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Fall 1995 Meeting of the Coalition Task Force
October 30-31, 1995
1401 SW Front Street
Portland, OR 97201
Theme
- Campus/Community Networking Partnerships
Purposes
- To stimulate thinking about campus/community networking partnerships, and to provide an opportunity to hear from and to discuss the lessons of such partnerships.
- To promote understanding of key concepts and exemplary initiatives pertaining to the development of networked information tools and services.
- To provide an environment in which people associated with the Coalition and its Task Force can share experiences, visions, and plans.
- To provide an opportunity for people associated with the Coalition and its Task Force to discuss network and networked information policy issues and initiatives.
- To provide an opportunity for representatives of members of the Coalition Task Force, leaders of the Coalition working groups, members of the Coalition Steering Committee, and the Coalition CEOs to identify needs, to formulate priorities, and to evaluate results.
Schedule for Monday October 30, 1995
11:00 am — Registration and Refreshments [Foyer]
Cold drinks and light refreshments will be available.
11:30 am — Meeting Overview for First-Time Attendees [Salon F]
Paul Evan Peters, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information, will provide first-time attendees with some background on the Coalition and the Meeting.
1:00 pm — Call to Order and Welcome [Salon F]
Paul Evan Peters, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information, will call the Meeting to order and make opening remarks and announcements.
1:15 pm — Opening Plenary Session [Salon F]
Mario Morino will present his views on the opportunities and challenges that the communications/information revolution presents to enterprises of all types, with particular attention to higher education institutions and the communities they serve. His career spans some thirty years as business leader, social entrepreneur, and leading expert on information technology and its impacts on society. When he retired from LEGENT Corporation in 1992, a company he co-founded as Morino Associates in 1973, it enjoyed revenues of $500 million and a world-wide presence. LEGENT was recently acquired by Computer Associates in one of the largest such transactions in the industry’s history. Mr. Morino is currently Chairman of the Morino Foundation, the Morino Institute, and the Northern Virginia Project, Inc., and is actively involved with investments in the information technology sector. He also serves on the boards of trustees of Case Western Reserve University, of which he is a graduate, and The National Learning Center, and he is a member of the advisory councils to the National Infostructure Campaign, the University of Virginia Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, and the Medical Care for Children Partnership.
2:00 pm — Break [Foyer]
2:30 pm — Project Briefings and Synergy Sessions
Small group briefings and discussions on/of projects, ideas, and issues related to Coalition themes and priorities in order to provide a forum for sharing information and for exploring perspectives.
Community Networks and a Model for Technology Transformation [Salon A]
Vicki Suter, Project Manager, Davis Community Network, Information Technology Division, University of California, Davis
The Davis Community Network (PDF) is a three-year project which is being conducted by the University of California, Davis, as part of a series of statewide “smart communities” research projects sponsored by the California State Department of Transportation. A “smart community” is one which has made a conscious effort to employ information technology to transform a major portion of their region in a positive way, and which promotes cooperation between government, industry and education in doing so. The Davis Community Network project team has developed a model for evaluating, explaining, and planning for technology implementation that results in fundamental transformation, rather than incremental change. The project manager will present a briefing on the project and the model which has evolved out of it.
Nordic Net Centre: Nordic Centre of Excellence for Networked Information Services [Salon B]
Anders Ardo, LUB Netlab, Head of Development Department, Lund University Library, Lund, Sweden
Kerstin Dahl, Head of Automation, Lund University Library, Lund, Sweden
Nordic Net Centre (NNC at http://www.nnc.dk/nnc/) is a Nordic Centre of Excellence for Networked Information Services. NNC aims to support and inspire the use of network technology for information seeking and dissemination in libraries and information centers as well as in universities, government, and industry. NNC will also contribute to increased cooperation between libraries and networking sectors and support Nordic development activities in the area. Activities of the center comprise an e-mail conference, a newsletter, consultancy, workshops, courses, demo and support center and an Internet software guide. NNC is carried out by Lund University Library Netlab (http://www.ub2.lu.se) and Technical Knowledge Center & Library of Denmark (http://www.dtv.dk/).
The InterNIC: Year Three and Beyond [Salon C]
Tom Newell, NIC Liaison, InterNIC Support Services
Susan Calcari, Info Scout, InterNIC, University of Wisconsin – Madison
The InterNIC has a new staff member – the NIC Liaison – whose primary role is to provide services to Network Information Center (NIC) staffers on campuses across the country. NIC staffers are defined as anyone who supports Internet users, from the help desk, the library, or within a department. At this session, you’ll meet the NIC Liaison, Tom Newell, who joined the InterNIC from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, and join a discussion about how the InterNIC can provide support to your organization. Your input is needed to determine future InterNIC products and services that you will find beneficial. The Info Scout will also present a brief update on current InterNIC and Scout HQ services.
