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Education Institute - Audio Session - May 26th @ 4pm to 5pm EST Providing Library Services for Distance Education Students Speaker: Carol Goodson, head of Library Access Services at University of West Georgia, author of ³Providing Library Services for Distance Education Students² Based on her book "Providing Library Services for Distance Education Students" published by Neal-Schuman (2001), Carol will discuss distance education delivery systems and trends--including the broad history of previous efforts to provide library services for off-campus & distance education students, and evolving requirements of regional accrediting associations and national library associationsbefore turning to the practical aspects of reaching out to distance learners and providing effective services to them within the current rapidly changing technological environment. WHEN * May 26, 2004 - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern time - TELECONFERENCE REGISTER ON-LINE TODAY at www.thepartnership.ca Choose Education Institute then May 26th from the calendar Deadline for Registration Tuesday, May 25th FEES Members: $44.00 per location Non-Member: $64.00 per location Includes long distance and teleconferencing charges. Speaker Biography: Carol Goodson is currently Head of Library Access Services at the University of West Georgia, which is located 50 miles west of Atlanta. When first hired by West Georgia in 1991, her task was to create from scratch a new library support service for off-campus students. Although she had no previous experience in this particular subdivision of librarianship, she learned by doingand enjoyed it so much that her primary area of professional specialization has become the provision of services for distance learners. She is the author of Providing Library Services for Distance Education Students (NY: Neal-Schuman, 2001). Goodson holds BA and MLS degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and an MA degree (English) from the University of West Georgia. Her website address is http://www.westga.edu/~cgoodson/ ____________________________________________________________ The Education Institute The learning programs of the BCLA-LAA-OLA-SLA Partnership http://www.thepartnership.ca If you have questions please contact the appropriate Association or Education Institute Director, Maria Ripley <[log in to unmask]> Professional development of librarians and information professionals _____________________________________________________________ Maria Ripley OLA Education Director 100 Lombard Street, Suite #303 Toronto, ON M5C 1M3 416/363-3388 x30 Toll Free: 866/873-9867 @ your library imagine the possibilities!