[Asis-l] Reminder -- Deadline looms -- Digital Reference Program Kent OH

[Penny O'Connor]

Hello everyone,

You have two more days to sign up for this E-X-P-A-N-D-E-D Digital Reference Program
Note: Four speakers on the program! Looking forward...

Penny
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 April 3 NORASIST meeting on Digital Reference, Kent OH

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 
faculty 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

Penny O'Connor
Assistant Head, Science and Technology
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Ave.
Cleveland OH 44114
penny.oconnor at computer.org

 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/>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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