ALA Instruction Section Soiree

Going to ALA Midwinter? Join the Instruction Section members at Havana on Friday, January 19, 2007 from 5:30 to 7. Havana is on Pike Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, about 10 blocks from the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.

Please RSVP By Jan. 12 to Judy Solberg at solbergj@seattleu.edu to confirm your attendance. Havana’s capacity is 99 people, so be sure to send your response soon. Let Judy know if:

• You are a first time attendee
• You’d like a veteran to introduce you to others
• You need ADA assistance

21st Century Librarianship: Classroom Management in Today's Information Age

Interested in this topic? Read on-- it’s the theme for SCIL Works 2007, and registration is now open. For information, visit: clics.ucsd.edu/scil/scilworks/index.html.

• When: Friday, February 2, 2007, 9 am - 1:30 pm
• Where: California State University, Pomona
• Cost:
  • CARL Member - $15.00
  • Not a CARL Member - $20.00
  • Library School Student - $10.00
• Registration deadline is Friday, January 19.

***This event fills up quickly, so be sure to register early!***

To register, print the registration form at: clics.ucsd..edu/scil/scilworks/regform.pdf and mail it with your check payable to CARL to:

Presentations included are

• "Getting Their Attention Online: The Special Challenges of Distance Education" by Carol Womack, Santa Monica College
• "Giving up control to regain control: Letting students set the agenda” by Katy Farrell French, Palomar College and Tracey Mayfield, California State University, Long Beach
• "Cognitive dissonance: a useful tool for getting and keeping control of a course integrated library instructional session" by Pamela Howard, San Francisco State University

For abstracts of these presentations, visit: clics.ucsd.edu/scil/scilworks/index.html.

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