Hi folks,

I am pleased to announce the Association of College and Research
Libraries/New England Chapter Serials Interest Group Fall Workshop:

"Bringing Order into Chaos: Issues and Applications in Cataloging
Electronic Journals"

Friday, October 22, 1999
8:30 am-1:00 pm
Monroe C. Gutman Education Library-Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Speakers:

-Ruth Haas, Team Leader of the Serials Cataloging Team in Widener Library
and Head of Harvard University's CONSER Office, Harvard University
-David C. Van Hoy, Principal Serials Cataloger, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
-Ann Sitkin, Cataloging Services Librarian, Harvard Law School
-Diane Baden, Associate Director, NELINET, Inc.
-Jill G. Thomas, Digital Resources Cataloger, O'Neill Library, Boston
College
-Matthew Beacom, Catalog Librarian for Network Information Resources, Yale
University

Schedule

-8:30-9:00  Coffee and Registration
-9:00-9:45 am   Ruth Haas, David Van Hoy & Ann Sitkin give presentations on
CONSER issues including providing OPEC access to journal titles bundled into
large aggregate databases, sharing publication pattern and holdings
information to facilitate predictive checkin and claiming, single vs.
multiple records and seriality.
-9:45-10:00  Q & A
-10:00-10:30  Diane Baden will speak on OCLC and Electronic Serials:
Research, Collaboration and Communication
-10:30-11:00   Q & A, followed by a 15-minute break
-11:00-11:30   Jill Thomas will give a presentation on Practical Issues and
Obstacles in Cataloging Electronic Journals
-11:30-11:45   Q&A
-11:45-12:15   Matthew Beacom will give a presentation on Administrative,
Organizational or Social Aspects of Integrating E-Resources into Library
Collections, Library Services and Library Processes.
-12:15-12:30  Q&A
-12:30-1:00  Comments, Questions and Wrap Up

The cost to attend the workshop is $10.00 (please make checks payable to
ACRL/NEC).  To register, send your check with your name, professional
affiliation, address, phone, fax and email to Patty Hatch, 41 Derby Street,
Somerville, MA  02145.  Questions about the program should be addressed to
Patty at hat@shore.net, or by telephone at (617) 666-4335.

Please join us for a fascinating exploration into the theoretical and
practical dimensions of cataloging electronic journals!  We look forward to
seeing you there!

Patty Hatch, Chair
ACRL/NEC Serials Interest Group
Institute for Business & Home Safety
175 Federal Street - Suite 500
Boston, MA  02110-2222
Phone: (617) 292-2003
Fax: (617) 292-2022
Email: phatch@ibhs.org
http://www.ibhs.org