"Going Digital"
Sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP)
Thursday, April 10, 1997
8:30 am
Introductions: Michael J. Kurtz, NARA
Welcome: John W. Carlin, Archivist of the United States
Announcements: Marie B. Allen, Conference Chair, NARA
Speaker:
Why are libraries and archives "Going Digital?" How will the new environment change our services and our workplace in the next decade? William Y. Arms, Corporation for National Research Initiatives
9:45 am
Break (Opportunity to purchase box lunches)
10:00 am
Demonstrations:
Digital resources at NARA: Debra S. Wall, Theodore J. Hull, Merisue D'Achille
Digital resources at the Maryland State Archives: Edward C. Papenfuse
Digital resources at UMCP: Charles B. Lowry
11:45 am - Lunch
12:45 pm
Panel Discussions:
What do researchers expect in digital access? Marietta Plank, UMCP, Chair, Richard Blondo, NARA, Edward C. Papenfuse, Maryland State Archives, and Betty H. Day, UMCP
1:45 pm
How can the education of libraries and archivists equip them to meet the digital needs of their customers? Ann E. Prentice, UMCP, Chair and Speaker, Bruce W. Dearstyne, UMCP and Toni Carbo, University of Pittsburgh
2:45 pm - Break
3:00 pm
Introduction:
Ann E. Prentice
Speaker: The information professions and the future of the National Information Infrastructure, Toni Carbo, University of Pittsburgh
3:45 pm
Concluding Comments: William E. Kirwan, President, University of Maryland
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