Working Together: Information Resources & Institutional Priorities [Salon D]
Dennis Aebersold, Vice President for Strategic Information Resources, Gettysburg College
Sheila Creth, University Librarian, University of Iowa
Gerald Bernbom, Assistant Director and Senior Information Technology Architect, Indiana University
Susan Jurow, Director, Office of Management Services, Association of Research Libraries
This session is an outgrowth of the Working Together program developed by the Coalition’s Working Group on Management and Professional Development. The program seeks to assist librarians and information technologists to collaborate to develop campus information resources and/or deliver campus information services. This session will deal with a fundamental issue for library and computing administrators when they seek to collaborate: how do information resources and information services fit into the mission of the library and computing center? The first half of this session will present the ideas of Sheila Creth and Dennis Aebersold on these and other management questions related to information resources and the IT and Library professions. The second half of the session will engage the audience and presenters as participants in a dialogue on these issues. The discussion will be facilitated by Susan Jurow and Gerry Bernbom. Discussion topics will address important issues regarding information resources, key stakeholders, and how to determine who is responsible for what.
Campus-wide Information Technology Issues: A Guide for Developing Policies [Salon G]
Patricia A. Wand, University Librarian, American University
Willam H. Graves, Associate Provost, Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus communities face a plethora of issues surrounding applications of information technology. These issues challenge university administrators to develop policies that can guide the efficient and ethical utilization of information technology. This synergy session will focus on issues where policies are needed in order to meet the IT needs of campus constituents.
Utah Library Network Project: Lessons from the Trenches [Salon H]
Amy Owen, Director, Utah State Library Division, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
This past June, the Utah State Library Division was named winner of the 1995 NII award in the Government category. This award, dubbed an “online Oscar” by USA Today, recognizes an intense three-year effort to connect Utah’s public libraries to the Internet. While much remains to be done, the project currently reaches approximately 80% of the state’s population and has a comprehensive service and planning approach. This session will provide background information on the project’s status and future plans, technical infrastructure, evaluation and training efforts, funding, Web Home Page development, and the commercial information services provided to network-connected libraries. More importantly, the session will discuss the realities of bringing network connectivity and electronic information delivery to libraries serving populations ranging from 2,000 to 500,000, and the lessons learned through trial and error and through more formal evaluation approaches.
The IEEE / UC Project [Salon I]
Clifford Lynch, Director, Library Automation, University of California, Office of the President
Patricia Walker, Staff Director, Transactions and Journals, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the University of California are working on a joint project (PDF) to provide electronic access to IEEE publications to the UC community. The project will focus on four areas: building and managing large databases of information; changes that occur in the use of publications when both print and electronic versions are available; the use and presentation of various forms of electronic text; and, the impact of electronic distribution on the Institute’s membership and activities.
3:45 pm — Break [Foyer]
4:00 pm — Project Briefings and Synergy Sessions
Small group briefings and discussions on/of projects, ideas, and issues related to Coalition themes and priorities in order to provide a forum for sharing information and for exploring perspectives.
Maryland SAILOR Project [Salon A]
Barbara G. Smith, SAILOR Project Manager, Maryland State Department of Education
SAILOR is a project of the Maryland library community to provide Marylanders with local, toll-free, no charge access to Maryland and Internet resources. In December 1995, the project’s telecommunications network will complete installation of Internet points of presence in each of the state’s 24 public library systems, enabling citizens to use SAILOR at their local library or by dialing in from home, school, and office. Users have anonymous access to both gopher and lynx to reach a growing variety of Maryland and Internet databases. The project’s coordinator describes current services, how SAILOR developed, immediate problems and challenges, and future plans for becoming Maryland’s Public Information Network.
