Prof Bruce Royan, CEO,  SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network)
http://www.scran.ac.uk/    tel (+44) 131 662 1211    fax(+44) 131 662 1511 

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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 16:18:47 -0600
From: Anne Craig <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Illinois State Library Satellite Videoconference announcment

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     Metadata:  its role in knowledge management and resource discovery
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     Wednesday, January 27, 1999, 10 a.m. - noon (CST)

     Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Martin Dillon, Executive Director, OCLC Institute

     Audience:  Those interested in information retrieval from the Web, grant
     applicants to the Illinois State Library, Web masters/publishers.  Not an
     elementary look at Web resource discovery, but neither is it highly
     technical.  It is intended as an overview of metadata, its uses and its
     implementation, and a discussion of related issues.

     Dr. Dillon will address:

     Trends in electronic information
     Benefits of metadata to the user and the Web publisher The Dublin Core
     Metadata Set
     What is CORC?  Why is it important?

     Following Dr. Dillon's remarks, a panel discussion will probe pertinent
     issues concerning metadata and its implementation.  Panelists include:
     Alvan Bregman, University of Illinois Libraries, Urbana/Champaign, Head of
     Research and Planning, Technical Services
     Andrew Bullen, North Suburban Library System, Information Systems Manager
     Melissa Calhoun, Infobahn Outfitters, Vice President

     An audience call-in question and answer period will follow the panel
     discussion.

     Link to the videoconference Web site for related information:
     http://www.library.sos.state.il.us/digital/metadata.htm

     To register for or to downlink this free-of-charge satellite broadcast,
     email Jill Heffernan, [log in to unmask] Permission is
     granted for copying and rebroadcasting with proper credit to the Illinois
     State Library.


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