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Preconference: Virtual Libraries in the New Millenium



2001 SOLINET ANNUAL MEETING PRECONFERENCE:
"Virtual Libraries in the New Millenium"

When: May 2, 2001
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Sheraton Buckhead Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia

Description: The target audience is library/archives directors and other
information professionals. The full-day conference will include case studies
of virtual library projects, with a focus on future directions; an update on
standards and best practices; discussion of selection and access issues, and
an overview of networking resources needed in the future to support the
growth of the virtual library. Inter-institutional cooperation will be
emphasized throughout the program.

AGENDA:
9 am -- Welcome and Introductions

9:05-9:35 -- Keynote Speaker - Daniel Greenstein, Director, Digital
Library Federation

9:35-10:20 -- Case Study of Louisiana State University Digital Library --
Faye Phillips, Associate Dean of Libraries for Special Collections,
Louisiana State University

10:20-10:45 -- Break

10:45-11:15 -- The Virtual Library: Progress to Date (including content,
standards, "best practices") Priscilla Caplan, Assistant Director for
Digital Library Services, Florida Center for Library Automation

11:15-11:45 -- Case Study of GALILEO -- Merryll Penson, Executive Director
for Library Director Services, Board of Regents, University System of
Georgia

11:45-1:00 pm -- Lunch on your own

1-1:40 -- Assessing Virtual Reference in a Digital Library: Strategies and
Issues. Charles McClure, Francis Eppes Professor and Director, Information
Use Management and Policy Institute, School of Information Studies, Florida
State University

1:40-2:10 -- The Future of the Virtual Library, Wendy P. Lougee, Associate
Director, Digital Library Initiatives, University of Michigan

2:10-3:10 -- Panel discussion and Q&A - Keith Belton, Manager, Digital
Library Services, SOLINET

3:10-3:30 -- Conclusion and Wrap - Up - Adjourn

Pre-Conference Registration Fees

$155  - High Tech - -High Touch
$125 - Virtual Libraries

Please call Erica Waller for registration at 1-800-999-8558 or email
Erica_waller@solinet.net , online at
www.solinet.net/solinet/samm2001/registration.htm.

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