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Call for papers: Measures and Standards in the Electronic Environment,
Open Program sponsored jointly by the IFLA sections for Information
Technology, for Statistics and Evaluation, and for University and Research
Libraries, at the World Library and Information Congress / 71st IFLA
Conference, Oslo, 14-18 August 2005.
How do we obtain meaningful library measures in the electronic age? What
standards should we apply? Are Library Management Systems providing
meaningful usage information?
This is the first call for papers on the identification and
standardisation of measurement of library information in all types of
libraries. Papers may be in English, French, German, Russian or Spanish.
Papers should be no more than 20 minutes in duration.
Proposals for papers (giving title and abstract) should be submitted to
Sue McKnight (IFLA University and Research Libraries Section),
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Section), [log in to unmask], or Maria Inês Cordeiro (IFLA IT
section), [log in to unmask], by 12 February 2005. Successful
proposers will be notified by 19 February 2005 and must supply the full
text of papers by 1 April.
See the congress website at http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/index.htm for
further details of the congress, including conference fees,
accommodation and travel.
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Michael Heaney
Head of Service Assessment and Planning
Oxford University Library Services
Clarendon Building
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG
Tel. +44 (0)1865 277236
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