LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research
Electronic Journal ISSN 1058-6768
1995 Volume 5 Issue 3-4; December 31.
Quarterly LIBRE5N3 MEETINGS
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CONFERENCES and MEETINGS
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MEETING 1) JANUARY 24-26
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International Seminar on the Standards and the GII
January 24-26, 1996, Geneva
The ISO, IEC and the ITU are hosting an international
conference on the Standards Aspects of the Global
Information Infrastructure. The meeting will be held
January 24-26, 1996 in Geneva, Switzerland. The
purpose of the meeting is to capture the current
status of standardization relative to GII needs and to
chart a path for future global activities.
The program will be a mix of state-of-the-art
presentations, panel sessions, and break-out groups.
The program will open with a keynote address
exploring user perspectives and standardization
requirements for the GII Plenary topics will include a
review of existing national, regional and sectoral
approaches to establishing and using information
infrastructure standards. Topics to be covered in the
breakout sessions include cooperation and
partnerships between standards bodies, consumer
issues, and interoperability.
For details contact the U.S. regional coordinator for the
meeting: Karen Higginbottom via email:
higginbottom@cup.hp.com
or phone: 408-447-3274 or fax: 408-447-2247.
To register for the meeting send an email message to:
brannon@isocs.iso.ch
Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues
by posting this notice to other list servs and reflectors.
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MEETING 2) JANUARY 29-31
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Fourth international BOBCATSSS symposium in
Budapest
January 29-31, 1996.
Call for papers and participation
BOBCATSSS is now organizing the 4th international
BOBCATSSS symposium to take place at the National
Szchnyi Library in Budapest on January 29-31,
1996.
The theme of the 4th symposium is:
QUALITY OF INFORMATION SERVICES
The programme will include the following topics and
workshops:
*Copyright of electronic information
*Electronic publishing
*Quality of databases
*Quality of management and staff
*Quality of information services to the youth
*Customer satisfaction
-Participation-
Participation
The symposium is intended for information
professionals, librarians, graduate students in
information studies. BOBCATSSS invites professionals
and students to participate in the symposium and/or
workshops. Participants are invited to present papers.
Contributed papers will be allotted 20-25 minutes,
including discussion. The papers of the symposium
and workshops will be published in July 1996. Paper
submissions must include the following: title of
presentation, author(s) name, institutional
affiliation(s), mailing address, an abstract (150-250
words). Please identify the presenter in the case of
multiple authors.
The programme
The programme schedule is as follows (subject to
minor changes):
Monday January 29, 1996
16.00-18.30 Opening, keynote speakers, reception
Tuesday January 30, 1996
9.30-12.30 Plenary sessions
13.30-17.00 Workshops
19.00- Reception and buffet
Wednesday January 31, 1996
9.30-12.30 Plenary sessions
13.30-17.00 Workshops
19.00- Closing ceremony and party with jazz
band
Registration
The registration fee is Dfl. 125,-- (students Dfl. 65,--)
to participate in the symposium. In the programme is
included reception, buffet and publication of the
proceedings. The symposium will be sponsored by
BOBCATSSS and other profit and non profit
organisations.
Please contact or send a fax or email to the
coordinators of the symposium if you wish to present
a paper about one of the topics mentioned above
(before october 15, 1995) or if you want to participate
(before november 1, 1995).
Contact:
Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics &
Information,
att. dr. Ruud Bruyns or Ms Janine Lentz (student
organisation),
Herengracht 330,
P.O. Box 10895,
1001 EW Amsterdam,
the Netherlands.
tel. 00-31-20-6265155;
fax 00-31-20-6238899;
email R.A.C.Bruyns@fei.hva.nl
From November 1, 1995:
Herengracht 266
1016 BV Amsterdam
Post Box 10895
the Netherlands
tel. 00-31-20-5552300
fax 00-31-20-5552315
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(1) BOBCATSSS is a cooperation of a number of
European educational institutes of Library and/or
Information Science. Members are: Amsterdam,
Barcelona, Boedapest, Copenhagen, Kharkiv, Moskou,
Oslo, Sheffield, Sofia, Stuttgart, Szombathely, Tallinn
en Tampere.
(2) EUCLID: European Association for Library and
Information Education and
Research.
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MEETING 3) MARCH 18
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*** Call for Participation ***
--- RESOURCE DISCOVERY WORKSHOP 1996 ---
--- Monday 18th March 1996 ---
--- CSIRO, 723 Swanston St, Melbourne ---
The 2nd Annual Resource Discovery Workshop -
RDW96 - aims to bring together researchers and
developers in the field of Internet Resource
Discovery to exchange ideas and report on directions
and solutions. RDW96 will be focussed on active
researchers, potential users, and service operators
from key organisations with real needs for resource
discovery tools.
We invite you to attend RDW96 and submit proposals
for presentations on topics related to Resource
Discovery, including but not limited to the following
list:
- Meta-Data and Naming
- Publishing and Advertising
- Quality (ranking/relevance)
- User Profiling Information
- Scalability and Federation
- Browsing and Usability
- Security and Privacy
- Electronic Commerce
- Digital Libraries
- Information Retrieval
For more information and registration of interest (for
presentations and attendance) please see the
following WWW page:
http://www.dstc.edu.au/RDU/rdw96/
Dr Renato Iannella
http://www.dstc.edu.au/RDU/staff/ri
Research Data Network CRC phone/fax: +61
7 3365 4310/11
DSTC Pty Ltd, Gehrmann Laboratories
urn:dstc.edu.au:renato:home
University of Queensland, 4072, AUSTRALIA email:
renato@dstc.edu.au
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MEETING 4) MARCH 19-20
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COME TO THE LETT'96 CONFERENCE!
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LEADING EDGE TRAINING TECHNOLOGIES (LETT)
FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 19 - 20, 1996
VICTORIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
HOSTED BY
Technology, Engineering, and Computing (TEC)
Programs Division of Continuing Studies University of
Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
THEME: Human Factors in the Design and Application
of Training
Technologies
WHO WILL ATTEND
- Middle and senior managers from industry and
business
- Leaders from all levels of government
- Consultants and trainers using emerging training
technologies
- Educators from universities, colleges, and school
districts
- Researchers who investigate and report on the use
and the effects
of training technologies
- Multimedia, education and training software
developers
The annual conference is designed to help training
and business
professionals meet the competitive training challenges
of the
nineties through the use of leading edge training
technologies.
Delegates will:
- explore the uses, variety, and availability of the
latest training
technologies, and decide which technologies you can
use to enhance
and enrich your educational and training programs;
- understand the cost and benefit of these new
training technologies
and their impact on your organization;
- identify predicted changes in education and
business environments
which can affect your strategic planning.
FEATURING: Keynote speakers, workshops, research
papers, networking
lunch, "Conference Proceedings".
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We are pleased to announce two confirmed keynote
speakers:
George Fierheller, Vice Chairman of Rogers
Communications Inc.,
and
Bruce Phillips, Canada's Federal Privacy
Commissioner.
PLENARY PANEL
Stephan Loyd, Office of Learning Technologies,
Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Ottawa;
Paul Swinwood, President, Software Human Resource
Council, Ottawa;
Grant Thomas, Vice President, The Halifax Group,
Ottawa, and
Co-chair, Second Global Conference on Life-long
Learning
LETT'96 PRESENTATIONS
We have received over 35 proposals for workshops
and papers from
business, industry, government and education
representatives from
Canada, the USA, Australia, Britain, and Germany.
Presentations
address the following topics:
- trends in interactive technologies
- the design and evaluation of instructional
technologies
- learning styles and design
- what motivates and hinders students and
instructors in using new
technologies
- types of training and educational technologies for
different
settings, i.e. workplace, classroom, home
- the Internet: societal factors; the government's role
- issues in confidentiality
- partnerships
- case studies
Some of the LETT'96 presenters include:
Zane Berge, University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
Baltimore, MD,
USA
Jennifer Davies, Senior Lecturer, SCIT, University of
Wolverhampton,
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Doug Elias, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Ann Boland, Video Arts Inc., Chicago, IL, USA
Ben Hechter, Prism Systems/Northern Telecom,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pat Murphy, and Bonnie Becker-Ramsey, Bell Atlantic
Network Services
Inc., Baltimore, MD, USA
Richard Morse, Sequent Computer Systems, Denver,
CO, USA
Peter Olsen, University of South Queensland, Australia
Michelle Keating, Learning Technology Designer,
Hewlett-Packard Co.,
Vancouver, Washington, USA
Ed McGushin, SRA, Fairfax, VA, USA
Julean A. Simon, Consultant, Berlin, Germany
Daniel Poulin, Faculty of Law, University of Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
Richard Smith, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver,
BC, Canada
Larry Shaw, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA,
USA
Carmen Swalwell, Gemini Learning Systems, Calgary,
AB, Canada
Presentation abstracts and biographies of all
presenters are given on our web site, at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/tecweb/lettprog.htm
Following the conference, we expect to issue
"Conference Proceedings" containing presentations
suitable for publication.
PARTICIPANTS' COMMENTS FROM LETT'95
"Excellent conference overall! Well organized, great
location and very good speakers and presenters! One
of the best conferences that I've been to for a long
while."
"I think it would be hard to beat this for organization,
content and planning - well done!"
"Presenters were very knowledgeable. Lots of
workshop choices."
"Once more an excellent conference. Bravo!
