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The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, is pleased to offer a new non-credit continuing education 
course. 

Emerging Technologies in Librarianship 

In this class, participants will explore select emerging technologies while building those imperative and complementary skills of discovery 
and evaluation. The focus will be on web-based and open-source softwares that have potential to create value for library users. 
Assignments will expose participants to journals and other media that illuminate trends in technology, and will encourage participants to 
develop a personalized rubric for evaluating the merit of new tools. 

What will be covered: 

Week One: Web 2.0 Basics: The Democratic Web 
Week Two: Online Productivity 
Week Three: Building Community 
Week Four: Mobile Technology 
Week Five: The Fun Stuff: Virtual Worlds and Gaming 
Week Six: The Library as Web 2.0 Entrepreneur 

Dates: September 20 – October 29, 2010 
Times: Online asynchronous format 
Cost: $300 
Instructor: Jason Kovac, Ph.D. 
Intended audience: Librarians and information professionals interested in using emerging technologies in their libraries. 


For additonal information and to register, visit: 
http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/cpd/emerg-tech 
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development 
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of IL
501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820
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217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302