no.1668-ALA, MID-WINTER MEETING NOTICE #11

From: Lynn F. Sipe <lsipe_at_calvin.usc.edu>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:28:10 -0800
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
From: LFIDLER_at_aardvark.ucs.ou.edu

Have you wondered about the state of Encyclopedias in the next century?
If you have questions, we invite you to attend:

	ENCYCLOPEDIAS: 2000 AND BEYOND

	Monday, January 12, 1998
	New Orleans Convention Center, Room 60
	8:30-10:30

The Bibliography and Reference Publishing Advisory Committee (BRPAC) is
sponsoring a Discussion Forum on the state of encyclopedias.  Invited to
discuss their products are representatives from such publishers as:

	Britannica, Encarta, Gale, Grolier, MacMillan, Oxford and World Book.

Some issues to be discussed include:

	print vs electronic
	pricing and licensing
	revision policies
	authority of contributors
	bibliographic citation questions

Please come and share YOUR concerns, ideas, and questions!




RUSA/CODES/Bibliography and Reference Publishing Advisory Committee
Received on Tue Jan 06 1998 - 18:28:01 EST