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For Immediate Release
May 29, 2003

Annual preconference registration still open

The American Library Association (ALA)/Canadian Library Association (CLA) Annual Conference will feature numerous continuous learning opportunities, including more than more than 30 preconferences.  Preconferences currently being offered cover a range of issues from marketing to community wide reading programs to government documents to digitization to collaborative spaces.  The preconferences provide librarians, library staff and trustees with opportunities for professional development and promoting continuous, lifelong learning. Both one-day and two-day formats are available.  Space is limited, so register now! More information and a registration form are available online.

ACRL

• Planning Instructional Opportunities                          
• Planning Collaborative Spaces in Libraries                      
• TRUE/FALSE: Facsimiles, Fakes, Forgeries, and Issues of Authenticity in Special Collections                                                                  

http://www.acrl.org, click on register for preconferences

ALCTS

• Working Together to Make it Work                          
• Dewey Decimal Classification 22 and Beyond           
• SCCTP Electronic Serials Cataloging                   
• SCCTP Integrated Resources Cataloging                   

http://www.ala.org/alcts and click on the annual conference link

ALSC

• The Literature of Fact                                                    

http://www.ala.org/alsc, and click on events, choose preconferences

ASCLA

• Thinking Outside the Box

CLA

• Due North: A Cross Border Dialogue                     

www.cla.ca/duenorth/

GODORT

• Good Enough for Government Work

IRRT

• State of North American Librarianship   

LAMA

• Elements in a Successful Capital Campaign                    
• Got Data, Now What?  Utilizing Measurement  

http://www.ala.org/lama, and click on LAMA preconferences and programs

LITA

• Breaking Free: Recreating Your LibraryWeb Site From A-Z     
• Ebooks: After Hype and Death                          

http://www.ala.org/lita, and click on events and programs, select Annual Conference

NYLA

• Information Ethnics in the Electronic Age

OLA

• What’s Up With Popular Reading?                                
• Searching Faster and Smarter on the Web                
• Interdisciplinary Studies: A New Breakthrough   
• Redefining the Library Board for Dynamic Communities    

http://www.accessola.com/education/calendar.html#june03 

OLOS

• Planning, Managing & Marketing Your Library Literacy Program        

PLA

• Librarians and Trustees: Teamwork for theCommunity's Benefit
• How Libraries Add Real Value in a Warp-Speed World             

Public Programs Office

• Mastering the One Community, One Book Initiative                     

http://www.ala.org/publicprograms and click on ALA/CLA Annual Conference

RUSA

• Readers Advisory: Beyond the Basics             
• Real World Collection Development                          
• Digital Reference @ Your Library II                                 
• Reference Assessment Programs                               
• Drive Through ILL: Faster than ever while having it "Your Way": A Fast-food Buffet of ILL workflow options            

Get more information on RUSA preconferences.

YALSA

• SLAM THIS! Poetry For and With Teens