[MNASIS-L] MN SLA Chapter hosts the May 11th Virtual Seminar: Weblogs, part 1: Opportunities for special librarians

[Janet M. Arth]

The Minnesota Chapter of SLA  will host the May 11th SLA Virtual Seminar, 
"Weblogs, part 1:  Opportunities for special librarians"

Date:  Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Time:  1:00pm - 2:30pm CT  (plan to arrive a few minutes early, because the 
seminar starts promptly at 1pm)


Location:
   Northwest Area Foundation     (located on the 4th floor of the Drake 
Building)
   60 Plato Blvd.   Suite 400
   St. Paul, MN  55107

Your host:  Melissa Yauk

Directions: 
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=search&countryid=250&addtohistory=&country=US&address=60+Plato+Blvd+E&city=Saint+Paul&state=MN&zipcode=55107-1827&historyid=&submit=Get+Map

Cost:  $10 for SLA/ASIST members:  $15 for non-members  (Please make your 
check payable to "Minnesota Chapter SLA" and bring it with you to the seminar.)


How to register:  Send the registration form shown below to Jim Tchobanoff 
(jtchobanoff at bigfoot.com) or call Jim at 651 636-3738.  Space is limited, 
so register ASAP.

Registrations will be handled in the order received and a confirmation 
message will be sent.

[Please note that if you register, you are obligated pay for your seminar 
attendance, whether or not you show up on the 11th]

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May 11th Virtual Seminar Registration Form:

Name:

Phone number:

SLA/ASIST member:  yes  no

Do you need a receipt:  yes  no

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Thanks to Melissa Yauk at Northwest Area Foundation for hosting the seminar.

Any questions, call Jim at 651 636-3738 or send an email 
(jtchobanoff at bigfoot.com)
Jim Tchobanoff

Seminar information follows:
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Weblogs

Part I
Opportunities for Special Libraries

May 11, 2005
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm CT

What is a weblog and how could this tool be used by your library? More and 
more libraries are using blogs to help market programs and services from 
publishing online newsletters, library construction news, and links to new 
resources. Others are using weblogs to publish their web site or parts of a 
web site taking advantage of the light weight content management tools for 
business processes on the library's intranet.

Find out the basics of how a weblog works and how easy it is to set up a 
new weblog. Take a tour of some library weblogs to see dozens of different 
ways that libraries are using weblogs to serve their customers better. 
Explore how some organizations are using weblogs as part of marketing, new 
information services, and guerilla knowledge management efforts.

Attend this web seminar to find out whether weblogs are the right tool to 
help you produce instant content for your web site, market libraries and/or 
library services, or foster knowledge exchange, collaboration and discovery.

Targeted Learners
This session is designed for information professionals who want to find 
easier and faster ways to publish information, market their library and 
library services, and offer new services quickly and inexpensively. This 
seminar requires no prior knowledge of weblogs or blogging. Some basic 
familiarity with HTML authoring would be an asset.

Critical Learning Questions

1. What is a weblog and how easy is it to set one up?
2. How are libraries using weblogs?
3. Could weblog software be used in your library to more effectively carry 
out work processes or provide existing or new services?

Virtual Learning Series Speaker
<http://www.sla.org/content/learn/learnmore/distance/2005virtsem/051105vls/Fichter.cfm>Darlene 
Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of Saskatchewan Library