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Course Description

THE HYPERLINKED LIBRARY: Trends, Tools and Transparency - an Expert Forum with Michael Stephens

Trainer: Michael Stephens

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Course Dates

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Course Information

CAVAL and EnvisionWare are pleased to present the first CAVAL Expert Forum for 2008. Registrations are now open and expected to fill quickly.

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In this exciting half day seminar, Michael Stephens will explore new technology trends and provide a roadmap toward becoming The Hyperlinked Library.

He explains: "Library services and organizational models are changing with the onset of Library 2.0 thinking, Web 2.0 tools and new user perceptions of libraries. The Web has enabled us to connect in ways like never before. Blogs, RSS, IM and social sites enable us to make these connections. Users are responding by creating content and may want to do it with library data and in library space."

In his presentation, Michael will explore a range of important questions for The Hyperlinked Library:
- What does the Read/Write library look like?
- How does it work?
- What trends are impacting library services and how have libraries adopted a 2.0 philosophy?
- As new technologies and services become available, how do we effectively plan in libraries?
- How do we plan to optimize staff, money, and time?
- How do we determine what's important?
- How do we move toward the models of user-centered service now known as Library 2.0?

Who should attend?
Library and information services professionals planning and managing technology and change.

Duration

Half day

Pre-Requisites

None

Course Prices

• $220.00 (Retail)
• $176.00 (CAVAL Members)
• $198.00 (CAVAL Associate Members)
• $220.00 (Subscribers)
• $220.00 (Alia Members)
• $154.00 (Promotional)

Course Leader

Michael Stephens Ph.D., is currently Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. Originally from Mishawaka, Indiana, Michael received BA and MLIS degrees from Indiana University. He spent over fifteen years working in public libraries, most recently as Special Projects Librarian at Saint Joseph County Public Library. He published The Library Internet Trainer's Toolkit in 2001. Two years later, he launched his weblog, Tame the Web, which has since grown into a community of over 5,000 subscribers. Michael's professional writing has appeared in Public Libraries, Library Journal, Computers in Libraries, OCLC's NextSpace, and ALA's TechSource blog. He has also served on the editorial board of both Reference and Users Services Quarterly and Internet Reference Services Quarterly. Named a "Mover and Shaker" by Library Journal in 2005, he also served as a Scholar in Residence at Chicago Public Library and an adjunct instructor at IUPUI and Dominican University. Michael joined Dominican's full-time faculty in 2006 and completed his Ph.D. in 2007 while continuing to blog and publish. Recently, he has produced two ALA Library Technology Reports on Web 2.0 and also created a graduate seminar on Library 2.0 theory and practice. Michael has spoken about technology, innovation, and libraries to audiences in over 25 states and in three countries. In addition to facilitating workshops, he has keynoted conferences such as the Illinois Library Association, the Iowa Library Association and Nevada Library Association. When not traveling or teaching, Michael resides in Mishawaka, Indiana, and enjoys escaping to Traverse City, Michigan.