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Conference evaluation online-NEW!
PLA Strategic Plan-NEW!
IMLS Forum on Recruitment-NEW!
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ONLINE CONFERENCE EVALUATION

Please take a minute to fill out the online conference evaluation, located at https://cs.ala.org/placonf/eval. (Note: Will not be available until March 15, 10:00 a.m.)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM UP ON THE WEB

Attendees to PLA's Ninth National Conference can check out the PDF version of the conference program at http://www.pla.org/conference/conf02/prelimindex.html. Print copies will be available on site.

ADDENDUM - UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Juck Lowe, Inspire Project Manager at INCOLSA will not be speaking in the program, "Creating an Integrated Children's Search Interface." Thursday, March 14, 2:00 p.m., Yuma 24-25.

Mentoring: Library Leaders for our Future - Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Susan Kent will not be a presenter. Added presenter is Barbara Ford, Chicago Public Library

Digital Reference, Virtual Users, Real Issues - Thursday, 2:00 p.m. Sara Weissman is no longer a presenter. Added presenters are Sari Feldman, Cleveland Public Library; Joe Janes, University of Washington Information School, and Karen Hyman, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative.

The following talk tables have been cancelled:

Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Table F "Changing Volunteer Roles to Meet Library Needs"
Friday, 10:30 - 11:45, Table F "Successful Book Sales All Year Long!"

Other Talk Table Changes:

The "After Core Competencies" talk table will be led by Therese Bigelow, Kansas City Public Library, instead of Pat Hawkins.

EXHIBITS ADDITIONS, CHANGES, AND UPDATES

24/7 Reference 2123
3675 E Huntington Dr - #100
Pasadena CA 91107
Phone: 310-391-7444
Fax: 310-228-7579
e-mail: info@247ref.org
Web: www.247ref.org
Live reference software.

abebooks 2504
#4 - 410 Garbally Rd
Victoria BC
Canada V8T 2K1
Phone: 250-412-3200
Fax: 250-475-6014
e-mail: media@abebooks.com
Web: www.abebooks.com
abebooks is an online book distributor with an inventory of over 35 million books.

American Bible Society 1424
1865 Broadway
New York NY 10023
Toll Free: 800-322-4253
Fax: 860-829-2344
Web: www.americanbible.org

Americana Group Publishing 14
54 Woodridge Dr W
River Falls WI 54022
Phone: 715-425-9653
Fax: 715-425-5347
e-mail: americana@pressenter.com
Directories of Celebrities & Biographies of NASA Astronauts.

Arizona Book Publishers Association (ABPA) 1414
957 E Guadalupe Rd
Tempe AZ 85283
Phone: 602-274-6264
e-mail: info@azbookpub.com
Web: www.azbookpub.com

Arizona Highways / WitWorks 1517
2039 W Lewis Ave
Phoenix AZ 85009
Phone: 602-712-2050
Toll Free: 800-543-5432
Fax: 602-254-4505
e-mail: sales@arizonahighways.com
Web: www.arizonahighways.com
Celebrate the diverse beauty and natural wonders of the Southwest with Arizona Highways' collection of stunning calendars and breathtaking scenic books. Explore the Grand Canyon state with our must-have travel guidebooks.

Arizona Recruiting 2113
17811 N 32nd St
Phoenix AZ 85032
Phone: 602-506-5741
e-mail: audreybrownell@mail.maricopa.gov
Recruiting

Asia for Kids / Master Communications, Inc. 2313
4480 Lake Forest Dr - Ste 302
Cincinnati OH 45242
Phone: 513-563-3100
Fax: 513-563-3105
e-mail: info@afk.com
Web: www.asiaforkids.com Families of Russia; Families of England

Azuradisc 2827
334 W 10th Ave
Mesa AZ 85210
Phone: 480-827-8786
e-mail: shence@azuradisc.com
Web: www.azuradisc.com

Belinda & Co. 2412
PO Box 90144
Albuquerque NM 87199
Phone: 505-821-7315
Fax: 505-821-7315
e-mail: jewelry@belinda.com
Web: www.belindaco.com
14K gold and sterling silver jewelry.

"Binder Minder" Book Support Systems 1220
11070 SW Hall Blvd
Portland OR 97223
Phone: 503-684-1552
Fax: 503-648-4884
e-mail: dpeck@binderminder.com
Web: www.binderminder.com
Binder Minder for copiers that protect books and improve copies.

