[Fwd: Digital Libraries lecture @ Catholic U 9/5]

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Digital Libraries lecture @ Catholic U 9/5
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:19:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Georgia Higley <ghig@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Georgia Higley <ghig@xxxxxxx>
To: " Washington DC Chapter" <sla-cdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Please excuse cross-posting.


The School of Library and Information Science at the Catholic University
of America and the Fairfax County Public Library Center for the Book are
sponsoring an important symposium series of great interest to
information
professionals. Please see the information below for detail. You are
cordially invited to attend.  Dr. Robert Martin, Director of IMLS, will
deliver the first lecture, "Blurring the Boundaries," on September
5th.  We look forward to seeing you at these lectures.

Digital Libraries Lecture Series for Students, Scholars & Information
Professionals

Undergraduates, graduate students, scholars and information
professionals
are invited to a free, four-part lecture series starting Thursday,
September 5, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the William J. Byron,
S.J. Auditorium, Columbus School of Law on the campus of The Catholic
University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C.  The series, "Tomorrow's
Digital Libraries: Are You Ready?" is sponsored by CUA's  School of
Library and Information Science and the Fairfax County Public Library
Center for the Book.  The series will address:

7 How information is organized in the digital age, and what skills and
knowledge are needed to use digital resources;
7 Digital rights management, intellectual freedom, privacy, child
protection, copyright, ethics and related areas;
7 The impact of technology on information management, access, and
research; 
7 Increasing corporate productivity through technology; and
7 Making valuable information available to students, scholars and other
researchers through cooperation among university libraries, archives,
computer centers, research groups and centers for excellence.

Dr. Robert Martin, director of the Institute of Library and Museum
Services, is one of several information professionals who will address
these issues at four lectures during the 2002-2003 academic
year.  Dr. Martin will present  "Blurring the Boundaries" from 3:00 to
4:00 p.m. on Sept. 5. The lecture will be followed by a reception.  
Other
speakers in the series include Daniel Pitti, project director of the
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities; and Laura
M. Eisenmann, architecture manager for Ernst and Young's KnowledgeWeb.

For directions to The Catholic University of America, please visit the
University's Web page at http://publicaffairs.cua.edu/direct.htm

For more information, contact CUA's School of Library and Information
Science at: (202) 319-5085.

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Georgia M. Higley
Automated Reference Services Specialist
Serial & Government Publications Division
Library of Congress
Washington, DC  20540-4760
202-707-2963; FAX:202-707-6128
ghig@xxxxxxx

The opinions expressed are my own.
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