Felicitations a toutes et a tous!"
"Excellent variety in presentations - it's good to know
what's happening in industry and academia."
REGISTRATION:
For complete information on registration, hotels and
airlines, visit our registration web page at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/tecweb/lettreg.htm
Note that the blocks of hotel rooms, being held for
LETT'96 delegates, will be released by February 18,
1996.
Registration prices are as follows (all funds Canadian
dollars):
Before and including March 1, 1996: $395 + 27.65(7%
GST) = CAD$422.65
After March 1, 1996: $450 + 31.50(7% GST) =
CAD$481.50
(Full-time) Student Fee: $200 + 14.00(7% GST) =
CAD$214.00
Special Group Fee for 5 persons: $1600 + $112.00(7%
GST) = CAD$1712.00
Additional delegates: $320 + $22.40(7% GST) =
CAD$342.40
(A Group is defined as 5 or more staff members from
a single government ministry, university, college,
school district, or company.)
TO REGISTER:
To register, please provide the following information:
(Conference Code is TECT X 001 - internal use only)
First Name:
Initial:
Last Name:
Title:
Company/Organization:
Company Address:
Postal Code/Zip:
Phone :
Fax:
Mailing Address (if different from above):
E-mail Address:
Total Fees:
What is your Payment Method? (Personal
Cheque/Company
Cheque/MasterCard/Visa):
Credit Card Account #:
Credit Card Expiry Date:
Registration includes: all presentations, the
networking lunch, coffee breaks, and conference
program. All registrations must be accompanied by
complete credit card information or full payment by
cheque or money order in Canadian funds, made
payable to the UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA. The
University will not invoice or accept post-dated
cheques. There is a $15 fee for NSF cheques. Fax
registrations are payable only by credit card. GST is
exempt on registrations paid by BC government
cheques only.
Refund Policy:
A processing fee of $50 (for groups, $50 per delegate)
will be withheld for any cancellation prior to March 5,
1996. No refunds will be given for cancellations
received after March 5, 1996. A substitute delegate is
welcome at any time with no additional charge. To
obtain a refund, please return the white official
receipt (not a copy) along with your written request
to the address below. Refunds will be mailed after the
conference.
INTERNET WEB SITE
The LETT Conference home page is located at:
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/tecweb/letthome.htm
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For more information, please visit the web site, or
contact the Conference Coordinator:
Roel Hurkens
Program Coordinator, TEC Programs,
Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
Box 3030, Victoria, BC, V8W 3N6, Canada
E-mail: rhurkens@uvcs.uvic.ca; or: lett@uvcs.uvic.ca
ph: 604-721-8779; fax: 604-721-8774
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MEETING 5) MARCH 20-23:
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ACM DL'96 --- Digital
Libraries '96
First ACM International Conference on
Digital Libraries
Bethesda, MD
March 20-23, 1996
ACM Digital Libraries '96 is an international conference
devoted to advancing the state-of-the-art in digital
libraries. The ACM DL series continues the sequence of
Texas conferences: DL'94 in College Station and DL'95 in
Austin. The leaders of those events are helping with DL'96
organization and program efforts. The meeting will be co-
located with Hypertext '96 in 1996 and with ACM SIGIR
'97 the following year. DL '96 will immediately follow
Hypertext '96 at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda,
Maryland. The site is located near the Washington D.C.
Metro and provides easy access to the many attractions in
the Baltimore- Washington area.
The DL series is sponsored by ACM, through SIGIR and
SIGLINK. Other ACM SIGs have joined in cooperation,
including: SIGAda, SIGART, SIGBIO, SIGCAPH, SIGCOMM,
SIGCUE, SIGDA, SIGMIS (formerly SIGBIT), and SIGOIS.
In-cooperation sponsors include:
ASIS (American Society for Information Science),
CNI (Coalition for Networked Information),
IEEE CS (IEEE Computer Society)
KSI (Knowledge Systems Inc.),
LITA (Library and Information Technology Association),
LoC (Library of Congress),
NAL (National Agricultural Library),
NLM (National Library of Medicine),
SLA (Special Libraries Association).
The Conference will include approximately 20 research
papers, several panels, two keynote addresses, posters,
and three sessions devoted to the working groups of the
Digital Library Forum. Short tutorials will be offered on
Wednesday March 20 and post-conference workshops will
be held on Saturday March 23. Conference attendees will
receive the Conference Proceedings published by ACM
Press.
Topics include:
* architectures, reference models, standards
* authoring and electronic publishing
* cataloging, indexing, preserving
* collaborative environments
* collecting, capturing, filtering
* distributed data, knowledge and information
representation
and systems
* economic and social implications and issues
* education, learning and related applications
* evaluation methods and user testing
* handling of graphics, GIS, multimedia information
* hypertext and hypermedia systems (especially including
WWW) and support
* information storage and retrieval
* intellectual property rights
* modeling and simulation
* networked information discovery
* networking systems, protocols, security
* publisher plans and concerns
* user interfaces
* visualization, browsing, searching
Registration Information
Advance Late
(by 2/5) (after 2/5)
Full Registration
Member $240 $280
Non-Member $280 $320
Full-time Student $100 $100
One day only $175 $175
Tutorials
Member $150 $200
Non-Member $180 $230
Workshops
Member $ 50 $ 50
Non-Member $ 50 $ 50
Members of ASIS, IEEE CS, LITA, and SLA may register at
the ACM member rate. The Hyatt Regency has reserved a
block of rooms at the conference rate of $113/night for
the conference. Bethesda, MD is served by three airports
(Baltimore- Washington International, Dulles
International, and National) and the Washington Metrorail
has a station at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Complete
registration and accommodations information will be
posted when the program is finalized in mid December.
Further information is available at:
http://fox.cs.vt.edu/DL96/
Important Dates:
February 5, 1996 --- Advanced registration ends
March 20, 1996 --- DL `96 Tutorials
March 21-22, 1996 --- DL `96 Technical Program
March 23, 1996 --- DL `96 Workshops
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MEETING 6) MARCH 23
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* Call for Participation *
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WORKSHOP
The Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines
Application to Building Digital Libraries
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Held in conjunction with
Digital Libraries'96
First ACM International Conference On Digital
Libraries
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The Text Encoding Initiative's (TEI) Guidelines for
Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange provide an
extensive SGML-based scheme for encoding
electronic texts across a wide spectrum of text types
and suitable for any kind of application. Released in
spring of 1994, the Guidelines have already achieved
wide-scale implementation in projects throughout
North America and Europe. This workshop is intended
to provide a forum for technical discussion and
evaluation of the TEI Guidelines, as they have so far
been implemented in real applications, particularly
those which have relevance for building digital
libraries.
This call solicits papers for a one-day workshop, to be
held in conjunction with Digital Libraries '96. The
program will consist of several paper presentations
together with substantial time for discussion.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- reports on the use of the TEI scheme for a
particular application, with a focus on evaluation of
the scheme to serve application needs
- technical discussion of particular encoding problems
and (TEI or non-TEI) solutions, for example,
handling unusual or complex text types, multi-
media, multiple views or information types, multi-
lingual data, etc.
- customization and extension of the TEI for
particular applications and text types, including
proposals for use in the building of digital libraries
- assessment, evaluation of the TEI DTD architecture,
especially as it serves the needs of building digital
libraries
- technical and practical consideration for the design
of tools to handle documents encoded using the TEI
or SGML generally
We also invite participation in the workshop by those
who may not present a paper, but who wish to be
involved in discussion.
SUBMISSIONS:
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Length : 3000-5000 words
Due date : February 15, 1996
Format : Submitters should provide a URL where
the submission can be retrieved for review, in any of the
following formats:
- HTML
- postscript
- TEI (use TEI Lite DTD)
Send to : ide@cs.vassar.edu
WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
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Date : Saturday, March 23, 1996
Time : 9:30am to 3:30pm
Place : Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, Bethesda,
Maryland, USA (site of DL'96).
Organizers : Nancy Ide, Vassar College, USA
Judith Klavans, Columbia University, USA
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
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NOTE: For information about registration for the
full DL'96 conference, which takes place on March 20-23
(inlcusive of workshops), please contact the address below.
REGISTRATION FORM
Last Name :
________________________________________________
First Name :
________________________________________________
Title :
________________________________________________
Organization :
________________________________________________
Address :
________________________________________________
City :
________________________________________________
State/Pvnce :
________________________________________________
Country :
________________________________________________
Zip :
________________________________________________
Telephone :
________________________________________________
Fax :
________________________________________________
Email :
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Special Needs (e.g., Dietary):
_________________________________________
PAYMENT INFORMATION
The TEI workshop fee is $50, which includes a box
lunch.
Registration fees must accompany registration and be
paid in full in U.S. funds. If payment is made by
check or money order, make payable to ACM/DL96.
Enclose your Check or Money Order, or charge to
AMEX, VISA, or MasterCard; supply Credit Card
Number, expiration date, and if sending via mail or
fax, cardholder signature.
