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Research and New Technologies Interest Group Meeting

Agenda

Monday, 30 October 2006

Smith Conference Center
1:45–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and introductions	Chew Leng Beh (Chair)
Presentation - RLG Programs and OCLC Research (.pdf:49K/8pp.)	Lorcan Dempsey (OCLC Vice President, Programs & Research, and Chief Strategist), and Jim Michalko (OCLC Vice President, RLG Programs Development)
General discussion	Moderated by speakers
Wrap up	Chew Leng Beh

Handout from Monday's session (.pdf:76K/2pp.)

Tuesday, 31 October 2006

Columbus Marriott Northwest Hotel
8:30–9:30 a.m.

Welcome and introductions	Chew Leng Beh
Presentations & Q&A – WorldCat data mining
Uncovering the Global Context in WorldCat (.ppt:497K/12slides)	Brian Lavoie (OCLC Research Scientist)
WorldCat Identities (.ppt:614K/12slides)	Thom Hickey, (OCLC Chief Scientist)
Wrap-up, including recap of significant issues	Chew Leng Beh, with Eric Childress (Recorder pro-tem)

Related General-session Presentations:

Lorcan Dempsey. "Processing the Library Landscape: Creating a Shared View" (.ppt: 8.0MB/34 slides), 1:00 PM Monday, 30 October.
Jim Michalko. "What's Developed Since the OCLC-RLG Merger?" (.ppt: 109K/13 slides), 4:15 PM Monday, 30 October.

Also of Interest:

Lorcan Dempsey. "Broad Environmental Issues" (.ppt: 1.8MB/15 slides), RONDAC Meeting, 1 November 2006, Dublin, Ohio (USA)

Please send all inquiries to: Robert Bolander

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