Steps Toward Building Network-Coordinated Academic Resource Testbeds: Discussions with Potential Digital Industry Partners [Salon B]
Mary Keeler, Research Associate, University of Washington
Charles Henry, Director of the Libraries, Vassar College
George Spix, Director of Advanced Information Infrastructure Research, Microsoft Corporation
Richard Husler, IBM Corporation
Kate Ehrlich, Lotus Development Corporation
Keith Purdy, President, Direct Image
An international group of pioneering resource developers-based on such archives as Einstein, Edison, Galileo, Darwin, Goedel, Wittgenstein, Chaucer, Voltaire, Blake, Yeats, and Beowulf (together with academic computer center staff, library and museum professionals, publishers, and digital industry representatives) has established a non-profit corporation called ACCORD (Academic Community for Coordinating On-line Resource Development) to begin constructing the network communication facilities required to maintain a testbed community of such projects. Our experience of trying to coordinate ourselves by means of electronic mail discussion list, file servers, and the World Wide Web (http://accord.iupui.edu/accord/accord.html) encourages us to explore advanced network communication technologies that are just now becoming possible on the Internet. We are convinced that digitized archives need to be created as cultural resources and provided as foundational material for further development by publishers for more general use and by independent developers for more specific purposes. Digital technology industries have much to gain by supporting resource creation work which will lead to great demand for software and hardware instruments as more participants become involved in further resource production and customizing.
Academic Outreach at the University of Michigan [Salon C]
Douglas E. Van Houweling, Vice Provost for Information Technology and Dean for Academic Outreach, University of Michigan
The University of Michigan has recently launched a new institution-wide program to make the University’s resources available to those who are not in Ann Arbor and/or primarily focused on a degree program. The Academic Outreach Program (PDF) will facilitate and promote activities ranging from distance independent education to remote access to the University’s libraries. It will serve individuals, businesses, and government, and will emphasize long term relationships. The Program will build on the strength of the University’s existing units and will be leveraged by the use of the information environment. We will present the early plans for the Program moderate a discussion about programs of this type which are increasingly a part of today’s higher education environment.
Senior University Administrators for Information Resources and Technology Services [Salon D]
Arnold Hirshon, Vice Provost for Information Resources, Lehigh University
During the past few years, some universities have been combining the administrative responsibility for libraries, computing, and media services. This synergy session is specifically intended as an organizational session for senior university administrators who are currently responsible for these merged operations to enable the administrators to discuss management and administration issues related to their areas of operation.
Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval: A Summary of the Findings of CNI’s NIDR Research Initiative [Salon G]
Clifford Lynch, Director, Library Automation, University of California, Office of the President
Avra Michelson, Digital Libraries Department, MITRE Corporation
Craig A. Summerhill, Systems Coordinator & Program Officer, Coalition for Networked Information
Cecilia Preston, Independent Information Specialist
For the past year, the session presenters have collaborated through the Coalition for Networked Information on an initiative to prepare a white paper (PDF) that examines problems associated with identifying, selecting, and retrieving information in widely distributed networked environments. In this session, the participants will summarize the review of research they conducted and explore architectural, performance, standards, and metadata issues as they pertain to improving networked information discovery and retrieval.
Legislative and Technical Measures for Screening Networked Content and Contacts [Salon H]
Paul Evan Peters, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
David Young Peyton, Consultant, Economic Strategy Institute
Both Houses of Congress have passed omnibus telecommunications reform legislation (as H.R. 1555 and S.652), and a joint Senate-House conference committee is now taking up these two bills. Both bills contain provisions – albeit very different ones – for dealing with on-line obscenity and with violence on broadcast television. Content rating systems are being debated in a number of industry forums. Commercial broadcaster oppose these systems. Even so, the bills currently before Congress mandate hardware filters keyed to them. These hardware filters would offer limited user choice, and are controversial for other reasons. A high degree of user choice is offered by a variety of software filters that are already available. This project briefing will cover these and related matters, and will formulate priorities and strategies for the Coalition’s involvement in technical and public policy deliberations in this general area.
Performance Measures for the Academic Networked Environment [Salon I]
Charles R. McClure, Distinguished Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
Cynthia L. Lopata, Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
As more academic institutions spend larger sums of money to network their campuses and provide network connections to sources outside their campuses, questions concerning the selection and configuration of appropriate network technologies, and the appropriate types and levels of services to provide, are emerging. Increasingly, academic administrators are asking questions about the benefits and impacts of networking. This briefing reports on a study in progress (PDF)a study in progress (PDF) designed to address these and other questions related to assessing network technologies and services at academic institutions. The purpose of this study is to develop performance measures and indicators of the impacts of networking on the academic institution. Key components of the academic networked environment will be defined and performance measures of networked information technologies and services at academic institutions will be developed and operationalized. This briefing provides an overview of the study’s progress to date, identifies and discusses key issues and preliminary findings that affect successful evaluation of networked services and the development of performance measures, and describes an academic networked environment performance measures manual that is currently under development.
