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ALA Annual Program - New Orleans
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Colby Mariva Riggs)
Mon Jun 21 20:09:30 1999
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 18:34:41 -0600
From: Colby Mariva Riggs <cmriggs@sun1.lib.uci.edu>
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You are invited to attend:
LITA
The Connection: Library Technology Trends
Saturday, June 26, 1999
9:30-12:30
Radisson Hotel - FleurDeLis VI-VIII
Come hear about new and exciting technology products and services. The
presentations will describe highlights of works in progress, previews of
future plans along with the related background information. Each session
will explore a particular up and coming technology. We will start with a
conceptual overview of the technology followed by a creative discussion
and demonstration of the strategies, technologies, processes and the
people involved.
Practical Unicode Applications In Libraries
9:30 am -12:30 pm FleurDeLisVI
This seminar will cover an overview of the Unicode standard, but the
seminar will not be a technical one. Discussion will focus on consumer
expectations, the viewing capabilities enabled with Unicode support and
what customers can expect from vendors who support Unicode in their
library systems. A panel discussion between the audience and the
presenters will follow the presentations.
Speakers:
Joan Aliprand, RLG,"Unicode - What does it mean for my library.With an
update on Unicode, Version 3.0"
Terry Ryan, UCLA, "Benefits of Unicode at UCLA"
Kerstin Dahl, Lund University, "Benefits of Unicode at Latvia and Tomsk
Universities"
Ari Palttala - VTLS Inc., Mark Needleman - DRA, Gary Smith - OCLC, "Status
Report of Unicode Support"
Coordinator: Barbara Scheid, VTLS Inc. Marketing Manager
A Digital Library - Start Today to be Ready for Tomorrow!
9:30am - 12:30pm FleurDeLis VII
Digital Library concepts encompass everything from the doable to the
hypothetical. Come to this session to learn where you can start today,
how image tools, XML and metadata concepts move your library towards
becoming digital and what you should plan for in the future.
Speakers:
Elizabeth Roderick, Manager, Digital Library Program, The Library of
Virginia. Will address the concepts and how to get started in digital
library efforts.
Cindy Miller, Director of Product Strategy, Endeavor Information Systems
Will address XML implementations in automated library systems.
Coordinator: Carl Grant, President, Ex Libris (USA) Inc.
From ILL/Document Delivery to Electronic Books and Journals: How will We
Get There From Here?
9:30 am - 12:30 pm FleurDeLis VIII
Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery operations are seeing significant
changes with the introduction of new standards, and technologies. Our speakers
will explain the advantages of up and coming standards (holdings, circulation,
ISO Protocol) for streamlining day to day ILL activity as well as introduce us
to the process of providing access to electronic books through the Web.
Speakers:
Pat Stevens, Manager, SiteSearch Marketing, OCLC. "Holdings: Z39.50 Makes
the Last Mile Connection"
John Wardell, Vice President & General Manager of CPS Systems, Inc."Circulation
Interface Protocol Standards-Beyond 3M's SIP"
Candy Bogar Zemon, President, Pigasus Software,"Bridging the Gap"
Brian Stern, Senior Director/Libraries, netLibrary, "The Future of eBooks"
Coordinator: Cheryl MacLennan, Sales/Marketing Manager,Relais International
