SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:00-9:30: Registration and Refreshments

9:30-9:45: Welcome Remarks
Lynne King, ENY/ACRL President
Richard Lewis, Assistant Academic Vice-President, Marist College

9:45-10:00: Introduction
Loretta Ebert, Library Director
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

10:00-11:15: Concurrent Morning Sessions

Session 1 "Managing Electronic Resources: A MARC Point of View"
Lauren Pinsley, Senior Network Liaison Officer, The SUNY/OCLC Network

Session 2 "Which Print Subscriptions Should We Keep?: A Method for Deciding"
Steve Black, Serials, Reference and Instruction Librarian, College of St. Rose

11:15-12:45: Buffet Lunch and Business Meeting

12:45-2:15: Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

Session 1 "A Full Course: Bibliographic Instruction and Electronic Full-Text"
Barbara Norelli, Social Sciences/Government Documents Librarian, Skidmore College

"The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? Full-Text Electronic Resources and Their Impact on Reference Services"
Lisa E. Moeckel, Head, Information Services Department, Syracuse University

Session 2 "Life in the Fast Lane: Management Issues of Full-Text Databases"
Susan H. Zappen, Head of Technical Services, Skidmore College

2:15-2:30: Break

2:30-3:15: Vendor Views on Full-Text: Acquisition Choices, Cost, and Technology Changes

Jerry Eonta
Regional Sales Mgr.
Ebsco Information Svs.

Helen Wilbur
Senior Sales Mgr.
Information Access Co.

Judy Metz
Dir.of Regional Sales
for Northeast& Canada

Moderator: Fred Bauer, SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome

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DIRECTIONS TO MARIST

FROM NORTHERN NEW YORK: Take the New York State Thruway South to Exit 18 (New Paltz). Take Route 299 East to Route 9W South; continue on 9W to Route 44-55 (Midhudson Bridge) Poughkeepsie. Make the first right off the bridge and immediately follow signs for Route 9 North, Hyde Park. Marist College is approximately 1-1/2 miles North on the left side of Route 9.

FROM MASSACHUSETTS: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (90) West into New York. Take the Taconic Parkway South, and exit the Parkway onto Route 199 (Red Hook, Pine Plains). Continue on 199W until you intersect with Route 308 West. Take 308W into Rhinebeck where you will then intersect Route 9 South. Take 9S about 15 miles. Marist College is on your right.

FROM NEW YORK CITY: Take the Hutchinson River Parkway to 684 North to I-84. Take I-84 West to Exit 13 (Route 9). Marist is located approximately 15 miles North on the left side of Route 9.

CONFERENCE LOCATION AND PARKING

All events will take place in the Campus Center. Two parking areas will be available - Mid-Rise area (best for the disabled), accessible via the Main Entrance to the campus and Sheahan parking area, accessible via the South Entrance to the campus. Both entrances are on Route 9. ENY/ACRL Conference signs will be posted to mark your way to the Campus Center. Registration will be in the lobby near the Nelly Goletti Theater on the third floor.

PRE-CONFERENCE DINNER

A very special pre-conference dinner has been planned for the evening of Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. The dinner will take place at the Culinary Institute of Americas Caterina de Medici restaurant. Seating is limited for this event, however. We are able to accommodate a total of 40 diners. Out of that total, we will be reserving spaces for conference speakers who express an interest in attending. All other spaces will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. The cost is $33.33 per person including tax and tip. A separate check for the pre-conference dinner must be made out to Barbara Breiman and mailed to her with your conference registration by April 22. If we are unable to accommodate your dinner reservation, your dinner check will be returned to you. The Culinary Institute is located on the east bank of the Hudson River, three miles north of Poughkeepsie on Route 9. http://www.ciachef.edu/

LODGING

Sheraton Hotel Poughkeepsie *
40 Civic Center Plaza
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
(914) 485-5300

* A block of 25 rooms has been reserved at $79.95 plus tax

The Days Inn
Route 44-55 East
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12603
(914) 454-1010

RESERVE BY APRIL 6; MENTION MARIST LIBRARY WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS

REGISTRATION FORM:

"FULL SPEED AHEAD: The Impact of Full-Text Databases"

ENY/ACRL SPRING CONFERENCE 1998

Friday, May 8, 1998
Marist College

Name__________________________Title__________________________________________

Affiliation______________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________Zip____________

Phone__________________________ E-mail__________________________

REGISTRATION FEES (Includes Buffet Lunch)

____________ $30.00, ENY/ACRL Member
____________ $20.00, Student or Retiree
____________ $45.00, Non-Member (Includes 1-year membership for first-time members)

___ I am interested in a 1-year membership
___ I am not interested in a 1-year membership

____________I need a receipt.

____________I plan to attend the pre-conference dinner on May 7.
A separate check for $33.33 is enclosed.

Annual ENY/ACRL membership expires on August 31.
To inquire about your membership status, contact Jane Subramaniam, Membership Chair.
Email: subramjm@potsdam.edu
Tel: (315) 267-3326

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 27, 1998

FOR PRE-CONFERENCE DINNER ATTENDEES, DEADLINE IS APRIL 22, 1998

Conference checks are payable to ENY/ACRL
Pre-conference dinner checks are payable to Barbara Breiman

Mail all checks and registration form to Barbara Breiman, Local Arrangements Chair, Library, Marist College, 290 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

1997-1998 ENY/ACRL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Barbara Via, Chair
University at Albany

Deborah Curry
SUNY Oswego

Inga Barnello
LeMoyne College

Carol Anne Germaine
University at Albany

Kristina MacCormick
Rensselaer Polytech.Inst

Steve Black
College of St. Rose

Eleanor Gossen
University at Albany

Barbara Norelli
Skidmore College

Barbara Breiman
Local Arrangements
Marist College

Melissa Jadlos
Binghamtom University

Barbara Petruzzelli
SUNY New Paltz

Sharon Britton
Hamilton College

Sue Kazcor
University at Albany

Theresa Ronning
Adirondack Community College

Jackie Coughlan
SUNY Institute of Technology

Patricia Markley
Siena College

Barbara Walton
Schenectady County Community College

Updated April 17, 1998 MOE
Eastern New York Chapter
Association of College and Research Libraries
URL: http://urislib.library.cornell.edu/sprconf98.html