Social Media Consultant (Guru, Dude, etc.) Chris Brogan is offering a free webinar on how to not/give a webinar. For many of us, webinars are becoming an increasingly important form of training and teaching (I teach Drupal classes as a webinar through Lyrasis - next intro to Drupal Class is coming up in November).Unfortunately, as many of us have witnessed, being a good face to face teacher does not equal being a good webinar teacher. I've done quite a few webinars (attended even more) and I definitely realize there is an art form to a good webinar.

Q: How do I delete a note in facebook?A: Although not intuitive, this is easy to do.Type Notes into the Search field at the top OR start with your home page (In the news feed list on the left side, click on More, if you do not immediately see 'Notes').

Event Type: Webinar Date: 8/25/2010Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 4:00 PM Description: WebJunction is hosting a two-hour symposium that will feature four presentations on current trends and practical approaches to library digitization and preservation projects. Our guest panelists will address:

• Designing a digital preservation system using a framework that includes all stakeholders, from library administrators to archivists to IT workers to vendors.

lots o' links!wow, I'd love to go to all of these, ok, maybe not ALL of them. Via mashablehttp://mashable.com/2010/08/16/100-upcoming-social-media-tech-events-3/

All~Would you please share with appropriate lists and colleagues?Many thanks.--------------------This message has been cross-posted to several lists.

The Closing of Library Services... The Opening of Library Services (Free Webcast)Wednesday, Oct. 22, 3-5:30 pmBrewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive and director of the Open Content Alliance (OCA) and a critic of proprietary services like the massive Google Books project, will be the keynote speaker for the fourth John Seely Brown Symposium on Technology and Society sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Information. Mr.

------The European funded MUVEnation project has just launched ‘Teaching and learning with MUVEs’. This is a one year postgraduate programme, delivered online, for future and in-service teachers who want to use innovative methods and tools to address learners motivation and participation issues in compulsory education. What impact can 3D virtual worlds, such as Second Life, really have on our learning and teaching settings?The course is free, but there are only 80 places.

So, who's going to GLA/COMO '08? For the first time in FOREVER it seems, I am not presenting. How'd that happen? ;-)Instead, I'm on the ballot (unopposed) to Chair the Professional And Continuing Education Interest Group (PACE, that is)The problem I always have with conferences is whether to go support my friends/colleagues/coworkers or whether I should only go to those that interest me, or well, those that sound like fun. I try to hit the middle ground! ;-)I'm going to the 'Taking on Technology Preconference' (sounds like fun!) on Weds.

For those at the UGA Libraries, there is an internal mentoring program via the Professional Development & Research Committee. too.New Member's Roundtable of ALA offers a mentoring program:----Have you been a librarian for 5 years or less? Do you sometimes feel you have professional questions to ask and no one to direct them to? Do you find yourself wondering, in the midst of hardcore budget season, or in that massive collection development strategy meeting...What the heck are they talking about?