FLICC Meeting Announcement 2003-23

The Institute for Federal Library Technicians

See a draft of the agenda below.

Designed for both the newer and the seasoned library technician, this
week-long institute will provide a broad overview of federal library
work. The program will open with a dynamic keynote presentation on
professionalism and the federal library technician and will continue
with presentations by noted experts and panel discussions by federal
library staff members. The week will also include subject-oriented tours
of selected areas of the Library of Congress and moderated breakout
sessions for participants to interact with their peers. (Note: This
program replicates the Technicians Institutes held in 1997-2002.)

Date
Monday, July 21--Friday, July 25, 2003

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 S.E., Washington, D.C.

Metro
Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)

Sponsor
FLICC Education Working Group

Registration
$300 (includes refreshments and handouts). Registrations may not be
shared among multiple participants. Visit the FLICC Educational Programs
Web site at http://www.loc.gov/flicc/feveform.html to register online,
or call FLICC at  (202) 707-4800.

Request ADA Accommodations five business days in advance at (202)
707-6362 TTY 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

Monday, July 21
AM
Welcome and Introduction
Keynote: Satia Marshall Orange, Director, Office for Literacy and
Outreach Services (OLOS), American Library Association
Technicians Panel
PM
History of Books and Libraries
Breakout Sessions on: Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Cataloging,
Acquisitions, and Reference

Tuesday, July 22
AM
Government Funding
Acquisitions/ Collection Development
Serials
PM
Preservation
Cataloging Concepts
Subject Cataloging

Wednesday, July 23
AM
The World Wide Web
Integrated Library Services (ILS)
Online Services
PM
Library of Congress Tours to: Cataloging, Congressional Research
Service, Copyright, Law Library, Science and Technology, Serial and
Government Publications, Geography and Map, and the Main Reading Room

Thursday, July 24
AM
Reference Process/Reference Sources
PM
Government Documents
Digital Reference
Inter-library Loan/Document Delivery

Friday, July 25
AM
Personnel Issues and Career Development
PM
Customer Services
Professional Associations Panel
COLT, ALA, DCLA, SLA
Certificates/Final Adjournment