National Library Week

Just a reminder! SWALL is during National Library Week which is April 2-8, 2006.

Jumpstart your Foreign and International Research

Join Speakers Anna Teller and Lyonette Louis-Jacques as they offer tips on where to start your research and will focus on materials that are available through the web. Sites will include EISIL and WIPO. This program is aimed at librarians who do not specialize in international law but who are occasionally asked international research questions.

Thursday, April 6th
3:30-5 p.m.
Jim Hogg Parlor

Preservation & Open Access

The speaker will discuss the movement toward open access to scholarly information, as colleges and universities struggle to gain more control over and retain more rights to their scholarly output, and the consequences of not doing so.

Speaker
Michelle Rigual

Thursday, April 6th
3:30-5 p.m.
Maximilian Room

Negotiating with the Bizarre: Real Life Experiences at the Reference Desk

This program will discuss how to deal with wierd questions, what has worked and what hasn't worked and why. Don't miss Sharon Blackburn's "Pyramid of Insanity!"

Speakers
Sharon Blackburn
Amy Hale-Janeke

Thursday, April 6th
1:30-3 p.m.
Jim Hogg Parlor

Update on USA Patriot Act & Beyond

Join speaker Leah Sandwell-Weiss as she discusses the passage of the USA Patriot Act and the history of government advocacy by the ALA and AALL. She will also discuss the loss of government information, copyright, permanent public access to information and changes at the GPO.

Thursday, April 6th
1:30-3 p.m.
Maximillan Room