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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Early
Bird Registration Extended to November 21<sup>st</sup> for the NFAIS Workshop<i>:
Indexing and Indices: An Essential Component of Information Discovery<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Due
to the impact of the recent storm on many workplaces, the early bird
registration for the forthcoming NFAIS workshop,<i> Indexing and Indices: An
Essential Component of Information Discovery</i>, has been extended until
November 21, 2012. This is the first of two workshops on Information Discovery
that will be held at the Hub Cira Centre in Philadelphia, PA. Both onsite
and virtual registrations are available. Register for both and receive a 15% discount!<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"'> On November
30<sup>th</sup> we will focus on the approaches to indexing that are currently
in use, including the indexing of non-traditional content and automated
indexing. The pros and cons of each and possible changes for the future will be
discussed. Highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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 indexing approaches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Indexing
from the publisher’s perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Indexing
from the .librarian’s perspective<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Automated
Indexing – case studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Managing
Vocabularies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Indexing
of non-traditional content<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![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"'>Improving
information discovery – a conversation with librarians<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"'> (see
final agenda at:<a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/378-indexing-and-indices-nov-2012">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/378-indexing-and-indices-nov-2012</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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The second
workshop, <i>Future Role of Abstracting and Indexing Services</i>, is scheduled
for Friday, March 15, 2013, and will look at the evolution of abstracting and
indexing services, the challenges offered by the current information
environment, and how these services need to adapt to remain relevant to future
generations of librarians, scholars and researchers (see agenda at: <a
href="http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/379-the-future-of-abstracting-and-indexing-march-2013">http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/379-the-future-of-abstracting-and-indexing-march-2013</a>).<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Both
on-site and virtual registrations are available<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span>
Register for both workshops and receive a 15% discount.</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> In addition,
special discounts are available to members of our Sister Societies: (</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CENDI, ISCTI, AAUP, NISO, ASIS&T,
SSP, AAP/PSP, and LYRASIS). </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Register soon as the early bird discount ends on November
21<sup>st</sup>..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;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);
mailto:jilloneill@nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NFAIS: Serving the Global Information
Community<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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