Chicago Library System: Online Learning

ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy to Offer "Privacy 101 for Librarians"

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:22:10 GMT

ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy to Offer "Privacy 101 for Librarians":

"March 3 through May 5, 2003 OITP will host an online e-mail tutorial on privacy. Similar in format to the successful copyright, UCITA and licensing tutorials offered in past years, the privacy tutorial will cover privacy basics for library professionals in 20-25 brief, but informative messages written by Leslie Harris, experienced lawyer, lobbyist and public policy strategist in Washington, D.C. Leslie is founder and president of Leslie Harris & Associates, and has been a long-standing partner with ALA in defending civil liberties and protecting library patron privacy.

The tutorial will address privacy expectations of library patrons and practical ways to meet them; legal protections for library records and their limitations; how technology has changed the way libraries must address privacy; and privacy audits. The tutorial course is FREE to ALA members, and only $25 for non-ALA members.

Signing up is easy. 1. Send an e-mail message to: listproc@ala.org. 2. Leave the subject line blank. 3. In the body of the email type: subscribe privacytut YourFirstName YourLastName (example: subscribe privacytut John Doe)

After subscribing, you should receive an automated welcome message. On March 3rd, you will receive your first e-mail tutorial message on privacy and libraries. You can read your messages when they arrive, save them for later, or print them out, but we recommend reading the messages in the order that they are received. Please note the email tutorial is one-way communication. You will not be able to post to a discussion list...

For more information, contact Kathy Mitchell at kmitchell@alawash.org or Chiffonya Brown at cbrown@alawash.org or call ALA's Washington Office, (800)941-8478. " ---from ALA release

How Students are lLiving in the Future with Today's Technology

Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:01:09 GMT

College Students & the Internet:

"How Students are Living in the Future with Today's Technology" [LISNews.com] has this synopsis of the Pew Internet & American Life study on college students use of the Net.

Staying Connected portal

Thu, 05 Sep 2002 19:28:02 GMT

Staying Connected portal:

Staying Connected is a public access portal aimed at helping libraries and other non-profits support open access to information. The portal is in the early development stages with the official launch expected to occur in spring 2003. The forces behind the portal's creation include OCLC, The Colorado State Library, The Benton Foundation, Isoph, and TechSoup.

CHI 2003

Wed, 04 Sep 2002 20:21:53 GMT

CHI 2003 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:

CHI 2003, an annual conference sponsored by ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI), is scheduled for April 5-10, 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA. They have announced a call for papers, demonstrations, designs, etc. The 2003 conference focuses on communicating via interactive digital media, particularly in regards to mass communication and interaction, e-learning, and emotion. To learn more, visit the CHI 2003 site.