Upcoming ALCTS symposia

[Cindy Hepfer <hslcindy@buffalo.edu>]

Apologies for cross-posting.  
Please pass this along to any who may be interested in these symposia.
 
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is
pleased to announce three symposia on Friday, January 9th at the American
Library Association's Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, CA.

See the ALCTS Web site at www.ala.org/alcts/events for information and to
register!
 
Taming the Electronic Tiger: Effective Management of Electronic Resources
Presented by the ALCTS Serials Section
 
"Taming the Electronic Tiger" focuses on the management of electronic
resources, examining technical as well as administrative matters.  The
symposium is relevant to librarians in all kinds and sizes of libraries
and to technical, public services, and collection development librarians,
IT specialists, and library administrators.
 
Speakers: Friedemann Weigel, Harrassowitz; Sandy Hurd, Digital Solutions,
Innovative Interfaces, Inc.; Richard Boss, Independent Library Technology
Consultant; Tim Bucknall, Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro; Norm
Medeiros, Haverford College; Bob Molyneux, Statistics and Surveys at the
National Commission on Library and Information Science (NCLIS).
 
Advance Registration Fees: ALA member: $230; ALCTS member: $195;
Non-member:  $265; Student: $99. Onsite: ALA member: $250; ALCTS
member: $215; Non-member:  $285; Student: $99.
 
ALCTS thanks Ebsco Subscription Services, Ex Libris, and Springer
Verlag, New  York for their support of the Symposium.
 
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Preparing the 21st Century Cataloging and Metadata Professionals: A
Workshop  for Educators and Trainers
Presented by ALCTS/Association for Library and Information Science
Education  (ALISE) Task Force for Preparing Cataloging and Metadata
Educators and  Trainers
 
Targeted to library and information science (LIS) educators and
continuing  education and training providers, this symposium will
highlight strategies for  integrating metadata and Web resource
cataloging into LIS and continuing  education courses and curricula.
Attendance is limited and registration is by  application.
 
Speakers: Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Assoc. Prof., School of Lib. & Info. Science,
Catholic Univ. of America; Anne J. Gilliland-Swetland, Assoc. Prof., Dept.
of Info. Studies, Graduate School of Ed. & Info. Studies, Univ. of Calif.,
Los Angeles; Arlene Taylor, Prof., Depart. of Lib. and Info. Science,
School of Info. Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh; Steven J. Miller, Senior
Academic Libn., Golda Meir Lib. Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Stuart A.
Sutton, Assoc. Prof., The Information School, iSchool Research Commons,
Univ. of WA; Diane Hillmann, Metadata Specialist, Cornell Univ. Lib.;
Janet Swan Hill, Assoc. Dir., Tech.  Serv., Univ. of CO Lib.
 
Registration is $25 and due with application. For more information and to
register, visit the ALCTS Web site at http://www.ala.org/alcts/events or
contact Julie Reese; ALCTS; 50 East Huron Street; Chicago, IL 60611; (800)
545-2433 ext. 5034; (312) 280-5033, fax;  jreese@ala.org.

ALCTS thanks OCLC and Library of Congress are supporting the workshop.
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Cindy Hepfer
Head, Collection Management Services
Health Sciences Library, Abbott Hall
University at Buffalo
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3002
716-829-3900 x124; Fax: 716-829-2211
hslcindy@buffalo.edu
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