SLA CLICK U LIVE SEMINAR: SLA Presents: Understanding Digital Libraries

Presenter:  Michael Lesk, Professor of library and information science
at Rutgers University

Program Description:

Can we get all the resources we want from a keyboard? This dream dates
back to 1945, but it's now close to realization. In this seminar we will
talk about what kinds of material have been digitized, what remains to
be done, what the obstacles are, and what the future will hold.

Increasingly, digital libraries are moving beyond current journals. The
best-known example is Google Books, but we also see vast amounts of
digital imagery, video, sound, and archival manuscripts. Each poses a
different technical issue, but more important are the social issues.
Many of these new materials have not been through traditional
abstracting or indexing processes and instead rely on hyperlinks or
"tagging" by volunteers. New technology may help us with identifying
images, extracting information from multimedia sources, and searching.

People use online materials in different ways; for example, they are
more likely to read small amounts of text from multiple places in a book
rather than go through it cover to cover. Some condemn this, some
welcome it, but we can't really fight it.

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Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST

Location:

LexisNexis
6th Floor
1150 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
(Metro: Farragut West/North)

Guests must show a photo ID to the guard in the lobby.

RSVP: 

Please RSVP directly to Marie Kaddell at [log in to unmask] to
reserve your seat.

Make sure to note whether or not you are a SLA member in your RSVP.

Price:

Free for DC/SLA members; $25.00 for non-DC/SLA members (payable via
PayPal at http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/events_files/clicku09.html 
<http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/events_files/clicku09.html> )

Please note: 

Seminars begin PROMPTLY; please arrive at least 10 minutes early to sign
in and get seated. Please make sure to bring your own handouts. A link
to the course materials will be provided a few days before the seminar.

Please share this seminar announcement with others who may be interested
(SLA members/non-members).

Marie 

Marie Kaddell, M.L.S., M.S., M.B.A.
Senior Information Professional Consultant [log in to unmask] 

DC/SLA Click U Coordinator
Public Relations Chair, SLA Division of Government Information

Visit the LexisNexis Government Info Pro blog at
http://www.governmentinfopro.com 

(CMD)