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First 2008 SirsiDynix Institute

You are invited to attend the first SirsiDynix Institute webinar of the new year on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 11 a.m. EST.
Please follow the link to register for next Thursday’s webinar:
https://events.livemeeting.com/SirsiDynix013108Reg.htm
January 31, 2008 – 11 a.m. EST
Stephen Abram
SirsiDynix VP of Innovation
Twenty Five Technologies to Watch and How
Can our libraries be more open? Can we be more open to our users, our communities, to new technologies? Can we be more open to change? How? Are there technologies that we should be trying and piloting to see if they improve the library’s mandate? Whihc ones are worth investigating? What are the emerging learning technologies? Are there different ways to build community or to attract new community segments? What about books, book clubs and recommending recreational reading? What about some of our other entertainment missions such as video and gaming? Stephen Abram is an inveterate library watcher and strategic technology reviewer. in this session he shares the top 25 technologies that we should think about ‘playing’ with and finding a way to make our libraries more open to our learning communities and neighbourhoods. He’ll end with five suggestions to have fun with change and technology adoption.
Stephen Abram, MLS, is President 2008 of SLA and the past-President of the Canadian and Ontario Library Associations. He is Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix and Chief Strategist for the SirsiDynix Institute. Stephen was listed by Library Journal as one of the top 50 people influencing the future of libraries. He has received numerous honours and speaks regularly internationally. His columns appear in Information Outlook and Multimedia and Internet @ Schools, and SirsiDynix OneSource and he is the author of ALA Editions’ bestselling ‘Out Front with Stephen Abram.’
Register today to receive your webinar log in information and hear Stephen’s thoughts on the 25 technologies to watch next Thursday!
Melanie Sollid
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101 Washington Street, S.E.
Huntsville, AL 35801-4827
Phone: 256-704-7127 Fax: 256-704-7007
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Posted on: January 25, 2008, 1:39 pm Category: Uncategorized

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  1. Just wondering what that time is in GMT? (trying to convert to Melbourne Australian time!)
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    According to:
    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=152
    It is:
    Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +10 hours
    Daylight saving time: +1 hour
    Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT +11 hours
    Time zone abbreviation: EDT – Eastern Daylight Time
    Hope you don’t mind staying up late…!