From: Rick Anderson <Rick_Anderson_at_uncg.edu>
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of Library Materials
Discussion Group (ALCTS) presents:
"Acquisitions in a Wired World: What Are We Getting and
What Do We Do With It?"
On Saturday, July 8 from 8:30 to 10:30 am in room Superior
A at the Sheraton Chicago, 301 East North Water St.
The program:
Rick Anderson (U. of North Carolina Greensboro) will
address the future of acquisitions work in an increasingly
online environment;
Barry Fast (Blackwell's Book Services) will discuss e-books
from a vendor's perspective, including discussion of
Blackwell's partnership with netLibrary;
Nancy Gibbs (North Carolina State U.) will discuss
groundbreaking efforts to acquire and distribute access to
e-books through the library at her institution;
John Felts (U. of North Carolina Greensboro) will
demonstrate the similarly cutting-edge work being done to
provide patrons with organized and intuitive access to
e-journals at UNCG.
Following the panelists' presentations there will be a
40-45 minute discussion period.
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Rick Anderson
Head Acquisitions Librarian
Jackson Library
UNC Greensboro
(336) 334-5281
rick_anderson_at_uncg.edu
Lynn Sipe lsipe_at_usc.edu
Director, Collection Resources & 213/740-2929
Director, Information Delivery Organization & Retrieval 213/821-1617 (fax)
University Libraries
Information Services Division
c/o IDOR, UVI-A
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
Received on Wed Jun 07 2000 - 15:47:40 EDT