5:15 pm — Break [Foyer]
5:30 pm — Afternoon Plenary Session [Salon F]
Judith Ramaley, Kristine Hudson, Joyce Cohen, and Howard McGinn will describe the complex and productive set of community/campus relationships that make the Portland Area Library SYSTEM (PORTALS) a success. PORTALS is an organization of public and private institutions committed to working cooperatively to expand and to enrich information resources and services necessary for the scholarly activities of the Portland metropolitan area. Judith Ramaley is President of Portland State University, Kristine Hudson is a former director of PORTALS and a national board member of the League of Women Voters, Joyce Cohen is a Commissioner of the Pacific Northwest Power Planning Council and a former Oregon State Senator, and Howard McGinn is the Executive Director of PORTALS.
6:30 pm — Reception [Salon E]
Enjoy complimentary wine, beer, and soft drinks and a light buffet along with the company of your fellow Meeting participants. A cash bar will also be available.
Schedule for Tuesday, October 31, 1995
8:00 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast [Salon A-E]
A breakfast buffet will be offered and attendees may choose to join a Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) table to discuss an issue or hot topic.
9:00 am — Morning Plenary Session [Salon F]
Ken Klingenstein will discuss the lessons he has learned and the issues he has confronted in his many years of developing networked information resources and services in a community context. Dr. Klingenstein will draw particularly upon two related projects on which he is co-principal investigator: the Boulder Valley Internet Project, a national testbed for the deployment and utilization of K-12 networking; and, the Boulder Community Network, an effort intended to provide a sustainable and model for community networking. Dr. Klingenstein has been active in national and regional networking for over ten years, serving, among other roles, as a member and chair of the Federal Networking Council Advisory Committee (FNCAC), member of the board of the Federation of American Research Networks (FARNET), and as a co-founder of Colorado Supernet. He also serves on the board of CAUSE, and on the Coalition’s Steering Committee. Dr. Klingenstein received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley, and he is currently Director of Computing and Network Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
10:00 am — Break [Foyer]
10:30 am — Project Briefings and Synergy Sessions
Small group briefings and discussions on/of projects, ideas, and issues related to Coalition themes and priorities in order to provide a forum for sharing information and for exploring perspectives.
Education versus Technology: The Evolution of the Blacksburg Electronic Village [Salon B]
Andrew Michael Cohill, Director, Blacksburg Electronic Village, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Blacksburg Electronic Village (PDF) was initially perceived as a technology experiment, but it has turned out quite differently. In reality, it has been a social re-engineering project facilitated by a massive, community-wide education effort. Every problem encountered so far has been one that can be solved by education: more education, better education, different kinds of education. As other communities and organizations become “connected,” this tension between education and technology has broad implications for how we wire our communities, our schools, and our lives. This discussion will include a brief description of the evolution of the project and some of the lessons learned.
UWired: Teaching, Learning and Technology at the University of Washington [Salon C]
Betty G. Bengtson, Director of University Libraries, University of Washington
Geri Bunker, Head, Library Systems Operations and UWired Librarian, University of Washington
Bernice Laden, Coordinator, UWired Project, University of Washington
Jill McKinstry, Networked Information Librarian, University of Washington
Oren Sreebny, Assistant Director, Computing & Communications, University of Washington
Anne Zald, Geography and UWired Librarian, University of Washington
In 1994, the University Libraries, Undergraduate Education, Computing & Communications, and University Extension at the University of Washington (UW) began collaborating on UWired, a campus-wide initiative on teaching and technology. The primary goal of UWired is to create an electronic community in which communication, collaboration, and information technologies become ongoing, integral parts of teaching and learning. During UWired’s first year, 65 undergraduates and selected faculty were targeted for intensive technology instruction and use, and were loaned portable computers for the academic year. Librarians taught a year-long information and technology seminar which provided sustained, discipline-specific instruction about electronic information and served as a prototype for integrating information technology throughout the curriculum. A new kind of classroom, called the UWired Collaboratory, was designed to facilitate electronic learning communities and was built in the undergraduate library. During UWired’s second year, technology instruction is being integrated into all 60 freshmen interest groups reaching 1500 students. Intercollegiate Athletics is supporting the full UWired participation of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. A fully-equipped Collaboratory II has been built and the UWired Laboratory for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, which includes a faculty development lab, is in design phase. This project briefing will describe the implementation, evaluation, and assessment of the UWired programs and provide transferable models for other institutions.
