Shifting Sands: How Small Changes in Policy, Culture and Technology are Determining the Future of Libraries
March 27, 2012
11 a.m. Pacific | 12:00 p.m. Mountain | 1:00 p.m. Central | 2:00 p.m. Eastern
90 minutes
Description:
How did it come to this? Librarians are battling with shrinking budgets, hustling to keep up with emerging technologies, and dealing with policies and laws that threaten to marginalize our role in providing access to all users. Discover how changes in national and international policy, the growth of the free culture movement, and the rapid evolution of technology are having big impacts on libraries, and what you can do to help turn the tide.
Learning Outcomes:
•Discover how the free culture movement is impacting copyright, fair use, and the creative commons;
•Identify the technologies that have caused revolutions in information sharing, from the printing press to the Pirate Bay;
•Recognize some of the current and forthcoming policy changes that are impacting libraries;
•Learn what you can do to help change policy and keep up with emerging technologies.
Presenter: Cliff Landis, Web Services Librarian, Georgia State University
Technical Requirements:
ACRL Webcasts are held in an Elluminate virtual classroom. You will be prompted to download a java-based application (Elluminate) before being able to enter the classroom. Elluminate works on both PC and Macintosh platforms. The minimum PC requirements are a Pentium II 266 Mhz with 64MB of memory and a sound card. The minimum Mac requirements are a G3 233 Mhz with 64MB of memory when using OS 9.0 - 9.2 or 128MB of memory when using OS X.
Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. It is recommended that you also use a microphone to ask questions/make comments. If you do not have or do not wish to use a microphone, you may ask questions through text-based chat.
If you'd like to perform the Elluminate tech check on your computer, please go to: www.learningtimes.net/techcheckell.html.
Registration Fees:
ACRL member: $50
ALA member: $75
Nonmember: $90
Student: $40
Group*: $295
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