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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tom Peters
[mailto:tapinformation@yahoo.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 06, 2009 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> opalannounce@yahoogroups.com; opallibraries@yahoogroups.com;
Web4lib@webjunction.org; PUBLIB<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Announcing FiLBeRt: A free online monthly discussion about the
future of Libraries, Books, and Reading<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FiLBeRt, a
new monthly OPAL online discussion series about the Future of Libraries, Books,
and Reading, will kick-off on November 17th. It's a free
discussion. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate. There is
no need to register. It'll last no more than an hour. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anything
named FiLBeRt has got to be nutty. Details are below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are
new to OPAL, info on getting connected is at <a
href="http://www.opal-online.org/firsttimetips.htm">http://www.opal-online.org/firsttimetips.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are
many great and free online programs coming to you through OPAL in the coming
months. For the complete schedule, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm"><span style='color:#810081'>http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you cannot
attend the live online discussion, we plan to record and add them to the OPAL
Archive. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Many thanks
to Deb Aggertt at the Illinois State Library for suggesting this series.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Geneva","serif";color:black'>Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT</span></b></span><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Geneva","serif";color:black'>:</span></span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Geneva","serif";
color:black'>FiLBeRt Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Libraries, Books, and
Reading</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:
"Geneva","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:
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The shared futures of libraries, books, and reading seem very hazy at present.
Join us for a monthly, lively, informal discussion of new developments,
challenges, and opportunities. It'll be a roundtable, so everyone is welcome to
chime in. If it's a FiLBeRt discussion, it's going to be nutty!<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>
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<b>Host:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.tapinformation.com/"><span style='color:#0099FF;text-decoration:
none'>TAP Information Services</span></a></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>
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<b>Location:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs1641902f62b4"><span
style='color:#6699FF;text-decoration:none'>OPAL Auditorium</span></a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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"Geneva","serif";color:black'>Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT</span></b></span><span
class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Geneva","serif";color:black'>:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Geneva","serif";
color:black'>FiLBeRt Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Libraries, Books, and
Reading</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:
"Geneva","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:
"Geneva","serif";color:black'><br>
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The shared futures of libraries, books, and reading seem very hazy at present.
Join us for a monthly, lively, informal discussion of new developments,
challenges, and opportunities. It'll be a roundtable, so everyone is welcome to
chime in. If it's a FiLBeRt discussion, it's going to be nutty!<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>
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<b>Host:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.tapinformation.com/"><span style='color:#0099FF;text-decoration:
none'>TAP Information Services</span></a></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>
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<b>Location:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs1641902f62b4"><span
style='color:#0099FF;text-decoration:none'>OPAL Auditorium</span></a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Tom</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Peters, CEO </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>TAP
Information Services </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Grove MO 64075</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>phone:
816.616.6746 <br>
email: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:tpeters@tapinformation.com" target="_blank">tpeters@tapinformation.com</a><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
web: </span><a
href="http://www.tapinformation.com/" target="_blank">www.tapinformation.com</a><span
style='color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>OPAL:
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.opal-online.org/" target="_blank">www.opal-online.org</a><span
style='color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Unabridged:
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.unabridged.info/" target="_blank">www.unabridged.info</a><span
style='color:blue'> <br>
Maxito Ricardo in Second Life<br>
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TAP Info helps organizations innovate.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Now
reading: <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Grapes of
Wrath</span></em> and <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance</span></em>. </span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>My
new book, <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Library-Programs-Online-Possibilities-Practicalities/dp/1591583497/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257449602&sr=1-1"
target="_blank">Library Programs Online</a>, has been published by
Libraries Unlimited. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>"<a
href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6703852.html" target="_blank">The
Future of Reading</a>" is the cover story in the Nov. 1st issue of <em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Library Journal</span></em>.
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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