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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello, </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I'm hoping that some of you on the Dspace list will be able to join us for this program. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Emerging Technologies Interest Group of LITA is sponsoring a program on policies and practices of institutional repositories for ALA 2005. The program will be on Monday, June 27, 2005 from 8:30-11:00; the ETIG business meeting will follow. Location: TBA. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This program will explore policies and practices related to institutional repositories (IR). We will begin the session with a definition and introduction of IR's. Next, we will look at how policies and practices shape IR's by examining copyright issues, collection development policies for IR's, and best practices or lessons learned in implementing an IR. Panel speakers include:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Marcy Rosenkrantz, Director of Library Systems from Cornell University; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Robert McDonald, Assistant Director of Libraries, from Florida State University; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Susan Gibbons, Assistant Dean for Public Services from the University of Rochester; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Catherine Jannik, Digital Initiatives Manager from Georgia Institute of Technology; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sandra Kerbel, Director of Public Services for the Library from the University of Pennsylvania; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and Rose Nelson, Library Technology Consultant from the Colorado State Library will facilitate the panel discussion. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Feel free to pass this message on to other colleagues. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rose</FONT>
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<P><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">Colorado Department of Education</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">303-866-6946</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">303-748-4720</FONT>
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