Agenda | Keynote Speaker | Presenters | General Information | Special Needs | Registration

Purpose

The GOLD/GALILEO Annual Users Group Conference draws librarians, paraprofessionals, and technical staff from academic libraries, public libraries, schools, and special libraries throughout Georgia and the Southeast. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for continuing education and professional development activities related to using Georgia's interlibrary lending and resource sharing network, GOLD, and the statewide virtual library, GALILEO.

This year our conference sessions wrestle with the impact of today's technology and popular culture on the delivery of library services. Will libraries survive — and even flourish — as core enablers of the digital and information communities they serve? Will collaboration bring libraries even greater power, synergy, and responsibility? This conference will illustrate how Georgia libraries can and must stand together to drive their own collective destiny. Change — technological and otherwise — is inevitable, but transformation is by design. Come help design your library's role and celebrate its unique place on Georgia's information landscape. On August 4, GOLD and GALILEO will help you embrace the future!

Agenda

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Keynote Speaker — Dr. J. Richard Madaus

Richard Madaus is the Executive Director of the College Center for Library Automation, Tallahassee, FL, and has overall responsibility for the Library Information Network for Community Colleges (LINCC), a statewide centralized automated library system serving the 28 community colleges in Florida with their 73 campuses in 63 cities. LINCC provides Florida's one million community college students with access to a union database of statewide community college library holdings and a variety of electronic information resources. It also provides operational support enabling circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, and serials functionality at the local institutional level.

In addition to numerous national and regional presentations concerning the economics and technologies of the information marketplace, library development, library automation, and distance learning, Dr. Madaus has consulted internationally with the Ministry of Education in Indonesia concerning Internet and academic library development as well as with Australian library automation development projects. He has also consulted with other states in the U.S. at various stages of their approach to large scale statewide library automation activity.

"Popular Culture, Technology, and the Future of the Library"

Abstract: Want to download the latest bestseller to your iPod? No problem, says our keynote speaker Richard Madaus, people are doing it every day. How about checking your e-mail while rushing between flights at the airport? Still not a problem. Why not grab a high resolution color photo of you and the conference speaker from your camera phone? It's easy!

Madaus says today's technology landscape assumes universal and instant messaging. Examples he cites include Blackberries, advanced storage technologies, e-mailed voice messages, digital faxing, iPods, Bluetooth, WiFi, MP3 players, camera phones, and streaming video cell phones.

"Where do libraries fit in all of this?" Madaus asks. "Are libraries players or merely spectators? Will today's libraries survive in this age of rapidly changing technology?"

"We will survive," he predicts. "We can be important players, but only by really understanding the information seekers behind the shiny gizmos - particularly today's tech-savvy youth - who consider these technologies as just part of their everyday lifestyles."

Where is technology headed? What's hot now, what will be hot in the future? Who is using this technology, how are they using it, and how should libraries respond to this environment? Libraries must find answers to these key questions, Madaus feels, to continue to remain relevant for tomorrow's tech-focused users.

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Presenters

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Georgia Center Information

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel, located on the beautiful, historic campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A full-service living and learning environment, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer labs — all under one roof. As a unit of UGA's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, the Center brings the University's teaching, research, and service expertise to the people of Georgia and beyond! For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Special Needs:

If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations, contact your meeting planner, Sharon Gillespie at (706) 542-6612.

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Conference Registration
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Attendees may register online, by phone or fax through the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Register prior to July 24, 2006, and receive an Early-Bird Registration rate of $30.00. Registrations received after July 24, 2006 or on-site the day of the conference are $35.00. Attendees may pick up conference packets beginning at 9:00AM on August 4th. On-site registration will also be available from 9:00AM-10:00AM; however, please note that lunches cannot be guaranteed for those registering at the door.

Registration is limited. Complete and mail the registration form, or you may use a fax, phone or online option. Prepayment is required to guarantee your registration. Purchase orders will be accepted at the highest registration fee listed.

Lodging (Georgia Center Hotel):
A block of rooms is being held for your conference until 5:00 p.m. ET, July 14, 2006. Policies: (1) Tax Exemption — The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation — Cancel your reservation by 4:00 p.m. ET the day prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid being charged one night's room and tax. (3) At check-in, you must present your credit card or a completed credit card authorization form (for a copy, call 800-884-1381, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET). Note: The Georgia Center is a smoke-free building; all lodging rooms are nonsmoking.

Travel Information:
Athens, Georgia, is located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. For directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.phtml. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (hourly rates, maximum $8 each 24-hour period; vehicle height limit, 7 feet). Athens is served by two airports. Athens-Ben Epps Airport offers connecting flights to and from Charlotte, NC. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located about 90 minutes southwest of Athens, with scheduled ground shuttle service and rental car service available between the airport and the Georgia Center.

Program Cancellation Policies:
(1) Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5:00 p.m. ET, July 24, 2006. No refunds will be issued thereafter; substitutions will be allowed. (2) If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.

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Registration