(Please excuse cross-postings) The Open Movement and Libraries Online -- February 1 - 28, 2009 $250 ($200 for Simmons GSLIS alums)
Please register by January 20th.... "Openness" which has become a hallmark of the new Web has long been a mission in libraries. The philosophy of free and open access to information and technology has become a critical subject for information and technology leaders and practitioners. This month-long session will focus on what's happening in the realm of "open" on today's Web including an overview of open-source technologies (such as content management systems and ILS programs) which are being used by libraries today and an exploration of the latest efforts of the open access movement, open courses and learning initiatives, open conferences and "camps", and open licenses (like GPL and Creative Commons). Students will explore weekly modules which will introduce them to open topics. They will have the opportunity to take part in weekly discussions via a private chat room, and will blog their impressions of the materials on an interactive website custom-designed for the course. Faculty: Ellyssa Kroski, information consultant, reference librarian, and adjunct faculty member at Long Island University, Pratt Institute, and San Jose State University. Author of the blog iLibrarian and the book "Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals" (2008); ellyssakroski at yahoo.com; http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian For additional information see http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/workshops/ or contact gslisce at simmons.edu -- Kris Liberman '87LS Program Manager Simmons GSLIS CE T - 617-521-2803 F - 617-521-3192 gslisce at simmons.edu http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/continuinged/
