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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 [log in to unmask] 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.