Announcement: "Steering By Standards" Videoconference Series

[Lytle,Amy]

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Library systems and practices rely upon a growing array of technical
standards designed to support all aspects of knowledge management.  Often,
new standards combine both imaginative thinking and technological innovation
to produce new solutions for information managers and users.  Understanding,
influencing, planning for, and exploiting standards has never been more
important--or more challenging--for libraries.  

The OCLC Institute is presenting "Steering by Standards," a series of three
satellite videoconferences that will address key topics in the standards
arena  (http://www.oclc.org/institute/events/sbs.htm).  The videoconference
series includes:

A New Harvest: Revealing Hidden Resources with the Open Archives Metadata
Harvesting Protocol.  Tuesday, March 26, 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST.
Key Speaker: Herbert Van de Sompel

The OAIS Imperative: Enduring Record or Digital Dust?  Friday, April 19,
12:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST
Key Speaker: Donald Sawyer

Paper Past, Digital Future: Managing Metadata Standards in Transition.
Wednesday, May 29, 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST

Key Speaker: Barbara Tillett

Site licenses are available at a discount for the 3-show series, or for
single shows.  All transmissions are via C-band satellite; a toll-free
number will enable participants to interact with the experts and
practitioners in the standards fields.  

For more information on obtaining a site license for this videoconference
series, contact your OCLC Regional Network or the OCLC Institute at
lytlea at oclc.org.




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