----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The Librarians Association of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the Friends of the UCSB Library with additional support from the Black Gold Cooperative Library System Reference Committee and TIE/Total Interlibrary Exchange Network present THE UNIVERSE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: CONTINUING WEB EDUCATION April 25, 1997 University Center, UCSB http://www.library.ucsb.edu/universe/ We invite you to submit a proposal for a paper, panel, discussion group, workshop, or poster session. The Universe at Your Fingertips will focus on the world wide web and libraries. Presentations may include topics such as o Basic issues...Learning HTML, web development and use, locating resources o Digital library projects o Providing access to federal, state, local government information o Discussion groups...Issues, "how to" o Publishing your data on the web Please don't feel limited by this list! We look forward to your creativity in selecting a format and topic for your presentation. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS Time slots for presentations range from 30 minutes to two hours. There will be a very limited number of two-hour slots. We appreciate proposals for shorter presentations. Individual presentations may be either 30 minutes or one hour in length. Group presentations may be one or two hours in length. All presentations should allow approximately one-third of the scheduled time for questions and discussion. All individual presentations must include a paper to be published on the world wide web. (See last year's papers at http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/) Workshops may be one or two hours in length. The library's computerized classrooms equipped with Windows95 PCs, projector, and Internet connections, will be available for hands-on workshops. Discussion groups will be one hour in length. Conference rooms will be available. Poster sessions will be presented during a one-hour period at the end of the day. Bulletin board space (4' by 6') and tables will be provided for posters and handouts. No Internet or electrical connections will be available for the poster sessions. ABSTRACT OF PRESENTATION Please provide the following information: 1. Title of presentation 2. Full name(s) of all presenters 3. Institutional affiliation(s) 4. Individuals' job title(s) 5. Full surface mail address(es) 6. Phone number(s) 7. FAX number(s) 8. E-mail address(es) The abstract should run between 100 and 500 words in length, outlining or summarizing the proposed presentation's content and format. Please be as specific as possible about the nature, scope, and intended audience of your proposal. In a separate paragraph specify the amount of time required for your presentation and any special equipment needs, including electrical requirements and Internet connections. All rooms will have overhead projectors, screens, and microphones. PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 20, 1997. Proposals may be submitted by: FAX 805/893-4676 E-mail [log in to unmask] Mail Patrick Dawson Davidson Library University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010 Decisions will be made by the conference planning committee and participants will be notified after February 3, 1997. Copies of papers to be presented must be submitted by April 11, 1997 and will be published on the world wide web shortly after the conference. Instructions to authors will be provided. Conference registration fees will be waived for all presenters, discussion group leaders, workshop leaders, and poster session presenters. Travel, lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the individual. Local arrangements information will be available at the Universe at Your Fingertips web site. As it becomes available, information about the conference will be provided on InfoSurf, the UCSB Library Web: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/universe/ For more information contact one of the conference planning committee members: Patrick Dawson, Chair 805/893-8067 Stella Bentley 805/893-3265 Andrea Duda 805/893-2762