[Baynet] Infopeople's webcast "Using PDAs in Libraries"

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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Title:  Using PDAs in Libraries

Date and time:  July 18, 2006, Noon - 1:00 PDT

This webcast will last approximately an hour. There is no charge for 
Infopeople webcasts.  Pre-registration is not required.

For more information and to participate in the July 18 webcast, go to
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/07-18-06/

Now that PDAs (personal digital assistants, e.g. Palms, Pocket PCs, 
Smartphones) and other mobile devices have become commonplace, more and 
more library users expect to use their PDAs to access library services. Are 
you ready to meet this new demand? This webcast will explain basic PDA 
features and offer a wealth of ideas for providing wireless services to PDA 
users in all types of libraries. Real life examples of libraries that are 
currently providing successful high-level services - including PDA content, 
PDA-friendly Web pages and OPACs, and circulating PDAs - will be 
highlighted. This webcast will also explore ways for library staff to 
integrate PDAs into their own day-to-day operations, such as
point-of-service reference, and inventory via PDA. You'll learn everything 
you need to know to get started using this convenient new technology.

Speaker:  Collen Cuddy.  Colleen Cuddy has an M.A. in American and English 
Literature from New York University and an M.L.S. in Library Service from 
Rutgers University. She is currently the Assistant Director for Library 
Systems at the Ehrman Medical Library, New York University where she leads 
the library in PDA implementation as well as directing the library's 
integrated library system and the NYU School of Medicine's Alumni Digital 
Library. She is the author of 
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155570543X/qid=1135909449/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-6015453-7195254?n=507846&s=books&v=glance>Using 
PDAs in Libraries: A How to Do It Manual (Neal Schumann, 2005). Her first 
PDA was a Handspring Visor.


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California library community.  If you are outside California, please do not 
register for the live event.  However, you are welcome to see the archived 
version the day following the webcast.  Check our archive listing at:
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/archived.php

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Webcast:  Using PDAs in Libraries
Date:July 18, 2006
Time:  Noon - 1pm PDT
Speaker: Collen Cuddy