Pre-Announcement
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8th International Bielefeld Conference 2006
7 - 9 February 2006 in Bielefeld, Germany
++++Academic Library and Information Services -
New Paradigms for the Digital Age++++
Keynote Speaker
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Prof Lynne Brindley is Chief Executive of the British Library. She is
a leading expert on knowledge management and has led the BL in a
transformational modernisation strategy across its services and
structures. Lynne Brindley is active in numerous national and
international bodies concerned with cultural, library and digital
information strategy. Furthermore she is a visiting professor at the
University of Leeds and at City University.
Further Speakers include
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Prof Anurag Acharya, Principal Engineer, Google Inc., U.S.
Prof Mel Collier, Acting Chief Librarian, Leuven University, Belgium,
Professor of Northumbria University, UK
Christian Hasiewicz, Project Manager, "Bibliothek 2007" [German
Library Strategy 2007], Bertelsmann Foundation
Michael A. Keller, University Librarian, Director of Academic
Information Resources, Publisher of HighWire Press, Publisher of the
Stanford University Press, Stanford University, U.S.
Dr Liz Lyon, Director, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK
Dr Sarah E. Thomas, University Librarian, Cornell University Library,
U.S.
Thematic areas
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I Strategic Planning of Information Services
II Internet Information Services and how they will affect Library
Activities
III Rethinking Structures and Organisation of Local (Information)
Services
IV Innovative Library Services
V Future Service Challenges for Libraries
VI National Strategies for Libraries
Target audience
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1. Senior executives and decision-makers of academic libraries and
universities, incl. library directors, heads of other academic
services, university pro-vice chancellors for information strategy
and integrated IT services, CIOs etc.
2. "Implementers" (technical and organisational aspects)
3. Any librarian, who is interested in strategic developments of
libraries
Conference language is German and English with simultaneous
translation.
Programme Committee
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Norbert Lossau, Library Director, Chief Information Officer Scholarly
Information, Bielefeld University
Ronald Milne, Acting Director of University Library Services and
Bodley's Librarian, University of Oxford, UK
Hans Geleijnse, IT Director, Chief Information Officer, Librarian,
University of Tilburg, NL
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Dr Norbert Lossau
Bielefeld University Library
Library Director, Chief Information Officer Scholarly Information
Tel.: +49 - (0) 521 106-4050
Fax.: +49 - (0) 521 106-4052
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http://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de
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