Join OCLC and OCLC PICA at Online Information in London, 29 November – 1
December 2005!
Visit the OCLC PICA stand 38 at the Olympia Grand Hall for the latest news
and demonstrations of many OCLC and OCLC PICA services:
eContent, including eBooks and eAudiobooks from NetLibrary, that expand
the digital content available to library users.
Content management, specifically CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management
Software for storage, management and delivery of digitized special
collections.
Open WorldCat, which leads Web searchers from search engines to library
collections.
WorldCat Discovery, including OCLC FirstSearch for online reference and
WorldCat Resource Sharing for interlibrary loan.
Sisis-ELEKTRA, a more and more popular information portal that gives quick
and easy access to your high quality information.
Register now to attend our free special events on Tuesday, 29 November:
https://www3.oclc.org/app/onlineinfo_reg/
10:00 – 11:00, NetLibrary update, presented by Maureen Kanwischer,
Director of Business Development
The presentation will include the following topics:
-Overview of NetLibrary Business Activities
-Product Update
-Catalog Update
-Collection development strategy and direction
-New product offerings
-Subject Sets
-Downloadable AudioBooks
-Overall NetLibrary strategic direction
-Discussion of the strategic movement to encompass eContent, not just
eBooks
-Future eContent offerings
-Questions and Answers to conclude the session
12:30 – 14:00, OCLC PICA update, presented by Jay Jordan, OCLC President &
CEO and Rein van Charldorp, Managing Director, OCLC PICA
15:00 – 16:00, From the Cradle to the Grave: The Digital Life Cycle,
presented by Catherine Bonser, Product Manager, OCLC PICA and Russ Hunt,
Product Specialist, OCLC PICA
The presentation will include the following topics:
-Digitisation pitfalls,
-Eductaion
-Content creation
-Access
-Archiving
All of these events will be held at the Hilton Olympia Hotel, Battersea
Room.
Visit the conference Web site for more information. http://www.online-
information.co.uk
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