[nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop - Registration Closing April 14th

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NFAIS Workshop on Information Access and Usage Behavior in Today's 

Academic Environment.  Registration Closes at 3:00pm on April 14th.  

 

If you want to know more about the impact of digital technology on
information access and usage behavior 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 and
those registering for an unlimited number of attendees will have access to
the archived version for later review as well if the workshop is
successfully recorded. 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/.

 

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