From:
"Spidal, Debra" <dspidal_at_wsu.edu>
*Apologies for cross-postings*
ALCTS NEWS
December 4, 2010
Chicago -- Dynamite topics and great speakers come together in San Diego
for two outstanding symposia from the Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services. On Thursday, you'll hear about RDA,
its impact on libraries and how it might affect the future catalog.
Friday brings together building architects and digital architects to
talk about the impact of the digital on libraries. Join your colleagues
for these two exciting and timely symposia from ALCTS on Thursday, Jan.
6, and Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 just before the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San
Diego.
/ADVANCE REGISTRATION THROUGH DECEMBER 15, 2010. THEREAFTER, ON-SITE
REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. /
Registration for ALA Midwinter is not required in order to attend the
symposia
Beams & Bytes: Constructing the Future Library -- Architectural and
Digital Considerations
Friday, January 7, 2011 in San Diego, CA
San Diego Convention Center, Room 04
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Changing user expectations and the relentless shift to the digital
medium are rapidly influencing library structures and services.
Libraries are evolving to create and deliver new services, modifying
their collecting patterns, and striving to meet new user demands. This
day-long symposium will focus on the physical and digital infrastructure
of libraries, conceiving and creating services to meet user needs and
expectations, transforming collections and access, and how all of this
will affect the people who work in libraries. Symposium attendees will
have the opportunity to participate in collaborative activities during
the event.
Speakers and Topics are:
/-Library Space: Dimensions of the Imagination/. Michael Miller, Dean of
Library Services, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo, CA
/-Architectural Considerations for the 21^st Century Library/. Jeffrey
M. Hoover, Architect, Tappe Associates and Denelle C. Wrightson,
Director of Library Architecture, PSA-Dewberry.
/-User Experience Design for the New Library. /John Blyberg, Assistant
Director for Innovation and User Services, Darien Public Library,
Darien, CT
/-From Academic Library to Academic Commons at Occidental College.
/Robert Kieft, College Librarian, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
/-Digital Stewardship in the 21st-Century Library: The Penn State
Experience. /Michael Giarlo, Digital Architect and Patricia Hswe,
Digital Collections Curator, Penn State University Libraries, State
College, PA.
/-Parallel Library Universes: A Case for Feverish Pink Paint and Virtual
Vortexes. /Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, Dean of University Libraries,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
******ALCTS thanks Oracle for their support of Beams & Bytes******
The Administrator, RDA and the Future Catalog: Issues, Viewpoints,
Alternatives
Thursday, January 6, 2011
San Diego Convention Center, Room 04
8:30am-5:00pm
RDA is on the horizon. How will you implement it? What are the issues
you need to pay attention to? Staffing? Budget? The catalog itself? Will
RDA influence the future catalog? What might the future catalog be? This
one day symposium examines the issues surrounding implementation of RDA
and the future catalog. If you're a director, assistant director or
department head or anyone interested in the impact of RDA, you don't
want to miss this discussion.
Speakers include Tim Strawn, Director, Information Resources & Archives,
California Polytechnic State University -San Luis Obispo; Olivia
Madison, Dean of the Library, Iowa State University; Linda Barnhart,
Head of Metadata Services, University of California -- San Diego;
Molly Tamarkin, Associate University Librarian for Information
Technology, Duke University; Tim Bucknall, Assistant Dean for
Electronic Resources and Information Technology, University of North
Carolina -- Greensboro; and Chris Cole, Associate Director for Technical
Services, National Agricultural Library
To attend the symposia, registration for each is $219 for ALCTS members,
$269 for ALA members, $319 for non-members, and $99 for students and
retired members. Registration information for the ALCTS Midwinter
symposia can be found on the ALA Midwinter Meeting page.
******ALCTS thanks OCLC for their support of this symposium******
http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/midwinter/registration/index.cfm#how
For more information consult the events page on the ALCTS web site at
www.ala.org/alcts <http://www.ala.org/alcts> or contact Julie Reese,
ALCTS Events Manager, at jreese_at_ala.org <mailto:jreese_at_ala.org>.
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