Dear RLG Members: 

Mark your calendars! Staff at RLG member institutions are invited to the 
4th Annual RLG Member Forum, "More, Better, Faster, Cheaper: the economics 
of descriptive practice."  This two-day event will feature speakers from 
libraries, museums, and archives, all willing to share their ideas, 
perspectives, and experience on how to make smart decisions that will make 
collections more accessible for users.  The forum will be hosted by the 
Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, and will be held on August 
7-8, 2006. Now open for registration! 

A core mission, of libraries, archives, and museums is to serve 
researchers and visitors with access to collections. But most cultural 
heritage institutions have valuable materials that are unprocessed, 
insufficiently described, or otherwise effectively hidden from scholars 
and the public at large. Institutions face increasing pressures to make 
such material more broadly discoverable and available ... while at the 
same time ensuring that description is done wisely, scalably, and 
economically. 

How does one develop practical, effective descriptive practices that 
consider audience, economy, and functionality, and strike the right 
balance between the three? 

This forum will put a spotlight on libraries, archives, and museums that 
have led the way in streamlining descriptive processes, creating 
processing efficiencies, and surfacing collections for use. Presenters 
will offer practical advice, tools, and techniques for reducing backlogs, 
bringing hidden collections to light, and getting more for less. 

For more details, a link to registration page, etc. please see the web 
page at: 
http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=20862 

Not sure if you are at an RLG member institution? Check here! 
http://www.rlg.org/en/page.php?Page_ID=382 



Merrilee

Merrilee Proffitt
RLG -- www.rlg.org 
2029 Stierlin Court, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA  94043 USA
voice: +1-650-691-2309
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