Teleconferences Are Being Offered

The New York State Library's Division of Library Development again has arranged a statewide license with the College of DuPage to provide five exciting new professional development teleconferences for library staff and trustees.

These teleconferences are available, free, to any library in New York state. Viewers can see these live teleconferences on desktop computers via video streaming or via satellite downlink. The New York State Library has arranged this statewide license on behalf of New York's 7,000 libraries and library systems. There is no cost to local libraries and systems.

Libraries should visit www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/ and register for the teleconferences. By registering, each library assures they will receive communications from the College of DuPage, including information on whether the broadcasts will be archived for future viewing.

The first teleconference, Soaring to Excellence - "Best New Technologies: Keeping up with the Storm," will be shown on October 27, 2006.

For further information about the content of each teleconference and information on how to register, visit the State Library's web site at www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/

Schedule of Teleconferences:

October 27, 2006 - Soaring to Excellence - "Best New Technologies: Keeping up with the Storm"

February 9, 2007 - Soaring to Excellence - "Next Gen Librarianship: Where do we go from here?"

March 23, 2007 - Challenges and Opportunities - "Library Transformation: Making it Happen"

April 13, 2007 - Soaring to Excellence - "The Best from the Web"

May 11, 2007 - Challenges and Opportunities - "The Relevance of Libraries in a Digital Age"