| You're Invited
The
American Distance Education Consortium and Washington State University
invite you to join us for a national satellite conference
on the
concept of “Digital Libraries."
ADEC
president Janet Poley provides this context for the broadcast:
ADEC continues
to provide leadership and learning opportunities focused on
advancing "IDEAL distance education" within
the higher education committee. IDEAL3 is the third phase of an
initiative begun in the 1990s to build an "ideal" collaborative
structure and set of practices to create quality learning opportunities
using technology.
Washington
State University, with leadership from Scott Fedale, produced
a very successful national videoconference for IDEAL2
in 2001. This videoconference will be the first of what ADEC
plans to be a series of IDEAL3 video learning opportunities
via satellite and the Internet. We are proud of the talent
and energy
being drawn into this significant piece of work focused on
digital libraries.
This 90 minute broadcast will feature a panel of experts in the
field (see Program Guests) in a discussion of the following topics
and more:
- What
do we mean when we say “Digital Libraries?
- How
are digital libraries the "same" and how are they
different than “regular” libraries?
- Creating & archiving
digital content
- The
challenges of software and format obsolescence
- How
has this changed with the move towards more digital storage?
- Will
we or should we still build new library buildings?
- New
roles for the traditional library
- New
legal and copyright issues with digital content and access
- The
Google issue…what will be available and what won’t
- Changes
in the Federal and international perspective on information
access
- Who
is going to keep the physical copies of books, journal, etc.,
and is there still going to be a need to keep actual books
somewhere?
- The
concept of a “national library”
- The
changing economics of information storage
- The
impact of new ways of storing things on who accesses them and
usage patterns
- So
will digital preservation really make library materials MORE
accessible or not?
There
will be a live Question and Answer session and toll-free phone and
fax as well as email will be available for viewer questions
How
You Can Participate
The
Digital Libraries broadcast is available in two ways—via
satellite or a videostream on the Internet. The satellite downlink
option is best for viewing by a group. It requires a steerable
satellite dish capable of receiving a C-band satellite signal.
Many Extension
offices and community colleges have this type of equipment.
For individual viewers or people in locations where satellite
reception is not available, the broadcast will also be accessible
via the Internet using videostreaming technology. You will need
an Internet connection that's better than a 56K dial-up connection
and a personal computer that is loaded with RealPlayer or Windows
MediaPlayer.
Prior
to the broadcast, specific satellite and videostream viewing
instructions will be sent to those who have registered for the
broadcast.
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