The topic for the 2002 LACASIS March meeting was: Weaving the tapestry of cultural heritage: Museums and the Online Archive of California. It was held Thursday, March 21, 2002 at the UCLA Faculty Center. Günter Waibel, Digital Media Developer at the UC Berkeley Art Museum, provided a behind-the-scenes tour of what it takes to merge collections data and accompanying multimedia surrogates from disparate local sources into one union database.
The LACASIS February program was an on site demo on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 of the UCLA Visualization Portal. This new $2 million facility is an immersive virtual reality theater that supports researchers and faculty in their use of visualization, multimedia, high-performance computing, and networking technologies. It is currently the only academic facility of its kind in the West.
The LACASIS June business meeting's topic was Information Architecture: Practice and Perils. It was held on Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at the Culver Hotel. A panel of speakers provided an overview of their field and address some hot issues and challenges that face information architects and web designers today.
The May 2001 workshop on Licensing 101: a Workshop on Licensing Digital Resources was held Saturday, May 19, 2001 at the UCLA Young Research Library. Sharon Farb, Coordinator for Digital Acquisitions for the UCLA Library, was the speaker.
The topic for the 2001 LACASIS March meeting was: Midstream: Exploring Your Career Options. It was held March 20, 2001 at the Empress Pavilion restaurant in Los Angeles. Kathleen Smith spoke about career planning, career retooling and exploring alternatives to your current job.
The LACASIS January dinner program's topic was The Internet and Web Privacy. It was held Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at the UCLA Faculty Center. Speaker Karen Coyle's presentation explained the privacy risks of Internet use and how these relate to patron and staff use of the Net. Topics of discussion included: current U.S. privacy laws, technical solutions to privacy risks, how libraries can educate the public, IP addresses, cookies and security issues.
Dr. Eugene Garfield spoke on the topic ASIS: Past, Present, and Future on Wednesday October 4, 2000 at UCLA. He addressed the recent ASIS name change and other significant changes with respect to SIGs, membership, publications, finances, and meetings.
The California Digital Library: Past, Present, and Future was held on June 27, 2000 at the UCLA Faculty Center. Laine Farley, Director of Digital Library Services which designed the CDL Web site, spoke about the formation and organization of the CDL at this dinner meeting. She discussed current and future projects, and what the CDL means to non-University of California constituencies.
An Afternoon of Library and Information Science Career Networking was held on May 7, 2000 at Cal State Fullerton. The program began with a panel of recent graduates working in the field of library and information science. They answered questions, and shared their experiences. A panel of library and information science professionals provided insights on how best to convey strengths to employers. Following the two panels, participants had an opportunity to network and visited tables sponsored by potential employers and professional organizations.
The 1999 LACASIS/SLA Holiday Meeting was held December 14 at the Athenaeum at California Institute of Technology. The speaker was Dr. Alan Kay. The topic of his talk was: The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet.
