Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 17:03:07 +0000
From: Liblink <liblink@MCB.CO.UK>
Subject: Library Link Workshop - ALA Midwinter

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(Apologies for cross posting)

Partnerships in the Electronic Age
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A free MCB and Library Link Lunch, Workshop and Discussion Group for ALA
Midwinter attendees - Friday 12th January 2001, 12.00 - 14.30, at the
Wyndham Hotel, Washington DC, USA.

(As a precursor to the Workshop, an online discussion will take place at the
Library Link site. The discussion is open to all.)

"Partnerships in the Electronic Age" will provide a forum for the exchange
of ideas and information. The format of the workshop will be a light lunch
followed by a brief presentation. There will then be a discussion of the
challenges facing librarians, publishers and vendors - how can they work
together to provide solutions and opportunities in the electronic age?

Key themes will include:

1. 'Pick and mix' or 'All you can eat' - preferred purchasing options for
publisher bundles
2. Reference linking in a networked library environment - is SFX the
solution?
3. Usage Statistics - moving towards the definition of standards for usage
statistics provision
4. Encouraging the use of electronic information resources - ideas for
communicating the benefits to end-users

If you wish to attend the workshop, register your place by e-mailing the
form at the foot of this e-mail to me at liblink@liblink.co.uk.

Please include a first and second preferences of which of the four
discussions you would like to participate in. Places are limited, so please
send your reply as soon as possible. Note: A reply will not ensure a place
at this workshop, please wait until you have been sent a message confirming
your place.

Library Link is a focal point for international debate on library management
and futures. It is a free resource, supported by 20 journals published by
MCB UP in the field of Librarianship and Information Management. Members
benefit from access to top quality learned information about current issues
in the field. In order to join, simply visit the Library Link homepage at
www.liblink.co.uk.

If you are attending the ALA Midwinter conference, yet cannot attend the
workshop, please feel free to visit us at booth 1685.

Chris Keenan
Executive: Library Link
Library Link
60-62 Toller Lane
Bradford, West Yorkshire
England, BD8 9BY
E-mail: liblink@liblink.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1274 777700
Tel: +44 (0)1274 785201
www.mcb.co.uk
www.liblink.co.uk

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