Public Libraries and Public Access to the Internet [Salon D]
Dan Iddings, Assistant Director, Automation and Network Services, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Four major automation and networking projects underway at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh demonstrate the power and the importance of public access to the Internet and networked information. These include a county wide area network to support 1,100 workstations in 60 public library locations, the development of the Three Rivers Free-Net, the set up of a WEB foundry for a NTIA funded project called “Bridging the Urban Landscape,” and the Carnegie Connections, a project to build a network to connect the museum components of the Carnegie Institute. Following the presentation, this session will become an open discussion on Pittsburgh projects and other public library access projects.
Archiving Digital Information [Salon G]
Donald J. Waters, Associate University Librarian, Yale University and Co-chair, CPA/RLG Task Force on the Archiving of Digital Information
The Task Force on the Archiving of Digital Information, commissioned by the Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group issued its draft report in September. The comment period for the draft concludes at the end of October. Participants in this session will receive an overview (PDF) of the contents of the draft report and have an opportunity to make comments, criticisms and suggestions that will influence the final report of the Task Force.
Update on Federal Information Projects [Salon H]
James Neal, Sheridan Director of the Eisenhower Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
Joan Cheverie, Head, Government Documents Department, Georgetown University and Visiting Program Officer, Coalition for Networked Information
With the increasing use and availability of information technologies, there has been a significant change in how federal agencies disseminate government information. This change is resulting in new dissemination mechanisms, as well as new and changing user needs and expectations. As a result, the responsibilities and capacities of institutions that facilitate the flow of federal information to academic and citizen communities need to be rethought in this shifting environment. This session will update attendees on the initiatives being undertaken by both the Coalition and Association of Research Libraries. Access to and Services for Federal Information in the Networked Environment (PDF) will result in a Coalition white paper that will guide higher education and other institutions in the development of strategies for providing access to federal information by their constituencies using the powerful, and rapidly expanding global information infrastructure. ARL’s Subcommittee on Government Information is exploring new models for dissemination of electronic government information. A series of pilot projects between libraries and agencies will be proposed to evaluate new dissemination mechanisms and partnerships.
Enterprise-Wide Information Strategies [Salon I]
Paul Evan Peters, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
Avra S. Michelson, Digital Libraries Department, MITRE Corporation
It used to be that only a small number of individuals and departments were experimenting with, let alone operating, networked information resources and services, and those resources and services supported a small number of functions. Those days are gone forever. Now that a thousand flowers have blossomed in the networked environment, institutions and organizations have begun to search for enterprise-wide strategies by which to weed out the weak strains and to cultivate the strong ones. Institutions and organizations are looking for strategies that, among other things, take account of cross-domain (e.g., from the Registrar’s Office to the Physics Department and back) information flows, that span the full range of private and public communication and publication purposes, activities, and vehicles, that integrate the entire array of innovative and legacy resources and systems, and that mitigate the divisive and expensive effects of the gap between central and peripheral players at a time of intense pressure and turbulent change. Participants in this session will help to formulate a new initiative by which the Coalition will seek to play a catalytic role by synergizing the efforts of a group of institutions and organizations who have begun to work in this area and by capturing and disseminating the lessons that these institutions and organizations are learning.
Arts, Letters, and Culture [Portland]
Charles Henry, Director of the Libraries, Vassar College
This session will cover three related projects:
- The American Arts and Letters Network (AALN), recently funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. A description of the project, its goals, technical infrastructure, advisory committee, and rationale will be provided.
- Two Ravens Institute. A summer institute associated with the AALN for scholars to explore the convergence of literate and oral cultures instigated by networked information in the late 20th century. The Institute has three main points of focus: (1) the long standing relationship of myth, folklore, and fairie stories with emerging technologies; (2) the specific attributes of oral and literate cultures and the manifestation of their convergence with the rise of networked information; and, (3) the propensity of children to define their world and themselves through unique narratives, and how the networked culture may facilitate this propensity, particularly in the K-12 area.
- National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH). Update on the activities and planning for NINCH; executive director; establishment of an office in Washington, D.C.
11:45 pm — Circulation Break [Foyer]
12:15 pm — Lunch [Salon F]
A buffet lunch will be offered and attendees may choose to join a Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) table to discuss an issue or hot topic.
1:00 pm — Luncheon Speaker[Salon F]
Under the title “Future Schlock: How to Enjoy It!”
