Learning Opportunity from ALPS - Friday June 16 2006

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Instant Messaging in Academic Libraries.

Are you interested in instant messaging (IM) as a way of providing reference in academic libraries? Would you like the chance to try out some of the different software options?

Join us for an overview of how academic libraries in Canada, including the UBC Library, are using IM to provide reference to their students. We will also review two multi-protocol IM clients, Gaim and Trillian, and discuss the challenges of IM as a tool for reference provision.

There will be opportunities during this session for participants to get hands on experience with IM tools.

Presenters: Lindsay Ure and Katherine Miller, UBC

Date/Time: Friday, June 16, 2006 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Place: Room A140 - Langara College. 100 West 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C.
Map: http://www.langara.bc.ca/images/visitus/level1.pdf
Directions: http://www.langara.bc.ca/contact/directions.html

Cost: $20.00 for BCLA members / $30.00 for non-members

You can register at the BCLA site here. The link to ONLINE REGISTRATION is on the left, towards the bottom.