2001 Conference Programs

Maps for Census 2000: Directions We Can Take

Thursday, March 29, 2001
10:15 a.m. to 11:20 p.m.
Barbara Levergood, Electronic Documents Librarian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Government maps can take you in all directions. Use the Census 2000 data to map out a plan to better serve your library users.

Tom Rohrig, presiding.

Access Survival: MARC and the Web

Thursday, March 29, 2001
2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.

What will be the relationship between a catalog and the Web and between MARC and mark-up code in 21st century libraries? This session centers on these questions and presents examples of innovative approaches to access, such as the Texas Records and Information Locator Service (TRAIL).

Allen Mullen, Developer, Networked Services, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Christine Peterson, Library Liaison Officer, Amigos Library Services; Karen Hopkins, presiding.

Co-sponsored with the Texas Regional Group of Catalogers and Classifiers Round Table.

GODORT Business Meeting

Friday, March 30, 2001
8:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

Breakfast is sponsored by CIS.

Weather I'm Right, Weather I'm Wrong

Friday, March 30, 2001
10:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
Larry Eblen, Warning and Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service

Use the Web to stay one step ahead of the changing Texas weather! Get the forecast on the newest and greatest weather information products from the National Weather Service.

Brad Meyer, presiding.

Government Information -- Now and Forever

Friday, March 30, 2001
12:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.

As part of "The Library of Texas" initiative, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is partnering with state depository libraries to provide continued access to electronic government information. This session outlines the processes, standards, future plans, and impact of this service on libraries and their users.

Coby Condrey, Coordinator, Texas State Publications, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Cathy Nelson Hartman, Documents Librarian and Electronic Resources Coordinator, University of North Texas Libraries. Allen Mullen, presiding.

Co-sponsored with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.