The PALINET08 Conference + Vendor Fair, "Wide Open: Your Library, Their Way," features the latest open source solutions for libraries. Participate in discussions with colleagues about open source innovations, digitization technologies, and modular solutions for today's libraries. Held in conjunction with the PALCI Fall Members' Meeting (Wednesday October 29, also at the Sheraton University City), members of both organizations can take advantage of innovative programming including an exciting round robin session with fellow members who have already undertaken open source initiatives. In addition to these discussions, there will be sessions on collaborative digitization, new approaches to resource sharing, cataloging developments and digital collection implementation.

Dates: Oct. 27-28

The keynote speaker is Roy Tennant, internationally recognized speaker and writer, well known throughout the library world for his expertise on the latest in technology for libraries.

DLF Fall Forum 2008: Providence, Rhode Island
1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 -
1:00 p.m., Friday, November 14th, 2008

POTOMAC TECHNICAL PROCESSING LIBRARIANS
84th ANNUAL MEETING
October 17, 2008
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Center for Learning and Technology
Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland

Tide or Tsunami? Riding the Wave of Change in Technical Services

Keynote Speaker: Pamela Bluh

The 2009 Midwinter Meeting will be held in Denver, CO,
from Jan 23-28, 2009.

Persistence of Memory:
Sustaining Digital Collections
December 9-10, 2008
Chicago, Illinois

Wide Open: Your Library, Their Way

October 27 & 28, 2008
Sheraton University City
36th and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104

RLG Programs 2008 Annual Partners Meeting
June 2-4, 2008

Now updated with speaker presentations and summaris of the breakout sessions

The Future of Cataloging: A PALINET Symposium (Thursday, May 29, 2008, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

Keynote Address:Karen Calhoun, Vice President, OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, will present an overview of the current state of cataloging and the future direction of bibliographic control.

Now updated with audio recordings and slides (from most of the presenters)!

DigCCurr 2009:
Digital Curation Practice, Promise and Prospects

April 1-3, 2009
Chapel Hill, NC USA

Important dates:
September 30, 2008
Proposals due for contributed papers, panels and posters

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This forum allowed presenters to share various metadata related tools (including MARCedit, Archon, Metadata analysis tool, etc.)

Website includes links to a summary page for each tool.

July 9th 2008 - Bucknell University - Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

MetaArchive/LOCKSS Distributed Preservation Networks Workshop

Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL)
June 20, 2008 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Omni William Penn Hotel

This all-day workshop will provide information and training for institutions seeking to build or join LOCKSS-based distributed digital preservation networks. Please consider attending if you are interested in learning more about the technical logistics and operational considerations of hosting or participating in a Private LOCKSS Network for distributed preservation.

11th Annual LITA National Forum
October 16-19, 2008
Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, OH

* Retail
* Restaurants
* Sports & Recreation
* Spas
* Theatre/Performing Arts
* Transportation

Announcing the 13th bienniel Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) Conference. In 2008, the conference is being held jointly with the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG). This year's conference is in Cleveland, Ohio and includes: Preconference: a one-day Map Cataloging Workshop on Thursday, September 25

10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada

Although the default rules in U.S. copyright law encourage exclusive ownership and create a limited monopoly, today's technological and cultural landscape encourages sharing and collaboration. The result is a high-stakes conflict between copyright law and culture. Where do higher education interests reside? We will discuss these issues in the context of:

The Development of User Generated Content
Mass Digitization Projects
The Transformation of "Authorship"
Use of Wikis, Blogs and other Technologies in the Development of Scholarship"

The New Information Order: Its Culture, Content and Economy 

Park Hyatt Philadelphia
At the Bellevue
Broad and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19102 

March 19-21, 2008
Pre-Conferences March 18, 2008
Global Learning Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

23rd Annual Conference "Taking the Sting Out of Serials"
Date: June 5-8, 2008
Location: Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona 

*Call for Papers: The Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge*

WHAT IS The Acquisitions Institute?
* The pre-eminent Western North America conference on acquisitions and collection development, now in its eighth year at Timberline Lodge.
* A small, informal and stimulating gathering in a convivial and glorious Northwestern setting.
* A three day conference focusing on the methods and madness of building and managing library collections and information content.

WHAT TOPICS are we looking for?
* The planning committee is open to presentations on all aspects of library acquisitions and collection management.

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE for submitting a proposal?
* December 30, 2007

Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: Preconferences and Vendor Showcase

Thursday, Nov. 8, - Saturday, Nov. 10: Main Conference

Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
1701 Locust Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6179

September 24-25, 2007
Magnolia Hotel
Denver, CO

Save the date!  The 2008 joint conference of OLAC (Online Audiovisual
Catalogers) and MOUG (Music OCLC Users Group) will take place in
Cleveland, Ohio, from Friday, September 26 - Sunday, September 28, 2008.
Preconference will occur Thursday, Sept. 25th.

So what's an unconference? Unlike a traditional conference, where people have to pay registration fees to sit in an auditorium and listen to someone read off PowerPoint slides, there are no registration fees and everyone is an active participant.

Managing the Intangible: Creating, Storing and Retrieving Digital Surrogates of Historical Materials

Dates: Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Times: Program Schedule
9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Reception on Monday, April 30

Location:
UMUC Inn and Conference Center
3501 University Boulevard, East
Adelphi, Maryland 20783