Please excuse any duplication 2004 ALCTS Preconference Putting the Digital Puzzle Together: Creating a Digital Project Friday, June 25th (8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Presented by the Networked Resources and Metadata Committee Libraries are increasingly developing digital projects on their own or in collaboration with other information-bearing institutions. Librarians responsible for developing and implementing digital projects need to understand the thorny issues involved in implementing virtual collections. This program will present speakers who are seasoned specialists who can describe the choices in metadata standards used to provide access and description to digital objects, the process of implementing digital projects, and how to receive funding for their project. Participants will know more about the choices of metadata standards and their integration with traditional library cataloging and other standards Participants will receive guidance on how to write a successful grant Participants will have a better understanding of the issues involved in planning and implementing a digital project. Target Audience Librarians involved in the steps of developing and implementing digital projects, including librarians in Cataloging, Collection Development, Special Collections and Archives, Reference Librarians, Preservation Officers, Systems Administration, and Technical Services. Program Titles 8:30- 9:00 am Registration, Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:15 am Opening remarks, Introductions 9:15-10:15 am Keynote Speaker, Erik Jul 10:15-10:30 am Break 10:30-11:30 am How to Win that Grant (Liz Bishoff) 11:30am -12:30 pm Planning and Implementing your Project (David Ruddy) 12:30-1:30 pm Boxed lunch 1:30-2:30 pm Selecting and implementing a metadata standard: one size doesn't fit all (Pricilla Caplan) 2:30-3:30 pm Using Controlled Vocabularies and Thesauri to Enhance End-User Access (Murtha Baca) 3:30-3:45 pm Break 3:45-4:30 Making Metadata Sausage: The World of the Aggregator (Diane Hillmann) Program Chair Name: Mary S. Woodley, Networked Resources and Metadata Committee, Chair Sponsored by: Elsevier Backstage To Register: Click here to register <http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctsconted/alctsceevents/alctspreconf/digitalpuzzle.htm> for the ALCTS Putting the Digital Puzzle Together Preconference. -- ********************************************************* Mary S. Woodley, Ph.D. Collection Development Coordinator California State University, Northridge Northridge CA 91330-8328 [log in to unmask] voice (818) 677-2261 fax: (818) 677-4928 *********************************************************