Google and Your Patrons – See it at Your Convenience!

Did you miss this College of DuPage teleconference in November 2005, or you would like to view it again. You can do so - when and where you’d like - by contacting Kathleen Jackson by phone (607-273-9106) or email (kjackson@lakenet.org). It would make a great lunch discussion or you could use it to start your next departmental meeting.

The myths and realities of Google are explored, along with its unique features and its impact on libraries. This teleconference explores the library worker’s role in connecting users to high quality information in the age of “Googleization.”

Topics include:

• Sustaining the library’s relevance to the user community
• Changing needs and behaviors of information seekers
• How Google works and its unique features
• Google is not the only competition – but a symbol of many
• Strategies for managing in a competitive environment

Steven Bell, the main presenter, is the Director of the Paul J. Gutman Library at Philadelphia University. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director of the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Doctorate in Education in 1997 from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Master of Science in Library Science from Drexel University in 1977. He writes and speaks frequently on topics such as keeping up for personal professional development, library technology, and academic librarianship.

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