See information below

 

Nell Eckersley

ALIES/ASISTS Program Operations Coordinator

tel: 212.803.3316

fax: 212.785.3685

nelle at lacnyc.org 

 

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<http://asists.org/> 

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Dear Colleague:

 

I'm very pleased to call your attention to the lastest online learning
opportunities produced by LearningTimes and the Alliance Library System.

 

It's a Virtual, Virtual, Virtual, Virtual World...

 

Join us for two days as we discuss virtual worlds and librarianship.
We'll be convening online on October 1 and 2, 2008 to discuss topics
such as:

 

-Virtual Worlds Development

 

-Scaling Graduate LIS Instruction in Virtual Environments

 

-Academic Libraries and Virtual Worlds

 

-Building a Library Presence in the Virtual World of Second Life

 

-Creating Educational Tools in Second Life for Libraries

 

A panel of the conference speakers is also scheduled in which your
questions will feature prominently. For more information on this first
Virtual Librarian Conference please visit:

 

http://www.thevirtuallibrarian.org/

 

Enter Discount Code "vlc25"to save $25 on your registration.

 

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Stepping into Health - October 7th, 2008.

 

Held entirely in Second Life, we will visit the best and most creative
work being done in promoting health and healthcare in a virtual world
environment.

 

Keynote presentations feature Randy Hinrichs and Ramesh Ramloll.

 

The cost to participate is $79.00. Click this link to To learn more
about the online conference and register.

 

http://www.steppingintovirtualworlds.org/

 

Please write to info at learningtimes.net if you have questions about
either event.

 

We hope to see you there!

 

John Walber

The LearningTimes Team

 

 

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