[Asis-l] Digital Reference Program, April 3, 2003, Kent, OH

[Penny O'Connor]

NORASIST, the Northern Ohio Chapter,
American Society for Information Science and Technology

Invites you to a program on digital reference services:
DIGITAL REFERENCE IN ACTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM LIBRARIANS AND EDUCATORS

Thursday, April 3, 2003, 6-8:30 p.m. at Kent State University Library, Kent,
OH 44242
Park at the parking lot behind main library or visitor parking lot. See
below for maps and directions.

6-7 p.m. Networking and Dinner, Room 318 --- 7-8:30 p.m. Program, Room 315

Program only: No charge.
Dinner and program:
$12 = Members-- $8 = Students, Retired, Unemployed -- $16 = NonMembers
Member rate is for members of ASIST, ALA, OLC, SLA, MLA, AALL, any OCLIS
group


For dinner there are three choices. All include assorted fruit juices and
strawberry shortcake.
1) Mandarin Orange Salad.  Fresh fruit with kiwi yogurt dressing and mini
muffins.
2)  Salmon Salad.  Rolled salmon with asparagus centers on a bed of greens,
accompanied by jicama , orange relish, salsa and mini breads.
 3) Mini Combo.  Three miniatrure sandwiches:  Chicken salad, Bavarian ham,
and crabmeat, accompanied by frosted grapes, fresh fruit  and cubed cheese.

Program:
Real-time reference services are becoming widely available in libraries. In
this panel, librarians from public library and academic library will share
their perspectives on this type of services, such as problems, challenges,
issues, training, etc.  In addition, a LIS facutly member will talk about
how to prepare students to meet the challenges in providing digital
reference services. Speakers include:

Nancy S. Pazelt
Regional Adult Services Manager
CCPL - Maple Heights Regional Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights OH 44137
npazelt at cuyahoga.lib.oh.us

 Leela Balraj
Information Services Librarian
Libraries and Media Services
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
lbalraj at lms.kent.edu

Don Wicks
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
dwicks at slis.kent.edu

 Registration deadline March 28, 2003
Make check payable to NORASIST. Send registration to:
Penny O'Connor 4534 Grayton Road, Cleveland OH 44135
216-623-2932 (w) 216-676-4859 (h) e-mail penny.oconnor at computer.org

For additional information, please contact:
Yin Zhang, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242-0001
330-672-0010 (Voice)  330-672-7965 (Fax)    yinzhang at slis.kent.edu


For upcoming NORASIST events visit: http://www.slis.kent.edu/~norasis/
Visit the ASIST home page at:  http://www.asis.org/

 DIGITAL REFERENCE IN ACTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM LIBRARIANS AND EDUCATORS
Thursday, April 3, 2003, 6-8:30 p.m. at Kent State University Library, Kent,
OH 44242
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