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CONFERENCE THEME ANNOUNCED AND THE CALL FOR PAPERS GOES OUT
8TH IFLA INTERLENDING AND DOCUMENT SUPPLY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"Breaking barriers: reaching users in a digital world" has been chosen as
the theme of the 8th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International
Conference announced Dr Toby Burrows, Chair of the Program Committee. "In
one simple statement we wanted to encompass new ways to deliver services to
users as well as ways to make our operations more efficient", he said.
The conference will be held at the National Library of Australia, Canberra,
Australia, 28 - 31 October 2003.
"This conference brings people together from around the world to contribute
their thoughts and ideas on issues that face all of us", Dr Burrows said.
"I know there is a keen interest in coming to Australia for this conference
and we plan to have an exciting program to nourish people's minds. We are
most interested in the impact of technology and the digital world, whether
that is about equity of access, new services, the conundrum of buying or
borrowing, and how to get appropriate skills and knowledge.
"I look forward to seeing you all in just under one year's time in Australia
to contribute and share innovative ways of viewing the world, practical
advice, the results of research, and lessons learned," he said.
CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE 21 FEBRUARY 2003
Authors need to get thinking now if they are to meet the 21 February 2003
deadline to submit a proposal for a paper at the 8th IFLA Interlending and
Document Supply Conference. The Program Committee is seeking papers which
canvas innovative ideas, report on the results of research, include
practical advice or provide details of case studies.
The Program Committee is most interested in the following topics:
. Equity of access
. Empowering the user
. International sharing
. Automating services: lessons learned
. Legal implications of sharing resources: copyright and licencing
. When to borrow, when to buy
. Effects of changes in publishing on sharing resources
. Consortia: new collaborative access mechanisms
. Education for practitioners
. Best practice processes
Generally presentations will last for 20 minutes with 10 minutes for
questions.
Information on how to submit a proposal is on the conference web site at
http://www.nla.gov.au/ilds/papers.htm
or contact
8th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference
Secretariat
C/- Document Supply Service
National Library of Australia
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
CONFERENCE WEB SITE
In conjunction with the announcement of the theme and the call for papers,
the Organising Committee is pleased to launch the conference web site.
Anyone interested in interlending and document supply should bookmark this
site now and visit it regularly in the lead up. It contains information
about the conference and information about the venue, Canberra - the host
city, and Australia.
http://www.nla.gov.au/ilds/
EMAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS DELIVERED TO YOU
Finally, to keep you informed about the conference, the Organising Committee
has set up an email list where all announcements will be posted. See the
link to the email list on the conference web page for instructions on how to
subscribe. Announcements will be posted to other discussion lists and appear
in library-related journals.
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The 8th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply International Conference is
being organised by Australia's National Resource Sharing Working Group in
conjunction with the International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions, the National Library of Australia and the Australian Library
and Information Association.
Contact for this press release:
Tom Ruthven, Convenor
8th IFLA ILDS International Conference
National Library of Australia
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Email: [log in to unmask]
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