Date: Fri, 03 Jun 1994 14:32:29 -0400
From: "Arnold Hirshon, Univ. Librarian, Wright State Univ" <AHIRSHON@WSU.BITNET>
Subject: ALCTS Electronic Library Institute: Program Announcement
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THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY:
ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES FOR ORGANIZATION & ACCESS INSTITUTE
Sponsored by The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services,
A Division of the American Library Association
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OBJECTIVES:
ALCTS is sponsoring this program for senior-level decision makers
(such as directors and associate directors of libraries and computing
facilities) to provide the information they need to articulate a vision
and formulate strategies for their institutions as they move from trends
and concepts to the concrete reality of electronic libraries. The
institute will focus on administrative concerns and will be generally
non-technical in nature to provide information for administrators on
* articulating a local vision for the electronic library
* design principles
* governance issues
* staffing and service concerns
* formulating strategies for local institutional planning
* the potential outcomes from electronic libraries
METHODS:
Presentation of papers and case studies with live demonstrations will
be among the educational techniques employed. In addition, breaks will
provide an opportunity to speak informally with the presenters, who are in
the forefront in providing electronic library services.
FACULTY:
- Michael Buckland, Professor, University of California at Berkeley,
School of Library and Information Studies
- Sheila Creth, University Librarian, University of Iowa
- Paul Koda, Associate Librarian, Special Collections & Archives, George
Mason University
- Jeffrey Trzeciak, Head, Automation Services, Wright State University
- Peter Graham, Associate University Librarian for Technical and Networked
Information Services, Rutgers University
- Anita Lowry, Head, Information Arcade, University of Iowa Libraries
- Gail McMillan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Richard Meyer, Director of the Library, Trinity University
- David Penniman, President, Council on Library Resources
- John Price-Wilkin, Systems Librarian for Information Services,
University of Virginia Library
- Richard West, Vice Chancellor, Business and Finance, California State
University System
PLANNING COMMITTEE:
Arnold Hirshon (University Librarian, Wright State University), chair
Peter Graham (Associate University Librarian for Technical and Networked
Information Services, Rutgers University)
Joan Mitchell (Editor, Dewey Decimal Classification)
Gail McMillan (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Karen Whittlesey (ALCTS liaison)
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PROGRAM OUTLINE
Saturday, October 29
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction to the Institute: From Virtual Libraries to
Working Reality: The Challenge to "Just Do It!" Gail McMillan, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: The Electronic Library: If You Build It, Will They Come?
David Penniman (Council on Library Resources)
Dr. Penniman will talk about the expectations of users of the library of
tomorrow, and what we will need to "build" to meet those expectations and
to foster independent problem solving. Questions the speaker will explore
include: will users give up their present systems for the promises of
tomorrow? How will electronic information change how people do their
research? How can planners of systems who come from different
organizational cultures (librarians, computing personnel, and faculty and
students) come together to make the promise a reality? What is the mission
and vision of the library of the 21st century?
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Electronic Information: What Is It and How Do We Organize It?: Putting It
Together: The Principles of Information Access. Michael Buckland, Univ.
of California at Berkeley, School of Library and Information Studies
Dr. Buckland will explore the design of electronic libraries from the
user perspective. What new approaches are needed so that users can receive
information in dynamic ways in an electronic environment that goes beyond
traditional subject access? What are the principles of good information
access systems? What did we do in the past that we should build upon, and
what should we throw out? In addition, Dr. Buckland will examine what
collections developers will do as local collections become less important
relative to network-accessible resources.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Cases Studies: Session #1. Case studies will include live demonstrations
and information about implementation of local electronic library systems.
Case Study # 1: Building an Integrated Gopher-Based Electronic
Information System. (Jeffrey Trzeciak, Wright State University)
Case Study # 2: The Electronic Library Information Center. (Anita
Lowry, University of Iowa)
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception and Cash Bar
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Sunday, October 30
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Internal Organizational Issues:
Session # 1: Re-engineering the Organization for the Virtual Library:
Staffing and Service Issues. Richard Meyer (Trinity University, San
Antonio TX).
