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INFORMATION SCIENCE IN THE DIGITAL ERA: TEACHING AND RESEARCH

http://www.bs-istm.org
http://camelot.upf.es/digital/bs-istm.htm

Barcelona, March 30th, 31st and April 1st 2000


Organized by Universitat Pompeu Fabra:
. Observatori de la Comunicacio Cientifica
. Seccio Cientifica de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio del Departament de  
Ciencies Politiques i Socials
. IULA.  Institut de Linguistica Aplicad

With collaboration of:
. Departamento de Biblioteconomia y Documentacion de la Universidad Carlos III  
de Madrid
. Llicenciatura de Documentacio de la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
. LLicenciatura de Documentacio de la Universitat de Barcelona
. Llicenciatura de Documentacio de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
. School of Information and Media, The Robert Gordon University
. Ministerio de Cultura y Educación

A meeting to explore future relations with:
. BAILER. British Association for Information & Library Education and Research  

Presentation

The growing complexity of advanced societies, where production, management and  
transmission of information and knowledge form a vital foundation, involves  
important challenges in university teaching and carrying out research in  
Information Science and Special Libraries.

Traditionally, Information and Special Libraries have dealt with effective ways  
of representing, retrieving and publishing knowledge in order to help scientific
progress in the world.

The main objective of this British/Spanish Information Science Meeting is to  
provide a setting for communication, collaboration, and interchange of  
experiencies in teaching and research on Information Science and Special  
Libraries between Spain and the United Kingdom.

This meeting aims to establish a permanent plattform for British and Spanish  
university teachers who are highly qualified in research and teaching.

Our objective is to bring together British and Spanish deans and professors of  
the university faculty of Information Science, Heads of Information Science  
Sections of other university Departments and all teachers of this discipline who
want to take part in the meeting.

Principal Meeting Topics

. Analysis and discussion of new pedagogical teaching methods that could help to
improve classroom quality of teaching of Information Science and Special  
Libraries
. Analysis of strategies to develop research projects and possibilities of  
obtaining resources and financial help from the European Community, as well as  
analysis of research projects that could be developed by teachers of the two  
countries
. Presentation of research projects from Spain and the United Kingdom that could
involve a challenge for Information Science
. Analysis and discussion of the objectives, methodologies, and subjects that  
future Information Science professionals will require to adapt to the fast  
changing environment of the Information Society
. Analysis of strategies for making society aware of the role of Information  
Science professionals
. Analysis and discussion of the possibility of designing and creating a  
thematic network between the two countries, that would facilitate the  
communication, collaboration and interchange of ideas and experiences in  
teaching and research on Informatio Science and Special Libraries.

Provisional Program

Thursday, March 30th 2000

10,00 Inaugural speech: "Policies for a global information society: teaching and
research"
Nick Moore (City University of London)
11,00 Public discussion
11,30 Break
12,00 "Research projects on Information Science"
Mercedes Caridad (Vicerrectora, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
13,00 Public discussion

16,00 "Needs of future information professionals: teaching and research"
Graham Mattews (Head of School of Information Studies, University of Central of  
England in Birmingham)
17,00 Public discussion
17,30 Break
18,00 "Experiences in the creation of the new university faculties on  
Information Science in Catalonya"
Roud table moderated by Eulalia Fuentes (Head, LLicenciatura de Documentacio  
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona): Agusti Canals (Head, LLicenciatura de  
Documentacio Universitat Oberta de Catalunya), Assumpcio Estivill (Head,  
LLicenciatura de Documentacio Universitat de Barcelona)

Friday, March 31st 2000

10,00 "University studies on Information Science in Spain"
Ernest Abadal (Head, Departament, Universitat de Barcelona)
11,00 Public discussion
11,30 Break
12,00 "(Title to be confirmed)"
Josep Blat (Head, Enginyeria en Informatica, Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
12,30 "Kowledge representation based on hipertext and decision making"
Arcadio Rojo (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
13,30 "'Documentacion Digital' a distance course via Internet: methodoloy and  
experiences
Cristofol Rovira (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

16,00 "Relationships between Computer Science and Linguistics with Information  
Science: teaching and research"
Forbes Gibb (Head, Department of Information Science, University of Strathclyde)
17,00 Public discussion
17,30 Break
18,00 "Terminology and Information Science: teaching and research"
Teresa Cabre (Head, IULA. Institut de Linguistica Aplicada, Universitat Pompeu  
Fabra) and LLuis Codina (Head, Area de Biblioteconomia i Documentacio,  
Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Saturday, April 1st 2000

10,00 "The role of the Association of Information and Library Education and  
Research"
Ian Johnson (Chair, British Association of Information and Library Education and
Research (Bailer); Head, School of Information and Media, Robert Gordon  
University)
11,00 Public discussion
11,30 Break
12,00 Conclusions round table with the speakers

Digital Meeting

Through the preliminaries to and during the "1st British/Spanish Information  
Science Teachers' Meeting", the "1st Digital British/Spanish Information Sciende
Teachers' Meeting" will be developed.

Since is not foreseen that participants will be able to present papers during  
the meeting, we offer a virtual space to be the site of the "1st Digital  
British/Spanish Information Science Teachers' Meeting". Its principal objective  
will be to provide a virtual framework for communication between Information  
Science Teachers from United Kingdom and Spain.

Participation: the Digital Meeting is open to university teachers of Information
Science of both countries and provides the opportunity for the participants to  
share information on teaching or research.

Conditions of admission: to publish papers in this space previous registration  
is required. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to decline publication  
of papers tha do not match the themes and objectives of the meeting.

Forums: its is contemplated that papers will be categorized according to  
principal thematic areas, and if it is considered interesting, also electronic  
conferences will be established to provide forums for those specific areas.  
These virtual meetings will prepare the plattform for public discussion during  
the meeting.

Submission of papers:
Language: English or Spanish, but with a title, abstract and key-words in  
English
Format: all papers must be in "html" with graphic files in "gif" or "jpg"
Deadline for submit papers: March 12th 2000
All instructions for sending papers are on the "Digital Meeting" page on the web
site.

Organizing Committee

Chair:
Maria del Valle Palma Villalon
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Collaborators:
Lluis Codina Bonilla
Alicia Bartolome
Blanca Martinez
Cristofol Rovira

Place:
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Rambla, 32
08002 Barcelona
Spain

Registration

The meeting registration fee is 45,000 ptas. (172 pounds). However, if you  
register before January 15th 2000 you can take advantage of the reduces fee of  
35,000 ptas. (135 pounds).
All instructions for registration are on the "Registration" page on the web  
site.

Information
ULTRAMAR EXPRESS - Organización de Congresos
Diputació, 238, 3º - E
08007 Barcelona
Tel: (34) 93 482 71 40 - Fax: (34) 93 482 71 58
Anna Amanach
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