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Final Call: Fee-Based '97 Conference
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tammy_Dearie@UCSDLIBRARY.ucsd.edu)
Fri Oct 3 20:17:21 1997
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 16:59:48 -0500
From: Tammy_Dearie@UCSDLIBRARY.ucsd.edu
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
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Final Reminder: There are a few spots left for the preconference. Hurry and
resigister now!
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
FEE-BASED INFORMATION SERVICES
IN LIBRARIES
FEE-BASED '97:
INFORMATION DELIVERY IN THE 21st CENTURY:
SURVIVING THE MILLENNIUM
October 30 - November 1, 1997
Bahia Hotel
998 West Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, California
San Diego's beautiful Mission Bay will be the setting for "Information
Delivery in the 21st Century: Surviving the Millennium". Anyone
currently operating a fee-based service, information brokers, and
corporate librarians considering charging fees for in-house services
will be interested in attending.
For those who are thinking of setting up a fee-based information
service, there will be a day-long preconference on Thursday, October
30th. The general conference will take place from Friday, October 31st
to Saturday, November 1st.
Following is the conference schedule:
Fourth International Conference on Fee-Based Services in Libraries
Information Delivery in the 21st Century:
Surviving the Millennium
October 30 - November 1, 1997
Final Schedule of Programs and Events
Preconference Day 1 - Thursday
Steve Coffman, Helen Josephine -- Foundations for Success:
Planning a Fee-Based Service from Proposal to Opening Day
"Foundations for Success: Planning a Fee-Based Service from
Proposal to Opening Day will be conducted by Helen Josephine,
currently Collections Librarian at Menlo College, with
previous experience as the founder and manager of two fee-
based services in academic libraries, and Steve Coffman of
FYI with the County of Los Angeles Public Library. The
program will cover basic questions that must be answered
before creating a fee-based service as well as explore
various models for service design and operation. Special
considerations for both academic and public libraries will
also be addressed. Designed for library administrators and
others considering starting a fee-based information service.
8:00 - 8:30 Registration / Coffee and rolls
8:30 - 10:00 Early Morning Session
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Mid-morning Session
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Early Afternoon Session
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:30 Mid-afternoon session
6:30 - 8:30 All-Conference Reception on the Bahia Belle
Conference Day 1 - Friday
8:00 - 8:30 Registration / Coffee and rolls
8:30 - 9:00 Welcoming Remarks
-Local Arrangments Coordinator, Tammy Dearie
-UCSD University Librarian, Gerald Lowell
9:00 - 10:15 Keynote Speaker - Herb White, University of Arizona
10:15 - 10:45 Break / Vendor Visit
10:45 - 12:00 Mid-Morning All Conference Speaker: Marketing with An
Attitude, Jerry Swain, VP of National Business
Development for ComSites USA, Inc.
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 Workshop Session I
A) Steve Coffman, Special Considerations -
Public Libraries
B) Dorothy Smith, Special Considerations -
Academic Libraries
C) Pamela MacKintosh, Writing an Effective
Business Plan
2:15 - 3:00 Workshop Session II
A) Janet Tait, Web Site Design
B) Beth Hanson, Managing New Technology
C) Yem Fong, Pricing and Costing in Fee-Based
Services
3:00 - 3:30 Break / Vendor Visit
3:30 - 5:00 Mid-Afternoon All Conference Program -
Copyright Update for Fee-Based Services
Laura Gasaway, University of North Carolina,
5:00 - 6:30 Vendor Reception (Includes Book Sales)
Conference Day 2 - Saturday
8:00 - 8:30 Registration / Coffee & rolls
8:30 - 10:00 All-Conference Program: The Future for Information
Professionals, Amelia Kassel, Marketing Base
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:15 Workshop Session I
A) Judith Thompson, Karin Lewis, Jeanie Fraser -
From the Customer's Point of View (until 12
noon)
B) Merlin Whiteman, Liability for Information
Professionals
C) Una Goulay, Knowing Your Parent Organization
and Your Environment
11:15 - 12:00 Workshop Session II
A) Judith Thompson - From the Customer's Point of
View (Continued)
B) Yem Fong, Pricing and Costing in Fee-Based
Services (Repeat)
C) Pamela MacKintosh, Writing an Effective
Business Plan (Repeat)
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 All-Conference Closing Session, Wrap-up with
Suzanne M Ward, Purdue University Libraries
3:30 - 5:30 Optional Tour of UCSD Geisel Library
Conference Registration Fees
Preconference $125.00
Conference $295.00
Both $420.00
Payment must be made by check and must accompany the registration form
at the bottom of this announcement. Checks should be made payable to
"UC Regents."
The conference registration fee includes: participation in any and all
sessions of the conference, daily luncheons, welcome reception on
Thursday evening, October 30th, on a bay cruise with buffet-style
meal, and a vendor reception on Friday evening, October 31st.
For additional information, contact Laura Chipps at the University of
California, San Diego: (619) 534-8622 or lchipps@ucsd.edu. Also see
our Web site at http://gort.ucsd.edu/fiscal/.
______________________________________________________________________
FEE-BASED '97:
INFORMATION DELIVERY IN THE 21st CENTURY:
SURVIVING THE MILLENNIUM
Registration Form
Name_________________________________________________________
Title________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Telephone____________________ E-mail_________________________
Name and affiliation, if any, for badge:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Amount enclosed _________ (Please make check payable to UC
Regents.)
I plan to attend the following events:
___ Preconf luncheon, Thursday, Oct 30 Please indicate choice
of: _____ Chicken Monterrey or _____ Cajun Mahi
___ Evening reception, Thursday, Oct 30
___ Luncheon, Friday, Oct 31 Please indicate choice of:
_____ Vegetable Lasagna or _____ Prime Rib Sandwich
___ Vendor reception, Friday, Oct 31
___ Box lunch, Saturday, Nov 1
___ Tour of Geisel Library, University of California, San
Diego, Saturday, Nov 1
I will require special services:
___ disabled ___ dietary
___ hearing impaired ___ other
Please return this form and your registration fee to:
Laura Chipps
Corporate Programs Coordinator
UCSD Geisel Library 0175V
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
