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# Digital Libraries Research Interest Group Meeting

Related Presentation: Lorcan Dempsey gave an overview of selected OCLC Research activities at the General Session, "Spotlight on OCLC Research for the Library Landscape," 8:30 AM Tuesday, May 17 (PowerPoint:6.4MB/26slides).

## Agenda

- Meeting minutes (PDF:58K/5pp.)
- Key Issues report (PDF:20K/1p.)
- Meeting-related resources

## Monday, May 16, 2005

### Smith Conference Center
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Introduction | Shirley Baker
Google and Access to Library Journal Collections (PPT:673K/3 slides) | Mike Teets
On Lemons and Bibliographic Data...Creating Value through WorldCat Data-mining (PPT:177K/14 slides) | Brian Lavoie
Recap of significant issues | Sharon Bosarge

## Tuesday, May 17, 2005

### Columbus Marriott Northwest Hotel
9:30–10:45 a.m.

Introduction | Shirley Baker
Wikis and WorldCat (PPT:410K/5 slides) | Thom Hickey
What in the World are They Doing? Field Reports from an Ongoing User Study Funded by IMLS (PPT:172K/26 slides) | Lynn Silipigni Connaway Chandra Prabha
Wrap-up, noting significant issues | Sharon Bosarge

May Meeting Questions:

1. How will users view libraries in their personal infospheres?
2. How can the interpersonal aspects of librarianship—service, instruction, and collaboration—be retained in the new infosphere as unmediated access to digital information is increasing?
   How can OCLC help libraries meet the needs of the information consumer who prefers traveling alone?
3. What impact will the infosphere have on the organizational areas of libraries and allied organizations and on the staffing of these organizations?

Please send all inquiries to: Robert Bolander