WHAT: An IFLA Meeting before Boston 2001
WHERE: Dublin, Ohio, USA - OCLC Campus
WHEN: August 14 (14:00) - August 16 (13:00), 2001
SPONSORS: IFLA Section on Classification and Indexing
IFLA Section on Information Technology
(in association with OCLC)
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.oclc.org/events/ifla/
The conference will explore different approaches to subject retrieval of
information and provide an opportunity to exchange views and to hear
researchers in the forefront of retrieval in the Internet Age. The venue,
OCLC's Headquarters at Dublin, Ohio, provides an unparalleled environment
for seeing research projects at the forefront of modern technology. An
international audience is anticipated and the conference will provide an
excellent preliminary to the papers and exhibition to follow at the main
conference in Boston. English is the language of the conference
presentations.
AGENDA
Keynote Speaker will be Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for
Networked Information (CNI)
The following themes will be explored:
-- Language and communication in knowledge organization and retrieval
-- New retrieval technologies for a networked world
-- Retrieval systems design and implementation
-- Search engines, classification schemes and thesauri in a networked
environment
-- Metadata and subject retrieval
See full conference agenda at www.oclc.org/events/ifla/
REGISTRATION AND LODGING
Electronic registration: www.oclc.org/events/ifla/
Conference fee: $250 USD (including meals but not lodging)
Hotels are in walking distance, and rooms will be available at a discount
rate (see the Conference Website).
Numbers are limited and late registrations (after July 15) will not be
possible.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, 16 August
13:00 Registration
Dinner at OCLC
Wednesday, 15 August
8:00 Continental Breakfast
Reception
Thursday, 16 August
8:00 Continental Breakfast
12:15 - 13:00 Box Lunch/Depart for Airport
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