[13172] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
NYC conference - Re-Creating Reference
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nancy Steele)
Wed Mar 15 20:49:45 2000
Content-Return: allowed
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:41:08 -0500
From: Nancy Steele <steelen@NYLINK.SUNY.EDU>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
Message-Id: <B44596D41CECD11194C80060081C26872D1F85@libmail.sysadm.suny.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>This announcement is being posted to several lists. Please excuse
any
>duplication.
>
>Re-Creating Reference: Information Services and the New
Technologies
>
>Fashion Institute of Technology
>Seventh Avenue at 27th Street, New York, NY
>June 7, 2000
>10:00 am - 4:30 pm
>
>It's just not the same old reference service anymore! As new
technologies
>increase library and end-user access to information,
reference/information
>service must evolve to reflect the changing needs and expectations
of users
>and librarians alike. How will the role of the librarian change and
evolve?
>How will organizational structure evolve to best serve these new
models?
>What about distance reference? What skills will be needed? How can
we best
>utilize the new technologies?
>Need some insight into these and other questions? Plan to join us
for a
>daylong look into the future of reference services and its role for
>librarians and users. Our four speakers will share their experience
and
>expertise to help you to plan for the future.
>
>Program:
>
>Richard Hulser
>Digital Library Consultant, Libraries & Museums
>IBM Corporation
>The Digital Dance: Taking the Right Steps
>Technologies for content management are becoming pervasive in the
home and
>workplace. What are they, how do they affect information services
today,
>and
>what will be happening in the future? These and other questions
will be
>touched upon with some musings about future job skills,
requirements, and
>responsibilities.
>
>Rebecca Jones
>Dysart & Jones Associates
>
>We've Got to Stop Working This Way!
>For the past several years our profession has focused on creating
new and
>recreating existing services, developing new roles, improving
processes,
>outsourcing, and implementing new technologies. We deal with our
clients
>and
>our colleagues virtually, we have new titles, and new competencies.
Almost
>everything is different. What, in many cases, is not different are
our
>organizational structures and the way we work within them. The
organization
>charts and often hierarchical structures of the past are not
suitable for
>the wired present or the wireless future. It is important that as
we
>explore
>the technologies and services of this new reference era, we also
consider
>the types of roles, skills, and structures needed which are
critical for
>our
>success and sanity!
>
>
>Anne Grodzins Lipow
>
>Director, Library Solutions Institute and Press
>Rethinking Reference in the Digital Age
>There are clear signposts that the reference desk as the
centerpiece of
>reference service is in trouble: for example, as Internet use in a
>community
>goes up, its library notices a decline in circulation and use of
its
>point-of-need reference service. Many library administrators are
wondering
>whether ever-smarter search engines are a handy substitute for the
>reference
>librarian; and reference librarians are finding it a daunting task
to keep
>abreast of the new resources that appear daily on the Internet. We
should
>interpret these developments as early warnings that unless
reference
>librarians reorganize their work to be more available to the remote
user,
>not only will they become extinct, but the wealth of print
resources stored
>by libraries for use in libraries will go unused. Within this
context, Anne
>Lipow will provide a perspective on the information seeker in the
digital
>environment; discuss new organizational structures that put the
reference
>librarian center-stage; and survey the innovative responses by
libraries
>that are redesigning their services to revitalize the position of
the
>library in its community.
>
>
>Dr. Gary Pitkin
>Dean of University Libraries
>University of Northern Colorado
>
>Preparing for the User-Centered Technological Future
>Technology is providing great opportunities for new services. The
library
>profession, however, is not able to implement these new
opportunities
>without moving from the historical, client-oriented philosophy of
service
>to
>one of pure dedication to a user-centered environment. this
presentation
>identifies the opportunities and leadership initiatives necessary
for
>implementation of this environment, discusses the role of
technology in the
>implementation scenarios, and the necessity for cooperation among
>librarians, administrators, and patrons.
>
>
>Please contact Nancy Steele at the Network with conference
questions:
>800-342-3353
>
>Registration Form
>
>Registration deadline - May 26, 2000
>
>
>Cost (includes breaks, lunch and session materials):
>$95 - Nylink Full-members
>$125 - Non-members
>
>Payment:
>Bill institution _________
>Check, payable to Nylink __________
>Purchase Order, payable to Nylink________
>
>Please provide the following contact information:
>
>Name_________________________________
>
>Title________________________________
>
>Institution___________________________
>
>Institution address______________________
>
>Address (cont.)___________________________
>
>City___________________________
>
>State_______________ Zip/Postal code______________
>
>Institution Phone______________________________
>
>Home Phone______________________________
>
>FAX_________________________________-
>
>E-mail_____________________
>
>OCLC Symbol: ____
>
>Mail or fax this form to:
>Carol Donato, Nylink, State University of New York, State
University Plaza,
>Albany, NY 12246 fax 518-432-4346.
>
>Please direct questions to Carol at 800-342-3353 or 518-443-5444 or
>donatoc@nylink.suny.edu.
>Confirmation and complete session information will be mailed to
you.
>
>
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