Milton Wolf will present his views on how science fiction authors, themes, and works illuminate the promises, problems, and plausible futures for society posed by information technologies in general and networking in particular. Mr. Wolf is the Vice President of the Science Fiction Research Association. He was the founding editor of Technicalities, was the co-editor of Thinking Robots, An Aware Internet, and Cyberpunk Librarians, and is co-editor of an upcoming (December) special issue of Information Technology and Libraries devoted to “The Information Future.” Among other places, his writings have appeared in Library Journal, The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Locus, and Educom Review. Currently, he is working on a book with the working title of Future Sex which will explore the future, intimate relationship of artificial intelligence and biotechnology. Mr. Wolf is currently a professor at the University of Nevada at Reno, where he is also Director of Collection Development for the university libraries.
2:00 pm — Circulation Break [Foyer]
2:15 pm — Project Briefings and Synergy Sessions
Small group briefings and discussions on/of projects, ideas, and issues related to Coalition themes and priorities in order to provide a forum for sharing information and for exploring perspectives.
Lane Education Network [Salon B]
J. Q. Johnson, Academic Education Coordinator, University of Oregon
Joanne Hugi, Director of Computing Services, University of Oregon
The Lane Education Network is a consortium of educational, governmental, health care, industry, and civic groups in Lane County, Oregon that are collaborating to develop innovative and effective uses of networked multimedia technology in education. Our goal is to develop and evaluate a wide variety of applications that use networked computers to provide life-long learning opportunities. This presentation will provide an overview of the project and the NTIA grant providing primary funding for it.
Network Skills in a Networked Information World: Latest Tips and Tools [Salon C]
Susan Calcari, Info Scout, InterNIC, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Using the ‘Net effectively will be addressed by discussing the most current network tools, the most comprehensive new resources, and directed searching techniques for locating resources on a specific topic. Demonstrations and tips on the most efficient ways to stay current will be included.
As the Info Scout, I search the Internet for the most valuable resources and tools and summarize my findings each week in the freely distributed Scout Report. This presentation will include what I’ve found this year: the best and most current network tools and resources and how to use them effectively; demonstrations of tools and resources; and tips for the most efficient ways to stay current in this fast-moving environment. The presentation will be done from the “executive” perspective, focusing on how a manager can stay in touch.
Cooperative Technology, Books, and Community [Salon D]
Nancy Pearl, Washington Center for the Book
Willem Scholten, Center for Technology in the Public Library, Seattle Public Library
This session will describe a new initiative between two public library research centers, the Seattle Public School System, the University of Washington, and the neighborhood community. The focus of this project (PDF) is to create a community-based, exciting learning environment using technology to emphasize the book and the creation of literature in general. Technology will be used to support the overall team of stimulating particular children into more active reading and writing, with the ultimate goal of this project being the creation of a new model for community learning.
Implementing National and International ILL/DD Standards: The North American Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Project [Salon G]
Shirley K. Baker, Dean of University Libraries, Washington University, St. Louis
Mary E. Jackson, Access & Delivery Services Consultant, Association of Research Libraries
Clifford Lynch, Director, Library Automation, University of California, Office of the President
In July, the NAILDD Project established an ILL Protocol Implementation Group (IPIG) to expedite the implementation of the ISO ILL Protocol in the United States. This session will describe the process designed to encourage U.S. organizations to implement the ILL Protocol. This session will also review the status of a “generic” Internet-based form designed to permit patrons to send ILL/DD requests to libraries or other suppliers, and proposed changes to the Standard for Interlibrary Loan Data Elements (NISO Z39.63).
Cost Centers and Measures in Networked Information Value-Chain [Salon H]
Paul Evan Peters, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
Mark A. Tesoriero, Market Research Account Executive, Robert Ubell Associates
Robert N. Ubell, President, Robert Ubell Associates
The three main objectives for the “Cost Centers and Measures in the Networked Information Value-Chain” project are:
- to produce a white paper on the value-chain of productive relations and activities that link authors and readers in the scholarly and scientific communication and publication system;
- to identify the value centers and cost categories that will experience the greatest impacts due to the increased significance of networks and networked information in the scholarly and scientific communication and publication system; and
- to formulate strategies for measuring those impacts over time.
At this project briefing, we will discuss the expert panels convened last July (fashioned to generate basic data and guidance for this project), and we will review plans for moving the project forward.
The Swedish History on the Net: An Education Experiment [Salon I]
Anders Gillner, Swedish University Network, Swedish Agency for Schools
The Nordic and History Museums of Stockholm, Sweden will, together with a commercial publisher, publish parts of an exhibition about Swedish history on the net together with reference material from a Swedish encyclopedia. This will be the foundation for school projects, hopefully making this a growing database about Swedish history. The project is planned to include abstracts in English.