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ILEAD U This Week
June 14th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

ILEAD U (Illinois Libraries Explore, Apply and Discover), the State Library’s innovative program to build technology and leadership skills among Illinois librarians, returns this week for the second of three three-day seminars.

There will be a pre-meeting Monday, June 14th for the Instructor Corps, Mentors, and ISL Staff. Follow ILEAD U on Twitter and Facebook for real-time updates June 15-17.

The keynote speech by Beck Tench will be tweeted at 8:30 a.m. CST on June 16. Tench serves as Director for Innovation and Digital Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC where she studies and experiments with how visitors and staff use technology to plan, enhance and share their everyday lives.
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ILEAD U Orientation and First Session
February 8th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

ILEAD U (Illinois Libraries Lead, Apply and Discover), the State Library’s new initiative to help library staff develop stronger technology tools, kicks off Monday, February 22nd with an orientation meeting at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). Taking part in the orientation meeting will be the ILEAD U Steering Committee, instructors, mentors, the facilitator, UIS staff and ISL staff. The event begins at 11:30 a.m.

The orientation meeting will allow participants to become acquainted with one another prior to the following day’s start of the first three-day ILEAD U session. The eight five-member teams will meet February 23-25 at UIS. ILEAD U is funded with a Laura Bush 21st Century Program grant. Learn more about ILEAD U on WJIL.
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ILEAD U Article appears in Springfield State Journal Register
January 18th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

The Springfield State Journal Register newspaper wrote an article this week about the State Library’s ILEAD U initiative. The primary goal of ILEAD U is to help library staff understand and respond to user needs through the application of participatory technology tools. More information about the project can be found on WebJunction Illinois.

Funding for ILEAD U is provided through a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant awarded to the State Library from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.