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

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

Having trouble viewing this e-mail? View as a web page. Forward this to your colleagues. 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. Only $85 for 3 hours of interactive learning! 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. Also of interest Don't miss our FREE Midwinter Tech Wrapup with Jason Griffey, Marshall Breeding and Sue Polanka—Monday, Jan 30! The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing Edited by Sue Polanka No Shelf Required 2: Use and Management of Electronic Books Edited by Sue Polanka Taking Embedded Librarianship to the Next Level with Buffy Hamilton How to Go High Tech on a Tight Budget with Maurice Coleman and Robin Hastings Shop the ALA Store for a full selection of products! Follow ALA TechSource on FriendFeed and Twitter! ALA Store purchases fund advocacy, awareness and accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. Manage your subscriptions to ALA TechSource emails here. If you no longer wish to receive ALA TechSource emails, please click here. To unsubscribe from all American Library Association communications, click here. American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611

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