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REMINDER: Registration Deadlines for OCLC Institute Seminars
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[Widely Cross-Posted, with apologies. Please redistribute as appropriate]
Reminder: Registration deadlines are approaching for the following 3 OCLC
Institute seminars:
OHIONET/OCLC Institute "Technology Planning in a Time of Rapid Change" -
Registration deadline is March 16.
Offered April 6-7, Dublin, Ohio
This 1.5 day seminar addresses the application of strategic planning to
major decisions facing libraries in the allocation of resources, trends in
electronic information, distance learning and workstation and
telecommunications technologies, as well as issues and alternatives in
providing electronic database access. Details can be found at
http://www.oclc.org/institute/courses/techplan.htm
"Using Metadata for Knowledge Management" - Registration Deadline is March
20.
Offered April 10-12, Dublin, Ohio
This 2.5 day seminar offers structured lab exercises, as well as plenary
sessions and small group discussion. Participants will, as part of a
project team, design and implement a MARC- or webserver based resource
description system using metadata records for a real-world collection.
Details can be found at
http://www.oclc.org/institute/courses/use_metadata.htm
"Knowledge Management: Methods and Systems" - Early Bird Registration
Deadline is March 24.
Offered May 8-10, Dublin, Ohio
This NEW 2.5 day seminar asks: Is knowledge management the new
librarianship? Explore the background, motivations, and definitions of
knowledge management, and the intersection of this increasingly popular
management trend with the Web revolution and digital knowledge resources.
The focus will be on threats and opportunities for libraries. Topics include
components and characteristics of knowledge management, system fundamentals,
functional requirements, and system performance. Instructional methods
include lecture, group discussion, guided laboratory exercises, case
analyses, and small group presentations.
Details can be found at
http://www.oclc.org/institute/courses/kam_methods.htm
If you have questions or need further information please contact Amy Lytle,
OCLC Institute Event Coordinator, at (800) 848-5878 x 5212 or via e-mail at
mailto:lytlea@oclc.org
