Tuesday, May 12 —
Track A
Track B
Track C
• Sutton Parlor South •
Track A
Track B
Track C
Free coffee and tea is being served, compliments of WinStar Telebase, Inc., in the exhibit area from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
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WINE MIXER
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Online Trivia Quiz
9:20 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Highlights of the Online Database Industry and the Internet
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Martha E. Williams, University of Illinois
The Knowledge Management Challenge
Keynote Speech
Ronald F. E. Weissman, Verity, Inc.
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
In the post-industrial age, knowledge is the capital from which
products and services are created. As companies extend their global
operations, the sharing of information becomes more critical. An
organization's collective memory can no longer be summoned around a
conference table, or updated at the office water cooler. Size and
separation subvert an enterprise's ability to mobilize all of its
information and human resources. If all relevant information were
accessible to all who would benefit from it, it would not only raise
productivity, but stimulate creativity and foster innovation.
Getting the most out of information for successful business
decisions requires a partnership between the information professional,
the business professional, and the content provider. Together, they
can maximize the impact of their work and leverage those skills within
their organization and those possessed by their suppliers. In this
session, Digital Equipment Corporation provides several case studies
showcasing successes in addressing the information needs of their
environment, and presenting tips for successful organization,
dissemination, learning from mistakes, and the transference of
information for decision-making.
Crandall discusses the use of web technology as an organizing
principle for information and knowledge delivery at an aerospace
company with multiple sites. He uses examples from Boeing to
illustrate the collaborative computing environment and how the
information professionals have developed the skills to integrate their
function into the enterprise.
Speakers from major publishing enterprises describe their
strategies and experiences in developing and implementing intranets
within large and traditionally text-oriented organizations. In
addition to sharing their secrets, they provide the top three lessons
they learned in the process of managing information and knowledge
within their organizations.
Intranets are becoming a necessity in communicating and doing
business in today's global environment. Working at KPMG, the world's
largest professional services firm, has allowed the presenters to
serve on the development team for an intranet with international
access and information sources for its professionals. A collaborative
process between the firm's IT professionals and librarians was
instrumental in implementation of international content into various
internet/intranet technologies. The session describes the
identification of end-user and business requirements, the technology
implications in enabling global business solutions, as well as the
process used to identify, select, and recommend international content
in context with technology, cost, and on-going maintenance
considerations. Successes and lessons learned during implementation
will be shared.
Fee-based online and CD-ROM databases are expected to provide
reliable and predictable coverage of core journals, clean and
consistent indexing and record content, and timely updating. The
tutorial discusses and illustrates that you don't always get what you
are promised and what you pay for.
The increasing number of mega-size databases available free of
charge on the Web often can provide more useful information through
better and more intuitive software than the expensive commercial
alternatives. The tutorial demonstrates the best content and search
features of free Web databases.
Smart shopping agents on the Web can guide you to relevant
products and advise you about their features faster than sales people
can understand your need. Shopping robots collect price and product
information from Web merchants and present the result of their
comparison shopping in a structured format with a hotlink to the
sites. The best of the genre are discussed and demonstrated to
illustrate that traditional search engines could learn new tricks in
query formulation, output formatting and cross database searching.
The shopping agents and shopping robots of the Web induce impulse
buying. The variety of cyber currencies (Netcash, Cybercoin, NetCheck,
Intercoin) held in Cyberwallets will allow customers to show and spend
the money safely. The major alternatives for electronic payments are
demonstrated.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
concluded — with active encouragement by the U.S. government — that
electronic transmission of materials should be protected by copyright.
Opposition to "electronic copyrights" rages on. As experts struggle
with the question of how to ensure the protection of copyrights,
others — such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation — are fighting for a
user's right to unobstructed information access over the Web. The
second challenge, then, is how to protect copyrights and ensure ready
access to information. CCC can provide practical advice on the steps
to take to maximize the value of the information while minimizing the
risks with recommendations on how to handle these electronic issues
for publishers, corporations, authors and creators alike.
This session will cover Electronic Rights Management (ERM) that will allow both content owners/providers and users to use digital broadband networks easily and without compromising their rights. Any digital network that permits public access to copyrighted material, whether it be text or multimedia combinations of other types of information needs an ERM system. A model for the optimal system will be presented as well as other types of copyright protection that are specific to the electronic age.
