Plenary Sessions
Plenary I
Plenary II
Plenary III
Eugenie Prime, Manager, Corporate Libraries, Hewlett-Packard.
"Impossible things are happening every day," sang Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother, as mice were transformed into footmen and a pumpkin became a stagecoach fit for a princess. And we could join the singing as we anticipate the implementation of article interlinking announced last November by twelve publishers and other recent developments in electronic journals. As Eugenie Prime tells it, technology may make the seemingly impossible possible, but it is our will, our desire, our commitment to break paradigms and free our imaginations, that will make the impossible real. Ms. Prime is a dynamic speaker on librarians and leadership, and her talks have been extremely well-received within the librarian and publisher community. Eugenie Prime contends that when groups like NASIG clearly articulate what they want to make happen, what dreams they wish to make real, they have a catalytic power beyond imagination.
Plenary II, Bob's World and Welcome To It: Bits, Bytes, and Your Little Dog, Too.
Bob Cringley, PBS Commentator on the Information Industry
Bob Cringely, the noted Silicon Valley observer and commentator, writes a weekly column that is must reading for industry insiders (published online at http://www.pbs.org/cringely). He is also the author of the best-selling Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date. Perhaps his best known work is the 1996 PBS program "The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires," which has been described as essential viewing for anyone who makes technology decisions. Cringely will share his thoughts with NASIG attendees on technology and what information professionals need to know, now and for the future.
Plenary III, Catching the Wave: Views of the Serials Future
Eugenie Prime, Manager, Corporate Libraries, Hewlett Packard; John Cox, Principal, John Cox Associates; Julia Blixrud, Assistant Director, Public Programs, SPARC; Chris Beckett, Director, Sales & Marketing, CatchWord, Ltd.; Regina Reynolds, Head, National Serials Data Program, Library of Congress; Mark McCabe, Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cathy Norton, Library Director, Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The final NASIG 2000 session will present a panel of distinguished speakers from a variety of library and commercial backgrounds. Each will offer attendees his or her particular vision of the future of serials. The panel members have been asked not only to share their opinions, but also to inspire us to action! A question and answer session will be a portion of the program.
