Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:34:51 -0500 From: Beverley Geer <bgeer@TRINITY.EDU> Subject: Electronic Serials Institute Please forgive any duplication of postings. ------------------------------------------------- Following on the highly successful program, "At Issue: Dimensions of Seriality in an Electronic World," recently presented at the American Library Association conference, the ALCTS Serials Section is proud to announce the following institute: A Capital Idea: Electronic Serials from Acquisition to Access September 26-27, 1997 Sheraton City Centre Washington, DC Presented by the Serials Section of The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services a division of the American Library Association Cosponsored by PALINET and The CAPCON Library Network This one and a half-day institute serves as a basic course on electronic serials and includes an introductory plenary session, a panel discussion, and focused breakout sessions intended to help participants come to grips with this rapidly changing format. The institute is designed for librarians from all types and sizes of libraries with an interest in electronic serials and a desire to learn how to balance the practical concerns of implementation with the blue-sky on the horizon. Specialized small group discussions will focus on acquisitions/collection development, cataloging/standards, and access/training. Faculty Mary Beth Clack, Serial Records Team Leader, Staff Development Officer, Harvard College Library Denise M. Davis, Reference Collection Specialist, Howard County (MD) Library Laura Farwell, Research Librarian, Widener Library, Harvard University Erik Jul, Manager, Market Analysis & Special Projects, OCLC Ronald L. Larsen, Assistant Director, Information Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency James Neal, Director, Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University Pamela Simpson, Serials & Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian, Pennsylvania State University Dan Tonkery, President & Chief Operating Officer, Subscription Group, Dawson Information Services Group Beth Weston, Serials Librarian, Gelman Library, George Washington University Institute Site and Housing The Sheraton City Centre is conveniently located at 1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel until August 29, 1997. Call the hotel at 202-775-0800 or 800-526-7495 and mention the ALCTS Electronic Serials institute to receive the conference rate of $145 single or double. Air Travel United Airlines is the official airline of the American Library Association. If you or your travel agent books your reservations through United, you will receive an additional 5% discount off any published airfare from First Class to the lowest applicable discount, or a 10% discount off mid-week coach fares. Discounts also apply on Shuttle by United and United Express. Call United's Specialized Meeting Reservation Center at 800-521-4041 to obtain the best fares and schedule information. Make sure you refer to Meeting ID Number 512SV. You may also have ALA's travel agent, Travel Technology Group, make the reservation for you by calling 800-999-0925; ask for the ALA desk. Fees and Registration Registration fees are $195 for ALCTS personal members, PALINET and CAPCON members, $245 for ALA personal members, and $295 for non-ALA members. Registrations will be accepted in order of receipt for up to the maximum of 100 people, and must be received, faxed, or telephoned by September 11, 1997. ATTENTION PALINET MEMBERS ONLY: To take advantage of the special $195 rate, you must register directly with PALINET and charge the fee to your PALINET account. See the registration form for instructions. CAPCON members must register directly with ALCTS and will not use their deposit account. Cancellations will be accepted only until September 11, 1997 (subject to a $25 processing fee). Refunds will be processed after October 1, 1997. ALCTS reserves the right to cancel the institute if there is insufficient registration or for other reasons. Neither ALA nor any of its divisions is responsible for cancellation charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies, or other losses incurred due to cancellation of the institute. Tentative Program Outline Friday, September 26 12:15-1:00 Registration 1-1:15 Expectations and Revelations: Welcome and Introductions -- Pamela Bluh and Cindy Hepfer 1:15-2:30 Saddle Points in Serials: The Future is not Straight Ahead -- Ronald L. Larsen 2:30-3 Break 3-4:30 Concurrent Breakout Session I The Acquisition of Electronic Serials: Is it Business as Usual and are We Getting Our Money's Worth? -- Beth Weston and Denise Davis Access to Digital Resources: Theory and Application for Next- Generation Catalogers -- Pamela Simpson and Erik Jul Human Capital: Helping Staff and Users Make the Transition to the Electronic Journal Environment -- Mary Beth Clack and Laura Farwell 4:30-6:30 Institute reception Saturday, September 27 8:30-noon Registration (continental breakfast 8:30-9:15) 9:15-10:15 The Shortest Distance between Two Serials is not a Straight Line: Managing the Administrative and Technical Commponents of Electronic Serials -- panel discussion with Dan Tonkery and Denise Davis 10:15-10:40 Break 10:40-12:10 Concurrent Breakout Session II 12:10-1:20 Lunch (hosted) 1:20-2:50 Concurrent Breakout Session III 2:50-3:15 Break 3:15-3:45 And as a result... institute highlights and reflections -- James Neal Corporate Support ALCTS gratefully acknowledges these companies for underwriting a portion of the institute (partial list): Academic Press CARL Corporation EBSCO Subscription Services, Red Bank, N.J. Elsevier Science The Faxon Company Harrassowitz Readmore, Inc. Springer Verlag Swets & Zeitlinger, Inc. UnCover Company John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Registration Form (4462) Association for Library Collections & Technical Services A Capital Idea: Electronic Serials from Acquisition to Access September 26-27, 1997 Sheraton City Centre Washington, D.C. This brochure and registration form are also available on the ALCTS gopher at gopher://gopher.ala.org or http://www.ala.org/alcts.html. JOIN ALA/ALCTS NOW AND REGISTER AT THE MEMBER RATE! __ Add ALCTS to my ALA membership (ALA membership number ______________) $45 __ First-time membership in ALA ($48) and ALCTS ($45) $93 __ Regular renewing membership in ALA ($95) and ALCTS ($45) $140 (For other ALA member categories, contact Shonda Russell at srussell@ala.org) Mail: Complete this page and mail it with payment to: Capital Idea Institute, ALCTS/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Fax: Complete this page and fax with payment information to 312-280-3 257. Phone: Call Yvonne McLean at 800-545-2433, extension 5032. E-Mail: Send registration information to Yvonne McLean at ymclean@ala.org (credit card or purchase order only). Check, money order, purchase order, or credit card charge must accompany registration to reserve space at the institute. PALINET members: To take advantage of the special $195 rate, you must register directly with PALINET and charge the fee to your PALINET account. Mail registration form to ALCTS Institute, PALINET, 3401 Market St., Suite 262, Philadelphia, PA 19104; fax to 215-382-0022; or email to kimmerle@palinet.org. CAPCON members: Use the form below. You may not use your deposit account. Please reserve my space for the Capital Idea institute. __ Check or Money Order (payable to American Library Association) __ Purchase Order __ VISA __ Master Card __ American Express Card number ______________________________________________ Expiration date_______________ Signature (Signature required for all charges)________________________________ __ ALCTS Personal Member/PALINET/CAPCON $195 __ ALA Personal Member $245 __ Non-ALA Member $295 (Staff of ALA/ALCTS organizational members are not considered personal members.) __________________________________________________________ Name (as it should appear on badge; please print) __________________________________________________________ Title __________________________________________________________ Organization name (as it should appear on badge) __________________________________________________________ Organization address __________________________________________________________ City State Zip __________________________________________________________ Preferred mailing address _________________________________________________________ City State Zip ( )___________________ ( )___________________ Telephone (office) (home) __________________________________________________________ E-mail address (please print) _______________________________________ ALA membership number _________________________________________________________ I would like a vegetarian or low-calorie lunch (indicate) _________________________________________________________ I will require ADA accommodation (describe)