[Eril-l] Join us on April 12th & 13th, 2022 for “Back to Basics: Crowdsourcing a Virtual Reference Praxis”, an eForum on Trends in Virtual Reference & Emerging Technology

[Donna Maher]

The past year has been full of change!

Join us on April 12th & 13th, 2022 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EST to unpack
your experiences and connect with other reference service providers at the
ALA Connect eForum: Back to Basics: Crowdsourcing a Virtual Reference Praxis.
This year’s Virtual Reference and Emerging Technology eForum
<https://connect.ala.org/rusa/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a798567e-ec74-4298-a353-327b0a23ab08>
will focus on changes to reference services, emerging trends, and shared
introspections on how reference work has evolved.  Our shared experiences
can illuminate the changes happening in every area of reference, from
information literacy instruction and assessment to recruiting and
training.  Find lively discourse on topics such as the changing models of
reference, the future of work, upskilling staff, creative marketing
practices, and more!

Share your experiences with recruiting, hiring, and training, particularly
in the light of the Great Resignation.  Discuss the changes to the RUSA’s
Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service
Providers, especially in light of evolving experience with virtual and
in-person reference.  Exchange marketing and creativity practices and
tools, or pontificate on the future developments of reference services. Spark
a conversation, share your experience, hot tips, and tools, and make
friends in the process!  We have a topic for what you geek, regardless of
whether your passion is diversity, equity, and inclusion, emerging economic
trends, or revitalizing our foundational ideas. Topics, schedules,
readings, and more can be found @ https://sites.google.com/view/vrc-eforum.

This eForum is a joint collaboration of the Virtual Reference Services &
Emerging Technologies Hot Topics RUSA committees and is open to all.  Find
the Virtual Reference & Emerging Technology eForum at its home in  ALA
Connect
<https://connect.ala.org/rusa/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a798567e-ec74-4298-a353-327b0a23ab08>
.

ALA Connect Details: To Join the Virtual Reference & Emerging Technology
Workspace Community
<https://connect.ala.org/rusa/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a798567e-ec74-4298-a353-327b0a23ab08>

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   Navigate to ALA Connect: https://connect.ala.org/
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      Already an ALA member? Log in
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      Not an ALA member? (ALA membership not required) Create your account
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      <https://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=login&template=/CustomSource/register/register.cfm>

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   Search for Virtual Reference & Emerging Technology
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      https://connect.ala.org/rusa/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=a798567e-ec74-4298-a353-327b0a23ab08
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   Click the “Join Community” button
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   eForum Site: https://sites.google.com/view/vrc-eforum
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   Trouble subscribing to the list?
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      Contact Melissa Del Castillo (medelcas at fiu.edu) for help
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   Troubleshooting ALA Connect: https://connect.ala.org/faq/home
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      Find FAQs for community notification, posting, and “following”
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