[nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop on Information Behavior in Higher Education

[Bonnie Lawlor]

Registration still open for the NFAIS Workshop on Information Access and
Usage Behavior in Today's 

Academic Environment. Virtual Attendance is an Option.

 

Want to know more about the impact of digital technology on today's college
and university campuses? Join us on April 15, 2011 when librarians and
faculty from around the USA will gather in Philadelphia, PA to share their
perspectives in a one-day workshop. Both onsite and virtual registrations
are available at a discount until April 1st. Highlights include:

 

.         A look at information discovery on campus based upon a follow-up
survey taken to determine the vision and requirements for a library's
primary discovery environments (Cody Hanson, Web Architect and User
Experience Analyst, University of Minnesota)

 

*	The use of Google Scholar on campus (Gale Herrera, Assistant Dean
for Technical Services and Automation, Associate  Professor, University of
Mississippi Libraries)

 

*	The results of research studies on the impact of digital technology
on the use and reading of scholarly articles in higher education (Carol
Tenopir, Chancellor's Professor, School of Information Sciences, University
of Tennessee)

 

*	A look at the use and impact of new technologies in the classroom
(Shelly McCoy, Associate Librarian and Head, Student Multimedia Design
Center, University of Delaware and Dr. Timothy Burke, Professor, Swarthmore
College)

 

*	The growth and impact of online learning (Dr. Michael E.
Scheuermann, Associate VP, Instructional Technology Support, Information
Resources and Technology, Drexel University)

 

.         A look at digital publishing initiatives at the University of
Michigan (Maria Bonn, Director of Scholarly Publishing, University of
Michigan)

 

.         The use of e-text books (Mary Gallagher Gordon, Director of
Clinical Nursing Education, Drexel University, and Dr. Faye Meloy, Assistant
Clinical Professor & Chair, BSN Co-Op Program, Drexel University.



The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of
nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a:
http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/325-information-access-and-usage-in-today-s-
academic-environment.

 

On-site Attendance:, NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay
$455, and non-members pay $485.  

 

Virtual Attendance:   NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies
pay $405, and non-members pay $435.  

 

Unlimited Virtual Attendance:  Groups of 3 or more can attend at the
following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195,
and non-members $1,395.

 

For more information contact:  Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication
and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax);
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.

 

NFAIS:  Supporting the Global Information Community

 

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