Lynne O’Brien will discuss the OLE Project at the Winter 2009 Common Solutions Group meeting on IT - Library collaboration.  http://www.stonesoup.org/

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Georgia Institute of Technology
Wilby Room on the ground floor west of the Georgia Tech Library
Lunch will be provided on both days
Registration is required by Jan. 5: http://tinyurl.com/3s9h24

The Open Library Environment Project invites you to a 2 day Regional Design Workshop at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for representatives of local research libraries and related institutions to discuss our work surrounding the current Integrated Library System and ideas on what this type of core system should incorporate.

Participation is open to any members of the research library community who work with the Integrated Library System either on a day to day basis or from a higher level. OLE will be developed as an open source library environment that meets the needs of research libraries. While care will be taken to design an open and flexible system that is useful for other types of libraries, such as public libraries, the focus of the project in this early stage is on research libraries.

Due to space limitations, registration is limited to 40 participants.

Registration will close on Monday, January 5 and participants will be notified shortly after Jan. 5 with further details. There is no cost for attendance to this workshop other than your travel related expenses.

Contact: Susan Coleman, Head of Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, susan.coleman@library.gatech.edu

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Wednesday January 14, 2009 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday January 15, 2009 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Utah State University
Merrill Cazier Library Room 101
Logan UT

Registration is required by Jan 7: Register Now

The Open Library Environment Project invites you to a 1.5 day Regional Design Workshop at Utah State University. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for representatives of local research libraries and related institutions to discuss our work surrounding the current Integrated Library System and ideas on what this type of core system should incorporate.

Participation is open to any members of the research library community who work with the Integrated Library System either on a day to day basis or from a higher level. OLE will be developed as an open source library environment that meets the needs of research libraries. While care will be taken to design an open and flexible system that is useful for other types of libraries, such as public libraries, the focus of the project in this early stage is on research libraries.

Due to space limitations, registration is limited to 45 participants. If more than 45 apply to participate, we will select a diverse representation of participants from a cross section of functional areas and institutions of varying size and mission.

There is no cost for attendance to this workshop other than your travel related expenses.

Hotel:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the University Inn on the Utah State campus for the nights of Jan. 13th and Jan. 14th for a daily rate of $65 plus tax for those attending the workshop.  Call the University Inn (800-231-5634) before Dec. 30 to be guaranteed a room at this rate, and mention that you are part of the OLE Project group.

Location and transportation:
Logan is located in scenic Cache Valley, 75 miles north of Salt Lake City.  Transportation from the airport is available via rental car or Cache Valley Limousine’s Airport Shuttle.  Skiers attending the workshop may wish to extend their stay and enjoy the Utah powder at the nearby, family-owned Beaver Mountain Ski Area.  Additional information on Logan and Cache Valley is available.

This workshop will be moderated by Beth Warner and Mary Roach of the University of Kansas, an OLE Project partner.

Please contact Cheryl Adams at cheryl.adams@usu.edu with questions regarding this workshop.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009   9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday,  January 15, 2009   9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Library and Archives Canada
Room 156
395 Wellington St.
Ottawa, ON

Lunch will be provided on both days

Registration is required: Register Now

The Open Library Environment (OLE) Project invites you to a 2-day Design Workshop at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for representatives of Canadian research libraries to analyze our current business processes and discuss ideas on what core functionality a future system should provide.

Participation is open to any members of the research library community who work with the Integrated Library System either on a day to day basis or from a higher level. OLE will be developed as an open source library environment that meets the needs of research libraries. While care will be taken to design an open and flexible system that is useful for other types of libraries, such as public libraries, the focus of the project in this early stage is on research libraries.

Due to space limitations, registration is limited to 50 participants.

There is no cost for attendance to this workshop other than your travel related expenses.

Contact:  Jim Clark, Systems Librarian, Library and Archives Canada, jim.clark@lac-bac.gc.ca

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Jim Clark, Library and Archives Canada, will give an overview of the OLE Project to the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing January 16, 2009, Ottawa.

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Information Online Conference, Sydney, Australia, 20-22 January 2009: Warwick Cathro will be available to speak on the OLE Project. He can be contacted via the National Library of Australia stand in the Exhibition Centre.

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Project planners will meet at Lehigh University for SOA training with Robert D. Schneider of SOA Systems, Inc.

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Marshall Breeding, Director for innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University and James Mouw, Assistant Director, Technical and Electronic Services, U. Chicago will attend the midwinter ALA meeting, Jan 23-28 2009, in Boulder CO.  Mr. Breeding and Mr. Mouw will be available for information, questions and comments regarding the OLE Project.

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John Little and Jean Ferguson both of Duke University will present an overview of the OLE Project during the “New Directions in Technical Services” section.  LAUN-CH is well-attended by triangle librarians and staff from UNC Libraries and other colleges and universities in the Research Triangle Park (NC) area.

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Project planners will meet at the University of Kansas to discuss library business process models and how SOA can be applied to those models.

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