| 8:30
- 9:00 am |
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Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00
- 10:30 am |
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Annual Business Meeting
•
Board of Directors' Report (Claudia Morner, Chair)
•
Executive Director's Report (Arnold Hirshon)
•
Treasurer's Report, (Steven Podgajny)
• Dues
and Fees Schedule (vote)
• Proposed
Bylaws Changes (Kendall Wiggin, Chair, Bylaws Committee)
(vote)
• Nominations
to Board of Directors (Mickey Zemon, Chair, Nominating
Committee) |
| 10:30
- 11:15 am |
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Opening Keynote: Nora Rawlinson ( Editor-in-Chief,
Publishers Weekly, and Former Librarian) - "The
Publishing (Dis)connection: The Effect on Libraries of Dwindling Book
Sales and Changing Publisher Strategies for the Future" |
| 11:15
- 11:45 am |
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Break: vendor exhibits and networking time |
| 11:45
- 12:30 pm |
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Breakout Session 1. (Choose one of the following:)
- New Directions in Publishing and Information:
managing e-journal and e-book collections; publishing-on-demand;
web-only and direct-to-digital publications (Host - Robert Cunningham).
- Sidney Berger, Professor, Departments of
English and Communications, Simmons College - Publishing (On
Demand) and the Digital World
- Mary Ide, WGBH - ADA and Moving Image Content
- New Directions in Redesigning Technical Services:
workflow and organizational redesign; acquisitions on the web;
transitioning from cataloging to metadata (Host - Diane Baden).
- Diane Baden, NELINET - brief overview of
trends
- Lynda Kresge, Harvard University - Redesigning
Harvard College Library Technical Services
- Brinley Franklin and Francine De Franco,
University of Connecticut - New Directions in Technical Services
Workflow
- New Directions in Reference Services Development
and Management: virtual, collaborative reference,
and 24 X 7 reference (Hosts - Betsy Like and Tim Rivard, Virtual
Reference Services).
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| 12:30
- 1:30 pm |
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Lunch |
| 1:30
- 2:15 pm |
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Breakout Session 2. (Choose one of the following:)
- New Directions for Redesigning the Research Collections:
e-journal archiving; alternative non-profit publishing models;
digitization and integration of libraries; application of e-resource
statistics; moving from the online catalog to content management
systems (Host - Amy Benson).
- Amira Aaron, Office for Information Systems,
Harvard University Library - Integrating Print and Digital
Research Collections
- Carol Fleishauer, Associate Director for
Collection Services, MIT Libraries - Incorporating Digital
Repositories into Research Collections
- New Directions for Service Delivery and Assessment:
customer service and libraries; library accreditation requirements;
outcome measures; and LIBQUAL+ and other assessment tools (Host
- Susan Abell).
- New Directions in Human Resources Management:
staff training and professional development; virtual staffing
and telecommuting; who will and should be the new librarians,
and where will they come from? (Host - Susan Kasuba)
- Michele Cloonan, Dean, Simmons College
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- Annmarie Allen and Monica Brunaccini, Human
Resources Consultants
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| 2:30
- 3:15 pm |
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NELINET Award and Distinguished Lecture: Bill Bryson |
| 3:30
pm |
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Wrap Up |
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