OLAC Conference Deadline Extension (Kay Johnson) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 15 Sep 1998 14:00 UTC
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 06:42:33 -0400 From: Kay Johnson <johnsonk@AZTEC.LIB.UTK.EDU> Subject: OLAC Conference Deadline Extension The deadline to register for the Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) 1998 Conference without penalty has been extended to September 30th. The registration fee for this conference is $100.00 for members, $110.00 for non-members. This makes our conference one of the great bargains in professional education for catalogers. And Charlotte has very pleasant weather in autumn! If you have any questions about the conference please feel free to contact me at the address below. We look forward to seeing you in Charlotte! Best regards, Kevin Furniss Local Arrangements Chair Online Audiovisual Catalogers 1998 Conference ******************************************************************************* OLAC '98 CONFERENCE AV MATERIALS: FROM THE LIBRARY'S ORPHAN CHILD TO CINDERELLA November 4-7, 1998 Charlotte, North Carolina Come join your collegues in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 4-7 for the 8th Conference of the Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC), to be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Charlotte (will become an Omni Hotel in October). Charlotte (pop. 460,000) is located in the south central part of the state, about 12 miles from the South Carolina border. Interstate highways 77 and 85 run through Charlotte, and Interstate 40 is approximately one hour to the north. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, a hub for USAir, services 500 flights daily and is located 7 miles from Uptown Charlotte at the intersections of both I-77 and I-85. For information about Charlotte and its many attractions check out Charlotte's Web at http://www.charweb.org. The conference program proper begins Thursday, November 5th with keynote speakers Lynne Howarth, Dean, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, from whom we received the Conference title, and Deb Tracy-Proulx, Cataloger, Yahoo! Corporation. The workshops we are offering this year include: Computer files; Internet resources; Maps; Non-print serials; Sound recordings; Subject analysis of non-book materials; Toys, kits, games and realia; and Videorecordings. For full information and conference registration form, go to the conference website at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/ For more information contact Kevin Furniss (furnissk@winthrop.edu), Ruth Roazen (beloviczr@uncwil.edu), Pat Ballard (ballardp@winthrop.edu) or Jan Mayo (mayoj@mail.ecu.edu) -- Kevin A. Furniss Access Control Librarian Dacus Library Phone: (803) 323-2600, x6193 Winthrop University Fax: (803) 323-3285 Rock Hill, South Carolina 29733 E-mail: furnissk@winthrop.edu