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Date: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM<br>Subject: Learn how to make eGov work @ your library - a free webinar<br>To: "<a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<p align="center">E-Gov: Make It Work @ your library</p>
<p align="center">Join us for this free interactive learning experience</p></td></tr>
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<p align="left"><strong>How do you bridge the gap?</strong></p>
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<li>53% of libraries report that staff do not have the necessary skills to meet patron e-government needs. </li>
<li>Public library staff report that helping citizens interact with government agencies and access e-government resources is the second most critical service they offer, after providing services to job seekers.</li></ul>
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<li>Use new e-government resources and data to help patrons</li>
<li>Develop and market e-government partnerships</li>
<li>Address key challenges to meeting patron e-gov demands</li>
<li>Use e-gov data to make the case for your library </li></ul></div>
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<li>(moderator) <strong>Judy Hoffman</strong>, Project Manager, American Library Association, Office for Research and Statistics</li>
<li><strong>Nancy Fredericks</strong>, E-Government Services Manager, Pasco County Public Library Cooperative (Florida)</li>
<li><strong>John Bertot</strong>, Director, Center for Library & Information Innovation, University of Maryland</li>
<li><strong>Bill Sudduth</strong>, Head, Government Information and Microforms, Newspapers and Maps, University of South Carolina; contributor to <em>Managing Electronic Government Information in Libraries: Issues and Practices </em>(ALA Editions)</li>
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<p align="center">Event Details:</p>
<p><span><strong>Date:</strong><br>Thursday, December 9<br><br><strong>Time:</strong><br>2:30-4:00 PM Eastern<br>1:30-3:00 PM Central<br>12:30-2:00 PM Mountain<br>11:30-1:00 PM Pacific</span></p>
<p>Prepare for this free webinar by reading the free downloadable report <br><a title="issues briefs e-government" href="http://link.ixs1.net/s/lt?id=m9565677&si=r301665410&pc=82010&ei=b1077614&b=y" target="_blank">U.S. Public Libraries and <br>
E-Government Services</a> <br>(Published June 2010 by the ALA Office of Research & Statistics )<br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr>
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