SEND REGISTRATION TO:
ACM DL '96
University of Maryland
College of Library and Information Services
Hornbake Library Building, Room 4105
College Park, MD 20742-4345
Email: acmdl-96@umail.umd.edu
Fax: 301-314-9145
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MEETING 7) APRIL 15-17
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SDAIR '96
Fifth Annual Symposium on
Document Analysis and Information Retrieval
April 15-17, 1996
Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
SPONSOR:
Information Science Research Institute University of
Nevada, Las Vegas
SCOPE: The purpose of this symposium is to present
results of state-of- the-art research and to encourage the
exchange of ideas in the general field of automatic
extraction of information from images of printed
documents. Papers are solicited on all aspects of document
image analysis and information retrieval, both theoretical
and applied, with particular emphasis on:
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS:
High-Accuracy Transcription
Postprocessing of OCR Results
Keyword Search in Textual Images
Multilingual OCR, Language ID, etc.
Geometric and Logical Layout Analysis
Recognition of Forms, Tables and Equations
Models of Document Image Degradation
Methods for Performance Evaluation
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL:
Full-Text Retrieval
Retrieval from OCR'ed Text
Image and Multimedia Retrieval
Text Categorization
Retrieval from Structured Documents
Language-Specific Influences on Retrieval
Evaluation of IR Systems
Text Representation
Papers on subjects in the intersection of these two areas
will be given
priority.
SUBMISSIONS: Please send five copies of complete papers,
with the corresponding author's name, postal address,
telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address, to the
appropriate Chair:
Andreas Dengel, Chair (Document Analysis)
c/o Information Science Research Institute
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 454021
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4021
Jan O. Pedersen, Chair (Info. Retrieval)
c/o Information Science Research Institute
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 454021
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4021
Manuscripts should be no longer than 20 double-spaced
pages or 5,000 words and should not already have been
accepted for publication by another conference or journal,
nor should they be submitted elsewhere during the
SDAIR'96 review period. Both camera-ready paper and
machine-readable source copies of accepted papers will be
required. The proceedings will be available at the
conference.
CONFERENCE TIMETABLE:
Papers Due: September 30, 1995
Notification To Authors: December 1, 1995
Camera Ready & Machine Readable Copy: January 15,
1996
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS COMMITTEE:
Andreas DENGEL, Chair, German Research Center for AI
Norbert BARTNECK, Daimler Benz Research Center
Hiromichi FUJISAWA, Hitachi Central Research Lab
Jonathan HULL, Ricoh California Research Center
Junichi KANAI, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Larry SPITZ, Consultant, Palo Alto, CA
Suzanne TAYLOR, Loral Corporation
Karl TOMBRE, INRIA Lorraine
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL COMMITTEE:
Jan PEDERSEN, Chair, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Susan DUMAIS, Bellcore
Stephen GALLANT, Belmont, Inc.
Donna HARMAN, National Institute of Standards &
Technology
Marti HEARST, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
David LEWIS, AT&T Bell Laboratories
Peter SCHAUBLE, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(ETH)
Kazem TAGHVA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Yiming YANG, Mayo Clinic/Foundation
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MEETING 8) APRIL 23-26
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THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ONTECHNOLOGIES
AND APPLICATIONS OF MULTIMEDIA
TIME: April 23rd-26th,1996
ADDR: Beijing International Convention Center,
Beijing,CHINA
Sponsor:
Department of Techology & Equipment
State Economic & Trade Commission
The People's Repubic of China
Organizers:
China Guoxin Information Corporation
Legend Group Co#.
Beijing Golden Disc Electronic Co. , Ltd
NEU-ALPINE Group Inc#.
Co-organizers:
China Science Group Co.
Anhui WYan Electronic Systems Co, Ltd
CHINA COMPUTERWORLD
CHINA INFOWORLD
CHINA ELECTRONIC NEWS
INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP COMPUTER &
COMMUNICATION
ELECTRONIC BUSINESS NEWS
BEIJING YOUTH DALY COMPUTER AGE
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DALY COMPUTER &
COMMUNICATION
COMPUTERS & COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE
ELECTRONICS INFORMATION MAGAZINE
EDI WORLD COMPUTERS & COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER BUSINESS NEWS INTERNATIONAL
Support:
China Computer Users' Assocation(CCUA)
Most EFFECTIVE China Multimedia Show
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M & CD '96/CHINA has all the makings of a most
effective Multimedia Show in China. It is organized by
the right organizers with the right background for the
right market at the right place. The Sponsor and
Organizer Mainly responsible for managing various
industries in China. Presently, Its major job is to reform
the State-owned enterprises. Specifically, its tasks include:
Managing domestic trade
Managing State-owned enterprises
Technology transformation of state-owned enterprises
Coordinating relationship between various ministries
Managing foreign trade, foreign investment, and
enterprises
concerned with foreign investment or those in
cooperation
with foreigners
Drafting laws and regulations
Designing macroeconomic policies, induding fisca and
financial policies
M & CD '96/CHINA is organized by:
--------China Guoxin Information Corporation; one of
the biggest Information and Consulting Companies
--------Legend Group, One of the biggest Computer
manufacturers
--------Beijing Golden Disc Electronic Ltd, One of the
multimedia
pioneers in China.
--------NEU-ALPINE, A new force RISING TO THE
FOREFRONT IN THE
CHINESE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
The Background
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China computer market is posting double digit growth.
Multimedia is considered to be a part of the Three Golden
Projects. The Chinese government recognizes the
importance of multimedia for education in general and
especially for enhancing computer literacy. The exhibition
is therefore held under the auspices of the State Economic
and Trade Commission, one of the most important
economic commissions in the PRC. With increasing market
maturity and steadily rising disposable incomes China is
also more and more becoming a market for sophisticated
products like multimedia. China has been successfully
cracking down on copyright infringements. Special
copyright courts have been established. Copyright
violators now risk huge fines and or prison terms.
Why participate
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The most important Chinese computer magazines are
co-organizers of this exhibition. A broad news coverage is
therefore assured. Top ranking officials from the
government and decision makers from the retail sector
will visit the fair. This gives you first! hand access to
Chinese end users , computer and retail professionals
alike .
What kind of Multinedia Products will be envolved in this
Exhibition ?
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1.Multimedia Information Service System
VOD Video On Demand
FOD FAX On Demand
Multimedia Network
Multimedia Web & Browser
Video Conference
Multimedia Groupware
2. Multimedia Computer
MPC
Multimedia Notebook
Multimedia Workstation
Multimedia Terminal
3. Multimedia Consumer Electronic Goods
TV SET TOP BOX
VCD Player
CD Player
LD Player
4. Multimedia Peripheral Device
Scanner
Camera
Colour Printers
Project
Touch Screen
5. Multimedia Parts
Audio/Video Card
Graphic card
MIDI Card Muisc Card Computer Music
MPEG Card
TV & FM Tuner Card
MPC Upgrade Kit
A/V Chips
DSP Chips
6. Multimedia Software Tools
Authoring Tools Systems
Animation Systems
Multimedia Databases
Multimedia Show Tools Systems
7. Multimedia Application System
Kiosk
CAI Education
Games
Hotel Shoping Presetation and Demonstration
Systems
Multimedia Management Information Systems
Multimedia Virtual Reality Systems
Multimedia Medical Information Systems
8.CD-ROM & Relation Products
CD-ROM Drives
Photo-CD
CD-I
CD-ROM Titles
Erasable Optical Disk
CD-ROM Production line
9. Others
Colour DTP
Multimedia Movie/TV Animation systems
Appendices containing application forms for conference
booklet and exhibition are available from:
ATTN: Catherine Zhou
TEL:(8610)8349561, 8344443, 8344445
FAX:(8610)8338586,8349562
E-MAIL:guoxin@public.bta.net.cn
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MEETING 9) MAY 20 - 22
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The Digital Revolution: Assessing the Impact on
Business, Education and Social Structures
San Diego, CA
May 20 - 22, 1996
As the Industrial Revolution radically altered the means of
production and transformed in the process the way
people viewed their work, their societies, and each other,
so too the Digital Revolution has the potential to
profoundly alter the way that societies function at the
global, local and personal level. From the vastness of the
internet to the microchip in a greeting card, a revolution
is emerging. The concept of the Digital Revolution relies on
two senses of the word "revolution:" that of drastic
change, but also that of motion allied with rotation. This is
not the first revolution we will confront, neither is it the
last.
The first suggests the upheaval we are confronting; the
second is a reminder that we have been here before:
other massive social changes such as the Industrial
Revolution had raised equally profound questions and
challenged the way that we view the world. What does it
mean to participate in this Revolution? What does it
mean to ignore it?
The Digital Revolution, simply put, involves both subtle as
well as radical changes in the way that information is
created (by anyone, for example, with a home page or e-
mail account as a soapbox), stored (in media, as yet
unknown in archival quality), and transmitted (more and
more of it, faster and faster in numbers we struggle to
comprehend).
We would like to think that the effects will be felt by
everyone: and in terms of population groups this is true:
young as well as old, men as well as women, any ethnic or
national group you can name. No employment category
(nor the unemployed) will be left out: academics, clergy,
police, architects, sales clerks. But parts of these groups
will be left out: and the distance between those included
and those not included is widening.
Any discussion of information demands the consideration
of many paradoxes. Perhaps the most important of
paradox for this conference is that of information's
economic nature: it is an important economic good, but
also it is an essential component of all political and social
interaction, especially in open, democratic societies. It is a
social good that contributes to THE social good:
exacerbating the distance between those that have and
those that do not.
The conference is an exploration of the issues of and the
effects that this Revolution is having - or will have - on
the ways we conduct business, the ways that we teach,
and the ways that we interact to build a social structure
that forms our society. The conference seeks to identify
and understand the dynamics of these changes, and to
develop and debate methodologies for this assessment.
