Online Programming for All Libraries: Archive

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Archive
If you missed an OPAL live event, look for a recording of the program in the OPAL archive.

If you want to listen on your computer or favorite MP3 player to an audiorecording of a previous OPAL event, visit the OPAL Podcast blog.

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Archive of Previous OPAL Events About
Library and Information Science Topics and Trends

Getting Along with IT Staff presented by David King from the on April 21, 2006.
- Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about communicating with IT staff (playback time of 53 minutes)
- Original WMA audio recording about communicating with IT staff (8 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audio recording about communicating with IT staff (18.4 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)

Ten Top Technologies for Librarians 2006 presented by Michael Stephens from the on April 6, 2006.
- Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about top technologies for librarians (playback time of 59 minutes)
- Original WMA audio recording about ten top technologies for librarians (9 MB file; playback time of 59 minutes)
- Converted MP3 audio recording about ten top technologies for librarians (20 MB file; playback time of 59 minutes)
- Presentation slides about top ten technologies for librarians

KLAS Users Top 10 Issues Discussion held on March 7, 2006 and facilitated by Will Reed and Diana Brawley Sussman. Version 7.0 of KLAS (Keystone Library Automation System) was the focus of this discussion.
- Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about KLAS Issues (playback time of 75 minutes)
- WMA Audiorecording about KLAS Issues (11.2 MB file; playback time of 75 minutes)
- Presentation slides about KLAS Issues

Day of the Digital Audio Book held on February 16, 2006
- Session One: Introduction to and Overview of Digital Audio Books, presented by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
  - Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides (playback time of 56 minutes)
  - Original WMA audiorecording (8.4 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  - Converted MP3 audiorecording (19.3 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  - Text chat transcript
- Session Two: Considerations for Libraries Thinking About Offering a Digital Audio Book Service, presented by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
  - Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides (playback time of 63 minutes)
  - Original WMA audiorecording (9.5 MB file; playback time of 63 minutes)
  - Converted MP3 audiorecording (21.7 MB file; playback time of 63 minutes)
  - Text chat transcript
- Brown Bag Luncheon: Discussion of , , and presented by Debbie Baaske, Lori Bell, and Tom Peters
  - Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and co-browsing (playback time of 46 minutes)
  - Original WMA audiorecording (6.9 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  - Converted MP3 audiorecording (15.6 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  - Text chat transcript
- Session Three: So You Have Decided to Offer Digital Audio Books in Your Library, presented by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
  - Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides (playback time of 57 minutes)
  - Original WMA audiorecording (8.5 MB file; playback time of 57 minutes)
  - Converted MP3 audiorecording (19.4 MB file; playback time of 57 minutes)
  - Text chat transcript
- Follow-Up Discussion, held on February 28, 2006, facilitated by Lori Bell and Tom Peters
  - Full recording, including streaming audio, text chat, and co-browsing (playback time of 50 minutes)
  - Original WMA audiorecording (7.4 MB file; playback time of 50 minutes)
  - Converted MP3 audiorecording (17.1 MB file; playback time of 50 minutes)
  - Text chat transcript

Wiki World presentation by Meredith Farkas held on Thursday, January 12, 2006
- Part One: WMA audiorecording about wikis (1.6 MB file; playback time of 10.5 minutes)
- Part One: MP3 audiorecording about wikis (3.6 MB file; playback time of 10.5 minutes)
- Part Two: WMA audiorecording about wikis (8.1 MB file; playback time of 54 minutes)
- Part Two: MP3 audiorecording about wikis (18.5 MB file; playback time of 54 minutes)
- created by Meredith Farkas for this presentation.
- Text chat entries made by the online attendees of the Wiki World presentation by Meredith Farkas. Please note: Procedural messages, such as those announcing that someone had entered or left the online room, have been edited out.

The Library Services for Older Adults presentation by Allan Kleiman held on November 17, 2005
- about library services for older adults
- about library services for older adults (14.6 MB file; playback time of 98 minutes)
- (33.7 MB file; playback time of 98 minutes)
- from the ALA website.