[Baynet] ALA Midwinter event

[Lancaster, Sally]

ATTENTION - ATTENTION - ATTENTION
SAVE THE DATE - FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009 - DENVER, COLORADO 

BREAKING DOWN THE SILOS: PLANNING FOR DISCOVERY IN LIBRARY 2.0

A Midwinter Symposium presented by the Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)  

Description:    
Libraries today face many choices when trying to optimize resources
discovery for their patrons.  Much of our information resides in
separate silos, yet patrons want an integrated, intuitive, and
interactive discovery experience.  Many companies have developed
products that attempt to deliver that experience.  How can libraries
evaluate the options: next generation catalog interfaces, federated
search engines, link resolvers?  How do they choose which will be the
best fit?

Speakers include:

Robert Wolven
AUL for Bibliographic Services and Collection Development 

Roy Tennant 
Senior Program Officer, OCLC Programs and Research 

Marshall Breeding 
Director for Innovative Technology and Research 
Vanderbilt University Library 

Jill Grog 
Electronic Resources Librarian/Associate Professor 
University of Alabama Libraries 

Kristin Antelman 
Associate Director of the Digital Library
North Carolina State University

Panelists:
Don Barlow 
Director
Westerville Public Library, Westerville, Ohio 

John Meador 
Director of University Libraries
Binghamton University, State University of New York 

David Lee King 
Digital Branch & Services Manager
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library 

Jennifer Bowen 
Director of Metadata Management and a principal investigator for the
eXtensible Catalog Project 
University of Rochester River Campus Libraries

Advance registration opens on October 1 through the ALA conference
website.  

ADVANCE REGISTRATION: 
Division/RT member: $199.00; ALA member $249; Non-Member $299;
Student/retired member $99    
ONSITE REGISTRATION:  
Division/RT member: $249; ALA member $299; Non-Member $349;
Student/retired member $99
SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATE FOR BOTH SYMPOSIA (information about the other
symposium appears below:  
Division/RT member $339; ALA member $419; Non-Member $499;
Student/retired member $198 

ALCTS thanks Innovative Interfaces, Inc. for their generous support of
this event.

 

Sally Lancaster

Technical Services Manager

Alameda County Library

510-745-1548

 

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