Not In MY House!: Building Hackproof Firewalls for Library Record Security
Putting large collections of useful information into your Web
site carries the risk of misappropriation of your data. Protection of
intellectual property rights takes on radical new dimensions when you
are dealing with the Internet. Information can be easily copied by an
unknown entity and distributed throughout the Internet at lightning
speeds. There are technological solutions, but for every barrier you
place between you and your audience, the smaller the audience you will
have. A balance must be struck between protection and access. A survey
of copyright and permissions management practices on the Web reveals
that most Web sites are not using technology to facilitate permissions
management. The recent introduction of the "Digital Object Identifier
(DOI) has brought the promise of a high security system that will
protect digital data from theft. This system has the potential to
create an Internet environment that will be both more secure and serve
as a basis for an upsurge in digital commerce. Library and information
professionals have a big stake in this technology because, inevitably,
the issues of access/usage charges and perceived threats to
intellectual freedom will be hotly debated. An overview of library
security, illegal access methods and effective countermeasures will be
provided.
Beyond Copyright: Database Protection and the Web
Student Perceptions of Sexual Content on the Internet and World Wide Web
Shelly Warwick will examine database protection legislation and
initiations in the context of the Web in relationship to, and in
contrast with, copyright. Implications for authors, publishers,
libraries and users will be explored in light of the database
protection legislation now pending in Congress. During recent years
the government, public, and computer professionals have been involved
in frequent and often emotional debate on the content of WWW and
Internet sites. Often these concerns are related to access of sites
that some find objectionable by children. Others go beyond concerns
for children and want to regulate the content of Web and Internet
sites for all people. James A. Nelson surveyed 150 undergraduate
students at a 15,000 student western university with a long history of
free and heavy Internet usage by the student body. Findings will be
given.
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch Break - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
A-2 Session:
Intranet Case Study: Boeing
Chair: Jane I. Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates
Mike Crandall, Boeing Corporation
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
A-3 Session:
Intranet Case Studies: The Publishers
Chair: Jane I. Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates.
Mary Ann Skinner, Newsday, Inc.
Madeline Cohen, Newsweek
Lany McDonald, Time Warner, Inc.
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
A-4 Session:
Intranet Case Studies: Solutions Enabling International Business
Chair: Jane I. Dysart, Dysart & Jones Associates.
Peter Suib, Senior Manager, Information Services, KPMG
Renee A. Massoud, Manager, Research Services, KPMG
Track B
• Sutton Parlor South •
CD-ROM, Online and Multimedia Databases
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
B-1 Session:
What Your Mother and Publisher Never Told You About Databases: Sins
The Sins of the Fee-based Databases
Péter Jacsó, University of Hawaii
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch Break - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
B-2 Session:
What Your Mother and Publisher Never Told You About Databases: Virtues
The Virtues of Free Web Databases
Péter Jacsó, University of Hawaii
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
B-3 Session:
What You always Wanted to Know About Cypershopping but Were Afraid to Ask: Agents
Shopping Agents and Shopping Robots
Péter Jacsó, University of Hawaii
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
B-4 Session:
What You always Wanted to Know About Cypershopping but Were Afraid to Ask: Money
Cybermoney and E-Commerce Transactions
Péter Jacsó, University of Hawaii
Track C
• Regent Parlor •
Copyright and Intellectual Property
More and more people are seeking online WWW publishing avenues
for the written word, while the creators — photographers and artists,
publish electronically through image databases and image delivery web
sites. These two avenues bring forth many issues regarding
intellectual property and data rights, and who owns what, how can my
work be protected, how will I receive royalties for the use of my
work, etc. This track will be moderated by Kristin Giordano, Copyright
Clearance Center.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
C-1 Session:
Copyright in a Digital Age: Practical Guidance for Information Professionals in the Midst of Legal Uncertainty
Robert S. Weiner, Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch Break - A Chance to Visit the Exhibits
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
C-2 Session:
Intellectual Properties, Data Rights, and the Web
International Copyright and Electronic Copyright Management Systems
Daniel Gervais, Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Protection in the Electronic Age
Jonathan Tasini, National Writers Union
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
C-3 Session:
Protecting Intellectual Property
A Survey of Copyright Management Practices on the WWW
Jay Ven Eman and Heather M. H. de Pastino, Access Innovations, Inc.
Thomas T. Surprenant, Virgil L.P. Blake and Shelly Warwick, Queens College
Bruce A. Shuman, Consultant
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
C-4 Session:
Copyright, Censorship & Protective Measures
Shelly Warwick, Queens College, CUNY
James A. Nelson, New Mexico State University
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