> Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel the Edinburgh OCLC
> PICA Update and Forum on Wednesday 10 September, we shall be rescheduling
> this event in October, and we will of course keep you informed of dates
> and times.
>
> My apologise, to all those who where attending the Edinburgh Forum, and
> hope this has not inconvenienced you to much, we look forward to meeting
> you in October.
>
> We still have a few places left, for the following venues:
>
> What's Happening with the Digital Library?
>
> Find out by attending the OCLC PICA Update and Forum being held at the
> following venues:
>
> Manchester (Friday September 5th)
> Manchester Metropolitan University
> Geoffrey Manton Building
> Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm
>
>
> Birmingham (Monday September 8th)
> OCLC PICA,
> Lecture Theatre
> Edgbaston
> Birmingham
> Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm
>
> Edinburgh (Wednesday September 10th)CANCELLED
>
>
> London (Friday September 12th)
> King's College London
> Franklin Wilkins Building
> London
> Time: 10.00am - 1.00pm
>
> OCLC PICA offers an extensive range of leading edge products and services
> for both library professionals and library end users. Products are
> developed following extensive research and consultation with library
> professionals and are designed for libraries of all types and sizes.
> The following services will be covered:
> netLibrary: the world's premier provider of electronic books (eBooks).
> netLibrary supports the mission and methods of academic, public, special
> and school libraries with eContent and delivery solutions that facilitate
> research, reference and learning via Web-based technologies.
> OCLC FirstSearch: a fully integrated reference service platform.
> Accessing
> a wide range of databases, linking e-journals, e-books, web resources,
> Library Holdings, and ILL. Learn more about WorldCat on FirstSearch, the
> world's largest bibliographic database and most heavily used reference
> database by academic and public libraries.
> QuestionPoint: QuestionPoint is a Web-based virtual collaborative
> reference
> service and set of tools for libraries of all sizes. This service
> provides
> libraries and library groups with access to a global network of
> institutions, and a low-cost toolset for managing their virtual reference
> desk.
> Digitisation and Preservation: New tools for Digital Preservation:
> CONTENTdm, OCLC's software suite for digital collection management, offers
> a complete digital content management system that can capture, index,
> store, query, and display digital collections. Includes new multi-site
> server software, which allows users to combine search results from
> multiple
> remote servers.
>
> If you would like to attend the OCLC PICA Road Show, contact Gillian
> McLeod
> at OCLC PICA, Birmingham via e-mail at [log in to unmask] with the
> following information:
> Name
> Institution
> Address
> Tel
> E-mail
> Venue you would like to attend
> Number of people who wish to attend.
>
>
>
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