ACRL New England Spring 2005 Conference The Future of Academic Libraries Friday, May 20th, 2005 Dion Center Rivier College, Nashua, NH

 

Spring is here - and with it comes the anual ACRL New England Chapter Spring Conference! Register now for your seat at what promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking day!

Register by May 10th (PDF)

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:15

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:15 – 9:30	Welcome
	Brian Courtemanche, Director, Regina Library, Rivier College
	Colleen Anderson, President, ACRL/NEC

9:30 – 10:15	Libraries 'R' Education- but are Reading, Reflection and Research Irrelevant in the 21st Century?
	Frances Maloy, President, ACRL National

10:15 – 11:00	Future Libraries - The Future is Now
	Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost for University Libraries, University of Connecticut

11:00– 11:15

Break

11:15 – 12:00	The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades: Academic Libraries in a Google World
	Roy Tennant, User Services Architect, California Digital Library, University of California

12:00 – 12:30

Questions and Answers

12:30 – 1:45

Lunch

1:45 – 2:00

ACRL/NEC Business Meeting

2:00 – 3:30	Breakout sessions
	--Teaching in the Information Commons – Sponsored by NELIG Presenters: Barb Mann, Coordinator of Information Literacy, University of Southern Maine Mark Caprio, e-Scholarship Program Manager, Boston College John Schlinke, Architecture/Art Librarian, Roger Williams University Moderator: Barbara Kenney, Information Literacy Librarian, Roger Williams University and Chair of the ACRL/NEC New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG)
	--Interactive Tutorials and Streaming Videos – Sponsored by ITIG Developing a Web Tutorial on Database Searching Presenters: Linda Plunket, Boston University Carol Gordon, Boston University Susan Wishinsky, Boston University Streaming Video at Babson College Presenter: Rachel Zyirek, Horn Library, Babson College Moderator: Susan McMullen, Information Resources Librarian, Roger Williams University and Co-Chair of the ACRL/NEC Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG)
	--Hot Jobs for Librarians in the Future – Sponsored by the ACRL/NEC Continuing Education Committee Presenter: Michèle Valerie Cloonan, Dean, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College Moderator: Judy Pinnolis, Reference Librarian/Information Desk Coordinator, Brandeis University Libraries and Chair of the ACRL/NEC Continuing Education Committee

 

Directions:

From Maine
Interstate 95-South to Interstate 495-South to Route 3-North to Nashua, NH. From Route 3/F.E. Everett Turnpike,
take Exit 4, turn right at lights onto East Dunstable Road. Take right at third light (about 1 mile ) onto Main Street.
At the rotary, take the second right onto the campus.

From Vermont
Interstate 89-South to I-93 South to Route 293 in Manchester. Follow signs to F.E. Everett Turnpike/Route 3
South to Nashua, NH. From F.E. Everett Turnpike/Route 3, take Exit 4, turn left at lights onto East Dunstable
Road. Take right at third light (about 1 mile ) onto Main Street. At the rotary, take the second right onto the
campus.

From Rhode Island
Interstate 95-North to Route 3 North to Nashua, NH.
From Route 3/F.E. Everett Turnpike, take Exit 4, turn right at lights onto East Dunstable Road. Take right at third
light (about 1 mile ) onto Main Street. At the rotary, take the second right onto the campus.

From Connecticut
Interstate 84-East to I-90 (Mass Pike) East to I-495 North. Exit to Route 3 North to Nashua, NH.
From Route 3/F.E. Everett Turnpike, take Exit 4, turn right at lights onto East Dunstable Road. Take right at third
light (about 1 mile ) onto Main Street. At the rotary, take the second right onto the campus.

From Boston, MA
Interstate 93-North to I-95/Rte. 128 South to Burlington, MA. Exit to Route 3 North to Nashua, NH.
From Route 3/F.E. Everett Turnpike, take Exit 4, turn right at lights onto East Dunstable Road. Take right at third
light (about 1 mile ) onto Main Street. At the rotary, take the second right onto the campus.

Maps

Parking:
You will be directed to park in the lot next to the Dion Center at Rivier College.

 

More Information:

Please contact Nancy George, Salem State College Library, ngeorge@salemstate.edu.