[Baynet] Infopeople's webinar "George and Joan on Revitalizing the Library Experience"

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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might be interested in this webinar.

 

Title:  George and Joan on Revitalizing the Library Experience

 

Date and time: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12 pm - 1:00 pm PST

 

This webinar will last approximately one hour. There is no charge for this
webinar.  Pre-registration is not required.

 

For more information and to participate in the November 17 webinar, go to
http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/363/index.html  

 

Information has become an off-shored commodity. Google handles more
questions in a second than a reference librarian will answer in a career.
Social gatherings have moved to online networks. Why come to a library? For
the experience! If your members still experience your library the way they
did in the 1990s (1950s?), perhaps it's time to rethink and revitalize. 

 

In this webinar, library consultants Joan Frye Williams and George Needham
will reprise their popular presentation from this year's ASCLA President's
Program. They'll describe new ways to present your services to the world. By
the end of this webinar, you will: 

 

.         Understand the difference between passive and active library
experiences, and how to make each work in your favor; 

.         Know what makes an environment inspiring to independent learners; 

.         Learn several ways to "layer" library services for increased
impact; 

.         See how you can plan library services around life's predictable
passages. 

 

As always, George and Joan will challenge you to rethink how you do
business, turning some old stereotypes on their ears while refreshing our
notions as well as our services. The tips and techniques covered here won't
necessarily cost more money, but they will help make your work more valuable
and more fun. 

 

Speakers:  Joan Frye Williams and George Needham.

 

Joan Frye Williams - For more than 25 years Joan Frye Williams
(joan at jfwilliams.com) has been a successful librarian, consultant, vendor,
planner, trainer, evaluator and user of library services, with a special
emphasis on innovation, technology and emerging library trends. She is the
president of her own library and information technology consulting firm.
Joan is best known as an acute--and sometimes irreverent--observer of trends
in what she calls "the cultural anthropology of libraries." She is a
nationally recognized library futurist and designer of innovative library
services.

 

George Needham - Before joining OCLC in 1999, George was State Librarian of
Michigan. From 1993 to 1996, he was Executive Director of the Public Library
Association, a division of the American Library Association.  From 1990 to
1993, he was Director of Member Services of the Ohio Library Association.
>From 1984 to 1989, he served as Library Director of Fairfield County
District Library in Lancaster, Ohio. From 1977 to 1984, he held various
posts at the Charleston County Library in Charleston, South Carolina.

 

If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived
version the day following the webinar.  Check our archive listing at:

 

http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived     

 

Webinar:  George and Joan on Revitalizing the Library Experience

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Time:  12pm - 1:00 pm PST

Speakers: Joan Frye Williams and George Needham

 

 

 

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