Invitation
The 1996 ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, "The Digital Revolution:
Assessing the Impact on Business, Education and Social
Structures" is focused on the trends of the Revolution,
their effects, and consequences - intended as well as not,
in these particular arenas. We encourage submission of
reports of specific events in the Revolution, such as the
digital libraries initiatives; evaluation of tools and devices
to manage, store, retrieve, and explore the products of
the Revolution; and assessment of the policies and
guidelines emerging to support its development. We
encourage reports of research exploring the areas as noted
above. We invite submission of papers, panels, tutorials,
demonstrations, and other imaginative uses of the
products and processes of the Revolution itself which will
enable its understanding.
Any message sent to asis96@chestnut.lis.utk.edu will
automatically generate an electronic version of the call
and the submittal form. It is also available at the
University of Tennessee-Knoxville School of Information
Sciences homepage at http://pepper.lis.utk.edu/ under
ASIS.
TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS
Contributed Papers
The initial intent to submit should include the title and an
extended outline or draft paper. Papers should address
one or more of the issues outlined above. Presenters of
accepted papers will be allowed 15-25 minutes for
delivery. All papers will be refereed. All intents to submit
papers must be received by November 15, 1995.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by December 15,
1995; camera ready papers will be due by February 1,
1996.
Panel, Special Interest Group, and other Presentations
Individual contributions and panel discussions are
welcome. All intents to organize sessions should include a
description of 250 words indicating the topic and
proposed speakers to address the topic, with contact
information for all speakers, and an estimation of the time
desired. A form for proposing panel sessions is attached.
All intents to organize panel presentations and other
program suggestions must be received by November 15,
1995. Notification of acceptance will be sent by December
15, 1995: a final list of speakers, with complete contact
information, and camera ready copy (full length if
desired, or abstracts) will be due by February 1, 1996.
Two copies of your proposal and abstracts are required. A
paper copy or electronic copy (encouraged, e-mail or
ASCII file) should be sent to the addresses below. You
will receive instructions for submission of final copy upon
acceptance.
Deadlines and Submission Addresses:
Contributed Papers
Proposals/Abstracts: postmarked by November 15, 1995
Finished Papers by February 15, 1996
Panel, SIG and Other Sessions
Proposal/Abstracts: postmarked by November 15, 1995
Final speakers and abstract by February 1, 1996
Copy of all proposals to both addresses:
Jose-Marie Griffiths
Attn: ASIS 1996 Mid Year Meeting
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
804 Volunteer Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37996
jgriffit@utkvx.utk.edu
American Society for Information Science
1996 Mid Year Meeting
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 501
Silver Spring, MD 29010
(301) 495-0900
rhill@cni.org
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MEETING 10) JUNE 2 - 4
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To receive preliminary registration materials and be
placed on our mailing list, please email Liz Babbitt
(ebabbitt@u.washington.edu)
CAIS/ACSI '96 - CALL FOR PAPERS
24th Annual Conference
Canadian Association for Information Science
Association canadienne des sciences de l'information
to be held at
Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
June 2, 3 and 4, 1996
Theme: The impact of electronic publishing
We hear a great deal about the technology of electronic
publishing, but much less about its effects: on the book
trade, on the art of creative writing, on education, on
entertainment. This year's conference, which enjoys the
support of the Canadian Library Association, the Canadian
Booksellers' Association, and the Association of Canadian
Publishers is aimed at exploring these topics.
The conference will feature invited speakers who will set
the scene on such topics as:
The market and marketing strategies for publishers
The technology of electronic publishing: where is it going?
The view from the bookstore: strategies to cope with a
revolution
Impact on education
Impact on libraries
Contributed paper submissions are invited on any of these
or closely related topics. Please send an abstract of 300-
500 words by January 15, 1996 to
Prof. Charles Meadow
Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto
140 St George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1.
FAX: (416) 971-1399 E-mail:
meadow@fis.utoronto.ca
Final versions of papers selected will be due by May 1,
1996 in order to allow time for publication of a
proceedings to be distributed at the conference.
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MEETING 11) JUNE 3-2
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Call for Papers
The Third International Workshop on
Services in Distributed and Networked
Environments (SDNE'96)
June 3-4, 1996
Macau
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society
Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
About SDNE'96
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The Third International Workshop on Services in
Distributed and Networked Environments (SDNE'96) is
to be held in Macau in June 1996. SDNE'96 is
organized in conjunction with the 16th International
Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS-
16) in Hong Kong May 27-30, 1996.
SDNE workshops augment the ICDCS program by
focusing on global, network-based services and
addressing the emerging area of service engineering,
building on international standards such as ANSA,
ODP, DCE, CORBA, and TINA. These layers are the
middleware that glue applications to the distributed
environment, insulating them from location
dependencies where desirable, alerting them to
location information where necessary. Usability and
usefulness of network services depends upon the kind
and quality of software services provided to the
users, availability of information on existing
resources, ease of developing new applications,
reliability, and security.
SDNE'96 builds on the success of the First and Second
International Workshops on Services in Distributed
and Networked Environments (SDNE'94, Prague, Czech
Republic; SDNE'95, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada).
The international flavor of the workshop reflects the
scope and diversity of worldwide internetworking.
Past SDNE workshops have had representation from
North and South America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and
the Middle East.
About Macau:
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Macau is a Portuguese territory located in the south of
China on the West bank of the Pearl River estuary, 64
kilometers from Hong Kong. Macau features a wealth
of fascinating and historical monuments, museums,
fortresses, and exciting tourist activities, packed into
16 square km.
Call for Papers:
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The workshop seeks original papers on topics related
to providing services to applications, ranging from
web search engines to RPC to algorithms for multicast,
and beyond. Past SDNE sessions have been devoted to
mobile services, collaboration, Internet information
services, programming models for service
engineering, and many others.
The workshop is targeted to be a forum for free flow
of ideas. Reports on experimental work are
particularly welcome. Presentations of new ideas and
work in progress are also invited.
The SDNE workshop seeks submissions in the
following areas:
* Protocols and abstractions for service engineering,
management, brokerage.
* Case studies of service creation and service
deployment.
* Internet services (archie, gopher, netfind, Prospero,
WAIS, WWW, etc.).
* Mobile computing and services for mobile users.
* Client/server programming, RPCs, and service
strategies.
* Security, accounting, and management services.
* Using objects for distributed services.
* Persistence and concurrency in distributed
services.
* DCE, CORBA, and ANSAware-based services.
* Interworking of heterogeneous services.
* Structure, usability, and performance of
distributed services.
* Quality of service aspects of networked
environments.
* Information retrieval/location services for large
scale networks.
* Multicast and scalable services.
* Naming and directory services.
* Electronic commerce protocols and services.
* Broadband services to homes and telecommuters.
Submission Guidelines:
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You are invited to submit a full paper in English for
presentation at the SDNE'96. There will be an eight
page limit on published papers; submitted papers
should be about that length. All submissions will be
reviewed by the Program Committee. Papers
accepted for presentation at SDNE'96 will be included
in the proceedings distributed at the workshop and
made available from IEEE.
Electronic submission in PostScript is strongly
encouraged. Please include an abstract and a cover
page with address, telephone, FAX and email of the
primary contact person. Submissions should be sent
to:
Peter Honeyman
Center for Information Technology Integration
University of Michigan
519 W. William St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4943 USA
EMail: sdne96@citi.umich.edu
Tel : +1 313 763 4413
Fax : +1 313 763 4434
Further information may also be obtained from the
above address. This call is available at:
http://www.citi.umich.edu/sdne.html
Important dates:
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Submissions due : Feb 1, 1996
Notification by : March 1, 1996
Full papers due by: April 8, 1996
Workshop convenes : June 3-4, 1996
Organization:
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General Chair:
Nigel Davies, Lancaster University, UK.
Program Chair:
Peter Honeyman, University of Michigan, USA.
Local Arrangements Chair:
Robert P. Biuk-Aghai, University of Macau, Macau.
Program Committee:
Jean Bacon, Cambridge University, UK
Ashley Beitz, DSTC, Australia
Mark E. Crovella, Boston University, USA
David De Roure, University of Southampton, UK
Elmootazbellah Elnozahy, Carnegie Mellon
University, USA
Markus Endler, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jan Janecek, Czech Technical University, Czech
Republic
Thomas Koch, University of Hagen, Germany
Rodger Lea, Sony Corporation, Japan
Gerald Neufeld, University of British Columbia,
Canada
Stephen Pink, SICS, Sweden
Herman Rao, AT&T Bell Labs, USA
John Rosenberg, University of Sydney, Australia
Rich Salz, OSF, USA
Alexander Schill, Technical University of Dresden,
Germany
Ellen Siegel, Sun Microsystems, USA
Morris Sloman, Imperial College, UK
Paulo Verissimo, INESC, Portugal
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MEETING 12) JUNE 22 1996
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LOEX OF THE WEST CONFERENCE 1996
Preliminary Announcement
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LOEX of the WEST 1996
Thursday, June 20 - Saturday, June 22
University Of Washington Campus
Seattle, Washington
COLLABORATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN IN A
VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
The philosophies and politics of library instruction are
evolving in response to complex changes in information
environments. The changing needs and motivations of the
communities we serve determine our purpose, rationale,
and methods of practice. Librarians must become leaders
within their communities to integrate emerging
information technologies into the classroom, schools,
businesses, and community organizations.
