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Apologies for duplicate postings. 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 [log in to unmask] 217/244-2751 Fax: 217/244-3302