2008 Margaret Chisholm “Motivate, Inspire & Lead” Lecture
WHEN: April 4, 2008 6pm to 7:30pm
WHERE: Rm 210 Kane Hall University of Washington
Cost: FREE, but advanced registration is requested.
Use the form to register online now or call the UWAA at 206.543.0540 or 1.800.AUW.ALUM
“Aaron Schmidt, well-renowned in the field of librarianship for his work as director of the 
North Plains Public Library (North Plains, OR) and as author of walkingpaper.org, a technology and usability weblog, is the 2008 Chisholm Lecture speaker. He will speak on how libraries can use Web 2.0 to engage their communities and create a user-centered institution.”
About the Speaker: Aaron Schmidt
Aaron Schmidt has presented internationally on the subjects of weblogs, instant messaging, library website usability and other social software applications. Additionally, he consults for individual libraries such as the Washington, D.C. Public Library, where he helped them integrate social software into their services. He currently writes the column “Living in the Browser” for Internet Reference Services Quarterly and has had articles published in Library Journal, School Library Journal, Library High Tech News and others. In 2005, Schmidt was named a Library Journal “Mover & Shaker.” He is a firm believer in libraries being user centered, and thinks they must use the Read/Write web to remain relevant in the 21st century.
Are you attending, wanna carpool? Contact: Jim McCluskey
