[MNASIS-L] OPAL Presents...Michael Stephens: Ten Top Technologies for Librarians for 2006

[Janet Arth]

Ten Top Technologies for Librarians in 2006

Thursday, April 6, 2006 beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 2:00 
Central, 1:00 Mountain, noon Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT:

What trends should librarians be watching? What's the next big thing? Join 
librarian and http://www.tametheweb.com/ Tame the Web blogger Michael 
Stephens for a discussion of ten technologies to be aware of in 2006 and 
beyond. We'll touch on user-centered planning, changes to integrated 
library systems, conversations, communities, and the Cluetrain. Sponsored 
by the http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/ Alliance Library System.
This OPAL event will be held in the 
http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0 Auditorium.

To attend, go to the OPAL auditorium at
http://67.19.231.218/v4/login.asp?r=67955673&p=0
Type your name and click enter to go into the online room.
A small software applet will download to your computer as you enter the 
room.  All you need to participate are an Internet connection, sound card, 
and speakers.  If you have a pc microphone, you can interact via audio, but 
it is not necessary as you will be able to text chat.

The program is free; no registration is required; the program will last 
approximately one hour. For more information on this and other OPAL 
programs, contact OPAL coordinator Tom Peters at 
<mailto:tapinformation at yahoo.com>