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To be held in Seattle, Washington, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, the conference provides participants with a forum for intensive interaction with researchers, practitioners and decision-makers concerned with advances in metadata for resource discovery, retrieval, management and use. Researchers will share inquiries, methodologies and results from their latest studies and system implementers will share application developments and display their tools through the DC-Lab. The scope of the conference is not confined to the Dublin Core metadata element set but extends across all metadata schemas and application domains. Conference site | Registration
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Take a look at the OCLC Members Council plan for 2003-2004
The OCLC Members Council 2003/2004 Annual Plan is now available on the OCLC Web site. Prepared by the Members Council Executive Committee at the beginning of each Council year, the eight-page plan includes proposed questions and objectives for each meeting as well as related activities and deliberations. As one of two governance bodies representing the OCLC global cooperative, Members Council helps shape the direction of OCLC and libraries by serving as a key strategic discussion forum and the major communications link among member libraries, network and service centers, delegates, the Board of Trustees and OCLC management.
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The OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant program awards up to $15,000 to foster quality research by faculty in schools of library and information science. Projects generally are completed within one year, and findings are published in the public domain. Grant recipients will be notified by the end of December 2003 and announced at the ALISE '04 National Conference, January 6-9 in San Diego.
OCLC welcomes the following new member library
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Location: West Glacier, Montana, USA
OCLC Symbol: GLACI
OCLC Network: OCLC Western Service Center
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