Blackstone Audiobooks 1524
31 Mistletoe Rd
Ashland OR 97520
Phone: 541-482-9239
Toll Free: 800-729-2665
Fax: 541-482-9294
e-mail: jennifer@blackstoneaudio.com
Web: www.blackstoneaudio.com
2000 unabridged recordings of great books including children's, history, mystery and biographies. Formats include cassettes, CDs & MP3-CDs. FREE replacements.

Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. 1222
17 Mohr St
Tullamarine, Victoria Australia 3043
Phone: 011-613-9338-0666
Fax: 011-613-9335-1903
e-mail: phil@bolinda.com
Web: www.bolinda.com

Boyds Mills Press
2408 815 Church St
Honesdale PA 18431
Phone: 570-253-1164
Fax: 570-253-0179
e-mail: contact@boydsmillspress
Web: www.boydsmillspress.com

Childres Trade Books.
BRB Publications 1229
206W Julie Dr - #2
Tempe AZ 85283
Toll Free: 800-929-3811
Fax: 800-929-4981
e-mail: mksankey@brbpub.com
Web: www.brbpub.com
Sourcebooks & electronic products dedicated to public records and online research.

Children's Library Services 2723
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd - Ste 103
Newport News VA 23606
Phone: 757-873-5515
Toll Free: 800-860-8192
Fax: 757-873-5516
Web: www.childrenslibraryservices.com
Books and services for children's and young adult collections in public libraries. Services include: collection development, standing orders, web-based ordering, cataloging and processing.

The Compact Disc Source / Summit Records 1227
1111 Central Ave
Wilmette IL 60091
Phone: 847-920-9292
Fax: 847-920-9322
e-mail: cdlibrary@aol.com
Web: www.cdsourceinc.com
Complete A/V development/supply including CD, DVD & VHS; Sublime jazz & progressive classical titles from Phoenix based Summit Records.

Convey Systems, Inc. 1715
5605 Carnegie Blvd - Ste 200
Charlotte NC 28209
Phone: 704-357-9710
Fax: 704-357-9105
e-mail: johni@conveysystems.com
Web: www.conveysystems.com
Convey will demo a solution that enables librarians to build a virtual reference desk and enhance patron support by sharing their applications, typically subscription databases, which in essence, enables them to "Put a (virtual) librarian on every (web) page.

CountryWatch 2311
Three Riverway - #710
Houston TX 77056
Phone: 713-355-6500
Fax: 713-355-3770
e-mail: vsanditen@countrywatch.com
Web: www.countrywatch.com
On-line provider of continuously updated geopolitical, socioeconomic environmental information.

Digital Access Control, Inc. 2333
4433 - E Brookfield Corporate Dr
Chantilly VA 20151
Phone: 703-631-9077
Toll Free: 800-633-9077
Fax: 703-631-3175
e-mail: lmerriett@dacinc.com
Web: www.dacinc.com

DK Publishing, Inc. 2429
375 Hudson St - 2nd Fl
New York NY 10014
Phone: 212-213-4800
Fax: 212-689-4828
e-mail: norisha.arnold@dk.com
Web: www.dk.com
International general interest publisher of full-color photographic books of reference for adults and children; mass merchandise children's books and videos.

Elsevier Science & Tech Books 2500
525 B St
San Diego CA 92101
Phone: 619-699-6539
e-mail: trosenthal@acad.com

Emerald 2717
44 Brattle St - 4th Fl
Cambridge MA 02138
Phone: 617-395-4052
Fax: 617-354-6875
e-mail: cnpwicki@emeraldinsight.com
Web: www.emeraldinsight.com
Emerald journals - print and online and Emerald full text database.

Follett Audiovisual Resources 1828
220 Exchange Dr - Ste A
Crystal Lake IL 60014
Phone: 815-455-1555
Toll Free: 888-281-1216
Fax: 815-455-7090
e-mail: sbliss@far.follett.com
Web: www.far.follett.com
FAR is the one-stop source for video, DVD, music on CD and cassette, audiobooks and CD-ROM for public libraries; also offering cataloging, customized processing and web-based ordering. FAR offers online collection, development, and ordering tools at www.t

Friends of the Phoenix Public Library 11
1221 N Central Ave
Phoenix AZ 85004
Phone: 602-534-2286
Fax: 602-534-0831
e-mail: friends@phoenixlibraryfriends.org
Web: www.phoenixlibraryfriends.org
Print materials describing friends activities, history of friends & library system. T-shirts, mugs, etc. w/ friends logo.

Gareth Stevens Publishing 2709
330 W Olive St
Milwaukee WI 53212
Phone: 414-332-3520
Fax: 414-332-3567
e-mail: info@gsub.com
Web: www.garethstevens.com
High quality library bound books, primarily science and nature, for grades Pre K-6 with over 800 titles on Accelerated Reader.

