Welcoming remarks from Diane Bisom, UCR AUL for Technical Services

Welcome from Diane Bisom, Assoc University Librarian-Information Technology & Systems
Welcome from UC Riverside.

UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center

"The UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center expands the reach of University of California, Riverside into one of the fastest growing regions of California. Established as a teaching and research center, the UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center is a catalyst for diversification of the inland desert region by providing relevant regional research, offering innovative graduate programs that attract and retain world class talent to the region, convening and creating partnerships that advance the public good, and impacting the cultural life of the community."

Source: http://www.palmdesert.ucr.edu/

UC Riverside Palm Desert known for graduate programs in business.
Known for its Virtual library collections and Shirley Bigna mentions "non-virtual" librarians.

Announcements
University of California Berkeley LAUC-B Fall Conference
Oct.23rd Program "Getting What you Want When You Want It."

UCB Library School reunion
Sunday Night during ALA