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Final conference announcement and booking details.

There are a limited number of places still available for . . . .

Libraries without Walls 4 The Delivery of Library Services to Distant
Users Distributed Resources - Distributed Learning

An international conference organised by CERLIM - The Centre for
Research in Library and Information Management

For full details visit the conference website at:
http://www.cerlim.ac.uk/conf/lww4/

Lifelong learning is becoming a reality throughout the world,
requiring that learning opportunities be delivered to all citizens in
their locality, at work or at home, and resulting in the restructuring
of higher education. Libraries will be called upon to find innovative
and imaginative ways to support such learning, and to treat 'distant'
learners on an equal footing with those on-campus. The 'Libraries
without Walls' conferences address this important theme.

The first three conferences, held in Greece in 1995, 1997 and 1999,
were highly successful. For the 2001 Conference papers have been
submitted from the UK, Europe and North America around the
following themes:


* Libraries and virtual learning environments  * Online enquiry
services for remote users  * Virtual libraries and national-level
initiatives  * User behaviour and training in the distributed
environment  * The public library's role in serving distant users  *
Content development for the virtual environment * Key technology
issues in delivering services to distant users


The keynote address  -  'Behind-the-screen' thinking: What's
invisible still matters, doesn't it?  -  will be delivered by Professor
Liz Burge, Professor, Adult Education, University of New
Brunswick, Atlantic Canada and  Visiting Professor, Mid Sweden
University, Sweden.


The Conference is held at the Hotel Delphinia, Molyvos, Lesvos,
Greece and begins with registration and dinner on Friday 14
September from 9.00 p.m. and ends with breakfast on Tuesday18
September.


The total cost is £345 sterling, which includes:- * Registration and
attendance at the Conference * Accommodation for four nights with
breakfast * Registration Dinner on 14 September and Conference
Dinner on 16 September * Lunch and refreshments during breaks in
the programme at the hotel during the three Conference days


The cost of the Conference does not include flights. Some
transport to and from Mytilene airport may be provided at popular
times: at other times delegates will need to take a taxi.


Bookings can be made using the form below, or download from the
web site:


Conference Booking Form


Libraries Without Walls 4 - The Delivery of Library Services to
Distant Users: Distributed Resources - Distributed Learning 14 - 18
September 2001,  Aegean Island of Lesvos, Greece


The cost of £345 sterling includes:  registration and attendance at
the conference; accommodation for nights 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th
with breakfast; Registration Dinner on 14th; Conference Dinner on
16th; lunch and refreshments during breaks in the programme at
the hotel during the Conference days 15th,16th,17th. Please
register me for 'Libraries without Walls 4' Conference at a cost of
£345 sterling. Surname:- Forename(s):- Position:- Organisation:-
Address:-.




Telephone:-                             Fax:- email:- Address for invoice if
different from above:-



Please state any dietary requirements:-


Payment of £345 should be made in sterling; cheques should be
made payable to 'Manchester Metropolitan University' Please
indicate:- Invoice my organisation / Cheque enclosed Refunds will
only be available for cancellations made before 18 August 2001.
Accommodation for the conference period will be booked by the
organisers and will be on a single basis unless otherwise
requested.  Anyone requiring accommodation outside the
conference period should contact the hotel directly. I hereby
authorise you to publicise my name to prospective delegates.


Signature:-



Please print this form and send by post or fax to:- Conference
Bookings Centre for Research in Library and Information
Management (CERLIM) Dept. Information and Communications,
Manchester Metropolitan University Geoffrey Manton Building
Rosamond Street West,  off Oxford Road Manchester      M15 6LL


Tel: +44 (0) 161 247 6142       Fax: +44 (0) 161 247 6979 Email:
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Manchester Metropolitan University,
Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond St. West,
Off Oxford Road,
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United Kingdom
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