Gibbs Smith Publisher 2605
PO Box 667
Layton UT 84041
Toll Free: 800-748-5439
Fax: 801-546-8853
e-mail: carla@gibbs-smith.com
Web: www.gibbs-smith.com
Gibbs Smith Publisher has been in business since 1969. We publish high-end quality books from the finest authors. Our focus is on design and architecture, but also include: Children's, Western, holiday, cookbooks, and more.

Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. 1821
345 Park Ave S - 10th Fl
New York NY 10010
Toll Free: 800-221-2123
Fax: 212-689-9711
e-mail: groves@mopna.com
Web: www.macmillanonline.com
Publisher of the esteemed print and online reference works The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, and The Grove Dictionary of Art Online. Introducing our newest addition The Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan Online

ID Recall Systems, LLC 2815
1540 Pine Crest Dr
Grants Pass OR 97526
Phone: 541-471-6215
Toll Free: 800-779-5669
Fax: 541-471-4113
e-mail: info@idrecall.com
Web: www.idrecall.com
Long-Range ScanEze Laser Scanning System, Laser Scanners and Adjustable Auto Scan Stand, Scan n' Print Barcode Label Print System, Barcode Labels.

iLeon.com 1711
3701 Market St - Ste 340
Philadelphia PA 19104
Phone: 215-966-6090
Fax: 215-966-6001
e-mail: reuben@ileon.com
Web: www.ileon.com
Our powerful internet solution & our worldwide distributors network allows you to acquire all of your Spanish language book titles from one source quickly & painlessly - we even handle all of the logistics.

Inner Ocean Publishing 1814
PO Box 1239
Makawao HI 96768
Phone: 808-573-8000
Fax: 808-573-0700
Web: www.innerocean.com
Self-help, personal growth, lifestyle, conscious business, and inspirational nonfiction books.

International Publishers Marketing 1810
22841 Quicksilver Dr
Sterling VA 20166
Phone: 703-661-1541
Fax: 706-661-1547
e-mail: leslie@booksintl.com
Web: www.internationalpubmarket.com
Books

Leo A. Daly 1314
8600 Indian Hills Dr
PO Box 24167
Omaha NE 68114
Phone: 402-391-8111
Fax: 402-391-8564
e-mail: ejvidlak@leoadaly.com
Web: www.leoadaly.com
Library Planing and design. (Architecture, Planning, Engineering)

Lexicon Corporation 2410
640 S San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90048
Phone: 323-782-7593
Fax: 323-782-7503
e-mail: libraries@lexiconmarketing.com
Web: www.lexiconmarketing.com
English as a second language products.

Liberty Fund, Inc. 529
8335 Allison Pointe Trail - Ste 300
Indianapolis IN 46250-1684
Toll Free: 800-955-8335
Fax: 317-579-6060
Web: www.libertyfund.org
Liberty Fund, Inc. publishes print and electronic scholarly resources including new editions of classic works in American constitutional history, European history, law, political philosophy and theory, economics, and education.

Library Conversions Limited Company 2121
marc4media
5010 E Shea - Ste A214
Scottsdale AZ 85254
Toll Free: 800-268-9278
Fax: 480-556-7890
e-mail: lknight@libraryconversions.com
Web: www.libraryconversions.com
On-site Conversions; Shelf List Conversions: marc4media

LibraryGuardian - GuardiaNet 2011
200 Centerport Dr - Ste 100
Greensboro NC 27409
Phone: 336-662-9933
e-mail: steveb@swifteye.com
Web: www.libraryguardian.com
Scheduling / Reservation for PC access management, PC personalization.

LPC Group 941
22 Broad St - Ste 34
Milford CT 06460
Phone: 203-878-6417
Fax: 203-874-2308
e-mail: sbr@lpcgroup.com
Web: www.lpcgroup.com
Distributor of 85+ independent publishers. Titles cover, graphic novels, sports, poetry, fiction and more.

MagnetStreet 234
1749 S Naperville Rd - Ste 200
Wheaton IL 60187
Phone: 630-653-5525
Fax: 630-653-5125
e-mail: msyswerda@magnetstreet.com
Web: www.magnetstreet.com
Full-color promotional magnets are the best way to promote your library! Great for Summer Reading Programs as well!

Newmarket Press 1310
18 E 48th St
New York NY 10017
Phone: 212-832-3575
Toll Free: 800-669-3903
Fax: 212-832-3629
e-mail: mailbox@newmarketpress.com
Web: www.newmarketpress.com
Adult and young adult books on health, finance, parenting and film.

Patient-Centered Guides / O'Reilly 2618
1005 Gravenstein Hwy
Sebastopol CA 95472
Toll Free: 800-998-9938
Fax: 707-829-0104
Web: www.patientcenters.com
Consumer health books. Well-reviewed, in-depth, updated. Combines medical and complimentary approaches.

Editorial Pax Mexico 1527
100 Newfield Ave
Edison NJ 08837
Phone: 732-225-2727
Toll Free: 800-488-8040
Fax: 732-225-1562
e-mail: wcbooks@aol.com
Spanish - language titles from Editorial Pax Mexico, one of Mexico's leading trade & educational publishers.

Periodic Books 2723
700 Thimble Shoals Blvd - Ste 103
Newport News VA 23606
Phone: 757-873-5515
Toll Free: 800-860-8192
Fax: 757-873-5516
Web: www.periodicbooks.com
Firm orders and standing order programs for travel, computer, and educational guidebooks.

Phoenix Learning Group 2536
2349 Chaffee
St. Louis MO 63146
Phone: 314-569-0211
Fax: 314-569-2834
e-mail: phoenixdealers@aol.com
Web: www.phoenixlearninggroup.com
Educational multi-media, videos, CD-Rom's, DVD's.

PreviewPort 2337
35 E Wacker Dr - 16th Fl
Chicago IL 60601
Phone: 312-726-5336
Fax: 312-726-5446
e-mail: swilcoxon@previewport.com
Web: www.previewport.com
An in-depth, interactive author community and resource tool featuring author websites, hosted discussions, videos, calendar, and more.

Russia Online, Inc. 1512
PO Box 558
Kensington MD 20895-0558
Phone: 301-929-8981
Fax: 240-363-0598
e-mail: james@russia-on-line.com
Web: www.russia-on-line.com
Adult and children's fiction / non-fiction books, videos from Russia, Albania and other countries.

School Library Journal / Library Journal 2423
245 W 17th St
New York NY 10011-5300
Toll Free: 888-800-5473
Fax: 212-463-6734
Web: http://slj.reviewsnews.com
SLJ and LJ are the leading publications serving libraries and information professionals. Netconnect is the librarians and educators link to the Internet. Criticas is the source of English language reviews of Spanish language materials.

Science Books & Films 1312
1200 New York Ave NW
Washington DC 20005
Phone: 202-326-6454
Fax: 202-371-9849
e-mail: croyster@aaas.org
Web: www.sbfonline.com
SB&F is your review guide to science resources for all ages. Also get information on Healthy People 2010, a health literacy initiative.

Serials Solutions 2422
444 NE Ravenna Blvd - Ste 211
Seattle WA 98115
Phone: 206-545-9056
Toll Free: 888-SERIALS
Fax: 206-525-9066
e-mail: info@serialssolutions.com
Web: www.serialssolutions.com
Serials Solutions tracks the journals available through database aggregators and your electronic subscriptions, so you and your patrons know which journals you're already paying for.

Spanish that Works in the Library 2405
The Learning Light
8527 E Portland St
Scottsdale AZ 85257
Toll Free: 866-391-8901
e-mail: info@thelearninglight.com
Web: www.thelearninglight.com
"Spanish that Works in the Library," a course in conversational Spanish written for librarians.

Teachers Stamp Company 1225
5407 Heathercrest Dr
Houston TX 77045
Phone: 713-664-9943
Fax: 713-434-0959
e-mail: teacherstamp@aol.com
Web: www.teacherstamps.com
Top quality, most reasonable stamp & stencils for teaching, motivational and creative needs.

U.S. Census Bureau 1812
Marketing Services Office - Room 3007-3
4700 Silver Hill Rd
Washington DC 20233-0800
Phone: 301-763-1766
Fax: 301-457-6831

US - DHHS Office on Women's Health 1713
200 Independence Ave SW - RM 730B
Washington DC 20201
Phone: 202-690-7650
Web: www.4women.gov
Women's health information, free, consumer-friendly, available on our website (www.4women.gov) or the call center 1-800-994-9662.

Veicon Technology 2117
1600 NW 167th Pl - Ste 345
Beaverton OR 97006
Phone: 503-645-1551
Fax: 503-645-2072
e-mail: chong@veicon.com
Web: www.veicon.com
Thin-client based patron Internet / e-mail access and opac access solution.

Video ByCycling, Inc. 2238
9011 NE 177th Ct
Bothell WA 98011
Toll Free: 800-297-9097
Fax: 485-481-1228
e-mail: vbclibrary@aol.com
Web: www.videobycycling.com
Helping libraries stretch their video budgets! Used videos, DVD & video consulting.

