March 30, 2007
Web Conference on Library Education Focuses on Issues
The College of DuPage has added a free teleconference to its spring schedule. "Library Education: Facing New Realities," will be broadcast on Friday, April 27, from 12 noon-1:30 p.m. EDT. The broadcast draws from presentations made during a forum on issues that face LIS programs and their impact on practitioners, held during the Seattle ALA meeting in January.
The webcast examines ideas that ensure that library education programs remain vibrant and are responsive to the needs of practitioners and is hosted by Richard Dougherty. Guests will include Dan O'Connor, chair of ALA's Committee on Education (COE); John Budd, president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE); Jan Sanders, director, City of Pasadena Public Library; and Janice Simmons-Welburn, dean of libraries, Marquette University.
The Seattle forum was cosponsored by ALISE and COE and moderated by Dan O'Connor. Brief presentations were made by Michael Gorman, immediate past president of ALA; Leslie Burger, current ALA president; Loriene Roy, president-elect; Tom Leonhradt, chair of Council on Accreditation (COA); and John Budd, ALISE president.Please register through BCR by completing the teleconference registration form. Select "Library Education: Facing New Realities" from the choices available. You will receive an e-mail from BCR with the URL to access the webcast.
Questions? Contact Brandie Baumann, BCR communications coordinator, at bbaumann@bcr.org.
