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| BillAHML | Reference Renaissance Conf. – Program Available, Early Bird Extended | 0 | May 30 2008, 2:16 PM EDT by BillAHML | |||
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The complete program for A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends is now available on the conference website.
This exciting two-day event features keynote speaker David W. Lewis, Dean of the University Library at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, who will talk about Reference in the Age of Wikipedia, Or Not... and the implications of the technological and social transformations brought on by Google, Wikipedia, and answer services such as ChaCha. On day two of the conference, a plenary panel discussion, Theory Meets Practice, made up of educators and library directors will highlight what’s being taught in schools of library and information science and what’s being implemented in libraries. This panel features Dr. David Lankes (Information Institute of Syracuse), Dr. Marie L. Radford (Rutgers University), Jamie LaRue (Douglas County Libraries, CO), and Carla J. Stoffle (University of Arizona). Other sessions cover the full gamut of reference and information services in public, academic, and special library settings. Learn about “predatory reference” techniques, screencasts for distance reference, gathering meaningful statistics, the impact of serious leisure on reference services, new staff training initiatives, widgets, IM, marketing in-person services – and more! Meet and network with your colleagues from all over the U.S., Canada, and other countries, and spend time with exhibitors showcasing a variety of reference focused products. Early bird registration has been extended thru June 30 at a rate of $150; regular registration is $175. Registration includes all sessions on both days and access to the exhibits as well as breakfast and lunch both days. A special hotel rate of $105 (+tax) per night is available for reservations made before July 11. http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance Contact: Justine Shaffner jshaffne@bcr.org. Nework/Socialize: http://referencerenaissance.ning.com/
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| Anonymous | A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends --Registration Open | 1 | May 1 2008, 11:24 AM EDT by BillAHML | |||
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Registration for the Reference Renaissance, to be held in Denver, Colorado August 4-5, 2008, is NOW OPEN!
Head on over to http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance to register and for updates on programs and speakers. Early Bird Registration is $150 by May 31st. Regular registration is $175. We're expecting 300-400 attendees from all over the US and from all types of libraries! Contact Brenda Bailey-Hainer at bbailey@bcr.org or 303.751.6277 ext. 117 if you have any questions. About the Conference: A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends August 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO Sponsored by BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) and RUSA (Reference and User Services Association), an ALA Division Rumors of the “death of reference” have been greatly exaggerated! Reference and information services now encompass not just traditional forms such as in-person point-of-service, telephone, and e-mail, but also Instant Messaging, Text Messaging (SMS), blogs, wikis, library pages on MySpace and Facebook, and virtual reference desks in Second Life. A Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends conference will explore all aspects of reference service in a broad range of contexts, including libraries and information centers, in academic, public, school, corporate, and other special library environments. This two-day conference will incorporate the multitude of established, emerging, and merging types of reference service including both traditional and virtual reference. It presents an opportunity for all reference practitioners and scholars to explore the rapid growth and changing nature of reference, as an escalating array of information technologies blend with traditional reference service to create vibrant hybrids.
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| BillAHML | Reference Renaissance conference Aug 4-5: Call for papers | 0 | Apr 1 2008, 11:32 AM EDT by BillAHML | |||
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The upcoming "Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends" looks to be a great opportunity for idea-sharing on the future of reference services (maybe even board slamming?). Keep it in mind! They've also got a call for papers, ending April 4. Care to present?
Details at http://www.bcr.org/referencerenaissance/
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| Anonymous | Yahoo Anwsers | 3 | Jan 17 2008, 4:31 PM EST by BillAHML | |||
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Glad to hear I won for best answer
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| Anonymous | WikiAnswers | 3 | Jan 10 2008, 8:56 AM EST by WikiCrystal | |||
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Thread started: Oct 11 2007, 3:24 PM EDT
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I use Answers.com's WikiAnswers (http://wiki.answers.com) There are more than 100 supervisors moderating the site and consolidating the responses, and the site quality is a result of this supervisor involvement.
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| cali_librarian | Got a best | 2 | Dec 10 2007, 2:39 PM EST by Anonymous | |||
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Thread started: Nov 28 2007, 9:33 AM EST
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i may not have been in physics but I'm still proud of a Best Answer. yay!
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| MABooth | November slam | 3 | Nov 16 2007, 12:51 AM EST by Anonymous | |||
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Thread started: Oct 27 2007, 1:50 PM EDT
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not too soon to limber up the fingers - the next date is a Saturday - it will just be us die-hard weekend warriors. Here's to slamming in Spokane, WA.
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| dallasd | answers and questions | 0 | Oct 11 2007, 8:44 PM EDT by dallasd | |||
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In my first spurt of answers for Yahoo Answers I was pleased to get a few 'bests.'
I'm still amazed at how many opinion questions get posted, how many blatant 'do my homework' questions (and how they get called out usually), and how many lovelorn questions. When I looked at Just Answer, I was troubled by the serious medical questions - I could lose sleep worrying about whether these folks are getting help! Maybe it's just the end of a long week catching up with me!
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| Anonymous | Answer Board Librarians | 0 | Sep 12 2007, 10:59 AM EDT by Anonymous | |||
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Great Idea
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| brucec | Answer Boards | 0 | Sep 11 2007, 10:06 AM EDT by brucec | |||
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This event was a great idea. I answered a dozen questions, mostly at Yahoo Answers because I like the questions better there. Not only did I learn new information about topics I knew little about, I was also able to tout some great Illinois resources in my answers. It was interesting learning what kinds of questions people ask and I found them to be very different from those I help answer in a QuestionPoint academic queue. I like the idea expressed by someone else to do this event again. Thanks Bill and Caleb for your great idea! I'm curious to learn of any impact we all may have had, too.
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| Anonymous | Regarding this site | 0 | Aug 9 2007, 1:03 AM EDT by Anonymous | |||
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Thread started: Aug 9 2007, 1:03 AM EDT
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This is a nice step to buid the platform for librarian, nice thought
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