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Midwinter Symposium Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mak,Collette)
Wed Jan 15 22:21:46 1997
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 19:18:04 -0600 (CST)
From: "Mak,Collette" <makc@oclc.org>
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Please respond to author, not PACS-L. Thanks, Gretchen
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The following symposium announcement it being cross-posted to a number of
library listservs. Pardon for the duplication and please do feel free to
pass this announcement on to your colleagues. Registration information
is at the bottom of the posting. Hope to see you there! Collette Mak
makc@oclc acting for Janet Hawk.
OCLC Symposium at ALA Midwinter 1997:
Libraries as Leaders: Integrating Systems for Service
Program Title: Libraries as Leaders: Integrating Systems for Service
Sponsored by: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Time/Location: Friday, February 14, 2-5 p.m.Washington Convention Center,
Room 31
Registration: This program is free and open to all attendees at the ALA
Midwinter Conference in Washington, D.C. Due to limited seating,
pre-registration is required; please see the form below. The first 500
registrants will receive admission tickets to the program.
Proceedings: If you*re interested in the program but cannot attend,
printed proceedings will be prepared by OCLC and distributed to member
libraries. Additionally, videotapes of the program will be available
through the OCLC Interlibrary Loan service. Following ALA Midwinter, the
speakers* papers will be available on the OCLC Home Page
[http://www.oclc.org].
Program Agenda and Description
Welcome Phyllis Bova Spies, Vice President of Sales and
International, OCLC, Program Moderator
Libraries as Leaders: The Statewide Perspective
Susan Fayad, ACLIN Project Director, Colorado State Library
This presentation examines the
leadership role played by two major Colorado initiatives: Access Colorado
Library and Information Network (ACLIN) and Colorado Library Resource
Sharing and Information Access Board (CLRSIAB). Examples of how leadership
and information services were generated from system integration will be
examined from various viewpoints: political, fiscal, human resource, and
technological.
Adopting Distributive
Cataloging Solutions
John Schalow, Head, Cataloging Department,
University of Maryland at College Park
The presentation will cover the
cataloging environment and some of the factors which have enabled librarians
to advance in quality and production. It concludes with an overview of
future opportunities for continued improvements.
A Digital Library in a Virtual
Enterprise
Lizanne Payne, Executive
Director, Washington Research Library Consortium
The Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) recently developed a new
Web-based integrated digital library, the next generation of its shared
electronic library system serving seven member universities in Washington,
D.C. This presentation reviews digital library design goals, including:
providing seamless access to electronic resources, integrating external
Internet resources into local collections, and adding member libraries*
special collections to the shared system.
Order from Chaos: Libraries and
Electronic Government Information
Kate Nevins, Executive Director, SOLINET:
Southeastern Library Network
The proliferation of electronic information from all levels of government
provides the citizenry with unparalleled resources. This presentation will
review library and library consortial programs that provide effective access
to these complex and voluminous resources. The presentation will conclude
with an overview of opportunities and issues for libraries embarking in
electronic government information access programs.
Reactor Panel Discussion
Peggy D. Rudd, Chief, Bureau of Library Development,State Library
of Florida
Lee Leighton, Head, Cataloging Department, University of
California at Berkeley
Paul M. Gherman, University Librarian, Vanderbilt University
Duncan M. Aldrich, Electronic Transition Specialist, U.S.
Government Printing Office
Question & Answer Session
Registration Form
Name:
Institution:
Address to which ticket should be sent:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail Address:
Return form to:
If returning by e-mail: kay_scott@oclc.org
If returning by fax: 614-766-2401, Attn.: Kay Scott
If returning by U.S. mail: OCLCAttn.: Kay Scott6565 Frantz RoadDublin,
OH 43017USA
