Widgets and chat reference discussion at ALA Midwinter

If were going to ALA Midwinter this month, I would definitely check this discussion group's event out:

RUSA MARS Virtual Reference Discussion Group (VRDG)

Saturday, January 24, 2009, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Hilton Garden Inn, Element Ballroom

Do You Fidget with a Widget?

Join your colleagues in learning how widgets are being used for virtual reference chat and IM-based reference services.  What widget features are helpful? What improvements are needed? Thinking about adding a widget to your library’s Web pages?

Kathleen Kern and David Ward will present an introduction to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s IM Collaborator software. Discussion of widgetry and all things virtual reference will follow.

Come and participate in a lively discussion. Hope to see you there!

The Virtual Reference Discussion Group is sponsored by the Reference and User Services Association [RUSA] Machine-Assisted Reference Section [MARS].