Thursday, January 30, 2014

Reflection | Web Institute, Spring 2014


This past weekend the UNT-Houston Web Institute was in full effect at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel- Hobby Airport. Students were introduced to spring courses, learned about different facets of librarianship, professional development, and listened to a panel of local librarians from the city of Houston about their journey in the field.

Courses: 

SLIS 5000/4000: Information & Knowledge Professions
SLIS 5600/4600: Information Access & Knowledge Inquiry

Highlights:

New Student Orientation
Class Discussions
Blackboard Class Tutorials
Semester Groups Created
Introduction to Houston LISSA Graduate Student Group

Panel | Conversation | Q&A

"Providing Information Services in Diverse Information Environments"

  • Billy Hoya, Systems Librarian, W.I. Dykes Library, University of Houston-Downtown
  • Mildred Joseph, Public Services Librarian, Houston Community College Northeast
  • Saima Kadir, Manager, Virtual Library Services, IT Division, Houston Public Library
  • Alice Harrigan, School Librarian, Houston Independent School District
  • Mary Ellen Vedas, Technical Librarian, Hess Corporation

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