WebFeat, Inc. 2834
3-1 Park Plaza
Old Brookville NY 11545
Phone: 516-609-0226
Toll Free: 888-757-9119
Fax: 516-908-4311
e-mail: mehmann@webfeat.org
Web: www.webfeat.org
WebFeat (patent pending) enables your library to simultaneously search multiple databases from a single intuitive interface. WebFeat also offers usage tracking and multiple-site authentication capability .

Whirlwind Media, Inc. 2424
105 Morris St
Sebastopol CA 95472
Phone: 707-824-4144
Fax: 707-824-4145
e-mail: jane@wwwmdvd.com
Web: www.whirlwinddvd.com
Timeline - a series of historical DVD's forcusing on the years 1930 - 1963.

Xerox Connect, Inc. 2110
411 Eagleview Blvd
Exton PA 19341
Phone: 812-951-0009
Fax: 812-951-0008
e-mail: jim.uland@connect.xerox.com
Web: www.xeroxconnect.com
Network print management systems. Print / Copy cost recovery systems. PC Reservation systems.

DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ON YOUR PDA

New This Year! Download the conference program and late-breaking conference information to your personal digital assistant (PDA). The program will be available for PDA downloading on the PLA website shortly before conference or at beam stations located throughout the convention center.

CONFERENCE HANDOUTS ONLINE

Many of our program presenters will allow PLA to post their handouts on our web page. This will be done after the conference so check www.pla.org for handouts. Additionally, a copy center will be located in the convention center to make copies of any handouts you may have missed. There will be a fee for this service.

CONFERENCE EVALUATION ONLINE

An evaluation of the PLA National Conference will be conducted online. The online survey will be accessible from the Internet Café beginning Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. from the PLA web page at www.pla.org. The evaluation survey will continue to be accessible through March 31. We very much value your opinions and suggestions and will use your comments for planning future conferences.

PLA STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

Tell Us What You Think! Stop by the PLA booth (Boot 2127) and pick up a copy of the first draft of the New PLA Strategic Plan. Or, find it at www.pla.org . We'd like as much input as possible from you, our members. So, please take a look and let us know what you think. You can leave your comments at the PLA booth anytime before the exhibits close or you may post your comments directly from the PLA web page.

IMLS FORUM-RECRUITING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LIBRARIANS

WHAT: An open forum with the library community.
WHEN: March 13, 2002, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
WHERE: Phoenix Museum of History, The Public Hall, 105 N. Fifth Street, (602) 253-2734 (1 block east of the Phoenix Civic Plaza)

Please join IMLS Director Dr. Robert Martin to exchange ideas on the development of a federal program to support the recruitment and training of the next generation of library professionals. RSVP TO: Elizabeth Lyons at IMLS, 202-606-4649 or elyons@imls.gov

On January 9, 2002, First Lady Laura Bush announced that the President's Budget request for FY 2003 would propose a $10 million initiative within the Institute of Museum and Library Services to recruit a new generation of librarians.

Over the next several months, IMLS will be calling on expert library and information science professionals to help craft a program that will build the foundation for recruiting the next generation of librarians. To be kept up-to-date on the status of this initiative, please subscribe to the IMLS newsletter, Primary Source, at http://www.imls.gov/utility/subscrbe.htm

The $10 million initiative to recruit new librarians proposed in the President's FY 2003 budget request to Congress expands this program and provides an opportunity to look at support for additional activities. Provided Congress approves this funding, the money will become available to IMLS sometime in the fall of 2002. You may also read a Web version of this advisory at: http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/022102_1.htm)

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

PLA thanks its partners for their support of our programs and services. When you are visiting the exhibits, stop by and thank these supporters of PLA:

Silver Partners

3M, Booth 611
Demco, Booth 311
GEAC, Booth 727
Greenwood Publishing Group, Booth 241
HarperCollins, Booth 823
Libraries Unlimited, Booth 241
Phoenix Library Foundation
SIRSI, Booth 1127
Standard & Poor's, Booth 2710
TLC/Carl, Booth 1033
Tor Books, Booth 1032

Bronze Partners

Books on Tape
Library Journal, Booth 2434
Recorded Books

QUESTIONS? WHO TO CONTACT

If you have questions about your registration, please contact ALA Customer Service Registration toll free at 866-261-6373 or 312-280-4299, email: registration@ala.org. If you have questions about your hotel reservation, please contact your hotel directly. If you have not made a hotel reservation yet, PLA housing is closed but you may check our web page at www.pla.org for hotels to contact directly for rooms. If you have questions about conference events, please contact PLA at pla@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 5PLA.

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