2001 FLICC Information Technology Update--7/12/01

Building a Digital Library: How Digitization Affects Traditional Library Activities and Services

See a Draft of the Agenda Below

In an increasingly digital environment, federal libraries and information centers have taken on additional functions and incorporated new infrastructure to support and promote the use of digital information. This IT Update will focus on how digitization is affecting federal information access and reference services. Presenters will examine several technical, managerial, and legal challenges associated with developing a framework to catalog, index, process, store, protect, and disseminate digital information.

Date
Thursday, July 12, 2001

Time
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no entry to the Library of Congress prior to 8:30 a.m.)

Place
Mumford Room, 6th floor, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Metro
Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)

Sponsor
FLICC Information Technology Working Group

Registration
$90 (includes refreshments and handouts). Call the FLICC office to
register: (202) 707-4800 or visit the FLICC Educational Programs Web
site at http://lcweb.loc.gov/flicc/mmeduc.html to register online.

ADA accommodations will be provided if requested five (5) business days in advance. Please contact (202) 707-4800 or [log in to unmask]

Information
Call FLICC (202) 707-4800; TTY (202) 707-4995

Cancellations
Cancellations must be called into the FLICC office (202-707-4800) 48 hours prior to the start of an educational program or the full fee will be charged.

Draft of Agenda

9:00 - 9:15
Welcome and Introduction
* Susan M. Tarr, Executive Director, Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC)
* Ellen Ensel, Computer Systems Librarian, U.S. Institute of Peace Library

9:15 - 10:15
Keynote: Overview of digital libraries, current status and future considerations
* José-Marie Griffiths, Professor of Information and Chief Information Officer of the University of Michigan
Q & A

10:15 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 12:00
Providing intellectual access: cataloging, indexing and processing

Metadata and Dublin Core:
* Suzanne Pilsk, Librarian, Smithsonian Institution
Martin Kalfatovic, Information Access Coordinator, Smithsonian Institution

GPO-OCLC Digital archiving project:
* George Barnum, Electronic Collection Manager, GPO

Creating a thesaurus or controlled vocabulary:
*Denise Bedford, Thesaurus Manager, Information Solutions Group, World Bank
Q & A

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (on your own)

1:00 - 2:30
Providing physical access: storage, security and ADA requirements

Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS):
* Don Sawyer, Computer Scientist, National Space Science Data Center, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center

Developing a framework to protect digital collections:
* Nancy Davenport, Director of Acquisitions, Library of Congress

Introduction to Rehabilitation Act: Requirements for Federal Libraries (Section 508):
* Mary Lou Mobley, Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Department of Justice

Storage, clustering and security:
* James King, Network Administrator, Naval Research Laboratory
Q & A

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:30
Providing Reference Services

Collaborative Digital Reference Service (CDRS):
* Diane Kresh, Director of Public Services Collections, Library of Congress

Digital/Virtual Reference Service:
* John Schuler, Head, Government Information, University of Illinois-Chicago Circle Campus
Q & A

3:30 - 4:00
Panel Discussion
* Moderator: Ellen Ensel
* Panelists: Denise Bedford, José-Marie Griffiths and John Schuler

4:00 Adjourn