Army librarians hone 'virtual library' skills (I dunno, kind of cool)

[The Straight Story]

Army librarians hone 'virtual library' skills
By Leta Deyerle

April 22, 2005

MONTEREY, Calif. (Army News Service, April 22, 2005) – Nestled in a garden setting on the Monterey Peninsula last week, Army librarians improved virtual library skills to service more than a million Soldiers, civilians and family members Armywide.

Army Knowledge Online personnel attended the Army Library Institute and trained attendees on integrating AKO’s functionality into the Army Library Program. A hands-on approach in a computer lab setting featured discussions on AKO capabilities, the new AKO syndicated news channel, creation of “virtual teams” for librarians, use of various collaboration tools and techniques, and upcoming changes to AKO.

In 2003, the Army’s top Librarian, Ann Parham, along with the Community and Family Support Center’s Carla Pomager, began a training partnership with Harold Tucker, AKO’s Outreach Coordinator. The Army’s virtual library, accessed through AKO, is designed to support the needs of the Total Army Family before, during and after deployments.

Today, approximately 315,000 active, Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers are deployed or forward-stationed in more than 120 countries.

http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=7215

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I just thought the article was cool. Never thought about army librarians and the like. Good to see librarians getting some press.