Upcoming Workshops via Teleconference

Southeastern is hosting teleconferences sponsored by the College of DuPage. The teleconference format is an effective way to provide quality programming at an affordable price. During the program, participants may submit questions via phone, fax or email.

The programs will be held at the following locations:
Dutchess Community College, Center for Business & Industry, Rm. 105
SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center, Rm 3A
Mount Saint Mary College Aquinas Hall, Trustees Room
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Fee: $10.00 per session
Online registration: <http://www.senylrc.org/ce/>

Programs:

Reference Tools for the Information Age: Consumer Medical Resources
Friday, March 11, 2005

What are the best consumer medical information reference tools available, both in print and online? This third teleconference in the Soaring to Excellence Series covers changes in healthcare and how it has affected clients and their needs, conducting reference interviews to help clients determine what they need, and examples of helpful consumer health information resources.

Speakers: Debra Kakuk, Reference Librarian at College of DuPage Library; Michelle Kraft, Head Medical Librarian at South Pointe Hospital; and Kelly Watson, Adult Services Librarian at Bensenville Community (Illinois) Public Library.

Library Challenges & Opportunities Series: Library Transformation: Library as Place
Friday, March 18, 2005

Discover what public and academic libraries are doing to transform their images from building with books into centers for their communities and campuses — to be the place where people want to be.

Panelists: William Miller, Director of Libraries at Florida Atlantic University; Douglas Zyskowski, Director of the Southfield (Michigan) Public Library, and Ed Rivenburgh, Director of Libraries at SUNY Geneseo.

Library Challenges & Opportunities: Library Hot Topics
Friday, April 29, 2005

What are the current hot topics? What are the new technologies? In the style of a television news magazine; qualified speakers who are at the forefront of new issues share their knowledge of “hot topics” with those who have been unable to attend ALA conferences.

For additional information and online registration, go to <http://www.senylrc.org/ce/>

By Judy Fischetti, Member Services Librarian

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