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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Hello, my name is Rose Nelson and I am the Chair-Elect for the LITA Emerging Technologies Interest Group. I am responsible for developing a program for the annual ALA conference in 2005. After going to the Top Tech Trends session at ALA 2004 and thinking about technologies on the horizon, I thought it would be interesting to plan a program on digital respositories. I'm hoping that some of you can either put me in contact with potential presenters, or that you would be willing to present at the program.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="arial"></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">The program that I am proposing will look at a couple of different digital repositories and draw some comparisons and differences among them. The topics that I was planning to cover include definition of a digital repository, type of software that is used, digital objects that might be found in a repository, issues surrounding access and retrieval, and policies. This might be too much to cover in one session, but I figure I can narrow it down once I talk to the experts on this topic. I'm also not glued to any particular topic listed above, but wanted to gather some ideas to get started.</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">I would like for the program to be of interest to academic and public libraries so I am also planning to get a speaker to talk about WebJunction a new online community for libraries--primarily public libraries are using the national WebJunction Community-- where they have access to resources that have been created for and by library staff throughout the country. (</FONT><A HREF="http://www.webjunction.org"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="arial">http://www.webjunction.org</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">). WebJunction is also a repository of online learning and message board forums. It's quite different in content than traditional repositories, but I think some of the same concepts may apply --creating policies, digital rights management, standards, etc.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="arial"></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">I am wondering if you, or someone on your team will be attending ALA 2005 and would be intersted in being on a panel of speakers that discusses digital repositories. If this is something that you or your staff cannot engage in, is there someone you would recommend I contact that could possibly be a presenter on this topic? I would like to start pulling together a list of speakers. Thanks for your consideration.</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Sincerely,</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Rose</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Rose Nelson</FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Technology Consultant</FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Colorado State Library</FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">Coloradao Department of Education</FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">303-866-6946 (phone)</FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="arial">303-866-6940 (fax)</FONT><BR>
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