This session will explore the considerations for repositioning the staff
and organizational structure to exploit the potential of electronic
information. How does the nature of electronic information change the
nature of the services we provide? How should libraries redefine
reference services, library and computing user consulting services,
cataloging operations, etc.? What changes do libraries need for
instructional and training programs? How can the staff of different
operations on campus work together in a new information environment? How
will institutions meet the needs of remote users who are accessing
information on the network but who are not in the library building or
computing center?
Session # 2: Library Options for Providing Electronic Information:
Access, Collection and Presentation Issues. Peter Graham, Rutgers
University
Electronic information raises issues of selection, preservation, access
and text management that have similarities and differences from the
handling of print materials. Mr. Graham will consider such questions as
how should an institution consider purchasing and housing locally, and what
might be better provided over the Internet? What are the library
responsibilities when providing an electronic repository? What are the
implications for preservation of electronic information? In working with
electronic documents, both digitized page-images and marked-up text will
provide differing and significant advantages; how do the Text Encoding
Initiative and the Standard Generalized Markup Language assist libraries
and readers, and what administrative choices should be made?
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Case Studies:
Case Study # 3: Creating and Disseminating Electronic Text. John
Price-Wilkin (University of Virginia).
Case Study # 4: Creating and Disseminating Electronic Images. Paul Koda
(George Mason University)
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
The Economics of Information: The Price of Doing Business in the Virtual
Environment.
Richard West. (California State University System)
This session will explore issues concerning the costs of electronic
information and in practical strategies to pay those costs. What are the
costs of electronic information and what are some practical strategies to
pay those costs? What costs should an institution plan to bear for site
licenses, NREN charges, publisher charges, transaction fees, etc.? What
decisions must the institution face as it budgets simultaneously for print
and electronic information? How much longer can we expect "free"
information on the Internet, and what collaborative strategies might be
available to institutions to conserve financial resources? What role will
the commercial vendors and publishers play in establishing prices and
pricing mechanisms? What strategies are available to the institution to
pay these costs? What are the short-term and long-term prospects for user
fees, chargebacks, payment from the "library materials and access" budget,
reallocation from other operating funds, budget augmentations, grants,
foundations, etc.? What are the benefits or problems with each of the
strategies?
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
External Organizational Issues: The Role of the Library in the Development
of the Electronic Library and The Role of Campus Computing Services in the
Development of the Electronic Library. Sheila Creth (University of Iowa)
The speaker will address the role of the library in the development of
the electronic library. In particular, Ms. Creth will explore how to move
away from what the "library" does to what librarians should do to get out
of the building and to think externally and entrepreneurially. In
addition, the speaker will address the major issues confronting decision
makers on how to best provide access to electronic information. What is
the importance of the electronic library in the delivery of scholarly
information? How do all information providers work collaboratively? What
are some strategies for developing a clear mission and roles for each of
the major information providers on campus? What incentives can the
university provide to encourage groups to work together? Who will be
responsible for collecting, storing, organizing and providing different
types of information? What will be the role of external agencies such as
publishers, external utilities, etc.? What are some of the legal
implications involved with electronic information (such as copyright)?
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Approaching the Future: National Trends and Local Challenges: The New
Electronic World Order: Implications for Local Development.
(Panel discussion involving all of the Institute speakers. Peter
Graham, moderator.)
The panelists will engage in a dialog about the national trends in
electronic scholarly communication, and the impact that these trends will
have within a local institutional environment. Audience participation and
disagreements among the speakers about future trends ensure that this will
be an invigorating and controversial session.
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Registration Form (4520)
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Electronic Library: Administrative Issues for Organization & Access
Institute
San Antonio TX
Oct. 29-30, 1994
You may register by phone, fax, E-mail, or mail. Mail: Complete this page
and mail it with payment to: Electronic Library Institute, ALCTS/ALA, 50 E.
Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Fax: Complete this page and fax with
payment information to 312-280-3257. Phone: Call Yvonne McLean at
800-545-2433, extension 5032 to register. E-Mail: Send registration
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Arnold Hirshon
University Librarian
Wright State University
Dayton OH 45435
voice: 513/873-2380
fax: 513/873-4109
Internet: ahirshon@desire.wright.edu
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