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Video Author's Tour

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Subject: Video Author's Tour

Sorry for duplication...just excited to see things are really taking off.
Malcolm X has only had their videoconferencing unit for about a month and
has already participated in five or six multipoints. Wow!

>CALIBK12 and CALIX folks,
>Here is an announcement from my colleague, Dan Theobold, that may be of
>interest to you. Its potentially a new role for libraries. If you have any
>questions, Dan can be reached at 415-542-1957 or drtheob@pacbell.com
>
>I apologize in advance for any duplication.
>- Jackie
>
>====================
>ON VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR
>
>Author of "Devil in a Blue Dress" to Use Videoconferencing in
>Libraries to Promote New Book
>
>
>PASADENA, Calif. --June 17, 1996 --Authors with new books to promote
>could soon be touring the nation via the information superhighway if a
>videoconference scheduled for Wednesday, June 19 is successful in luring book
>fans.
> The event, the first of its kind, will originate from the
>Pasadena Public Library from 7:30-9 p.m. Walter Mosley, an acclaimed
>African American mystery writer, will read selections from his new
>novel, "A Little Yellow Dog," and answer questions from the audience.
>The presentation will be videocast live to the Sacramento Public
>Library, the Malcolm X Public Library in San Diego, and the Blue Line
>TeleVillage in Compton, a public telecommunications center open to
>members of the community.
> Through the interactive videoconferencing connection, the
>attendees at the remote sites will share the same experience with
>Mosley as the audience in Pasadena. They'll see and hear the author's
>presentation and engage in the question-and-answer session. There also
>will be autographed copies of Mosley's books at the remote sites for
>sale.
> The event is a cooperative venture among the participating
>viewing sites, local book retailers, and Pacific Bell, which has
>equipped the libraries and the TeleVillage with high-speed
>telecommunications lines as part of its Education First initiative.
> Mosley, who is currently on a national tour, is the first
>author to add sites to a promotional itinerary through the use of
>videoconferencing. He has written four popular mystery novels
>starring the character Easy Rawlins, the first of which, "Devil in a
>Blue Dress," was made into a Tri-Star film with Denzel Washington and
>Jennifer Beals in 1995.
> His latest novel, published by W.W. Norton & Co., brings back his
>street-smart hero to solve a mystery set in the Watts neighborhood of
>Los Angeles in 1963. Mosley is past president of the Mystery Writers
>of America and a member of the executive board of the National Book
>Awards. A native of Los Angeles, Mosley now lives in New York City.
> Traditionally, publishers send authors on national tours to
>drum up sales for new books, just like a musical group that goes on
>tour to support a new
>Video Author's Tour
>

Linda Woods Hyman-Education First Initiative
Pacific Bell/San Diego State University
Dept. of Educational Technology
San Diego CA 92182 (619) 594-4414
e-mail: lhyman@mail.sdsu.edu
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired