[Asis-l] NFAIS Seminar, Federated Searching -- July 29

[Richard Hill]

[Forwarded by request.  Dick Hill]

Limited Seating Remains for NFAIS Program on Federated Searching

The NFAIS program on federated searching scheduled for July 29, 2005 is
proving to be very popular and is almost sold out.  This one-day meeting
will be held at PALINET Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, from 9:30am to
4:30pm.  Whether you are an information provider seeking to offer customers
an integrated search experience that is simple and efficient, or a
librarian/information professional responsible for providing your
constituency with the ability to search successfully and effectively across
multiple and diverse data sources, this meeting will provide you with the
information and contacts needed to meet your objective.  

The event will begin with an overview of federated search and the user needs
that has driven its development.  The remainder of the day will focus on
such critical issues as: the challenges that information providers must
address when delivering this capability; how various libraries have chosen
to implement it; diverse approaches to the post-processing of search results
and the effectiveness of each; the development of standards in support of
federated search; and the long-term outlook for its successful
implementation in today's web-based/online information environment.  Join a
discussion with other members of the information community about the
realities  - and practicalities - of providing a seamless search and
retrieval experience for the user. 

The meeting is limited to 50 participants and is filling up quickly.  So if
you plan to attend, register now.  The program, registration form,
directions to the meeting location, and a list of nearby hotels is available
at: http://www.nfais.org/events/event_details.cfm?id=30.

Registration is $245 for NFAIS members and $295 for non-members
(registration fee includes continental breakfast, a box lunch and an
afternoon refreshment break).  For more information contact:  Jill O'Neill,
NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone);
215-893-1564 (fax); mailto: mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org.   .

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world's leading producers of databases, information services, and
information technology in the sciences, engineering, social sciences,
business, and the arts and humanities

Bonnie Lawlor [blawlor at nfais.org]

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Richard B. Hill
Executive Director
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