The next meeting of the Institute of Information Scientists Southern
Branch will be held on Tuesday 9th October 2001. The meeting will be
preceded by the AGM commencing at 6.30 pm.
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, Clerkenwell, LONDON. Nearest
Underground station is Farringdon.
Topic: THE PEOPLE'S NETWORK.
Speaker: Chris Batt, Re:source - The Council for Museums, Archives and
Libraries.
As part of the commitment to delivering the benefits of lifelong learning
to every citizen in the country, the Government has resolved to use the
new information and communications technologies to deliver those benefits
as quickly, as widely and as cost-effectively as possible. Public
libraries, of which there are over 4,000, located in every community in
the country, have been placed at the centre of this commitment. The
People's Network project will connect all public libraries to the
Information Superhighway by the end of 2002. For details of the project
visit www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/
Chris Batt OBE is Director of the Learning and Information Society Team of
Resource and was until 1999 Director of Leisure Services for the London
Borough of Croydon.
Southern Branch evening meetings are free and are open to anyone with a
professional interest in the subject. A free buffet is provided
afterwards. It would be helpful if intending attendees could notify Norman
Briggs at [log in to unmask]
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