Digital Reality conference, June 1998, Massachusetts Ann W. Devenish 01 Apr 1998 02:45 UTC
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT * This message has been cross posted. Please excuse any duplicates that you may receive. *** Please distribute freely to any relevant mailing lists or interested parties. * DIGITAL REALITY: MANAGING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES June 1-2, 1998 Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA WHO The staff of Resource Sharing, Technical Services & Cataloging, Acquisitions & Collection Development, Reference & Access Services, and Preservation are cordially invited to attend this two-day conference. WHAT A collaboration of the NELINET Advisory Committees, the Annual NELINET ILL Spring Meeting, and the Annual NELINET Reference Technology Conference. WHY Bringing an electronic journal or reference tool into the library means more than making "room" for it on the shelves. Every aspect of the library is impacted by its acquisition. * Who makes the acquisition decision? * Who negotiates the contract? * Is the technology in place for local and/or remote access? * Whose departmental budget funds it? * Does the library staff have the skills to use this tool and to instruct users? * How is it stored and preserved for future users of the collection? * Is there access from the library catalog? * Is the electronic journal union listed? * What are the copyright implications for interlibrary loan and the electronic reserve room? * Can the traditional structure of the library function in the electronic era? * How do the acquirers, negotiators, catalogers, and ILL staff communicate? * Who makes the decisions, answers the questions, lives with the consequences? Join us in discussing these issues! Come find answers! SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Ann Okerson, Yale University Stephen Wood, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library Michael Kaplan, Indiana University Paul Conway, Yale University John Powers, Powers & Co. Mary Ann List & Francesca Denton, Amherst Town Library Hannah Stevens, Boston Library Consortium Anne Nolan, Brown University Linda Kresge, Bowdoin College Mary Elizabeth Clack & Laura Farwell, Harvard University Bob Ciavola, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carl Jones, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bill Ross, University of New Hampshire Myrtle Myers, OCLC Program details, directions, local accomodations, and registration information are available at http://www.nelinet.net/nn0698.htm or by calling 800-NELINET. *************************************** Ann W. Devenish (adevenish@nelinet.net) NELINET, Inc. Two Newton Executive Park Newton, MA 02162 phone: 1-800-635-4638 x 304 (New England only) 1-617-969-0400 x 304 fax: 1-617-332-9634 http://www.nelinet.net ***************************************