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

[Paul Chasen]

Hi Karen,

Thanks for reaching out about the eForum.  The details will be coming out
this week.  I will be sending them directly to the collaborative-vr email
group.

Regards,

Paul

On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 2:05 PM Karen Docherty (KARGO76831) <
karen.docherty at riosalado.edu> wrote:

> 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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>
>

-- 
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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