This conference will focus on the development and uses of
collaborative relationships in library instruction.
Effectively articulating the role of library instruction
programs and the importance of information literacy
within our larger institutions are key to developing
integrative collaboration and support. Building
collaboration is vital to the success of library instruction
at every level, from program development and
instructional design, to teaching and evaluation, to funding
and administration.
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MEETING 13) JULY 4-7
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LIBRARIES AND THE REPRODUCED IMAGE FROM PRINT
TO DIGITISATION
ARLIS/UK & IRELAND 27th Annual Conference
University of Edinburgh, Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th
July 1996
The 1996 ARLIS/UK & Ireland conference will be held
at the Pollock Halls of the University of Edinburgh, in
Scotland's famous capital city, and will host speakers
on topics relating to the reproduced image past,
present and future in a library context.
The conference begins by setting the Scottish scene -
20th century art in Edinburgh, Scottish architecture,
and the work of various Scottish artists, illustrators
and publishers. The second day concentrates on the
electronic image in computer and CD-ROM
environments from multi-media to the Internet.
Saturday morning's session will be devoted to specific
themes: botanical illustration, original print material,
childrens' books and architectural photography.
Afterwards there will be the opportunity to see a
little more of Scotland en route to St. Andrews to visit
the University Library, its renowned historical
photography collections and its current exhibitions.
Dinner at the University's St. Salvator's Hall, will be
followed by a chance to see a couple of the coastal
fishing villages during the return trip to Edinburgh.
The final day raises the issue of authenticity in
reproduction and tackles practical aspects of subject
indexing and cataloguing images. It will also feature a
panel discussion of problems of copyright and image
reproduction, and will end with a look at future
developments in image reproduction.
The conference programme includes a private view of
the Giacometti exhibition at the Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art, and receptions there and at
Edinburgh College of Art. Friday afternoon will offer
a visit to one of the many highlights of visual arts
activity in Edinburgh: it is hoped to include the
Scottish National Gallery, the Printmakers' Workshop,
the Scottish Photography Archive, Edinburgh Public
Library, the National Library of Scotland and the
Fruitmarket Gallery, as well as a walking tour of the
New Town.
For delegates who wish to stay on and sample other
attractions in Scotland after the conference,
accommodation (at extra cost) will be available by
personal arrangement with the Pollock Halls. There is
much more to see in Edinburgh itself, and Glasgow
offers the chance to see the major Charles Rennie
Mackintosh retrospective at the McLellan Gallery.
A final conference programme will be available
shortly. To ensure that you receive the final version
together with booking details, please contact one of
the following:
Stephen Holland Sonia French
National Library of Scotland Administrator,
ARLIS/UK & Ireland
George IV Bridge 18 College Road
Edinburgh EH1 1EW Bromsgrove, Worcs.
Tel: 0131 226 4531 B60 2NE
Fax: 0131 220 6662 Tel/fax: 01527 579298
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MEETING 14) JULY 4-10
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The Research and Statistics Committee of the Management
of Public Services Section of RASD is sponsoring its second
annual Reference Research Forum at the 1996 American
Library Association Annual Conference in New York, July
4-10, 1996.
This is an opportunity to present and discuss your
research project covering the broad area of reference
services. Both completed research and research in
progress will be considered. Some suggested areas
include:
-- Organizational Structure
-- Electronic Services
-- User Behavior
-- Reference Effectiveness
The Committee will utilize a "blind" review process to
select a maximum of three projects for 25 minute
presentations, each followed by open discussion.
The criteria for selection are:
-- Significance of the study for improving the quality
of reference service
-- Quality and innovativeness of the methodology
-- Potential of the research to fill a gap in
reference knowledge or to build on previous
studies
-- Previously published research or research
accepted
by December 1, 1995 for publication will not be
eligible
All researchers, including reference practitioners from all
types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and
other interested persons are encouraged to submit a
proposal.
Please submit a one-page abstract by DECEMBER 1, 1995.
Notification of acceptance will be made by March 15,
1996. Send your abstract (without indication of author's
name or affiliation), and, on a separate sheet, name, title,
and institutional affiliation to:
Sharon L. Bostick, Director of Libraries
University of Massachusetts at Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
e-mail: sharon@delphinus.lib.umb.edu
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MEETING 15) AUGUST 21-22
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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
AND CALL FOR PAPERS
HONG KONG LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
PRE-IFLA 1996 PROGRAMME
"THE HONG KONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
NETWORK:
A VIRTUAL GATEWAY TO CHINA"
Wednesday, August 21st & Thursday, August
22nd, 1996
Hong Kong, City Hall, High Block
The aim of this pre-IFLA Programme is to share with
librarians and information professionals from around
the world the level of library and information
provision in the Territory, at all levels and in all
sectors. The emphasis will be on local networks,
collections, and databases relating to Hong Kong,
China, and East Asia. The President and members of
the Hong Kong Library Association invite you to
participate in this enjoyable two-day Programme, in
which the importance of meeting fellow professionals
on an informal basis will be stressed.
There will be two morning sessions, followed by visits
to local libraries of different types in the afternoons.
Presentations will be predominantly by locals about
local library and information activities and initiatives.
However, the Programme Coordinator would welcome
abstracts of proposed presentations specifically about
new directions and original approaches in the
management of Asian collections and Asian databases
from librarians and information professionals from
the Chinese Mainland, and from other parts of the
world.
The registration fee will include all refreshments and
lunches, a special evening banquet, and transport to
and from the venue on the library visits of your
choice:
HKLA Members:HK$300
Non-Members :HK$600
Speakers and guests:Free
(Space is limited, so early registration is advisable).
Regretfully, no accommodation can be arranged by
the Association. However, the Hong Kong Tourist
Association (HKTA) can provide lists of convenient
hotels. Arrangements can also be made through the
HKTA for sight-seeing trips on other days:
HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION,
11TH FLOOR, CITICORP CENTRE,
18, WHITFIELD ROAD,
NORTH POINT,
HONG KONG.
TEL: (852) 2807 6177
FAX: (852) 177 1128 (Infofax Information Service)
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME:
DAY 1: 9.15 Opening Ceremony
9.30 Discussion Sessions
12.30 Lunch
2.00 Participants will be invited to visit
libraries in
Hong Kong.
Library visit 1: 1 academic+ 1 public
library
Library visit 2: 1 public+ 1 school library
(international)
Library visit 3: 1 medical+ 1 special
library
Library visit 4: 1 academic+ 1 school
library
(Chinese)
5.30 Return to venue
7.30 Chinese Banquet
DAY 2: 9.30 Discussion Sessions
12.30 Lunch
2.00 Participants will be invited to visit
more libraries in
Hong Kong. The second day's itineraries
are a repeat
of the first, but a different set of
visits may be selected.
Library visit 5: 1 academic+ 1 public
library
Library visit 6: 1 public+ 1 school library
(international)
Library visit 7: 1 medical+ 1 special
library
Library visit 8: 1 academic+ 1 school
library
(Chinese)
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MEETING 16) AUGUST 25-31
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HONG KONG LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
PRE-IFLA 1996 PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION FORM
(* Please indicate your choices)
I wish to attend the Hong Kong Library Association
Pre-IFLA 1996 Programme as a LOCAL/OVERSEAS(*)
participant:
Name:
Address:
Phone: Fax: E-mail:
I enclose a registration fee of HK$300 / HK$600 (*),
made payable to the "Hong Kong Library Association".
(Overseas participants - money order in Hong
Kong currency, please).
(Local participants - cheque, please)
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(*) YES I am interested in taking part in the following
visits:
DAY 1 (Choose 1 *):Library visit 1
Library visit 2
Library visit 3
Library visit 4
DAY 2 (Choose 1 *):Library visit 5
Library visit 6
Library visit 7
Library visit 8
(We will try to meet your requests wherever
possible. Given the traffic in Hong Kong, not more
than two meaningful visits can be made in a single
afternoon. The buses will return to the venue by 5.30
- 6.00pm).
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(*) YES I wish to give a presentation, and enclose a
300-word abstract.
Deadline for abstract: January 31st, 1996
Decision of Committee relayed to
proposers:February 28th, 1996
Deadline for final paper + WordPerfect
disk:June 30th, 1996
(*) YES I require the following equipment for my
presentation:
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All correspondence should be addressed to:
Grace Cheng,
The HKLA Pre-IFLA 1996 Programme Coordinator,
c/o Hospital Authority Head Office Library
2206, World Trade Centre,
280 Gloucester Road,
Hong Kong.
Fax: (852) 2882 4378 E-mail: chenggyt@ha.org.hk
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MEETING 17) AUGUST 25-31
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THE 62ND IFLA CONFERENCE
BEIJING, CHINA
25-31 AUGUST 1996
1. INVITATION
The China Organizing Committee of the 62nd Beijing IFLA
Conference 1996 takes pleasure in cordially inviting you
to participate in the 62nd IFLA Conference which is to
take place in the Beijing International Convention Center
from August 25-31, 1996. In order to make the
conference a complete success, the preparations for it are
evolving in an integrated way. Beijing is eagerly awaiting
the '96 IFLA Conference. We will do everything possible
to offer you a pleasant conference environment, many
social and cultural activities, library visits and
sightseeing as well as many opportunities to enjoy the
beauty of the country.
The librarians of China are looking forward to meeting
you in Beijing.
