FW: [4] Midwinter Discussion: Internet Resource Potpourri

[Luck, Deanne L]

Internet Resource Potpourri
Sunday, January 31, 10:00-1:00
Philadelphia Marriott, Salon G
 
Join us in Philadelphia for "Internet Resource Potpourri," a series of
managed discussions sponsored by LITA's Internet Resources Interest Group.
Discussion leaders will introduce six varied topics (described below),
followed by audience discussion.  Be prepared to share your experiences,
opinions, and questions!

(If you'd like to get involved in the IRIG, please attend our business
meeting, Sat. 1/30, 2:00-4:00, MAR 403.)
 
10:00-11:20
"Collection Development For Internet Sites"
Judith Hiott and Syma Zerkow, Houston Public Library
Houston Public Library's procedures for selecting, evaluating and
maintaining sites on its "Internet Links" page.

10:00-11:20
"Creating And Publishing Community Information Files"
David Clapp, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library 
Introduces three community databases in Chattanooga-Hamilton County's CARL
system & the MARC format for community files, and covers the creation,
maintenance, publication, and strong public and government support for these
and similar initiatives.

10:00-11:20
"Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Sources on WWW"
Steve Stone, University of Kentucky
Discussion of the wealth of GIS information available on the WWW, where the
best sources are, and what librarians would like to see that isn't out there
yet.
 
11:40-1:00
"Career Education and Technology K-12"
Sharlene Miller-Ballas and Carla Sproull, Craig House
Community partnerships, documented job shadowing experiences, multimedia
research, and collaboration will enable the student to create a web page
listing the responsibilities,
qualifications, salary, and outlook for future employment of various
careers.  

11:40-1:00
"Linking Distributed Metadata Collections: The Isaac Network"
Aimee Glassel and Debra Shapiro, Internet Scout Project
The Internet Scout Project's Isaac Network is one of several new initiatives
that are creating virtual collections of quality Internet resources by
linking multiple geographically distributed metadata collections.

11:40-1:00
"Agitated about Aggregators?"
Jack Pontius, Pennsylvania State University
A discussion of full text newspaper providers available from three of the
largest Aggregators--American Universe (Lexis Nexis), Dow Jones, and UMI
Proquest Direct.  Which titles are where and for what years?  Is it the
Allentown Morning Call or the Morning Call (Allentown, PA)?  Which
aggregator has the best holdings for elite newspapers (NY Times, Wall
Street Journal, etc.)?  Which has the best holdings for your state?  How
much duplication is there?  Which has the best holdings for foreign or
ethnic American newspapers?  Which search system is best?  
 
Thank you,
DeAnne Luck, Internet Resources IG Co-chair
Electronic Resources Librarian
Austin Peay State University
LuckDL at apsu.edu