Please take note of the following information for Summer 2007:

-- I will be offering a RefWorks workshop on Wed. June 20 from 9-11 AM in ITTC Lab 2 at D.H. Hill Library. For more information and to register for the workshop, see http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/refworks/ .

-- I am available for research consultations and library instruction. For more information on library services available to faculty, see http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/faculty/.

-- The new Learning Commons in the East Wing of D.H. Hill Library is a wonderful space that I encourage you to see if you haven't already. For more information about the services and resources of the Learning Commons, see http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/learningcommons/.

If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance, please let me know!

-- Katherine Dexter Willis, Reference Librarian for Management and Education (513-0304).

There will be a RefWorks training workshop on Wed. Oct. 18 from 10 AM - Noon in ITTC Lab 2 (2nd floor, East Wing, D.H. Hill Library). The session will be led by Katherine Dexter Willis, Librarian for Management and Education. You can register online for the session. For additional information, see http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/refworks/ or contact Katherine (513-0304).

Award-winning children's literature author to present at Steinfirst Lecture.

He goes by Avi, a name given to him by his twin sister at the age of one. The award-winning author will be delivering the keynote address, My name is Avi, at the 2006 Steinfirst Lecture held by the UNC at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science (SILS).

Avi, a self-proclaimed poor student who wanted to prove that he could write, decided as a high school senior to pursue writing and has since transformed himself into an internationally famed author for children and young adults.

Now familiar to many grade-school students, Avi has penned famous young adult and children's literature which has routinely appeared on school reading lists nationwide. His accomplishments include the Award-winning historical novel Crispin: The Cross of Lead and Honor recipients True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth. He has also
received the Hornbook Award and Honor, the Scott O'Dell Award and the Anne V. Zarrow Award presented by the Tulsa Library Trust.

The lecture will be given on Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m. in the Hitchcock multipurpose room of The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. Avi's lecture will be followed by a book signing where books will be available for purchase. The event is free and open to the public.

RefWorks Training will be offered at D.H. Hill Library in ITTC Lab 2 on Thurs. April 14. Two identical sessions will be offered - one in the morning from 10 AM - Noon, and one in the afternoon from 1 - 3 PM. If you are interested in attending one of the training sessions, please contact Katherine Dexter Willis at 513-0304 or katherine_dexter@ncsu.edu. Each session is limited to 15 people, so please indicate availability for both sessions, as well as session preference. Session preference will be accomodated as much as possible. The deadline for registering for the training is Thurs. March 31.

A reminder about our MEGA Event next Thursday!

Success for *ALL* Students - Visual Literacy
http://www.ncsu.edu/mega/events.html

Please share this invitation with teachers in your schools -
Candidates for National Board Certification may find this video training helpful.

Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 3:15 - 6:00 PM
NCAE Center for Teaching & Learning - Raleigh

Directions - Free Parking at the Building:
http://www.ncae.org/directions.shtml

Networking begins at 3:15 PM
Presentations starting at 4:00 PM featuring ...

Jon Davis, Distance Learning Teacher
The North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics
http://www.ncssm.edu/

Learn how you & your students can "Tell your Story with Video"
Jon will show us techniques to shoot quality content in the classroom.

Plus ...

Lisa Grable & NC State's MiddleData Team
http://ced.ncsu.edu/2/mga/middledata/

Featuring ...

Bethany Smith, VISE
http://ced.ncsu.edu/vise/

&

Matthew Ross, Teaching Fellow

Sharing "Tips & Tricks for Truly Interactive Videoconferences"
Hear how NC State students are connecting point-to-point with middle
school students!

Please RSVP by February 7th, not required, but does assist us in planning:
beckey@ahlgren.com OR beckey_reed@hotmail.com

Chat with these educators during our networking:

Dick McFall, Durham Public Schools
Information on the NCaect Conference - March 2 - 4, 2005
"Booting Up for the Future"
http://www.ncaect.org

Carole Stern, The North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics
Learn about their Distance Education Programs & Videoconferences
http://www.dlt.ncssm.edu/

Warm wishes,

Beckey Reed, Consultant
School Services, NC State

beckey@ahlgren.com