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Medium Sized Academic Libraries Discussion Group at Midwinter

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michalak, Jo-Ann)
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Meduim Sized Academic Libraries Discussion Group (MSALDG)

You are invited to join the MSALDG meeting at ALA Midwinter on Sunday
January 11, 9:30-11 am.  There will be 2 discussions in the following order:

1)  PROJECT MERLOT (40 MINUTES).  Advise representatives from Project
MERLOT's Library Advisory Committee on the best role for libraries and
librarians in making the content of MERLOT available to faculty and
students. MERLOT is the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and
Online Teaching <http://www.merlot.org <http://www.merlot.org> >.

2) ASSESSING VIRTUAL REFERENCE  (40 MINUTES).  Is e-mail reference the
success we thought it would be? Is 24/7 the future of reference? Are your
users getting what they need?  How to assess how well you are serving your
customers?  Is virtual reference the best way to expand services beyond
library hours?

ACRL, College Library Section,
Medium-Sized Academic Libraries Discussion Group (MSALDG)
Sunday, January 11, 2004
9:30 to 11:00 am
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego
Manchester D Room

Co-chairs:
Daniel Ortiz
Director of Libraries
University of Massachusetts, Boston Campus

Jo-Ann Michalak
Director, Tisch Library
Tufts University

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