2. IFLA
he International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFLA), established in 1927, is an
independent international non-governmental association
and has consultative status "A" with UNESCO. The aim of
IFLA is to promote international understanding,
cooperation, discussion and research services and to
provide a body through which librarianship can be
represented in matters of international interest. IFLA now
has 1,340 members (including library associations,
institutions and individuals) from 137 Countries. There
are 32 sections, 14 round tables and 5 core programs
categorized in 8 professional divisions.
IFLA holds its annual general conference in different
member countries. IFLA headquarters is in The Hague,
The Netherlands. The address:
IFLA Headquarters
P.O.B. 95312
2509 CH, The Hague
The Netherlands
Tel. (31)(70)3140884
Fax. (31)(70)3834827
e-mail: IFLA.HQ@IFLA.NL
3. CHINA and IFLA
China is one of the 15 founders by its participating in the
International Congress of Libraries held in Edinburg (U.K.)
in 1927. Due to reasons well-known China was not in the
IFLA family for a long time. In 1981 the China Society for
Library Science returned to IFLA as an association
member after signing the agreement between the
representatives of the China Society for Library Science
and IFLA. In '93 Barcelona IFLA Conference Ms. Sun
Beixin, Deputy Director of the National Library of China,
the Council member of China Society for Library Science
was elected a member of IFLA Executive Board. With the
approval of the Chinese government the China Society for
Library Science submitted the invitation to IFLA
Executive Board to hold the 62nd IFLA general
conference in Beijing in 1996, which was approved by the
Executive Board in 1991. The confirmation of the
conference by the IFLA Executive Board will further
improve the international cultural exchange, cooperation,
and development between Chinese libraries and the
world library community.
4. China Society for Library Science
The China Society for Library Science (CSLS), founded on
July 9, 1979, is a learned organization representing the
Chinese librarianship in all related matters of interest
both at home and abroad. It now has 10,150 members
(including institutions and individuals). The supreme
organ of the society is the national congress of members.
The council acts as a steering body to guide the society.
The aim of the society is to promote the development of
library and information services.
5. THEME and SUB-TOPICS
THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: LIBRARIES AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
As we move towards the end of the century libraries are
being presented with fresh demands and challenges. At
the same time society is re-examining the value of
information as a component of the engine of economic
development. The social functions performed by libraries
are evolving towards new and expanded roles: greater
recognition is being given to the educational role of
libraries in assisting the development of the intellectual
capital of every country; information is valued as an
economic resource and new technologies have made it
instantly and globally available. Librarians can use their
information management skills to play a leading role in
this new information environment. China has therefore
chosen the Challenge of Change: Libraries and Economic
Development as the theme for the 62nd IFLA Conference
in Beijing 1996 to reflect different facets of information as
one of the key elements in contemporary economic and
social life. Despite the fact that the level of Library
development may differ from region to region and from
country to country, there are still many common
concerns which professionals and institutions in the
library and information communities share. Nowadays,
libraries in different countries must face and accept the
challenges offered by new information technologies. At
the same time these changes and favourable
circumstances have also opened new possibilities and
opportunities for library services. The 62nd IFLA
Conference will provide a valuable opportunity to
exchange ideas and share experiences with professionals
from different parts of the world.
Sub-Topics:
1. Libraries as gateways to information
2. Continuing education of librarians in a changing
environment
3. Resource sharing: local, national and international
issues
4. Identifying user needs
5. Taking information to the users
6. Networking and document delivery
7. The library as a key to exploiting economic
resources
8. Funding of library and information services:
dilemmas and solutions
9. The role and image of libraries in developing
countries
6. Satellite Meetings
Proposals from different Sections and Round Tables are
now being at IFLA Headquarters and the details will be
given in IFLA Express No. 1 to be mailed in January
1996.
7. Provisional Summary Programme
Morning Afternoon
Evening
August 23 (Fri.) Professional Board
August 24 (Sat.) Executive Board IFLA
Officers'
Program Management dinner
(by in-
Committee vitation)
August 25 (Sun.) Coordinating Com. Open Forum
Exhibition
Standing Com. Opening of
reception
Exhibition
August 26 (Mon.) Contributed Paper Opening
Ceremony Reception
Session General Session by the
Poster Session Organizing
divisional open Committee
forum
August 27 (Tue.) Sections and Round Sections and
Cultural
Tables meetings Round Tables
entertain-
Meetings ment by
Ministry
of Culture
August 28 (Wed.) Section and Round Sections and
Reception
Tables meetings Round Tables by
the local
Meetings government
August 29 (Thir.) Standing Committees Library
Receptions
Coordinate visits at the
Committees libraries
visited
August 30 (Fri.) Professional Closing
Board Session
Coordinate Committee
Standing Committee
August 31 (Sat.) excursions
8. '96 IFLA CHINA ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN
Luo Gan, State Councilor; Secretary-General, State
Council
XECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Liu Zhongde, Minister of Culture
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Liu Deyou, Vice-Minister of Culture; President, China
Society for Library Science
DEPUTY CHAIRMEN
Wei Yu, Vice-Chairman, State Education CommissionHui
Yongzheng, Vice-Chairman, State Science and Technology
Commission
Liu Shu, Executive Secretary-General, China Association
for Science and Technology
He Luli, Vice Mayor, People's Government of Beijing
Municipality
Ren Jiyu, Director, National Library of China
SECRETARY-GENERAL
Du Ke, Director, Library Bureau of Ministry of
Culture; Vice-President, China Society for Library
Science
THE FIRST DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL
Tan Bin, Deputy-Director, National Library of China
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND
CONCURRENTLY GENERAL COORDINATOR
Tang Shaoming, Executive Vice-President, China Society
for Library Science
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERALS
Li Zhuqi, Director, Secretariat (No.4), General Office of
State Science and Technology Commission; Director,
Institute of Science and Technology Information of China
Shi Jian, Director, Documentation and Information
Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Vice-President,
China Society for Library Science
Wang Fu, Assistant Director, Bureau of Technology and
Equipment, State Education Commission; Deputy-Director,
National Library and Information Committee for
University and College
Chen Qilin, Deputy-Director, General Office of
Ministry of Culture
Sun Weixue, Deputy-Director, Bureau of External
Relations, Ministry of Culture
Hou Enyu, Deputy-Director, Department of
Planning and Finance, Ministry of Culture
Sun Beixin, Deputy Director, National Library of
China; Member, IFLA Executive Board
ASSISTANT TO SECRETARY-GENERAL
Jiang Bingxin
Persons in charge
1. Volunteers JIANG
Bingxin(concurrently)
2. International Liaison & Promotion JIANG Weiming
3. Conference Arrangement KE Yasha
4. Domestic Liaison & Promotion LIU Xiaoqin
5. Paper Handling LIU Xiangsheng
6. Office of the Secretariat Li Yidi
7. Registration QIU Dongjiang
8. Finance WANG Fusheng
9. Exhibition and Advertisement WANG Hanping
10. Social Activities
11. Security SUN Jihai
The Secretariat
China Organizing Committee of
'96 IFLA General Conference
c/o National Library of China
39 Baishiqiao Road
Beijing 100081
Tel. (86)(10)8416347; 8419260
Fax. (86)(10)8419271
E-mail: cjsun@bepc2.ihep.ac.cn
9. Conference Information
1. Availability of Papers
During the conference more than 100 papers and reports
will be presented. Copies of these will be available at the
conference between 9:00-16:30 upon presentation of the
registration voucher. Papers received by IFLA
Headquarters before the deadline will be available in the
original languages in pre-printed booklets. Written
translations will be provided upon request in exchange
for vouchers.
2. Simultaneous interpretation
During the conference a simultaneous interpretation
service will be provided for opening and closing
ceremonies and at two meeting rooms in 5 IFLA working
languages as well as Chinese language to facilitate the
Chinese participants.
3. Conference Venue
The conference will take place in the Beijing International
Convention Center. The center consists of a 2,500- seat
Grand Hall, and other medium and small meeting rooms
equipped with related facilities and services.
4. Exhibition
During the conference an exhibition will be arranged in
the Convention Center. The total exhibition area of 4,500
square meters will allow enough space for about 200
stands for exhibitors to display their products and
services. All related manufacturers, companies and book
dealers are warmly invited to join us.
5. IFLA Express
In the conference year two issues of IFLA Express will be
published and distributed, one is scheduled for January
and the second for May/June, providing additional and
updated information and arrangement about the
conference. When the conference is in progress IFLA
Express will be issued daily and distributed free of
charge to the participants. The information carried in the
Expresses issued on site will also include changes to the
program and other related activities undertaken by IFLA
bodies, updates to
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MEETING 18) SEPTEMBER 25-27
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EUROPEAN SERIALS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION SET
The European Federation of Serials Groups has announced
that the Third European Serials Conference and Exhibition
will be held at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, September
25-27, 1996. The program will be aimed at librarians,
publishers, subscription agents and information managers
and will be held in English with simultaneous translation
into French and Spanish and will address many of the
problems and opportunities facing the European serials
community today. There will also be an exhibition of
many of the latest products and services currently
available and a reception in the Long Room of Trinity's
library, home to the Book of Kells. For further
information contact: Jill Tolson, UK Serials Group
Administrator, 114 Woodstock Road, Witney OX8 6DY UK.
Tel: +44
1993
703466; Fax: +44 1993 778879; E-mail: uksg@bham.ac.uk.
