From: Bernadette Corley Troge <b-trog_at_maroon.tc.umn.edu>
** AN OPEN INVITATION **
The University of Minnesota Libraries and MINITEX invite you to attend
"Making Choices: Philosophies and Practices in Collection Assessment and
Evaluation@. Four nationally recognized speakers will explore issues and
solutions for collection management, preservation, and access decisions in
the "Online Future." The speakers are:
Bonnie MacEwan, Collections Officer
Pennsylvania State Universities Library
Lou Pitschmann, Associate Director for Collection Development and Preservation
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Judith Paquette, Associate University Librarian
The Library, University of California at Irvine
Lizanne Payne, Executive Director
Washington Research Library Consortium
The symposium will take place on May 18, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota. The registration
fee for non-University of Minnesota staff is $40.00, which includes lunch.
The registration deadline is April 1, 1998. Attendance will be limited to
the first 200 registrations received.
To register, send a check payable to the University of Minnesota and your
name, affiliation, address, telephone/fax number and e-mail address to:
Bernadette Corley Troge, Collection Symposium, University of Minnesota, St.
Paul Campus Libraries, 1984 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108. Include any
special dietary needs.
The Sheraton Minneapolis Metrodome, located near the St. Paul Campus, is
offering a preferred room rate of $70.00 per night plus tax. This is
available until May 1st. Call 1-800-777-3277 to make hotel reservations.
You must mention the University of Minnesota, Collection Symposium to
receive the preferred rate.
To request further information, please contact Bernadette Corley Troge at
612- 624-6296, fax: 612-624-9245, e-mail: b-trog_at_tc.umn.edu or visit the
conference Web site at URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/events.html
Lynn F. Sipe
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Info. Services Division
University of Southern California, Doheny Library 100
Los Angeles, CA. 90089-0182
LSipe_at_calvin.usc.edu 213/740-2929 FAX 213/749-1221
Received on Fri Jan 16 1998 - 11:21:13 EST