OLAC 2010 survey

Thanks to everyone who participated in OLAC 2010. I enjoyed meeting all of you.

All attendees should have received an email with a link to the conference survey. Please consider completing it, and being honest about your experience.

Of course, I will be happy to share the results, especially with anyone who is considering hosting OLAC 2012.

Friday evening reception

We are pleased that catering for Friday night’s reception (which will be held at the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon headquarters) will be by Harpin’s. They don’t have a website, but they do have a Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Macon-GA/Harpins-Restaurant/102717179767334

Volunteers needed

Some volunteer needs are best met by people who aren’t attending the conference. However, there are a few places where OLACers can assist without missing out. (Most times are approximate, depending on traffic.)

Registration: Thursday 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday 7:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Reception: Friday, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Poster sessions: Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Shuttle bus communications: Sunday morning and early afternoon

Just in case ….

The Marriott is next door to a hospital (Coliseum Medical Centers); the Medical Center of Central Georgia is a short drive across the Ocmulgee River.

I’m still looking for a nearby optician that’s open on Saturday.

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Where to have dinner

The hotel and the reception location are indicated in purple.

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I’ve listed chain restaurants if there’s a good reason for including them.

A survey of my Mercer coworkers indicated that the best restaurants for vegetarians are: Lemongrass, Dolce Vita, Metropolis, La Parilla, Papoulis, Margarita’s, and Ingleside Village Pizza.

As everyone who has to dine gluten-free knows, chains are usually easier [although smaller restaurants are often helpful if you contact them ahead of time], so consider: Longhorn Steak House, Bonefish Grill, Chili’s, Carrabba’s Outback Steak House, and Sonny’s BBQ.

Updated attendee map

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Conference schedule

Thursday, 14 October

9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.	Preconference	Magnolia
4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.	Conference checkin	Ballroom lobby

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Friday, 15 October

7:30-10:00 a.m.	Conference checkin	Ballroom lobby
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast	Ballroom
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.	Opening general session: R. Ellett	Ballroom
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.	Breakout block 1	Upper level conference rooms
12:15 p.m-1:15 p.m.	Buffet lunch	Ballroom
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Breakout block 2	Upper level conference rooms
6:00-8:00 p.m.	Reception	Federated Garden Clubs of Macon (transportation provided)

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Saturday, 16 October

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast	Ballroom
8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.	Poster sessions	Upper level prefunction area
10:00 a.m.- noon	Breakout block 3	Upper level conference rooms
Noon-1:45 p.m.	Lunch banquet and business meeting	Ballroom
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Breakout block 4	Upper level conference rooms

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Sunday, 17 October

8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.	Continental breakfast	Ballroom
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.	Closing general session: Mac Elrod	Ballroom
11:00 a.m.- noon	Interest groups	Ballroom

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Breakout session added

2009 OLAC research award winners  Kevin Furniss, of Tulane University, and Morag Boyd, of Ohio State, will present “Describing Reproductions:  A Series of Decisions” as a breakout session.

Registration forms will be updated to reflect this; if you have already registered and you wish to attend Kevin and Morag’s session, please email me.

Change in breakout session offerings

Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer a breakout session on Graphic materials; however, we are excited that Susan Wynne, of the University of Wyoming, will be leading a session on Oral histories instead.

Poster sessions

We’re looking forward to a good mix of topics for our poster sessions on the morning of Saturday, October 16.  The following people are scheduled to present:

Anna Fiolek, NOAA Central Library, “Mapping, Cross-walking, Converting and Exchanging Oceanographic Metadata Information in Video Data Management System”

Cyrus Ford, University of Nevada Las Vegas, “Introducing SlotMusic and Guide to cataloging SlotMusic Based on AACR2 Chapters 6 and 9”

Marielle Veve, University of Tennessee-Knoxville SLIS, “The Streaming Guide to Cataloging Remote Access Multimedia: A How-to Virtual Manual for Catalogers”

Shelley Smith, University of West Georgia,” Creating the New Provider-Neutral Records”

Miriam Hudgins and Kristin Howard, Mercer University School of Medicine Library, “Cataloging Learning Resource Center Collections at Mercer University School of Medicine”

Kelley McGrath, “FRBR, Facets, and Moving Images”

Susannah Benedetti and Gary Moore, UNC Wilmington, “Law & Order: Implementing a DVD Security System at UNC-Wilmington”

Linda West, Northeastern State University, “More is better: enhancing access to classical music on CDs”

Valarie Adams, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, “M-M-M Good! Reclassifying a Music CD Collection into LC”