New Technology and “Fake News:”
Its Impact on Real News, the Media, Our Society, and the Library Profession
Thursday, May 2, 2019, 1:00pm-3:40pm
@ Monroe Township Public Library (Middlesex County)
Registration is free but required
Join us for robust conversations with John V. Pavlik, Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, and Lorie Harding, Director of Libraries for Episcopal Academy, on the impact of new technology and "fake news" on real news, the media and our society, and what it means to the library profession and libraries. This could not be more relevant to the issues we are facing today, and we hope you can join us!
1:00-1:30
Sign-in, Networking & Refreshments
1:30-2:30
Transforming Journalism:
How Augmented and Virtual Reality Are Impacting the News
presented by John V. Pavlik
Professor, Department of Journalism and Media Studies,
School of Communication and Information, Rutgers
2:30-2:40
Break
2:40-3:40
Fake News & The Role of Libraries
presented by Lorie Harding
Director of Libraries for Episcopal Academy
Please find more information on the workshop info page.
Registration is limited so secure your space today!
MentorNJ Technology Small Meetups
Register now for the upcoming MentorNJ Technology Meetups. Site hosts at each location work with dbaldwin [at] piscatawaylibrary.org (Doug Baldwin), Head of Technology at the Piscataway Public Library, to moderate discussions at each event:
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April 12, 1-3pm @ Ocean City Free Public Library (1735 Simpson Ave # 4, Ocean City)
- jbrown [at] oceancitylibrary.org (Julie Brown), Adult Programming Librarian
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June 21st, 10am-12pm @ Sayreville Public Library / (1050 Washington Road, Parlin)
- ahaque [at] lmxac.org (Aziza Haque), Adult Services Librarian
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August 23rd, 1-3pm @ Warren County Library - Southwest Branch (404 Route 519, Phillipsburg)
- kdurkin [at] warrenlib.org (Kelly Durkin), Branch Manager, Catherine Dickson Hofman Branch
Please use the registration form to attend.
All meeting notes are documented in real time and shared with attendees, as well as made publicly available on the past meetups list (where you can find archived notes from the past meetings).
MentorNJ Meetups are an opportunity for interested library staff, at any level, to get together informally and discuss issues, ask questions, seek guidance, and learn more about various different topics related to libraries and library work. These particular meetups focus on technology in libraries, so from ILS systems, to social media, to IT issues, to makerspaces, to workshops and tech sessions, and much more, any topic related to technology and libraries is fair game.
Would you like to host a small meetup at your library, or to attend any upcoming meetups? Please find more about how you can promote your hosting meetup on the MentorNJ meetup page.
If you have any questions about MentorNJ meetups, please contact our meetup coordinators:
- dbaldwin [at] piscatawaylibrary.org (Doug Baldwin), Head of Technology, Piscataway Public Library
- rbingham [at] gcls.org (Ralph Bingham), Director, Gloucester County Library System