Conference reports and more from ZSR Librarians
Anaheim Convention Center It was a long day for me, as I’m sure is the case with all of the ZSR’ers who traveled all the way to Anaheim, CA for the 2008 Annual ALA Conference. Luckily, I took an early flight that was almost enjoyable: on time, no luggage charges, breakfast served, *early* arrival! I... more ›
This year, the North American Serials Interest Group met in Phoenix, Arizona for its annual conference. Steve Kelley and I represented ZSR at the conference, and the weather became It may have been a “dry heat”, but 103 degrees Fahrenheit was still hot in every sense. Thankfully, the conference was mostly held indoors and away... more ›
From June 5 to 8, Chris and I attended the 2008 NASIG Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at the Tapatio Cliffs Resort, which sounds nice until you account for the fact that Arizona is a sun-blasted hellscape unfit for human habitation. Nevertheless, I attended a number of useful sessions at the conference. Highlights included: Real ERM... more ›
Center for Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment Conference: Day 2 A long and very theory driven day… Keynote Address: Georgia Harper “The Economics of Copyright and the Impact on Academia: Mass Digitization and Copyright Law, Policy and Practice” Georgia Harper started her speech with a bang, proposing that anyone who is looking for change... more ›
Center for Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment Conference: Day 3 Round Table Discussions: Georgia Harper and Carrie Russell Our table discussed: University, Innovation & Copyright: How to Become an Effective Advocate and Move Your Community from Baltic Avenue to Park Place As students and faculty begin to use new technologies (flickr, facebook, second Life,... more ›
2008 NC Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), Purchasing Committee Meeting, May 28-29 by Lauren Corbett and Carol Cramer For the first time in the history of the group, sessions were not restricted to vendors and purchasing, which was discussed as a problem at the end of the meeting, with suggestions to divide into separate days... more ›
On Friday I attended the NC Publications Depository System Meeting meeting in Raleigh. I went since Mary H. has left and Mary Lib was on previously scheduled vacation, but it turns out that I was our representative at the last meeting (in 2006), too, so I’m starting to feel like a part of the group!... more ›
On April 14 and 15, Linda Ziglar and I attended a workshop at PCL that addressed the basic elements of cataloging serial materials. Developed in 1999, it is sponsored by the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP) as part of the Cooperative Online Serials Program (CONSER) and offered around the country several times each year.... more ›
Since Leslie has already done such a good job of summarizing the keynote address of the RTSS Spring Workshop, I will discuss the next most useful session I attended, “Next Generation Cataloging Standards: RDA + FRBR,” presented by Erin Stalberg, Head of Metadata and Cataloging at North Carolina State University. RDA, or Resource Description and... more ›
Pre Conference Seminar: 1:00pm to 4:00pm “The Public Domain and Fair Use” Lolly Gasaway Lolly Gasaway discussed the purpose of copyright laws, namely to promote learning to the public, and encourage authors to create new works. The US Constitution gives Congress “the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts, (aka anything worth... more ›