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WNYO/ACRL Spring Conference
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan Coe)
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Western New York/ Ontario ACRL
Spring Conference Announcement
Info-mania: The Search for Stability
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When: Friday May 4th, 2001
Where: The University Inn & Conference Center Amherst, New York.
What: The Western New York/Ontario Chapter of the Association of
College and Research Libraries (ACRL)would like to invite you to a
day-long conference exploring the Internet and how it continues to
affect and shape the means by which libraries access and provide
information. For librarians, the task of harnessing the internet as a
vehicle for information delivery is an ongoing one. This one day
conference will not only feature presentations on the issues and
challenges associated with cataloging the Internet but will also look
at commercial and non commercial Internet based information resource
providers.
Additional information and registration forms can be found
below or at: http://www.niagara.edu/library/acrl.html
If you have any questions please contact Jonathan Coe at
jcoe@niagara.edu or call 716-286-8005.
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Conference in Brief:
9:30-10:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00-10:10 Welcoming Remarks
10:10-11:00 Joseph Cox (University of Toronto). Cataloguing Electronic
Resources: Issues and Options.
1100-11:20 Break
11:20-12:10 Eric Kofi Acree (University at Buffalo). MERLOT:
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.
12:10-1:40 Hot Buffet Lunch with Vegetarian Options
1:40-2:30 Carol Hughes (Questia). Information Services for Higher
Education: Scholarly Traditions and Technological Change.
2:45 Closing Remarks
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Registration Form - ACRL WNY/ONTARIO Chapter
Spring Conference 2001
Name:___________________________________Phone:_______________________
Address:_______________________________Institution:_________________
E-mail Address:___________________Chapter Member? _____ Yes _____ No
Fees (includes continental breakfast and hot buffet lunch)
$90 ___ for Canadian ACRL WNY/O chapter members or ___library
support staff.
$65 ___ for American ACRL WNY/O chapter members, or ___library
support staff,
$105 ___ for Canadian non-members
$80 ___ for U.S. non-members
$40____for U.S. or Canadian full-time library school students
* Membership for ACRL Western New York Ontario is $10.00 per year
($7.00 for ACRL National members). If you are currently not a
member, the cost of membership may be added on to your registration
check.
All memberships expired as of August 31st each year. If you did not
pay your membership for this year in the Fall please take the time
to do so now.
Check here ___ if you are paying membership dues now.
Total amount of check: $ __________
Receipts will be available the day of the conference.
We do not send confirmations.
Registration deadline: April 27, 2001
Please make checks payable to:Western New York/Ontario ACRL
Please mail checks and forms to:
Brenda L. Battleson
Acquisitions Dept.
University at Buffalo
134 Lockwood Library Bldg.
voice: 716-645-2305
fax 716-645-5955
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The University Inn & Conference Center is nestled on 14 wooded acres
bordering the University of Buffalo, in Amherst New York.
Since its opening in 1992 the University Inn & Conference Center has
enjoyed a reputation of being the most unique hotel and conference
center in Western New York. For further information go to the
following URL: http://www.universityinn.com/
If you wish to book a room the phone number for reservations is
716-636-7500. The conference rate is $85.
Directions from Buffalo:
Take I-290 to the Millersport Highway North Exit. Continue on
Millersport North to North Forest Road. Turn Left on to North Forest
Road (Mobil Gas Station is on the corner) and 1/2 mile on the left is
University Inn (just before the traffic light at John James Audubon
Pkwy). Turn left into the driveway and continue to the Rotunda
Entrance.
Directions from Canada:
Take the QEW to the HWY 405 exit (exit #37 on the left side) for
Queenston. Take the Queenston/Lewiston Bridge to the I 190 south. Take
the I -90 south to I-290 east (exit #16 towards Albany). Take the I-290
to the Millersport Highway North Exit. Continue on Millersport North
to North Forest Road. Turn left on to North Forest Road
(Mobil Gas Station is on the corner) and 1/2 mile on the left is
University Inn (just before the traffic light at John James Audubon
Pkwy). Turn left into the driveway and continue to the Rotunda
Entrance.
Directions from Rochester:
Take the NYS Thruway I-90 to Exit 50 (I-290). Take I-290 to the
Millersport Highway North Exit. Continue on Millersport North to North
Forest Road. Turn Left on to North Forest Road (Mobil Gas Station is on
the corner)and 1/2 mile on the left is University Inn (just before the
traffic light at John James Audubon Pkwy). Turn left into the driveway
and continue to the Rotunda Entrance.
_________________________________________
Jonathan Coe
Coordinator of Public Services
Niagara University Library
Niagara University, NY 14109
Telephone: 716-286-8005
jcoe@niagara.edu
