Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Subject: Learn How to Use iPads, Tablets in Your Library - Cutting-Edge Workshop

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Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into Library Services
with Rebecca Miller, Carolyn Meier, and Heather Moorefield-Lang

Two 90-minute parts
Thursdays March 8 and 15, 2012
2:30 – 4:00 PM EDT |1:30 – 3:00 PM CDT
12:30 – 2:00 PM MDT |11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PDT
iPads and other tablet devices offer major potential for enhancing library services and instruction, as well as increasing staff productivity. In this two-part ALA TechSource workshop, Rebecca Miller, Carolyn Meier, and Heather Moorefield-Lang will share their experiences with a multifaceted program, guiding you step-by-step in building a tablet program, from choosing and purchasing tablets through deployment.
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Topics covered in this workshop include:
  • Comparing platforms and features of tablet computers and other mobile devices
  • How to select and purchase according to your library's needs and technology environment
  • Developing policies related to tablet circulation (among both patrons and library staff), connectivity, and content
  • Ways to use tablets to increase staff productivity and enhance professional development
  • Using tablets to enhance reference and instructional services, collection management, and administrative responsibilities
Rebecca K. Miller, Carolyn Meier and Heather Moorefield-Lang are librarians at Virginia Tech University.
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