[Libs-Or] FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Friday April 3 (WEBCAST)

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings!

Please read on for information regarding the next upcoming installment from the Library Challenges and Opportunities 2009  webcast series!

Title: Diversity Beyond the Obvious
Speaker: Mary Evangeliste
Cost: Free to Library Staff of Oregon Libraries
Date: April 3, 2009, 9:00a - 10:30a

Description:  Mary Evangeliste, Director of User Services & Outreach at Gettysburg College and co-founder of Fearless Future: Marketing & Design for things that matter, brings together two distinguished scholars of diversity in libraries to present their recent research and to engage in a lively conversation with you on the topic. We will discuss how diversity in all its manifestations can make the library profession stronger and more vital. 
Our panel will investigate and discuss the following questions: 
How can we recruit and retain diverse librarians? 
How can we create inclusive library environments in which all types of employees and learners feel welcome and involved? 
How do we foster an environment within our profession to include representatives of all of our constituencies? 
How do our practices in libraries reflect the diverse nature of our communities? 
Mary will be joined by Dr. Teresa Y. Neely, Associate Professor and Director, Access Services, University Libraries, University of New Mexico and Dr. Karen E. Downing, the Foundation and Grants Librarian at the University of Michigan. Please join us for in-depth discussion on the benefits of diversity in libraries. 

This webcast is 90 minutes in length. Visit http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html for additional information or contact BCR directly at info at bcr.org

Location: View the training via webcast from your personal computer or a computer you can access easily. Or you may attend a group session at a location near you. Please review the host sites http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/sites/oregon/diversity.html  to find a convenient location. 
How to Register: Register online at http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/registration.html - registration is FREE.
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Background Information: This webcast is being made available free of charge to staff from Oregon libraries through a statewide membership to BCR (http://www.bcr.org), paid for by the Oregon State Library with LSTA funds.

An online archive of this presentation will be available for up to 30 days after the original broadcast date. Please visit http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html for more information.

A DVD of this webcast should be available for you to check out from the Oregon State Library about one month after the broadcast date. DVDs of previous "Soaring to Excellence" and "Library Challenges and Opportunities" webcasts are available at State Library (http://catalog.willamette.edu/screens/opacmenu_s2.html) through your library's establish interlibrary loan process. Learn more about these DVDs and other Library and Information Science professional resources at our blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/).
Cheers!
Darci
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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR  97301
503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us 

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