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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>Greetings
everyone!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>The first
webcast/teleconference from the Soaring to Excellence series will be on Nov 7,
2008, starting at 9:00a.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>"</SPAN>Reversing the
Ratchet: Basic Technology Adoption Stategies for Library Workers<SPAN
class=831301619-27102008>"</SPAN><BR><BR>Speaker: Steven Bell <BR>Cost: Free
to<SPAN class=831301619-27102008> all</SPAN> <SPAN
class=831301619-27102008>l</SPAN>ibrary <SPAN
class=831301619-27102008>s</SPAN>taff of Oregon <SPAN
class=831301619-27102008>l</SPAN>ibraries<BR>Date: Friday, November 7,
2008 <SPAN class=831301619-27102008>starting at
9:00a</SPAN><BR><BR>Description: Are you feeling more pressure in your
library to keep up with the latest technologies? Library workers must constantly
learn the latest techno-tweaks to their familiar information systems, but they
also face ongoing tension from the expectation that every new technology must be
applied to enhance library services. In a technology landscape where gadgets,
gizmos, software and Web 2.0 innovations hit us at an ever accelerating pace,
how do we successfully manage technology adoption in our libraries?
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<P class=bodytext><FONT face=Arial>This Soaring to Excellence presentation
addresses the challenge of the technology ratchet and how to keep it from
tightening its grip on library workers. Steven Bell will share ideas and
techniques for regaining control over library technology with an exploration of
better ways to identify, adopt and leverage the technologies that make sense for
us and that create a better library user experience for our communities. With
the right attitude and approach every library worker can develop a personal
professional development strategy for keeping pace with the technology curve.
<BR><BR>This teleconference is 90 minutes in length. Visit </FONT><A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html"><FONT
face=Arial>http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008> </SPAN>for additional information or
contact BCR directly <SPAN class=831301619-27102008>via email </SPAN>at <A
href="mailto:info@bcr.org">info@bcr.org</A><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>
Additional materials are available at: <A
href="http://tinyurl.com/6rzvfs">http://tinyurl.com/6rzvfs</A></SPAN><BR><BR>Location:
<BR>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 year.
Please review the host sites <SPAN class=831301619-27102008>listed at
</SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/sites/oregon/reversing.html"><FONT
face=Arial>http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/sites/oregon/reversing.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> to find a convenient location.<SPAN class=831301619-27102008> (Check
back later if no Oregon sites are listed)</SPAN><BR><BR>How to
Register:<BR><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>Register </SPAN>online at </FONT><A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/registration.html"><FONT
face=Arial>http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/registration.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> -- registration is FREE.<SPAN
class=831301619-27102008></SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Background
Information:<BR>This webcast is being made available free of charge to staff
from Oregon libraries through a statewide membership to BCR (</FONT><A
href="http://www.bcr.org"><FONT face=Arial>http://www.bcr.org</FONT></A><SPAN
class=831301619-27102008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=831301619-27102008>), </SPAN>paid for by the Oregon State Library with
LSTA funds.</FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>An online archive of this
presentation will be available for up to 30 days after the original broadcast
date. Please visit <A
href="http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html">http://bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html</A> for
more information.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=831301619-27102008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial>A DVD of
this <SPAN class=831301619-27102008>webcast </SPAN>should be available for
you to check out from the State Library about one month after the date it was
broadcast. DVDs of previous <SPAN class=831301619-27102008>Soaring to
Excellence webcasts </SPAN>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 (<A
href="http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/">http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/</A>).</FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008>Darci</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=831301619-27102008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#000000>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Darci
Hanning<SPAN class=339134217-20072007> * </SPAN>Technology Development
Consultant<SPAN class=339134217-20072007> * </SPAN>Library Development
Services<BR>Oregon State Library<SPAN class=339134217-20072007>, </SPAN>250
Winter St. NE<SPAN class=339134217-20072007>, </SPAN>Salem, OR
97301<BR>503-378-2527<SPAN class=339134217-20072007>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><A href="mailto:darci.hanning@state.or.us"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>darci.hanning@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000000> <BR></FONT><BR><SPAN
class=339134217-20072007> <STRONG>Ask me about Plinkit! <A
href="http://www.plinkit.org/">http://www.plinkit.org/</A> <A
href="http://oregon.plinkit.org/">http://oregon.plinkit.org</A></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>