I am happy to share the following that may be of interest to some readers (with usual apologies for cross-posting): Jan. 30: EDUCAUSE Live! Web Seminar on Digital Libraries and Collaboration Speaker: Peter Brantley Director-Designate, Digital Library Federation Director, Strategic Technology, Academic Information Services, University of California Office of the President Topic: Architectures for Collaboration—Roles and Expectations for Digital Libraries Date: January 30, 2007 Time: 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT). International participants: You may wish to visit this external time-conversion Web site to calculate the event's start time in your time zone. Duration: 1 hour Libraries must chart the engineering of new architectures for teaching, learning, and research in order to accommodate making science and artistic expression more readily available, in concert with the increasing sophistication of commercial partners and the development of distributed, interactive forms of publishing. This seminar will discuss how digital libraries must work to forge the new collaborations required to enable and build these services. The event is free, but registration is required and virtual seating is limited. REGISTER NOW. http://www.educause.edu/email/live/p072/track.asp?id=reg_button Technical Requirements Windows 98+, Mac OSX 10.2+ or Linux* 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended) IE 5.0+, Netscape 7.0+, Mozilla 1.0+, Safari 1.1+ (browser must be Java and JavaScript enabled) Internet access at 56K or above *Mac OS9 and Linux have limited features and functionality. About EDUCAUSE Live! Struggling to stay current in spite of tight budgets and limited time? Tune in to EDUCAUSE Live!, the online seminar series that lets you interact with today's leaders and pioneers in higher education IT—from the convenience of your own desktop. During these free events, host Steve Worona and a special guest discuss and answer your questions about a hot issue or emerging trend that has an impact on IT in higher education. Find archives of past seminars and information about other upcoming events on the EDUCAUSE Live! Web site (www.educause.edu). -- Christine L. Sundt Visual Resources Consultant & Educator P.O. Box 5316 Eugene, OR 97405-0316 csundt(at)mindspring.com or csundt(at)gmail.com __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]