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Is anyone else planning on "attending" this online institute on
November 9 ($135 in you're an ACRL member)? There are group
discounts available, so we might be able to take advantage of
them.<br><br>
<b>1. Register by Oct. 26 for ACRL's Fall Virtual Institute<br>
</b>Register now for the ACRL Fall Virtual Institute, "The User at
the Center," which will be held completely online on November 9,
2006. The institute will focus on how libraries can use technologies and
practice to put the user at the center of the information enterprise on
campus. Maximize your ability to meet your mission on campus by
discovering new tools and new ways of thinking about users and their
behaviors.<br>
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The ACRL Fall Virtual Institute will provide you with a framing featured
speaker, Jeffrey Trzeciak, University Librarian at McMaster University,
as well as concurrent sessions focusing on topics varying from vlogging
to wikis to user perceptions and more. Complete program descriptions are
online at
<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/fallvirtualinstitute.htm">
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/fallvirtualinstitute.htm</a>. The
ACRL Fall Virtual Institute will be held on <b>Thursday, November 9</b>,
and will run on a real-time schedule. The institute will feature
synchronous webcasts that begin and end at a certain time. Other
asynchronous activities will be offered as part of the institute,
allowing for convenient scheduling and flexibility. <br>
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Registration materials are online at
<a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/virtualinstitutereg.htm">
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/virtualinstitutereg.htm</a>.
<b>October 26, 2006</b>, is the advance registration deadline. Group
discounts are available.<br>
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Register for the ACRL Fall Virtual Institute and enjoy these
benefits:<br>
* Flexible event schedule with synchronous and asynchronous
activities<br>
* Access to ALL institute sessions in the community archives which is
available for one year after the event<br>
* View and download speaker materials including PowerPoint presentations,
bibliographies, and biographies<br>
* Connect directly with experts and network with other attendees<br><br>
-Sue <br>
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Suzanne Lorimer<br>
Coordinator of Research Services<br>
226 Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University<br>
P.O. Box 208240<br>
New Haven, CT 06520-8240<br>
(phone) 203-432-8371 (fax) 203-432-8527<br>
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