NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR THE LITA PRECONFERENCE

[Roy Tennant]

Posted on behalf of Rebecca Felkner <rfelkner at ala.org>, please do not
respond to me. Thanks,
Roy Tennant

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DID YOU MISS THE MAY 21ST ALA DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR PRECONFERENCES?
  Well, its  not too late to sign up for the LITA Preconference on
Digital Identifiers!   

Just visit the LITA Preconference Web site,
www.lita.org/ac99/precon99.htm
to register for "Making Sense of Digital Identifiers for Internet and
Other Online Applications."  To be held Friday, June 25, 1999 from
9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. (registration open at 8:00 a.m.), the
Preconference will provide a practical and technical explanation of
many of the more important identifiers and the issues surrounding
their design and applications. This workshop will include information
on the DOI, SICI, URN, URI, PII, ISWN and several other high profile
identifiers. Design considerations will be described in detail,
including pros and cons of components such as affordance, maximum
length, mnemonics, persistence and other such features.  Don't miss
this opportunity to learn from experts in the field as they
demonstrate and discuss applications that depend on identifiers.

Registration Information:
Registration fees
LITA Member, $190; 
ALA Member (fee includes LITA membership), $235; 
Non-Member, $305. 

Lunch, breaks, and materials will be included in the registration
fee.