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Please distribute as appropriate: Thank you!! **************************************************** Luminary Lectures @ Your Library presents a Special Event 3/16/04 R. David Lankes, PhD, will moderate a video conference between the Library = of Congress and San Jose State University entitled, "Library and Informatio= n Science Education Panel: Serving the Needs of the Profession and the = Academy" on Tuesday, March 16th, from 11:00am-1:00pm (EST). This video = conference will be webcast live via the Internet at <http://www.loc.gov/rr/= program/lectures/lankes.html> at the time of the lecture, EST, and will be = viewable with Real Player software. =20 **Questions for the discussion panel may be sent, in advance, or during = the presentation using the web form on the web site (at <http://www.loc.gov= /rr/program/lectures/lankes.html>).** R. David Lankes, PhD, is Executive Director of the Information Institute = of Syracuse (IIS) and an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University's = School of Information Studies. The IIS houses the ERIC Clearinghouse on = Information & Technology, the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM), = AskERIC and the Virtual Reference Desk (VRD). Our panelists:=20 Participating in the Panel from the Library of Congress: =B7 Dr. Nicholas J. Belkin, Professor, Head, School of Communication, = Information and Library Studies (SCILS), Rutgers University, NJ=20 =B7 Dr. Roberta I. Shaffer, Visiting Professor, College of Information = Studies (CLIS), University of Maryland, MD=20 =B7 Dr. Elaine Yontz, Associate Professor, Department of Information = Studies, Valdosta State University, GA=20 Participating in the Panel from the San Jose State University, San Jose, = CA: =B7 Dr. Michael Buckland, School of Information Management & Systems = (SIMS), University of California, Berkeley, CA=20 =B7 Dr. Ken Haycock, School of Library, Archival and Information = Studies (SLAIS), University of British Columbia, Canada=20 =B7 Dr. Linda Main, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), = San Jose State University, CA=20 Description of the discussion: There is an ongoing tension in the library = and information science field between the demands of preparing professional= s and the forward-looking research mission of many of today's LIS = programs. How can this seeming division between research and practice be = bridged in curriculum, delivery modes (distance education), and accreditati= on? How are today's LIS programs serving the existing profession and = helping shape the profession of tomorrow? This panel discussion will = explore current thinking in the LIS academy and seek to highlight the = sometimes precarious balance of LIS education. The Public Service Collections Directorate of the Library of Congress = sponsors this speaker series. =20 Other events coming in the Luminary Lectures @ Your Library series = include: "Krug and Rosenfeld on loc.gov: an Interactive Evaluation" Steve Krug, Usability Consultant, and Louis Rosenfeld, Principal Wednesday, May 5th, 10:30-12:00 noon @ West Dining Room Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress User Centered Design Subcommittee = of the Internet Operating Group=20 Please check the Luminary Lectures @ Your Library web site for more = information about this lecture series at <http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/lec= tures/>. =20 A webcast of this lecture will be made available on this site after the = event. For special assistance, please contact: Alison Morin, Library of Congress, = Phone: (202) 707-1183, Email: <amorin@loc.gov>. =20 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-