The following message may be of interest to the people here who are
going to ALA. It describes a program about digital libraries. FYI.


Begin forwarded message:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Halbert [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:49 PM
> Subject: ALA Panel on Aquifer, NDIIPP, and NSDL Sustainability on Mon
> 6/26/06
>
> A panel entitled "Future Directions for Digital Library Initiatives:
> Addressing the Challenges of Collaboration and Sustainability" will
> be held
> at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
>
> This panel will be held on Monday, June 26 from 1:30 - 4:30 PM at
> the Royal
> Sonesta Hotel at 300 Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, and will
> include
> the following presenters:
>
> 1. Katherine Kott (Aquifer Director) will discuss the activities now
> underway in the DLF Aquifer project to create a next generation
> digital
> library environment.  URL: http://www.diglib.org/aquifer
>
> 2. Laura Campbell (Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives,
> Library of
> Congress) will describe the strategies envisioned for sustaining the
> collaborative efforts underway in the National Digital Information and
> Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP).  URL:
> http://www.digitalpreservation.gov
>
> 3. Kaye Howe (NSDL Deputy Director) will present on the
> accomplishments and
> sustainability plans for the National Science Digital Library
> (NSDL).  URL:
> http://nsdl.org
>
> This panel will be a great opportunity to hear from leaders of
> three of the
> largest digital library initiatives in the country concerning
> strategies for
> addressing the key challenges of collaboration and sustainability.
> This
> panel is sponsored by the ALA LITA Digital Libraries Technology
> Interest
> Group (DLTIG) which will hold its open business meeting immediately
> afterwards at 4:30 PM to elect new officers (volunteers are
> solicited).
> Please come join us for what should be an intriguing and valuable
> conference
> panel.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Martin Halbert, PhD, MLIS
>
> Director for Digital Programs and Systems
> Robert W. Woodruff Library
> 540 Asbury Circle
> Emory University
> Atlanta, GA 30322
>
> (ph)  404-727-2204
> (fax) 404-727-0827
> (web) http://martin.library.emory.edu
>
> "Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way
> to predict
> the future is to invent it. Really smart people with reasonable
> funding can
> do just about anything that doesn't violate too many of Newton's
> Laws!"
> - Alan Kay, 1971


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