Forwarded by list moderator at the request of Arja Tuuliniemi

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Toward a User-Centered Approach to Digital Libraries

       CALL FOR PAPERS 

The 2003 Conference on Users in the Electronic Information Environments will take place 
on September 8-9, 2003 in Espoo, Finland

(  http://www.lib.helsinki.fi/finelib/digilib/   ) 

The conference is aimed at promoting scientific discussion and information exchange on  issues such as 

--  how are users acting in the new digital information environments 
--  do the digital information environments contribute to the quality and productivity of research 
--  how do the users perceive the new information environments and evaluate their usefulness and usability 
--  how to evaluate the performance and resources of digital libraries from the viewpoint of service providers 
--  how do we ensure the usability of the high quality digital resources 
--  what are the visions for future in this area. 

The conference programme will consist of plenary sessions with invited
speakers and other selected presentations as well as parallel sessions
of presentations.
The programme will focus on the following themes:

             --  the development of digital library programmes 
             --  use and users of digital resources 
             --  methodology of user studies in the digital environments 
             --  evaluation of digital library programmes and digital services 
             --  usability of digital library services via mobile devices. 

You are invited to submit a paper discussing the topical issues of the
conference and to share your visions and experiences as well as to
envision new possibilities.

The extended abstracts, approximately two pages long, should contain
sufficient detail to permit reviewers to judge their suitability.

The abstracts should be submitted to: [log in to unmask] in
any commonly used word processor format. The preferred format is Word
(version 6.0 or later). The deadline for the submission of abstracts
is FEBRUARY 15, 2003.

For any additional information, please contact the Conference Coordinator 
    [log in to unmask] 

The conference is organised by Helsinki University Library, The
National Library of Finland in cooperation with the Information
Studies Departments at Åbo Akademi University, University of Oulu and
University of Tampere.

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