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<p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>REMINDER:
Registration Closes at 3:00pm on Thursday, September 29th for the </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS
Workshop on </span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Web
Scale Information Discovery: The Opportunity, the Reality, the Future. </span></i></b><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Interested
in learning more about today’s new discovery services? Are they
meeting their promise? How do they work? What unique search and retrieval
features do they offer? How do you go about selecting the right service for
your organization? Are they difficult to implement? How are
database creators and publishers involved? And what does the future hold for
these services?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>These
questions and more will be answered on September 30, 2011 when librarians,
content providers and four of the major discovery services will gather in
Philadelphia, PA to share their perspectives in a one-day workshop. Both onsite
and virtual registrations are available. Highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>An
overview of the discovery service landscape – the products, how they work
and the opportunities that they offer to users, librarians and content
providers (</span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Judy
Luther,</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <i>President,
Informed Strategies</i></span><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>A look at four of the major discovery services
with presentations by <i>Sam Brooks</i> (<i>EBSCO Discovery Service</i>), <i>Carl
Grant</i> (<i>Primo Central </i>from Ex Libris), <i>John Law</i> (<i>SUMMON</i>
from Serials Solutions) and <i>Chip Nilges</i> (<i>OCLC WorldCat</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>The criteria and process used to select a discovery
service – what you need to consider in order to make the right
decision for your organization (<i>Diane Bruxvoort, Associate Dean for
Scholarly Resources and Research Services)<o:p></o:p></i></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Case studies on the timeline and challenges related
to the implementation of a discovery service - the preparation
required and the results to be expected (<i>Demian Katz</i>, Villanova
University, <i>Greg Silvis</i>, University of Delaware, <i>Scott Anderson</i>,
Millersville University, <i>Erin Rushton</i>, Binghamton University)</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby
hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a: <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/353-web-scale-info-discovery-sept-30-2011">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/353-web-scale-info-discovery-sept-30-2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On site
Attendance:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> NFAIS
members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay
$485. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Virtual
Attendance: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>on NFAIS
members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay
$435. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unlimited
Virtual Attendance:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members,
$995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more
information contact: Jill O’Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication
and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); <a
href="mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org">mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org</a> or go to <a
href="http://www.nfais.org/">http://www.nfais.org/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Supporting the Global
Information Community<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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