Dear FEDLINK Members: We invite you to take a break from your busy ALA Midwinter schedule and join us for a very interactive and fun introduction to Gale Directory Library - our new platform that takes popular references - such as Ward's Business Directory of Public and Private Companies and the Encyclopedia of Associations series -off the shelf and makes them available at the click of a mouse 24/7. That means patrons and students can use state-of-the-art functionality to perform a range of data sorting, filtering and exporting. These innovative features, unlike anything seen previously from our directories, make Gale Directory Library the essential tool for research. * Clear the volumes off the shelves * Mine it like a database but own it like a book * Make it accessible 24/7 and remotely to library users * Cross-search with other directories * Search, sort and export If you are not attending ALA Midwinter feel free to forward this invite to your colleagues that are. Seating is limited, RSVP today for one of the events listed below: DATE: Sunday, January 13, 2008 TIME: 7:30a.m.-9:30a.m. *breakfast will be served LOCATION: Marriott Philadelphia Hotel, Franklin 8-9 room RSVP: Send an email to [log in to unmask] DATE: Sunday, January 13, 2008 TIME: 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m. *lunch will be served LOCATION: Marriott Philadelphia Hotel, Franklin 8-9 room RSVP: Send an email to [log in to unmask] Marriott Philadelphia Hotel 1201 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 We look forward to seeing you soon! Gale A Cengage Learning Company 27500 Drake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 James W. Oliver FEDLINK Vendor Services Coordinator Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540-4935 V-(202)707-4960, F-(202)707-4955 [log in to unmask] http://www.loc.gov/flicc