Bring your brown bag lunch and join your colleagues for the next
Learning@Lunch Series: Washington Research Library Consortium
(See flicc Meeting Announcement MA2008-4 at
http://www.loc.gov/flicc/ma/2008/ma0804.pdf)
The Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) opened in 1987 when
the major universities in the Washington D.C. area wanted to share
library collections and information technology to enhance the resources
available to their students and faculty. This presentation will cover
the consortium’s organization, services, governance and funding.
Guest Speaker
Bruce Hulse is the Director of Information Services at the Washington
Research Library Consortium (WRLC) where he implements and enhances
various components of the ALADIN digital library system and oversees of
the WRLC Storage facility operation and delivery services. Hulse
originally joined WRLC in 1990 as a systems librarian to work on the
implementation of the first generation ALADIN system. Prior to joining
WRLC, Hulse worked at the Brown University Libraries and the Columbia
University Libraries. He holds BA and MSLS degrees from Columbia
University. Bruce is also a member of the adjunct faculty at The
Catholic University of America’s School of Library and Information
Science.
For more information on the Washington Research Library Consortium
check out their website at http://www.wrlc.org/.
The Learning@Lunch series is designed to provide an informal setting at
which topics of interest to federal information professionals will be
presented. Each lecture is free and lasts approximately 90 minutes.
Information professionals are encouraged to propose topics and
presenters for upcoming series lectures. When possible, web conferencing
will be utilized to expand opportunities to participate in the lecture.
Date
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Time
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Place
Library of Congress
FLICC/FEDLINK Conference Room, Room 218
Adams Building, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC
Metro/Directions
Capitol South
(Orange/ Blue Lines)
Sponsor
FLICC Education Working Group
Information
Call FLICC (202) 707-4813
TTY (202) 707-4995
Request ADA Accommodations five business days in advance at
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Registration
Free, but advanced registration is required. Limited to 25 attendees
per lecture. Register online at
http://www.loc.gov/flicc/feveform.html.
Cancellations
Please notify FLICC at (202) 707-4813 if you cannot attend to allow
those on the waiting list an opportunity to register.
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