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Stephen Abrams Coming to Simmons

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Posted by GSLIS, March 17, 2008
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Mark your calenders, because on March 26th Stephen Abrams will be presenting on Technology in Libraries. This event is open to students, staff, and faculty.

Date: March 26

Time: 2-4 pm

Location: TBA

Incentive: Innovative speaker and FOOD!

But hey, who is Stephen Abram? Well we are glad you asked!

  • Current President of SLA; Past-President of the Canadian Library Association.

  • Vice President Innovation for SirsiDynix; Chief Strategist, SirsiDynix Institute.

  • Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies.

  • Listed by Library Journal as one of the top 50 people influencing the future of libraries, one of their first “Movers and Shakers.”

  • Recipient of numerous honors, such as SLA’s John Cotton Dana Award, Canadian Special Librarian of the Year, Alumnus of the Year for the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto, etc.

  • Author of columns appearing in numerous journals, ALA Editions’ Out Front with Stephen Abram

Check out his blog, Stephen’s Lighthouse, at: http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/

So come on out to see this dynamic and interesting speaker!