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Save $--March 12 reg. deadline for ACRL National Conf.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mary Ellen Davis)
Thu Mar 11 20:01:47 1999
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 16:47:33 -0600
From: Mary Ellen Davis <mdavis@ala.org>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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Register by March 12, 1999, to take advantage of advance registration
rates (a 15% discount from onsite rates) for the Association of
College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 9th National Conference, "Racing
Toward Tomorrow," which will be held in Detroit, Michigan, April 8-11,
1999.
Highlights of the conference include:
--Pat Schroeder, President and CEO of the Association of American
Publishers, and James Neal, Sheridan Director of the Milton S.
Eisenhower Library at Johns Hopkins University, will participate in an
Open Forum on Copyright and Fair Use to kickoff the conference.
--Michael Rosenzweig, a biologist at the University of Arizona, will
explore possible alternatives to traditional methods of scholarly
publishing during his keynote address, "Reclaiming What We Own:
Expanding Competition in Scholarly Publishing."
--Blenda J. Wilson, president of California State University,
Northridge, will present "Shifting Gears: A University President's
View." She will discuss the many changes universities face today: the
nature of the student body, distance learning, alternate funding,
public expectations, and the impact of technology. Wilson will
recommend how librarians and libraries can plan for these
changes*changes that, from a university
president's perspective, are necessary for the new millennium.
--More than 200 programs and roundtable sessions where you can hear
the latest in academic library research and practice.
--200 exhibitors showing their latest products and services.
Registration fees include admission to all programs, the exhibits,
two lunches, an opening reception, a reception at the
new Museum of African American History, and an "after-hours"
reception with ACRL at the renowned Henry Ford Museum.
For the first time, registration is available on line at
http://www.ala.org/acrl/prendex.html. Registration materials have
also been mailed.
More information about the conference can be found at
http://www.ala.org/acrl/prendex.html. Questions should be directed
to Margot Sutton at 800-545-2433, ext. 2522; e-mail msutton@ala.org.
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. More
information about ACRL's programs and services can be located at:
http://www.ala.org/acrl.html.
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Mary Ellen K. Davis
Senior Associate Executive Director
Association of College & Research Libraries/ALA
50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611
800-545-2433 ext. 2511
fax: 312-280-2520
e-mail: medavis@ala.org
