The ACRL-LA Conference officially began Thursday morning, October 12, 2000. Tom Sanville, Director of OhioLINK, was the special guest speaker. His presence was made possible by a generous grant from NASIG (North America Serials Interest Group). Mr. Sanville spoke about the Ohio consortium and his views of what the future holds for libraries.
The LUC Conference began with luncheon on Thursday and ran through Friday morning. LUC offered several breakout sessions on general interest topics. The program was designed to appeal to all academic library staffs with topics of interest to large and small institutions, public service and technical service workers, community colleges and research universities.
Library system vendors, Endeavor, ExLibris, III, and Sirsi were available for demonstrations and information throughout both conferences.
| Method Out of Madness: OhioLINK's Collaborative Response | Tom Sanville, Special Guest Speaker | OhioLINK |
| Access to LOUIS Resources: OPACs, Databases and Authentication | John Guillory, Cathy Sicard, Marcy Stevens, and Lisa Stigall | LOUIS |
| ILLiad: Making Interlibrary Loan Easier for Patrons and Librarians | Floris St. Amant | Louisiana State University |
| Web Page Sharing | Sigrid Kelsey | Louisiana State University |
| Promoting LOUIS | Ralph Boe | LOUIS |
| Deep Learning and Databases | Laverne Simoneaux | Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Promoting Databases on Your Campus | Deborah Lenares, Crystal Lee | University of New Orleans, River Parishes Community College |
| Getting Statistics out of NOTIS | Jean Caswell, Glenn Manino | Southeastern Louisiana University, University of New Orleans |
| How Authority Work Improves Access | Mary Johns | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Using Graphic Design to Enhance Library Services for Generations X and Y | Stephen A. Sanders, Bonnie B. Wood | Southeastern Louisiana University |
The Conference ended with Committee Reports and Door Prizes. Thanks to everyone who helped make the conference a success. We look forward to seeing you all at the 2001 Conference.