Re: announcement

[Henry Grunder <hgrunder@xxxxxxxx>]

In the literature a distinction is often drawn between
"digitizing for access," and "digitizing for preservation." Which
might this be considered? One often feels that this whole
business is mass chaos orbiting a tool.
According to Eva Sartori:
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> Mark your calendars!  On Monday, June 29, 9:30-11:30, the ACRL/WESS
> program at ALA, cosponsored by ACRL's Arts section, will  address an
> important and very timely issue.  "Digitizing a Continent: National-Level
> Planning  for European Libraries" will feature 3 speakers:
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> Kurt DeBelder, Senior Project Manager for Electronic Services, University
> of Amsterdam Library, will speak on "Digital Library Developments in the
> Netherlands: Centralization, Local Developments, and Competition."
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> Jack Kessler, Editor, FYI France, will speak on "France: National
> Patrimony, 'Foreign' Digits."
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> Elmar Mittler, Director, Library of the State of Lower Saxony and
> Gottingen University, will speak on"Digitizing Germany: A Shared Venture."
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> Deanna B. Marcum, President of the Council on Library and Information
> Resourcw, will serve as respondent.  The program will be chaired by WESS's
> Barbara Halporn. 
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> We look forward to seeing you on June 29.
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> Eva Sartori
> Love Library 201AD
> University of Nebraska-Lincoln
> Lincoln,  NE 68588-0410
> (402)472-6987
> Fax #: (402)472-5131
> evas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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