ALCTS MidWinter Symposium Cindy Hepfer 01 Nov 2007 15:18 UTC
Below please find an updated advertisement for the ALCTS Symposium at ALA MidWinter. Apologies for cross-posting. Cindy =========== Risk and Entrepreneurship in Libraries: Seizing Opportunities for Change An ALA ALCTS Symposium Philadelphia, PA : January 11, 2008, 8:30am-5:00pm ALCTS is very pleased to announce its 2008 Midwinter symposium, "Risk and Entrepreneurship in Libraries: Seizing Opportunities for Change." Every library faces challenges in adapting to the rapidly evolving information environment. The process of change often involves risks but may also offer opportunities for entrepreneurship. The symposium will examine the concept of risk-taking and entrepreneurship in libraries in general, but with a special emphasis on collections and technical services. Speakers from different types of libraries and with varying backgrounds will describe how they have implemented innovative changes and managed risk. The ALCTS President's Program Committee invites you to participate in this exciting event and to return to your library or information organization inspired! The speakers are: Marshall Keys (MDA Consulting, former executive director of NELINET and an adjunct faculty member at Simmons' Graduate School of Library and Information Science, where he teaches a course on information entrepreneurship) Rivkah Sass (Director, Omaha Public Library and Library Journal''s 2006 Librarian of the year) Mike Carroll (Villanova University School of Law and an authority on Creative Commons licenses) Regina Reynolds (head of the US ISSN Center at the Library of Congress and a respected authority on contemporary cataloging issues) Joyce Ogburn (Director of the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, which is currently undergoing a $71 million renovation project) Scottie Cochrane (director of the Denison College Library which has created a single collection services unit with its sister institution, Kenyon College). The anticipated schedule for the symposium is: 8:30-9:00 Registration/refreshments 9:00-9:10 Welcome 9:10-10:00 Marshall Keys: Opening Keynote 10:00-10:40 Regina Reynolds, bibliographic control/access issues 10:40-10:55 Break 10:55-11:30 Scottie Cochrane, small college library issues and discussion of merged collection services 11:30-1:00 Lunch on own 1:00-1:45 Mike Carroll, legal issues affecting libraries 1:45-2:30 Joyce Ogburn, issues/opportunities for large academic libraries 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45-3:15 Panel discussion 3:15-4:00 Rivkah Sass: Closing Keynote and public library perspective Advance Registration Fees (register by November 30th to receive the advance rate): ALCTS Member: $199 ALA Member: $249 Non-Member: $299 Student/Retired: $99 To register for this symposium, enter "Event Code AS2" on the ALA Midwinter Meeting Registration Form. ALA Midwinter registration information can be found at: <http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/registration.h tm#how> Risk and Entrepreneurship in Libraries is proudly sponsored by Harrassowitz. Booksellers and Subscription agents Please consider the environment before printing this message ************************************ Cindy Hepfer Head, Electronic Periodicals Management Dept. Central Technical Services University at Buffalo (SUNY) 134 Lockwood Library Buffalo, NY 14260-2210 Tel 716-645-2784/2786 Fax: 716-645-5955 HSLcindy@buffalo.edu ************************************