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MEETING 19) OCTOBER 21-26
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
GLOBAL COMPLEXITY: INFORMATION, CHAOS AND
CONTROL
ASIS 1996 Annual Meeting
October 21-26 1996
Baltimore, Maryland
Research in chaotic systems has uncovered order
in the midst of disorder -- information hidden in
noise -- and spawned complexity as a field of study.
Complexity theory explores interconnectedness,
coevolution, structure and order that produce
spontaneous self-organizing and adaptive systems
that balance precariously on the edge of chaos. From
Mandelbrot sets and fractals to economics, there is a
tantalizing similarity to evolutionary patterns and
emergent phenomena.
As an emergent and interdisciplinary field,
information science should profit by exploring
complexity. From the bits transmitted via an
information channel to the less well understood
transfer of knowledge and wisdom, there are
patterns. Are they global?
The ASIS 1996 Annual Meeting will consider the
complexity of the working world of information
professionals as well as theoretical perspectives
involving the nature and use of information. Topics to
be addressed will include:
* Generation and dissemination of information
How do individuals and organizations produce and
recognize informative materials using multiple
technologies and myriad, networked resources?
What can be learned from parallels with the incunabula
period of printing, when proliferation of documents led
to higher literacy?
* Information organization and access
It has been said that traditional publishing
guarantees some quality precisely because of its
time
lag. With information being provided
instantaneously,
can we assure quality without tacitly endorsing
censorship?
How can multiple organizations be created,
maintained, and made useful? If interfaces evolve
to
cope with complexity, what will be the roles of
intermediaries?
* Social implications of complex information systems
When anyone with a file server on the Internet
can
look like a multinational conglomerate, will Davids
slay Goliaths? What will promote innovation, and
how
will it be recognized? Who will own what, and
how can
information producers protect themselves? Will
traditionally underserved groups find access to
complex information resources?
Contributed Papers:
Contributed papers report results of completed
research or research in progress. Papers should be
scholarly in nature and will be refereed. Those
accepted will be published in full in the conference
Proceedings. Authors of accepted papers will be
expected to attend the conference and will be given
15-20 minutes to present their work.
To submit a contributed paper, send an intent
consisting of the title and a 250 word abstract with
complete addresses of author(s) to the Contributed
Papers Coordinator, Linda C. Smith, at the address
below by December 15, 1995. Preliminary approval
will be made by January 15, 1996. Three copies of
the complete paper will be due on February 15, 1996.
Notification of acceptance will be made no later than
April 1, 1996, and camera-ready copy for the
Proceedings will be due June 1, 1996.
Panel Sessions:
Panel sessions and other technical programs are
developed by ASIS Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
either individually or in collaboration with other SIGs
or with organizations and individuals outside ASIS.
Initial proposals for panel sessions should include:
session title, sponsoring SIG(s), name and address of
session organizer (contact person), brief description
(500 words), and names and affiliations of presenters
and moderators. Proposals should be sent to the SIG
Sessions Coordinator, Merri Beth Lavagnino, at the
address below by December 15, 1995. Notification of
acceptance will be sent by February 1, 1996. Final
program copy, including speakers, titles, and
abstracts, will be due March 15, 1996, and camera-
ready copy of abstracts for the Proceedings will be
due June 1, 1996. Panel session papers that are
submitted to the Contributed Papers Coordinator by
February 15 and follow the schedule described for
contributed papers may be published in full in the
Proceedings.
Submission Information:
Contributed Papers
Proposals/abstracts (mail, fax, e-mail)
due December 15, 1995
Complete papers (1500 - 3500 words) for review
due February 15, 1996
Camera-ready copy of accepted papers
due June 1, 1996
Linda C. Smith
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
Tel: (217) 333-7742
Fax: (217) 244-3302
Internet: lcsmith@uiuc.edu
Panel Sessions
Proposals/abstracts due December 15, 1995
Final program descriptions due March 15, 1996
Camera-ready copy due June 1, 1996
Merri Beth Lavagnino
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
154 Grainger Engineering Building, MC 274
1301 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217) 244-7839
Fax: (217) 244-7764
Internet: mbl@uiuc.edu
Technical Program Co-Chairs
Charles H. Davis
Debora Shaw
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel: (812) 855-5113
Fax: (812) 855-6166
Internet: davisc@indiana.edu
shawd@indiana.edu
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MEETING 20) OCTOBER 21-25
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21-25 October 1996, Graz Austria
Globalization of Information:
The Networking Information Society
NEWSLETTER ON THE FID CONFERENCE AND
CONGRESS, GRAZ
No. 1, October 1995
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This electronic newsletter is designed to keep you
informed on regular basis on the developments on the
48th FID Conference and Congress which is to be
held in Graz, Austria, from 21 - 25 October 1996.
It will is produced as a regular insert to the FID
News Bulletin and will contain information about
the different tracks and subtracks, speakers, and
other relevant conference and congress
information. The electronic version is produced in
paralel with the printed version.
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3. Preliminary Programme structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4. Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. The Programme - Main Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.1 Plenary Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Track 1 Innovative and Leading Edge Technologies
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5.3 Track 2 Regional Perspective on Information
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5.4 Track 3 Role of Information professionals. . . . . . . .
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5.5 Track 4 Business and Industrial Information in a
Globally
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Society. . . . . . . . . .
6. Pre Congress Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
7. Graz FID Conference City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. CONGRESS SECRETARIAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Congress Secretariat
FID 1996
Conference Secretariat
JOANNEUM RESEARCH
Elisabethstrasse 11
A-8010 Graz
Austria
Tel.: +43 316 867 334; +43 316 876 335
Fax.: +43 316 876 320
email: fid@pbox.joanneum.ac.at
FID Secretariat
P.O. Box 90402
2509 LK The Hague
Netherlands
Tel.: +31 70 3140671
Fax.: +31 70 3140667
Email: secretariat@fid.nl
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2. ABOUT THE FID CONFERENCE AND CONGRESS
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Main theme:
Globalization of Information: The Networking
Information Society
The Congresses of the International Federation for
Information and Documentation (FID) are held every
two years. They constitute the most important
international forum for the exchange of ideas and
experiences on recent advances in the field. The 48th
FID Conference and Congress will celebrate the closure
of the 100th Anniversary celebrations of FID and will
be the major forum for information professionals
from around the globe.
The Organizers
The organizers for the 1996 event are the Austrian
Documentation Society (OEGDI) and JOANNEUM
RESEARCH on behalf of FID, the International
Federation for Information and Documentation.
Up to date information
The latest information on the 48th FID Conference and
Congress is available on the "FID 1996" Website:
http://ima023.joanneum.ac.at/fid/htm
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3. PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
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Monday 21 October 1996: Pre-congress seminars
Council Meeting
Tuesday 22 October 1996: Pre-Congress seminars
General Assembly
Council Meeting
Wednesday 23 October - Friday 25 October 1996
MAIN CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION
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4. CONTRIBUTIONS
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If you are interested in contributing a paper in any of
the tracks mentioned, please send a message to the
FID Conference Secretariat with your suggested title
and an informative abstract. You will be contacted as
soon as possible with instructions for submissions.
FID 1996
Conference Secretariat
JOANNEUM RESEARCH
Elisabethstrasse 11
A-8010 Graz
Austria
Tel.: +43 316 867 334
+43 316 876 335
Fax.: +43 316 876 320
email: fid@pbox.joanneum.ac.at
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5. THE PROGRAMME - MAIN CONGRESS - 23-25
OCTOBER 1996. . . . . . . . . .
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The 1996 FID Congress will focus on the globalization
of information and the new society that is evolving as
a result. Advanced technologies, the role of the
information professional, regional and cultural
accommodations and the impact on a global business
environment will be explored.
The programme has been divided into five tracks
running through the three days of the congress, 23-25
October 1996. A six track has been reserved for
Committee and Special Interest Group meetings
during which members will review the status of
continuing projects and plan for events and activities
during the coming year(s).
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5.1 Plenary session
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The Plenary session will feature a Keynote Speaker
who will address the main theme of the Congress.
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5.2 Track 1 INNOVATIVE AND LEADING-EDGE
TECHNOLOGIES
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Advanced technologies that were once beyond the
reach of the average organization or individual are
now commonplace and have had far reaching effects
in what we do, what we can do, and how we work. In
exploring technologies we can expect to be introduced
in the future, we will begin to prepare ourselves to be
able to take maximum advantage of them. Most
importantly, we will focus on the need for and the
development of standards as a tool for enabling the
globalization of information technology and access to
information to continue.
23 October 1996
Session I.1: What's new, what's hot and what' s not
Session I.2: Getting prepared for what is coming
down the road:
Technologies on the horizon
Session I.3: Unintended uses - Unexpected users
24 October 1996
Session I.4: Information economics: the producer's
dilemma
Session I.5: Knowledge-based generation and
processing of
information
Session I.6: Intelligent agents
Session I.7: Knowledge engineering with respect to
terminology
and multilingual and multicultural issues
25 October 1996
Session I.8: Creating your own Website
Session I.9: Distance learning
Session I.10: Converging technologies: information,
entertainment, communication
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5.3 Track 2 REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON
INFORMATION ISSUES
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The use of information networks has increased our
ability to communicate with one another across huge
distances, sharing our thoughts, feelings and
knowledge of various subjects. Track 2 will highlight
ho global information networks improve our
understanding of diverse cultures and issues that
know no boundaries, such as environmental concerns.
