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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 06:42:33 -0400
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To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
Subject: OLAC Conference Deadline Extension
The deadline to register for the Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) 1998
Conference without penalty has been extended to September 30th. The
registration fee for this conference is $100.00 for members, $110.00 for
non-members. This makes our conference one of the great bargains in
professional education for catalogers. And Charlotte has very pleasant
weather in autumn!
If you have any questions about the conference please feel free to contact
me at the address below. We look forward to seeing you in Charlotte!
Best regards,
Kevin Furniss
Local Arrangements Chair
Online Audiovisual Catalogers 1998 Conference
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OLAC '98 CONFERENCE AV MATERIALS: FROM THE LIBRARY'S ORPHAN CHILD TO CINDERELLA
November 4-7, 1998 Charlotte, North Carolina
Come join your collegues in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 4-7 for the
8th Conference of the Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC), to be held
at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Charlotte (will become an Omni Hotel in October).
Charlotte (pop. 460,000) is located in the south central part of the state,
about 12 miles from the South Carolina border. Interstate highways 77 and 85
run through Charlotte, and Interstate 40 is approximately one hour to the
north. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, a hub for USAir, services
500 flights daily and is located 7 miles from Uptown Charlotte at the
intersections of both I-77 and I-85. For information about Charlotte and its
many attractions check out Charlotte's Web at http://www.charweb.org.
The conference program proper begins Thursday, November 5th with keynote
speakers Lynne Howarth, Dean, Faculty of Information Studies, University of
Toronto, from whom we received the Conference title, and Deb Tracy-Proulx,
Cataloger, Yahoo! Corporation. The workshops we are offering this year include:
Computer files; Internet resources; Maps; Non-print serials; Sound
recordings; Subject analysis of non-book materials; Toys, kits, games and
realia; and Videorecordings.
For full information and conference registration form, go to the conference
website at
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/cts/olac/
For more information contact Kevin Furniss ([log in to unmask]), Ruth
Roazen ([log in to unmask]), Pat Ballard ([log in to unmask]) or Jan
Mayo ([log in to unmask])
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Kevin A. Furniss
Access Control Librarian
Dacus Library Phone: (803) 323-2600, x6193
Winthrop University Fax: (803) 323-3285
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29733 E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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