Description:

Lyrasis' “Trends in Technology” online colloquium, in partnership with the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center's Emerging Technologies Group, will keep you up-to-date with the latest technology developments and how they may impact libraries. In this two-hour online session, Tyler Walters, Associate Director for Technology and Resource Services at the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center, will key in on important technology trends and new developments in areas such as networking and infrastructure; portable devices and wireless technologies; social software and communications; searching and findability; open access, repositories, and digital preservation. He will discuss how libraries are using these new technologies to make them leaders in the web dissemination of information.

At Georgia Tech, Walters provides leadership, vision, and technical expertise for acquisitions services, information control and management (cataloging), systems, digital initiatives, and university archives and records departments, combining modern information services with emerging information technologies. He leads innovative initiatives that involve managing university-based digital intellectual output through repositories, integrating scholarly information systems with digital learning environments, coordinating the shift to licensing, acquisition, and technological management of electronic resources, and leading GT Library involvement in national and state-level technology and resource management initiatives.

Intended Audience:

Anyone interested in keeping up to date with the latest technology trends.

Notes:

Registrations for this class must be received at least one week before the class date. Registrants should receive an email offering detailed login and setup instructions. Please call the Educational Services Department at 800.999.8558 if you do not receive this email at least three days before the class. This course is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.


Time: All web-based classes are advertised in Eastern time. 

Technical Requirements:

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Associated Training Tracks:

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Registration:

You may register for a class using one of two methods:
Online Ordering:  Click on the "Register" tab and login or create an account to register.

PDF Form:  Print out the registration form and fax it to LYRASIS at 404.892.7879.