25th Annual ASDAL Conference
"Christian Librarianship: Occupation, Vocation, or Ministry"
Monday, July 11 - Sabbath, July 16, 2005
Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

ADVENTIST RESOURCES PRE-SESSION

"Advancing Together"

July 11, 2005

Please plan to attend the upcoming Adventist Resources Section meeting the day prior to the start of the regular ASDAL Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska. We begin at 8:30 am on Monday, July 11. Briefly the program is as follows:

Merlin Burt, Andrews University, will talk about a developing trend of opening additional Ellen G. White Research Centers beyond the existing one per world division. One Center is already open and others are being discussed. What are some of the benefits and pitfalls of this development? What implications do these have on the collecting and use of Adventist materials?

Tony Zbaraschuk, La Sierra University, will present a new bibliography of SDA resources appropriate for heritage collections. This will be especially useful to those with small or developing SDA heritage collections. What are the key resources needed to be a useful heritage collection?

Michael Campbell, Loma Linda University, will coordinate a report on what happened at last summers meeting regarding strategic planning, cooperation, and coordination, and then move into a discussion of a proposed Adventist Digital Library. This has the possibility of being a seminal topic in our continuing development of electronic Adventist resources. Just how do we go about cooperating together and who will coordinate all of the activity. Come and be a part of this discussion.

If you plan to attend the General Conference Session you can enjoy the Mission Pagent on Sabbath, travel to Lincoln on Sunday, and participate in the Adventist Resources Section meeting on Monday.

Sounds like a plan. See you there!

If you have any questions, contact Jim at 269-471-3958 or ( )

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