Is There a Blog in Your Future?: Workshop on Weblogs for Librarians - August 12th

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From: Susan Boyd (skboyd@scu.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 21 2005 - 15:55:37 PDT 

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From: "Susan Boyd" <skboyd@scu.edu>
Subject: Is There a Blog in Your Future?:  Workshop on Weblogs for Librarians - August 12th

Announcement: Please print out the form below or attached and mail as
instructed.

CARL North Information Technology Interest Group and CLA Academic Section
present:

Is There a Blog in Your Future?
Workshop on Weblogs for Librarians - Part 1

August 12, 2005
9:30 3 pm
San Jose State University, King Library
213 Meeting Room, 2nd Floor

9:30-10 Coffee, Tea, Juice and Registration

10-10:15 Welcome and Orientation

10:15-11 Karen Schneider, Director, Librarians' Index to the Internet
Overview of Weblogs. What is a Blog, why they are significant, how other
libraries use Blogs, and other interesting information about Blogs.

11-11:45 Librarian Blog demonstration and discussion with audience
                         Presenter(s): TBA

11:45-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Steve Sloan, Information Technology Consultant, San Jose
State University
Hands-on "How to create a Blog and an RSS feed" and other things you may
need to know.

2:30-3 pm Wrap up.

The cost of the workshop is $25.00 for those who register by July 28 and
includes morning coffee, tea, orange juice and lunch. If space is still
available, you may register after July 28 for $45. Please print out this
form and mail with your check enclosed, made payable to CARL, to: Michelle
Howard, CARL N IT Treasurer, DeVry University, 6600 Dumbarton Circle,
Fremont, CA 94555, email: mhoward@fre.devry.edu, phone: 510-574-1222, fax:
510-574-1218.

Registration Form:

Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Institution: _________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Email address:
___________________________________________________________________

Telephone: _________________________________________________________________

Lunch choice (please circle one):

Chinese chicken salad (Marinated chicken in a sesame/soy sauce with an
array of Asian vegetables on a bed of soft Lo Mein noodles, garnished with
Mandarin oranges & cilantro).

Carne asada salad (Marinated grilled Mexican steak with beans, avocado,
tomato, green onion and black olives on a bed of lettuce with sour cream
and chipotle salsa).

Couscous salad (Mediterranean Couscous cakes on crisp greens, kalamata
olives, feta cheese, roasted red pepper, fresh basil and tomato with
balsamic vinaigrette).

Note: Email Michelle Howard, mhoward@fre.devry.edu if you want Vegan, or
have any special dietary needs.

Directions to San Jose State University King Library, including parking,
are available at:
http://www.sjlibrary.org/about/locations/king/directions.htm

Questions about directions should be directed to Christine Holmes via
email: christine.holmes@sjsu.edu ; Questions about the program should be
directed to Mari Miller via email: mmiller@library.berkeley.edu

Seating is limited, so register early!

Have you done a Blog? If yes, and to help us with our mid-morning
discussion, we would love to hear from you. Please share a short
description of your Blog below and what you use it for. Would you be
willing to give a short demonstration on it for our mid-morning discussion?

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