<div dir="ltr">Hi Karen,<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Paul</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 2:05 PM Karen Docherty (KARGO76831) <<a href="mailto:karen.docherty@riosalado.edu">karen.docherty@riosalado.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Paul and all,<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Karen</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 2:56 PM Paul Chasen <<a href="mailto:pchasen@prattlibrary.org" target="_blank">pchasen@prattlibrary.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Everyone,<div><br></div><div>As a follow-up about February's eForum, besides volunteers (we can never have enough!) the eForum committee is currently looking for guest speakers.</div><div><br></div><div><div>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. </div><div>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. </div><div>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.</div><div>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. </div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Paul</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 3:59 PM Guinsly Mondesir <<a href="mailto:guinsly.mondesir@utoronto.ca" target="_blank">guinsly.mondesir@utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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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.<br>
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This <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T7bkZ46RW0-tJgST1N4_P1KVQcc9gSpl" title="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T7bkZ46RW0-tJgST1N4_P1KVQcc9gSpl" target="_blank">
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The next meeting will be hosted by Sara in March!<br>
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<li><span>Mawhinney, T. (2020). User preferences related to virtual reference services in an academic library. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46(1), 102094.
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102094" id="gmail-m_7104024009371439779gmail-m_5098187105041798041m_8004117417954724444gmail-m_9148682132247991113LPlnk673654" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102094</a>
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<li>ALA 2020 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Jan 24-28 2020</li><ul>
<li><a href="https://2020.alamidwinter.org/" id="gmail-m_7104024009371439779gmail-m_5098187105041798041m_8004117417954724444gmail-m_9148682132247991113LPNoLP549246" target="_blank">https://2020.alamidwinter.org/</a><br>
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<li>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</li><ul>
<li>If you are an ALA member and want to volunteer for the eForum, please contact me (Paul Chasen) directly: <a href="mailto:pchasen@prattlibrary.org" target="_blank">pchasen@prattlibrary.org</a> or 443-984-4955</li></ul>
<li>Washington Library Association - Virtual Conference next week</li><ul>
<li><a href="https://wala.memberclicks.net/wla-virtual-conference-sessions" id="gmail-m_7104024009371439779gmail-m_5098187105041798041m_8004117417954724444gmail-m_9148682132247991113LPlnk468191" target="_blank">https://wala.memberclicks.net/wla-virtual-conference-sessions</a></li></ul>
<li>Computers in libraries, March 31-April 2 2020<br>
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<li><a href="http://computersinlibraries.infotoday.com/2020/default.aspx" id="gmail-m_7104024009371439779gmail-m_5098187105041798041m_8004117417954724444gmail-m_9148682132247991113LPNoLP600918" target="_blank">http://computersinlibraries.infotoday.com/2020/default.aspx</a><br>
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<span></span>Regards, Cordialement<br>
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