services <http://www.amigos.org/>  has helped its members obtain
affordable services and share library resources and knowledge. With over
600 members, Amigos is one of the largest consortia of libraries and
cultural heritage institutions in the United States. Through membership
in Amigos, libraries collectively gain access to the latest innovations
and services in the library community; pursue opportunities for
continuing professional education; leverage their buying power; and
preserve the region's rich cultural heritage. This collaboration
strengthens each member's ability to serve and lead its community in the
creative and effective use of information resources.

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Christine Peterson

Continuing Education Librarian

Amigos Library Services, Inc.

800-843-8482 x2891

www.amigos.org

peterson@... 

Reference @ Your Library ** August 31, 2010 **
http://referenceonline.amigos.org/ <http://referenceonline.amigos.org/>