[Web4lib] Limited Seating Available for the NFAIS Forum on the Current Status and Future Trends of Online Usage Statistics.

[Seiler, Bernie]

Hello All,

Some may be interested in information about the upcoming NFAIS Forum on Current Status and Future Trends of Online Usage Stats, outlined below:
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Limited seating is available for the NFAIS one-day meeting, Online Usage Statistics: Current Status and Future Directions, to be held on Friday, October 27, 2006 at PALINET Headquarters, in Philadelphia, PA, from 9:00am to 4:30pm. 

Usage statistics are a key metric for publishers and librarians alike! Do you need an overview or update on Project COUNTER? Do you want to learn more about the new initiative, SUSHI, and its relationship with Project COUNTER? Do you understand why and how publishers are becoming COUNTER compliant or are working to implement SUSHI? Are you up-to-date on the library perspective with regard to the utility of the data offered by theses two standards? How publishers and librarians collect and leverage the data? What software is available?

Whether you are new to this field and want to quickly come up-to-speed or an experienced information professional who wants to remain up-to-date on the rapidly evolving field of usage statistics, this meeting is for you. Come and learn join your peers for an enjoyable and fact-filled day that will provide information essential to your organization, and provide you with an opportunity for networking within the Information Community.

The final program, registration form, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels and general information on Philadelphia is available at: <http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=39>

Register soon, as seating is limited. NFAIS members pay $245 and non-members pay $295 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and breaks). For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mail to: <mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org>. 

Founded in 1958, NFAIS is a premier membership organization of more than 50 of the world's leading producers of databases, information services, and information technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, and the arts and humanities.
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Bernie Seiler
Chairman, NFAIS Best Practices/Usage Statistics Committee