WebWise 2006Presented by OCLCPresented by the J. Paul Getty TrustPresented by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS—WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
 
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
WebWise Registration (outside of Bunker Ballroom, 2nd Floor)
8:30 a.m.–Noon
Pre-Conference: Cataloging Cultural Objects (Bunker Hill Room)
Presenters:
Murtha Baca, Head, Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute
Elisa Lanzi, Director, Imaging Center, Smith College
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (Watercourt A/B) (for pre-registered afternoon workshop participants only)
1:00–4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference: Assessing the Use of Digital Resources (Bunker Hill Room)
Facilitator:
Tim Hart, Head of Institutional Research, J. Paul Getty Trust
Presenters:
Layna White, Head of Collections Information and Access, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Katherine Skinner, Digital Programs Team Leader, Emory University
Rohit Chopra, MetaScholar Fellow, Woodruff Library, Emory University
Monica Gout, Senior Consultant, Creative Good
1:00–4:30 p.m.
Pre-Conference: Creating Shareable Metadata (Museum Room A/B)
Presenters:
Sarah Shreeves, Coordinator, Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning & Scholarship (IDEALS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jenn Riley, Metadata Librarian, Indiana University
Guest Speaker:
Liz Milewicz, Graduate Research Associate, Emory University
5:30–7:00 p.m.
Reception—BP Hall at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
(walking distance to Omni Los Angeles Hotel)


CONFERENCE DAY ONE—THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006
 
Moderator:
Holly Witchey, New Media Initiatives, The Cleveland Museum of Art
7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
WebWise Registration (outside of Bunker Ballroom, 2nd Floor)
8:30–9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:00–9:30 a.m.
Welcome to WebWise (Bunker Hill Ballroom)
Presenters:
Jay Jordan, President & CEO, Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC)
Mary L. Chute, Acting Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services
Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy & Initiatives, J. Paul Getty Trust
9:30–10:15 a.m.
Keynote Presentation
"Scholarship and Academic Libraries (and Their Kin) in the World of Google"


Paul N. Courant, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy
10:15–11:00 a.m.
Break and Project Demonstrations (Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor)
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Project Panel 1—Library/Museum Approaches to Discovery
Chair:
Thomas Clareson, Program Director for New Initiatives, PALINET
Presenters:
Douglas Holland, Library Director, Missouri Botanical Garden
"Automated Indexing"

Steve Mitchell, iVia Project Director/Science Librarian, University of California, Riverside
"Automated Metadata Generation and New Internet Resource Discovery Through iVia and Data Fountains"

Katherine Walter, Chair, Digital Initiatives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
"Organizing Chaos: Integrated Finding Aids and Interoperability of Metadata"
Noon–1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Group Discussions (Bradbury/Rose & Hershey/Crocker Rooms)
1:15–2:15 p.m.
Plenary Speaker
Daniel Greenstein, Associate Vice Provost for Scholarly Information and University Librarian for Systemwide Library Planning, California Digital Library
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Project Panel 2—The Metadata is the Message: Issues and Challenges for Digital Projects
Chair:
Murtha Baca, Head, Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute
Presenters:
Diane I. Hillmann, Research Librarian, Cornell University Library
"Getting the Word Out: Making Digital Project Metadata Available to Aggregators"

Elisa Lanzi, Director, Imaging Center, Smith College
"Negotiating Metadata: Catalogers, Vendors, and, Oh Yes, Users"

Sarah Shreeves, Coordinator, Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning & Scholarship (IDEALS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Metadata for You and Me: Moving Towards More Shareable Metadata"

William E. Moen, Interim Director, Texas Center for Digital Knowledge, University of North Texas
"Examining MARC Records As Artifacts Reflecting Metadata Utilization Decisions"
3:15–4:00 p.m.
Break and Project Demonstrations (Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Project Panel 3—News Media Discovery: A Model for Deep Resource Discovery
Chair:
Taylor Surface, Manager, Digital Collection Services, OCLC
Presenters:
Paul M. Gherman, University Librarian, Vanderbilt University
"The Vanderbilt Television News Archive: Our Accessible Video History"

Karen Cariani, Director, WGBH Media Library, WGBH Educational Foundation
"Developing Thematic Access to a Video Based Digital Library"

Victoria McCargar, Consultant, McCargar Consulting
"Online Access to Newspapers: From Promise to Practicality"
5:00–5:15 p.m.
Bringing the Threads Together

Holly Witchey, New Media Initiatives, The Cleveland Museum of Art
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn


CONFERENCE DAY TWO—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006
 
Moderator:
Liz Bishoff, Head, Sponsored Programs, University of Colorado, Boulder
8:00–9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast (outside of Bunker Ballroom, 2nd Floor)
9:00–9:30 a.m.
Plenary Speaker—"Can We Talk? Business Decisions and Legal Constraints"

Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy & Initiatives, J. Paul Getty Trust
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Project Panel 4—Advances in Discovery: New Research
Chair:
Liz Bishoff, Head, Sponsored Programs, University of Colorado, Boulder
Presenters:
Diane Vizine-Goetz, Research Scientist, OCLC Office of Research
"FictionFinder: Don Quixote to Graphic Novels"

Michael Buckland, Professor Emeritus, School of Information Management & Services, University of California, Berkeley
"Advances in Discovery: The Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative Experience"
and
Lewis R. Lancaster, President, University of the West

Jay Hoffman, CEO, Gallery Systems
"Sharing Collections Information: A Distributed Approach"
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Panel 5—Inspiring Discovery—Reducing Barriers: Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Related Issues
Chair:
Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director, Digital Policy & Initiatives, J. Paul Getty Trust
Presenters:
James R. Gilson, Vice President & General Counsel, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
"Considerations for Cultural and Natural History Museums"

Maureen Whalen, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property & Alliances, J. Paul Getty Trust

Sara S. Hodson, Curator of Literary Manuscripts, The Huntington Library
"Archives on the Web: Unlocking Collections While Safeguarding Privacy"
Noon–12:30 p.m.
Closing Speaker—What Have We Learned Today?

Stuart L. Weibel, Research Scientist, OCLC Office of Research