Interesting Event Planned at Drexel on June 26

The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIST), in cooperation with the iSchool at Drexel, is holding a one-day meeting entitled " Google, the Web, and the Future Roles of Publishers and Librarians". The meeting will be held on June 26 from 9:am
to 5: pm at Drexel.
The conference will examine the impact of Google and its increasing dominance through tools such as Google Search, Google Books and Google Scholar on publishers, scholars and librarians. The meeting will discuss Google's roadmap for the future, and strategies for living with, working with and perhaps even benefiting from Google. A "virtual attendance" option will be available.

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