[collaborative-vr] Recording: Meeting January 9th 2020

Mon Feb 3 11:05:32 PST 2020

Hi Paul and all,

Is the ALA eForum on virtual reference and emerging technologies still
taking place on Tuesday, 2/25 and Wednesday, 2/26/20? I've been trying to
find info about it on the RUSA, ETS, and ALA websites but haven't found
anything. I'd like to share info about the event with my libraries but
would like a website that I can point them to for more info.

Thanks!
Karen

On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 2:56 PM Paul Chasen <pchasen at prattlibrary.org>
wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> As a follow-up about February's eForum, besides volunteers (we can never
> have enough!) the eForum committee is currently looking for guest speakers.
>
> The ALA eForum on virtual reference and emerging technologies that will be
> taking place on Tuesday, 2/25 and Wednesday, 2/26/20, 10 am-6 pm EST.  The
> eForum is being coordinated by the RUSA RSS Virtual Reference Services and
> ETS Managing Emerging Technologies and Hot Topics Committees.
> The theme is "Asking for a Friend: Conversations in Emerging Tech &
> Virtual Reference."  This eForum is a continuation of an eForum done by RSS
> and ETS in February 2019.
> We are looking for "guest speakers" at the eForum.  This would involve
> being online for 2 hours to answer questions from the eForum attendees
> about the topic(s) that you would like the attendees to focus on.  Last
> year, we had a guest speaker from Florida International University, Chris
> Jimenez, who discussed how his library was experimenting with using Amazon
> Echos to help people at his library.  One of the members of the eForum
> committee asked him questions, and he answered them.  Chris also took
> questions from the eForum attendees and answered them.
> By being a guest speaker at the eForum, you will have a unique opportunity
> to discuss topics that fit virtual reference or emerging technologies, and
> people will benefit from learning from you.  Without selling your services,
> the eForum attendees will also be aware of your important role in virtual
> reference services.
> We have no guest speaker budget, but the perks of being a guest speaker
> for the eForum include that you can do it from the comfort of your
> computer, and you only have to commit two hours to the eForum.  We spread
> it out among two days with the hopes that people from different time zones
> can attend for an hour or two.  You'll also get subscribed to the eForum,
> and receive a copy of all of the emails sent in during the two days.
>
> By Tuesday, 1/28/20, please let me know if you're interested in guest
> speaking at the ALA eForum.  If yes, I will connect you to the appropriate
> eForum committee member.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 3:59 PM Guinsly Mondesir <
> guinsly.mondesir at utoronto.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> We had some great discussion and suggestions! Thanks to all for attending
>> the meeting today and we look forward to meeting with all of you in the
>> next teleconference meeting.
>>
>> Recording:
>> This the link
>> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T7bkZ46RW0-tJgST1N4_P1KVQcc9gSpl> of
>> the recording and the chat transcript.
>>
>> The next meeting will be hosted by Sara in March!
>>
>> *News:       *
>>
>> Paper
>>
>>    - Mawhinney, T. (2020). User preferences related to virtual reference
>>    services in an academic library. The Journal of Academic Librarianship,
>>    46(1), 102094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102094
>>
>> Event
>>
>>    - ALA 2020 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Jan 24-28 2020
>>       - https://2020.alamidwinter.org/
>>       - ALA RUSA RSS Virtual Reference Services and ETS Managing
>>    Emerging Technology and Hot Topics Committees will be hosting a free eForum
>>    on Tuesday, 2/25 and Wednesday, 2/26/20, 10 am-6 pm EST
>>       - If you are an ALA member and want to volunteer for the eForum,
>>       please contact me (Paul Chasen) directly:  pchasen at prattlibrary.org
>>       or 443-984-4955
>>    - Washington Library Association - Virtual Conference next week
>>       - https://wala.memberclicks.net/wla-virtual-conference-sessions
>>    - Computers in libraries, March 31-April 2 2020
>>    - http://computersinlibraries.infotoday.com/2020/default.aspx
>>
>>
>> Regards, Cordialement
>>
>> *Guinsly Mondésir, BSc, MLIS *
>>
>> Virtual Reference Librarian
>>
>> Bibliothécaire attaché au service de référence virtuelle
>>
>>
>>
>> *Ask a Librarian coordinator **& <**odesi* <https://search2.odesi.ca/#/>*>
>> support*
>>
>> *Scholars Portal*, Ontario Council of University Libraries
>>
>> guinsly at scholarsportal.info
>>
>> https://ask.scholarsportal.info/
>>
>> *Tel: 416-978-6191*
>>
>>
>
> --
> Paul Chasen
> Statewide Coordinator, Maryland AskUsNow!
> Enoch Pratt Free Library/SLRC
> 400 Cathedral Street
> Baltimore, MD  21201
> 443-984-4955
> pchasen at prattlibrary.org
> <https://askusnow.info>
>

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