ACRL Distance Learning Section Program at ALA

Frank Cervone writes to the OffCamp list:

The ACRL Distance Learning Section invites you to join us for our 15th

anniversary program entitled "Distance Learning: We Know Where We’ve Been,

But Where Are We Going?" on Saturday, June 25, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Ball

Room V at the Sheraton.

Our program will explore some of the emerging hot topics in distance

learning and librarianship with an outstanding line up of speakers, including:

* Ashley Ellen Bonnette, Bibliographic Instruction & Distance Learning

Librarian at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette on "How Do Diversity

Issues Affect Distance Learning?"

* Karen B. Brown, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Library

and Information Science at Dominican University on "Providing Distance

Learning Library Services: Are New MLS Graduates Ready?"

* Arthur Young, Dean of University Libraries at Northern Illinois

University on "Leadership Attributes, Mature Learners, and Distance Education"

In addition, we will present Martha Kreszock, Coordinator of Distance

Learning Studies at Appalachian State University, with the 2005 ACRL

Distance Learning Section Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian

Conference Sponsorship Award.

But the anniversary fun doesn’t end there! Please join us on Monday, June

27 (8:30 am to noon) for the DLS Discussion Group and 15th Anniversary

Celebration at National-Louis University, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Room

4012-4014.