See It, Hear It, Touch It: How do Communication and Learning Styles Affect Virtual Reference?

See It, Hear It, Touch It: How do Communication and Learning
Styles Affect Virtual Reference?

Monday, June 25, 2007
10:30 am – Noon
Grand Hyatt, Constitution A-B

Speakers:

Eileen G. Abels
Associate Professor
Drexel
University

Marie Radford
Associate Professor, Library Consultant
Rutgers
University

Lynn Westbrook
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Austin

Facilitator:
Joe Thompson
Project Coordinator, Maryland
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Our increasingly tech savvy virtual reference users have
radically different communication and learning preferences. A lively panel of experts will explore new
learning options, present recent research findings, and recommend innovative
approaches relevant for all types of libraries.

Sponsored by MARS/RSS Virtual Reference Committee, RSS Cooperative Reference Committee, and ACRL's Instruction Section

2 Replies to “See It, Hear It, Touch It: How do Communication and Learning Styles Affect Virtual Reference?”

Hi, Will you be posting the powerpoint of this presentation?
It was really interesting.

Hi Diana,
The presentation and other handouts have been added to the RUSA RSS/MARS Virtual Reference Committee page: http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/rss/rsssection/rsscomm/virtualreferencecommittee/VirtRefComm.htm
-Joe

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