Sessions on Day 3 will help us share ideas with regard
to information management topics of concern to us all:
* How to measure the value of information and
communicate this
value to others;
* How to use new technology to market information
products and
services;
* How information modeling can enhance business
operations.
23 October 1996
Session II.1: Democratization through information:
liberty,
equality, fraternity through information
networks
Session II.2: Providing access to cultural heritage
information
Session II.3: Environmental concerns across national
information
boundaries
24 October 1996
Session II.4: Shrinking the world through the
application of
modern information technology
Session II.5: Committee and SIG special programming
Session II.6: Committee and SIG special programming
Session II.7: Committee and SIG special programming
25 October 1996
Session II.8: Measuring the value of information
Session II.9: Marketing information products and
services: new
avenues, new tools and new ideas
Session II.10: Business process modeling and
information
modeling
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5.4 Track 3 ROLE OF INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
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The changing nature of information technology has
provided a unique opportunity for information
professionals to redefine their role in society, forming
new partnerships with information producers,
intermediaries and users. The sessions within this
track will explore each of these new roles in the
networked society:
* User education and training, including distance
learning,
interactive and computer-based training;
* Peer (continuing) education and networking with
other
professionals around the world, and the role of
professional
societies to encourage and promote these activities,
utilizing
advanced information and communication
technologies;
* Influencing information producers or becoming
information
producers ourselves;
* Assuring quality in an information abundant
world;
* Adding value to the process, services or
information products
of our organizations
23 October 1996
Session III.1: The current situation: a summary of
results from
the FID Survey of the Modern Information
Professional
Session III.2: New roles - new responsibilities: are we
prepared?
Session III.3: Educating others - educating ourselves:
what is
required?
24 October 1996
Session III.4: How global networks have changed
what we do, how I
do it and how well: case studies
Session III.5: When knowing how to search is not
enough: Now I've
got to build the databases?
Session III.6: Adding value to the process, services or
information products of our organizations
Session III.7: Assuring quality in an information
abundant world
25 October 1996
Session III.8: Influencing decision-making at the
highest levels
Session III.9: Partnering with vendors to improve
generation of
and access to information products and
services:
case studies
Session III.10: Formal and informal initiatives of
international information organizations
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5.5 Track 4 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL
INFORMATION IN A GLOBALLY
NETWORKED SOCIETY
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An increasingly competitive global business
environment has affected information access and
distribution in ways only dreamed of a few years ago.
Track 4 will address these aspects of information
management within small and medium sized
enterprises as well as multinationals. The impact of
information content and technology on companies,
industries and markets will be addressed in detail:
* Access to global information has transformed
several
industries, notably banking, finance and insurance;
* The availability of basic scientific and technical
information
is changing the nature of applied science through
joint
ventures and global partnerships;
* Information has been responsible for increased
foreign direct
investment affecting and improving economic
development of
many countries.
23 October 1996
Session IV.1: Managing information in
multinational/transnational
corporations
Session IV.2: Managing information within the SME:
what's
different?
Session IV.3: Globalization of financial services affects
information management in banks and
insurance
companies
24 October 1996
Session IV.4: Technologies enable strategic alliances
Session IV.5: Sharing scientific and technical
information in a
global business environment
Session IV.6: Change management processes and
methodologies
Session IV.7: New business sources, systems and
services vs. the
tried and true: What's new, what's useful
and
what's not
25 October 1996
Session IV.8: Quality concerns in a global business
entity:
special considerations
Session IV.9: New business opportunities with global
networked
access
Session IV.10: The State-of-the-Art Modern
Information
Professional in business and industry: a
panel
discussion
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5.6 Track 5 IMPACT OF THE NETWORKED
INFORMATION SOCIETY
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What are the ramifications of a globally networked
information society? How do many of these
technological achievements go beyond intended use,
affecting our daily lives? Track 5 will explore the
legal and ethical aspects of our information culture
and how these issues play out in the developed, lesser
developed and developing world economies.
* How do copyright and intellectual property issues
differ from
culture to culture and how do we deal with this in
a globally
networked information society?
* How can we balance access to information with a
right to
privacy?
* What is meant by "universal access" and how
can/do governments
both encourage and inhibit it?
* How are advanced technologies forcing us
(governments,
information providers, intermediaries and users)
to rethink
these issues?
23 October 1996
Session V.1: The Internet: Everyday access to what?
By whom? For
what?
Session V.2: Networks change the way we work and
play
Session V.3: Cultural (and other) boundaries to the
Internet
24 October 1996
Session V.4: Universal vs. equitable access:
preventing a two-
tiered information society
Session V.5: Control vs. censorship
Session V.6 Copyright etc.: Intellectual property
rights and
values cross cultural borders
Session V.7: Right of Privacy vs. Freedom of
information
25 October 1996
Session V.8: Has the Internet changed the rules?
Information
impact on ethical behaviour
Session V.9: Teleworking
Session V.10: The impact of the Internet on the Role
of the
information professional: What should we be
doing?
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6. PRE-CONGRESS SEMINARS
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Several Pre-Congress seminars will be organized on
21 and 22 October 1996 as well as the FID General
Assembly meeting. In following issues of this
newsletter you will be informed about the
programme for these events.
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7. GRAZ FID CONFERENCE CITY
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The FID Conference and Congress will be held at the
Grazer Convention Centre, located in the centre of
Graz, the capital of Styria and Austria's second largest
city. Graz is located in the southeast of Austria, the
hinge between the Alps and the Mediterranean,
between the East and West of Europe, surrounded by
deep-green forests, alpine pastures and vineyards.
Graz is a city of art and culture, fairs and shopping,
conferences and meetings, theatre, music, museums
and festivals. It has three universities and several
major scientific institutions and numerous high-tech
companies.
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8. WEBSITE
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To stay informed about the 48th FID Conference and
Congress visit
the FID'96 Website:
http://ima023.joanneum.ac.at/fid.htm
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This issue is prepared by
FID General Secretariat
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Comments, suggestions and contributions are
welcome.
Please feel free to distribute this newsletter to
others.
Back issues are available from secretariat@fid.nl
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MEETING 21) NOVEMBER 1-2
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CALL FOR PAPERS
LIBRARY RESEARCH SEMINAR I
Partners and Paradigms: Library Research in the
Information Age
The first national Library Research Seminar will meet
at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida,
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies.
The conference is scheduled for November 1-2, 1996.
Co-sponsors and financial donors, to date, include Beta
Phi Mu, Council on Library Resources, Library
Research Round Table (ALA), and OCLC.
The major goals of the research seminar are:
--to facilitate the development of research-based
knowledge for the library and
information
profession;
--to encourage interdisciplinary discourse by
involving researchers from fields
outside of library
and information studies;
--to promote networking by bringing together
practicing professionals and
researchers interested
in exploring key issues within the field; and
--to showcase the work of doctoral students in all
fields conducting research in
subjects related to
library and information studies;
--to explore new methodological approaches to
research.
The linking of researchers and practitioners and the
elevation of the status and value of research in the
library community are principle objectives of the
seminar series. A national library research seminar
should benefit the library community by drawing on
researchers and practicing librarians from
throughout the profession, and will expose them to
research leaders from within and outside of the
library profession. This synergy should encourage a
more collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to
problem definition, maximize use of modern research
techniques, and facilitate development of a sound
body of both theoretical and applied research.
The conference format will include keynote addresses,
individual papers, and panel presentations. Panels
will be comprised of four individuals, two library
educators and two practitioners from any type of
library, public or private setting. Papers and panels
are solicited in the following areas: new
methodologies and data collection techniques; basic
and applied quantitative and qualitative research;
interdisciplinary connections; technology-based
research; research and policy analysis; research and
strategic directions for libraries; practitioners and the
academy; defining linkages and collaborative
research; education for research; doctoral student
research; and the future of library research.
Preference will be given to papers/panels dealing
with methodological issues, interdisciplinary topics,
and collaborative research.
Deadlines: abstracts are due by February 15, 1996,
and full papers by June 15,
1996 to Arthur P.
Young (address below). Abstracts and papers will be
screened by a panel of distinguished researchers and
practitioners. Selective publication of the papers in
journal and proceedings format is under exploration.
Program brochure and registration materials will be
available early in 1996.
The Library Research Seminar Planning Committee
consists of the following individuals:
Martin Dillon, Director, Resources Management
Division, OCLC;
Peter Hernon, Graduate School of Library &
Information Science, Simmons College;
Carol Kuhlthau, School of Communication, Information,
& Library Studies,
Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey;
Ronald R. Powell, Library and Information Science
Program, Wayne State
University;
Donald E. Riggs, Dean, University Libraries, University
of Michigan;
Jane Robbins, Dean, School of Library and Information
Studies, Florida State
University;
Gloriana St. Clair, Associate Dean and Head,
Information Access Services,
University Libraries,
The Pennsylvania State University;
Mary Jo Lynch (ex officio), Director, Office for
Research and Statistics,
American Library
Association; and
Arthur P. Young (chair), Director of University
Libraries, Northern Illinois
University.
Please address any comments or questions about the
conference to:
Arthur P. Young, Director of University Libraries,
Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb, IL
60115-2868; voice--(815)753-9801; fax--(815)753-9803;
email--
ayoung@niu.edu
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