> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 10:10 EST
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> Subject: March end-user conference in NYC
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>
> END-USER ACCESS: DO THEY STILL NEED US?
>
> (A One Day Conference at Donnell Library Center, NYC, NY,
> March 9th 10am to 4pm)
>
> The 1990's has been called the "decade of the end-user". The
> growth of direct access to a variety of library services - online
> searching, CD-ROM databases, document delivery, internet services
> -is certainly reinforcing the truth of this prediction.
>
> What does this growth in end-user access mean to the library
> profession? How are end-user needs and expectations changing?
> What is happening to the role of the librarian? How should
> libraries plan for these new roles and services?
>
> Plan to spend March 9th exploring these and other questions.
> SUNY/OCLC has gathered a group of distinguished librarians who
> will share their experience and expertise in these areas.
>
>
> Susan Barnes - Cornell University, Albert R. Mann Library
> Head of Public Services
>
> Do Electronic Library Users Still Need Librarians? Of Course They
> Do!
>
> Since 1991, Cornell University's Albert R. Mann Library has made
> the Mann Library Gateway available to Cornellians in offices,
> labs, dorm rooms, campus libraries, microcomputer centers, as
> well as in homes and other off-campus locations. This electronic
> library provides access 24 hours a day to over 200 databases.
> Students search Gateway databases as they work on class
> assignments; instructors use the Gateway to prepare lectures; and
> researchers conduct their own literature reviews using the
> system. As the Gateway becomes more heavily used, Mann staff have
> seen an accompanying increase in the need for user support. Ms.
> Barnes will describe changes in reference staffing and in Mann's
> instruction program that have been instituted over the past three
> years to help Gateway users.
>
>
> Barbara Farah - SUNY College at Geneseo, Milne Library
> Director of Libraries
>
> Implementing the Vision: A Framework for Success
>
> Increased end-user access is a present and/or future goal for
> many libraries. Achieving that goal demands a recognition of the
> importance of planning and flexibility in implementing end-user
> services. Dr. Farah will stress the elements of a necessary
> strategic plan for assisting end-users in a changing information
> environment. A variety of issues will be addressed in her talk:
> the information infrastructure; needed training and education to
> give effective access to a variety of end-users; values; and how
> such services may be funded.
>
>
> Jane Winland - Columbia University
> Director, Lehman Library of Social Sciences
>
> The "Virtual Library": Changing Roles and Challenges for
> Librarians
>
> As end-users gain direct access to electronic services,
> librarians face a changing role and new challenges in working
> with a wide variety of users who are developing new skills in
> this area. Librarians have a critical role to play in the design,
> implementation, and evaluation of these services. Ms. Winland
> will use Columbia University's experiences with CLIO Plus to
> illustrate the interaction and needs of library staff and end-
> users.
>
>
> Anne Woodsworth - Long Island University
> Dean, Palmer School of Library and Information
> Science
>
> Will End User Service Be the End of Infomediaries?
>
> Increasingly sophisticated user interfaces are being developed to
> allow end-users to access a greater variety of information and
> information sources. The number of end-users utilizing "user
> friendly" services to obtain services directly has been
> increasing rapidly over the past few years. It is possible the
> "Infomediaries" such as libraries and librarians will become
> redundant. In her talk, Dean Woodsworth will focus on this
> question of need and redundancy; the changing nature of jobs in
> the field; and how the education and preparation of librarians
> must change to accomodate an uncertain future.
>
> THE SUNY/OCLC NETWORK PRESENTS
> CURRENT ISSUES IN REFERENCE SERVICES
> REGISTRATION FORM
>
> END USER ACCESS:
> DO THEY STILL NEED US?
>
> MARCH 9, 1994
> 10:00am-4:00pm
>
> DONNELL LIBRARY CENTER
> 20 WEST 53RD ST.
> NEW YORK, NY
>
> Name_________________________________________________________________
>
> Address_______________________________________________________________
>
> Phone #________________________ OCLC Symbol (If applicable) ______________
>
> Institution______________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Full member-SUNY/OCLC Network___________$30.00 per person
>
> All other institutions_______________________$45.00 per person
>
> PAYMENT OPTIONS:
>
> [ ] CHECK PAYABLE TO: State University of New York-OCLC
>
> [ ] PURCHASE ORDER PAYABLE TO: State University of New York-OCLC
>
> [ ] BILL TO SUNY/OCLC ACCOUNT: ________ (3-Letter Symbol)
>
> Registration forms must be received by February 23, 1994. To receive a refund,
> you must contact the Network by Monday, March 7th, 1994.
>
> Please duplicate this form as necessary. Use one registration form for each
> registrant.
>
> Please send all questions &
> responses directly to: Nancy Steele
> SUNYOCLC@SNYCENVM.BITNET
> The SUNY/OCLC Network
> State University Plaza
> Albany, NY 12246
> (518) 443-5444 or (800) 342-3353
> FAX - (518) 432-4346
>
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